Chapter 59. I walked inside the house and was greeted by my mom who pretended to be dusting up by the door. Uyazithanda izinto umamam bethuna. Mom: kutheni ungabuyanga no tatakho? Me: didnt Nompumelelo tell you what happened? Mom: no... Me: oh hayke. I walked past her. Samantha...? ndama, ndajika and looked at her. I was in a sour mood from what happened earlier on, she just pulled the last straw. Me: please dont call me that!! Mom: its your name. Me: well, I dont like it! Mom: I dont like you talking to me like that! That tone has got to go! She waved the feather duster in the air. I stepped back, avoiding the dust. Mom: uzibona ukubamdala ngoku. I kept quiet. Mom: just because I am sometimes the cool parent, doesnt mean I have to take everything ndingqengqe nge cala. Eh haykengok lo mfazi! :/ If only she knew how tired and pissed off I was. Things need to change around here, mntanam. Youve been getting free reign for too long now... she went on and on and I just zoned out. Like, my brain literally wandered off, ndazibona sendicinga nge colour ye lokhwe yam ye farewell and all that. I zoned back when she said: there needs to be a meeting tonight, when your dad is there. Me: okay, mama. Can I go to my room now? We have BEEN standing here. Mom: Sindiswa, I am warning you for the last time ngoku! Watch the way you talk to me! Ndingu nyoko man! She hit the top of my shoulder nge feather duster. It didnt hurt, at all but I reacted automatically nge scream and a huge step back. And then I stared at her shocked expression. Gqiba ndaguquka and left her there. I was even more pissed than I was before. What if she had something harder in her hand? Would she have hit me with it??? At around 6pm, Olwethu was here with Jay, in his room. Right before she was about to leave, she came to my room and found me crouched over a pile of books on my bed. Lwethu: hey, busy bee. She closed the door behind her and came to sit on my bed. I closed the books and put them aside. Me: hi. Her: I uhm... Im sorry about earlier. I had no idea that your brother was just going to rock up and get me. Me: its okay. Her: how did you get home? I told her the whole story and she laughed. Her: umhle ke lamntana? Me: which one? Her: lo ka Sivuyile? I shrugged my shoulders. Her: what does that mean? Me: exactly that! I didnt look at it. Her: IT?! Me: ewe. Her: why uthi umntana yinto? Me: because, Olwethu! I wish that thing was never born! Now umama wayo has this hold over uSivuyile and shes just pulling him by the nose. Now, I wont be the mother of his first child! It sucks! Her: so what?! Me: mxm, you dont understand because youve got a perfect and healthy relationship with my brother. Her: no, we dont. Siyaxabana a lot but siyathetha ngeengxaki zethu. Me: Sivuyile and I talk too. Her: no, you dont. Niyalahlana nina when the going gets tough. Me: hes my first boyf- Her: dont even make that an excuse! Man up, qha wena. Its never easy kwi relationship. Never has been and never will be. Our parents and grandparents still havent figured it out, so we cant expect to find all the answers. Me: Im struggling to find a point kulento oyithethayo. She laughed. Her: my point is, so hes got the baby. Me: yes, and? Her: why do you have to love him differently because of that? Because of something that happened way before you came into his life? Me: oh, so that means I should take the backseat? Her: NO, Sindiswa! Stop making everything about you! Does uSivuyile looks like he still wants to be together with umama walomntana? I thought about that for a while. Almost everytime, he chases the girl away and is quite rude to her. Me: no. Her: so badityaniswa ngumntana lo? I nodded. Her: and he wants to be with you?! I shrugged my shoulders and she sighed. Her: do YOU want to be with HIM? I shrugged my shoulders again. Her: ndicela uvule umlomo because when it comes to other things, uwuvula uveze nelokugqibela! Me: mxm. Her: Im just trying to help! Me: no, it seems like undihlohla endodeni because youre dating his friend. She laughed while shaking her head. Her: andikuhlohli anywhere! Me: then what are you doing? Her: Im HELPING you, Sindiswa! Youve been lonely and childish and selfish for a while now! But oko kwafika uSivuyile in your life, youre more happier and youre glowing and you get to think of someone else other than wena! Im not forcing you to love him, kodwa he loves you..and you cant deny the fact that he makes you super happy and he has actually changed your life! So, kengoku why do you have to judge him, or the love he has for you, ngenxa ye mistake or rather something that happened IN HIS PAST?! He wants to have a future with you mos, qhat youre too blind to see that! She got up. Her: goodnight. Then walked out. I stared after her, thinking about how right she was... But, my pride wouldnt let me call and apologise to uSivuyile...
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:07:55 +0000
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