FIFTHY THREE
Anashe : She never told you didn't she ?
Melody : Tell us what , l don't understand .
Anashe : That she once had a child before you .
Melody : What ?Mom is this true ?
James looks down ,he once saw the stitches but never bothered to ask her about them because he believed that one day Evelyn is going to open up to her . But it's actually been 22 years and she hasn't talked to him .
Melody:Dad did you know about this ?
James: No , but just give your mother a chance to explain her self .
Melody: Dad she had the whole 22 years to explain to you she also had many years to explain to me , and what makes you think she'll talk now she just had to wait until she got hit by a stroke so she can stutter .
James: Melody that's not the right way to speak mntwanam , l understand you angry but lm also disappointed myself .
Anashe looks deep into Evelyn's eyes with tears forming in her eyes
Anashe : Why didn't you just about me huh? why? Was l not worth it , if not then why did you just dump me into the farm . Didn't you think about what would happen to me , probably You wanted me to die . But because the devil is a lier a woman with a good heart decided to take care of me . lm glad you didn't send me to an early grave because l wouldn't have met grandma the woman who taught me all l need to know about life , the woman who gave me motherly love even better than the woman who carried me for nine months .
Kumkani consoles her rubbing on her back as she wipes off her tears .
Anashe : Why huh why ? l longed for a mother's love for years today lm 24 and l still feel like l missed out on the years l should've spent with my mother but then again at the back of my head l always have that thing yokuthi kyafana umama wang'lahla . What kind of a mother are you? You know what hurts me more ? When l look at Melody my heart bleeds ...she experienced her parents love but l on the other side it's a different story .
Evelyn: l-lm sorry ...
She stutters .
Anashe (sniffs) : Are you my father .
James immediately coughs out loud taking a glass of water .
James : Unfortunately lm not .
Anashe: Hmm
Evelyn: lm sorry l-l was raped .
Melody: What !
James : Damnit!
Evelyn: l-l don't know your father.
Immediately Anashe runs out of the ward with Kumkani following behind . Can lt get any worse ..her mother was raped , she's a product of rape suddenly the puzzles are puzzling .Alot is going on in her mind , her heart is racing she's running on of breath . She trip's and falls and it was lights out for her. Kumkani quickly goes on his knees , it's breaking his heart to see Anashe like this .
Kumkani: Doctor, Doctor help!
immediately nurses run with stretchers and she's taken into a ward . Melody is in shock , she's hurt , she's in pain on behalf of Anashe and her mom too . She just doesn't know what to do so she walks out and Zoliswa runs towards her .
Zoliswa : What's happening ?l just saw Anashe run out of the ward is everything okay ?
Melody : I need some air.
She walks leaving Zoliswa confused
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