7
TWO QUEENS IN MY CASTLE 7YOLANDA
I was not expecting Kabelo to say what he just said. I came here to buy and not to add to my already piled up stress. I have an immature sister who still thinks life revolves around her and a druggie brother who cares about nothing at all. I cannot throw myself in the mess that I struggled to get out of some time back.
"Your timing is wrong. I have a lot on my plate to be dealing with you right now," I take the tomatoes and shove them inside the plastic.
"I'm not asking you to come back into my life right now. Obviously we still have things to iron out and you also have to think things through. I just wanted to get a chance to confess my love for you and I'll give you time," he says.
"I need to go cook before load shedding strikes," I turn and walk away. I cannot lie and say seeing him didn't awaken a few things in my body but at the same time I can't ignore the pain he put me through. There's always some kind of attachment to your first love and Kabelo is that man. I was still in high school when we dated and even after I finished my matric, he was still with me. I experienced my first ever everything with him and it was really hard to let go.
I get home and start from the beginning with preparing everything. If I had a solid job that paid well, I would have taken my nephew and let my sister live her miserable life. She's all dressed up now and ready to go out.
"And where do you think you're going?" I ask as she heads for the door.
"Out," she gives me an attitude.
"And who's going to look after your son? I have plans later on so don't expect me to babysit because I've already done enough," I say.
"Don't worry he's used to sleeping alone in the house. Just make sure you lock the door and hide the key under the flower pot," she says.
"What? Hayibo Thembi," I'm beyond shocked by this. She makes it sound so right to leave a 4 year old child all by himself at night. A lot can go wrong but clearly my sister doesn't care because she's irresponsible.
"He'll be fine he manages all the time. I'll see you," she walks out. If her older son was here maybe it would have been better because he's 10. Unfortunately or rather fortunately for him, he's currently at his paternal grandmother's house.
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KABELO
I was hoping Yolanda would have unblocked me by now but my calls are still not going through. I know I messed up big time but I'm willing to fix it. I was blinded by whatever and when I realized, it was already too late. Yolanda didn't give me any problems, to be honest she gave me solutions in life and my mother was very fond of her. A short moment of lust ruined our beautiful bond and I got my heart broken.
I guess I'll just have to wait for her to change her mind and I'm just relieved that I got to speak to her. Her presence brought me luck because after that, I had quite a number of customers and tomorrow I will need to go and restock.
I've just given my mother her medication and now I'm tucking her in bed. She grabs me by my T-shirt as I attempt to leave.
"Is there anything you'd want me to do for you Ma?" I sit on the bed and read her facial expressions. She remains quiet for a while and I've learnt to be patient with her because she's really struggling with her speech. At times she can't speak at all so I cherish every moment that she tries to say a word to me.
"I...saw..her," she says.
"Who?" I'm still confused until I remember that she was facing the door when Yolanda came. I'm just surprised that she didn't ask why my mom is on a wheelchair or maybe her mind was too occupied to notice or even see her.
"Oh you mean Yolanda? She came to buy," I say with a smile on my face.
"Mmh!" She nods. I know how much she liked her for me and she still didn't understand why I ended up breaking her heart.
"If I see her again I'll ask her to come say hi. I'm off to bed now," I kiss her forehead and leave the bedroom.
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THANDEKA
I just got back from work. All I need is my bed and no interruptions. Dumisani is getting dressed and I can smell his favorite perfume from where I'm standing. I'm at a point in our relationship where I don't care about what he does or where he goes. A few days back confirmed that I've actually lost feelings for this man and I'm just staying because I don't know why. We share the rent to this apartment and I just want to move out and be by myself.
"Oh you're back," he's tucking in his T-shirt.
"Mmh," I don't show any interest in the effort he took to look good.
"I'm going out with the guys. Will you be okay?"
"Oh don't worry about me I'll be perfect. In fact I need to sleep without anyone bothering me," I say.
"So you're saying I'm bothering you?"
"I'm not in the mood for *** so yes you're bothering me. Can my p*ssy get a break?" I throw myself on the bed and take my shoes off.
"Yeah sure I'll let it breathe," he grabs his phone and walks out. I grab mine and call Kabelo. I tend to want to hear how his day went these days, maybe I just care too much.
"Hello," his voice sounds like he was deep into his sleep.
"Hey. I'm sorry I didn't think you'd already be sleeping by now," I say.
"It's okay I just decided to sleep early coz it was a long day and I need to wake up early to get stock," he says.
"Okay. How's the business by the way?"
"Today was much better. I think I have enough money to stock some of the things you mentioned. Thanks for checking on me."
"I just got back from work. I couldn't pass by but maybe I'll see you over the weekend. I'm off all weekend so we could hang out," I hope he doesn't turn me down.
"Yeah sure why not? I also deserve a break."
"Alright I'll see you then. Good night."
"Good night," I end the call.
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YOLANDA
I've put my nephew to bed and I need to leave. My boyfriend is already outside and I couldn't cancel our plans since I haven't seen him in a while. I lock the door after making sure that all the appliances are off. I get into his car and we exchange a kiss.
"You took so long," he says.
"I had to make sure my nephew is sleeping and that I didn't leave anything on," I say.
"Alright. Shall we go?"
"Are we going to your place this time?"
"Yolanda please. We talked about this and I told you that my mother will be staying for a while so I can't take you there yet," I've had enough of this. Ever since we started dating, I don't know where he lives.
"So we'll always go to hotels and BnBs every time we want to spend the night together? I'm starting to feel like a side chick, Dumisani," my mood just dropped.
"I promise it'll be okay soon. You know how much I love you and you're the only one," he says.
"I won't be hidden like trash. You better make things right because I won't stick around for long if you continue acting this way."
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