Chapter 5

Manzini

Aunty Zodwa locked me in my room for two days, I'm so glad in this two days I'm not writing any paper because I would have missed them
And she wouldn't care, if I have exam or not that's how heartless she can be
I hear the door unlocking
Oh God she is here to beat me up
Zodwa:Unesebendi girl
When she is like this I'm not even allowed to say one word because she will slap me so hard that I will see stars
Zodwa:You want my son now huh?
I shaked my head continuously
Zodwa:You wanted my husband but now you want my son because you couldn't get my man
Manzini:No aunty is just Bongani...
Zodwa:Thula!!
That's when now I know that a slap will land in my face
I feel a sting sensation in my cheek
Zodwa:Let me tell you girly, you are nothing but intandane who's a loose panty that no man will ever want to touch
Tears streamed in my eyes
I can hear rain drippling outside
Zodwa:You will never amount anything in life and I will make sure of that,I give you the best miserable life you could ever imagine
This woman is cruel in the most hectic way
Zodwa:You think you are the next Cinderella whereby a prince will save you?there is no prince coming for you and there is no one coming to save you from my claws
She was breathing so heavily when she was talking all of this
Her being fat doesn't make any justice to her
Zodwa:Stay away from my son if you know what's good for you
She locked me again a room
I feel I'm at cage
And my mind is closing off on me
I hear the unlocking again
Is she here to slap me again?
I understood her and I will stay away from Bongani
"Shana"
Oh no!
Not him please
He sat down in bed
Xola:Shana I hear you been misbehaving
Manzini:Ngiyaxolisa malume
He came close to me
He rubbed my thigh
Xola:Shana you know what do I do with girls who misbehave right?
Manzini:Ngiyaxolisa malume I won't do it again,I promise you and I will stay away from Bongani if that's what you want but please don't hurt me
He put his finger in my mouth
Xola:Shh you know every bad deed doesn't go unpunished and you know very well I'm the only one who is allowed to touch you
He kept rubbing my thighs while saying all of this
Manzini:He didn't touch me I promise you
Xola:We shall see about that
He pushed me to bed with my back
Xola:Thula thula nana thula thula nana!!
That's when I know the heavy load will be on top off me
My body will get ripped out of me
My mind will be closed off
I smell all his stinking smoking breath
His heavily breathing that is my every day nightmare
It takes few minutes then he is satisfied ripping me my integrity
Xola:Shana you are delicious as always
Rain is drizzling outside
The rain that want you to be buried in bed the whole day
But not me
I'm weeping my eyes out
My tears, he enjoy every drop of my tear
The way he would smile and laugh every after bad deed he does to me
He enjoys every minute with me
While I cry my balls out
Xola:Clean yourself,I will talk to Zodwa to let you out,you gave me lekker ngquza vandag
He laughed so annoyingly to my misery
Does he think that will make everything okay
We shall forgive and forget that he violated me
The she-devil did let me out as malume Xola said she will
Zodwa:You think you are free from my claws, you must think again sfebe ndine
When I got to kitchen I find Bongani taking water from the fridge
I turned before he saw me
Bongani:Manzini?
Gosh he saw me
He chuckled
Bongani:Why did you do u-turn so fast?
Manzini:I just forgot something in my room
I tried to go but he got held of my hand
I took my hand from him so roughly
I didn't mean to do that
Bongani:Skhipan?why are you in the rush?
Manzini:Please let my hand go, I'm pleading you
Bongani:Hey hey what's wrong?
He let my hand loose
This was my chance to go
I didn't even bother to answer him
Because if I seen talking to him I will be in big trouble
Zodwa will not just slap me this time I know that for sure