Broken Clocks

The Night In

Two months later

These past two months I've been spending a lot of time with Mnqobi well after my car returned from service he'd just show up unannounced on my doorstep randomly.At first i would get annoyed but eventually i warmed up to the idea of having him around plus Nelisa went to the bundus a week later to visit family apparently she needed some time away from the city life. I appreciated the company , we would cuddle up on the couch and binge watch murder mysteries and 90 Days To Wed he didn't like it at first but eventually gave it a chance and now he's hooked on it. I'm so used to him being around that when he doesn't come over i sulk. I remember one Friday afternoon i left work so ecxited that we were going to have a Unsolved Cases marathon night. I got snacks , ordered in his favourite food and he didn't show up i was so mad and hurt. I left hundreds of messages on his phone then it hit me I'm not his woman so i shouldn't be out here behaving like one. What if i was out here blowing up his phone with texts and calls meantime he was making love to his woman...i mean he doesn't have a woman or show signs of having a woman. Even if he does which woman would tolerate a man coming back home at 23h00 when he knocked off at 17h00 because wow the man is always here and come to think of it I've never been to his place...huh strange.

There's suddenly a knock on my door and it brings me back to present it's probably Mnqobi we planned a movie night and he was supposed to get here two hours ago. I get up from the couch and open the door for him and he stares at my outfit for a while , I'm in short tights, a vest with no bra on and socks  that don't match , i mean I'm used to him so what's the problem i clear my throat and he shifts his attention back to me.He's in grey sweat pants with a black hoddie and adidas sneakers , leaning on the door frame with Romans pizza and a bottle of red wine. I fold my arms and keep a straight face

Mnqobi : I'm sorry I'm late i got caught up on work

Me: on a Saturday ? With sweats?  Yeah right

Mnqobi : Honestly there's a new case I'm working on and it's a bit tricky

Me : you could've called that's what cellphones are for

Mnqobi : my battery died I'm sorry cuppy

Yep thats my new pet name 'cuppy' short for cupcake . I fully open the door to let him in turn and walk back to sit down as he closes the door behind him and follows right behind me. He gets two wine glasses from the kitchen and comes back to sit next to me. I focus on the tv screen as he pours me a glass of wine and gives it to me

Me : so what's this case about?

Mnqobi: huh ?

Me: the new case you working on...

Mnqobi : oh yeah a  well known business man was shot at his office two weeks ago and now the tricky part is he left behind a pregnant wife . The wife has an events company but everything was under the husband now with the husband dead the husband's family took everything from her and demand that she gets married to the husband's brother

Me : shit thats hectic isn't there any paperwork that can help

Mnqobi : well the family managed to manipulate the paperwork somehow i don't know how i just can't put my finger on it

Me : yho so basically you dealing with a murder and a fraud case at once?

Mnqobi : Basically and it gets trickier by day.

Me : the wife must be devastated right now, i for one i don't know what i would do if i was in her situation worst of it all she's pregant. She should be enjoying her pregnancy not dealing with all of this. This just goes to show that in laws cannot be trusted