IMPUMELELO

Chapter 20

Sanele POV

"Sanele wake up so we can go, I am tired of waiting for you to wake up." Zee wakes me up. Mxm I check the time and its only 9am, "Zenala hai hai yoh Its way too early for this where are we going?" I ask her, because she never told me about us going anywhere. "Oh we are going shopping I need to my hair and nails and buy myself some make up I am graduating on Monday." She says excitedly. Hair what hair because the lady is bald. "Graduating??" I ask she never told me about any graduation. "Yes I am graduating I was doing my Masters last year. " She says. "Oh I never even knew what you did. I actually don't know anything about you." I say. "Well we will use this opportunity to get to know each other then because I also don't know anything about you. So hurry up and go bath." She says.

We are now on the way to the salon, the twins are in the car with us. "You did masters in what?" I am interesting in knowing her, she seems like someone I need in my corner. "Oh I was doing Masters in Education. I am a special needs teacher." She says. Wow. "You what do you do?" She asks. "I am a midwife or was I left when I was pregnant and I am currently a house wife." I answer. "Oh okay, you must go back you mustn't let Fisokuhle make you stay home. Its really nice working for your own sh*t." She says she is right but Sangweni never forced me to be a house wife, it just seemed fitting because the past 2 years have been crazy. "How old are you?" She asks. What an odd question. "I am 27." I answer I don't know where this is going.

"Oh wow you are young. I am 30 this year. Same age as Misokuhle. If you are this young then why are you allowing yourself to be slowed down by having a family, there are many women who do both and they do it so well. You and your husband are still trying to build your own thing, without the Sangweni family right? So help him out even when he is stubborn, because I know damn well how stubborn they can be. Help him out, educate yourself with business take a few courses online and know the business. So you can continue his legacy in case anything happens to him so your kids will benefit." She says.

She is right I know I have tried to help out a few time and he refused. I eventually invested my money, my salaries from the time I was working because I didn't really use it. So invested it because he didn't want to take my money. This idea of me learning business is perfect. "That's actually a great idea. Thank you." I say. "See you need friends like me, by your side." She says with a huge smile on her face she is so adorable. "You are really beautiful." I say well I didn't really mean to say it out loud. "Thank you, and you are so pretty. You have the most beautiful eyes I have seen." She says. "Thank you." I say blushing.

"I first have to pick up my suit. Then we will go to the salon is that okay with you?" She asks. I cannot dispute that its her day after all. She stops at what looks like an expensive boutique. I stay in the car. My husband hasn't called me yet I wonder how everything is going. He last called me when I went to sleep, he called 3 times before that he is very much worried about me, he shouldn't because he is fixing everything right now and when the whole thing passes we will be alright. She comes back with the suit, mhh I really can't wait to see her in it. She has a beautiful body surely anything she picked will fit her perfectly.

She drives and she is driving us into the township, I have never been to any KZN townships , its either I end up in town, the burbs, or deep rural areas. The people seem happier and carefree, kids playing soccer in the streets and stopping because there is a car coming, admiring the car. Well I would also do that while growing up. Zee drives a BMW M5 I think I am horrible with cars but that's what is written on the car. This car is all sorts of powerful. She stops, I think this is the salon its written Neli's Beauty Salon." Oh yes this it. "We are here I can't wait to get dolled up." She says with some enthusiasm.

She helps me take the twins out the back, they are now not as attached to me a week without seeing them they already love Zee. Okay I am a bit jealous I want my kids to love me only. We enter the Salon and its empty. "Hi sis Neli." She greets the lady who is probably in her early 40's. They greet each other. She introduces me. They start chatting about something I obviously don't know. They are talking about some township politics. I am not interested because I don't know who they are even talking about. A lady comes in she is probably my age, she is beautiful without making an effort, she is wearing a doek and a jean skirt and a white Tshirt, she does look a bit like Zee same body structure. Zees' eyes brighten up when she notices the lady. "Mzala I saw your car parked outside and I thought I should come and greet." She says to Zee.

She joins in on the conversation. My phone rings its Fisokuhle, finally I have been waiting for him to call. I answer. "Sangweni how are you?" I ask him. "I am fine, how are you and how are my kids?" He asks. He sounds tired and broken, something must be wrong. "I am fine, the kids are fine." I say and get up to talk outside because they have stopped talking they are now listening in on my conversation. "That's great, I was calling to check how you are." He says. "How is everything going? Did you find them?" I ask I am worried. He takes a deep breath. "We found them and things are much more complicated than we thought. I will tell you when we get home, we will be home tonight if not tonight we will be back in the morning." He says. "Okay I still love you." I say mimicking him when he says he loves me. He chuckles. "I smell disrespect, I still love you anyway." He says, chuckling and hangs up.

I wonder what is it that has him feeling down. I walk back into the Salon. Zee is now looking at me worried, because worry is probably written on my face. "Was that Fisokuhle?" She asks. "Yep." I say, I don't want to say much because strangers are here and I am not about to discuss family problems with them. "Mhh okay we will talk about it later." She says. I guess she read that I didn't want to say anything. Her cousin is now looking at me. "Where is he vele?" her cousin asks, looking at her.

"He and Misokuhle went to Swaziland." She answers her. "mhh your boyfriends twin is a beast in bed we were having a no strings attached relationship for a month a year or two years ago, I still want some even today, but he has since blocked me. That man knows how to satisfy a woman, he made me feel things I have never felt before. I still want to do it again." She says like she is reminiscing about that moment.

I don't know whether this is disrespect or what, but wow this lady. Zee clears her throat before her cousin continues. "Mzala that's Fisokuhles' wife. Sanele." She says. The girl now stares at me. I am staring at her. "oh I am so sorry, I didn't know." She says looking at me. The ladies are now staring at me anticipating my reaction. "No its fine, you didn't know." Say. She is slightly embarrassed. Sikolethu starts crying. Thank God this was now awkward. I pick him up I hold Luhles' hand. He follows us. I feed them in the car. They are now both full, I walk back to the Salon and I guess they don't notice me.

"Hawu Mzala you knew my boyfriend had a twin and you never told me before?" She asks. "Eish yah no mzala it slipped my mind, I once came to your house to look for you and I found him there, I thought it was Misokuhle but he told me he isn't. Well I was interested because the guy has sex appeal. He pursued me and we did it at your house." She says. Yoh this girl has no filters. "You slept with him on the first day wow. " Zee says sounding even more disappointed. I walk in and they are suddenly quiet. "Sanele I am so sorry. I didn't know." Zee apologizes. "No its fine, when was this?" I ask, I don't want to be a fool, I need to know when? I hope it doesn't overlap to our relationship. "It was 2years ago I think." She replies. 2years ago were already in a relationship. Hehehe he must think I am a fool, mxm he will see my true colors that one.