The Augury

Part 76

[Portia]

" Morning my Sweet Love,
Darling, I know we’re so far apart right now, but I want you to know that I feel your closeness now more than I ever have before. 
You know how they say that distance makes the heart grow fonder? Well, I guess they’re right. 
Because I love you now more than ever.
I miss you so much sleepy head "

I looked at the text and smiled, At first,  I was a little hesitant about this whole long-distance thing, and I wasn’t sure if we could make it work.

But now, I feel so happy that I let him talk me into this because this long-distance relationship has been the best thing in my life by far. 

Thabo is just amazing, he listens to me,  even when I don't feel like talking he will break my walls and hug my heart, There are days where all I want to do is leave this all behind me, catch the first plane to Cape Town, and enjoy him more than I ever could over Skype or FaceTime.

But then I get myself together and realize how foolish that would be. After all, this is not forever. I still have a lot of fixing to do in my life,

I decided to text him back
"I’m no stranger to long-distance love, but it never really worked out for me in the past. And now I know why because none of them were you!... I miss you so much "

5...4...3..2..1 I count down on my head looking at my phone and on point the phone rings I smile getting all ticklish feeling inside

" Ma Biyela"
Ooh God just the sound of his voice It takes a real man to be able to make a woman feel so damn loved even when hundreds of miles away.

Me: Hi!"
Him: whats you got cooking for today "
Me: nothing much ...just meeting up with Sindy mom "
Him: your half sister's mothers ?"
Me: yes...the last time we meet she ambushed me, she lied about where we going and she forced  me to meet my biological father"
Him: I know ...maybe this time she wants to apologize "

I sigh and thought about it
Me: I don't know  ... I just feel like I betrayed the man who raised me"
Him: your father has no problem with you meeting your biological father "
Me: but I do!... My life was perfect I didn't know about the man who was having an affair with my mother for years trust me that not the man I wish to call dad"

you see my mother had me from another man who turned out to be  Sindy biological father and Sindy mom was best friends with my mom, and my mom was sleeping with Sindy dad it got complicated from there as my mother chose to lie to my father ( baba Jomo) about my identity when Sindy mom found out she short my mother and her husband who is also my biological father. Now the man ...my biological father is blowing up my phone trying to gain some sort of a relationship with me, while on the other hand, Sindy hates me, and I'm faced with some cleansing I need to do, because I ran away when my baby daddy was shot by his girlfriend and the Msomi's particularly Zweli Aunt insist I do it, apparently ngihamba nesinyama of my dead ex-boyfriend who is also my baby daddy.

Yes, my life is crewed up ...
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[Nomcebo]

" This is the house "
I looked at him I'm not sure if I want to do this anymore,
Him: Cebo talk to me "
Me; I'm scared "
Him: but what do you wish the most "
Me: to get closure and close this chapter "
Him: then don't let fear get in the way "
I nodded, I looked at this house no ways is my mother living here, that women was the liker of things, she lived the glam life and bathe in a tub  full of diamonds and Gold, this can't be it,

Sfiso held my hand and we walked to what was once a gate, I don't know why black people always keep a gate that has disintegrated with rust cant even close and they think its still security,

" Sanibona "
A girl that looked like the younger version of Lauren London, with deep dimples and a wide smile, greeted us.
Sfiso: yebo ingabe ika Phakathi leykhaya "

She frowned and nodded " yebo "
Sfiso: besicela ukukhuluma no Duma Phakathi"
She looked at me and then at Sfiso debating what she must say,
" uuhm come in I will call him"
We walked inside a clean house too clean if I must say, it had minimum furniture, few cupboards, two plate stove, small fridge with starch bucket laid on top of each other on the far corner of the room, the lounge had two couch small coffee table and t.v stand that had only a t.v on it. there was no pics on the wall just a big calendar,

The girl disappeared into one of the bedrooms, I held Sfiso hand tight, preventing myself from biting my nails,

A lady who was wearing a zion doek and floral dress walked out of the bedroom closing the door behind her
Her: sanibona my name is Abegail Phalathi, Duma's mother how can I help you? "
Sfiso: im...
He was disturbed by a door opening with a voice of a man
" baba Chili gave me isiwasho wathi asichele ... How is she?"

The voice got closer as a man walked in the room wearing Zion uniform, he looked at us and back at his mother,
"what's going on ?"
Abigail: "these people came here to see you "
He turned and looked at us all confused
Him: who are you and how can I help you "
Sfiso: we believe you were the last person in contact with Thokozani Makhaye "
He looked at us folded his arms as a sign that Sfiso must go on
Sfiso: this lady next to me is her daughter her name is...."
Duma: ....Nomcebo ...Cebo"
He looked at me and I nodded...
Him: ooh my God you are alive ?"
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To be continued