Mphakamseni The Arranged Man

Mphakamseni The Arranged Man
#18

MPHAKAMSENI (PHAKA)

A Week Later
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I felt pretty bad that I'll have to go back to work and leaving my wife at home. It didn't sit well with me, so I decided to call one of my guys to do a divider inside my office and it also has a very huge space. I'll be having a room in my office, creepy I tell you but it's for the best. If she's here with me I will be at peace and my mind wont be all over the place.
Amanda resigned after that saga she pulled and ran away, God knows what I would have done to her, she almost killed my penguins.
Just can't wait for my woman to be huge, feel the babies kicks with all those crazy cravings.
I almost became selfish, she actually enjoys being at work and she loves working, but when ever she feels tired she will have a nap where I could watch her with those small pink lips. Whose knows what might happen in the "office room". When ever I think of this woman my heart jumps and my mouth curves with a big smile.
"I wonder what's making you smile like that," a voice disturbed my moment thoughts of my wife.
I frowned as he looked at her. "How can i help you?"
"Tell me why you smiling first. ?Where you thinking about me?" She sits down crossing her legs revealing her thighs.
"There's only one woman who puts that kind of smile on my face, my wife." I smiled again as mu eyes sparkled with love.
"Ow," she is sounding disappointed. "Anyway I'm h...."
Her fragrance filled the office making me to close his eyes inhaling her cologne.
"Sorry to disturb your meeting but I need those files to be faxed asap Mr Ngcobo."
"Yes Mrs Ngcobo," I smile seductively.
"I'll be at me desk."
"Ay we are sharing a desk remember." Spanking her huge behind.
"Ay wena respect, I forgot my phone in the kitchen." She giggles as she walked out leaving Phaka licking his lips in lust.
Nqo clears her throat, "I'm still here remember," sounding annoyed.
"Ow yea totally forgot. What brings you here again."
"You know what never mind!" She stood up feeling angry and disappointed. She finds it hard to seduce this man, his so inlove with his wife and it annoys the shit out of her. What annoys her the most is that he showed his wife affection infront of her!
"Ow okay, close the door on your way out sisi."
She stood there looking confused. As beautiful as she is no man has ever rejected her, this man right in front of her eye's doesn't even notice her.
The door flunged open and Gcina walked in making noise and stopped when he saw Nqobile.
"Ahhh mfazi kamfowethu." Giving her a hug.
"You know her?" Phaka asks.
"Yea, she's your brother's girlfriend Sphe. She shifted uncomfortably, she almost embarrassed herself what was she thinking. "Anyway I'm here for the card you promised me, don't tell me you forgot."
Phaka just looked at his crazy brother, he knew his about to shop till he drops. This is the way he asks for money "I'm here for the card you promised me" that's his everyday line. It's about time he gives him monthly allowance he never thought of it till now. He took out his bank card and gave it to him.
"That's why I love you. Tell our wife not to cook. Lunch is on me."
"Ngemali kabani?" He asks folding his arms against his chest.
"Our money of cause?" Gcina walked out and bumped into Zelo, they talked a bit and he left.
"No cooking for me today. Mr blesser is blessing me tonight." Zelo squeals in excitement.
The laughed, "you guys just enjoy empting my bank balance. Are you guys hungry I've never seen you eating?"
"No I'm good I actually eat before I came here." Nqo smiles blushing looking down.
"I was actually asking my wife and my unborn babies." He stated that with a straight face. "Now Mrs Ngcobo what would you like to eat?"
"Amagwina and fried chips."
Nqobile stood there looking at Phaka and Zelo. This is the kind of love she wants for herself. She love's Sphe but she thinks it's not enough, his more of an indoor person. She wants more, a man like Phaka can fulfil the empty void that she has. To think of it she once hated him with passion before and now here she is lasting over him, a married man and a brother to her boyfriend. This man will never leave his wife not in a million years, why not change the man that she has. After all Phaka's wife did it, yin engamuhlula yena. She sighed and walked out looking down until she bumped into a hard chest by the entrance. She lifted her head up and saw Sphe standing right infront of her eyes.
"Babe what are you doing here?"
"I had a meeting with the manager. I thought you were fooling around when you said you got the job. Now my heart can rest." She says.
He smiled looking at her, "I was serious, I'm an accountant." For some reason he was detaching from her. There's lack of communication and the spark is no longer there. How does he tell her that his falling out of love, but again he doesn't want to brake her.
"Let's go out tonight and do things we've never done before. I feel like we drifting apart and I know it's my fault. I just have alot on my plate." He adds.
"Yea you are right on that one. I think we need to work on our relationship." She says, she kissed him and looked into his eye's and left.

NGCOBO HOUSEHOLD

Everything is not looking good at all. The business is falling apart and everything is crushing down, every investor is pulling out day by day. Lungelo surely destroying everything. His been thinking of selling his business and go start afresh in Cape Town without all the drama. He admits he made a huge mistake and it will forever haunt him. And he lost his best friend in the process. It's been months without seeing his ex wife and a year without seeing his son. This is the punishment his facing for making the woman who loved him dearly made her cry everyday without any remorse. It's true when they say what goes around comes around. His even lost weight is a short period of time. Being around his parents for a few days brought back his sanity for a few days.
"Ndodana I'm highly disappointed in you. You conspired with your mother and sisters into abusing that wonderful soul. I'm very old to be stressed like this.
Where are all the people that made your wife miserable? Don't they have fat kids? They do but never abused their kids emotionally, but they made you abuse your son. This new found family, were they worth it? Did you gain anything? Instead of all that you loosing everything. I won't lie your wife was a daughter in-law a father in-law could wish for their son.
"I regret everything I did. If only I didn't listen to my mother and sister's feeding me with nonsense I wouldn't be here. Everything is like this because of them."
"If only I could turn the clock and fix everything trust me I would son. I'm deeply sorry, I though she was a gold digger and Zamkithi was the best for you." His mother states.
"No need crying over spilt milk. Try fixing your family and that's is she allows you back into her life. Angifunike ukuyiphatha ekaPhaka you hurt you're son deeply and chances of him forgiving you are slim. Go out there and look for your wife and kids." Baba suggest.
Simon was deeply hurt by his actions. He wanted to vent and talk, after the talk he had with his father he now feels lighter. As much as he doesn't want to see his mother at the moment he will be oky, cause looking at her brings so much anger and hate towards her.
Hours later he drove back to his house finding the yard buzzing with unfamiliar faces. It looks like a party or something, these people are drinking like there's no tomorrow.
Everyone is minding there business, there's no way he could sleep in this house. He decided to pack an over night bag and will be spending the night at the hotel. He went to the guestroom and packed his bag, as he was walking past the main bedroom he heard moans and groans but he continued walking. These moans were getting louder and louder, he turned and went back to open the door. He got the shock of his life, his heart stopped beating, he ran out with his mind blank, he ran out on the streets like a mad man. His vision became blurry making his sight hard to see. There's scratching and hooting everywhere until a car came out of nowhere, knocked him and left him flying like a superman. Everyone gasped in shock, his not moving nor breathing. The scene left everyone numb, Zamkithi came out running out of the house wearing a robe upside down. She saw a crowd of people standing she made her way up to them walking fast. She paused as she saw Simon's body laying on the ground helplessly, she held her head in disbelief.
"Noooo!!!!!!! She knelt down and screamed, while some people felt pity for her and some shaking their heads.

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Every kind of machine was connected to his body. Everyone wondered how he survived this horrific accident, the Ngcobo family was in great pain. Simon's house was full of family member's and church member's.
"Nihamba nini, his not dead moss but already you act like you grieving for someone." Zamkithi huffs giving them an eyes roll.
"You came out of nowhere and broke another woman's marriage, you can't build happiness on another woman's tears." Aunty tells Zamkithi who was unbothered.
"The same woman you guys labelled as a cheating skank daughter in-law. The same daughter in-law you guys did not want in the Ngcobo premises. The same daughter in-law you guys enanithi ngaye she's a witch. The same daughter in-law you guys said she claims that Phaka is Simon's son but that son belonged to another man. I didn't destroy anyone's home you did with your big fat mouths. Yourl were blabbing trash about her, now you want to label me as a home wrecker."
"I though you were good for my brother but clearly I was mistaken."
"Clearly you were darling. Do I look like I care, now listen here and listen good this is now my house. I'm not Bongekile that you messed with and tossed her aside like a prostitute as you said she was. Go to your husbands house and go rule there. Angithi you're a ruler phela wena, you rule people's lives like you ruled you're brother's marriage." Zamkithi cluck her tounge boiling in anger.
The rest of the family kept quite cause they knew that what ever happened in Simon's marriage is there doings, they had a hand in it.
News travel fast every news paper articles had this incident on the front page.
On the newspaper it is stated 'Mr Ngcobo is in a critical condition and the chances of survival are very slim and his family is keeping him in the prayers. This is indeed the bad times for the Ngcobo's.'

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Everyone was sited in the dinning table trying to get hold of the kids and their mother. It's been 2 weeks since the incident but unfortunately Phaka and his mother are not reachable but Muzi and Sphe managed to come through and they were of great help.
"So this was the reason you chased us out of our father's house, your plan was to kill and inherit everything right? Are you that greedy? I curse the day you set your foot into this compound." Music spits venom.
"Mxm as if you care about that useless father of yours. You ran away with my son Gcina. You are corrupting him in those dodgy drug dealings you doing ehhh."
Luckily Gcina was standing by door listening to his mother ranting nonsense.
"I went away on my own will, I couldn't stay and watch you destroy another man's family. I went away because you are greedy, a headache and selfish. I'm sure your happy that father is in the hospital crippled. I wouldn't be amazed if you had a hand it after all you are after everything. Your heart is evil I cannot believe you're my mother. Atleast mum Bongekile treats me like her own son even though I'm not her biological son." Gcina smiles mentioning Bongekile's name.
"You mean Bongekile my mother as in our mother?" Sphe is shocked.
Gcina chucks amazed by his sudden change of heart. "As if you care. But yes her."
"Ukuphi?"  Muzi asks with a shaky voice.
"Dubai on vacation." Gcinae left them still standing and went to his room and locked himself. That's what he does ever since he came back!

Zamkhithi was hurt by the words her son spoke. All she was trying to do is to secure their future, she didn't mean for all of this. Now it hurts that there is another woman who takes care of her son while she's still alive.
"What is she doing in Dubai? wazi bani lapho?" Music asks in confusion.
Sphe just shrugged his shoulders cause he was just confused as him.
"Akenimushaye ucingo kmele abuye eze ekhaya ezogada umnyeni wakhe." One of the aunts adds.
"They are divorced nje aunty." Sphe reminds her.
"Ay edlozini, but emaphepheni."
All this while Lungelo was not okay, something has been eating him up and doesn't know how to fix it. But sooner or later they will know. The hospital bill were very high due to the medication now they have ran out of money.
"Since you handle everything now, I hope and believe that you have everything under control.
Lungelo looked down in shame not knowing how to respond and his eyes became teary. At first he though he was doing the right thing.
"Ngyaxolisa buti, I didn't mean to do it please forgive me."
"What are you on about?" Now all eye's where on Lungelo.
"I..... I sold father's company."
"WHAT!!" In a unison.
"INI!!!" Zamkithi asks in disbelief.
Everyone looked at him in amazement not believing what they've just heard.
"Oky widayisile iphike imali?"
"I mis....misused it." Lungelo weeps.
Muzi was furious and angry. He marched on to him and gave him one hell of a punch that made Lungelo stumble back loosing balance. Zamkithi came in-between them and separated the fight.
"God please forgive me for my sins," Simon's mother cries, "if Bongekile was still Simon's wife this wouldn't have happened. How did I deceive my own son? How did I gamble with his life so bad."
"Ukukhala akusizi, all what needs to done is to raise that money angazi nokuthi izophumaphi. I've never been this dissapointed in my life, I've ran out of words. Kulungile masiyolala siyovukela esbhedlela ksasa." Baba suggest.
The church members went to their respective homes and the rest of the family went to sleep.

In the morning everyone was prepared to go to the hospital, they have been visiting for the past two weeks but he seems to be getting better day by day.
Lungelo kept tossing and turning at night thinking about his father. If he hears this it will totally brake him, he now has a terrible headache from all the crying. Muzi noticed and he pulled him aside to have a word with him.
"I don't want to fight with you, your mother made you to be this reckless cause she's the most selfish human being. I thought about everything last night. I may not know you personally but you're not a bad kid. Let's hold hands like every other siblings out there, lets have each other's backs through good and bad times. I abused Phaka emotionally and Sphe abused him physically. I'm not happy with the mistakes I did in the past, I see you also taking that route. Please don't take it you're very young it will leave you broken like I am. I don't hate you but I hate you're mother's actions. It's now time to prove her wrong and stand up for yourself. Don't let her dictate your life like our father did!"
"I'm sorry buti. What will I say to dad?"
"We will cross that bridge when we get there, let's go see him first." Muzi suggest.

They have arrived at the hospital and the atmosphere is sour. They made there way inside the ward and found Simon wide awake. The minute he saw Zamkithi he closed his eyes trying to compose his anger but it was impossible.
"So you wanted to come see the damaged you've caused. I've been hospitalized for two weeks but never bothered to come check on me. Wasn't it enough for you to sleep with another man on my matrimonial bed? Do you disrespect me that much that you now bring your boyfriends to my house. I'm in this hospital bed because of you." He kept quite and took a deep breath, I would like a divorce and I want to fix my family and I hope it's not too late."
"Vele I did not love you Simon. I wanted you because you were rich and my son's will gain alot from you. And besides that little company of yours is gone, why would I stay and starve myself."
"I know that Lungelo sold my company, but worry not I will rise again."
She took her Gucci bag, clicked her tounge, pushed her mother in-law aside and walked out leaving everyone astonished.
Lungelo knelt down sobbing, "ngyaxolisa baba, please forgive me I seriously don't know what came over me."
"Life is too short to hold a grudge on someone and that someone is specially your son. What's done is done, it's just a pity that I will never be able to walk again my spinal cord is damaged, unless I get one of the best doctors to do an operation."
Everyone in that moment cried silently. This is just a painful experience and a hardship that the family is facing.