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Chapter Forty Nine.

Chapter Forty Nine.

"Same shit, different toilets. Flush."

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"Here you are. Your scan and something to wipe that gel off," My new Gynecologist says and I take it, wiping off before sitting up. Grinning like a 5 year old who's just been handed candy. "And like I said, you are as healthy as can be so all I ask is that you keep doing what you're doing cause it's working."

"Thank you so much for this," I say and that thank you was accompanying a whole list of other things. She made me feel good and really advised me well about handling my pregnancy, not shaming me even once or even making me uncomfortable.

"I'll see you at our next appointment then. Please have yourselves a good day," she says and we get to leave there, the nerves and anxiety we had prior to getting here were now a thing of the past.

"You okay?" Bangi asks me, holding me by waist as we get escorted out of here.
"I am. How can I not be when we just saw our beautiful baby," I rub on my belly briefly before remembering that we were in a very public area and people could potentially put two and two together and our bubble would be no more. "Hide these."

He takes the scans putting them safely in the pocket that was on the inside of his blazer. "I think you're overreacting Sthandwa sam."
"If I am then why did you hide the pictures too? Make it make sense."
"Ha, I'm keeping them safe."
"Amanga babakhe," I laugh and quickly compose myself but end up laughing silently.

Him and I both know that if this got out again, there was no tricking that hothead the second round since we denied it like our lives depended on it the first time. We were lying for our peace and sanity cause he was honestly an unnecessary pryer when the plan was to enjoy this moment and tell them later. Them being his parents and Ama.

Once we get to the car my excited self immediately goes to that app I downloaded yesterday. The pregnancy app; and I think I'm too damn happy for this. It asks for my name and how far I was, it even goes to the extent of wanting my weight, length and height just to calculate accurately. When it finally starts up I gush at the page I'm on.

"Oh my goodness." I beam up. This is so adorable. "Ow, This app has a few articles. Looks like it's very informative too...bathi lana babakhe our little Shazi is the size of a peach."
"Our baby is being compared to fruits, again."

I give him a look.

"That's not the point," I say scrolling even further through the app to see what it had to offer me. As if I needed more information than the information I already got from Doctor Zulu. "This is pretty nice. I can make notes on here, write down any questions I could possibly have for my doctor, I can calculate his steps and..." A cold shiver runs down my spine as I see the contractions counter and it's like a smack in the face that that would be my fate soon enough.

Nami angazi ukuthi lengane iyophuma kanjani la, kodwa kwamele iphume. Heyi Asazi.

"You bought more stuff?" He asks and I raise my eyes to meet the delivery truck and the guy standing by the gate security.
"I did," I chuckle and lower my window to tell me the guards to allow this gentleman in cause I'm sure he had been waiting here. But it turns out he's been waiting for just five minutes, which makes him very patient.
My boxes upon boxes of goodies get moved inside the house and I'm surprised to see Bangi looking at all of this in amusement.

"Thanks. Travel safely," I sign the paper and the young man leaves.

"Ma'Dlamini what in heaven's name did you buy this time around?"
"Baby stuff," I attack the first box with much needed enthusiasm and a pair of keys to rip the seal off.
"Baby stuff?"
"Yes, I was busy doing some online shopping when I accidentally ended up in this cute newborns division and babakhe would you resist this?" The box opens and in another eco friendly packaging I pull out a baby vest. Holding it up I feel mushy inside.
"I still think its early," he shrugs taking the tiny vest that I offer him simultaneously pulling my face in surprise. I laugh.
"Oh? Wuwe lo othi kusese early? Excuse me but who went out for business and came back with a baby crib unprovoked?"