Turning Table

Part 112

***Home Sweethome ***

🌹Rosetta🌹

Several things went wrong before I went on this mission to look for Ginger family, Samukelo just told me he has personal stuff to deal with and won't be at work, and Sandile told me to present Oyama with divorce papers, and just when I was wrapping my head around everything I found my son's car parked in my mother's house.

Now I'm not sure if I should proceed with this witch hunt,  I got a lot on my plate, and dealing with Zuko just wears me off, I really don't know where to start regarding my son, He is so angry, last phone call I had with him he screamed aggressively in my ear ‘that I was an embarrassment from being a jailbird to running a whore house. I removed myself from the situation by dropping the call, but he followed me with a chain of SMS - continuing to shout and swear as I was trying to just avoid him. He wrote something about him being better off because I'm a vile mother and selfish.

This sort of thing happens regularly every time I tried to call him, to reach out maybe he has a few issues rooted deep within because As a child, he witnessed me and his father argue all the time, to an extent that he witnessed his father raise his hand at me, I don't know if that played a role in his current behavior or the fact that I was an absent mother... But either way his words, his action hurt me more than the years I spent in an abusive marriage with his father or the years I spent in jail.

I take a huge deep breath and make my way inside the house, I knock and let myself in I found my mother on the kitchen table drinking tea

" took you 45 minutes to decide to walk inside the house "
Me: you were counting?"
Her: From the minute the gate opened "
I smiled and made my way to kiss her cheek
Her: you look troubled "
I poured myself a cup of tea and set next to her
Me: Oyama is arrested "
Her: I know it's kind of all over the news "
I sigh and took a deep breath,
Me: Is that the reason why Zuko is back home?"
Her: he has been asking questions, questions only you can answer "
Me: I don't want that man in my son life "

Her: I know but that is not the decision you need to take for Zuko, his not a boy now, he's a man, and a part of his identity is linked to Oyama "
Me: kodwa ma"
Her: Hhhayi Rose this is not about you and him ...think like a mother now not like the little girl that married an old abusive man "
I looked down, my mother never like Oyama, but she pretended to tolerate him for the sake of my happiness, and now since my marriage failed she is done pretending

Me: how is Sandile?"
I looked behind me,
Ma: ma, you can't ask about him here, what if Zuko hears you "
Her: while he is busy dropping panties everywhere he goes, he except you to remain verging marry? Nonsense!"
I held my mouth in shock the things that come out of this old lady mouth
Me: Ma!"
She just took a sip of her tea and side smile

Me: his Good "
Him: I know that his good but give me more "
Me: no!"
Him: I played a huge part in you dating Mr 'Good' so you ow me this "
I chuckled, So before I started dating Sandile I used to tell my mother about this Guy who just take the air from my lungs, trust me  telling my mother about my relationship with Sandile I was tense and anxious, but as a loving mother, she is she convinced me to take a chance in him,
so where do I start telling her now how my love life has progressed,  I can't tell her about how sex is so good with him, I can't tell her that he forced me to move in with him, especially since I had one failed marriage with Oyama that will look like I'm giving yet another man my freedom my power,  mmmm lord why it's so hard to just blunt out and Say mom I love him, could it be the fact that Across generations in Africa talking about relationships with parents has been a tough task any child has ever done

I believe that A relationship is a personal choice but when it comes to a stage where one decides to move forward with a particular relationship it becomes important to convey the decision to your parents. . . especially since I already had one failed relationship it's good to know if I'm on the right path and not blinded by love.

Her:you know that smile on your face is not telling me anything"
Me: he is good ma, supportive and very loving... we currently taking things just ted step serious"
Her: you in love with the Msomi boy"
Me: as scary as the feeling is, yes mother I am "
She clapped and beamed with excitement
Her: I told you needed a Nguni man in your life, not this..."
Me: ma just Because Sandile is Zulu does not make him perfect...his still a man after all "
Her: all I'm saying..."
Me: you sound like a leader Xenophobic rioters and I don't want to hear it!"

She dropped her mouth and I decided to clean up the table,
Her: if given a chance I will choose him over Oyama anytime "
I breathe out loud
Me: Oyama is still Zuko father "
Her: more of sperm donor"
I bust out and laughed lord my mother
Me: he wants me to serve Oyama with divorce papers "
Her: you already divorced the guy in your heart so what would it be so hard to make it legal "
Me: it's the thought of looking at him that I'm trying to avoid I already know that he won't sign the papers "
Her; why?"
Me: because he is the most wanted man in 9 countries and all of these countries want his heard, South Africa is so corrupt even our maximum prisoners can be bought, and it will be like a five star hotel to him "
Her: so his only option is to serve his sentence here?"
Me: yah..."
Her: and he can only do that if he is still married to you "
I nodded
Her: yooo in our day's divorce was easy, I don't love you, boom papers are signed "
I nodded and started washing our cups, ya if life was only easy as back in the days.

Me: Ma"
Her: mmmm"
Me: do you know of a Ntombenhle Sibiya "
She looked down thinking
Her: I don't recall.."
Me: she stay's lana esiqodini, I think you go to church with her her husband was a farmer or something ?"

Her: Sibiya... Sibi....ooh Ma- Sibiya once married to Nkomo...that one?"
Me: I think so...she had two children a colored girl and a boy...I think "
I said wiping my hands with a cloth
Her: ooh that albino girl... You know it's so tragic what happened to her years ago no parent deserves to go through that "
Me: what happened? "
Her: it happened a long time ago but rumors were, the girl was abducted her body parts were used for witchcraft "
Me: what?"
Her: yes she was about 12 or 13 years, the last time she was seen,  get into a black car and that was the last of it "
Me: so it's believed that she is dead?  "
Her: we all have our conclusion or rather made our conclusion some say she is alive, some say she died some say...yoo Mtanami I don't know, I just never paid attention to that story"
Me: if there was never a funeral it means she is alive"
Her: possible "

I ran my hands on my neck, extortion from driving from Durban to Burgerville finally took its toll on my body
Her: why do you ask?"
Me: mmm"
Her: ungizwile!"
Me: mama what if I told you that Nombulelo is not dead "
Her: who is Nombulelo manje?"
Me: the colored - albino girl yaka Sibiya"
Her: haybo Rose!!!" My mother exclaimed
Me:but she might be if her family does not help her "

Her: hhhaybo Rose how do you know this girl?"
Me; it's a long story ma... But to make the story short she is Oyama's Baby mama "
Mom held her mouth in shock

"so I have a sibling out there?"

I looked up and I was met by Zuko,