Siyamu's pov:
Everybody is now looking at the girls at the door. One looks like she's 4 or 5 months pregnant and the other is just thick. Are those Ndo's twin sisters?didn't they know she's pregnant?oh shit it's about to go down. They pass all the aunts and uncles and make their way to us. Everyone is now staring in shock. Thandolwethu's dad just walks away. His mom follows.
"Bhuti I'm sorry" one of the twins says
"Lihle I trusted you" Ndo says to the twin who I guess is Lihle. Ndo and his brothers make their way through the hallway leaving me and Thuli with the twins. The twins follow the route Ndo took,and Lihle is crying. I go after them. I knock on the door I assumed is theirs and I hear a soft
"Come in" from who I guess is Sne since she doesn't sound like she's been crying. I open the door slowly. They're sitting on the bed and Lihle is crying painfully. I sit on the other side of Lihle,rubbing her back slowly.
"I'm sorry if you guys think I'm nosy but I just can't bare to see you like this while you're pregnant. It may affect the baby. Please take deep breaths" she nods and does as I say
"I'm Sne and this is Lihle" Sne says smiling. I smile back.
"I'm Siyamu,your brother's girlfriend" she smiles. I kneel down to her visible belly and I kiss it. "Listen,I have never been in your shoes but what I can tell you is that from here on it's not going to be easy but please make this child your pride and joy. Your family may not be happy right now but sooner or later they must accept because this baby is not going anywhere. You're already 4 or 5 months right?"
"I'm 4 months" she says in a breaking voice
"Give your family time and they will accept this child because it is one of them. It's their blood" I say and kneel again,kissing her stomach and playing with it
"But my baby daddy doesn't want to own up to it" Lihle says
"Then I'll be your baby daddy" they laugh and I laugh too,realizing how crazy what I said is "hello daddy's child. It's me your dad, Siyamu. I love you so very much and I'd do anything for your mom and her twin. Are you a boy or a girl?mmh I feel like you're a girl. You're going to be a Queen one day" and then the baby starts kicking. I smile and Lihle laughs with tears coming out of her eyes.
"It's the first time he or she is kicking" she says laughing "you're really her daddy" we all laugh
"You see,if you're happy then your baby is happy. I don't want you to remember your first pregnancy as sad,make the most of it. Don't worry what people say,people will always have something to say" I hold her stomach and the baby kicks again
"I feel like it's a boy,the baby is kicking so much" Sne says
"It can feel daddy's presence" I say and we all laugh then someone clears their throat behind me. I look up and it's Ndo,his brothers,mother and father standing there
"Oh uhm I'll give you guys some space" I say in attempt to leave
"No ntombi,don't leave" his dad says
"Lihle I'm not mad that you're pregnant. I'm not even mad at you. I'm mad that I was such a bad example to you guys. To the point that now that you're pregnant, I feel like you saw me having a child at 18 and felt it was okay. You reminded me the sleepless nights because we were hungry and Snothando was crying all night long. You reminded me of how tough I had it when I had my first child. You make me feel like a failure of a brother m I should've been a better example" Ndo says and hugs me while crying. I just rub circles on his back. Sne comes back with water for him, he drinks and looks down the whole time
"Bhuti it's not your fault. I made a mistake and no I didn't plan on getting pregnant that's why Sne and I never came home for holidays,I was scared mom would see the symptoms. I didn't choose being pregnant but it's here so we all have to accept it" Lihle says and I'm just rubbing circles on Ndo's back.
"Siyamthanda thank you for motivating Lihle with this pregnancy. I feel it is something I should have done as a mother instead of walking away. It wasn't the best option. Lihle I'm sorry my baby,we weren't there for you and I'm sorry that I failed you my child" mom says
"Family please understand that this is not any of your faults. I did this myself so we just all have to accept that I'm pregnant and move on" Lihle says and Princess walks in with 2 other kids that look like Ntokozo a lot. Maybe it's his children.
"Aunty Siyamu" she shouts
"Hey baby" I say picking her up. "Whuu you're heavy, what is your grandma feeding you?"
"She makes me food whenever I'm hungry" she says and I laugh
"Daddy can I ask you something?" She says in a cute voice
"Yes Princess" he says in a husky voice because he has been crying
"Is Aunty Siyamu your girlfriend?" She asks and then the room goes quiet. You could hear a needle drop
"Uhm...yes"
"So she's my new mommy?" She asks excitedly
"Yes Princess she's your new mommy" he says and sighs. Princess screams and kisses my cheek. "Why is daddy sad?" She asks and then Ndo walks out. I put Snothando down and kneel infront of her
"Daddy is sad because he has a stomach bug and now he's running to the toilet. I'll call you when he's done and then you can say sorry. Okay?" I say lying to the kid
"Okay my beautiful mommy" she says and runs out
"She didn't notice us" Bayanda says and we all laugh "ouch"
"Once again Siyamthanda,thank you. I've never seen her so happy" mom says
"I'd do it any day. I'm going to rush after Ndo so I can talk to him. We'll be back" I say and rush after him. I find him in the garden,it's so quiet. I sit next to him on the bench.
Siyamu is a mommy now?🥺🥺🥺
