THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE 1

CHAPTER TWO: INFATUATION (I)

Thando

I'm Thando Precious Dlamini I'm from Pretoria but I live in Jo'burg with my aunt, my mother's sister. She doesn't have kids so she asked my mother if I could stay with her for a while. I moved here not long back. I've just been staying here for 5 years now and I visit my parents on holidays. I'm 18 and I just recently finished my grade 12 exams. I'm a last born of 5 and the only girl. My parents didn't want me to grow up spoiled so they were a bit strict on me. But they love me so much and treat me with care.I have a best friend, her name is Natasha. We're both the same age but she's really more active than me, she's outspoken and confident that's why she debates. We're really close, I never had a female friend back in Pretoria because I was always home and never really liked to play. So it was just me, my dolls and television . And my brothers were always there for me. So having Natasha is a great impact on my life as we always got each other's backs. We tell each other everything like crushes and other girl stuff. She's friends with my crush. A hot guy in our neighborhood. The first time I saw him I knew that he was a colored. But that's not what attracted me to him. He just have this aura that is strong and energetic. And he's a good guy, Natty told me and I noticed through our small encounters. My heart always beat two times faster when I think of him. And much worse when I see him. His name is John. A tall and handsome nerd. I write too much about him in my diary. My mother Is a fine Zulu lady from Eastern Cape, she's in her mid 50s and my father Is also Zulu but he's from KwaZulu Natal, he's in his early 60s. My father suffers from heart failure and that caused him to retire early from work. Work brought both of them in Pretoria. My mother is a pharmacist and works at the state hospital. My father worked in a Motor Spare owned by a local businessman who later suggested he retires due to his health condition. My father is from a poor family and struggling , he told us of how he was brought up by his grandmother because his parents passed on early through suicide. So he struggled a lot and didn't have money to go to school so he decided to come in Pretoria and find himself a job. He was just 14 when he got his first job, selling fruits and vegetables in a trolley that he used to walk around with in town. Four years later he met my mother, who came to buy vegetables from him. When he saw her he thought she was going to give him a hard time like all these rich people that come to support him and complain about his fruits and vegs. But she was different and always smiled when she comes to support him. She made it a habit of supporting him till they fell in love. He later left his job and decided to look for a better one. One of his friends got him in ETNO Motor Spares where he's been working until last year when he retired at 60.My brothers and I always cry when we retell my father's story. Despite all the challenges they went through. They made it in life and have beautiful children, my oldest brother Teddy 33, the second one Andile 30, 3rd one Jerry 27, the 4th one Sipho 24 and then I'm the last born.

Today I woke up early since it's Saturday, I did no have anything to do in the house since there are helpers my brothers hired. Teddy is an architect, Andile is a gynecologist, Jerry is a teacher and Sipho is studying Chartered Accountancy, so the three brothers that are working support our parents financially. I came home yesterday when my mother called and told me that father was rushed to the hospital the previous day. My father is a strong man but he's getting old and his health is deteriorating. I walked to the kitchen to prepare food for him since mother is at the hospital looking after him. I told the helper that I'll prepare father's food so I finally had something to do. After a two hours of cooking I went to pack new clothes for my mother. I finished and headed back to my room and took a long bath. I finished and applied lotion and took out my high waist black jean that hugged my curves perfectly and a long sleeved loose shirt. I wore my fluffy sandals. After I wear my choice of outfit I stared myself in the mirror just to see how perfect I looked. Everything matched, I didn't want to outdo myself.I sprayed my hair since I'm plaited with long rasta. Then I remembered that I haven't used my phone at all. I took it from my pillow and found 14 missed calls from a new number and text messages. I read the messages and noticed that it was John calling. Natty told me that she gave him my number last night. He must be worried since I just left like that. The day he asked me out I was speechless and obviously flattered. I wanted to accept his proposal immediately but I didn't want to look like I'm too simple. Yes I love the guy but he must work for it. Which I'm sure he'll do. So I text him and he replies. We chat and then I told him I had to go.

I haven't updated for a while my apologies, been caught up. I uploaded two chapters for you hope you enjoy them.
Tell me what you think about John and Thando?
Do you like Troyen or Markus?
And also tell me what you think about Thando's POV?