Simbongile Princess Ntabeni: The Called (S2)

Chapter Thirty-Eight

-Simbongile Princess Ntabeni-


The old woman wasn't done yet...

"Ndicing'uba xa umakoti engekho, wena Masixole you have to juggle your schedules around ii schedules zabantwana bonke, but a part of me feel like because uKamva wakho didn't want to go to school the first two days, you immediately forgot about abanye. Waze wathi u Kamva the day she decided that she wants to go to school, wabuya wena wakhumbula ukuba kukhona nabanye kanene abafundayo"

No one responded, no one moved.

"Kamva and Simbongile had an altercation in the kitchen where Kamva accused Simbongile of witchcraft. From what I heard, taking into consideration of the word "ni" she wasn't only accusing uSimbongile yedwa. It was a collective accusation... now I was surprised, because andimazi ekrwadi mna u Kamva, kodwa ndithe ndakuthetha nabazali bakanina ndafumanisa ukuba uKamva ungumntwana apha onengxaki. Not only is she manipulative, with a given record, but she is also two-faced. Ufika kum abe sweet, afike kubo abeyindlavini. Umyeni ka mama wakhe can also attest to that. Andibazi ke oo Simbongile ukuba ngabantwana abanjani so I cannot comment on that, but from what I have seen kuleveki nje iyodwa, you two need to have a serious conversation and decided ukuba nisafuna na ukutshata altogether. If yes, then lay down the rules and get help for all your children because BONKE banayo ipotential yokubulalana."

After a long moment of silence the grandfather spoke up...

"Sasimxelele u Masixole ukuba u Kamva ubuye kunina sephantse wawuchitha umendo kanina. Saye sacinguba he will attend to that, amse kwi therapist and whatnots, kodwa andizange ndemva uKamva ethatha about seeing anyone of that sort. That means Masixole was negligent. Ngohlobo ebendibona ngalo mna kwezintsukwana sizihleliyo apha, I would advise these two to think more about umtshato wabo than abantwana. I am saying this because we cannot say they must look into the issue yabantwana kuqala, leyo into ingawuchitha uphele tu umtshato ngoba akukho mzali uzokhetha omnye umntu and not their child. Kanti if they evaluate their marriage and see why they got married, they will be able to steer the kids to the right direction and because the kids will also see unity between the parents, they will cooperate. Andizothetha ke mna, ndiyamazi owam umntwana. Ulunge xa eleleyo"

The stepfather smiled at that.
Well, he had first-hand experience with Kamva so he knew exactly what they meant. Talking about that one, she was now crying, but no one seemed to pay her attention. Her cries were concealed soft weeps... not even her maternal grandmother paid her attention. Mna I felt sad for her, she had issues that needed professionals not abantu abadala who will point out the obvious and have no solid solutions.

Ubhuti cleared her throat...

Bhuti: Uhm... mandibulele bantu abadala. What you have said today, we have noted and we will take it further. With regards to Kamva's behavior, we have spoken about it and she agreed to attend therapy. Naye uyazibona xa erongo, and that's a first step. Admission. She is booked for therapy sessions which should begin ekuqaleni next month so I am looking forward to that and trusting that we will see change. Kwicala loo Sim I did not neglect them, as it appeared to you and to them. I have never secluded them in anything, oko ndadibana nomama wabo. Into yokutya andizoyithetha because I just bought food mna ibenini nina bantu abakhoyo endlini abohlulelanayo okanye abaphakayo. That day, I offered to buy food, and Sim declined the offer. I understood ke, because it appeared as if besizimininca... nakubani na ibinobonakala elohlobo xakuaphakwa emzini kuphakelwe abathile, bangaphakelwa abathile. I went to buy the food, but ndalibaziseka ekubuyeni, to a point that ndabuya sekurhatyele, bona bengekabuyi apho bebeye khona. I didn't ask them anything, because I also had a lot on my plate. I was already dealing with a lot.

Oh how I hated how he made it sound like besizenza umthwalo wakhe unnecessarily.

Bhuti: With everything happening, I legit forgot about school, until umama wabo asked about them when I visited her on Tuesday. I won't lie, I was so embarrassed that I had to lie kuye, but she caught me out because their bank statements come to her so she already knew they were using Uber to school, and I had no idea... lonto ndiyicelela uxolo baby, nakuni Sim. I am really sorry. I didn't want to take you to school on Wednesday kuba uKamva was going to school, no. It was my responsibility to do so as utata nomzali okhoyo. Umama ngoku is making it sound like I resumed my parental duties because Kamva suddenly wanted to go to school, making it seem like abanye abantwana andibahoyanga and that is not true. Ndibenesazela after having a conversation with my wife... it had nothing to do with Kamva.

Okay, Siya was officially fast asleep.
His mouth with slightly ajar, and I could hear his soft snoring. Lucky fish!

Bhuti: The altercation between Kamva and Sim will need us to sit down and talk about it, because this is the first time ndisiva ngayo and I don't want to respond kwinto endingayaziyo and end up seeming like I am taking sides. Nenye nenye ke into I think my wife and I are capable of fixing it or talking about it in depth xasenimkile. Kodwa ke mandibulele for your insights and advice.

No one responded to him.
He frowned, looking between his mother and Kamva's stepfather.

Bhuti: Uhm... Mike? I don't recall hearing why exactly you're here today.
Mike: Oh, I'm just here to find out what were you doing with my wife that evening?

Oooops!
He suddenly looked constipated.

Bhuti: In case you forgot, I don't owe you any explanations, your wife does.

The guy chuckled, I wished we would be excused.
I could see how uncomfortable even Kamva looked.

Bhuti: Your wife and I have a child together, I don't think we ought to request permission from you xasifuna ukudibana ngento edibene nomntwana.
Mike: Right, so the intoxication was also part of the child-related conversations ya'll were having after 6pm?

Bakhuza abantu abadala.

Mike: It's so weird hearing you proudly confess to having a child you didn't care of for the first thirteen years of her life. Ten years of which you went AWOL on them, and three of which my wife refused you access because she was protecting her daughter from you. From your empty promises.

Bhuti jumped from his seat and grabbed Mike by his shirt... Mike looked him in the eye, and just laughed. The old man begged ubhuti to calm down, Siya didn't wake up, even from that commotion? Haibo lomntu!

Mike: My question still stands, what were you doing with my wife that late?

Kamva walked out, I followed behind her and went to my room.

Yho I didn't need to know izinto zabantu abadala, to that extend.