Heart Misplaced

Chapter 31

Days passed very quickly and in this whole time Tiego and Tshiamo had not been talking. She missed him alot but did not have the guts to make the first move, especially because she's the one who broke his heart. Although she thought that she was making the right decision at the time but it proved to be a wrong one.

She had never felt this lonely....Ever.
She woke up on a Saturday morning and decided to go and see her parents. When she got there she got a sense of release. As soon as she saw her mother...She broke down in her mother's arms.

Tshiamo grew up as the perfect lady. She was one of those people who were used as an example. She has always been a good role model to many of her little cousins and the children in her neighborhood.

Her and her older brother Tshepo had lived in privilege yet they remained humble due to their parent's teachings and grooming. When Tshepo died, Motheo was there to play her knight in shining armor and from that moment on he was the only man she had trusted but unfortunately he broke her trust... Many times.

As she cried she had flashbacks of all the decisions she had made in her life and at that very moment, she began to realize that there was one decision she had made that cost her her happiness for years and that was Motheo. She loved that man so much and she never thought that she'd ever feel the way she did at this point.

She resented him, especially now that she knows what he's capable of and what he's been up to. She wanted nothing to do with him. She thought of Tiego...This man has been nothing but good to her, not once did he make her feel unworthy or belittled. She always felt safe with him, in every way. He gave her this incredible freedom to express herself.

She loved the person she is with Tiego. With him, she never had to pretend. With him, she never had to worry about some colleague or some other girl that would call in the middle of the night. Trusting him came naturally for her. He lead her and she willingly followed.

This was the moment she knew that without a doubt she loved this man and was going to atleast try to as best as she can, to get him back.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Her mother asked. She took a deep breath, pulled away and wiped her tears. "Mama... I don't even know where to start" she said.

"I'm no longer happy in my marriage, in fact motheo and I have been separated for months now and I just feel that I want out...Mama, I'm done with him" she said and her father walked in on the conversation.

"Done with who?...are you okay princess?" He asked with concern. "Hey daddy... I was just talking to mom about Motheo and I" she said and her father's face just changed. She knew that her father never liked motheo from the onset so, this was just what her father could say that he's been waiting for.

"well, I'm not surprised by your statement. But what has he done?" He asked "it's a long story daddy, but all u know is that I want out" she didn't mention Tiego.

Her father spoke to her about divorce procedures and because she listened to her parents and got married out of community of property, she wasn't going to loose any of her assets. Right there and then they applied for an annulment of the marriage as it had not been over 2 years that they've been married.

The process will be alot easier, considering the duration of the marriage. As soon as they got off the phone with one of Mr motlhala's associates, she asked her father to help her through the process as she did not want to face motheo by herself.

They continued to plan things out as they waited for Mrs Motlhala yo finish cooking then after that they sat together in the dining room and their meal.

*****
Tshidi was preparing dinner and Motheo had shown up again without even calling. Tiego was supposed to come fetch the paternity results from her and he didn't make it when he said he'd be coming but she didn't remind him.

When she was done, Motheo was busy with Tshego while Tshidi washed the dishes. There was a knock on the door and Tshidi opened, nervous when. She saw that it was Tiego. "Hey... Uhm, I wasn't expecting you". She said and he looked at her, abit confused. "Is this a bad time?" He asked her.

"no....no... Uhm, let me fetch those things for you".she said and turned around. "Matshidiso" He said and she stopped dead on her tracks and took a deep breath. "What's going on?" He asked and she turned around.

"Nothing...I..".she couldn't even explain. He looked at her.
"He's here". She said quietly and he shook his head. "In my..." He stopped, shook his head and chuckled lightly. "just give me the the results and I'll be out of your hair". He wasn't surprised but somewhat disappointed.

"I'm sorry Tiego" She felt bad. She went to fetch them while Tiego waited in the kitchen and when she came back, there he was.. This irritation of a person all over Tiego's face. "well, well, well... Fancy seeing you here Mr Molapo. You must be glad that you're the only son neh?" He showed how he couldn't deal with it. Something about seeing Tiego just stirred anger and hate in him, especially after all the things that happened of recent.

"I was always the only son, so what's your point?" He didn't even want to entertain him.
"yeah, well. There's one good thing you did though... Leaving this woman of mine... Genius.. I mean, I get to finally have my family back and now that we'll be having a son"... He grinned waiting for Tiego's reaction.

"Shut up Motheo!" Tshidi was just irritated. Tiego looked at Tshidi and Thanked her and then looked at Motheo. "Congratulations man... Enjoy" and then he walked out.

Motheo wasn't getting on his nerves as much as he wanted and Tiego just concluded that this guy is insane. He wasn't going to pay him any mind at all. Motheo walked behind him as he was leaving.

"I know that you're fucking my wife, don't come here acting all perfect and shit!" He never wanted to be the only one in the wrong. Tiego turned to him
"Yea... Better than you ever have" he replied. Leaving him stunned.
He got in his car and left.

"What the fuck is your problem?... Motheo I will not have you bring chaos in my home and in my life. I am tired of your shit!...Can't you take responsibility for your actions and stop acting like the world owes you something... Everything that you have coming for you is what you brought upon yourself. You did it on your own! You know.. The time I was with Teigo, I got to rest from your stupid demands and all that crap. That man treated me like a queen....I love you but I will not hesitate to cut you out of my life if you refuse to change. These kids don't deserve a shitty father and I don't want a fucked up man.
So, you make the decision to either move past all the shit you've been through, make peace with it and everyone and change.... Or get the fuck out of my life".She left him standing there, took Tshego to bed and went in her room. Locking her door, she went to sleep.

*****
Change doesn't come easy, but it's possible.

Happy reading...😊

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