Smangaliso
I looked at her and saw her eyes go light andI knew she was genuine.
Me: Come here.
She came closer and I zipped her dress than took her hand. We saw Luyanda.
Me: clear her schedule for today and half her morning tomorrow and call mines and tell him to do the same.
She nodded
Kalechi: You can knock off once you done
Luyanda: actually i wanted to talk to you about something
Me: come to the house. I kissed her cheek and walked away nervously.
Sbo: I know that look
Me: Ill tell her
Sbo: Today
Me: now.
Sbo: you know what happened before?
Me: Yes.
Sbo: okay, so long as you okay with sharing it. Let me go to Johannesburg for the day
Me: Cool. See you tomorrow
Kalechi
Luyanda: well its a crazy idea but I think it will work.
Me: okay
Luyanda: i know you a private person but cher and I were talking and we were thinking you should have Instagram
Me: what does it do?
Luyanda: its just sharing glimpses of your world to the world that way people feel kind of connected to you. Even business ventures. You mentioned Cher in the live interview and she had 10 new clients and its not even an hour ago.
Me: Let me talk to Smanga about it and let see what he says okay!
Luyanda: Okay. I took a few pictures of you on set and After you were dressed by cher.
Me: Thank you and email the idea to my mother with the pictures and hear what she says. Oh rub it pass the Queen mother and see what she says ill deal with Smangaliso.
She shrieked of excitement.
I hugged her and left.
I got in our house and locked the door and stood there looking at Smanga moving the lounge furniture.
Me: you moving furniture
Smanga: to show you, i really dont have words on how to describe it but show you.
Me: oh
Smanga: yes.
I walked to the chair that he placed for me to sit.
Smanga: You ready?
Me: nervous but yes.
He removed his shirt.
Smanga: so if at any time you feel like you not safe. Just say so and ill stop okay?
I nodded as he walked to the middle of the room and closed his eyes and I kept quiet and just in a flash of an eye I watched him transform to a huge white lion. With jaws hanging out of his huge majestic mouth. He stood there with light grey eyes and looked at me. I sat on the chair looking at him and confused and dumbstruck. He was so huge that its was frightening. Yes iv never seen a lion up close but am pretty sure they not this big.
I felt a tiny headache just looking at him.
I got up and walked toward him. Touched his head.
Me: how can this be possible? I looked at him all over and he was a real lion. Majestic and huge and I could see that he was indeed the king of the jungle. His black fur was soft. Iv never seen a black lion before. He lifted his big paw and touched my hair.
Me: My hair?
He nodded and I undid my hair and full green hair fall. As green as the grass. It was supper silky too. In all my life iv never seen my hair this green.
I looked at him shocked.
Me: My hair?
I looked at him confused. He slowly pushed me aside and than he shifted to his full human form. And I watched as my hair slowly went to its natural colour.
Me: My hair has never changed colours ever before. Iv always had silver grey hair.
Smanga: never?
Me: never
Smanga: maybe its linked to my transformation somehow
Me: How can you change to a full lion? Like with fangs and all.
Smanga: Help me move back the furniture and we will talk.
Lesotho
I walked out of the Den to my father. I found him with the family sitting down.
Me: am going to south Africa.
Dad: For?
Me: To fetch my wife
Mom: excuse me?
Me: You heard me.
I turned leaving them there as they were screaming behind me.
Dad: Iv already found you a wife.
Me: I know
Dad: so who is she?
Me: You had two wives didn't you? So what going to stop me from choosing the woman I love. I did your bid and married Rorisang. Now am marrying my kind of a woman. I left him standing there.
Smangaliso
She was now in my hoodie and socks and sitting by the couch with a cup of milo in her hand and she was looking at me.
Me: Years ago in the 1600 when there was war when tribes were fighting tribes. A few tribes went to consult and my tribe was one of those tribes that were there. It was the xhosa,zulu, sotho and Yaroba nation that visited a which doctor. She told our forefathers that she can make them strong but they have to know that this potion she will give will alter they lives for good. They agreed as our people were suffering from war. Am not sure what she made the other tribes but she changed my fore father into a lion. Which helped us win the war. Years later my grandfather was having issues finding a mate and as king he needed an heir. So the witch doctor told him to bring the woman he desired the most to her and he did. She was told what will happen and the love she had for my fore father made her agree so she was given something that made it possible for her to be with my father. It was then decided that the curse must skip a few generations and each male that has it must have a chosen mate and they must be bonded as one. So its been a 100 years and here I am. Mama Jade is the descendant of the witch doctor so she was tasked with finding my chosen one and now here you are. 2 years ago I started having vivid dreams about you and I never told anyone but Sbo. I felt connected towards you but had no idea you were real. So I did the canvas.
She turned to look at it.
Me: It was the only thing that keep me sane really.
Kalechi: Do i have powers too? Do i change to something else too?
Me: I don't know. But mama jade says random people are selected due to a pure heart.
We were both quite for sometime.
Kalechi: So our kids are safe?
Me: My grandfather had it and its hasn't been 100 years yet but here I am.
She nodded.
I looked at her waiting for her to run or scream or tell me to leave her alone.
Me: I know you the chosen one for me but I don't want you to stay because of that. I need you to stay because you can handle this and you will to go through life with me knowing that I have a beast in me. A deadly wild animal in me.
She nodded.
Kalechi: I might have powers or I might not. But are you okay with us trying this out? Figuring ourselves out and also figuring life out together as one.
Me: I can live with that
Kalechi: an not saying fall in love with me over night but be there for me.
I looked at her and so her blue eyes with tears.
Me: You always have teary eyes when confused?
Kalechi: Yeah
Me: Till you what. We been too serious for a day. How about we grab our jeans and hoodies and sneakers and go clubbing tonight.
She looked at me laughing and she stopped when she saw am not laughing.
Kalechi: are you serious? You? Clubbing?
Me: Yes. Sbo flying out to Johannesburg, i have a penthouse there we can go paint the night red.
Kalechi was pink with laughter.
Kalechi: Iv never been in a club.
Me: Well what better way than having your husband with.
She laughed.
Me: Are you in!
Kalechi: i think they say are you game?
Me: you know the lingo. So are you game?
She nodded and I texted Sbo that we tagging along.
Kalechi: Luyanda thinks its good we have a social media account you know where we share glimpses of our life so people can connect with us.
Me: She right. Let me create an account for you. She gave me her phone and i created one.
Kalechi: ill post the interview pictures. She took nice before and after pictures. She said she emailed the ones that will get reaction.
Me: Let see.
She showed me of the one she was standing by the mirror and I was checking her ass. Than when she was whispering to my ear asking me to come to stage. I didn't even see the flash than. Then one of her looking at me with a genuine smile whileI spoke and lastly it was when she had on my morning shoes and holding her heels in her hands while I kissed her on top of her head. I emailed them to me.
Me: They cute. I didn't even see her.
Kalechi: Me too. So i can give her a go ahead?
Me: Its okay. Cool. Ill post these for now and tag myself.
Kalechi: cool. Let me get in a shower and see what ill wear.
Me: Kalechi
She looked at me.
Me: if at some point you feel like you can't take this anymore. Tell me okay
She looked at me.
Kalechi: every person in this world is born with a destiny and we all have paths that we need to walk on. This is one of them. I was made for you, i doubt there is anything you could do that I can't handle.
I felt a light weight off my shoulder and felt my heart explode into a million pieces.
