You deserve the love you keep trying to give everyone else
Thandolwethu's pov:
So we had to postpone the Dubai vacation because my parents set a date during the week to do the last ceremony of our deceased children. That day is today, Thursday and on Sunday,the 18th it's her birthday. It's not like I'll let not going to Dubai get to me,I'll take her to Cape Town this weekend but she doesn't know that. Ekuruleni is so rural man,you'd swear it hasn't changed since the days of my grandmother.
I untie the goat from the tree and grab it by its horns. I pull it towards the Sangweni kraal along with two of my uncle's. We get there and my father is standing with the incense chanting the Sangweni clan names
"E! Sangweni
Sango elibanzi
Mangwane ngwadi
Masinga sileke
Nina eningaweli ngezibuko
Eniwela ngezimpande zomfula
Tshani bude bukaNsele
Nina bakaMabelemade
Ancelisumtwana ngaphesheya komfula
Nina bakwaManzezulu." he says as he makes the goat smell the incense,along with Siyamu and I. Siyamu came to the kraal with my mother a few minutes ago.
"Bantwa bami,talk to your children and ask them to not hurt the kids you are going to have in future and you also have to name them" my dad says. I nod,Siyamu has her head down the whole time. She's wearing a long khaki skirt and my grey hoodie on top of her bra since she said it's hot. She's also wearing a Louis Vuitton headscarf,she just had to. Ahh my woman. She looks so beautiful. I'm just wearing blue overalls because I've been getting dirty
"Unathi Sangweni" she utters still staring at the ground. I love it,we can't really say if the twins were girls or boys
"And Xolani Sangweni" I say before continuing "Unathi nawe Xolani,ubaba wenu lona okhulumayo. Zingane zami,cela ningazilimazi izingane zakini ezizayo emhlabeni wethu. Nihlale nibagadile. Nazi futhi ukuthi mina no mawenu sinithanda njalo. Ibani izingelosi zethu. Nilale ngokuthola ( Unathi and Xolani,it's your father speaking. My children,please don't hurt your siblings that are going to come to our world. Always protect them. Always know that your mother and I love you at all times. Be our angels. Rest in peace)" the goat bleats loudly and my father smiles
"Bavumile(they have agreed)" my father says "now it is time to slaughter the goat,siyabonga ndodakazi" Siyamu and my mother go back inside while we go slaughter the goat. We slaughter the goat and Bayanda arrives along with Lwandile. They just go straight into the house. I take the meat along with Kuhle and two of our cousin's to the kitchen. Where I find Siyamu,Lwandile and the twins chatting up a storm. Siyamu and Lwandile are sitting on the kitchen chairs while the twins and some of my aunt's prepare the food. I put the meat on the table and wash my hands,the two guys do the same. We still haven't told anyone that she's not pregnant. I don't think we're ready for all the questions but we'll have to tell them sooner or later
"Lwandile makoti wethu omusha(our new bride)" I greet. She smiles and greets back. I wink at my girl and she blushes,looking down to avoid eye contact.I make my way to the room our parents use when they are here,knowing my dad is there with Bayanda. I knock because mom and dad could be inside,doing lord knows what. Nobody answers and I put my ear on the door to hear if anyone is there
"Bayanda!" my dad shouts and I just walk in. The three of them turn their heads towards me.
"Thandolwethu" mom calls out
"Yebo ma" I answer
"Give us some space boy, there's something we're still talking about" dad intervenes
"No baba! He will not give us space. You know that he'll prove you wrong" Bayanda shouts
"What's going on?" I ask closing the door behind me
