Following tradition

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Khabonina
I looked at Nkanyiso.
Me: Look things are not going as planned.
Nkanyiso: What you mean about that?
Me: Someone else came into picture
Nkanyiso: Ubani loyo? ( who is that)  is it someone I know?
Me: well they call themselves the Royals
Nkanyiso: royals?
Me: yes
Nkanyiso: Where is she right now?
Me: Probably home
Nkanyiso: am going there
Me: For what?
Nkanyiso: To introduce myself. She might change her mind after seeing me.
I looked at him up and down confused. So much confidence and no brains, no if only Amani was the kid that was into arrogant boys but she wasn't.
Me: You need to calm down tiger. Ill explain to you how this will go if you are so into having her as your own.
Me: first where is the lobola money?
He looked at me and I felt my blood go dry.
Me: oh no I was just saying give me some so I can help you plan to wow her

Nkanyiso
I looked at the old lady, does she think am that stupid. I took my gun out and before she said a word bore a whole in her head.dad came running he took one look at her and looked at me.
Me: I hate it when someone thinks am stupid. Get the boys to clean it up.
Dad: Son
I turned and looked at him.
Dad: Leave the Nciza girl alone.
Me: Why?
I looked at him.
Dad: The boy is a Ntabazinhle descendant
There was silence in the room.
Me: Kwantabazinhle? How do you know?
Dad: He came here last night told me to tell Donald everything when he calls and Donald did call and I had no choice but to say what happened.
Me: Maybe he isnt as powerful as his father.
Dad: If you truly believe that that you are as stupid as a mouse thinking it will steal cheese off a trapper.
Me: I always get what I want dad and ill have this girl as wife come high or low.

Zweli
I drove the family home.
Bab Nciza: Thank you son for all that you have done for us, i really appreciate it.
Me: Its a pleasure baba
Bab Nciza: come in for some tea

Donald
I needed him by when I break the news to Amani.
Me: Make us tea Amani
Amani: Okay.
I waited for her to disappear.
Me: Am sorry, i need you here to break the news to her.
Zweli: I understand.
Me: Girls go take a shower and change to your pj
Luthando: Bhuti Zweli
Zweli; Yes
Luthando: She loves you too.
I looked at my daughter and smiled as Zweli blushed.
Lunwabo went to hug him and left.Amani walked in with the tray of tea and her jam tart biscuits.
Me: Join us baby girl.
She sat by the couch looking at me and next to Zweli
Me: I have something to share with you. And I need you to understand that everything I did. I was doing for you.
Amani: Okay
Me: 22 years ago I meet a woman by the name of Amandla. She was as beautiful as the sun. As sweet as any chocolate in the world and as kind and calm as a dolphin.

Amani
Iv never heard my father speak about a woman like this.
Dad: she was my everything on this earth, i was with her everywhere she went. she took care of me cooking and cleaning and doing everything she could to make me happy. Than she got pregnant and iv never seen her so scared in her life. You see there was a rumour that her family are witches bayaloya but I never believed it because she wasn't like that. My family disowned me saying that she bewitched me but I knew it was love in its purest form. When she was 8 months pregnant she came to me crying that her home has been burnt down by the local villagers. I did my best to hide her from the angry community but I failed her and she had early labour. That day in that hospital was the happiest day of my life when a little girl came out screaming her lungs out without any complications. Amandla looked at me with tears in her eyes and said " she can only have a normal life with you and without me in the picture. You need to take her with you and run as fast and as far away from here. If people hear she is mine they will come after her too. "
I had tears in my eyes as dad told me this story with Zweli holding my hand, i looked at dad to find him in tears.
Dad: she said" ill like for her name to be Amani. Its means peace. I want peace. I want her to bring nothing but peace to the world and to us who love her. Peace from all the war of the supernatural world and this world. Peace to the bleeding hearts."
And that the day I became a father to Amani Nciza.
He looked at me with tears rolling down his eyes.
Dad: That was the last day I saw her. We got discharged and we left coming here with Khabonina in hopes of finding a better life for you my child.
Am not sure I was hearing what dad was saying.
Me: Uhm... dad are you saying Khabonina is not my mother?
Dad: She is not. She was my side girlfriend and We came up with a plan to her family and friends passing you as her child. Long story short no she not your mother.
I grinned at him hugging him. Khabonina is not my mother this is the best day of my life. Oh shit.
Me: my mother?????
Dad: Since the day you were born, i have never seen her again. I don't know if she is alive or if she dead.
I got up and looked at them.
Me: We have to find her. We have to find my mother dad. Look, i know you love me dad and you always put me and the girls ahead of anything and everything. All my life I knew you worshipped the ground that I waked on and you protected me and guided me in everything. I love you more than words could ever explain dad. But we have to find my mother even if she dead we have to find out what happened to Amandla.
I hugged my dad kissing his bald head.
Me: You amazing dad dont ever doubt your choices. You did great raising me and the girls. Yes Khabonina was the worst mother and wife ever but she did the best she could given the circumstances.
Dad: You not angry?
I looked at my dad wiping tears away from his old eyes.
Me: Am happy that I was made with love and that I do not have Khabonina blood in my veins.
Dad: There is more
Me: More?
Dad: Am dying
Me: Dying?
Dad: Cancer
My world stopped as I looked at my healthy dad with no signs of being sick and my world started spinning and before I knew it Zweli was holding me as I fainted....