Life Is Just Not Kind - Final Book

Chapter 16

-BANDILE TSHAWE

I normally babysit or rather chill with Bakho's kids so hanging out with Jay shouldn't be so hard right?

"Do you know how to speak Xhosa?"

I ask him as we drive out of his mother's yard, I steal a glance at him on the rear view mirror

"A little. Mommy taught me a little"

He says, I cannot believe I'm a father. My phone rings and it's Qhawe, I answer

"Hello?"

I say

"Bandile hi, are you around? I'd like to get the rest of my stuff"

She says, I sigh

"I am not home at the moment. Qhawe can we talk later please, I'll come to wherever you are"

I say in a pleading tone, I don't like how things ended between us

"I have nothing to say to you Bandile. I'll leave the key in the potplant at the door"

She says

"Qhawe please, I'm begging you"

I say and she sighs loudly

"Fine. I'll text you"

She says and drops the call on me. I sigh and then glance at Jay who is playing with his hands and looking outside

"So where do you want us to go?"

I ask him and he shrugs

"I don't know Cape Town, mommy and I haven't gone out"

He explains and I smile to myself

"Ok first we will go and fetch your cousins and then we'll all go out ok? How does that sound?"

He smiles and nods. I drive to my mother's house and park inside the yard and then Jay and I get out of the car. We walk to the door and I knock before opening the door. Mom is walking down the stairs

"Morning Mam'Tshawe"

She looks at me stunned and then her eyes go to Jay

"Bandile Hi, nguye loh?" (Is this him)

She asks and Jay shoots me a look, it's not so much as an "Explain what she means" but more of a "How does she know me?" look, I chuckle

"This is your other grandmother, did mommy ever tell you that you have a grandmother from your father's side too?"

I ask and he nods

"Yes"

He says and I smile

"Go and greet your grandmother then"

I say and he walks over slowly as mom reaches the last step. She picks him up

"You are so light, hasn't your mother been feeding you?"

She asks while tickling him, he's laughing and pleading for her to stop. We walk to the lounge as they introduce themselves to the other

"You are so cute"

Mom says and then she looks at me

"He is the yellow bone version of you"

Mom says and I laugh

"he had to take something from his mother"

I say and she chuckles

"I'll go and get the kids neh, I want to take all of them out for breakfast and go and play"