Life Is Just Not Kind - Final Book

Chapter 31

-BANDILE TSHAWE

I've been trying to reach Mihlali since morning but she hasn't been answering my calls. I just finished getting dressed for work but I was planning on stopping by at her house before going to work and she knows that. I call her again hoping she answers this time and to my luck she answers

"I've been calling you"

I say

"Woah dude calm your tits. I was at the gym"

She says

"You could have at least told me"

I say and she chuckles

"Bandile I don't owe you anything. I'm driving home, I'll meet you there"

She says and cuts the call on me. I got a call last night telling me that I lost the contract to buy this other gym, the owner is selling because he's moving elsewhere. They refuse to tell me who they sold it too and I am annoyed to the core, I thought I'd wake up better this morning but it bothers me that there's someone playing in my turf. I thought with Lwando Mbana gone at least I'd get most of the places around here to sell to me but I thought wrong. I park outside the gate and just then

Mihlali drives in and opens the gate for us both. I park next to her car and Jay gets off running to me, at least he switches up my mood for the better. We make our way inside the house following his mother.

"How are you?"

I ask

"Good thanks and yourself?"

She says

"Good thanks, sorry about this morning"

I say and she shoots me a look with a raised eyebrow

"What's going on with you? You not one to act out"

She says and I sigh as we make our way to the kitchen

"Can I make you something to eat?"

she asks and I nod sitting on the high chair

"There's a gym around here that I wanted to buy but I lost it to someone else. They won't tell me who"

I say and she laughs

"That must suck, what do you want with a gym anyway?"

She asks, I shoot her a look and she shrugs

"I'm just trying to build a legacy big enough for my son and future kids. I should at least retire by 45 years with my kids sorted"

I say

"Kids?"

She asks stopping in her tracks, I put Jay down

"Go play big boy we'll call you to come and eat"

I say and he runs off. Mihlali looks at me waiting for a response

"We took Qhawe to the hospital and you were right, she's pregnant. 3 months"

I say and she nods

"I guess congratulations are in order"

She says

"I wanted you to hear it from me"

I say quickly and she nods and turn to take other things out

"Congratulations"

She says again

"She'll be moving back in with me with the pregnancy and all I want to make sure she's ok"

I say

"Bandile you don't owe me any explanations. It's your life and your house, do as you please"

She says