Life Is Just Not Kind - Final Book

Chapter 36

-MIHLALIKAZI MBANA

It was Biko's words that faithful Sunday that made me realise that I shouldn't make the same mistakes my mother made. Sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don't. These past weeks I've been focused on work and my son and my family. I haven't seen Khaya since that morning and I haven't tried to contact him either. Things between Bandile and I haven't been the same since that night, he fetches his son and that's as far as it goes. He only calls me about Jay and I do the same. I think we better off co-parenting for now while I pick up my life and decide what it is I truly want.

We in December and Jay spends most of his time at my parents house or his grandmother's house every now and then, I never fetch him when he's at Mrs Tshawe's house to avoid an unnecessary argument and for the sake of my sanity. It's Tuesday the first week of December when I get a call at work from Bandile, I have a meeting I am rushing too but I answer anyway

"I have like 2 minutes before my meeting" I say before he speaks

"Mom's rushing Jay to hospital"

He says

"Why? What happened?"

I ask packing my things

"I don't know Mihlali, she just told me to meet her at the hospital"

He says, I cut the call on him as my P.A walks in "Miss Mba..."

"Cancel all my meetings. I have to rush to the hospital my son has been admitted"

I say rushing out quickly with my things. I get into my car and drive straight to the hospital Bandile sent me the name of. I get there and park my car then rush inside. I find Bandile and his mother together with their house keeper in the reception. Bandile meets me half way

"Where's my son? What happened to him?"

I ask, he holds me at arms length on my upper arms

"He's going to be fine"

He says

"Bandile what happened to my baby?"

I ask calmly but firm enough

"Yonela is attending to him and she promised he will be fine"

He says, I take a deep breath in and let it out

"BANDILE TSHAWE WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY SON?"

I yell

"He slipped and he fell"

He says, I shake my head

"Wha... what do you mean he slipped and fell? How?"

I know Jay likes to run but he's careful. I ask trying to break out of his grip but he doesn't let me, I try to see behind him but he blocks my view

"Mihlali please just calm down" He says, I shake my head no "Bandile let me go or I will scream!"

I warn him, it sucks to not know what's going on with your child and someone keeps telling you to calm down busy trying to manage you. That only angers you because chances are the situation is worse than they letting on.

"Mihlali"

His mother says, I look over at her and she is stained with blood and her face stained with tears

"It was my fault, I should have been keeping an eye on him. Everything just happened so fast. I'm sorry"

She says with tears rolling down her cheek. I take a deep breath and let it out

"What happened to my son?"

I ask looking right at her, Bandile tries to turn me to look at him but I move back so hard he lets go of me. I move in closer to his mother