Life Is Just Not Kind - Final Book

Chapter 63

-BANDILE TSHAWE

"You should go home"

She says brushing my head the minute I wake up

"Huh?"

I say raising my head to look up at her

"You should go home, I'll be fine"

She repeats

"You tired and our kids need one of us home"

She says

"Bhabha don't push me away"

I say and she chuckles

"I would never, not when I need you the most. Go home and take care of our children. Tomorrow they going to school and it's going to be Jay's classmates birthday, you have to get a gift"

She says and I sigh

"I'm going to be fine, Jay on the other hand will be crushed if you don't show up with a gift for his classmate"

She says and I smile kissing her hand. The kind of mother Mihlali still amazes me til date, as busy as we both are she makes it a point that our kids never feel it or feel our absence. She makes it a point that we attend everything that requires our attendance at Jay's school and I forever grateful for having her as the mother of my children and my wife.

"You're amazing do you know that?"

I say and she raises an eyebrow confused

"You just an amazing person that's all. Thank you for being the mother of our kids and being my wife"

I say and she smiles

"Thank you for being my husband and an amazing father to our children"

She says and I smile and kiss her hand again

"I'll leave but I'll be back tomorrow with the kids"

I say and she shakes her head no

"I don't want them to see me here. Keep them at my parents or your mother's place but don't bring them here"

She says

"Why? You know how much they love you, they won't sleep well until they know and are certain their mother is ok"

I say and she smiles

"I'll videocall them if I have to but I don't want them here"

She says sternly and I sigh

"I know you don't understand but Bandile the last thing I want is my children having an image of me in hospital. Isi already watched me fainting and hitting my head. Please just do this for me"

she pleads and I nod

"And forgive your brother, it's no use crying over spilt milk. We dealt with everything 3 years ago and I just want us to move on from it already"

She says and I shake my head no

"I can't do that Hlali"

I say

"Chocky please"

I shake my head no

"You too good for your own, I can't forgive Bayanda for what he did Mihlali at least not now!"

I say and she lets out a heavy sigh

"he's your brother"

She argues

"I don't have a brother that betrays me the way he did, a brother that humiliates my wife like he did. A brother that disrespects me like that. He ruined your reputation, you almost lost your job Mihlali"