in her shoes

chapter 23

Pa: so princess you are dating now and you are dating older man I'm really shocked so how long have been seeing this boy and where are you age mates.

Me: it's been 4 months but we know each other way back from cuba. And mami gasps shocked and I know remembers that it's him I was crying about back in Cuba"and to answer you second question I'm not dating older man but I'm dating Bhekokwake Mkhize and yes he is older but we love each other"my grandfather can see how serious is this and that they are talking to death so I know he is going to keep quiet.

Pa:I don't care who he is.if he loved you like you say you wouldn't be sneaking around to be with him but because you know it's wrong you hid him,so this is what is going to happen you are going to stay away from that boy because he is disrespectful to have you sleeping in his house while he knows that you are not only young but that he does not have serious intentions with you because if he had he would have asked for you hand by now 4months is a long time to know if you want to marry someone I asked your mother 2 weeks in our relationship so I don't have a football of a daughter for boys to play with so it ends today.

Gfather:calm down son let's hear her out. And by now I'm ready to bust but this people are my family but what I know is that I'm not breaking up with ghost not ever so now I'm looking down at floor worried if I raise my head I might kill someone "Alutha"I guess I must have zoned out.

Pa:so this man of your doesn't he know you are young.and if he was a noble man why is not married or in a relationship pa Hai maan Alutha can't be going around with man who don't have direction in life.

Mo:pa is right this guy hates people and doesn't want get married ever. he is my bestfriend I know him and he is a thug in a suit not worthy of Alutha,she is brilliant and has a good head on her shoulder not to be played by a man who is not ready to grow up. This fool SMH if he was not my brother he would be long dead.

GMA:I'm sure you people have never been in love the way you are talking what makes think she is going to leave him instead you are pushing her to him so I have a better idea baby how sure are you this guy loves you.still facing the floor.

Me:as sure that you all are my family so I can bet my life on it.i say in a very low tone if they are not paying attention the won't hear me because I'm talking more to myself than them.

Pa:she is even disrespecting me her father so you see this guy is not good for her no no no I'm not going to allow that 

Me:how am I disrespectful papa I just fell in love like a normal person I'm old enough to do so.so what they say he is a gangster or thug in a suit that doesn't matter to me because if you love someone you loves them flaws and all not bits and pieces because that's not love so my family I love you but I'm not leaving him he treats me like how I want to be treated so no you can't make that decision on my behalf. So I stand up ready to go but feel dizzy and I lose my step and fall on the floor face first and everything goes dark.

Phomolo.

This people don't know princess if they think what the are saying will happen princess is stubborn like our mother and worse if is things she believes are good for her.so  my dad must just forget about it.we are sitting here looking at her stand up and I know she is done with this meeting but this whole thing is wrong I can't believe Bheki he is an adult here he was supposed to see her as a young sister because we have been friends for a long time, so he is just a sick old man image he was busy saying my woman and he is talking about my baby sister wow.im brought back from a trail of thought by princess hitting the floor and the room goes quiet for a moment still shocked by this the first person to act is Mom and she rushes to her checking if she is okay and we boys and our dad are frozen on the spot while the rest are busy with her and I see a stain of blood in her inner thighs staining the blue jeans she is wearing,and we all relive our mom's death this how it all happened this how we lost her to death and we all panic at the same time because we realise we might lose and that can't happen we can't loose her"call the ambulance"Mom is shouting at dad but he is just frozen next to Tumi, my father just scoops her in his arms without saying anything rushing to the car and know he is also thinking about mom's death we all rush to our cars following him.