Amahle's Diary 4

Part 38

#AMAHLE

The drive to Mthatha was a very nice one. Iya was sleeping but the twins kept me company, they were telling me all sorts of stories about school and everything else I missed in their lives in the few hours we were apart. Mom called asking my whereabouts and I told her we had just left Kokstad of which we stopped at Wimpy and had a late lunch and got back on the road. While driving I was driving my phone rang and Iya who was now awake answered it

//Her: Mommy's phone hello

Person:.....

Her: ok hold on

Her: mommy it's for you

Me: who is it?

Her: she just said can she talk to you

I took the phone from her.

Me: Amahle speaking how may I help you?

Person: why so formal?

I checked the screen and the number was private but the voice sounded like that of woman.

Me: excuse me who's this?

Her: Don't tell me you've forgotten me already.

Me: I wouldn't be asking If I knew

Her: its Cecilia... remember me?

Of cause it could only be her

Me: oh you. What do you want?

Her: now that's not a nice way to speak to someone you haven't seen in ages

Me: you and I were never friends so I can speak however I like with you

Her: you so rude. I don't know what Damon sees in you

Me: Cecilia what do you want?

Her: nothing. I just miss you that's all

Me: I'm flattered

Her: I'm sure you are. You made a mistake Mrs Bess

Me: with?

Her: Mr Mathabo. He is not someone you want to mess with

Me: and you would know

Her: call me when you back in Durban. You and I need to have a little chat Mrs Bess

Me: yeah right. Bye Cecilia

Her: Amahle if you want to keep your family safe, you will meet with me when you back

Me: why do you care Cecilia?

Her: believe it or not I care about your family

Me: why?

Her: just meet up with me when you back please!

Me: bye Cecilia. //

I dropped the call and placed my phone on the cup holder between Yana and I's seats.

Her: mummy who was that?

Me: nobody important baby

Her: ok mummy.

I looked at the twins in the rear view mirror.

Me: so Melo you were saying

Him: oh yeah as I was saying today this girl in class said she has two mothers

Me: oh... that's nice

Ase: she says she doesn't have a father. Her mothers are married to each other mom

Was I really about to have this conversation with my 5 year olds... I wasn't ready to teach my kids about lesbians and gays. They are way too young to be learning about this. Iyana looked at me and started laughing