KHANYISA
We rush over to the hospital, we have no idea how my father in law is doing or how bad the damage is. All we can do is hope that it isn't that bad. We seriously cannot be dealing with more bad news. How is it that the year started on such a sour note? Things are just falling apart and it makes me wonder what else is coming.
I watch Nkosi as he drives, his attention is clearly set on the road. I want to tell him that everything is going to be fine but at this point, even I am having a hard time believing that. Things are just going south so fast, it's like we can't catch a break.
When we get to the hospital he quickly parks the car and I don't wait for him to get the door for me as I get off while he does too. We follow the sign to the ER and rush through the hallway until we find Bangizwe pacing around. He looks up and stops pacing when he sees us.
"How bad is it?" Nkosi asks Bangizwe.
"Ey, kubi bafo" [ It's bad, brother]
"Ukuphi?" [Where is he?]
He points further down the hallway "The doctors are busy with him in the theater,"
"Why theater?" Nkosi asks and I feel my nerves heighten.
"They say he suffered from blunt trauma which caused internal hemorrhage, so they are performing an emergency surgery on him right now to stop the bleeding," Bangizwe explains with a strained and exhausted voice.
Nkosi looks at the direction that Bangizwe pointed in then he clenches his jaw and nods "Okay...Uphi uMa?" [Where's mom?]
"In the waiting room," he gestures at an open door next to him.
Nkosi pats Bangizwe on the shoulder then moves towards the door. I follow behind him. Ma and Liyana are sitting quietly in the waiting room, each lost in their own thoughts.
"MA," Nkosi says sitting next to her and taking her hand in his. When she looks up at him, tears stream down her face and her eyes reflect nothing but fear.
"Ungakhali, Uzophila. Odokotela bazokwenza konke abangakwenza ukuze bamsize" [Don't cry, he will live. The doctors will do whatever they can to help him]
She shakes her head as if to dispute what he's saying"Mina angazi kwenzakalani Nkosiyabo, kusuke kubhedane nje, angazi ngempela " [I don't know what's going on, it's one mess after another, I really don't know]
"Kuzolunga ma. Okwamanje ake sibheke ukululama kukababa, Konke okunye kuzolandela" [ It will be fine, for now let's focus on dad's recovery, everything else will follow] he says and she nods.
Liyana gets up and walks out the room saying she needs some air and the rest of us remain seated there, waiting for the doctor to come and give us some news.
Mduduzi also shows up while we are waiting, I'm guessing he heard from Bangizwe too. He gets in the room, greets then sits quietly with us after getting an update from Nkosi. He also tells his aunt not to worry, that bab'Mdlalose is strong and will pull through.
After a long time of waiting I decide to go get some coffee for everyone and Mduduzi offers to help me. We walk to the cafeteria quietly and I place my order but when I'm about to pay he quickly offers his card.
"You don't have to,"
"And what kind of man would I be? Letting my own sister in law pay for things while I'm around?" He asks.
"I don't mind, "
"Well I do. I was raised better than that, " he insists.
"You don't always have to force the situation you know, "
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