Unfolding

Chapter 30

Xolani and Nomakhosi drove after the call, they wanted to see their grandchild within 24 hours of birth. Ingo-Mua woke up after 5 hours, she demanded to see her baby and the nurses gave her a beautiful sleeping baby, wrapped in a white blanket. Sabelo had taken the kids back home to shower and have a nap then came back with them again, Mabutho refused to let them see the baby, so they had to wait until Ingo was up. Ingo asked the nurse to call them in, Mabutho was sleeping on the couch next to the baby's court, he was startled by the voices of the two kids, "Hi mama, you're up?", Lifa asked Ingo-Musa, who sat up in the bed holding a baby, "Yes big man, here's the baby mama promised you. Co e and have a look so that you can tell me if it's boy or girl", they quickly rushed to climb the bed, Mabutho really wanted to tell them to not come too close to the baby, but Ingo was still mad at him, and this would add to it. "A girl!", Thingo said excitedly, "Lifa what do you think?", Lifa analysed the baby for too long, Ingo was also confused, the baby had some features of a girl and some of a boy, "Ah, it's a girl, mama", he said a bit disappointed, Mabutho watched as they kept asking each other questions, Sabelo thought it was a boy because of his hair, Mabutho knew the gender, so he didn't play. Sabelo took a video as Ingo unwrapped the baby to check the gender, "Yes!", Lifa said running around the room, Ingo-Musa gave birth to a beautiful boy. Thingo cried when she saw that it was a boy, "Ah baby, don't you want another brother?", Ingo asked as she shooshed her, "No, return him, mama, and ask for a girl", she said, Ingo just laughed.

A few hours later, Ingo's parents arrived at the hospital. Sabelo has already left but the kids refused to go with him so he left them. Mabutho was out to get food for the kids, Ingo's instruction, she shoved these kids down everyone's throat, and you'll end up loving or tolerating them. "Aw, Musa, he's so beautiful, he's like a dream", Nomakhosi said, holding the baby, she was so in love with him, Xolani has been beside her this whole time to get a clear view of the baby, Thingo and Lifa will follow every move of this baby when Ingo handed him to Nomakhosi they climbed down the bed to Nomakhosi when she gave him to Xolani, they did the same thing again, they went wherever he went. "Mama, it's fine we can keep him", Thingo said out of the blue, "Oh really, why?", Ingo asked, "He smiled at me and he's younger than me I'll force him to play dolls with me", she said with so much confidence, making everyone laugh. Mabutho got back with Nkanyiso, "Hello everyone", Nkanyiso greeted as he entered the room, "Hi", Ingo greeted back, "Can I see the man of the hour?", he asked nervously, "Yoh Nkanyiso don't drop my baby with those shaky hands", Ingo said as Nkanyiso took the baby from Nomakhosi. The doctor came in, "Whew, such a big family", he jokes, and they all laughed, "All right parents, I need the name of the baby", Mabutho and Ingo looked at each other, they never discussed names. "I have a name", Ingo said looking at Mabutho, "I also have one", he replied, "Well, good thing he can have two names", the doctor intervened. "Go ahead", Mabutho told Ingo, "I will name him Netha (Rain)", they all nodded, "It's a nice name, Musa", her father complimented, "Indeed", Mabutho said, "I am naming him Akwanele (It's not enough)", they all looked at each other. "Akwanele, bro what does that mean?", Nkanyiso asked saving everyone from cracking their heads and trying to understand the theory behind the name. "Akwanele ukubonga kwami (I can never be thankful enough)", he explained, and everyone understood, "That's a beautiful name, Mabutho", Ingo complemented, already loving the name.

A week later, Sabelo decided to live with his kids full-time in Johannesburg, they were going to visit Ingo on holidays and weekends, and any other day should they want to. At first, the kids didn't agree because they wanted to live with their little brother, Akwa, but Ingo-Musa managed to convince them. Ingo and Sabelo's co-parenting seemed to be going well, he'd drop the kids at the creche, on his way to work then pick them up later. Sabelo visited Siphokazi one of the days to tell her that he was taking the kids. This was good news to Siphokazi, he is finally taking responsibility for his children and she didn't have to worry about their safety, they have a father. Ingo called Siphokazi a day after giving birth, she updated her on what was going on in the outside world and that she was co-parenting with Sabelo, she promised to visit her once she had fully healed. Ingo received an unexpected call from the Mthethwa family, congratulating her on having her first child, she understood where they were coming from, as much as it was awkward for her, they were once her parents and besides the secret, they treated her well. Xolani and Nomakhosi moved to Johannesburg full-time, to help take care of the baby, and they loved to be around him all the time. Mabutho moved back to his apartment since Ingo's parents were living with her, and he'd come to check on the baby every day. He learned new ways of taking care of the baby, he and Nkanyiso kept buying everything expensive and most of the clothes were big, they said they were buying in advance. Nomakhosi has been giving Ingo lessons on how to mother a baby, Ingo started exercising again, and she wanted her body back very soon. Siphokazi enrolled to study psychology; she'd asked her lawyer to distribute the letters to everyone she'd written to.