NANDI
"He arranged a meeting for you?"
"Listen, he went all out and she was so nice, I still can't believe it, sisi," I drool over the phonecall.
I've been riding this wave of joy since I met with Audrey Accardi. I'm still as excited as I was when I met her and when she gave me her personal number so we could talk some more, that was the icing for me.
" And this meeting makes you think you can really open a place like hers?" Sli laughs like I'm making it up.
"It doesn't have to be like hers, it will be my own kind of dream,"
"But still, a restaurant?" I can hear the hesitation from her side.
"Zwe believes I can do it, I believe it too,"
"Are you sure he's not just buttering you up?"
"What do you mean?"
"With everything going on in your marriage. He could just be bribing you to stay. I told you, Nandi. Don't let Bangizwe make a fool of you, now he's letting you meet with hotshots just to sell you a dream because he's a desperate man," she says with a bored tone.
"So you mean to say he doesn't believe in me?like you cannot comprehend that my husband actually believes in me, "
"I'm just saying that it's suspicious, why is he only doing it now? After eight years of dating?"
"Exactly, dating. We weren't married yet and now we are and it's not like he just told me about his other wife now so he needs something to butter me up with. Bangizwe sees my potential and he believes I can make it," I hate it when she gets like this. Slindile is a black hat, she's always negative and thinks of ways things can go wrong and sometimes all I want is for my big sister to celebrate with me.
"Hayi ke, it seems you've made up your mind the same way you did when you decided to marry a taken man. I just don't want you to come home crying when it all blows up in your face,"
"You know sisi, I called you so I could share my good news with you, I thought you'd be happy for me but instead you're looking at all the negatives," I honestly thought my big sister would be supportive, I know she doesn't really like Bangizwe for whatever reason but she could atleast try for my sake.
"I don't mean it like that, mtakama. I'm just saying, be careful, men are a cruel species and you always need to have your guard on. If he helps you with this then it's a win for you, just make sure that it's hundred percent in your name for when things go south, "
" I hear you, I have to get off the phone now. We'll talk, " I've heard enough of this conversation and arguing with her isn't worth it.
" Nandi, wait... I need to borrow your car this Friday,"
"What for?"
"A job interview. Xolani's car needs to be fixed so he can't borrow it to me,"
"Okay, I'll see if Zwe can borrow you one of his,"
"The old one? I thought you just got a new convertible nje?"
"Exactly, it's new and I'm not borrowing it to anyone,"
"Hawu Nandi, I'm not just anyone, I'm your sister... And uXolani would like to test drive it, you know how crazy he is about cars,"
"The same Xolani that bumped another car with my old car? And left me with financial problems. No Sli, if I'm borrowing you a car then Xolani can't drive it,"
"When will you let that go? Mistakes happen angithi? How many times are we supposed to apologize?"
"I'm not asking for an apology. I'm just asking that you keep him away from the drivers seat,"
