Turning Table

Part 120

***The Bone Man***

🌹Liyana 🌹

" you are miles away," he said running his hands on my tummy
me: so are you "
he sigh and ran the sponge on my shoulder, as he continued to give me a sponge bath
him: what are you think about? "
me: "everything"
Him:" It will soon be over "
Me: kanjani Ntsika? when I have to go to the witch doctors..."
Him: it's a Sangoma, my love"
Me: whatever it is!"
Him: you say that as if it's a bad thing ?"
Me: I'm not accustomed to what you call normal Ntsika "

He breathes out loud, he does not want to talk about this but yet in an hours time we have to consult with a spiritual mysterious bone man
Him: Liya..."
Me: Ntsika this is...."
I held my face feeling frustrated, never have I ever been in Sangoma house, phrophet, or a witch doctor"s hut, to be honest, I don't even know how to differentiate what is real or not in all the stories I have heard about this kind of people and here I am being in my first trimester being dragged to consult with these kinds of people.  For what? Love???

I don't want to say I don't believe or do, but all I know is that Belief in witchcraft is linked to a lack of trust in people, and in this royal household it's the main thing that unites and separates them at the same time, the Bhengu's have lack of social trust, period!... It's even scary just to think how am I going to survive in such a place
Him: Liyana please trust me on this "
I slowly looked at him
Me: it is days like this that I wish I had my family, to support me, guide me... I'm all alone in your world Ntsika and that alone scares the daylight out of me... because I'm slowly losing myself, my belief, all in the name of love"
him: I know" he said softly and kissed my neck
him:" Just know that I will never put you and our baby in hams way, that is why I'm trying my level best to protect you "
me: "I don't think I'm comfortable with the way you trying to protect me..."
I mumbled as I looked down, He looked at me and ran his hands on my face,
him:" You are going to be Bhengu soon Liyana, my beliefs will be our beliefs...ngiyakucela...ehlisa umoya and trust me on this please "
I swallowed and just looked away as he tried to kiss my lips,
Him:come let's get you out of this water it's getting cold now "
I sigh as he helps me up from the bathtub

The minute we stepped into our bedroom his phone started ringing, He stepped outside the balcony and left me dressing up as he answered his phone, he kept glancing at me while I put on my dress, his tired I could tell, this whole thing is stressing him, I just hoped and wished that there was another way around this, but knowing Ntsika he won't budge.

A light knock from our bedroom door made me jump a bit,
Ntsika walked past me to answer the door, he hardly uses his wheelchair when he's in the house, and somehow from his stride I could swear that he is not walking slowly or finding it difficult as he used to or is it my eyes playing tricks on me, he turned around and looked at me, our eyes locked, my heart skipped a bit, this could only mean that the bone man has arrived.

" babe he is here "
I stood there looking at him not sure if I should move or what, I'm scared but yet curious of what waits  for me in the other room
Him: come..." He offered me his hand to hold, I put on my sleepers  and walked towards him, holding his hand, he kissed the back of my hand as we walked down the passage,
My heart was beating on my neck at this point causing me to breathe very loud
Him: breath my love "
He whispered in my ear,

Arriving in the leaving room I expected to see a man in animal skin, bones on the floor with impepho fogging the room, but we walked into a neatly dressed guy,  wearing jeans and a white shirt, nothing stood out that he is a Sangoma, he even has a clean hair cut, now I'm confused,  where are the beads? Dreadlocks and amabhayi?

" Njomane...I'm glad you could come on such short notice "
Ntika said extending his hand to him, they shook hands
Him: Nkosi yami... Ugogo uma  esekhulumile angiphikisi "
Ntsika laughed,
Ntsika: awu asibonge khehla...ooh please meet umama wesizwe so shongololo, Liyana Ziqubu..."
He extended his hand for a handshake as Ntsika introduced him to me as Makhosi Mhlongo