The Joys of life

26

[Chapter 26]

NARRATED

AT THE MNIKATHI's

Thando: "Lwande, I hope you called us here because you have found the girl you wronged." she says as she takes a seat next to her husband.

Lwande: "Yes, I have."

Nsizwa: "And what did you do?! because your face is saying alot!" Lwande clears his throat.

Lwande: "I did bad."

Nsizwa: "We know that boy so you better just..."

Thando: "Calm down babe." she holds her husband's hand.

Lwande: "I took advantage of Letho's crush on me."

Nqobile: "Please don't tell us you raped her?" she says.

Lwande: "No, i'm not that evil. I hust happened to act like i had some feelings towards her. Her crush towards me and her naivety worked in my favour. I started acting like a boyfriend to her but I didn't actually label whatever it is we had.."

Nqobile: "You mean whatever it is that YOU had with her?!"

Thando: "So you actually pursued a no strings attached relationship with her without her knowledge and even though you knew she liked you?"

Lwande: "Basically yes. I honestly just wanted to boast also about how i had a virgin girl..." before he can even continue, his mother slaps him so hard he bites his tongue.

Nsizwa: "Sthandwa sami." he pulls her to sit next to him.

Lwande: "I was only trying to fit in at school because I also wanted space in the rugby team. I continued sleeping with Letho even after i had gotten myself another girlfriend back in Cpt. Letho wasn't aware and I started distancing myself from her. The last time she was here, she told she was pregnant and I said some very harsh words to her including that she should abort."

Thando: "Who the hell are you?! I could have never given birth to such filth Nsizwa!" she says in anger with tears in her eyes.

Lwande: "She left early the next morning and I didn't even bother going after her. Pam also knew that she was the girl I had cheated on her with so I couldn't risk..."

Nsizwa: "Futsek! And what did you gain pleasing that girl because all she ever does is go around this world sleeping around like you not engaged!"

Lwande: "Baba, I love her..."

Nsizwa: "Fokof! What do you know about that word? huh? Don't you dare.."

Lwande: "I know what love is baba. Why are crucifying me for loving Pam even though she cheats when you also stayed with mom after she cheated too and then went on to abandon us after y'all lost a baby together!?!" Thando gasps clearly shocked by his son's words. She doesn't even know how he knows all this and what's worse is that he had to bring up Melokuhle. Melokuhle is a topic that's still a deep wound in her heart. Till this day she has never forgiven herself for missing her late baby's funeral all because of the 'space' she wanted. She is brought back by her daughter's scream, she turns and her husband is strangling Lwande, he even has his knee pressed on their son's chest.

Thando: "Nsizwa! You will kill that boy before he tells us everything. Leave him, you can kill him after we've found Letho!" Nsizwa clicks his tongue moving away from Lwande who is coughing hysterically.

Nsizwa: "I'm still gonna fvck you up boy! Ucathi uyindoda manje?! Amasende asek'hlaza usukhuluma noma ikanjani nomkami?! uzonya mfana!" he clicks his tongue.

Thando: "Just tell us if you found her or what!" she snaps as Lwande keeps on taking small sips of his water.

Lwande: "After she left, I went to see her later on just so I could plead with her that she aborts but she told me off and I have never spoken to her since." He says lying through his teeth. He wasnt about to risk getting another beating from his father.

Nsizwa: "You better pray she allows us in her life or uzongazi kahle." he said pointing his finger at him warningly and walks out with his wife.

Nqobile: "You disgust me Lwande! What kind of a brother are you?! All those things you fed me about her kanti all along you are the snake?! I hate you!" she also walks out following her parents just as Pam walks in.

Pam: "Babe, what's wrong? What happened?"

Lwande: "Get away from me!"

Pam: "Babe!"

Lwande: "As if you care! Where have you been these past few days?!"

Pam: "I'm a model babe so obviously i won't be here all the time!"

Lwande: "You mean a prostitute?! I'm done with you, I don't even know why the hell are we still together anymore. You sleep with all these old men and then come back to my house with your nasty aura and b*ych spirits, making my daughter even more sick!"

Pam: "She is mine too!"

Lwande: "She has been sick for months and you've never bothered yourself about her! In fact, i'm done talking with you. We done!"

Pam: "Excuse me?"

Lwande: "I said we done!"

Pam: "Oh no honey! I say we done when i'm done! Don't bore me wena!" she clicks her tongue and walks away.