Turning Table

Part 176

** Shot Fired ***

🌹Lethukuthula 🌹

"Nola ... a need an update as in today "I pressed my phone with my shoulder to make it stuck on my ear, as I was applying lip-gloss on my lips

Her: the burial site is all done; however, the house may take a week for the roofing to be

completed then will move to painting as for the interior decoration that may take another week as well, so overall it plus minus two weeks "

I stopped what I was doing and looked at myself in the mirror with my eyes all popped out

Me: Are you hearing yourself? Are you forgetting that I have already sent out invitations"

Nola: LT how can I forget when I too am in that guest list "

Me: Nola!"

Her: can you stop breathing over my neck like a lunatic and allow me to do my job "

And just like that she dropped the call, I looked at my phone in awe, I was about to dial her number, but Mlondi's phone call came through

Me: Mlondi "

Him: I'm driving to your house "

Me: so? "

Him: Lethu assume ngokuxhambelwa khanda ... be ready in thirty minutes "

Me: Mlondi I have made other plans "

Him: I'm giving you thirty minutes to cancel them ... "

Me: stop bossing me around! "

Him: that is the only language you seem to understand ... look there is a roadblock ahead will chat when I get there "

And just like that he dropped the call, I found myself feeling so annoyed that it came with a hint of sadness.

Mlondi has become so unapologetically arrogant towards me, I don't know why the sudden change in his behavior but I feel like I'm the one to blame for choosing such a man since I have had the most unfortunate experience of dating attractive, successful men who at first seemed great because they liked me, but when they feel they 'had' me in the bag already, they show their true colors.

Mlondi's Arrogance is no different from most men I know as it seems to be correlated with how good-looking and successful, he is, it feels infuriating. Sometimes it feels like I am going out of my mind, and as Of late his actions have been draining to a point where I have to lock myself away every morning to soak in a relaxing warm bath for 20 minutes before I can even face him or answer his phone calls that always leave me feeling doubtful of our relationship, But because I love and admire this smart, talented, passionate, hardworking, respectable individual (after all, maybe that's why he's so arrogant?) I try extremely hard to tolerate this tricky situation as best as I can.

Because I know deep down he is a good-hearted person, and I hope eventually that just maybe I will influence him-- he will be nicer, he will start paying attention during conversations, he will stop interrupting me while they speak, he will stop disappearing, he will be less stubborn and less cynical he will stop making obnoxious jokes, he will simply learn to be a more considerate human being. Lord, what was I thinking by falling in love with a gangster?

A light knock on my door made me wipe the tears that I did not even realize were running down my cheek

" Lethu "I popped my eyes open and jumped off my bed it was Baba Mzi, I made my way to the door and hugged him the minute I opened the door