Zenande Okhethiweyo 2

Chapter 24

I'm woken up by a light knock on my door. Looking at the alarm clock it says it's nine o'clock,I missed breakfast and last night I didn't even go down for dinner. I sit up from the bed. Maybe if I don't answer the person will go away.
The person keeps on knocking. I let out an irritated sound as I walk in my pyjamas to open the door.

"Zano" I say surprised.
"I brought you some breakfast" he says.
It is only now that I notice he is carrying a tray. I open the door for him so that he steps inside and close it behind me.
"Thanks but you didn't have to" I say sitting on the couch.
"You didn't eat last night,I had to and anyway it's not a big deal" he says setting the tray on my lap.
Oh but it is a big deal to me. There is coffee, muesli,fruits and plain yoghurt on the tray. I look at him and smile.
"Thank you" I say.
"Eat up. I'm not leaving until you are done,knowing you once I get out you won't eat and it will all end up in the rubbish bin" he says.
I can't help but laugh. Looking at him he looks like his usual self,like he is not carrying the weight of the entire world. I focus on my food and dig in as he is busy with his phone.

"Do you regret loving me?" I ask after a while.
He looks up from his phone and sits up straight.
"I regret not waiting for you,I regret being selfish and not letting go of Dudu when it was clearly hurting you. I regret a lot of things but I don't regret falling head over heels in love with you" he says.
"She is not right Zano,I thought you were going to move on with someone else and not her" I say sighing.
"It's easier to just settle when your heart is not there" he says.
What does that mean? I look at him and silently pray for the gift of understanding.
"At least you got to forget about it all for a while,I can't even if I tried" I say pushing the tears back.
"My head didn't remember but my heart will never forget even if it stops beating one day,my soul will still search for yours in the afterlife" he says.
I can't help but smile at him.
"We have to sort everything out Zano if not for us then for our kids" I say.
He smiles and takes my hand in his.
"I remember when you became my wife,my biggest wish was to have our children running around the house and hearing you say our kids now it just reminded me that I got what I have wished for just in a different setup" he says.
"We made the same wish" I say squeezing his hand.
He smiles at me.
"Okay mama wezingane zami what do you suggest as the way forward?" He asks.
"Let's give friendship a chance,ever since I got back we have been butting heads all the time" I say.
He nods.
"And we should spend more time with the boys together" he says causing me to nod and we laugh.
"And you should make sure that Dudu stays away from my kids,you can play happy families with Themba not my boys" I say.
"And you also stop entertaining your boyfriends with my kids,they only have one father and that is me" he says.
I don't know if I'm too happy to even bother about being angry or what but I just agree.
"Well now that everything is sorted you should get ready,the family meeting will be starting soon " he says as he gets up and leaves with the tray.

I quickly do my morning routine. I put on a black doek,a white long sleeve t-shirt and a grey flowy skirt that goes down to my knees. It has a huge black waist belt that shows off my figure. I put on my slippers and quickly tidy up my room before I go downstairs.

"No ways bhuti,I suggest you hire a private chef" I say.
"But you are here mos Sphe" he says.
"Do you know how much work goes in to making a pie? Mind you I would have to make lots of it because you are going to have plenty of seconds and others are also going to want some" I say.
When I got downstairs Siphephelo asked me to make him pie nje all of a sudden,no warning or anything.
"Come on Sphe" he begs.
"Don't you have a wife wena? Stop bothering other people's wives " Mamkhulu says.
"Exactly!" I say.
"Bafo your wife is making some cottage pie would you like some?" Siphephelo says immediately when Zano walks in to the lounge.
Zano looks at Dudu and laughs.
"No thanks" he says.
I bawl out in laughter,his plan backfired on him.
"I meant Sphe not Dudu!" Siphephelo says throwing a cushion at Zano who laughs and catches it  and then throws it back.
"Ah! Now I see,she already said no so go buy it" Zano says.
"Mxm" Siphephelo says as we laugh at him.