I'll Always Find You.

chapter 12

I know he's the only man that can fill the void I have inside of me,I know it.

ZWIDE: We have all the time in the world Mama. You're going through a lot and I don't want that projecting onto other things.
Oh okay....I got off of him and wiped my chaotic face.

NALEDI: Okay.

ZWIDE: Okay?

NALEDI: What do you want me to say Zwide. You ,you are what I need ,not time ,not patience. Ke hloka wena and you're telling me about the time we're not guaranteed?

ZWIDE: I don't want you to rush into something that's blinded by your emotions. Naledi trust me when I say I want you just as much. Okay?

NALEDI: Okay . Goodnight.
He gave a sigh and I went to bed.

**2 weeks later.

MPHO:Woah aus'Naledi this house is huge. So this is where you've been?

KARABELO: While we've been worried hore waja o shap or not ,you've been living life?

NALEDI: Living life? Oh please Karabelo, I'm doing you guys a favor by asking Zwide to accommodate you.

KARABELO: Nah ,this house looks like who ever he is ,wouldn't even notice us.
Zwides car came in and parked in the driveway.

NALEDI: Okay listen up if you guys want to stay here ,le tlo mo hlompha you understand me? Don't be loud, don't snoop around the house, don't go where you're not told to go. I hope I made myself clear.

MPHO:Got it.

KARABELO: Fine.
The man of the house walked in with bags of  groceries in his hands.

MPHO:Hi! I'm Mpho, Aus'Naledis younger sister.
Zwide looked at me and smiled.

ZWIDE: Hi Mpho I'm Zwide, a friend of your sister. And you must be Karabelo?
He said as he turned to face him. Zwide put out his hand to greet him but Karabelos nonchalant ass ignored him.

NALEDI: Karabelo.

KARABELO:What?

NALEDI: Ke qeta horeng nou?

ZWIDE: Karabelo I think you could lend a hand to fetch the rest of the stuff in my car .
He said with a stern tone

KARABELO: Wait ....Aus'Naledi I have to ...
I simply looked at him and he went outside to the car.

MPHO:Can I also help?

ZWIDE: Ofcourse.
Mpho hurried behind Karabelo.

ZWIDE: Hello gorgeous.

NALEDI: Hello handsome. How's your day going?
He came in for a kiss on my forehead.

ZWIDE: It was quite hectic. I met up with my brother.

NALEDI: Let me take those.
I said as I took the bags from his hand.

NALEDI: Zwide, I really don't want to be a pain and bring my baggage into this. My siblings are my responsibility not ours.

ZWIDE: What's yours is mine.
He walked over to a bottle of Hennesy and drank by the rim.
Karabelo and mpho walked in with the bags and placed them on the kitchen counter.

NALEDI: Uhm Karabelo eyang to the study room I'll be there in a sec.
I walked over to him ,took the bottle out of his hands.

ZWIDE: Yini manje?

NALEDI: Come.
I said as I took him by the hand and led him upstairs.

ZWIDE: Wenzani mama.

NALEDI: I can tell you're clearly stressed and you have alot on your mind so you take a bath, I'll make dinner and help Mpho with her homework and I'll come treat you to an amazing Naledi massage. How about that?

ZWIDE: I can work with that.

I went downstairs to whip up something lekker for dinner and I found Mpho going through Zwides cigar collection.

NALEDI: Oh come on ,I leave you guys for 2 minutes and you're already snooping around?

KARABELO: So are you guys dating or something?

NALEDI: No ,he's just offering us a place to stay until I can get back on my feet .

KARABELO: Okay, I mean it's okay if you moved on from Kendrick. Just make sure he's aware he's going to be a step father.
Shit I still haven't told them about my baby.
It's now or never...right?

NALEDI:Guys.. I need to tell you guys something. And it's quite serious.

KARABELO: Okay shoot.

NALEDI: You guys know that life can literally take a shit on you unexpectedly right? I mean bona ka batswadi ba rona ,they passed away and we got right back up.

MPHO: But it wasn't easy Aus'Naledi.

NALEDI: I know Nana. When I was at Kzn I uhm got into an accident that resulted in the loss of my child.

MPHO:What!! You're only telling us now.

NALEDI: I'm sorry ,I didn't know how to put it....everything just happened so fast ,I just couldn't..

KARABELO: Why o bua maka. Aus'Lihle told me you initially wanted to abort the baby and now all of a sudden you live in a house like this? Did he force you to kill the baby?
This kid!

MPHO:What, no Karabelo.
He stormed off and Mpho followed him.

ZWIDES POV.

Naledi came into our room and sat down.

NALEDI: So want to talk to me about your day?

ZWIDE: Not really I'd rather listen to you talk my ears off.

NALEDI: I told them about my baby.
He scrunched his face.

ZWIDE: How did it go?

NALEDI: Terrible, Karabelo thinks you're the reason I aborted the child.kore he hates you even more now.

ZWIDE: Don't worry about that, I was once his age I understand.
I walked towards and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. Her hand gripped my shirt ,dragging me closer towards her.

NALEDI: Zwide.

ZWIDE :Hmm .

NALEDI: Do you love me?