After lunch no Thi I went home, I found uMa in the kitchen cooking dinner she looked at me and squirt her eyes
Ma: Ubuyaphi Thingo
Me: ngibuya e mall noThi besizikhipile ngoba so passile
Ma:Aww manje likhepi e report
I took both my report and award ceremony invitation out of my bag and gave it to her, she first gave me an inquisitive look and was a bit skeptical to take the envelopes but she eventually did. When she opened my report her eyes glisten with appreciation she then started ululating
Ma: Aww Jesu Ingane ka bani le alilililili ngiyabonga mntwanami
So here's the thing about my mother she is not like my dad who only wants to see me get married, she wants to see me graduate and being independent but then the problem is she is a Zulu Submissive wife that's the way she was natured, to be a wife who doesn't go against her husband so she has no choice but to listen to Ubaba
UMa later called Nkosenye and Mthokozisi to tell them the news they actually do not care but pretend to be happy for me in order to make Uma happy.
Ma: Thingo!
That's ma calling me from the sitting room, I quickly go to her and I find her sitting with ubaba
Me: Sanibonani bantu abadala
Baba: yebo Thingo ngizwe Uma wakho e khuluma ngomcimbi waksasa e sekolene sakho
Me: yebo baba kukhona umcimbi ksasa esekolene
Baba : oho asikho isdingo sokhuti uye angisho
Me: sikhona baba
Ma: Baba ngicela ukuhamba naye
Baba: kodwa asikho isdingo ngoba oThingo kumele athole umuntu azoshada naye hayi lo msagano we sekolo
Ma: kepha ngiyakucela babakhe
Baba : okay ningahamba kulamanyala enu
Mind you that baba has a soft spot for Uma she is basically his heart
The next Morning I woke up to Uma rejoicing wearing her best outfit with was a purple gingermary bodycon two piece with a lavender fascinator. I obviously wore my uniform and topped it off with a blazer, some of you may ask how do I afford to have a blazer because it apparently costs a fortune.. Well I'm from a very rich family, my father is a businessman living in the rural areas, my mother is a stay at home chartered accountant, my brother Nkosenye is a well known urologist, well Mthokozisi is civil engineer but also a part time dj. Although I'm from a rich family they prefer living a simple life but my mother still buys herself expensive stuff she says it's her hard earned money. Back to today ma walked into the sitting room and baba's eyes widen up and his mouth dropped open. Ma twirled for him and started laughing.
Ma:how do I look
Baba : Amazing Mkami
Baba : is it necessary for you to go to the that thing ngoba number one you look to Gorgeous and number two kuyafana uThingo doesn't need to be rewarded for working hard at school, she doesn't even need school all she needs is a good husband
Ma: Myeni wamiey I'll not be having that conversation with you right now... We are leaving now please make sure that Sabelo and Sphephelo are okay. I will come back and cook I love you bye.
We arrived at school ma was taken to her designated seat, I also was told to go to the recipient's seating area where I saw UThi, We hugged and sat next to each other it was sad knowing that she is leaving the next day the awards went on Thi was called she got best learner in History, academic Historian of the phase, third place in the top ten obtaining 5 distinctions with a grade average of 81.5%,first place in the district for history, first place provincial history learner and lastly first place National history learner all together with 5 certificates, 5 academic pins, 5 medals, 5 trophies and lastly a R2500 book voucher at any Pna. I'm so proud of her
She was in tears and as I was going to hug her my name was called I proceeded to go to the the stage I got best learner in Geography, Mathematics, CAT, Accounting, IsiZulu, English, LO, Physics and life science,Top learner of the phase, first place in the top ten obtaining distinctions in all 9 subjects with a grade average of 91.7%, top learner in the district ,top learner provincially and lastly top learner nationally all together with 14 certificates, 14 academic pins, 14 medals, 14 trophies and lastly a R7500 voucher at any Pna. I was in tears and so was my mother and Thi
Ma: I'm so proud of you mntwanami
Thi: Mngani I'm so proud of you and I love you
I hugged her remembering that this was our last time together we stayed like that for a while until Thi had to go
Me: I am so proud of you my historian I love you so much and I will miss you
We hugged again then she left
Ms Makofane approached us and ask that we go to her office with her
Ms Makofane : well ma as you know your daughter is a gem to this school and it is such an honour to have her in this school. So as the school we decided to offer Thingolwenkosazana Ngcobo a scholarship to Harvard University after she matriculates to study any course she wishes to persue
I looked at my mom as tears were streaming down her cheeks
Ma: aww nkosi yami what did I do to deserve such an amazing child
Yes I'm excited and all but the big elephant in the room is baba's reaction to this will he accept this, will ma convince him oh gosh things are really tricky
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more than just a pretty face
RomantikA Zulu girl from the village who is from a cultural household where customs are everything... comes a time where her family wants her to marry her betrothed husband whereas she has dreams of going to university and.......
