The Royals: A Kings Heart

Chapter 4

SASA POV_

My mother had blatantly refused to let me go to Kingstown to visit Zimmy. I begged and pleaded but she was not having it. This made me sad but I was kind of expecting it. Dad had tried but he too couldn't convince her. It took weeks before I accepted this. I don't understand why my mother was so hard on me. My bread business was going really well. I had 10 orders a day, some families ordered two loaves at a time. For only R10 a loaf, it was a steal. More especially because it was fresh every morning. I got an order on the weekend of Christmas for a ceremony. It was Friday. They requested scones and muffins. I made three buckets by myself, my father helped me transport the buckets to the home. I'd made R400 altogether.

Me: "Thank you for helping me Tata. Can I buy you petrol?"

Xolani: "Absolutely not. I have a full tank already. You should spoil yourself."

Me: "You know mum will never let me go anywhere."

Xolani: "She means well."

Me: "How does she mean well tata? Nothing I do is ever good enough for her."

Xolani: "Just focus on school and doing well. Leave your mother be. She will come around." He drove me back home. "Ntombezwe is having Umgidi for her son. Don't you want to attend?" (homecoming ceremony)

Me: "No tata." I sighed.

Xolani: "Even if we go together? Your friends will be there. Come, I'm not taking no for an answer."

Me: "I don't even have anything to wear."

Xolani: "We might as well go to town and buy a dress. You just got paid." I giggled. He drove us to town.

I bought a beautiful traditional long skirt that was white with black beads and thread. I'd wear it with a fitted white t-shirt, I also added a black and white beaded necklace. I would look so pretty. My dad had bought groceries and was packing them in the back of the bakkie.

Me: "I'm done tata."

Xolani: "Alright. Let's go." We drove back home. When we arrived, I helped dad with the groceries into the house. "Go get dressed my child. We leave in 30 minutes." I went to my room.

Mama: "Leaving for where?"

Xolani: "I'm taking her with me to Umgidi." (homecoming ceremony)

Mama: "Why are you taking her? Since when do you attend Umgidi?"

Xolani: "I was invited and I thought it would be nice to go outside for a bit and relax. Also, these are our neighbors, we should support them."

Mama: "And what about Zanele? Why aren't you taking her? She's also your child!"

Xolani: "Where is Zanele?"

Mama: "She went to her friends house down the village. You didn't tell her about taking her out, you only do that to your favorite child!"

Xolani: "So Zanele can go to her friends but Thembisa can't?"

Mama: "Thembisa's friends are in a far away city! For all we know it's a boyfriend she wants to go to and sleep with!"

Xolani: "Ok." I finished wearing my skirt, t-shirt and beaded necklace. I was wearing my sandals when my mother came into my room.

Mama: "Where does that come from?!"

Me: "I bought it in town toda-"

Mama: "So you get special treatment and clothes while the rest of us get nothing! You see that you're so selfish? Why didn't your father buy your sister something? Why didn't you tell him to?"