The Royals: A Kings Heart

Chapter 39

NKOSI'S POV

I was fully enjoying myself, not kidding. After Thembisa dished up some food and sliced the bread, Mthunzi and I sat down to eat. The slice of bread was still warm with steam oozing out of it. I took a bite. The crust all around was crunchy and the middle soft and buttery. This is the most perfect bread. I dipped some in the stew and had a mouthful. Now I was conflicted. I liked it both ways and wanted it both ways. What sorcery was this.

Mthunzi: "This is nice."

Nkosi: "Nice?"

Mthunzi: "It's really good."

Nkosi: "Amazing is what it is."

Mthunzi: "So, how was your day?"

Nkosi: "Not fun. I had no one to talk to."

Mthunzi: "You could've sent me a message."

Nkosi: "I know. I didn't want you to feel I'm micromanaging you because you're with Thembisa."

Mthunzi: "That's good. That's really good that you understood that but I will never feel that way. How was the meeting with the community?"

Nkosi: "It could go both ways. I did ask for their blessing to build the shopping center. There were different opinions, but we meet again tomorrow with final decisions. They will be discussing the idea with their families and a vote will be done."

Mthunzi: "If they say no?"

Nkosi: "Then they say no and stay with a gaping hole for the rest of time. Not my problem."

Mthunzi: "What about the community center?"

Nkosi: "This isn't negotiable at all, I told them this. Reason for it not being negotiable is because it's a basic necessity that all villages have."

Mthunzi: "Okay that's good."

Nkosi: "It is. What took the most time was discussing the plans of where to build it and how. I tried to demonstrate the plan I had come up with and they seemed to like it. Another thing we discussed was what would be done in the community center. They weren't too happy about that."

Mthunzi: "Why is that?"

Nkosi: "The first problem I have is that the majority of the people who were there were men. Like 8 out of 10 odds. If women are outnumbered, their voices will be pushed down to silence. Which is what happened. I raised the idea of teaching proper contraceptives and access to it for young adults and teenagers. They lost their shit. Over condoms and pills." He chuckled.

Mthunzi: "They don't want them?"

Nkosi: "No. Apparently, this is somewhat encouraging teenagers to have sex without consequences. Whatever the hell that means."

Mthunzi: "What backward ass thinking is that?"

Nkosi: "Hm. I'm not good with explaining so I let it be. I don't know what to say to convince them. Thembisa said teenage pregnancy was a problem here as well as proper contraceptive and good healthcare. How do I then convince the parents to accept this?"

Mthunzi: "There's a problem Nkosi. If teenage pregnancy is a problem, who is getting these teens pregnant?"

Nkosi: "How would I know Mthunzi? I live in Mountain Peak."

Mthunzi: "My Prince. This is way deeper than just them thinking we're teaching teenagers sex. Teenagers don't wake up one day and know sex. Someone is already teaching them. It could be between themselves but what if it also isn't? This needs to be looked into. In the meanwhile, perhaps have this conversation with the community leader. He is obsessed with you and he will listen.