When You're Bound To Love

Chapter 49

I went to shower. After my shower, I got dressed and ready for the office. Sands: "Spho?" he knocked on the door. Me: "Come in." I sat down to brush my hair. Sands: "So where are you going?" Me: "Work. While Lakhe is out of action, I have to keep the boat afloat, you heard what he said yesterday, Harold almost destroyed us. Cost us our most important deal." Sands: "Okay, but its only for today, and I want you home at 3pm. No later than that. Lakhe would never approve of me letting you go to work when you should be resting but you scare me so you can go......and come back. In time." I chuckled. Me: "I will. Thank you Sands." where was he this whole time? Me: "Sandile, where were you? When we woke up you went there." Sands: "Yes, I went to start cleaning on the other side. I needed to think and probably calm down." Me: "That's good. That's very good, now stay that side-" Sands: "I'm not doing that, I'm gonna be Dumi's Uber driver again." Me: "When last have you checked on your hotel?" Sands: "Today at 12pm when I have a shareholders meeting. Apparently two other people own shares that I didn't know about." Me: "I thought Michael was the only other person." Sands: "He lied. As usual." Me: "You don't really like the hotel thing do you?" Sands: "No. But if its to keep my brother happy then why not." Me: "So is Sibu looking for a job?" Sands: "He has an interview tomorrow." Me: "So what's he gonna do today?" Sands: "He said he would visit his mum. He hasn't been there in a while." Me: "That's nice." Sands: "Have you eaten?" Me: "I'm about to right now. Just finishing here. I'm hungry actually, I just didn't want to sit with her." Sands: "Okay then. Look I'll see you later, I'm checking on Doomsday. Enjoy." Me: "bye." I took my bag and went to eat breakfast. Even throughout breakfast I was still craving chocolate chip cookies that I didn't know where I was going to find. Me: "Sibu!" he appeared from his bedroom. Me: "I'm leaving." Sibu: "Okay." Me: "Is Dumi going to see Lakhe today?" Sibu: "I think so." Me: "There's some breakfast left over, I'll pack some for him." Sibu: "Its okay. Don't worry about it, I'll do it." Becca: "Where is Mr Lakhe?" she came from the kitchen wiping her hands. Me: "I'll be at work." Sibu: "I need to get dressed." We both dispersed as quickly as possible.

Four hours into my day, I could barely keep my head up. I was so tired and sleepy. Me: "But Peanut, you're being unfair. I have to work." Harold: "Who are you talking to?" Me: "Myself. I'm so tired." Harold: "You can totally go." Me: "After what happened last week? No." Harold: "Look I'm sorry about that. My head was all over the place." Me: "Oh?" Harold: "I'm not sure if Lakhe has told you..." Me: "Told me what?" Harold: "About Bianca." Me: "What about Bianca?" Harold: "That...she had my baby." Me: "Whaaat!" I was acting. I knew this. As if Lakhe never told me anything. Me: "He didn't tell me this. You didn't tell me. Why? How?" Harold: "I don't know. It just happened." Me: "Is that why you haven't followed your family back to Australia." Harold: "I wish I did a long time ago. Bianca is using that baby against me." Me: "How do you feel about the baby?" Harold: "When I saw him for the first time....something happened to me. He's so precious and beautiful. I just want to hold him-" Me: "Harold, you're married." Harold: "That's the worst part. I don't know what to do. What do I tell my wife?" Me: "I think you should just be honest." Harold: "And lose my other kids plus wife." Me: "Then what do you want to do?" Harold: "Would it be unfair if I said I wanted all of them to be mine. I want my wife, my kids and be with my baby Noah as well." Me: "His name is Noah? So sweet." Harold: "Yeah." Me: "Its very unfair of you Harold, if you'd been cheating you were supposed to have used a condom. Now you'll be hurting your wife whom you love very much. Your kids also. It would be worse if they heard this from someone else." Harold: "I know. I guess I should come clean." Me: "Good luck okay?" Harold: "Thanks. So where's the big boss?" Me: "I am the big boss." I smiled. Harold: "Of course. The other one. I want to apologize to him." Me: "He's on a business trip to Pretoria." Harold: "To fix my mess." Me: "Don't worry about it." Harold: "You guys just got married, you should be spending time together instead-" Me: "Its okay." Harold: "Okay. Well...I still think you can go rest for a little while. If I get stuck I will call you. I promise." Me: "Okay. I'll be in his office." I took my phone and bag, walking to Lakhe's office. I locked myself inside getting on the couch and took a sweet nap.