A FEW MINUTES LATER
SEGO
THE CEREMONY CONTINUES AND I LOOK AT L, SHE WAS SO HAPPY TO BE GETTING SHIPPED TO THIS INSANELY RICH FAMILY. I LOOK AT THEM, THEY WERE ALL LAUGHING AT MY COMEDIAN UNCLE WHO LIKED MAKING DUMB JOKES.
ME: (ROLLS EYES)
I LOOK AROUND AND NOTICE ONE OF THE TRIPLETS IS LOOKING AT ME. THE ONE WITH THE WHITE SUIT.
ME: (SHAKES HEAD) FUCKING PERVERTED BITCH
THEY START SINGING AND THEY START DANCING. MY DAD GETS UP
DAD: WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL CAME TO WITNESS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR BEAUTIFUL FLOWER FROM THE JALI FAMILY AND ABAKWA NGUBANE. SO NOW, WE ARE GOING TO CONNECT IN LITERAL FORM
HE HELPS MY MOM UP WHILE THE LADIES CHEER. HER CHAIR IS PLACED NEXT THE NGUBANE, THE SAME WITH MY DAD'S CHAIR AND LESEGO’S CHAIR. I JUST SIT THERE AS EVERYONE LOOKS AT ME. LESEGO SITS WITH HER MAN AND MY PARENTS SIT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THEY START SINGING AND I LOOK AT MY AUNT.
AUNT: HAMBA.
ME: KUPHI ?
AUNT: THAT SIDE.
ME: WHY ?
AUNT: HAIBO. YOUR FAMILY IS THAT SIDE NANA.
ME: THEY NEVER TOLD ME A THING, NAKHONA I AM NOT THE ONE GETTING MARRIED.
SHE HOLDS MY HAND
AUNT: BREATHE.
I LOOK AT HER, TAKE 4 DEEEEP BREATHES AND LOOK DOWN.
ME: THEY DON’T CARE. LOOK AT THEM MA...
WE LOOK AT THEM.
ME: THE FLOWER CHILD IS MARRIED, THE PROBLEM CHILD IS STILL UNMARRIED AND HEADED TO 30 IN A FEW YEARS.
AUNT: NO... NO YOUVARE NOT A PROBLEM CHILD
SHE HUGS ME
ME: (SIGH) ITS FINE. I DON’T CARE ANYMORE MA.
AUNT: I AM HERE ALWAYS ANGISHO.
ME: YEP
I LOOK AT THEM, KEEPING MY COOL.
RAF
ME: PSST
RO LOOKS AT ME
ME: WHY IS SHE THAT SIDE ?
ROMEO: I DON’T KNOW. SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME HERE.
ME: HER PARENTS SEEM UNBOTHERED THAT SHE IS STILL THERE.
...: THAT’S BECAUSE SHE IS THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY.
I LOOK TO MY LEFT.
MA: MASEGO IS ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLE AND INTELLIGENT YOUNG LADIES EKHAYA KODWA KE, SHE IS UNMARRIED. SHE TURNED DOWN 16 PROPOSALS AND SHE DOESN’T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOVE.
ME: WHY ?
MA: ASK HER, I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND... I MEAN, LOOK AT HOW HER MOTHER LEFT HER BABY THAT SIDE LIKE SHES A LOST CHICK...
I LOOK AT HER MOM AND DAD,THEY LOOKED SO HAPPY. ALL 32 TEETH OUT.
MA: YOU CAN SEE, POOR LITTLE GIRL IS UNHAPPY.
I LOOK AT HER, SHE LOOKS AT ME AND LOOKS AT THEM, AND THEN LOOKS AWAY. SHE TALKS TO HER AUNT FOR A SECOND AND GET UP, FIXING HERSELF AND WALKS AWAY.
ME: BE RIGHT BACK.
I GET UP AND FOLLOW HER, BUT TAKING A DIFFERENT ROUTE SO THAT THEY DON’T THINK I AM GOING TO HER.
SEGO
I ENTER WHAT USED TO BE MY ROOM AND CLOSE THE DOOR
ME: (CRIES) I WISH I NEVER CAME HERE. THEY WILL ALWAYS CHOOSE HER OVER ME. ITS ALWAYS “LESEGO IS BETTER”.
(FLASHBACK)
Before they head out to the field
MOM: YEY...
SHE PULLS ME
MOM: DON’T RUIN THINGS FOR YOUR SISTER BECAUSE YOUR SHIT DIDN’T GO WELL.
ME: WHY WOULD I DO THAT ?
MOM: MXM, ACTING UP ON THE DAY OF HER WEDDING IS INSANE YAZI. LIKE USILE.
ME: I NEVER ACTED UP MA, I JUST DON’T WANT YOU GUYS THINKING THAT I ALSO WANT TO GET MARRIED, I’M NOT READY.
MOM: YOU ARE THE CURSED ONE IN THE FAMILY NEH. THE PROPHECY WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU.
ME: WHAT PROPHECY?
MOM: THAT THERE IS A CHILD THAT WILL RUIN IT THE FAMILY. NOT WANT TO BUILD OUR FAMILY HOME.
ME: WHERE IS LESEDI ??? WHERE IS MOGOMOTSI ?? THOUGHT SO
SHE SLAPS ME
ME: (HOLDS CHEEK) (CRYING)
KNOCK KNOCK
I LOOK AWAY
MOM: OH HELLO MANGUBANE. I WAS ABOUT TO HEAD TOWARDS YOU. SHE HAS A TOOTHACHE, I’M ATTENDING TO HER, I’LL BE WITH YOU IN A SECOND.
MA: OKAY.
SHE LOOKS AT ME AND I SMILE.
ME: I’LL BE FINE.
SHE SCANS MY MOM AND LOOKS AT ME. SHE WALKS AWAY.
MOM: HURRY UP AND STOP THE DRAMA, LESEGO HAS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY YOU ANGISHO ?
I WIPE MY TEARS
MOM: (CLICKS TONGUE)
SHE WALKS OUT AND BANGS THE DOOR.
ME: (WIPES TEAR WITH TISSUE) YAH NEH.
AS I WALK OUT
...: BABY GIRL
I TURN AROUND
ME: XOLO, I WAS FIXING...
SHE HUGS ME.
ME: (CRIES IN A LOW TONE)
MA: SHH...
SHE WIPES MY TEARS.
MA: OH GOD.
SHE RUBS MY CHEEK.
MA: SHE DID THIS ?
ME. YOU GET USED TO IT ACTUALLY (SMILES AND LOOKS DOWN)
MA: SOMEONE WILL SAVE YOU SOON, PLEASE BE GENTLE TO HIM AS GENTLE AS YOU ARE NOW. YOUR MOM WILL REAP THE FRUITS OF HER ABUSIVE WAYS.
ME: GENTLE TO WHO ?
MA: YOU TWO ARE THE SAME, JUST THAT HE ALMOST WALKED THROUGH DEATHS DOOR BECAUSE OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO HIM. SAVE HIM, HE WILL SAVE YOU.
ME: ARE YOU PROPHESING SOMETHING ?
MA: (NODS) YOU DESERVE HAPPINESS, YOUR ELDERS HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO LEAD MBOVU.
ME: MBOVU ?
...: MASEGO.
SHE WALKS AWAY AND I WALK TOWARDS THE LADIES.
(END OF FLASHBACK)
ME: (SNIFFS)
I WIPE MY TEARS AND WASH MY FACE. I LOOK UP IN THE MIRROR.
...: WHY ARE YOU CRYING ?
...
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