RAFAEL NGUBANE

5. THATS WHAT I GET

1 HOUR LATER

SEGO

I HEAD OUTSIDE AND THEY ARE DRESSING UP AND GIVING OUT BLANKETS TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF GROOMS. MY MOM APPEARS

MOM: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ?
ME: I WAS USING THE BATHROOM.
MOM: (ROLLS EYES AT ME) GO SIT YOUR ASS DOWN.

I PASS HER AND GO SIT DOWN. I LOOK AT THE NGUBANES SINCE WE WERE SITTING WHILE FACING EACH OTHER. I NOTICE RAF LOOKING AT MY MOM APPROACHING HER CHAIR AND THEN ME. I LOOK AWAY AND TRY TO NOT LOOK HIS DIRECTION.

RAF

I LOOK AT HER STILL, I HATED HOW THIS WOMAN TREATED HER AND SHE DESERVED BETTER

...: YOU OKAY ?
ME: (NODS)

I LOOK AT RIO AND NOTICE MASEGO’S NOTHER LOOKING AT ME. SHE LOOKS AWAY AND I MIND MY BUSINESS.

A FEW HOURS LATER

SEGO

FOOD GETS SERVED AND I HELP OUT AS USUAL. EVERYONE WAS EATING AND HAVING A BLAST. THE FOOD LOOKED GOOD TOO. IT TOOK AN HOUR TO GET EVERYONE FED. I GRAB MY FOOD AND GRAB A CHAIR AND EAT. THERE WERE UNCLES SINGING AND DANCING, ALCOHOL WAS BEING SERVED AND EVERYONE WAS DRINKING. AFTER 10 MINUTES, I GET UP AND THROW AWAY THE PAPER PLATE. MY MOM APPROACHES ME.

MOM: GO CLOSE THE WINDOWS IN THE ROOMS PLEASE.
ME: OKAY.
MOM: (SMILE)

I GO INSIDE THE HOUSE AND CLOSE ALL THE WINDOWS. I ENTER MY ROOM

MOANING

ME: WHAT THE FUCK

THEY LOOK UP

I WAS FUMING.

ME: GREAT. ON MY BED.
...: MASEGO... WAIT

I GET OUT AND BANG THE DOOR. I PASS MY MOM

MOM: AND THEN ??
ME: THEY ARE CLOSED.
...: SEGO, WAIT

I PASS HER AND HE PULLS MY HAND

ME: DON’T TOUCH ME
RAF: ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK...
ME: I KNOW, YOU WERE PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT HOW I FELT. FIND YOU FUCKING THE DAUGHTER OF A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND ON MY BED, MY BED.
RAF: NO PLEASE...
ME: FUCK. YOU.

MY MOM APPROACHES ME

MOM: HAIBO, INTLAMBA ENGAKA
ME: WHAT ? HUH ?? UJABULILE ?? YES. NGIYATHUKANA BESE ??
MOM: HLEHLA, MANJE.
ME: FOR INI MA ?? YOU HATE ME, THE ONE TIME YOU SMILE AT ME THIS ENTIRE DAY IS BECAUSE I AM ABOUT TO BUMP INTO PEOPLE BENZA UCANSI PHEZ’KWOMBEDO WAMI ?
RAF: PLEASE... I’M SORRY
MOM: ITS NOT LIKE YOU WERE GONNA GET MARRIED AND STUFF

I LOOK AT HER.

ME: I HATE YOU SO MUCH. I WISH YOU WERE NOT MY MOTHER, I WISH YOU... (SCREAMS)

RAF

I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER CRY SO MUCH BEFORE.

SEGO: MINA AWUNG’THANDI SHAME. KUBO BONKE. YOU DRESSED ME UP LIKE THIS TO SHOW ALL THESE MEN UKUTHI I AM STILL SINGLE. YAZI WHY ? BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BRAG ANGISHO ?? MINA MA ANGFUNI UK’FANA NAWE SHAME. UBEKEZELELA UBABA E’CHEATELA, HUH?
L: SEGO ?
SEGO: I TRIED SWEETIE... I AM NO LONGER A JALI. ANGISHO I AM NOT MARRIED. I AM USELESS AND THE PROPHESY WAS RIGHT ABOUT ME. SHARP.

SHE LOOKS AT ME

SEGO: FAKE PIECE OF SHIT

SHE TAKES OFF HER ATTIRE AND THROWS IT ON THE FLOOR. SHE HAD A TIGHT AND BRA ON. I LOOK AT MY MOM. SHE SCANS ME UP AND DOWN AND WALKS AWAY.

ME: SHIT

I PASS THEM, FOLLOWING HER.

SEGO

ME: (CRIES)

I PACK MY STUFF. SHOULDN’T HAVE COME HERE. I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

...: SEGO
ME: LEAVE ME ALONE, (RAISES VOICE) GEEZ
RAF: I’M SORRY
ME: THIS IS WHAT I GET HUH. FOR BEING THE PERFECT DAUGHTER TO BULLSHIT PEOPLE. (SCREAMS) FUCK.

I COVER MY EYES AND CRY. I WAS SO DEFEATED. HE HUGS ME AND I PUSH HIM AWAY, SLAPPING HIM

ME: DO NOT EVER TOUCH EVER AGAIN. I HATE YOU SO MUCH, WITH YOUR FAKE SYMPATHY. STAY AWAY FROM ME

HE HAD TEARS IN HIS EYES.

RAF: IT’S A MISTAKE. I TOOK THIS

HE SHOWS ME A BAG OF COKE.

ME: YOU’RE A SICK BASTARD

I START HITTING HIM AND HE LETS ME. SOMEONE WALKS IN AND PULLS ME AWAY.

ME: I HATE EVERYONE HERE (CRYING) ALL YOU SAW THIS WITCH TREAT ME LIKE SHIT ALL MY LIFE AND WHAT DID YOU DO ?? HUH... (LOOKS AT AUNT) AUNTY ? WAM’YEKA ANG’LALISE PHANDLE, ANG’SHAYE FOR NOT GETTING 100% IN MY TESTS, HIT FOR ME BECAUSE LESEGO DIDN’T DO HER CHORES.

MY DAD ENTERS.

ME: WAMFEBELA uMA WANGENZA IPUNCHING BAG YAKHE. YOU HEARD MY SCREAMS WHEN SHE WOULD STRANGLE ME AND HIT ME FOR A LONG TIME.
DAD: (VOICE CRACKING)
ME: NO... YOU BROKE HER AND SHE BROKE ME. US !!!!! NOW I AM THIS... (SCREAMS) ARE YOU HAPPY. HUH ?
MOM: MASEGO I’M...

I GRAB MY BAGS AND PASS THEM. THEY KEPT FOLLOWING ME. EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT US, MOSTLY ME. I PLACE MY BAGS IN MY CAR. LESEGO RUNS TO ME

L: I’M SO SORRY SISSY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT SOME OF MY ACTIONS RESULTED TO YOUR ABUSE.
ME: (SMILES) ITS OKAY NANA, IT WAS NEVER YOUR FAULT. YOU WERE YOUNG.

SHE HUGS ME.

ME: I GUESS ITS GOODBYE.
L: PLEASE COME BACK, FOR ME
ME: (SMIRK) NOPE.

MY DAD APPEARS, HE GETS ON BOTH HIS KNEES, CRYING.

ME: (SIGHS)

I HELP HIM UP

ME: I’LL BE OKAY. HEAL YOUR WIFE TUU.

I GET INSIDE THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY.

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