Khwezikazi.
"Dingane Dlamini, father of the newly crowned princess of the Gumede royal house holds has been allegedly charged and accused of trafficking two day old Nikiwe who is believed to be the princesses then two day old daughter eleven years ago, following claims of domestic and sexual abuse of his daughter Khwezikazi Gumede and his late wife. The accused is set to appear in court along side his sister Juli Dlamini who is said to being complicit of these crimes.
I am your morning show host, Nosipho Mvelase."
She says as the screen cuts of to the scenes of yesterday evening as the police pulled at Baba and aunt juli out of the house back at home in hand cuffs as she weeps beyond anything imaginable. She looks like she hasn't been herself since the last time she left here, she looks skinnier and a shell of herself.
My face has been all over the news this morning and I thank God that non of the journalists have found their way to my house otherwise it would have been a hell of a mess for me.
Sooner or later I have to go back home to go and get the full story but I know that Nkululeko pressed the charges because he couldn't have pressed charges for Baba assaulting me on my behalf and to be honest I don't know how to feel about this. He's done what he felt was well within his right and I don't blame him, Nikiwe wasn't my daughter alone but I would have liked l a little heads up. My business is in the public faces and again I didn't even know that this would happen, just when I was getting my life back to balance.
My face is splashed all over social media and I have been the number one hash tag on Twitter since this new bulletin made its hit this morning. A lot of the people are sympathizing with me and some of them are judging the Gumedes for allowing someone with a past like mine to marry into their house hold, I've tarnished their name and it's worse given that Siya is supposed to be crowned in these next coming weeks and I didn't even know it. The press is having a field day going through my business more so the fact that I got pregnant at fourteen and who I got pregnant by, now this one, this one took the cake because conspiracies started flying about now and things got crazier as soon as Nkululeko's names was also mentioned., but in the midst of all of this all of them have been silent, none of them have tried to reach out.
I hop of the Uber to my work building and I make sure that I am quick to getting inside so that nobody sees me because ive already spotted a few journalists loitering about hoping to get a comment from me as soon as I make it inside I get stares everywhere, like this is the first time that their really getting to see me.
I take the lift upstairs and I receive the same reception upstairs, quit stares and gossips and this pierces at my heart because in the middle of all of this my only mistake was keeping this whole thing a secret, my only mistake was keeping the truth from the Gumedes maybe that's why they've let this whole affair get this much exposure, I know they have the resources to tuck this all away but it's still here, tormenting and it's at this moment as I walk between my colleagues Is when I realise that I am truly by myself.
I quickly walk to my office and i close the door behind me immediately and I place my bag on my table and I close my eyes , catching a breather until I hear a knock on my door and I quickly turn around before asking the person to step inside and my boss Richard who's also one of the senior partners who's voted for my promotion.
"How are you doing this morning?"
He asks as he closes the door behind him and he gives me a small smile and I return it.
"Uhm, I don't know actually, I am still trying to figure out how I am feeling, it's a lot of emotions all at once."
I tell him honestly and he gives me another sympathic smile and an understanding nod as he reaches his hands inside of his pockes and he looks at me.
"I understand, that's why, some of the firms partners and i have decided to pull you from the Mahoney case, just until the smoke blows over and so we wouldn't draw too much attention to the case as well, given the nature of it and the family associated, media involvement is the last thing that they need."
He explains.
