KURISANI
The murmurs, gasps and yho's finally die down and all eyes are on us, they are all glaring at us for an explanation and I'm already getting dirty stares from the aunties as if what uncle Rony just spat for everyone is true, I'm not saying it's not but I know for a fact I'm about to deny like I get paid for it up until I get a one on one with Tirhani, then I can sing a different tune.
Tirhani remains composed, unshaken and not moved in the slightest. He is still relaxed in his seat and had not once expressed even a bit of an emotion, nor has he looked at me after the baby news were dropped and I'm here doing my best to match his composure. I don't know how we are getting out of this, if we even will at all but I know I'll get the verbal cane hitting the most. I can't even say or expect that he will come through for me because he didn't know either, the baby news are new to him too, he didn't come here prepared so I start preparing myself, whatever happens, I'll take it the way I know that I should.
Just as I look at him again, he smirks a little, looking at the gossip newspaper that just delivered the dirt on us in this very room.
"Makoti? Say something," - Hahani Basani
"She doesn't answer to you and she had nothing to say, if anyone has questions they direct them to me, " - Tirhani tells her. Killing all possibility or even hope that they might have had to hear me speak. He is in husband mode.
"But-" Uncle Rony starts but his nephew rudely interrupts him.
"You're creative, I'll give you that, papantsongo, your mind isn't just filled with beer after all,"
"Wha- are you going to deny all that I've just said?" - Uncle Rony.
"Not all, no. You're right about one thing, my wife is pregnant. The rest of the other defamatory shit you just spewed is news to myself and my wife, we are hearing it for the first time from you and you aren't even a part of this marriage. You really do go low huh?low to that extent? You're playing dirty with lies, papantsongo, "
"Mfana loyi (this boy), wena! You think this is a joke huh? We are talking about the future of this family and you're here trying to cover up your disgusting lifestyle and the actions of this whore of a wife you have,"
"You will watch yourself when you speak about Kurisani or I'll fuck you up in the worst way possible," Tirhani warns and gasps fill the room once more.
"What did you just say?"-Uncle Rony.
"You heard me, watch yourself and your mouth. You want to come for me and this throne? Fine, give it your best shot but you stay the fuck away from my wife with your unfounded accusations and insults.
So she's pregnant, so the fuck what? Was I supposed to stand in the middle of the yard and announce it to everyone? Who does that? Which ones of you here with wives and kids have ever done that? What the fuck are you even doing concerning yourself with my wife's womb, Rony?
And this open marriage shit you're in about. You read too many fiction stories, and this is by far the weakest blow you can send to me. After waiting for decades to find a loophole so you can squeeze yourself in and you want to tell me that this is the best you can do? You're disappointing me,"
" What the- he wena, uri yini kahle kahle(what are you saying?) you're insinuating that I'd use my own brother's illness to try and take over from him? Is that what you're saying to me? "uncle Rony asks sounding offended but knowing the real him now, he's just faking the offense, there's no question there.
" That's exactly what this looks like but unfortunately for you, this isn't how a hostile takeover goes. Firstly, where is the proof of this open marriage you're talking about? Do you have it? "Tirhani asks and I feel my heart skip a beat, I hope he's not opening the door to more scandalous news.
