JOYS OF LIFE -2 [NOT EDITED]

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LJ: "Mom, I can feed myself." he argued when Lethokuhle kept on feeding him.

Letho: "Just let me be. I almost lost you." she says with her voice breaking. Junior looks down in shame.

LJ: "I'm sorry mama. The pain was just too much, I couldn't handle it."

Letho: "What? You know you have us. We were and still are going to get through this, together, right?"

LJ: "Yes." he whispered

Letho: "What you did was very selfish baby and it would've broke us if you really died. You almost put us through another type of misery that we or any other parent has ever imagined."

LJ: "I'm sorry mama. Is dad also mad at me?"

Letho: "He hasn't said anything but you guys will talk when he gets here."

LJ: "I love you."

Letho: "I love you too baby. Now, eat." She continued to feed him. Her friends walk in carrying plastics and takeaways.

Nqo: "You've been cooped up in here all morning friend."

Letho: "I'm running away from Lizwi. He knows what we did earlier."

Thoba: "You should have rode him like a p*rnstar to shut him up friend."

Portia: "There's a kid in here nina!" she scolds them.

Nqo: "ay suka! he was blowing that boy angithi?! He isn't so innocent anymore." She says waving her hand off making everyone laugh as LJ looks down shyly.

Thoba: "So Juni, did he tap it?!"

Portia: "Shut up wena!"

Nqo: "I also want to know." They all stare at Junior as he plays with his hands.

Junior: "No."

Thoba: "Good! He doesn't deserve you anyway." he says patting his shoulder. Portia shakes her head then turns to Letho.

Portia: "If your husband knows that explains the scary looks he just gave us when we bumped into him outside."

Letho: "Really?!"

Nqo: "Oh please! We did what we had to do."

Letho: "I guess you will be doing the explaining including bribing the security guards and everything else."

Thoba: "It was fun though." they all agree then burst into fits of laughter except the now shy Junior.

Portia: "Yazi, that girl yesterday..." she said while looking like she is thinking.

Nqo: "Who was she anyway?"

Portia: "Swe's friend."

Nqo: "I liked her shame."

Letho: "I didn't even pay much attention to her, I was too angry."

Thoba: "Anyways wena!" he says sternly while pointing at LJ.

Thoba: "if ever you do nonsense like this!?! if ever you try killing yourself again. I will help you personally and make sure that you succeed ngoba if survive another suicidal attempt, I will beat you to death, I promise you!" he says sternly looking so scary which makes LJ scared because they have never seen an angry Mogheli, they always experience the happy and carefree him.

Lizwi: "Tell him Thoba. I won't even stop you when you do so." he said walking in.

Portia: "Uh friend, we have to dash now. We will call." she says already wanting to get out of the room.

Lizwi: "There's no need to run from me." he says calmly. Lethokuhle's friends all leave, leaving Junior with his parents.

Lizwi: "We should organise a therapist for you."

LJ: "No baba, I'm okay."

Letho: "You okay kwani?!" she scolds him. They are interrupted by their other kids entering the room. They all stand around LJ's bed looking at him.

Fana: "How are you Junior?" he asks.

Junior: "I'm okay now." responds in his brittle voice.

Lizwi: "You sure you don't want to have a few sessions with a therapist?"

Mels: "I also think he needs a therapist. That boy didn't only play you but he released a video that wasn't supposed to be recorded anyway."

Letho: "Melody is right baby. I will be opening a lawsuit."

Lizwi: "Mawabo, you already went there to beat up the boy. Don't you think he will also report y'all?"

Junior: "Mah!!"

Letho: "I'm sure he's not that stupid." Junior clears his throat.

Junior: "I'm really sorry baba." Lizwi frowns.

Lizwi: "For what?!"

Junior: "I know you must be mad, finding out about my sexuality like that..." Lizwi hugs him shocking all of his elder kids, especially Fana. They were more shocked of how soft he was because they know him to be very strict sometimes.

Lizwi: "Your sexuality isn't something you should be ashamed of. You are still my child and I love you. You being gay doesn't make you any less of my child okay?" Junior just sobs.

Lizwi: "Shh, don't cry. That boy was an idiot, he lost a gem. I love you."

Junior: "I love you too."

Fana: "You not mad bafo?!" he asks shocked.

Lizwi: "No plus everyone saw this coming."

Mels: "Now do you see that you are blind?!"

Fana: "What?! How come?!" he was the only one who never suspected that his small brother would turn out gay.

Lizwi: "We all saw it as he grew up." he says and kisses Junior's forehead.

Letho: "Swelihle, you can go back to your dorms with one of your brothers and pack your things. We will leave together la when we go home and we have news for you and ubhuti ozibulalayo."

LJ: "Mom, come on."

Lizwi: "Yini?! Didn't you try to kill yourself?! why are you laying on this bed kanti?!" he asks making his wife laugh.

LJ: "Dad..." he whined.

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Forgive me if you come across any errors! The story isn't edited.