It's a Friday the last week of November as promised it's the weekend of i ceremony ya Ntando him being introduced to the Zulu ancestors the entire family needs to head up to kwaNongoma ekhaya elikhulu
I am already up and about packing Ntando's clothes while he's playing with his toy on the bed he's so quiet I pack all his clothes into the baby bag and I pack my stuff too
I'm wearing a dress with head wrapped around with a doek wifely duties
I'm wearing my black Gucci flops
There's a knock on the door
"Come in "the handle creaks and it's opens and it's Londi along with Likhona
"Hey sis are you ready ?"
"Yes I'm almost done "
"We need to go,hurry up "with that said my evil husband leaves the room i scoff and just continue with fixing myself
"Hello boy boy "
"He's very silent today useziphatha kahle hese days "
"I noticed but I don't like , he needs to be active "
"That's moody Ntando for you "
She laughs at that and helps me load the bags in the car while ntando is in the baby seat inside the car all buckled up unfortunately for me I'm riding with my husband alone , I step inside the back seat with ntando right next to his seat
He gives me a very awkward and weird look through the rear view mirror
He starts the car , we are driving in a black Mercedes it's a bit high he turns on the radio and it's a special jam day at Ukhozi FM the old hits are being played Mariah Carey's "without you "
Starts playing on the radio he turns it off and luckily before I get to comment my phone starts ringing it's an unknown number
"Ziyanda speaking hello"
"Sphalaphala "
I know this voice very well I look at Likhona in the rear view mirror
"Hey Unjani?"
"Ngyaphila ntokazi nina ninjani!"
"Ohhh I'm okay , where did you get my number ?"
"I believe in if you truly want something you need to hustle for it , let's just say i have my ways "
"Okay "I giggle at what he is saying
"Ngikubona nje kokuqala ngabona ukuthi angifuni ukuphinde ngikudedele "
"You are a straight talker hey"
"The best there is I don't want run around the bush "
Likhona sees me blushing and he turns the radio on and increases the volume
I'm having a hard time hearing him ,
"Can you please stop it!!!"
"I can't hear you "he mouths that for me in the rear view mirror
"Asshole "I drop the call and look at the different views
After I dropped the call he decreases the volume
"That was so childish and unexpected "
"Yeah well it had to happen "
"Why konje ?"
"Because you are my wife okay "
"Ohhh this is the part this is supposed to be cute we kiss and you leave me in the car and go fuck your girlfriend yesssss I love this part "
Sarcasm filled all over my face
"What girlfriend?"
"Your girlfriend, you are such a lucky man you get both sides of your bread buttered "
"It happens to the best of us "
"Well I'm venturing it too now fuck off my business "
He brakes the car and looks at me directly , I am a bit anxious by the sudden movement
" I am not doing that , one way or the other you have to accept I am the man in this relationship, next thing I'm going to fuck that attitude out of you okay?"
I don't know whether I should nod at that sexy statement or what but I just turn to look at the view in the window
After driving for the next 4 hours we finally arrive at the main house in Nongoma place it's actually very massive it's a very huge homestead but what did I even expect from the Zulu family
He parks the car in the yard filled with cottages and rondavels there is a huge mansion in the middle of the homestead it's painted in glass and grey
I open the door and two boys come running to the car
"Malume "
The run to Likhona to hug him he picks both of them up and talks to them
"Sanbona bafana , Kade nganigcina"
"Yes malume Cela ukugibela imoto "
"Khululeka ntambama nje sizohamba ngemoto ka lume "
"Mama Kade uphesheya usiphatheleni"
I'm interrrupted by ululation echoing in the yard , I turn to look and it's my favorite family member
"Gogo"
"Ziyanda , ohhh come here the both of you "
That's me and Ntando
"Nginikhumbule into eyisidudla nginitshele asambe ngiku introduce kumndeni Waka Zulu , Likhona take the things to your cottage "
She takes the baby from my arms and starts playing with him they get along so well
Gogo introduces me to the Aunts and cousins and even uncles they welcome me with open arms and we laugh here and there , we are sitting in the lounge after making tea for the aunts and they are conversing about anything
My monster in law enters looking so enraged and annoyed
"When they meant the makoti's should start working what did they mean Kanti "
"That o makoti mele basebenze"Gogo replies
"U makhwapheni /makoti yena enzenjani?"
I roll my eyes at her way of referring to me
"Yehhheeeni awusemdala uqophisana nengane "
"O Ibanzi basenzela imihlola bashada o slayyyy"
The aunts all start laughing while my mother in law gets annoyed and leaves heaving with anger
"Gogo let me go help"
"Lutho hlala la phansi uzodlala lo wena "
After saying that she sips on her tea and we continue talking
At about 21:00 I finally gather the strength to head to my room it's been so busy , I have been chopping the onions , making I dombolo and cooking stew all the things which Gogo has been teaching me , Ntando is going to be sleeping with Londi
"Hamba manje makoti sekwanele "
That was the last order nakhona I was told because of all the effort I have been putting in making this a success
She shows me my cottage and I head inside it's not locked it's very very beautiful it's like an en-suite and it's painted in grey with aluminum windows and a king size bed in the middle
I enter the room and luckily the key is hanging behind the door and I throw myself on the bed I'm so tired
Likhona's POV
Right after the shower I wrap a towel around my lower body and head outside I find Ziyanda laying on the bed with her shoes on she must be very tired
I head towards her and pick her and lay her on the bed fully and nicely and I take off her shoes
Then I kiss her forehead and take a few snaps of her sleeping she's my favourite creature when she's sleeping
I remove the strands of hair hanging on her face and I stare at her , how did we even get here ?I did this right?I know it's my fault I should have supported her basically cause she didn't ask for things to turn out this way
"I love you"
I whisper in her ears and I get dressed and get ready to sleep on the coach otherwise shit will hit the fan
