Zinhles POV
(two weeks later)
Its been a rough week. Two days after we came back from my birthday getaway we got news that Khathu's father had passed away. To be honest it was really unexpected because from my and Khathus knowledge he was healthy but he passed on. I won't lie I'm mostly sad for Khathu because him and his father have been getting closer and the sad thing is that literally the day before they were talking and he was so excited about the twins because he always wanted to see Khathu as a father.
We are in Shayandima we arrived two days ago. All the siblings are taking this death really bad especially Mulalo because she's still young and she lost her parent at a very young age. The fact that he fixed his relationship with all his children. My mother in love is also not taking this well she's not talking to anyone we have to force her to eat like she's not okay. I feel so bad for my family.
Me, Lutendo and Khathus cousins wives we are the makotis of the Mulaudzi family. Since Lutendo and I are both pregnant isn't that crazy. Her and I have gotten really close since day one. Anyways since we are pregnant our husbands made sure that they don't overwork us because we are carrying precious cargo. But the other aunts are not happy about that. Some would purposefully speak in Tshivenda knowing very well I don't know it fully, thing is Khathu has been teaching me so I know venda but they would speak that deep deep venda. And there is this one lady who keep looking at me like I did something bad to her. The rumour is that she and Khathu had a fling going on and I took the life she was supposed to have.
I walk to our rondavel house and I find Khathu laying on the bed watching TV. I greet him and I go take a shower because Limpopo is so hot and we have been going up and down with cooking. I am the Salads makoti. Even though I know my way around the fire and cooking on it I mean I grew up eKZN and I would go back to the makhayas every chance I got so at heart I am a village girl. After my shower I hop into bed and Khathu pulls me closer to me. Our legs are intertwined with each other my head is on his chest and his hands caressing my belly. We are sitting in silence while the TV is playing we not really watching. Seeing and feeling him in this state breaks me so much. Even though he is acting like he is okay but I can see that he is not okay.
"Baby..." I break the silence
"mhmm" He then kissed my forehead
"Baby I feel you pulling away from me. Please talk to me." I say he release a heavy sigh then released a small chuckle
" it's crazy how I tried hiding my feeling from you feel me... Baby I just spoke to him on the phone. We expressed his pride for me. He told me hat he loved me. That was the first time in years he told me he loved me. Then he dies?" I feel the pain in his voice. " he was so happy about the twins and the fucked up part about it is that they will never meet their grandfather. They won't have someone to call Gugu at all." I move my head away from his chest to look at him and I find him crying. I set on his lap facing him and hug him as he cries into my shoulder. I rub his back until stops. But he still holds me tight. I even start tearing up abit because of his broken he is. I want to take his pain away. Seeing them this broken reminds me of the pain I felt when my father died. Even though it happened when I was young the effects stay with you forever.
He lets go of me and I wipe his tears from his face with my thumbs and kissed him repeatedly on the lips. " I am always here for you. I love you."
" I love you too babe." He said with a faint smile " sorry about your shirt." I look down to see my shirt is wet with tears. I smile " its okay baby it's just a shirt. Are you hungry I didn't see you eat today, lets go eat baby daddy." I say to him I get off his lap and he follows me to the bathroom. He washed his face and I changed my outfir. Even though at Venda the makoti's don't necessarily have a makoti attire I still want to dress respectfully especially because we are here to bury my father in love.
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