RAFAEL NGUBANE

34. DEATH SENTENCE

1 WEEK LATER

SEGO

ME: (SIGH) WELL, KE TLA RENG (LAUGHS). YHO

I STARE AT MY PHONE. IT WAS MOAGI. I ANSWER

ME: AGI

MOAGI: THE NGUBANES ARE SUMMONING ALL OF US BACK AT THE MANSION

ME: WAIT, WEREN'T YOU AT THE MANSION ?

MOAGI: I WAS, I HAD TO GO GRAB MY LAPTOP

ME: OKAY, YOU CAN COME

I GET DRESSED AND WAIT FOR HIM. HE ARRIVES IN 5 MINUTES AND WE LEAVE.

MOAGI: SO YOU'RE MAD ?

ME: PLEASE, LETS NOT DO THIS. I DON'T WANT DRAMA.

MOAGI: OKAY KE, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW NO MAN OUT HERE WILL LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOUR FAMILY

ME: THAT APPLIES TO YOU ONLY. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE

HE LOOKS AT ME

MOAGI: I LOVE YOU MORE

WE HEAD TO THE MANSION.

20 MINUTES LATER

I LEAVE THE CAR AND WALK INSIDE.

ME: GOOD-MORNING

THEM: WHUU, MRS NGUBANE

ME: (GIGGLES)

I HUG MY GIRLS

ME: WHERE MY FIANCÉ AT ?

RIO: HES PROBABLY TAKING A SHOWER

ME: YHO, YOU LOOK A MESS

ZACK: TELL ME ABOUT IT. WE HAD A LOT TO DRINK. WHO THOUGHT RAFAEL WOULD GET ENGAGED

ME: WELL, SPOKE TOO SOON

I WALK UPSTAIRS

MOAGI: WATCH YOUR STEP

I TURN TO HIM AND HE SMILES AT ME.I CONTINUE WALKING AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR. I OPEN IT AND MY HEART SINKS

ME: OH GREAT

RAFAEL WAKES UP LOOKING A MESS

ME: THIS WHAT YOU WANTED ?

RAF: HUH ?

HE LOOKS TO HIS LEFT AND JUMPS OUT NAKED, WITH A CONDOM ON

RAF: NO BABE, ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS

ME: RIGHT

I WALK DOWNSTAIRS, HEART BEATING FAST

L: KENG

ME: THERES A FUCKING GIRL UP THERE

THEM: WHAT?

LESEGO HOLDS ME BECAUSE I WAS SHAKING SO BAD. THE GUYS RUSH UPSTAIRS. HE COMES DOWNSTAIRS WEARING HIS BOXERS

RAF: (PANICKING) BABY, I DON'T REMEMBER TOUCHING HER

ME: (LOOKS AT HIM).

ROXXY: CHOMI, WA MENSER (ITS YOUR PERIOD)

I STARE AT THE FLOOR BECAUSE THIS WAS A SURPRISE

ME: HAKE MENS'E, I WAS PREGNANT

I THROW THE 2 POSITIVE TETS AT HIM AND TAKE OFF THE ENGAGEMENT RING. HE HUGS MY LEGS, CRYING SO BAD.