UNCONDITIONAL

TWENTY-TWO

' Have you spoken to Khanyi?'

'No, how will I?. you saw how she ignored me at the mall the other day. She hates me and I do not blame her. after what I said about her children,I'd hate me too.'

'I don't think she hates you,she's just hurt. I should beat you up for being so dumb but you have been through enough these past months.'

My mother is right,I am dumb.

' So why don't you just talk to her,tell her how you feel. Come clean with her. Your father and I love you but we cannot take another day of you moping around in our house. You have your own home and you need to go back to it.'

'Mom,you know why I can't go there with her.'

'Why?! because she is positive. You speak like you can take precautions with her condition. Your father and I discussed this. I must admit I was not happy about you dating her but your father made me understand that it is your life and we should be happy that you're happy. In this day in age there is a lot of things you can do to protect yourself from getting infected. Isn't it why you've been going to those health classes'

'Yes but I am still unsure'

'No you're just afraid but it is your life. You do what you want but I seriously need you to do it fast because you being here is affecting your father and I's sex life'

'Mommy nooooo!
Lah lah lah lah lah!'

As soon as the word sex left my mom's mouth I covered my ears with my hands and sang the lah lah song. I may be 30 but in my perfect world my parents do not have sex and the stork brought me to them. I cannot imagine my parents doing the nasty.

Khanyi's son's have a ball game today and they asked me to come see them play as I used to help them during practice. Hope Khanyi does not chase me away,I have been a real asshole towards her and my excuse is that this is all new to me.

'Percy,how can I help you?'

'Well uhm.. the boys asked me to come watch them play today__'

'I am sure you have been to their school before,why are you at my doorstep?'

'You did not let me finish.... I was hoping we could ride together.'

She looked at me for a second like she was debating whether to agree or decline my offer and trying to figure out if I had ulterior motives.

'Come in and sit down while I get ready'

'Or I could watch you get ready'

I smile hoping she would say yes, I'm horny.She laughs walking into her bedroom. I wait on her while flicking through the channels before deciding on just watching music videos on MTVbase. They're playing August Alsina - No love and it is the part where Nicki walks in to find a huge bouquet of red roses,giving me an idea.