Scattered Stars

Chapter 5

Naledi

I went inside the shack and found the kids playing a game of checkers on a makeshift board made out of cardboard box and bottle caps as pieces.

"Are you done with your homework?"

Lesedi moved a piece and looked up at me. "Yeah, we're just playing a game and then we'll study... Woah, nice hairstyle."

With the mention of my hair, Lethabo looked up and snickered. "You look like a baby."

"A very hot baby." My sister came to my defence. I love my little sis.

He snorted at her, "whatever."

Sitting down to watch the game." Who's winning?"

"Lesedi is." Frustration clear in Lethabo's voice.

"Don't worry baby bro, you're getting better at this." Lesedi teased.

"Clearly not better enough," Lethabo grumbled under his breath.

I couldn't help but laugh at their interaction. I took out my phone to check the time I realized it was 18:05 and Mama was not home yet.

"Okay, it's getting a bit late and Mama is not here yet so I'll just start dishing out the food," I said standing up and heading to the pots.

The kids cleaned up the table and packed away their game.

Then we sat down to eat. We all spoke about what happened today; apparently, Lethabo beat up Skopo and Skopo didn't even get to hit him once. I know I sound psychotic by saying this, but I'm proud of him for kicking that dickhead's ass. And Lesedi says there's going to be a prefect camp and she needs to be there because she is the Head girl. That's right mini-me is a prefect, we basically look alike except that she's slightly darker than I am but she's still beautiful. Lesedi is a very smart young girl she's always taking first place in her school so that's why she was easily elected as Head girl.

Lethabo, on the other hand, is definitely much more hardworking because things don't come as easily to him as it does to Lesedi but he doesn't let it deter him.

In the middle of our supper, there was knocking on the door, I stood up curiously as to who it was at this time, Mama wouldn't have knocked.

When I opened the door I was faced with a bald-headed John who had a long scar running across his head and an unlit cigarette between his black lips. He grinned at me with his yellow teeth, once realizing I was the one who opened the door.

He tucked his cigarette in his suit jacket, he's always wearing suits and today he was wearing a beige suit with no tie and a white shirt.

Pervert has been after me since he met me, this fucker is psychotic. He has my brother killed and still thinks I'm going to sleep with him and that's not mentioning his monthly monetary collection.

"Nana nice time! It's good to see you looking so beautiful, baby." I rolled my eyes at him.

" Mama's not home yet."

He pushed past me and entered, "its okay I can wait." He sat right across where I was sitting filling up the four-seat table.

"Mmmh ,y'all are eating nice huh? I hope your Mamma has money to pay me seeing that she's spending all her money on groceries."
I didn't even bother replying to him I just stood up and went to the kitchen drawers and took out a knife, I could feel his filthy gaze on my behind. The whole act made me feel sick like if he said one wrong word I would turn around and slice him up with the knife in my hand.

Sitting down I sat the knife next to my plate and looked up at him ,he raised a questioning brow at me,and as soon as he realized how uncomfortable and threatened I felt around him to the point where I had to grab a knife in order to feel secure he smirked revealing his yellow stained teeth.