Scattered Stars

Chapter 31

"We are the scartterlings  of Africa on a journey to the stars."~Johnny Clegg.

Rip Johnny Clegg.
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        Chapter 31
Naledi

Bliss-a state of extreme happiness. That is exactly how I felt. It seemed like for the first time in years the stars had aligned and everything in my life was falling in place.

I had an adorable boyfriend who was constantly supporting me and I had a best friend who stood by me no matter what-Johan.

Palesa has decided to forget about me, she made it clear she didn't want me in her life again, and I was going to respect that. It's a hard pill to swallow, your friend of seventeen years turning their back on you for money but a part of me understands that it's her livelihood or me. Poverty has its ways of turning us into something we are not. It has the ability to turn us into desperate people, ruthless people, and inconsiderate people.

Buhle, on the other hand, lied to me, she kept things away from me but the reality is... She has no obligation to me, it's not her responsibility to make sure I'm constantly in the loop about her life but I feel very disrespected. Kg is like a brother to me and for her to do something like that behind my back, for both of them to keep the truth away from me hurt.

Since the exams were over we could finally go home, I really didn't know the conditions of the township. The news stopped reporting after the protests stopped because the Premier promised to come talk to our community leaders and we are still waiting.

Kg would be picking us up a while later in the afternoon and we would be making our way back home. So I had to occupy the time after I finished packing of course.

My mother suspected that something was going on because she asked if I was dating anyone, the question caught me so off guard I nearly choked on my supper and my siblings found it hilarious. I told her I wasn't dating but she gave me that eye that told me she didn't believe me and she gave me the speech.

It always goes the same. "Naledi, I understand you are still young and you want to explore things but you are too young for boys. You need to focus on your studies or else you will fall pregnant and your peers will leave you in the township." She had every right to worry, girls constantly got pregnant, in the township high school, six have gotten pregnant so far and its only been half a year.

I am not ready for that kind of step with Dian, would I like to have sex with him? Of course but am I willing to risk my future for it? No. But I am willing to play around and have a bit of fun with him.

I had been going out with Dian so much my mother started doubting that I was going out Johan, today would be the last day anyway because he was leaving for some stupid tournament to Mauritius within a week.

I'm supposed to help him go shopping for essentials, the boy already has everything so I don't really understand what he needs.

He picked me up in an Uber with my mom standing by the massive gate, her arms folded while she tried to peer into the vehicle. Luckily Dian was smart enough to hide and as soon as I got into the car we were off.

"Hey, babe." He leaned over and kissed me.

"Hi." He had a bit of my lip gloss on his lips and when I tried to wipe it off he stuck out his tongue and licked my thumb.

"Eew." I retracted my hand and scrunched up my face.

He rolled his eyes in response and then smirked. "You know where my tongue has been."