Not Your Typical Fairytale (Complete)

Chapter 18

1 Year later
Have you ever wondered what makes an ocean so special? Is it the waves? Is it the sand? Is it the taste of it? or maybe it’s the colour?
Well technically all those things can make it special but to me what makes it so special is how soothing it is. The atmosphere there is so calm and you are able to be with your thoughts, your God and your tears without any kind of disturbances. There’s something about the ocean that brings about peace in the soul and at that very moment I was at peace.
I got to reflect back on my life, from where I come from to where I was going.
Last year I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and my fiancé and I decided to name her Sinokuhle because we had been blessed with a beautiful baby girl. I say fiancé because he proposed on that same day our daughter was born, he proposed and as soon as I said yes, the cramps started and 5 hours later I was holding our little one in my hands, thank God there weren’t any complications. She was born on the 4th of September, a day after her father’s birthday, which meant I wouldn’t forget any of their birthdays. Thank God!
Last year December I had what we Xhosa’s call amabhaso, which is more or less a hen party but with family and friends and exchange of gifts and everything else, it was big, it made me wonder how big our wedding would be.
Lwando and I had decided to get married on the 12th of January because then we’d have enough time to ourselves when we went for our honeymoon and also so that we would come back in time for me to start working on the 1st of February. I would be working for BESS Co. only the best lawfirm in the country being trained by Mr Yanga Bess who so happened to be the son of Derrick Bess so yeah. Things were falling into place. Last year I decided to give my life to God and I wont lie it has been the best decision I had ever made, I didn’t accept God into my life for the fun of it but because I was grateful for everything he had done for me. He gave me life, he took away my cancer, he gave me a beautiful daughter and my soon to be husband and now a job at BESS. My life was nothing but a blessing.
I sat on that sand with nothing but my thoughts just admiring the way the waves moved, how one minute they would almost reach my feet and the next minute they don’t even get that close to me and it made me realise that that’s how life was.
One minute you very far and then the next you really close to your destination but how sure are we that were we going is really our destination? Theres no map to life right? we just moving until we die and then death becomes the end of our destination but according to the bible, death is the beginning of where we are supposed to really go. Death is not the end of life but it is the beginning.
“AYOLA” my bestfriend’s voice brought me back to reality as she made her way towards me. I turned and smiled. She walked until she reached me “your phone’s been ringing” she said huffing and trying to catch her breath
I chuckled “who was calling?” as she was about to answer my phone rang again and it was my future husband “Hey”
“my Angel” he said with his bold and husky voice, I knew then and there that he had a rough night.
“rough night?” I asked
He chuckled “you have no idea. I’ve been trying to call you since last night”
I rolled my eyes and giggled “I saw your missed calls, remember we have a 5 month old babygirl that needs all my attention while you go out gallivanting”
He laughed “I can assure you that nothing that was not supposed to happen happened. I behaved” I found myself laughing at how he said it, so confident “I promise you. I couldn’t stop thinking about you and the things I wanted to do to you when I see you” he said with so much hunger in his voice
I giggled “Lwando!” I scolded
He chuckled “say goodbye to your sleep because you wont be sleeping after today”
I giggled like a highschool teenager that just started dating “Lwando stop it” he gave a lazy chuckle “Simmy is looking at me like I’m retarded now”
He chuckled “tell her I’ll hook her up with one of my friends”
I shook my head “NO!”
He laughed “I can imagine you when you say that NO. Yuhh chill I was only joking yoh” I laughed “I love you Ayola and kiss our little one for us”
“when I get inside I will” I said with a smile
“where are you?” he asked with a firm tone all of a sudden
I chuckled “I was only sitting by the beach, chill”
He let out a sigh of relief “ok Majola. Meet you at the alter”
I smiled “meet you at the alter. I have a surprise for you!”
He giggled “now I cant wait”
“control yourself Mr Mbana” I scolded and he laughed
“I’m trying. Bye Ayola” he said before ending the call. I was left giggling like a child
“someone’s in love” Simmy broke out

I giggled “do you blame me? I’m marrying the love of my life” I said with a shrug
She smiled “you’re only 20 Ayola, are you sure? I mean you going to be doing your articles and you going to start at your new job next month. Are you sure about all of this?” she asked with a stern face
I nodded “yeah I’m sure. Simmy I love him so much. Yeah sure things didn’t go how I would have wanted them too but I regret nothing. I’m glad that everything is going as it should or the way our parents had planned. Lwando and I are one messed up couple and I know that maybe if things had went according to him and I then chances are we wouldn’t even be getting married today” I said involuntarily touching my tummy
She frowned “how far are you?” she asked with shock in her voice
I had not told anyone yet that I was 3 months pregnant. I had only found  yesterday morning when I went to visit my gynae just for a check up and it so happened that I was pregnant, yes it was too soon but hey, Lwando and I get carried away and ever since Okuhle came into the picture I haven’t quite had the time to take my contraceptives as I used to, I tend to forget at times, so yeah that’s how I was now pregnant.
“3 months” I said looking down
She pulled me to her arms and hugged the living daylights out of me, I could barely breathe “That’s awesome my friend” she said with so much excitement in her voice
I found myself giggling and trying to break out of her arms “Don’t try kill him or her before she or he is even born kaloku” I said wiggling out of her arms
She laughed letting me go “My friend I’m happy for you”
I giggled “thank you my friend” I said giving her a smile
“come. Lets go wash so that you can feed Sino” she said getting up
I held my hand out and she took it helping me up “can we keep this between us” I said dusting the sand off of me
She smiled “you know I wouldn’t dare” she said squeezing my hand “this is so exciting my friend. I’m going to be an aunt again” she said beaming with joy
I laughed “you so dramatic you know that!” I said poking her.
We got inside and I greeted everyone, the house was so busy and everyone was going up and down, I was drained by the sight of the house being that busy. I made my way to my room to take a bath, I needed a soothing bath with bathsalts and all. I sat there in the water until I had pruny fingers, I was disturbed by mom knocking on my door otherwise I probably would have stayed longer. I drained the water and washed off the soap scum before wrapping a towel around my body. I opened the door and she was in her pjays carrying Oku.
“Mom” I said
She smiled “morning, I found this little one sucking on her tiny fist” she said handing her to me
I took her and cradled her “morning mom, morning my little angel” I said pulling her fist from her mouth and she looked at me and smiled
“she’s so adorable” mom said
I walked past mom and sat on the couch with Oku in my arms, I took out my breast and started feeding her.
God how could something so perfect come from such a dysfunctional couple?
“are you ready?” mom asked
I smiled and looked up at her “more than you know mom”
she placed her hand on my knee “that’s good to hear. I am sorry that..”
I shook my head “please don’t apologise mom. We both had no control over the situation plus I am marrying the man of my dreams thanks to dad”
She smiled “you are an amazing person Ayola, its been a bliss watching you grow up into this amazing person you are”
I chuckled “even after the drama I caused back in highschool?”
She laughed “don’t even start on that drama. So many times I almost died of a heart attack because of you”
We both laughed “I’m sorry mom”
She smiled “no need to Ayola. We past that now. Today you are marrying the love of your life and your baby daddy” she said grinning
I smiled and looked at my little one who was spitting out my nipple, I chuckled. Okuhle didn’t eat much. mom and I laughed at her pushing my nipple out with her tongue, she was such a drama queen and she was only four months old.
“Are you ready?” dad asked hooking my arm into his
I nodded “I’ve been ready since I found out I was marrying him”
He chuckled “I did not need to know that. Ayola I am sorry for the way I handled things with you” he let go of me and stood in front of me and cupped my face “I should have been a better father to you, I should have handled things differently” I tried to speak but he shook his head “let me finish. I wanted you to marry someone who would be able to give you everything your mother and I were able to give you. I never wanted you to need anything. I wanted a man for you who would give you the world in a split second if given the opportunity and I saw no one better than Lwando” he said tucking a few strands behind my ear “I love you Ayola and thank you for tolerating me even when I was nothing but an ass to you. thank you for being my daughter and giving me such a beautiful granddaughter” he said and then planted a kiss on my forehead
I smiled “thank you dad. Thank you for Lwando, he is everything I could ever hope for. As long as he quits the $pritz”
He chuckled “lets get you married”