Love Saved Me

SIX

LANGALETHU.

This whole week has been hectic to me, grandma's burial preparations. I've been doing all the chores alone, sometimes Thembeka would come and help me. She's been a Godsent throughout the whole week. My uncle has been busy assuring that the insurance got everything covered. My cousin and her mother, all they did is shopping throughout the whole week. They ended up telling me why they act this way towards me, apparently I came and took Zoleka's (cousin) space in gogo's heart and now I should see what I'm going to do this because I'll be working alone as her favourite. She even went far as saying I should stay home and guard the house and don't go to study at Cuba. My life is now back to being hell, atleast now I'm old.
I always knew that someday gogo would pass on but I didn't think it would be this soon, especially because she didn't even show that maybe she's sick.

The day finally came and gogo was peacefully laid to rest. Uncle Thabani and aunt Nomalungelo said I'm welcomed to come and live at their house again, just imagine! I'd rather go and sleep in the streets than to live there.
Everyone left now it's only me, uncle, his wife and Zoleka.
Uncle :" I think we need someone who will guard this house if we're all away"
Aunt :" where will you get money to pay that person?"
Uncle :" I'm working, remember?"
Zoleka :" I don't understand why would you want to waste money because Lethu can stay here"
Uncle :" Lethu was doing matric and she passed very well, incase you didn't notice. She's going to study medicine at Cuba and she's going next week"
Them :" mxm!"
They both left and I was left with uncle.
Me :" I don't want to cause trouble between you and your family"
Uncle :" you're also my family, they should be treating you like one"
He left because he had somethings to do, I then went to Zoleka's room,the on we're sharing. I found her sitting on the bed.
Her :" Can't I be alone in my room?"
I walked out and went to watch the tv, I couldn't concentrate so I switched it off and took a walk. I found myself sitting on the rock where I was sitting when I first saw gogo. I found myself smiling remembering about all the good memories we have together, I sighed.

THEMBEKA

Me :" kant what's wrong with you? What did Lethu do to you?"
Mom :" I told you that child is a curse, that grandmother has been alive all these years,now that she took her in she dies"
Me :" Lethu's grandmother was old,just let the old woman test in peace, nx!"
I said walking away. I don't know what I did to God for him to punish me like this, bringing me to this family! These people can't even think what's okay and what's not okay to say with your mouth. I took a walk because I wanted to clear my head. I found myself walking towards the river,just when I was thinking about turning back I saw Langa sitting on the rock, what is she doing here? I went to her, as I was approaching I heard soft sobs, she's crying.I walked to her and climbed on the rock, and sat next to her. I then wrapped my arm around her and rested my arm on her shoulder. We sat like that for a long time until it started to get dark.
Me :" we rather go home before the big snake come and swallow us"
Her :" does that even exist?"
Me :" I don't know but we can stay and find out,right?"
Her :" no, let's rather go"
We climbed down and walked slowly busy talking about silly staff,we then reached our separate ways.

LANGALETHU.
I went home and found uncle watching soccer.
Him :" mshana"
Me :" yebo malume"
Him :" ngifika lapha bathi abakwazi bonke,cishe ngathumela amabutho azokubheka"
Me :" bengisalula izinyawo"
Him :" ngiphekile, ukudla kwakho kukhona laphaya kwi microwave"
Me :" ngiyabonga malume"
I said walking to the room. I found it still locked,so I knocked and no one answered. I then walked back to the kitchen and took my food and went to sit with uncle and ate. We talked nje until I was falling asleep.
I told him that I was going to sleep in the couch, he didn't ask many questions he excused himself so I slept there immediately after I hit my head on the cushion.

I woke up in the morning, I had a blanket on. I remember well that I slept with no blanket. I woke up and folded it, uncle came from the kitchen.
Him :" ulalekanjani"
Me :" kahle malume"
Him :" sengthole umuntu ozosigezela ikamelo likamama khona uzolala kulo ngoba usekhona"
Me :" besingekho isidingo salokho malume"
We argued about it and his word was final like always. The room was cleansed, I moved my clothes and everything that belongs to me to it. That night I slept peacefully I even dreamt about gogo.

I woke up in the morning and everyone was up, aunt and Zoleka were making breakfast. They were in a good mood. I greeted them and they greeted back.
Me :" can I help you with anything?"
Aunt :" no, go and sit with your uncle. I will bring your breakfast"
That was weird, I'm the one who makes breakfast here and not the other way around. I went and sat with my uncle as I was instructed.

Zoleka went in followed by her mother, she gave uncle the trey with breakfast and aunt came and gave me the trey, she even bowed. I took the trey and thanked her, while I was still holding it my hands shaked and the trey fell. Plate and the glass broke, food was spilled down.
Aunt :" all my effort gone to waste!" She was sweating
Me :" I'm sorry"
Her :" ofcourse you are! Why did you do that?"
Uncle :" calm down love, it was a mistake"
Aunt :" you don't get it do you? You were supposed to.."
She then stopped what she was going to say.

ZOLEKA.
I've always been everything to gogo but that changed the day Langalethu walked through that door, everything was now about her. Even my father now loves her more than me, even mom noticed that. He even went far as giving her gogo's bedroom,she has a bedroom bigger than mine!! So today me and mom planned to poison her so that we can get her out of our way. Now that she didn't even eat the food we prepared, I don't know what to do. The way mom is reacting right now, she'll get us caught.
Me :" mom please calm down, it was the mistake"
She gave me a death stare, I don't know why she's acting like that because we didn't finish the poison. So we'll carry on with our plan again.