At Simo's apartment
He dropped his bag on the couch and followed the aroma in the kitchen. He found Sami cooking and wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her neck grabbing her ass.
Simo: "Hey babe."
Sami: "Hi. How was your day?"
Simo: "Great, yours?"
Sami: "Great. I'm about to finish up here."
Simo: "Ummh..(clears throat) Can we talk?"
Sami: "Later I'm busy right now."
Simo: "Unfortunately it can't wait."
She huffed and closed the pots turning to look at him. He lifted her up and placed her on the counter then sat on the high chair.
Simo: "What's going on with you? You're losing yourself I don't know you anymore. You're so young but you don't have any direction in life, you're turning 18 in a few months and you should be in varsity working towards your dreams but here you're playing wife to a boyfriend. What is it with you?"
Sami:(chuckled in disbelief) "So I'm playing wife to a boyfriend?"
Simo:(impatient) "You're missing the point here. A 18 years old cohabiting, honestly I loved you because you were ambitious but now you've turned into something I don't know. You have no dreams whatsoever and that's a turnoff."
Sami:(sighs) "I don't see a reason to go to school anymore, maybe if I can wait for my inheritance then I can start a business but school is a big NoNo."
Simo: "And this thing of you beating me up has to stop. I'm not a coward nor stupid. I can give you the beating of your life until you question your existence stop testing my patience. Just because I don't beat you it doesn't mean I can't do it. Stop provoking me."
Sami: "I'm sorry and I'll not do it again. Please bear with me until I get my money then I'll start opening a business."
Simo: "What business?"
Sami: "I'll think of something."
Simo:(huffed) "This is pointless. You're not keen on anything and that's draining."
He stood up making his way out.
Sami: "Where are you going?"
Simo: "Out, I'll see you later."
At my house
I found MaNtuli watching tv and furrowed my brows looking at my wristwatch.
Me: "I thought you'll be in bed by now."
MaNtuli: "Oh! I wanted to watch tv my radio is not working and I become bored at night, the house is too quiet."
Me: "I'll fix it for you. Why don't you get someone to come and stay with you?"
MaNtuli: "You won't have a problem with that?"
Me: "No, maybe they can help keep both of us company."
MaNtuli: "Get a wife then."
Me: "You need to have a girlfriend to have a wife."
MaNtuli: "Where are you going to get one because you're always here? Go out and mingle with people your age."
Me: "Okaaay I'm out."
I made my way to the kitchen whilst chatting with her. "What did you cook?"
MaNtuli: "Samp and tripe."
Me: "Let me go and take a quick bath I'll be back. What are you watching?"
MaNtuli: "Rhythm City, definitely not your favorite."
I held the door handle and shouted. "We're watching it tonight!"
She chuckled and I got inside my room, my eyes fell on the bayb cot I bought last year for Lindiwe. I licked my lower lip and did breathing exercises, the pain isn't getting better instead it get worse. I tossed my phone and car keys on the bed and went out for a smoke. I opened the garage and leaned against the bonnet then lit the cigarette bringing it to my lips and took a deep pull then tilted my head up and puffed the smoke. Not having someone to talk to sucks, this is the 3rd pack during this day alone. I want to stop but I can't since this is the only thing keeping me sane.
At Ntokozo's Household
The funky smell between Nomonde's thighs made him nauseated. He exhaled and went out. She closed her legs and sat up completely clueless about what to do next, being a virgin at her age made things worse she didn't know what to expect and Sbani wasn't forcing her to do anything. She was ready but Sbani wasn't getting her hints so she tried with his friend who chose to leave her in bed with her legs spread wide apart.
Her cellphone rang under the pillow, she slid her hand under the pillow and answered without looking at the caller id...
Nomonde: "Hello."
Sbani: "Can I come over and fetch you?"
Nomonde:(tounge tied) "At home?"
Sbani: "Where are you staying kanti?"
Nomonde: "Oh you can't come. I'm about to sleep."
Sbani: "Come out then I'm outside."
Ntokozo came back..
Ntokozo: "I'm sorry for leaving you like that, I remembered I had to tell Sbani something. I was on the phone with him."
Sbani: "Hello...is that Ntokozo?"
Nomonde: "Sbani I'm..."
The call got disconnected.
Nomonde: "I was on the phone with him Ntokozo."
Ntokozo:(angrily) "And you didn't think to tell me?"
Nomonde: "When? You came in here and started talking and you didn't give me any chance to shut you up."
Ntokozo: "So what do we do now?"
Nomonde: "Take me to him."
Ntokozo: "Are you crazy? Do you know what he'll do to you? To me?"
Nomonde: "Sbani is not violent. I'll talk to him."
Ntokozo: "Let me tell you something about Sbani, he look dangerous and violent because he is. The day he choose to retaliate even your ancestors will not recognize you, stop underestimating him."
Nomonde:(angrily) "Then why did you fetch me knowing all of this?"
Ntokozo: "You don't get to shout at me because you're the one who kept coming onto me nxx stupid bitch with a smelly pussy."
He went to his wardrobe and took a blanket and a pillow making his way out.
At Simo's apartment
Sami looked at the time and tried calling him again but the phone rang unanswered, she sighed and pulled the bed covers over her head as tears burned her eyes. She loved Simo but she wasn't motivated into doing anything. School bored her and having a brother who took care of her made things worse. All she wanted was to be a kept girlfriend who stay indoors the whole day. She didn't have any friends because her age mates were staying with their parents and others were students not house girlfriends.
Meanwhile
Simo took a sip of his Heineken beer and brushed his face frustrated.
Spha: "Atleast you talked to her, I didn't understand the nature of your relationship how did you agree to stay with a teenager?"
Simo: "I loved her but now I'm not sure."
Spha: "You said she's going to be rolling in money soon right?"
Simo: "What does that got to do with anything?"
Spha: "Bro your girl is stupid and likes to spend money carelessly so why don't you take the money and open the eatery you always wanted?"
Simo:(thoughtfully) "That could work."
Spha: "Did you find her a virgin?"
Simo: "Yeah."
Spha: "You're in a situation."
Simo: "A deep scenario. I'm living a facebook story straight, like which18 years old is cohabiting? She's very disrespectful and impossible. I really can't deal with her."
Spha: "Wanna know how to win in life? Let people do what they need to do to make them happy, mind your own business and do what you need to do to make you happy. Keep her with you as long as it is beneficial to you, you wanna open an eatery? Use her money to do that because like it or not you're going to need money and lots of it. So why not use this one instead of wasting it buying expensive clothes and cellphones?"
Simo: "What if that gives her power over me?"
Spha: "You can be slow at times. Use her money behind her back, women do this to us all the time why not reverse the roles for a change. Just take a leap of faith and do it what have you got to lose? Ungadlisi iteam ntwana."
Simo:(sighs) "I'll think about it."
He took a sip and looked at his wristwatch then looked at Spha.
Simo: "I need to leave, I'm working tomorrow."
Spha:(standing up) "Ayt see you, don't forget to think about what we talked about. Where is Pile's car?"
Simo: "In the garage I'll return it over the weekend."
Spha: "Ummh.."
He nodded and stood up walking to the door.
TO BE CONTINUED
