Lulama
We sat at the office waiting for our turn and I could see that J.T was not okay since he was pacing around and I never paid him no mind since I was still trying to wrap my mind on everything that I have noticed today in that office from the pictures that were shared to the movie that played in front of me. I sat quietly and until the door open and an old cute looking lady open the door and called my name. I got up and walked in with J.T behind me.
Doctor: HI, how can I help?
J.T: I found a pregnant test with two lines and we just want to confirm the pregnancy and if possible, to check if there is anything that we should be worried about and if he is okay.
Me: babe can you wait outside please? I looked at him and he looked at me and I saw his eyes flash in anger and then disappointment. The doctor looked at us and looked at him as he was just standing at there and begging me with his eyes to don't shut him out.
Me: I think I need a minute please; can I go out while you take in another patient? She looked at me.
Doctor: is they a doctor that I can call to get your background. I nodded and wrote down the name of the doctors that helped me after my torment saga with Nkanyiso and I got up and left the room with J.T right behind me and a few nurses looking our way. I walked till I got to the little garden that I saw while we were walking in.
J.T
I stood behind her as she stood there looking at the empty garden without acknowledging me and I felt like a knife was cutting in me making me lose my mind. I knew that the information she had was now running around her head and also the now being pregnant also was taking its toll on her.
Lulama: I never got pregnant in purpose. She murmured
Me: I never said you did.
Lulama: I never cared about protection because I was told I'll never have kids after that incident. I walked closer to her and made her turn and look at me and I saw she was crying.
Me: am 30 years and have no kids. I love you; you love me. Never mind what the doctor says now and never mind if you can have kids in future or even if you are not pregnant now but know that I love you. That's all that matters. So, we will go there and talk to the doctor and have her check you over and will take it from there okay? She looked at me and wiped her tears and I held her face after kissing her all over her face and she giggled the way that she always does when I do that and I knew that I haven't lost me girl.
Nkanyiso
I woke up after the nap and that I took and tried to get out of bed but I couldn't move. I screamed out of fear and my mother and uncle ran into the room and looked at me.
Me: I cannot move. I cried out loud and they looked at me. My mom left the room and came back with a cup of tea and she placed it on my leg and I looked at her confused. She came and gave me the tea in my hand and I felt that it was hot and I looked at her with fear all over in my eyes.
Me: mama I didn't feel that. Go place it on my legs again. And she walked to my legs and placed it again and there was nothing and I cried out loud as I couldn't feel anything on my legs.
Mom: oh ntwana wamie thula ngifone ngizwe( keep quiet and let me find out my child) she called the lady that helps us and in the next 30 minute my uncle and her got me in the car and we drove to her house and she was waiting for us and we got in the hut and she burnt stuff for me and she looked at me and shake her head.
Traditional lady: she is pregnant, the woman you have wronged is pregnant and all she is doing is praying over her child protection since you have wronged her once. The child that you killed is now protecting her and his sibling that why you cannot walk. You apologized not with good intentions. You apologized with hope of fixing things to a woman that belongs to another. am afraid for now I cannot help you cause kukhulu ukuzayo( a lot Is about to happen) I tried to talk back and a squeak happened and the lady burnt the incese and still nothing than she looked at my mother.
Traditional lady: he will stay like this until the young lady comes to peace with her past and the child that he ripped for her forgives him but for now he will be like this. I heard this and felt like dying as my mother and uncle took me and carried me into the car and drove us home.
The Nxumalo
They drove into the hotel that they booked and made their way to the eating area to have lunch and ordered and sat and ate. While conversing and just trying to calm they self in regards to what tomorrow might have in store for them.
Busisiwe: I hope she likes me
Sibusiso: what not there to like my wife? You are smart and beautiful, you are kind and understanding and most certainly you will love her and support her in everything and anything that she has going on for herself in fact she will be happy to have a mother like you and our twins will be happy to know that we have found they bigger sister after all these years so now chill. We continued to have our lunch with Mrs Nxumalo very nervous.
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Mend my heart
General FictionA story about a young woman by the name of Lulama Phongo as she navigates herself through love, life, family, friends and mostly career