SIBLINGS-IN-LAW:LOVE & CONSEQUENCES

THIRTY-NINE

LUYOLO MAYIZA

My wife has been avoiding me as much as she could and right now I don’t have time for her drama, I have two companies that I have to take care of and on top of that, I am doing her work. She is neglecting a lot lately, even the passion that she had for pediatric she seems to have lost it. It is not easy for me too on my side and I am trying to be the husband that she needs but, she makes it too difficult for me I don’t know, maybe I am husband(ing) her the wrong way. I need a guide to the life that I am living.

I walk into our bedroom and found her sitting on the bed frowning but, what’s new in that? Did I tell you that she kicked me out of the bedroom? Well, yep! I am sleeping in the guest room in my own damn house but guess what!? Argh, don’t say 'what' because I asked you to guess which is what normal people do… Anyway, I gladly left because, I was going to go insane sleeping with my wife who might explode at any minute.

“Ready to go?” I stand in the door way, I can’t risk my life in her space, just yesterday she threw a whole vas at my direction and if I didn’t duck out, I would have probably been lying in a hospital bed if not dead, my wife has turned into a whole bipolar. She didn’t even apologise, can you imagine!
“Yeah. Take my bag on the floor.” What happened to saying please? Look at her sauntering her way out of the room looking all sorts of beautiful.

I pick her bag up and follow her out. We find Lindokuhle still having his dish filled with Rice Krispies and does not look like he even touched it, now I wish I didn’t turn on the cartoons for him.

“Lindokuhle, no man. Do you want me to turn off the TV?” He shakes his head. “Then why are you not eating, buddy?”
“I was waiting for you to come and feed me, daddy.” I heave a sigh because I don’t have time to argue with him.
“Let me feed him.” I nod at my wife.
“I’ll go and get the car ready.” I walk out from the kitchen to the garage. I drive one of my two cars out to the driveway and head back to the house.

“Mommy, I am full.”
“Okay baby.” My wife takes the half done dish to the kitchen. I took a wet wipe and wiped Lindokuhle’s mouth. My wife returns back after a while.
“We can leave.” She walks out. I carry my son before locking the doors as we went out.

I am so happy because, the gender of my baby will be revealed today. Yep! You guessed right, we have a doctor’s appointment today for another sonogram of Khanyisile’s pregnancy; no wait correction, 'Our Pregnancy', that sounds better.

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“What are you wishing for?” I ask her as we walk into the entrance of the hospital.
“She shrugs.” Damnit, this wife.
“Can you at least pretend to be happy and not grumpy?” I say sounding so ever bored.

The receptionist directs us to the doctor’s office. We get to the obstetrician’s office, Doctor Nkosi and she let’s us in. I pull the chair for my wife to sit and then I sit on the other with my son.

“Good morning Mr and Mrs Mayiza.” We return the gesture. “Hello you cute little man, are you fine?” My son flashes out a smile, charming the doctor.
“Okay, before we start I am going to ask you a few questions then we can get to the sonar… Uh,” She goes through some papers before picking out one.
“Right. Have you experienced any problems with the pregnancy thus far?”
“Not really but, I have recently started experiencing sharp back pains, is it normal.” My wife explains.
“It is common for pregnant women to have back pains in the second trimester as the baby grows in the stomach making a few changes in your system like, shifting your intestines and other organs. You will also experience a lose bladder at times as the baby suppress on it.” The doctor goes on an on until she asked Khanyisile to get on the bed and expose her pregnancy belly.