ADDICTED

CHAPTER 16

SATURDAY
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VUYOLWETHU
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Just like I predicted that we are going to need a night out.  After last night we just need to chill.  Mom is really giving us a hard time especially me.  She is really on my case about Uyanda and right now there’s nothing dad can do or anyone for that matter and her behaviour is going to damage our relationship even more and I don’t like this on bit.
Mom:  Vuyolwethu you need to stop with this nonsense.  She is not good for you, she is too old.  I really don’t understand why you boys had to go for older women, when you can find yourselves nice, young, fresh girls.
Bathandwa:  Mama please, I am begging you just stop with all this.  You are ruining the relationship we have with you.
Mom:  what are you saying?  Are you saying that you will no longer have a relationship with me? I am your mother and you can’t do that.
Me:  You are not acting like our mother right now.  You should be support us mother.
Mom:  I will not support something I do not agree with.  Break up with these women and we will be fine.
Me:  Bathandwa can we go.  I really don’t have the energy to deal with this woman.  Can we go please before I do something I’ll regret.
Mom:  And where are you going?
Me:  we are going out mama.  We are not kids anymore, we don’t need your permission.
Mom:  You can’t just leave us alone in this house.
Dad:  Let the kids be.  (he say that walking in the lounge)
Bathandwa:  we’ll see you later.  Let’s go man.  Your mother is getting on my nerves.  Where are the girls?
Me:  at Uyanda’s house.  (we make our way to Uyanda’s house with Bathandwa driving.  I didn’t think dealing with my mother would be so difficult.)
Bathandwa:  Mother has a hold on you, she is your weakness.  You always end up doing what she wants somehow.  It’s as if you are a spell or something when it comes to her.  You need fight for Uyanda.  Mother needs to understand that you love her and she is not going anywhere.  Whatever that makes you crack when she puts you under pressure, you need to fight it man or else you are going to use your family. Vuyo I know you, you are strong, you can handle pressure better than anyone I know but when it comes to mother, I don’t know what happens to you.  Yes you fight and stand up to her but somehow you end giving in.  Even dad is worried.
Me:  I also don’t know what happens to me.  It’s like I get to a point where I just can’t fight her anymore.  It’s always like I’m being dragged into the space where I just have to listen to her.  I know I had a tendency of listening to what people say about me, about my life but that was before we became Doms, ever since then I do me the way I want but when it comes to mother, I just don’t know what happens.
Bathandwa:  Maybe you are bewitched (he laughs at his statement)
Me:  Don’t joke like that and I doubt mom will ever do anything like that, would she?
Bathandwa:  I don’t think so man.  (When we get to her place, we let ourselves in, she gave me keys about a week ago.)
Danny:  Daddy (he comes running for me to pick him up and I do kissing him all over his face)
Me:  How are you champ?
Danny:  I’m fine Daddy and you?
Me:  I’m ok.
Danny:  Hello uncle
Bathandwa:  what’s up man, you good?
Danny:  I’m good.
Me:  Where are mom and Aunt Tasha?
Danny:  Mom’s room.
Me:  Ok.  Why don’t you go back to watching tv and we’ll go check on them.  Have you had dinner?
Danny:  Yes Daddy
Me:  I’ll ask Mam Rose to give you some chips.
Danny:  thanks Daddy.  ( I leave him in the lounge watching his favourite cartoon.  Bathandwa left  us there.)
Me:  Hey (Uyanda stands up and walks to me, she puts her arms around my neck, stands on her toes to kiss me.)
Uyanda:  are you ok?
Me:  I’m ok now that I have you in my arms.  Are you ready to go?
Uyanda:  yes we are but are you sure about this?
Me:  yes we are.  We can’t keep hiding ourselves from the world.  We can’t not live our lives because we are scared of what people will say about us.  We haven’t been in months and after last night we deserve this and it should be the normal for us.  We go out have fun some weekends, travel and see the world.
Uyanda:  Since you put it that way then we can go.  (we all leave say our goodbyes to Nathan and leave.)
Tasha:  Where are we going?
Bathandwa:  the place is not far from here.  We like going there when we want to go out.  It has a nice kasi vibe, it’s chilled out, great food and beautiful music. (when we get there we were taken to our table which I booked this morning.  We place our orders for food and drinks.  We just sit there eating drinking, having beautiful conversation, enjoying ourselves.  I can’t remember the last time we enjoyed ourselves like this.  After two hours of being here we decide to wild.  Bathandwa and I we are standing at the bar waiting for the shots of Tequila that we orders and we are watching the girls talking and dancing.  I haven’t seen Uyanda laugh so much.  The DJ plays one of her favourite house track and they both get up and start dancing.  While we were busy watching them, these guys walk up to them and we could tell by the expression on their faces that they were not happy.  Just then the bar man gives us our drinks and we go.)
Bathandwa:  Gentlemen please find yourselves another table, this one is taken.  (I walk up to Uyanda, hold her by the waist kissing her forehead. Tahsa is already next to Bathandwa)
Me:  are you ok?
Uyanda:  I’m fine baby.
Guy 1:  We were here first, you find yourselves another table, these ladies were alone here.
ME:  as you can see, they are not alone and I’m sure they never said that they are alone. Please excuse us. (the one guy takes a good look at Bathandwa like he recognises him from somewhere.)
Guy 2:  Bafethu let’s go,  You don’t want to mess with these guys. ( the other two look at him and look at us and they quietly get up and leave.)
Bathandwa:  are you guys ok, do you want to leave?
Tasha:  we are fine and no we don’t want to leave.
Bathandwa:  Seems like Princess is more than just tipsy.
Uyanda:  You did give us permission to go wild, as long as you are here watching us then we’ll be fine.  We really need this since we have monster –in-law to deal with. (she whispers in my ear that she needs the bathroom.  We get up with me holding her hand.  There is a private bathroom here, I just need to get the key from the barman.  As we stand at the bar waiting for the barman, these girls walk to the bar ordering their drinks)
Girl 1:  Isn’t that the woman dating a younger man.  Apparently she is old enough to be his mother. 
Girl 2:  I’m sure she is after his money
Girl 3:  it’s no different from what we doing mos, just leave the woman alone and mind your own business.
Girl 2:  the guys is hot though and his brother who is apparently dating a white woman.
(Uyanda looks at me and smiles.  She is not that drunk)
Uyanda:  do you hear that babe?  I’m old enough to be your mother (and she laughs) They are ones to talk when they are here with men old enough to be their grandfathers and later they will be sleeping with them as payment for the expensive drinks they are buy them now.  By the way are you using my card or your card to pay for tonight? (I know exactly what she is trying to do and I think I have to play along.)  I’m using your babe, tonight is on and tomorrow will be on me. I kiss her and the barman hands me the key.  We get up to leave but she turns and looks at these girls)
Uyanda:  You are busy sitting here judging me while you will be paying for these drinks later tonight with sex and me I can actually afford to buy everyone here drinks and yes I am older than him and I am not ashamed,  he is mine and I am his alone.  What we do, when we do it is none of your business, so back off.  your men with big pregnant bellies are waiting for you. (These girls turn to look at me as if expecting me to say something but they started this.)
Me:  Never start something if you can’t finish it.
Uyanda:  Oh you can look at him and drool all you want. You can’t have him and you never will. ( she turns to me, takes my hand and we walk away.  I would be lying if I said I wasn’t turned on right now.  Dammit, right now I wish she was wearing a dress.)

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ZOLA
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I’ve been in jail for a month now.  Vuyolwethu leaved up to his promise of me spending time in jail.  I was sentenced to 18 months in prison, that is a very long time for me to be in year and there’s option for early release even with good behaviour.  I am going to use this time to plan how to get him back and I will have him back.  If he thinks I am giving up on him that easy, then he has another thing coming.  Vuyo doesn’t get that I love him and I need him in my life.  I am going to make sure that he breaks up with that woman he claims to love and these old women always out there taking our man.  She is going to learn that she should stick to her age group.  We ended up dating older men because the younger are busy chasing the older women saying that they know how to treat men and we don’t.  I mean what nonsense is that.  I know how to treat a man. I can also learn to be  what Vuyolwethu wants and I’m sure his parents are not pleased with his choice of a woman.  They are probably on his case about it.  That relationship won’t last long if I have anything to do with it.

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ZETHU BHENGU
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I can’t believe my kids.  How can they date women older than them and the other one decides his woman will be older and white. Vuyo is only 30 and she 42.  Bathandwa is 28 and she is 34.  What is wrong with these kids?  I can’t have Vuyo dating this woman.  He needs to find himself a younger woman.  In fact both of them need to date people younger.  Imagine what people would say about it in fact what people are saying right now.  My neighbours, the women back home asking how I could let something like this happen.  My sons should be dating their daughters.
Nathi:  Why are you so against these boys dating these girls?  And don’t you are worried about what people will say because we both know that is not the truth.
Me:  it is.  There’s nothing else.    They should be dating the respectable girls from back home, girls that know how to take care of a man, the girls that will make sure that they have a home cooked meal when they get home.
Nathi:  and who says they are not getting that now? Who says they are not well taken care of?  Ntombizethu don’t test me because this is more than what you are saying.
Me:  I don’t know what you want me to say.  I say getting up and leaving him there.