QUEEN OF HEARTS

CHAPTER 3

I hummed  as I packed my bags; putting my dirty clothes separate from the clean ones, 'I have to do laundry when I get home' I thought. There was a knock on my door and my mom came in looking pissed. "Hey ngwanaka, you are packing already." she said sitting on the edge of my bed. "Yeah, I'm leaving tomorrow so," I said absent mindedly. "Heh! You know I was talking to Tshego last night and he said he wasn't coming home for Easter." my mom said. I snorted, "Tell me something new mama, Tshego wasn't here for Christmas, what makes Easter special?" I said not daring to look at the daggers my mom was shooting at me. "Keabetswe Faith Moloi! That was rude!" I hated it when my mom called me by my full name, she only ever called me by my full names when she was mad. "Sorry mama," I said sheepishly. "And you will also talk to Tshego, I know he listens to you, "  my mom said standing up. I nodded and made a note in my head to Whatsapp my brother, I am not calling a grown ass man and begging him to come home, nxa. At around 6:30pm, my dad came home, we ate and I went to bed, and yep, I was dreaming about Mr A.Mkhize....

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"Bye ngwanaka, itsoare ngantle in Durban," my mom said squeezing me. Ugh, I hated these goodbyes because my parents always exaggerated as if I ever act like a hood rat there. "Okay mama, love you guys. Bye!" I just couldn't wait to be in Durban and see Sesethu, she was a very close friend and maybe just maybe my rebound from Lerato. I had already told her I was coming and the whole situation in Kimberly. Lumka drove me to the airport and it took us 1 hour to get to the airport and I went in to line to get checked and all. When I collected my things, I slipped Mr A.Mkhize's card in to my jean pocket and boarded the flight. We arrived in Durban in 3 hours and Sethu picked me up. "Hey girl, ooh Kimberly was good to you. Damn! Look at you!" Sethu exclaimed when she saw me, that was Sethu for you, always complimenting and always had mouthful to say. "Neh? Thank you love," I said smiling. She drove me to my La Lucia flat and left soon afterwards. I unpacked and showered before falling asleep.