Miss Chubby

CHAPTER 51

***KUHLE***

When I am done showering, I wear my vest with sweatpants and socks and then head downstairs. I don’t bother waking up Lisa because there is a possibility that she hasn’t slept for a week. When she is investigating something, she doesn’t take long. She sleeps when she is done with that investigation, even if it takes her days. I make a cup of coffee for myself and head to the lounge.

I sit down and just drink my coffee. That’s another thing about me. When I am angry or sad, I prefer coffee not alcohol. Hours later and 4 cups of coffee later, the front door opens and heavy footsteps make their way to the lounge. I raise my head to see dad standing in the doorway. He frowns when he sees my face. He takes off his coat and come to sit next to me.

I lay my head on his lap and start sobbing loudly. He doesn’t say anything, he just brushes my back lightly. After a few minutes, I stop crying and by now I already have hiccups. I sit up and wipe my eyes. He looks at me hoping that I can start talking.

Me: “my whole marriage has been a lie dad. Sthabile doesn’t love me. Amahle and Zwelibanzi are not my kids. She has been fooling me for all these years. I really can’t believe her. I guess Zwelibanzi looks like me because his mother hated me while she was pregnant with him.”
Dad: “how did you find out about this?”

Lisa: “I thought I heard voices.” She says standing at the doorway yawning. “Hi daddy.” He turns to look at her.
Dad: “hey prodigal daughter.” She chuckles.

Lisa: “should I cook something for dinner?”
Dad: “don’t bother. I don’t want you cooking software and desktops for us.” Lisa and I both laugh. Dad can be crazy sometimes but he is right. The only thing that Lisa knows are computers. I doubt she even know how to fry an egg.

Lisa: “give me the benefit of the doubt dad.”
Dad: “go and freshen up. Your other brother is coming with our dinner.”
Lisa: “okay.” She heads upstairs.
Dad: “I guess I know the how of the story now.” I nod. “But why?”

Me: “Garry, who is Sthabile’s baby daddy is an app developer. Sthabile has helped him steal three of my apps before I could even launch them. That was one of the reasons why she dated and married me. The second one is securing the bag.”

Dad: “what do you wanna do about this issue?”
Me: “I really want to kill her but I don’t want the kids to suffer. Even though they are not mine, I still love and care for them.”

Dad: “what are you going to do then?”
Me: “first things first, I am divorcing Sthabile and I wanna banish her from Nongoma. She isn’t going to get a cent from me. Luckily I married her out of community of property. I just wanna get someone who will be the guardian and caregiver of the kids, whom I will trust with the kids’ money because I wanna continue maintaining them.”

Dad: “you are a good man son and I am proud to be your dad. I will find that someone who will be the caregiver. When are you serving the papers?”

Me: “I am going to meet up with my lawyer and have him draw up the papers. I will strip her off even the cars and the cards. She has been using me as a walking ATM for far too long. Let me just freeze her cards right now.” I take my phone and freeze her cards instantly. Dad chuckles. “How long are you going to be here?”

Dad: “I am going to leave Sunday afternoon.”
Me: “what were you doing when I called you?”
Dad: “was in the middle of the silly conflict about these brothers from Mtuba who are fighting for the chieftaincy.”

Me: “why would they fight for it? Isn’t the first son entitled?”
Dad: “well the first son is an ex-convict and he is also half royalty also his mother wasn’t married to the chief. The second son is a full blood and he has a ‘clean record’.” He says using air quotes. I just chuckle.