WORLD'S APART ✅

CHAPTER 1

Yamihle's POV

Today is the day I was brought into this hell called Earth. Birthdays are supposed to bring happiness and joyful memories for all but I guess I'm not that lucky. How I wish I had died at birth or Nozipho Mayo , my mom, had a miscarriage. Only God knows how much I hate my birthday.

People must be wondering why an eight years old girl would hate the world with so much passion, and on  her birthday, I don't remember celebrating my birthday .

Currently I'm sitting in the mountains, all alone . This is the only place in this village that is not crowded with judgemental humans.

I'm sitting here while my own mom is laughing at those jokes Melikhaya Mayo , my step dad , tells all the time as if they are funny . Even those chicken jokes are better than his jokes.

My name is Yamihle Shila .
I know I have a different surname from my ' parents' and I love it that way. I'm proud not to call myself a Mayo due to the fact that no one in that family is nice or caring.
They are all monsters .
I hate my family.

As I was still in my thoughts , a loud noise interrupted me. It sounded like an angry bear but reality trashed in when that sound errupted again and I was not surprised it was my stomach .

I don't know when was the last time I had a very good and healthy meal , maybe last month when my fifteen years old aunt, Nandi Shila , came visiting , more like visiting the church.

Well Nandi is a Christian , I'm also a Christian but her case is different .
Nandi is just too much, it's like she swallowed the holy spirit and now it lives inside her . I mean who on Earth can't finish few sentences without mentioning Jesus.
I swear even Father God is tired of being called all the time .

So where was I ..

Oh yeah , I'm hungry.
Just as I was about to go and hustle for my meal , I spotted a boy not so far from me. He looked sad , don't ask me how I knew that.

Well, Yamihle Shila ,not me, decided to play hero.

Me: Molo (hello)

The boy turned to look at me. OMG he is so cute. He has big eyes but smaller than mine , they are hazel brown unlike my dark chocolate eyes.
He is also dark skinned but darker than me.

Him: Molo nawe ( hello to you too)

He smiled weakly . Atleast he can smile. He looks like a celebrity.

Me : What's your name?

He looked at me with calculating eyes, maybe admiring my beauty .
Ha ,ha! I forgot that Nozipho said that even the ugliest pig would be beautiful if I was beautiful.

Him: Tell me yours first.

I shrugged because there's nothing to hide.

Me : Yamihle but you can call me Hleskow , Hlehle , or whatever you want as long it's not embarrassing. Do you know at first I didn't want the name Hleskow but when Nandi gave me chocolate , everything changed.
Do you eat chocolate , well...

How rude of him to interrupt me.

Him: No need for the unnecessary information Yamihle .I'm Asanele by the way.

Me : Steketiso ? ( Nickname?)

He looked puzzled .

Him : Nkosana ( prince)

Me : Your nickname is just wow and I don't like it, from now on you are Asa .

Asa: So you don't know me?