Unbreakable

Chapter 1

"Thato!" That's my mom calling me while I'm in bed in the frigging morning.
"Thato get that ass I gave birth to over here"
I reluctantly wake up and look at myself in the mirror.  I quickly get dressed so I go to my mom. I rush to the small kitchen where everyone eats breakfast in my little family of four,  five if you include Nolwazi, my brother's baby mama who sometimes sleeps her.
As soon as I'm at the kitchen, I'm hit on my face with cream.  It only hits me then,literally that it's my birthday. I'm seventeen.  Yay!
" Happy birthday "  my mom.
" Ngiyabonga ma" me
Nolwazi comes to hug me and hands me a gift " Enjoy your day sweetie"
I thank everyone and make a 20 second trip to out shared bathroom to wash up and brush my teeth since my mom says we won't eat the food she worked hard for taking care of the sick with unbrushed teeth.
I take care of my business and look at the full body mirror in the bathroom. I'm a little thick, okay a lot thick and I honestly like it. I'm also super short and am lightskinned. I'm super confident about my everything, including my love handles, who most people do not like.

I moisturize and put on my undies. I head to my room with a towel wrapped around me to wear my school uniform. It's a white shirt which my mother insists of it not to be any other color but white, a royal blue skirt that is just above the knee in length and high waisted on my hip. My blues socks and school shoes are next. I have short hair so I just comb that out and head to the kitchen to eat. It is loud so I know that Siviwe, my nephew, is up. I pick him up when he runs to me and eat with him on my lap.
"What is Nosipho planning for you today?"
" I don't know Ma, she is just happy my birthday is on a Friday.  Lwazi, did she tell you anything?"
I forgot to mention that Nolwazi and my best friend, Nosipho are sisters. This could only mean that when our siblings were acting all loving by fetching us from places, they were just fornicating with each other and now the fornication is a year old, in my lap. I know soon this little shit won't want himself near me because I'm his rakgadi and us rakgadis are said to be into witchcraft so I'll hog him until he is at that age. The house just got louder meaning Nosipho is here. I dish out a plate of food for her and she sits down without a word.
"Nosipho, I know you basically live in my house but a little hello won't hurt"

" Hi ma? Are you good today? You know this thing in front of me is seventeen and she won't let me take her out tonight." Nosipho.

" Haibo Thato,  you have to go, in fact take this."
She takes out five hundred Rands and gives it to me. I take it back to her bag, grab my school bag and say goodbye to everyone while pulling Nosi along.
As we walk to school my boyfriend,  Sizwe appears and pulls me to him. I like Sizwe, he makes me feel older and makes me laugh. He is the president at school and made sure I'm his deputy so I love him. He kisses me without a word and I pull back.
" Haibo, now I can't kiss my girlfriend?" Sizwe.

"You can, just not near adults."
He growls and walks away from us.
" You really were wrong girl,  it was just a kiss."
" Nosipho, this is public where people older and younger than us are walking, I have respect for those people."
She scoffs," if I were you I'd even let him gimme the D right here."

I ignore her comment and keep walking. Sizwe has been asking for sex lately but I unfortunately am not ready to do that at seventeen.  He always gets mad so, I don't even touch the subject anymore. Anyway school goes on as normal and I get a few happy birthdays from my teachers and school mates. Our last period is English featuring my favorite teacher, Ms Khumalo.
" Okay learners, this year we are making things easier for you, fifty percent of your final mark, by choice of course.  So, you have to write about a life-changing thing you have experienced.  You can of course not do it but I suggest you do as we all know that English is a nightmare. Have a great weekend guys. Happy birthday  Thato."
I thank her as we file out of class. The third term has only started but I'm already dreading everything.
As we leave class I find Sizwe and Nosi waiting for me.
" Thato,  Lwazi says something bad happened so I'm gonna head home now."
" Let me go with you then babe."
" No thanks, you can stay with Sizwe, bye!"

That was weird,  Nosi literally ran out of school and she looked shaken. Sizwe pulls me to him.
" Awukahle Sizwe, what's wrong with you?"
" What did I do manje? I'm just trying to hold you."
" I'm sorry, Nosi seems shaken by something and that worries me."
" It's okay baby, I mean, I wouldn't be an understanding boyfriend,  would  I? Speaking of understanding,  babe you need to understand  that I'm a man and I have my needs."
I looked at him because he is crazy and not the good kind.
" I told you I'm not ready for all that, besides, we still have time together."
We started to walk, I'm not going to remind him that it's my birthday but we keep on walking with me waiting for him to say it. We later got near his house and he hugged me.
" Are you forgetting something  baby?"
" Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, got to my University,  now you just have to and we will be fine."
I just smiled as he hugged me again and moved on to go to Nosi's house.