So it has been a week working for Mr Sokhulu, well from what I've seen he is a good boss, on my first day he asked Mahle to show me everything I need to know and I nailed it he was very impressed that I learn fast now I've got a hang of it.
So today I decided to tell him about my pregnancy hopefully I won't lose my job, I can't wait any longer my stomach will show soon.
I knock on his door
Mr Sokhulu: "Come in" I walk in I'm so nervous
Me: "Sir Can I talk to you about something"
Mr Sokhulu: "What is it Nandi" he calls me by name he wanted me to call him by his name also but I just can't I mean he's my boss not my friend
Me: "sir I know I should have told you this the first time we met, but I couldn't because I really needed this job and I didn't want anything to get in the way, I hope you don't fire me for this, I'm... I'm pregnant, I'm sorry sir please don't fire me" I exhale after I finish speaking.
Mr Sokhulu : "Relax Thandi had already told me before I hired you I was just waiting for you to tell me"
Me: "I'm so sorry sir I didn't tell you sooner I promise I will continue to do my job well"
Mr Sokhulu : "you can get back to work" heew! Im so relieved
Me : "Thank you Sir"
When I get home I find granny watching a TV.
Me: "Sawubona gogo" I say sitting down on a sofa I'm so tired
Granny : "hey baby belunjani usuku lakhi?"
Me: "beluryt ukuth ngkhathele nje I just need to eat and sleep"
Granny : "kfanele thatha amanzi uyogeza zosala ngikuphakele"
Me : "ngiyabonga gogo wami, haibo I almost forgot to tell you I told my boss today about my pregnancy it turns out ubesazi, apparently uThandi told him"
Granny: "Ey uThandi avephapha"
Me : "she helped though Kwazibani hlampe UKube bengazi ubezongixosha nje"
Granny : "ay" I just walk to my room, I take off my clothes and bath after I'm done I walk to the kitchen to eat, u gogo usengphakele now I need my bed.
I wake up in the morning i get ready for work, I take my lunch box which is just yesterday's food, I can't wait for a month to end so I can pack a better lunch.
When I get to work I find Amahle already at her post
Me : "ay ave uvuka ntombi ufike nini? "
Amahle : "Ngisanda Ufika uryt kodwa? "
Me: "ngryt oe wena?"
Amahle : "Nami see you at lunch?" ay uhlezi engibuza nami I always come up with an excuse I can't let anyone see me eating my lunch is not good it for my eyes and stomach only so I just eat on my desk
Me: "no girl Uyazi I'm new here kusa kuningi ekumele ngikwenze, ngzokubona later" I don't wait for her to respond I just go to the kitchen I make Mr Sokhulu his coffee, when I get back he is already at his office, I just take my iPad and coffee I walk to his office.
Me: "Good morning sir here is your coffee"
Mr Sokhulu :" morning Nandi"
Me: OK so here is your schedule for today, at 9:h00 you have a meeting with Mr Khumalo till 12h00 after lunch you have a briefing at the boardroom with the IT staff
I go back to my desk, at 9h00 I get a call from the receptionist Mr sokhulu's meeting is here
Me : "Sir your 9 o'clock is here"
Mr Sokhulu :" OK send him in" the elevator opens, Jesu! Aybo bahle abantu la emnyango kuyacaca bengihlala emgodini Mina
Me:" good morning sir, Mr Sokhulu is waiting for you inside" I can't even look at him straight
Mr khumalo : "Ngyabonga ntokazi" wee Jehova the voice mmmh thixo!!, I watch him as he goes to Mr Sokhulu's office, I snap out of it I can't be looking at a guy like that ngisagilekile nje nginane proof yalokho.
After an hour I see Thandi coming and by the look on her face she's not happy, ay yaqalake inkathazo
Me: "haw Thandi unjan" I say smiling
Thandi: "Ngyaphila" wow ngsathi ngyamnamela phela njengo mngani
Me: "u Mr Sokhulu usakwi meeting kodwa usezophuma ungalinda lapha" wavele wazihlalela phansi u girl wangasho lutho, nami ke I carried on with my work, later on the meeting was over u guy wahamba, uThandi went inside, I heard shouting after a while uThandi came out so angry, uhambe nxapha nje kaze kwenzeke, ay athi ngisebenze ngkhohlwe indaba zabantu.
Mr Sokhulu calls me to his office
Me: "Sir? "
Mr Sokhulu: "please cancel my meeting today and reschedule it for tomorrow I don't want to see anyone today"
Me: "OK sir" I continued to work till home time
When I got home I found u gogo eating and I joined her
Me: "we gogo yazi I've been thinking, ngabe uyamazi ubaba wami"
Granny : "mxm! Loyo doti wafika nje LA nawe umncane akashongo lutho ngo baba wakho wahlala nje iviki laba linye wahamba engathi uyabuya akaphindanga, ubuzelani ngoba awukaze wabuza nje before"
Me: "Ey gogo phela sengikhulile manje bengingathanda ukwazi imvelaphi yam, njengoba nje sengzoba nanomtwana"
Granny : "Ay wena Nandi uchaza ukthini kant Mina ngiyini"
Me : "gogo UYazi ngyakuthanda ukuth nje I wanted to know more, angiqondile ukukudina"
Granny : "Kulungile" I've never thought about my parents till now but I think more about my father if he knows about me or naye akanandaba njengo mama....
