***Mamiki rushed to her and knelt next to her***
Mamiki: mama… mma what happened, toki is dead mama what happened, who did this to you
***she asked crying***
Koko: le…se…di
Mamiki: heh
Koko: le…se…di
Mamiki: what about Lesedi
Koko: I…. mmmmh
***she groaned in pain***
Koko: call…Mam..nisi
Mamiki: ooh ok
***she quickly took her mother’s phone and called Mamnisi and after the third ring she answered***
Mamnisi: Hunadi
Mamiki: it’s not her Mamnisi ke Mamiki
Mamnisi: ok Mamiki o Kae (where is) Hunadi
Mamiki: I came to check on her and I found her with burned skin and toki dead
***Mamnisi sighed***
Mamnisi: mmao ga utlwelle ge motho a mo warner man mamiki (your mother doesn’t listen when some one warns her man Mamiki)
Mamiki: what happened
Mamnisi: higher powers hit back when she tried to bewitch your daughter and granddaughter, I told her what might happen if she continued with her plan, but I guess she didn’t listen to my warnings
Mamiki: antlek what’s so special with them heh
Mamnisi: the fact that your business was booming when she was around and now your business is falling apart because she’s not around should answer your question
Mamiki: mxm so what should I do with mama and toki
Mamnisi: at midnight take toki to the back and pour petrol on him and burn him to ashes then take his ashes and flush them down the toilet and after you are done with all that bring Hunadi to my house and I’ll see what I can do to help her
Mamiki: ok, I’ll call you when I’m outside your gate
Mamnisi: ok shap
Mamiki: thokoza gogo
***then they ended the call and Mamiki helped her mother up and laid her on the bed slowly with her screaming with pain then she opened the windows for fresh air to get in, she then went to the kitchen and came back with a refuse bag and put toki inside and she went to take an air freshner and she sprayed the whole house then she took the plastic and she went to put the it in her mother’s room***
Koko: what…what’s…in…there
Mamiki: toki
Koko: huh
Mamiki: toki is dead mama
Koko: ha…hai man Mamiki
Mamiki: oswile toki (toki is dead)
*** then she walked out leaving her mother crying for her toki, she has been toki’s master for years and years even before naledi was born and he’s been loyal to her and never caused her problems ***
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*** it was now the middle of the night and Mamiki did what Mamnisi said she should do with toki even though the smell of human flesh was all over the air, luckily it was in the middle of the night…after she was done she put the ashes in a bucket and she went to pour it in the toilet and she rinsed the bucket and poured the dirty water inside the toilet and she flushed it and went to pack a bag for her mother and she went to put it in the boot of her car and she went inside and came out helping her mother to walk to the car and after she was inside, she went to lock up and she opened the gate and drove out then she parked and got out then she went to lock the gate and she drove away going to mamnisi’s house***
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***the following morning, she was sitting outside with a cup of tea in her hand thinking about the recent even that had befallen her and her mother, until her phone disturbed her from her thoughts***
Mamiki: hello
Voice: suster ke bhiza (sister its bhiza)
Mamiki: bhiza?
Bhiza: Thabo’s friend suster
Mamiki: ooh ok
Bhiza: eish suster I don’t know how to tell this but eish…
Mamiki: bhiza what is it
Bhiza: ke Thabo suster (its Thabo sister)
Mamiki: what has he done now
Bhiza: eish, o bhodile suster (he’s dead sister)
Mamiki: askies? (sorry?)
Bhiza: they found him shot multiple times and stabbed too with his private part cut off and put in his mouth, he was naked suster
Mamiki: bhiza no…don’t say that tuu please say you are joking
Bhiza: im not joking suster, Thabo o bhodile le magata a mo le government mortuary (Thabo is dead even the police are here and so is the government mortuary)
Mamiki: modimo waka (my God) nooo bhiza…. God nooo
***she cried and bhiza just sighed***
Bhiza: etla mo dumping side ya mo di EF…sharp (come to the dumping side of block EF)
***then he ended the call and Mamiki continued to cry then Mamnisi came out when she heard her loud cries and she sighed as she knew what she was crying about***
Mamnisi: there was nothing that could have been done to prevent his death, his fate was decided the moment he tried to rape your daughter
Mamiki: no Mamnisi he doesn’t deserve to die like that
Mamnisi: it could have been worse believe me when I say that
***Mamiki continued to cry and Mamnisi just rubbed her back***
Mamiki: mama won’t recover from this Mamnisi, she wont
***Mamnisi just sighed ***
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****HEATH****
*** it’s been two nights and three days since we found out we are expecting and im just over the moon, the way im so happy you’d swear I won lotto or something I mean I can’t even stop smiling im just happy man…. and last night was amazing with obim, we made love like nobody’s business almost the whole night and im glad she’s not going anywhere today she called in sick cause I really showed her flames last night and early this morning so she really needs her rest, and im also glad when I told her about what gran and I did for Lesedi she didn’t throw tantrums or flip out she said the fact that I told her it means we didn’t have any bad intensions towards Lesedi and that she knows I’ll never hurt my princess so she understands and im not gonna lie that made me happy, the fact that she trusts me with Lesedi brought joy into my heart. Anyway, I think it’s time I formally introduced her to Omphile as my girlfriend and the only woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, well my princess’s cries through the baby monitor disturbed me from my thoughts and I rushed there because I didn’t want her to wake mommy, but I was too late cause mommy dearest was sitting up on the bed with my princess in her arms***
Me: morning
Naledi: hey
***I perked her lips and forehead and kissed Lesedi’s forehead too and when she saw me she raised her arms to me and I took her, then naledi quickly got out of bed and ran to the bathroom and I heard her throw up…eish that broke my heart, soon after the toilet flushed and soon after I heard the shower running…. I decided to take Lesedi to the lounge and I went to the kitchen and I cooked oats for all of us and I fed her then naledi walked in looking much better and she kissed my cheek and sat down***
Naledi: morning
Me: morning baby…I made oats
***she smiled ***
Naledi: ok thanks…ummm should I dish up for you too
***I nodded, and she stood up and went to the kitchen****
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***we were now lazing around in the lounge watching tv, well she was watching tv and I was busy brushing and kissing her belly while princess was playing on the floor with her toys***
Me: did I tell you how happy I am
***she smiled looking at me***
Naledi: mmmmh
***she said that nodding***
Me: already I can’t wait to hold him in my arms
Naledi: him?
***I nodded***
Naledi: what if it’s a she
Me: I know what I planted in here obim so believe me when I say it’s a he
***she laughed**
Naledi: ok Mr farmer
***I laughed and kissed her flat belly again and I rubbed it…. Fuck im gonna be a father again and this time I believe my child will make it just like my granny said he will and I can’t wait damn…... my phone rang, it was jabu***
Me: javas
Jabu: mshikaro
Me: Fider ( how are you)
Jabu: hai grand and jy
Me: im good my brotha
***I said it with a Nigerian accent***
Jabu: o busy
Me: ummm im just chilling with obim and princess
Jabu: ooh ok so o ka kgona go shapa dry mo dladleng la ka ( can you come to my house)
Me: ok….time ?
Jabu: nou
Me: ok, o grand javas ( are you ok jabu)
Jabu: wena zwakala and ke tla go chaela gore dintshang ( just come and I’ll tell you)
Me: ok ka zwakala (ok im coming)
Jabu: ok shap
Me: shap
***then we ended the call and I sighed…. Jabu sounded somehow, I wonder what’s wrong ***
Naledi: are you sure you are Nigerian
***I chuckled ***
Me: yeah 100% sure
Naledi: the way you speak your tsotsi taal is just amazing
Me: my mother is south African obim so it’s in my genes
***she laughed***
Naledi: you should teach me your father’s language, is it Igbo or Yoruba
***I looked at her with a raised eyebrow and a smile on my face***
Naledi: what…. I watch Nigerian movies haw
***I laughed then I kissed her cheek…. Damn I love my mamiwota***
Me: he’s Igbo obim
Naledi: ok you should teach me Igbo then so that when we are alone we will talk it
***I chuckled***
Me: for real
***she nodded, and I perked her lips ***
Me: I love you
Naledi: I love you too nnaye
***I just busted out with loud laughter and she joined me***
Naledi: its what they say in the movies mos
***I kissed her lips again and continued to laugh until I managed to calm down***
Me: ok… ummm obim I need to rush to jabu’s place he wants to see me
Naledi: ooh ok
***I kissed her cheek***
Me: I won’t be long ok, he seemed a bit off so maybe he wants someone to talk to
Naledi: its ok nnaye
***I chuckled***
Me: rather call me onye m
Naledi: ok what does that mean
Me: my one
***she smiled wide***
Naledi: ok onye m, I’ll see you later
***I swear I smiled like a retard, I remember lerato hated it when I spoke Igbo or even pidgin in front of her, in fact she would flip and now naledi ‘my star’ actually wants to learn it…. Now I see why gogo said she’s one of a kind***
Me: ok obim
***I perked her lips and her belly ***
Me: a huru m gi n’anya obi m
***she frowned***
Naledi: mmmmh
***I chuckled***
Me: I said I love you my heart
***she blushed***
Naledi: I want to reply you in Igbo
***I smiled wide***
Me: ok say A HUKWARA M GI N’ANYA
Naledi: ok ummm, a hukware gi….
Me: no no no, a hukwara…. M…. gi…. N’anya
***I said it slow, so she gets it***
Naledi: ok, a hukwara m gi n’anya…. Did I get it right?
*** she said it slow and I nodded, and she squealed with excitement and I laughed while Lesedi also laughed clapping her hands as if she understands what’s going on***
Naledi: a hukwara m gi n’anya onye m (I love you too my one)
***fuck I blushed and she laughed, and I just smashed my lips on hers and we kissed…. After some time, we pulled out and I stood up with Eze up and hard ***
Me: you see what you’re doing to me
***she just blushed, and I fixed myself and I kissed her forehead and bend down and kissed lesedi’s cheek and I got up and picked up my car keys and I walked to the door and the little princess started to cry, I turned, and she was raising her hands up at my directed***
Lesedi: dada ntjiye
***she wanted to say “daddy/ dad take me “***
Naledi: dada wa bowa nana ok (daddy is coming back baby)
***she got up and rushed to me crying and she hugged my legs and I picked her up with naledi laughing ***
Naledi: ba rile tshela ka teaspoon and wena wa tshela ka lebekere ankere (they said pour “it” (love potion) in with a teaspoon and you decided to pour it in with a cup… right)
***then she laughed ***
Me: mxm, stop laughing and go prepare her baby bag
***she stood up still laughing and she went to the bedroom and she came back with the bag and prepared her rooibos tea bottle and some snacks for her and she kissed both our cheeks and we left***
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**** NARRATED****
***heath and Lesedi arrived at jabu’s place and he hit the bell and the gate opened then he drove in and parked, then he got out with Lesedi with her bag and he went inside and he found jabu sitting in the lounge eating and he sat next to him with Lesedi on his lap and they greeted each other with heath taking a piece of meat on his plate***
Jabu: and then why o hakile lebrakane ( why did you come with her)
***heath laughed***
Heath: eeh my bra as I was leaving she started crying for me so I had to bring her along
***he chuckled***
Jabu: ntlhana ya teaspoon was enough mshikaro not bakete e yotlhe haw ( a tip of a teaspoon was enough shaka not the whole bucket)
***we both laughed out loud then his princess stood on his lap and hugged his neck with her pacifier on her mouth***
Jabu: wa bona ( you see)
***they laughed some more***
Heath: leave us alone please, shes also my princess
Jabu: how is the first princess
Heath: shes good I talked to her last night and she sounded down so I’ll go see her tomorrow after work… I want to introduce naledi to her formally as my woman and then I can propose having her stay with me and naledi permanently in my house since im planning to propose to naledi
Jabu: did you talk to naledi about it
Heath: I’ll talk to her tonight
Jabu: ok
Heath: so what’s wrong, you sounded offish when you called
***naledi was now laying on his chest***
Jabu: after dealing with that bastard that nearly hurt your mamiwota, I decided to put two of my guys to watch whats happening in dai magriza’s ( that old woman’s) house and yesterday they brought me feedback on that and they said two nights ago, naledi’s mother came in the morning and she never left the house or went outside since she arrived then in the middle of the night they saw a huge fire burning in the backyard and a smell of human flesh all over the air and they were sure it was coming from that fire, then after the fire went down after some time the main front door opened and she got out of the house with a huge traveling bag and she put it in the car boot and went inside and came out with someone limping and walking slowly and she helped the person inside the car and she locked up and they drove out and went straight to wintervelt and guess where they went to
Heath: where?
Jabu: to some well known witchdoctor, and im calling her a witchdoctor cause we once went to her before I went to suncity ( jail) for some strengthening before we went and bombed that ATM were we got caught afterwards……that woman is a witch mshikaro I remember she send me a message when I was inside ko suncity ( at jail) and she said she can help me get out and have the case against me disappear into thin air but the was a sacrifice I had to make
Heath: what
Jabu: I had to bring my mother’s head to her after I was out, I had to kill her myself then cut off her head and take it to her
Heath: WHAT….TELL ME YOU ARE JOKING
Jabu: im not my bra, I refused ofcourse and that’s why I spend 15 years inside and two years outside on parole
Heath: fuck…
***he said that with a low voice minding Lesedi***
Jabu: I couldn’t bafo my mother is my pillar of strength joh, you know how she was there for me and my son when I was in there, she came and visited me for those 15 years I was in there praying with me every time, with you sending me money for protection for those 15 years…
***then he breathed out loud ***
Jabu: and im asking myself what does your mother in law and im sure that was naledi’s grandmother who was helped inside the car, doing there
Heath: eish…..and again why was the granny limping and walking slow and what or rather who did they burn in that backyard
Jabu: I wonder too
Heath: did they find that bastard’s body
Jabu: yeah
***then he laughed***
Jabu: the rumour is that he was caught cheating with someone’s wife or girlfriend and the husband is the one that did that to him
***they laughed***
Heath: and im sure this whole “ he was caught cheating “ rumour is because of his cut off dick that you placed in his mouth neh
***he nodded and they laughed***
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MJ: heh its clear mom that you don’t know your son
Mom: hai keep quiet junior what do you know, you are just a child and I know my son
***MJ laughed***
MJ: his gonna be mad…no no no mad is an understatement, he’s gonna show you flames when he learns what you are up to believe me
Mom: why are you here if you not gonna support this…in fact you are just a child so keep quiet
MJ: well I know my brother thank you very much mother and believe me when I say all hell will break lose when he finds out you married a woman for him…dad tell him
Dad: its what’s best for him Michael
MJ: what’s best for him is him choosing the woman he wants to marry
Mom: junior just go do your homework or something cause this doesn’t even concern you
MJ: it concerns me cause he’s my brother
Dad: MICHAEL!
***he stood up while shaking his head***
MJ: you know at first I thought I was gonna snitch on you two to him but then again if he calls you yelling and stuff you’ll know im the snitch and you might ground me and take away my phone and play station so I’ll just wait and watch as hell will be brought down to earth just for the two of you and your brothers dad cause that’s what will happen ooo….. mh anyway good luck
***he said that and walked away while whistling, well him and heath are close, and he told him he has found the one and he wants to marry her and he’s even supposed to meet her during school holidays, he’s going to fly to south Africa and spend his holidays there with him and now their parents just married a Nigerian wife for him without his knowledge even though they know how stubborn, hard headed and heartless he is when he wants to and they still went ahead and did this….mmmmmh***
