WEEKS LATER MASAI NAIMA RAPULA

*** I’m sitting in the balcony at our apartment trying to make sense of what happened weeks back....i found out that my fiancé’s brother is actually some guy whom I once slept with and after he was done with me he kicked me out of his hotel room like I’m some useless prostitute....The guy treated me like garbage and the worst part is he left his seed inside of me and I didn’t even know.....yes we used a condom but few weeks later I found out I was pregnant and he was the only guy I slept with and before him I was single for 5 months.... Maybe the condom broke and he didn’t tell me or he removed it I don’t know, what I know is he’s the father unless I also got impregnated by the Holy Spirit..... ( sigh)

The way I was devastated after he treated me like trash I didn’t even think of drinking morning after pills even though we used protection because those things aren’t 100 percent safe....I’m here looking down at my son Khai and damn he looks like his father....i never thought I’ll ever see him again....i only knew his name Alphalette, I didn’t know even where he’s from and which tribe he’s from...hell I didn’t even know if he’s South African or not cause we only spoke English even though it was brief before he f#ck!d my brains out, the piece of sh!t didn’t even have an accent....I’m sure if Stevens paid more attention in trying to build some sort of relationship or even made an effort in spending some time with Khai, he would have seen his older brother in him....

Steven neh....eish we met 5 month ago and nigga decided to propose weeks back the same day he introduced me to his whole family officially....I swear I wanted to die there and then when I saw him....i wished the ground could open and I would gladly jump in and hide... ( sigh)…..Another thing he’s a fr#ak!n sangoma like a Gobela...a thokoza Mkhulu...yes I saw the beads but I didn’t think he’s a Sangoma cause even those who haven’t been initiated wear them, I mean some wear them for protection and I can’t differentiate between a sangoma and an initiate and a random person who wears beads for protection.... and for as far as I know Sangomas are not supposed to look like that, I mean hot....i didn’t smell Mpepho or traditional herbs on him.....nikka smelled like million dollars...( sigh).....

Another thing that confuses me is he’s a fr#ak!n Sangoma but he didn’t know that he has a child out there....doesn’t traditional healers have super powers to see the future or something...( sigh)....then there’s Stevens how do I tell him that his brother is my son’s father well that’s if he didn’t put two and two together when I ran off after I saw baby daddy....i don’t think he would want to marry me anymore....imagine having a child with one brother and getting married to another...( sigh)....yho Masai wa tla wa e baka( you just did the unthinkable).…

The door opened and I turned to look and Moera my twin sister walked in holding shopping bags...she puts them down and walked to us....she bend and kissed Khai’s forehead....gosh she loves him and spoils him rotten so does his grandmother ( our crazy mom) and Hills our other sister not by blood though....Khai calls me mommy and Moera mama and he calls Hills Mamkhulu...he’s a smart and clever child and I love him to bits, I can’t imagine my life without him*** Moera: has it been long since a robetse ( he slept) ***I just shook my head*** Moera: keng o tsuputse ( why are you sulking) Me: a ka tsupula ( im not sulking) Moera: ok then why the long face ***I rolled my eyes at her....mxm she can be a bore*** Me: im just worried of how Steven will take or is taking the news that Khai is his brother’s child Moera: mxm oho....that one le bo yellow e kare guava ya go bola ( that yellow one that looks like a rotten guava) well im sure he already knows...i mean its been weeks and he still haven’t called you….take your losses Masa and move on ***she rolled her eyes*** Me: he just need some time to calm down...i love him ok Moera: mmmmh I also would love to wear nothing but expensive brands only but I can’t afford to be broke so I settle for something affordable so don’t tell me about that yellow one…. ***she rolled her eyes again*** Me: what??...dude what does that got to do with what I said and you know we are privileged ...stop lying and being dramatic Moera: I know it got nothing to do with what you said about RG but I made my point case closed ***I just gave her the “wtf” look then I rolled my eyes....right then my phone rings and it’s Stevens....gosh my heart nearly stopped beating.....anyway I answered with my heart beating fast*** Me: babe ***Moera rolled her eyes and took Khai from me and walked inside*** Stevens: hey ***i heard him sigh*** Me: I tried calling you Stevens: I didn’t wanna talk to you ***ouch*** Stevens: are you ready to come clean ***you know what, let me get this over and done with*** Me: ummm….there’s something you need to know ***he cleared his throat*** Stevens: im listening ***I sighed...f#ck this is hard....i’m even shaking*** Me: ummm your brother....he’s...he’s Khai’s father ***silence*** Stevens: tell me you’re not gonna tell him he’s the father ***I frowned*** Me: askies??? Stevens: dont tell him...please ***I can’t believe this*** Me: what do you mean I shouldn’t tell him Stevens....he’s Khai father for goodness sake and why don’t you sound surprised Stevens: I’ll raise him as my own ***he’s crazy this one*** Me: you never showed interest in building a relationship with him and get to know him since we met and now just because he’s your brother’s son you wanna raise him as your own Stevens: im not the one who’s wrong here... you have a f#ck#n child with my brother...i should be the one who’s angry!!! ***he sounds pissed and I swallowed...i put the phone on loud speaker and put it on my lap and massaged the sides of my head....the stress is showing me flames*** Stevens: this sh!t is gonna divide my family....how will it look you having a child with him and me marrying you....you’re gonna be called names and sh!t....look you can’t tell him I’ll play a fatherly role towards your son and plus he’s been doing good without a father in his life...why do you wanna disrupt his life huh Me: you can’t hide that he’s his Steven....he looks like him and why don’t you sound surprised Steven: I put two and two together….. Moera: f#tsek RG!! ( piss off RG) ***I quickly turned and Moera looked angry...ok how long has she been standing there....she snatched the phone from me and turned the loud speaker off and put it on her ear….ooh Lord save me*** Moera: sebete se se kana o se tseya kae....who the f3ck are you.....bona moo jou hond, Alphalette your brother will know that he has a son with Masa and if you cant accept that and love her regardless then fotsekela kwaa....o nagana gore kwena fela a naleng pipi molefatsheleng heh ( where do you get the nerve.... who the f3ck are you…. look here you dog Alphalette your brother will know that he has a son with Masa and if you cant accept that and love her regardless then f3ck off....you think you’re the only one with a dick in the world) Me: Moera!!! Moera: hey don’t start with me wena nxa....i see o nyako nnyela le mpya ee ya gao ( I see you wanna sh!t yourself with this dog of yours)…. when it comes to AJ dont piss me off ***it looks like Stevens said something to her and the insults that came out of her mouth were just too much for my ears*** Moera: fots#ke le tlhogo ya le premature ( f3#k you with a premature head) ***she threw the phone at me*** Moera: im disappointed in you twinnie ....your child comes first not pipi ( a dick)...this sh!t you’re doing ke desperation fela....i can’t believe you ***she gave me a nasty look and walked away and I sighed and took my phone and the call was dropped ( sigh)...she’s right and deep down I know I would never deprive my son a chance to meet and know his father but I love Stevens and im scared that he will leave me....i have bad luck when it comes to relationships and everything was going well between us until I met his brother and realized that he’s my mysterious baby daddy....Moera walked back to me ( ooh here we go again)*** Moera: o sa nyako ng’gafisa wena wankutlwa....don’t ever and I mean ever secure a dick ka AJ...e nne la bofelo....you don’t wanna see the other side of me....o sa batla go ngferola dibete Masai....Phalette is off limits....i used to dislike him mara nou I hate him nxa ( don’t make me go crazy you hear me....dont ever and I mean ever secure a dick AJ....it should be the last time....you don’t wanna see the other side of me....dont make me mad Masai....Phalette is off limits.... i used to dislike him but now I hate him nxa) ***she walked away.... gosh she’s mad..... no she’s angry...(sigh) I rubbed my eyes they are painful...they usually get painful when I have a headache or im stressed***

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THE FOLLOWING DAY

MOERA ZAHRA RAPULA

*** Im holding AJ and Masai is pushing the trolley, we are at the grocery store and yes this twin of mine did apologize and she promised that she’ll always put AJ first. She just needs some time to find a way and contact baby daddy and tell him the truth which wont be a problem cause I have people who can get me his contacts….Well she’s still heart broken about the conversation she had with RG but she’ll be fine….i pray that they break up for good cause he doesn’t deserve her at all*** Masai: so how was lunch with his brother...i never got to ask you about it ***I sighed...well I went to have lunch with my late fiancé’s elder brother Drench, the last time I saw him was the day after we buried Alex, he was assassinated on his way home from my place a year ago ( sigh) well he wasn’t a guy who did legal things and so is his brother....i found out one day when we were being followed and he asked me to take the wheel and he took out a gun I didn’t even know he owned and started shooting at the other car.... Well I broke up with him but nikka wouldn’t let me be, he kept pestering me until I gave him another chance and from there onward he taught me how to shoot and fight to protect myself...at least he promised to make sure I don’t get to be part of his other life and he kept his promise until they killed him in cold blood and even today I don’t know who did it....i asked his brother and he just told me he took care of it and I shouldn’t worry*** Me: aarg just ok he was just checking up on me, he was in town so... ***I just shrugged my shoulders*** Masai: mmmmh Me: and what’s that supposed to mean Masai: after a year he calls you and wants to have lunch with you Me: and what’s wrong with that Masai: no offense but you were engaged not married to his little brother so why is he checking up on you ***she raised her eyebrow at me....mxm*** Me: tsek ***she laughed...mxm this idiot*** Me: you can be an idiot sometimes ***she continued to laugh until AJ shouted “papa papa” trying to get off my hold*** Me: AJ what is it ***he tried to wiggle out of my hold shouting “papa papa”*** Voice: WHAT THE FUCK!!! ***a deep scary male voice said and we both looked where it was coming from and we froze...” ooh shit” is what is playing in my head*** AJ: papa ***he was now crying....the guy looked at Masai and at AJ with a scary frown on his face*** AJ: papa!!! ***he walked closer and took AJ from me and this little betrayer wrapped his tiny hands around his neck and he rested his head on his shoulder sniffing*** Him: what the hell is going on ***he said looking at Masai...he looked shocked and I can also see some anger on his face*** Me: she can explain ***I was scared for my twinnie...she looked like she’s about to faint...this nikka looks scary and intimidating...those dark eyes hide something sinister, even that mole on his cheek, the dark color of his skin and the black and grayish beard on his face made him an intimidating, scary, drop dead gorgeous handsome motherf#ck#r...( phweeeu)...out of the blue Masai ran away leaving me and her son alone with this handsome creep*** Me: the F!!! No she didn’t....ooh noo she didn’t Alphalette: what’s all this….whats going on ***I sighed.... yho I have a coward of a sister bathong...i breathed out looking at him*** Me: Well he’s your son and I swear she was about to tell you....she didn’t know where to find you and when you finally met she was scared cause you are her fiancés brother...she didn’t know how to approach you ***i said that fast then i looked at this handsome tiny betrayer resting his head on his dad’s shoulder like he has known him since he was inside Masa’s belly( mxm never ever trust this gender)*** Alphalette: call her and finish shopping we need to talk me and her ***I just nodded and called her....who the f#ck run away and leaves her twin sister and child with a stranger....yho Masai!!! ( clap once) ***

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MASAI NAIMA RAPULA

***I don’t know what happened but I just panicked and found myself rushing out of the shop...well more like running out of the shop, I only snapped out of it when I was in the parking lot by Moera’s car .... Gosh how can Khai do this to me....i wasn’t ready....i just got off the call with Moera and I feel bad for leaving her and Khai alone with Alphalette....i just panicked....with a tail between my legs I went back....i got inside the store and searched for them and found Moera shopping and Khai was still in Alphalette’s arms as he walked behind Moera....i swallowed hard and walked closer to them*** Me: im sorry twinnie ***she gave me a mean look then she shook her head ( eish)*** Moera: lets finish up here so you two can go and talk ***I swallowed nothing and nodded....i could feel his eyes on me but I couldn’t even look at him....gosh im f#ck#d***

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ALPHALETTE NTSAKO MABUNDA

***I can’t believe this....i really can’t believe this..... I have a son, a whole son and to meet him for the first time in a grocery store is just....yah..... im looking at this woman and thinking about the time we f#ck#d and how I treated her....the fact that she kept the pregnancy even though she didn’t have to just makes me respect her....After how I treated her she didn’t have to keep the pregnancy but she did and made me a father....Well the signs were there, the dreams and me hearing a child cry out loud out of the blue and when I look around there’s no child in sight.....i just.....eish....i messed up pretty bad.....i don’t even have a right to be mad at her, we had a one night stand which was bad for her ( sigh)....yah neh life is messed up, she’s my baby mama and she’s engaged to my younger brother...Anyway they paid for everything and her sister left*** Me: let’s go Her: wh...where? ***she looks scared*** Me: to talk ***the little man is sleeping peacefully in my arms*** Her: we can sit in a restaurant and....talk Me: no lets go ***I went towards the parking and she followed behind me*** Her: Alphalette i...i don’t feel comfortable going with you....lets just go sit in the restaurant and talk please ***I turned and looked at her*** Me: whats making you uncomfortable ***She swallowed*** Her: please give me my son we will talk some other time ***I chuckled*** Me: he is our son....our son....i didn’t abandoned you with him and it’s not your fault that I wasn’t there either so for peace to rein between us.... for his sake let’s not act irrational ***she just looked at me with a frown on her face*** Me: now lets go talk then I’ll drive you home *** I continued to walk to where my car is leaving her standing there....i unlocked my car and opened the back seat door and waited for her....she looked angry ( well tough)....she reached the car and got in and I gave her the little man and closed the door and got inside the driver seat and off we went....

After some time we arrived and my remote controlled gate opened and I drove in and parked and I got out and opened her door and took the little man and walked inside while she followed me ....i went to the bedroom downstairs and put our son down and she came and put him in a comfortable position and we went back to the lounge and sat down*** Me: something to drink ***she just shook her head no ( sigh)....i went to pour her a glass of juice instead and took a bottle of beer for me and put the glass down on the coffee table in front of her and sat down then I sighed*** Me: what’s his name ***she cleared her throat.... I could see that she looked uncomfortable she kept playing with her phone that’s on her hands...as for me my mind is working overtime*** Her: Al…..Alphalette Khai Rapula ***I can’t believe she named him after me....she should be hating me but she named our son after me.... Anyway i cleared my throat*** Me: what’s the story behind Khai Her: my mother named her after our late father ***I just nodded and opened the beer with my teeth and took a sip*** Me: what happened to him...your father ***she breathed out and blinked fast probably to fight back the tears*** Her: died in a car accident along with my biological mother ** she sighed...ohhh so the mother she talked about is not her biological mother...mmmh ok***

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SHALATE HILLS MTHEMBU

Tarek: look I love you babe....i live for you nana...im doing this for us...i did this for us...i love you believe me ***I just looked at him....my face is filled with tears and I keep on wiping my snort with my shirt....i cant believe he did this to me, I love this man with everything in me and he do me like this....i didn’t even see the signs.... I almost died on our wedding day because of him now he hurt me by bringing a third party into our lives, our marriage.....this piece of sh!t cheated and got the side dish pregnant and now he wants to take her as the second wife knowing fully well that I can’t carry a baby to full term because on our wedding day, I was shot by his ex....well she wanted to shoot him and I stood in front of him....now I regret it she should’ve killed him instead this world would be a better place without him…..he confessed last night and ive just been in hell since then, at first I thought its a prank but its not...im hurt beyond measure, I feel like my heart will stop beating any minute now….i feel like im about to run mad....i raised my head and looked at him*** Me: I’ll never forgive you for this Tarek: bambo lwam look we...we can make it work I promised you...we will ***i cant believe this man*** Me: I want a divorce ***his eyes popped out and I saw his hands start to shake*** Tarek: that will never happen....mina nawe sohlukaniswa ukufa Shalate!!! ( only death will break us apart Shalate) ***more tears gushed out*** Me: I WANT A DIVORCE TAREK MTHEMBU....I WANT IT NOW….IM DONE….IM DONE….I ENDURED A LOT FOR YOU….YOUR MOTHER HATES ME, SHE EVEN INSULTS MY LATE MOTHER EVERY CHANCE SHE GET JUST BECAUSE I FAIL TO MAKE YOU A FATHER….IM DONE…..THERE’S NO COMING BACK FROM THIS….I GIVE UP….IM DONE!!! ***i shouted at him*** Tarek: NGEKE UYITHOLE KIMI....NGEKE!!! ( you’ll never get from me...never!!!)....YOU ARE MY WIFE AND IT WILL REMAIN LIKE THAT UNTIL UMVELINQANGI ( GOD) REMEMBERS ONE OF US EVEN AT THAT YOU’LL STILL REMAIN MY WIFE EVEN IN DEATH!!! Me: I HATE YOU....GET THE F#CK OUT....GET OUT NJA DINI….I’LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS….NEVER!!! ***I said crying out loud and he just walked away looking angry leaving me crying my lungs out....he just hurt me beyond repair and he still has the guts to shout and look angry….f#ck him!....he hurt me deeply....i love him, I gave him my all and I trusted him and now he’s doing me like this....he’s breaking me like this.....how dare he....after everything we’ve been through....after all the promises and pledges he made to me he breaks me like this***

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MASAI NAIMA RAPULA

***my phone ring as Alphalette is busy talking to whomever on the phone and its Moera again so I answered*** Me: twinnie Moera: are you and AJ still ok ***i sighed*** Me: yeah Moera: ok call me if something happens for now im going to see Hills she sounded a bit off over the phone ***i just frowned….i hope its nothing serious*** Me: ok keep me updated Moera: sure ***we ended the call*** Alpha: sorry about that…. ***he said sitting down*** Alpha: twins *** ooh he’s done with his phone call ....anyway I nodded*** Alpha: who’s the oldest Me: her ***he nodded*** Alpha: I could tell….so does Stevens know ***i swallowed hard looking down** Me: y...yeah Alpha: mmhhh *** then silence.....he then he got up again and put the bottle on top of the coffee table then came towards me....gosh my heart is even beating fast....he reached out his big hand to me and he indicated that I should take it and I swallowed nothing and slowly put my hand on his and he helped me up then out of the blue he pulled me into his broad and muscled chest and he held me and I just stood there shocked*** Him: thank you for keeping the pregnancy...thank you for making me a father and im sorry for all the pain I caused you….i hope one day you’ll forgive me ****what the…..did he just…..ummm yho*** ---------- TO BE CONTINUED….