Nokukhanya (Chapter 11)

Chapter  11

●Nokukhanya Ngwenya

“Miss Ngwenya. They are waiting for you.”

“I’ll be right there Zanele. I just need a minute.”

I watch her as she walks out and closing the door behind her. My life has always been a roller-coaster ever since I lost my parents and it’s worse. When I lost my Nana, may her precious soul rest in peace, I died along with her even though It has been 3 years since she left but it still feels like yesterday when the Doctor announced her death.  I had to be strong because she only had me that witch only came to claim her belongings when she learnt that her mother left everything to me. But I wasn’t having it, I fought her till she gave up. She might have won selling my parents house but she didn’t even get a cent from my Nana.

Sigh, memories.

I rush out my office headed to the boardroom to meet our potential partners.

After her funeral I packed up and left. I left everything behind including my heart. Cindy threw a fit when I told her that I was leaving. She threatened to cut me off her life for good but I had to do it for myself, I had to leave otherwise depression and stress would have killed me, just after three days burying my Nana, Vic paid lobola to that stupid Carol and my virgin breaker was a married man even though he was there for me from when I found out that she was no more till the day I said my final goodbye to the love of my life he still wasn’t mine. My best friend wasn’t talking to me for a week and I had to settle in Cape town all by myself. I grew up that week, I bought a small two-bedroom house and a car, a white kia picanto with the money my grandmother left me with and went to find a job. I had to get busy or else I would have gone crazy.

Mr Butler hired me on the spot that day I came rushing in here and bumped into him because of the strong wind and rain outside and ever since we’ve been inseparable some of the workers even thought I was his side chick. The company wasn’t doing so well that’s why I convinced him to sell some of his shares and get partners than to close down and move back to England.

I get in and all eyes are on me.

Shit!

Oh, God!

Oh, good Lord what is he doing here? What is this man doing here? When I left, I left him with all his drama little did I know that I was going to be connected and tied to him for the rest of my life.

“Sunshine, meet Mr Gumede. He just bought half of the company.” Says Mr Butler.

What!

Patrick cannot do this to me seriously!

“What do you mean half? I thought we agreed that I was going to do talking here, half! Seriously?” I cannot believe this, if I don’t kill this old man right now, I’m sure his wife is going too and I am going to help her bury his body.

Khanyo! Stop the drama tu. Why are you ignoring the man standing in front of you? Look he still looks good and there’s no ring on his finger. My subconscious says the obvious. I mean the first thing I did when I saw it was him, I checked his finger and there was nothing. Don’t look at me like that I still dream about the man and my daughter betrayed me and came out looking like her father and nothing like me who carried her for full nine months. It is very hard for me to forget him.

“Miss Ngwenya.” He speaks and I freeze. I was about to strangle my boss right here and right now. His voice is still so manly and seductively like that first time I heard him speak.

“You know her?” Butler asks and I roll my eyes.

“Yes, we do know each other.” He says looking at me but my eyes are everywhere except on him. He is still intimidating.

“She almost killed me here.” They all laugh. My eyes scan the entire boardroom avoiding him of course then they land on Mzwandile and that stupid brother of his.

This is going to be a long day.

“But we had an agreement, didn’t we?” I ask. Mind you I still haven’t acknowledge this man even though his presence demands attention.

“I know we did but the ship was already sinking sunshine. You know we need the funds.”

“Okay, let me see the paper work then.”

Someone clears their throat.

“Nokukhanya.”

Nokukhanya! Look at him. Look at your baby…

“Bitch shup up! Not now!”

“Excuse me.” He says. Dammit I said that out loud. The idiot laughs.

“I’m sorry that wasn’t meant for you.” I say finally looking at him. Dammit! Why did he have to look like this though? He even has a beard now. Tall, dark , sexy with a beard and handsome. Seeing Langa still gives me butterflies in my stomach.

“I’ve missed you table girl.” The idiot says still laughing. What’s his name again? I need to remember his name because just now I will be calling him an idiot out loud and embarrass myself again.

“Linda not now please.” Langa says irritated. Did you hear that? That’s his name so stop calling him an idiot. I think this bitch needs to find another accommodation because I’m giving her notice to vacate my head.

“Patrick where is the contract? You can show it to her before you sign anything then get back to me. We going back to Joburg tomorrow so the sooner the better. I have another meeting so we have to leave now.” He is ignoring me. Why is he ignoring me?

“Okay thank you. You will get an answer by close of business today.” They shake hands and he leaves, my eyes follows him until the door closes.

“It was nice seeing you again kid, you look good.” I smile at Mzwandile as he walks out followed by the idiot.

What just happened?

You acted like a fool! So childish! I cannot believe you embarrassed us like that. My subconsciousness disappears after showing me her middle finger.

“What was that about?”

“What happened to our deal? 50% Patrick though? You gave them your company on a silver plater you know that. Let me see the contract.” He gives it to me.

“I love your fighting spirit you know that right? But both you and me knows that half share is better than nothing. The man clearly made it known it was that or nothing.” He says while I go through the document and everything looks okay.

“Atleast you get to keep your staff because he will be a silent partner right.”

“About that …”

Jesus what now!

“What did you do?”

“I’m stepping down and he will be taking the CEO's position.” He says unbothered.

Unbelievable! Somebody shoot me now!.

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I bang my car door and walk furiously to the front door and get in without even knocking. I’m so angry and the only thing that will cool me down is my daughter.

My daughter, she came unexpectedly I didn’t even know I was pregnant until one day I fell sick that Patrick and Samantha forced me to go see a doctor and TA-Daa! There she was announcing herself with a strong heart beat and I instantly fell in love. I was seven months then and had no evidence in terms of a stomach to prove that she was growing inside of me.

My stomach was so flat and with me being on the injection made it so hard for me to know that I was expecting. Plus I’ve only been with one man. I named her Nonjabulo because she only brings happiness to my life. She’s two now and very talkative that I know she takes off from me. When my mouth starts running I never stop.

“What happened? I just got off the phone with Patrick, he told me to pacify you and he will come home later. What did he do?”

Yes! He better run of course.

“I am going to kill your husband do you hear me. Did he tell you what he did? Didn’t we have an agreement that I was going to do the talking with those people? Do you know what he did?” I stop pacing around and place my hands on my hips, dramatic I know.

“Come sit down and tell me what he did so both of us can kill him. He is tiring me as well and I need to breathe now. Can you believe that he wanted a blowjob yesterday after he took it from behind.” What!

How old are these people.

I give her a look and raise my eyebrows. Ooh! I see she’s playing with me.

“You should see the look on your face. Come sit down before you wake my baby up.”

“Where should I start.” I ask sitting down.

“From the beginning.” She says smiling at me.

I love this woman. Both her and Patrick came in my life at the right time and they  gave me hope again. They became my second parents, in them I found a family and I’m not letting them go that’s why I’ve been pushing so hard for Butler to get partners, I mean what’s  going to happen to me and my child when they relocate and leave me all alone here.

●Langa Gumede

“She ignored me!” I say again. I have been complaining since we got here and I think I have said this for the hundred times now. There was no meeting that we had to rush too I just had to get away from her because I might have committed a sin.

“Sizwile Langa. We were all there remember.”

“Indaba wena Linda you don’t understand. I had to look for her for two years yonke and here she is, she’s been right here all along.” I say defeated.

“So you are going to drink yourself to death because of that.” He asks as I take a sip of my beer. I’m on my eighth bottle now.

“Yes, why not?”

“Yho! I’m calling your mother. I cannot believe you are crying over table girl while you have a pregnant fiancé back at home, remember her? Mzwandile talk some sense to your friend I’m going out I cant deal with grown ups issues.” He says walking out leaving me with my sorrows.

Yes, I’m engaged now to Fikile. One drunken night led to her being pregnant with my child and I was forced to marry her so that my child will take my last name. Lobola has been paid and all of that we married traditional now and I wanted to have everything at once to just get over and done with but she refused something about not looking beautiful on her wedding day with a big stomach so over that shit now.

“Imagine she completely ignored me.” Again.

“Yeah man she did. She looked good though. She looks her age now…curves in all the right places. I can definitely tap that now.” In a speed moment I’m all over Mzwa beating the shit out of him.

“Langa! What the hell man!” Linda says pulling me away from Mzwandile. Where did he come from I thought he left.

“Jeez man I was kidding!”

“I’m sorry.” I say.

“Get over yourself dude. I will let this slide only because you are intoxicated. Go to bed and get your shit together!” He clicks his tongue and angrily walks away.

“What was that about?”

“Lindokuhle not now please.”

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After a needed cold shower. I dial my mother just to offload. She is always here for me, she even helped me look for Nokukhanya when she suddenly disappeared on me.

“Are you okay? Linda told me what happened.” That snitch!

“I’m okay. Just embarrassed that’s all.” I need to apologize for my behavior.

“You need to apologize to uMzwandile baby and make him understand. I’m sure seeing her brought all those feelings you had for her so whatever transpired between you two was the alcohol and your feelings.”

“ He said something about her which I didn’t like and I reacted but I hear you I will talk to him.”

“Okay. When are coming home.”

“I need to talk to her mom, find out why she left like she did.”

“But remember baby she’s no one to you.”

“I know that mama but still I was there for her and she up and left without saying anything.” I hear her sighing before she wishes me well and reminds me of the pregnant wife I left at home.

I need to speak to her.

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