Nokukhanya (Chapter 29)

Chapter 29

● Nokukhanya Ngwenya

I need some rest.

I am tired, exhausted, and mostly annoyed. This baby hasn’t given me a chance to breathe, and the baby daddy yena together with his daughter are another story. I am a prisoner in my own house. Okay, I’m lying. I am a prisoner in Langa’s house. After all that drama and all the threats, I received from his fake wife we moved in together in a brand-new house that I choose myself, don’t look at me like that I am giving my children what I never had, a family.

I am so tired. After our doctor’s visit last week, he decided to put me on bed rest. This baby is so big for me I think he grows each and every day, Monica calls him the “Big Baby”, my feet? Ahh, where do I even begin? I’m lying on the couch busy browsing through the channels. Langa and his daughter went out to get me something to eat and they have been gone for so long now.

There’s a knock.

“Sara!” I scream for our house help to come and see who is at the door. She was hired to keep an eye on me more than help around the house. She is a nice girl, but I think she got the hots to Lindokuhle which I think they will make beautiful babies should they ever decide to get it going. I prefer Sarah to that girlfriend of his who thinks the world revolves around her. When I first met her, I thought she was a nice girl but oh boy was I wrong. She’s a mean Bitch!

“Yes Madam?” She mocks me. I give her the look and she smiles.

“What is it Nokukhanya?” Now, I return the beautiful smile she just gave me.  I and her are almost the same age and her calling me madam makes and look and feel old. I’ve been telling her that I love my name and I like hearing people calling me by what my parents named me. I just love my name.

“There’s someone at the door,” I tell her and she frowns. Weird.

“What do you mean? There’s someone at the door. Did the security call?”  She asks going to the house phone to make a call. Do we have security? Why didn’t I know that?

I get up and follow her.

“Please go to your room. I need to check with Mr Gumede.”

“What’s there to check with Langa? Sarah what’s going on?” I watch her dial him.

“Sir there’s someone at the door… no… yes Sir… okay Sir…” I listen to the one-sided conversation between my baby daddy and my help. Who is this woman? I have been staying with her for the past six months yet at this moment I feel like I don’t even know her. She widens her eyes as if she sees something behind me.

When I turn to look back, Gunshot! And she falls next to my feet. I am too shocked to even blink right now.  The shot came unexpectedly.

I wish they have told me I was in danger or something. Now there is someone lying next to me probably dead and pee running down my legs.

“Nokukhanya…  I told you I was going to get what’s mine.” She tells me. I should have let Langa murder this bitch that time yaz. Now look at me peeing at myself in front of her.

“Move. I don’t want him to find us here. He needs to suffer first. Like I did.”

“Move where? I am not going anywhere with you.” I tell her. Langa should be home by now.

“Ooh yes you are.”

“I would rather die.”

“You are going to die… just not now. I still need to get that baby from you. He is going to replace the one I lost. So, I need you healthy and strong till you give birth, then I will be moving in here and taking over your life. I will be raising your brats as my own and I will be the one sleeping on top of your man every night for the rest of our lives. He is going to love me like he loves you.” This woman is delusional

She is crazy.

“Okay.” I say moving away from her.

“Uyaphi?” she follows me. The bravery I have right now knowing that she is not going to kill me is insane.

“To change my dress so we can leave.”

“Hurry up. And don’t you dare do anything funny.”

I smile and walk away.

I hate Langa right now. He brought this woman in our lives and right now I am going to suffer because he couldn’t keep it in his pants. I still don’t believe that he never slept with her. What would be the reason for her to be obsessed like this?

I know there’s a panic button in our closet. I just need to remember where it is though if this bitch thinks I will go with her without a fight. She has another thing coming and I really hope Sarah is not dead

I find it and press it. The alarm goes off and I get locked inside the closet. What the hell?

“Nokukhanya! What the hell did you do! Where are you? Get out and come face me bitch!” she screams and screams insulting me. Only now that it only sinks in. I hear gun shots, but nothing comes through here. Ooh, this is what he meant. I always wondered what he meant when he told me whenever I feel unsafe, I should always come in here and press the panic button.

It gets quiet and I remain standing looking at the door.

My life is a movie I swear

***

“Baby mama?” I hear Lindo call out for me. I don’t know how long I have been in here, but it sure does feel like a lifetime

“Nokukhanya open the door.” That’s Langa voice. I stand up from the floor and try to open the door, but it gets stuck. Its locked

“It’s locked.” I say

“Babe, there’s a key in that drawer next to your shoes.? He says, and I go and take out the key, and I see it, our marriage certificate. That day when he drove away from his fake wife we went to a motel and he booked us in and we had the best sex of our lives, the next morning he drove to home affairs and we got married, our witness was two couple who also came to tie a knot we became each other’s witnesses. Tell me why I got married to this man again. I don’t even have a ring on my finger. And no one knows about this except for us. Not even his brother, who has become my best friend.

“Babe…open the door, please.” He begs

I am tired.

I open the door and find everyone there. His whole family is here, plus Gugu, the extra one. I look around for my daughter, and one of Langa’s aunt has her on her back, peacefully sleeping. I am still in my dress, and I’m sure I am smelling my pee. It had dried out waiting for help inside my closet

“Are you okay?” He asks.

“Where is Sarah?”

“They took her to the hospital. She is going to be fine.” He says, and I nod.

“And wena, are you okay.” He comes closer to me, and I move back. He stands still like everyone else. I dont know why they are here.

“I want a divorce,” I say, and he frowns.

“What are you talking about? Are you guys married?” That’s Lindo for you. Always the first one to catch up on anything.

“You are not leaving me!” he says and walks away. I follow him to the guest room, ignoring everyone's stares. They didn’t know. They all thought we moved in together because of my pregnancy being high risk. That’s what he’s been telling them.

“Yho! MaGumede abantwana bakho!” I hear my mother-in-law complaining to Langa’s grandmother.

“Langelihle, I am talking to you.” I scream behind him. I can’t keep up with him. My stomach is way too big for my months.

“You are not leaving me, yezwa?”

“I’m tired.” I tell him

“Then we will be tired together. No one is leaving this marriage.”

“Langa, Nokukhanya, you got married and decided not to tell us?” That’s his mother

“Mma, can I please talk to her, and I will explain.” He begs his mother. Who then leaves just after telling us who disappointed she is? I don’t blame her, but it is what it is, and now I want out. He closes the door behind her and sighs.

“I almost died, Langa. She wanted to take my children and raise them as hers. Where is she vele.” I ask him still behind me.

“The police took her. Noting is going to happen to you or our children.”

“YOU DON’T KNOW THAT LANGA!” I scream at him now facing him.

“You weren't here when she shot Sarah. That woman is crazy and it's you that she wants. If I take my children and go from here, I will be fine. I don’t need this kind of stress it’s not good.”

“Then we are moving from here together. Till death do us apart remember? No turning back.” He is so damn stubborn, and who the hell came up with this vow? Till death do us apart for ini vele.  I can not win with this man. I looked down, and he came close to me and lifted my chin, so I faced him. We are staring at each other.

“I am so sorry that you had to go through all that because of me. What I will not apologize for is making you mine and building a family with you. If you want out and need a break, we will take that break together. I will not apologize for marrying you, but I will definitely apologize for keeping our union a secret. I just wanted us to enjoy ourselves and get to know each other without any interference from everyone else. I love you, and you are not leaving me.” Then the tears came.

“It makes me angry, Nokukhanya, that you keep doubting me, Have I ever given you a reason to doubt my feelings for you? I have been bending over backward to make sure you know how I feel about you for the past six months we’ve been married. That I would choose you over and over again. Why can’t you see that? Why do you always want to run away when it gets tough? That shit frustrates me, so you know. And stop crying, you are making my son sad.”

“I love you, Nokukhanya,” he says, getting up and leaving me feeling like more shit.

I’m hungry, and I love him more than he will ever know.

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