“Sis Wehweh, do you and bhut’Patrick hate my brothers and me?” My little brother asks me. First of all, it’s 6am. He woke me up because he was hungry. I don’t know why he didn’t wake my mother up. Now, I’m making him food and he’s interrogating me like this unprovoked.“Why would you ask me that, Tshiamo?” I ask him. He’s my mom’s and my stepfather’s first born together. Patrick is my stepfather’s child from a previous relationship. I’m my...
I'm minding my own business in my assigned bedroom, pumping milk out of my breasts so that I can have food ready for my 8month old son... some milk he will drink, some I'll just put in his porridge for breakfast in the morning. My daughter is fast asleep. She's four years old. My son is asleep too. The three of us share this room. I can't wait for university to begin. It all starts next week, so I move...
I decided to take my sisters to Gold Reef City today. My mom annoyed all of us. She has a new man and when my mom has a new man, trouble is coming. I have three sisters. The first born is Zoe, then I’m the second born (Bridgette), after me is Kayla, and the last born is Amanda. We all have different fathers. I’m not kidding. My mom is the kind of woman who sees a need to give all...
Luthando George’s arrest has taken a bad toll on me. I used to be well-known, amongst my peers, as the queen. George made sure that I never needed anything; he gave me a quality lifestyle; the best cars, the biggest house in the most expensive suburb. I have never worked a day in my life –I was literally rich for marrying right. I deserved an entire reality show. But as the saying goes, “the quickest and easiest way to make money is not always the wisest way...
Pearl We signed Gcina up to write her matric this December. We have all the material she needs. I hired three home-schooling teachers to teach her the material. She hates it, but she will get over it. They use the study to work and have their classes. She starts at 8am and her day ends at 4pm. I am working from home as well because the Covid-19 third wave has kicked in and people are dying again. I think...
Zelda I am in my red silk and lace short gown with my lingerie robe underneath, making coffee in the kitchen. My parents and sister are headed to Mafikeng this morning and I couldn’t be happier. My husband and I need our space back to fix this awkward place we are in and just cannot seem to leave behind us. “Please make me a cup”, I hear Keba say behind me. I just know her voice. Her and Dikeledi have...
Today, Utopia opens. I am so excited. We have complementary drinks to welcome all our day one customers. Kgomotso is here to help me today. She will be our receptionist until the offices at home are up and running. But with how things are going, we might just find another location for offices because my mom kicked our offices out of her yard. My employees are all here and they are so professional in their uniform. Yes, I make...
Pearl It's been a great week. The week of holidaying with my spoiled child and my new found sex buddy has been great. I am no longer sexually frustrated. Qaphela did more than just open the flood gates again. He made me feel good and wanted again. The air is so much cooler. The birds' singing is so much louder. The flowers are a lot brighter. Yoga feels so much more beautiful. I'm happy. I'm glowing. IVF drip treatment...
"Mah", Mfundo calls out to me as he eats his breakfast and I finish up tidying up the kitchen. "Yebo Mfundo", I answer, but don't quite look at him. "You haven't been okay since ubaba came back from Mbali's grave with uMah-ka-Mbali. Did something happen?" He asks me. I sigh because honestly, I don't know what to tell him. His dad hasn't been okay since he came back from Mbali's grave. I have been feeling him drift away from me. It's been a week and...
"BANG!" I jump immediately and my first instinct is to check if Thomas is still next to me. He is not. I was really hoping that I heard that bang in my dreams. Where is my boyfriend and why is someone shooting a gun my house? I hear my daughter crying. Oh shit! I jump out of bed and run into her nursery. She is alone and is crying. I quickly grab her and hold her close to my chest. As I try to calm...
