“So when are you moving up here?” He asks me as we lie next to each other on his massive bed in the master bedroom. It is about 11pm and we have just had sex. We are lying naked. “Moving up where?” I ask him. “Here. To the kingdom. In this house. With me.” He says. “What makes you think I plan on moving?” I ask him. Isn’t he a bit forward today? “What do you want me to do with such a big...
I can now finally phone the Queen. The secondary royal home is ready. The new people that are now in the palace are weird. They have absolutely no money to do anything. The staff is not working anymore because these people are unable to pay them. They’ve also kicked us off the royal grounds. Thank God for my housing allowance. I used it to finally get a house. And it feels good because now, I have a house that no...
We buried bab’Zithulele two weeks ago. It was a very sad service. It was a very sad day. The days after the funeral were the worst. They were silent as everyone had left. All we had were each other. And Palesa was here. She only left five days ago. No one was even upset. We all understand that she’s a parent to her siblings. We all just felt the gap because she honestly always knew what to do. She was...
When we went to Diepkloof after returning from our trip for Molise’s birthday, my parents asked us to leave the kids there. My mom said Molise and I just needed time to ourselves, and that the kids needed to know that they have a holiday home in DK. My anxiety shot through the roof. Since Phupho was born, I’ve never been separated from my kids. While they were excited to stay in DK with my parents, I cried the whole...
Today, a ceremony is being held for my daughter, Inama. It is a ceremony for the umbilical chord piece that fell off from her belly button area, and they’ll be cutting her hair, then placing her hair and chord in the land of her forefathers. I seriously cannot believe that I’m a mother to a princess. Me? Maphodile? I’m even a Mohale now. Yoh! My mom is one hell of a guardian angel. I’m sitting between mofahadi and mme-moholo. My aunt has...
My dad is hosting this braai of his today. I don’t even know what we are celebrating. I think he’s just trying to bring our family back to a good place. Last year was an extremely difficult year for our family. My dad’s secret came out: turns out that my cousin is actually my brother. My dad fucked around and was too scared to take chances with my mother. But my mom found out. My mom finds out everything. Then...
If there's one thing about Aus'Mpho, she will sing louder than the birds to tell you that the sun is up. Every time Wehweh says that she's going to reprimand her about this singing, I tell her to let her be. She's praising her God. But right now, I'm tired. I have a headache. I'm still half drunk.Aus'Mpho is the domestic worker that works here at Wehweh's place. She's had two before. The first one - Aus'Salome - got fired...
Zah has asked me to have a breakfast date with her today. She keeps saying we just need a minute away from our responsibilities and just date each other. I get what she means. Our kids are a handful. Zah has been emotional about one of her friends - Ruri - who just left and the entire friend group just didn't take it well at all. They also haven't seen Mapho since she gave birth, understandably so. I think she's...
Two weeks ago, we got a phone call that my father has passed away. None of us really felt anything because it's not like this guy was significant in our lives. My mom was his mistress for I don't know how many years. All my siblings and I came from that affair. So his wife and his main family has never rated us. And I don't blame them. It's okay. My beef is that this man never rated us nor...
So…We are on the run again. Well, we are in hiding. And now ALL families had to split. And I mean ALL! It’s been six months. A lot has happened. Mapho gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Reaotlotla, which means, we give you praise. Uncle Khotso gave her this name. Rea and Mapho went to him and asked him to name her. It hurt uncle Ona a bit, but no one was surprised. Rea has always been...
