Nobantu Gcina has started school and there is so much peace in this house now that she is gone. She stays in res because I just know that if we got her place, Romeo would move in and their family house challenge would be resolved. That Romeo of hers has come and has paid damages for the pregnancy. I would have been okay if he never did come here because his family came in here prepared to pay lobola. I was so happy when...
Koena This wedding is nice. The vibe is the one. Mthunzi and I are just not in the best of places right now. We are just very irritable with each other. Between Lydia's cousins who keep throwing themselves at him and him entertaining them and thinking it's funny, I'd rather not be here with him. Also, the bride and groom have been gone. They went to change outfits or something. We have eaten food and dessert already and there is still...
Lydia "Lydia, what time is the Ramaru family expecting us tomorrow?" My mom asks me. "Thomas says one of his negotiators spoke to dad and they agreed that we will arrive at the Ramaru house at 10am." I tell my mom. My entire family and I have travelled to Venda for my wedding to Thomas. We have just arrived in Venda and we are all exhausted. I'm so glad that my mom, my dad, Rofhi and I were in one vehicle. We were riding in my parents' Mazarati. My...
Sandile and KG are not back from their honeymoon yet. It was supposed to be a weekend. It’s been a week now. I’d be worried if KG didn’t call me to let me know that they are okay. So I have been mothering the kids and taking care of the businesses. I go to my shop to make sure that everything is great. KG appointed a supervisor, but I don’t trust her and I am not at ease without...
01/11/2021 Dear Diary Living in Daveyton is not so bad. I am most happy for my mother. As brutal as this experience has been for her, I am happy that this happened to her. It’s 2021. No woman should be at the mercy of a man the way that my mother was with my dad. Now, my father has played God again in my mother’s life by completely removing himself from us all together – being a coward and keeping us away from visiting him in prison because he...
Nobantu I am preparing breakfast so that my husband, that human I gave birth to, and myself can eat before my husband and I leave for work. I don’t know what this human that I birthed gets up to when we are at work. At this point, I don’t even think she can do any worse than not making it into university then giving us a certificate with eyes instead - a baby. She comes into the kitchen as I dish up for...
Koena I am so excited about tonight. I am going to a strip club with my husband. I mean, Mthunzi and I are that couple from time to time. But tonight was completely spontaneous and I am actually excited. I think he is equally excited – he’s been saying that I attend stripping classes. Maybe this has always been his dream. The aim is to not look like the wife he dragged out of a church choir practice, but I also don’t want to be confused with the...
Lydia “You are pregnant again?” This is my parents’ reaction. I think I need to name this child “Again” because everyone’s reaction is just… I mean, I shouldn’t expect anything more than that because this was also my reaction when the home pregnancy test came back positive. “Is he going to marry you, at least?” My dad. Thomas and I have not exactly had the marriage conversation. But he is a family man, so I know that marriage is coming....
“I didn’t realise that you were home.” My mom says to me as she walks into the kitchen and finds me unpacking groceries. “I just thought I’d go and buy some groceries and some stuff that are missing here at home and at the beauty bar. Kgomotso is doing a good job at managing the place, so it is in good hands.” I explain to her. “Well that’s nice. So has your brother said anything about marrying that poor girl?...
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...
