Wehweh, Ruri and I are in our last commerce lecture before we go to industry. So how it works is that you'll have your commerce subjects, then you have classes. Industry is education on the industry that you want to operate in. Ruri is in Fashion Design and Merchandising - makes sense because she already has businesses in this space. Wehweh's industry is ICT. My industry is hospitality, specifically focusing on Hotel Keeping and Catering. We sit together in...
I've just walked out of my last lecture of the day. It's 11am. I head to town instead, using a taxi because truly, it's rough. My mom phoned me and told me that they haven't been able to pay the rates and lights as well as the levies of the place. That was usually my job. But I've been struggling too because Luther has officially ghosted me and no longer sends me money. When I told my sister - Zoe...
I'm driving his car to Mathoanapo because my car is smaller and Tholoana Kingdom can have some hectic hills to climb. I told him that I'm kidnapping him for the weekend. I can just tell that curiosity is getting the better of him. But this navigation is probably giving my surprise location away. We've had three stops now to pee and get energy drinks. We are now doing our final stretch in our drive. We should be there soon....
"You know, for someone who has short hair, you spend way too much time on your hair everyday", I tell her. She has routines upon routines for that short popcorn-looking hair of hers. Its nice. The edges are always on point then the popcorn part is where the hair is beginning to lock. But she has it cut every second week so it doesn't grow longer. She's stunning though. The short hair suits her beautifully. I just thought short...
Today is the last day of o-week. Breezy and I are getting ready for the day. We are both packing our bags for the day, but are not necessarily speaking to each other. I get a text from Zaza: "Hey girl. It's been a week. Between all the physical activities we've been doing - especially that hectic amazing race we had to do to get to know the campus better - and all the lectures thus far, hubby figured I...
O-week has officially started. O-week is orientation week. I'm not attending any events like that field party they had, but I attend the lectures where they teach us about the various subjects and help us choose what would go best with the qualifications we are trying to attain. Today, it's just lectures from 10am. It's now 6:45am. My kids are all bathed up. I've also bathed. I'm preparing their lunch boxes for the day. They are eating breakfast. I've...
Episode 6 Bridgette My mom, my sisters and I have finally arrived in the kingdom and at my res. We've just been shown to my room and as I walk in, I find my roommate already here, unpacking and being assisted by a man I assume is her boyfriend. They seem very close and cozy... there's a hint of their chemistry that reminds me of Bongani. I miss him instantly. "Hey roomie. I'm so glad you are finally here. I'm Wehweh... Nomawethu,...
I have just finished bathing. And by bathing, I mean washing in a dish in the only bedroom that is in this house. I wash portions of my body at a time. Today, I’m heading out to Taung. I’m going to Tholoana University and I’m going to study medicine. “Voetsek wena Mrembula”, my aunt tells. Mrembula lives in the house next to ours. They are probably arguing over Mrembula’s requests for my hand in marriage and my aunt’s continuous promises that...
I make my way down the stairs to have breakfast and start my day. As I walk down the passage, I hear Musiq Soulchild’s ‘Don’t change’. I’m not proud of the fact that I know this song. It makes me feel older than I actually am. I know this song because my parents play it so much or they forever sing it to each other. I stand at the top of the stairs case and watch them slow dance...
“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...
