“The crazy guy from the next apartment?” She asked.“Yes!”“Wasn’t he married to someone called Beverly?”“He was, but they divorced…because of Jordan.”“I’m lost,” Natasha said, and she clearly looked confused.“That day you came, gosh, I didn’t even know it was you that came. That day Henry’s wife had come back home from her parents unannounced. She knew Henry was cheating on her so she wanted to catch him red handed.“When Henry heard the door opening, he quickly helped Jordan whom he had been in bed with to go over the window and come to my place. Thing is, she appeared on my bedroom window commando so I grabbed the first piece of cloth I could get my hands on and sent her out of my room.“I was in the bedro
Martha had been watching her husband’s strange behaviour all through dinner. She could tell that something was bothering him and she suspected that whatever it was had something to do with his trip to the mall earlier that day.“Why aren’t you eating dad?” It appeared Bernard’s sour mood could not escape his daughter either.Bernard finally gave up pretending to eat and laid his folk down. “I’m sorry, am just not feeling too well.” He then got up and went upstairs. Martha followed him up a few minutes later.She found him lying on the bed, face up and with eyes closed.“When are you going to tell me what’s bothering you my husband?” She sat down on the edge of the bed. “What did your daughter say to you?”Bernard slowly opened his eye
Natasha immediately regretted having asked the question.“Mum, dad said we could have lunch together!” The four year old shouted, oblivious to everything happening around him.“Dad?” Boyd and Astridah asked at the same time.Luyando picked that very moment to appear at the door of the cafeteria.Spotting Luyando by the door, Natasha took Sean from Tulani’s arms and started walking towards the door.Instead of following the two right away, beaming, Tulani leaned in towards the table where the three were seated and said, “yes, that’s my boy!” And he ran after Natasha and Sean, leaving the rest of the room behind drowning in shock.At the door, Natasha had to stop to give Luyando who was standing right at the centre a chance to step away so she could pass through. But it appeared the CFO had no p
“How dare he send his dame wife to fight his battle? Wait until this is over…I am going to get you for this Bernard Chimeko. You just wait.”Luyando entered her parent’s house and found the three adults siting in the living room.“Who are you?” Luyando addressed Martha.“What kind of manners are these? Sit down young lady!” Her father shouted.Her body, shuddering from both fury and fear, Luyando went to sit next to her mother.“Did you tell her to come?” Joshua asked his wife. But Ayanda did not respond. It was clear from his tone that he already knew the answer and he was not pleased.“You must be Luyando.” Martha was smiling at her husband’s daughter, unable to imagine that a beautiful girl like her would have so much hate towards her own father to threaten im
A Twisted Fate – Part 6Martha felt the world around her spin as she read the heart wrenching words that her husband’s daughter had intended to leave as her last thoughts.Dear Dad,I am sorry to write such a letter to you.I am tired of feeling like no one truly loves me in this world and this is the only thing I thought would give me the peace I need.Your wife Martha made it clear that the family you’ve created with her is more important to you and that I have no more room in your heart after all the things I’ve done. I am sorry that I accused you of all those things I told the Mulengas dad. But still, how could you not just think of it as actions of a little girl in desperate need of love and attention?Why did you have to let me down for the second time?Because of what your wife told my pa
Joshua shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, his hands in his pockets. “You work in the media industry; you know how these things work. Anyway, it’s a long story, I am sure we will find out from Luyando what happened once she works up.”“What’s with your tone dad?” Tulani asked.“Tell him Joshua,” Ayanda said from behind them.“This is neither the time nor the place for this woman,” he curtly told his wife.Just then a nurse appeared to tell them they could see Luyando. “But we only allow two visitors at a time,” she said to the whole bunch that had started following her.Joshua turned to Ben. “I think she would want to see you first before she sees any of us.”“Heh?” Tulani was looking at his father in disbelief.“You
Martha slowly raised her eyes to look at her daughter. She could not keep the tears at bay anymore and so they came pouring out.“Mum,” Natasha’s eyes instantly became watery. She opened the door and reached out to her mother, pulling her into her arms.“What happened?” She asked.“Just hold me like this for a little while, don’t talk.” Martha said.“I won’t,” Natasha said.“I am so sorry,” Martha cried.Natasha wanted to ask her what she was sorry about but she kept her promise not to talk.Ten minutes later, mother and daughter were sitting in the kitchen.“Sean?” Martha asked.“Sleeping,” her daughter answered. “Aren’t you going to tell me what made you cry lik
Two days had gone by and Bernard had not returned home. He had stayed by his daughter’s bed side and refused to take a break so he could go home and freshen up. Martha, sensing that her husband would not be coming home any time soon, she woke up early on a Wednesday morning and prepared to visit the hospital.“I am coming with you,” Natasha told her mother when she walked into the kitchen.“Aren’t you supposed to be at work?” Martha was leaning against the kitchen island while she waited for her coffee to be ready.Natasha sat down on the stool closest to her mother. She still had her night gown on and the weave in her head appeared to have a voice of it’s on, an angry one at that.“I don’t have much to do this morning,” Natasha informed her mother. “I haven’t been ab