Chapter 2
"confirm"
Says my crazy friend grabbing the phone from my
hand, MY GOD Layla is impatient!
"there, he's accepted you already"
She says handing me back my phone all excited
"I'll get to stalk my woman crush from you, what's
her handle?"
She asks that while punching on her phone
'what have I gotten myself into?' asks my
subconscious
"fine let's check her out"
I say going through Bantu's pictures and good
heavens the nigga FINE!!! Just as I'm scrolling I get
a call from my father
"Hey daddy"
I say answering his call
"Oku hey I'm outside"
He says, my parents and treating me like a little kid,
you'd swear I don't know my way around Cape
Town
"we coming daddy"
I say taking my bag and so does Layla
"Ok princess"
He says before dropping the call
"Your dad's outside?"
She asks and I nod
"great!"
She says annoyed, we walk to the main gate over
light conversations until we reach dad's car and
today he's driving a Porsche, trust my father and
showing off. Sometimes I'm convinced he's having
a midlife crisis and so is mom. He's standing
outside wearing shades with a new haircut looking
all kinds of HOT you'd swear he's my blesser
"Hey princess, Layla"
He says greeting us
"Hey Mr Mbana"
Layla says
"Dad did you have to?"
I ask rolling my eyes and getting inside the front
seat while Layla settles for the back
"did I have to what princess?"
He says pretending to be lost
"let's just go before people assume you my blesser"
I say putting on my seatbelt
"I think he looks pretty hot"
Layla says and I shoot her a look
"see? Layla gets it and so will your mom"
He defends. I find myself laughing because I know
my mother more than he does and she will tell him
to go and get a proper haircut, one appropriate for
his age even
"Yeah right dad, we both know mom will take a pair
of scissors and chop that fade off. Ouchea looking
like a blesser"
I say still laughing at him, he increases the volume
just to shut me up which makes me laugh even
more
"Mall or straight home?"
He asks and I turn to Layla
"straight home"
She says, Layla and I are neighbors; as in her
home is right next to mine
"Ok then"
He says driving straight home and just then he's
phone ring connected to the car and it's mom
"Hey Kitten, I've got your daughter and her friend in
the car"
He says and Layla and I both greet
"hey baby, hey guys. Honey where are you now?"
She asks
"I just pulled up in our street, whats up?"
He responds, she keeps quiet for a while
"I wanted you to pass by and place an order for
pizza or something. I wont make it for dinner, I have
a deadline"
She says and I see his face change from sweet to
sour same time, dad hates mom working late. He
never even understood her working when he has us
set up for the rest of our lives
"Ok honey"
He says sounding really down
"We'll talk later ok babe, I love you. Bye girls"
Mom says and we all say goodbye in unison
making her laugh before ending the call
"so what do you guys want to eat?"
Dad asks turning to me and I shrug my shoulders,
I'm not his only child after all
"lets decided when we get home and see what the
others want to eat"
I say. We drop Layla off and then drive into our
yard, our house is what you call a smart house.
From the gate all the way to the house, my father
gets really bored from time to time and spends his
time finding ways to make our house smarter than it
already is... if you know what I mean. I get out and
head straight inside greeting our house keeper
Nono and head to the lounger where my little sister
Sanele is watching Regular Show, atleast I can
watch that.
"Hey Saney"
I say throwing myself on the couch she's sitting on
with my head resting on her tiny thighs
"Hi Oku, get off of me you heavy!"
She complains pushing my head, I chuckle looking
up at her
"you so cute, how are you? how was school?"
I ask sitting up properly
"school was boring, how was your school?"
She asks focused on the tv. Trust my little sister to
pay attention to her favorite tv show despite the
million times she's watched it!
"it was ok, what do you want for dinner?"
I ask and she turns to me same time, this skinny
thing eats like theres no tomorrow and never gains
weight it's annoying even
"you mean we eating out?"
She asks looking all kinds of excited, I nod
"I want Pana"
She says, I roll my eyes. What was I even
expecting? She always wants Pana and Thando
obviously wants Spur
"We'll see what dad thinks first"
I say
"what about mom?"
She asks looking worried, my sister and her
mother. She would kill you!
"mom is going to be late"
I say getting up from the couch to go and put my
bag in my room. I put my bag in it's place and then
take my phone and wear slippers before heading
out. I head to dad's room and the door is half open,
he's shouting someone on the phone
"How long has this been going on?"
He asks sounding really angry
"You mean to tell me that it's been a week and you
only telling me this now?"
He paces around while listening attentively
"Find this person and take them to the warehouse!"
He says dropping the call, I quickly tiptoe a few
steps back head towards his room pretending as if I
heard nothing and I just got out of my room
"princess"
He says, I smile
"hey daddy, so I was thinking Mugg and Bean
because Saney wants Panarottis and Thando will
obviously want Spur"
I say, he looks at me for a while
"whichever is fine princess, please go fetch your
brother at 4 theres somewhere I have to be"
He says heading past me
"ok dad"
I say heading towards the stairs to the kitchen, I
need something to eat while I stalk my newly
founded crush, I get a call from mom as I settle on
the couch
"hey mom"
I say
"hey baby what are you doing?"
She asks
"I'm about to eat, dad seems a little pissed about
something"
I snitch because I already know that's why she
called, she sighs
"your father is dramatic, wherever you guys eat
please order me something. My boss is flying in
later and he wants a report as in yesterday"
She says sounding frustrated
"sorry mom you'll be fine"
I say
"yeah I will, where's your father?"
I don't know whether to lie or be honest but then
again she'll know if I'm lying to her, we that close
"he went out a few minutes ago, I don't know where
he went but he was talking to someone on the
phone and he sounded really pissed ey. Said
something about someone being brought to the
warehouse"
I say
"ok baby, thanks hey. I'll see you later, do you have
classes later today?"
She asks
"Not today mom, tomorrow at 5"
I say
"ok baby, let me get back to work. Greet your sister
for me and your brother, actually let me talk to
Saney before she throws a fit"
She says laughing and I hand Saney who's been
eyeing me since the minute she realised I was
talking to mom my phone and she smiles talking to
her mother.