Thandi had decided to avoid meeting S’bu until she can put her thoughts together but Mrs J asked her to come over and she could not refuse.
When she got to the Jobe home, Mandy and Mrs J greeted her first. She was still hoping not to meet S’bu but unfortunately today he was sitting at the lounge and everyone was fussing over him. Hi S’bu, I’m glad you are ok? Thandi said with no emotion. Really?, no hugs?, no kiss?, S’bu said whimsically. Thandi blushed and dropped her head, how can S’bu say these things with his Mother around? she wanted to run and hide. It seems you are still in denial about your feelings. Let me help you out. If I died, would you have come here as a mourner or a comforter? S’bu asked smiling. Comforter of course, Thandi lied. Then why the middle of the night sobbing? S’bu asked. Mrs J! How could you tell him that!, Thandi exclaimed. The other night when Mrs J called her, she misunderstoThe royal palace was buzzing with noise and excitement as everyone anticipated the arrival of the King. He always came to welcome them personally and this made the girls feel very special.Soon the royal poet was heard praising the King and everyone bowed down as the King walked in behind his poet.He welcomed them like he always did every year. Informed them of the importance of keeping their traditions especially now that most youths had turned to western ways. He informed them of their value as the stars of the nation and encouraged them to stay pure.The Queen’s spoke after the King teaching girls about life issues and problems facing young women like teenage pregnancies, rape and elderly man preying on young girls: the so called Blessers or Sugar daddies.When all the speeches were done, the girls had their virginity tests and given their certificates. They were served the best food and by mid day they headed back.When they go
Thandi saw that it was S’bu calling and decided to ignore the call but after the sixth call she decided to answer.Hello, she answered uninterested.MaDlamini, forgive me if I have offended you, S’bu said lovingly.No, not at all. I was just busy, Thandi lied.Your boyfriend is all over the newspapers today, S’bu said.So that’s why he called, Thandi thought to herself. S’bu had not called her since Precious came back but today he called six times.You need to be careful, not everyone has good intentions, S’bu warned.What do you mean? Thandi was curious to know what S’bu was up to.Some guys would pretend to like you just to ruin you and disappear leaving you heartbroken, S’bu explained.It was very common for guys to target virgins and Thandi was aware of it but found it amusing that S’bu was the one warning her about it.I don’t have to worry about that anymore. I gave him my virtue, judging by th
S’bu decided to play along and not tell Thandi that he knew about Bonga. He will wait for Thandi come back from the village then put his plan into motion.Thandi had not received any calls or messages from S’bu since the day she lied to him about Bonga and was satisfied that he won’t be bothering her anymore. When she got back to the city, she went to see Mandy who had been begging her to come over. It turned out Mandy wanted to be introduced to Bonga whom she found to be very handsome. Mandy would not take no for an answer, so she agreed to help her.When Thandi was about to leave, Mrs J asked her to get her charger from S’bu’s room and asked Mandy to make snacks for them.The last place Thandi wanted to be was in S’bu’s room but she could not refuse an elder, that was considered very rude and besides it looked like S’bu was not around.When she got to S’bus house she started looking for the charger. She looked in the lounge and the kitchen with no suc
S’bu was so excited that he posted on his social media wall that “guest what, she loves me too but i need to prove that I’m worthy of that love. Gents help me out here”. Within minutes a lot of his friends, admires and followers congratulated him and sent suggestions on how he can prove himself. The girl that brought S’bu to his knees, I salute her, one of his friends commented. He had posted so much about persuading Thandi to be his girlfriend that everyone knew whom he was talking about on his post without mentioning her name.News travel fast, by mid week everyone was talking about Thandi finally confessing her feelings to S’bu.At school Cindy and Pretty were not talking to Thandi. They felt since she knew that they fancied S’bu she should not have gotten involved with him. Mandy who would normally be on her side was too distracted lately. After Thandi introduced her to Bonga, she’s been head over heels in love and daydreaming. Thandi had to deal with her frien
The tour date finally came. Thandi and her school mates were so excited to be going on a tour to Johannesburg as most of them had never been there before. The journey took six hours by a bus but they were not showing any signs of exhaustion.Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa with a lot of attraction sites. It was also know as the City of gold as most gold mines were there. Many people left their homes and provinces to look for a job there. It also had many universities and technical colleges most of them had applied to and hoping to get accepted to be studying in next year.When their bus drove into the city, they screamed with excitement peeping on the windows. They had never seen a city this big before. It had the highest skyscrapers they had never seen. It was buzzing with cars, buses and trucks everywhere. People were walking in all directions. The bus drove thru town, passed a lot of traffic and finally got to the bed and breakfast they would be
S’bu’s flat was in an upmarket place not very far from his university. It was on the second floor of the building and had two bedrooms, a combined bathroom with a shower and toilet, an open plan kitchen and lounge. The linen and curtains were in cream and brown, all his furniture was mahogany wood.I can’t believe your flat is this clean! exclaimed Mandy. She knew her brother hated cleaning and was expecting to find a mess.I will take that as a complement, S’bu responded. He had hired someone to clean his flat thoroughly, stocked up his cupboards and fridge with everything he thought they would need.Freshen up if you need to, we going to take walk to the university so I can show you around and get the application forms I promised your school mates. My friends will come around in the afternoon to welcome you and have a braai, S’bu informed them.Also known as a barbecue in other parts of the world , a braai is the most enjoyed get together meal i
S’bu took the meat to the kitchen for the girls to place on the table. He found Thandi standing in front of the stove stirring the pap. He stood behind her and put his arms around her. I think you are ready to be Mrs Jobe, he teased.You enjoy doing this to me, Thandi said blushing. Go away, you disturbing me, she added pushing him away.S’bu went back to sit with his friends until the food was ready.When the food was ready they all came to the table and ate. S’bu kept on reminding everyone that the delicious pap was cooked by Thandi while she was literally begging him to stop putting a spot light on her. After eating, S’bu took out all types of alcohol for them to drink.S’bu, I haven’t seen you drinking anything today. What’s up? asked Duma.My queen is a teetotaller, I would rather stay sober with her, S’bu explained.You don’t have to do that for me, Thandi objected feeling guilty. She made up her mind a long time ago never
By 9 o’clock everyone was awake and ready to go. S’bu took them to Pretoria and showed them the universities and colleges there. He then took them to the Union buildings where the President’s offices are allocated. Walking thru its beautiful gardens they wished they had more time to have a picnic there.It was now midday and S’bu took them back to the BnB to join the rest of their school mates.S’bu was once more under the spotlight with the school pupils surrounding him with more questions and collecting the application forms he had promised them. S’bu said his goodbyes hugging his sister and Thandi before leaving.The DOCS were sitting at the university cafeteria and chatting about life and girls.Congratulations are in order, you finally got what you wanted, Duma said looking at S’bu’s wrist.Thanks man, S’bu said lifting his wrist showing off his bracelet to them.I don’t get it, Clarence said confused.Neither do I,
S’bu and Thandi were inseparable from the day she was discharged from the hospital. They were spotted a multiple times walking holding hands, sharing ice cream at their favourite ice cream shop with their children. Thandi’s relationship with Dlamini and Jobe family had also improved.S’bu and Menzi’s relationship was even better than before. They literally spent every other day in each other’s homes just like they did growing up. Menzi brought Joy every time he came until her fear of marriage subsided after witnessing how in love S’bu and Thandi were after everything they went through. Thandi was happy to gain a new friend and they soon discovered that they had a lot in common. Their relationship made Mandy and Cindy uneasy as they felt that they were loosing Thandi to Joy and it didn’t help that they betrayed her.It’s
S’bu and his cousin were still sitting sitting down the hill when they heard a familiar voice.It’s good to know that you will actually mourn for me, it said.Thandi? S’bu said rubbing his eyes. Did he wish Thandi was there so much that he started imagining her talking to him?No, it’s my ghost, who-ooh, she said laughing, sitting next to him.Thandi, he called her name again, touching her face. You are here, he said kissing her.How is this possible? Sbu’s cousin asked, puzzled. We all saw your car exploding.When the truck knocked my car off the road, it was caught by those tree branches for few minutes before it started rolling down. I managed to get off in time and held on the tree but I lost my balance
The following day, Thandi went to see S’bu in his office. The JC staff were exceptionally friendly to her. It was well known that S’bu had transferred everything to her, including JC. It was also common knowledge that the judge had to authorise their salaries until the divorce process was completed. This meant that Thandi had the authority to hire and suspend anyone and might be responsible for signing off their salaries in the future.When Thandi reached the CEO’s floor, Sbu’s PA’s did not try to stop her. They were so friendly, they even offered her coffee.MaDlamini, it is great to see you, S’bu said lovingly.Don’t try to flatter me, she said sternly.I am just happy to see you, he said charmingly.I have made my decision about the research. I will come bac
S’bu drove Thandi and Amahle home. Thandi was silent all the way listening to Amahle venting about the journalists. When they got home, Amahle got off the car, leaving her parents behind.Is what the journalists said true about the research sponsor? Thandi asked without emotion.Yes, it is. Luke, the mentee left three months after you resigned. His report back stated that there was no progress on the research since you left. The sponsor decided that it made sense to pull off the sponsor and give it to whichever company you decide to work with, he explained.Okay, she said, opening the car door.Thandi, he called, holding her hand.Don’t touch me, you have no right, she said coldly and got off the car.
S’bu and Mr J were walking in the garden.Listen son, I know you are sorry and you want to fix things. These are my suggestions. You have to publicly apologise because you publicly hurt and humiliated her. You need to fix what you destroyed starting with her home you burnt down in the village. Thandi was never interested in your money, transferring everything you own in her name will not win you any points. You will get to her back by focusing on what she loves the most, that’s Sipho and Amahle. I know that you and Sipho are now inseparable. Now you have to win Amahle over as well. If you succeed, you will have your wife back.I have started building the house in the village, I am doing my best to make sure that it is exactly the way it was. It should be completed soon, S’bu said. Amahle hates me, I can see it in her eyes. I d
Thandi and Amahle were standing outside the court waiting for S’bu to come out with Sipho when Cindy and Tsepo approached them.Thandi, Tsepo said coming to hug her.I don’t think you should do that, your wife is not comfortable with me around you, Thandi said avoiding Tsepo’s hug.Seriously! Tsepo exclaimed, giving Cindy a cold look.I’m sorry, I believed Jane and said mean things to Thandi, Cindy said, ashamed.She is the only person that believed you when you were accused of being a blackmailer and you couldn’t return that favour, Tsepo said, disappointed.It’s okay,
Two weeks had passed and no one heard anything from Thandi. S’bu had moved back to the mansion hoping to feel closer to her and maybe get some clues on where she could have gone. He had gone to different television stations and on social media urging her to come back home or at least let him know that she was okay but there was no response.S’bu was starting to wonder if Thandi had managed to leave the country like she was planning to when he received a call from the highest court in the country informing him that it has received a divorce application. He was informed that the hearing will be held the following week. He didn’t know if he should celebrate or be sad. At least he now had a confirmation that Thandi was okay but if she approached the highest court in the country it meant that she was more determined than ever to divorce him.You have to forgive me baby, there is
Fifty kilometres from the city, S’bu and seventy armed Jobe man had an old factory surrounded. They were patiently waiting for Black Widow to give them a signal that the cameras were disabled. S’bu noticed a familiar figure walking towards them.Jobe, please forgive me, he said dropping on his knees.In a split second, S’bu fell backwards and pressed on his bleeding nose. Menzi had punched him very hard on his nose.Can you two do this later after we have rescued my brother, Zake said irritated.Now we are even, Menzi said, offering his hand to S’bu pulling him to his feet.Bother! S’bu said hugging him.Don’t stain my shirt with your blood, you idiot! exclai
The following day, S’bu arrived to tell Thandi to move out of the mansion. He wanted Jane and his biological child to be raised in that mansion. He painfully ignored Sipho who was very excited to see him, breaking Thandi’s heart.You can move into any of the other houses, he suggested.Thandi had no energy to argue with S’bu and decided to give him whatever he wanted. As long as she had her son and daughter, she did not care about anything else anymore.S’bu left Thandi to pack her stuff and could not help feeling like he was crossing a line, but he had already promised Jane the mansion and had to continue with the plan.Thandi, Amahle and Sipho walked into woman sanctuary. This was a secret location that provided sanctuary to abused woman and women who ne