His Nobuhle

Chapter 64

Bulelwa's Pov

After he left, I started sobbing. How can ones life change so drastically in just a space of two days? I had so many questions in my mind and no answers. A whole stepmother? No, no, I refuse, I am going back home sure it won't be hard since I just got married I'm sire my father will let me come back. I am his princess, after all. I dialed my mother's number and waited for her to answer. It rang unanswered, so I tried again.

Mom: Bulelwa akumele engabe unake umnyeni wakho? (Bulelwa, shouldn't you be focusing on your husband?)

Me: Ma (mom)

I sobbed.

Mom: ukhalelani? (Why are you crying?)

Me: ma ngicela ukubuya angeke ngikwazi ukuba la (Mom, can I please come back, I can't be here)

Mom: mameshane! weBulelwa uyazizwa ukuthi uthini? (Bulelwa, can you hear what you're saying?

Me: ma unkosikazi wakhe wesibili uzithwele angikwazi ukungena phakathi komndeni ngizoyinakekela kanjani indoda yomuntu? Ma ngycela ngibuyiseni ningitholele omunye okuncono (mom, his second wife is pregnant. I can't come between a family. How will I take care of another woman's husband? Mom, please take me back at least get me married to someone else)

At this point, I was desperate. I can't be in a loveless relationship and also deal with him and his little family. I don't want him to love me, but I also can't sit and watch him do all of those things.

Mom: WeBulelwa ungangisanganisi wena ushidi lo ongitshela wona. Akukaze kwaba lula emshadweni nawe uyakwazi lokho nami ngisesithenjini kodwa awukaze ungibone ngikhononda. Uzohlala lapho uyangizwa? Uze ulenze iphutha uzongazi ukuthi ngubani mina. (Don't fool me with the shit you are telling me. It's never been easy in marriage, and you know that I'm also in a polygamous marriage, but you've never seen me complain. You will you stay there, you hear me? If you make a mistake, you won't know who I am.)

I was shocked, how can my mother not care about my feelings? We have never been close, but I'm her daughter, who should count for something.

Me: kodwa ma (but mom)

Mom: ungangidini wena futhi ungaphinde usifonele uma unezinkinga emshadweni wakho, ezakho nomnyeni wakho hayi nabanye abantu ungahambi ukhuluma ngomshado wakho bazokuhleka abantu weka sphukuphuku (don't piss me off and don't ever call us when you have problems in your marriage. It is between you and your husband, not other people, so don't go around talking about your marriage. People will laugh at you, you idiot)

She then hung up. It was her first time calling me names. I started crying even more. Why would my own mother act like this? Calling my dad won't help now because my mom is already not on my side. It's pointless to go to him without backup unless you're his son. He doesn't care much about the girls since we won't be taking over with the kingdom.

I called Shokwakhe. He has always been able to comfort me when I was not okay. He knew exactly what to say and what to do. He answered within the first ring.

Shokwakhe: sthandwa sami (my love)

Me: Mondisa wami

Shokwakhe: wase ungibiza kamnandi kanjena nkosazane (you're calling me sweetly princess)

Me: angikho right (I'm not okay)

There was some shuffling.

Shokwakhe: kwenzenjani? (What's going on)

Me: ngifonele uma ngicela ukubuya ekhaya wanqaba wase wangibiza ngamagama wathi ngikhuluma ushidi (I called my mom asking if I can come back, she called me names and said I'm talking shit)