#7


The one thing that depressed me was the fact that I am pregnant and the
father is behind bars, facing serious jail time. How was I going to break
these new to my parents? I don't even know where Mondli is from, let alone
any of his family members.

A month went by and Mondli was out on bail. Things were looking bad for
him and his next court date was in FOUR days. It would determine his fate.
Yes, he had confessed on being in illegal dealings and unfortunately drugs
weren't the only business he engaged himself in, but luckily the law wasn't
aware. Even with the case they had, nothing concrete was on them. They
were just sold out by someone nje.


Mondli:"I am going to need you to wait for me if things don't go according
".
Me:"huh?"
Mondli:"I mean it". Utsho ehlinile.
On his next court case uSthe undilandile sayoku xhasa umntu wam. Things
were tense and Sthe was losing hope. Unfortunately, Baby was convicted
. 2years for possession of what what. Yhu, bayithethile man lento yabo
kodwa mna besendineson sifuthu futhu sake sabihlungu. Kuthe
xabesehliswa pha kula box, ndabona eli lady liqhakazileyo lileqeka kho.
Engqondweni yam bendiba liya koo gxa aba bakaMondli, kanti andazanga.
USthe uyibonile lento wazama ukundiphazamisa, kodwa besele ndibone
kwanto. Amehlo am adibene nakaMondli obekungathi angafa ziintloni.
Ndiziqoqile,ndathi ndicela uSthe andihambise, wavuma. Endleleni
bekuthulekile. USthe fike wamis ngaphandle eFlatini but didn't unlock the
passenger door.


Sthe:"usuba tshelile kini?" I tirned and looked at him.
Me:"intoni?"
Sthe:"the pregnancy?" i looked away."no" I replied."when do you plan on
telling them?" he asked. "when I'm ready? " I told him.
Sthe:"kufanele niyobika isisu ekhaya?"
Me:"kowenu?" asked shocked. He turned to me and laughed.
Sthe:"yes. ekhaya. He is my older brother".
Me:"I thought nizi friends nje kuphela"
Sthe:"oh, no, we are brothers".
Me:"who was that back in court?"
Sthe:"who?"
Me:"the lady". He took a deep breathe and looked out the window.
Sthe:"long term girlfriend ". I gulped on my saliva. No, tell me I am
dreaming.
Me:"where does she live?"
Sthe:"She is doing her final year at UJ"