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CINDY
I walk into the kitchen, and I find my mother busy preparing breakfast, I greet her, and settle down. I have a very splitting headache I guess that’s what crying thw whole night does to you. My mother looks at me, and I shrug.
“What’s wrong? You don’t look okay my child.”
“I’m fine Mama. There’s nothing wrong with me.”
Her: “Don’t make me a fool Cindy. Nothing is good in this house! Don’t you think I’ve noticed how you & Vuyo were acting like toward each other last night at the dinner table? You hardly exchanged words, and your Father noticed the tension between the 2 of you,” I sigh.
Me: “It was one of those days Ma we had a fall out in the afternoon,” defending myself.
Her: “Stop lying. Is he having an affair?” I shake my head. “Then what is it?” What is it vele? Nothing. Yazi I’m busy stressing myself & shutting Vuyo out because of the threat that, that man made months back. I think he was trying to scare me, and he succeeded shame. And by the look of things he hasn’t told Vuyo anything, so I was just stressing myself unnecessarily.
You see if Vuyo knew about my infidelity, he would’ve long confronted me about it. Or worse divorced me, I’m such a fool maarn. I’ve been dying inside for rubbish, and I’ve almost lost my husband for a fuck boy like Sanele who still finds pleasure in enjoying new pussy, but I don’t want to lie; what he said really hurt me, it really did. That young boy is useless honestly, he really showed me flames yhey. No more young men, in fact no more dating outside my marriage for me it’s all useless, and a complete waste of time, nothing good comes out of it.
“Cindy!” I shake away my thoughts full of regrets as my mother screams my name. “And?”
Me: “What was the question again?”
Her: “Is Vuyo cheating on you?”
Me: “No Mama, he is not cheating on me.”
Her: “Don’t defend him, men cheat Cindy it’s in their genes.”
Me: “Don’t tell me that Dad is cheating on you Mom!” Banging the table. She shakes her head.
Her: “He’s not cheating on me I was just saying. Your Father will never cheat on me Cindy.”
Me: “But he did once, and left a seed in that woman’s womb.”
Her: “Yhey, that woman was never pregnant, and it were only rumours, rumours that were never proven, so please Cindy,” clicking tongue.
Me: “Yet, your husband still get nightmares. Still, your husband is haunted by his past, and you still believe that dad doesn’t have any child outside besides us?”
Her: “Shut up Cindy!” Banging the table. “You don’t know what you’re talking about, you don’t know anything about your Father’s past! Stop talking about things you have no idea of!” Clicking tongue, and she walks away leaving me with my mouth hang opened, wawu. I shrug getting down from the chair, and continue with preparing breakfast. This is always her reaction when I bring up the “abandoned child” topic, but she never went off like she did right now, today she did which means she is really pissed off no lies about it. It was going to be better if all the prophets, sangomas, and pastors we went too never said the same thing about the abandoned child, maybe, just maybe I would’ve believed them (my parents) when they say dad doesn’t have any child outside. Things are not going very well for him, kuyanyiwa in all angles of his life I think his ancestors are angry at him, not so long ago he lost his job he was a truck driver. Kubi…
Ai, they can wait though. Tonight I need to fix things with Vuyo, I need to fix my marriage hopefully Vuyo will give me a chance to redeem myself again, and be the wife I always was before getting tempted into sin of dating young boys. But in order for me to fix things I have to sort myself out first, and my parents must be gone when I do. And bad friends must go.
I get done preparing breakfast, and dish up for the 3 of us I take my plate, and go and sit in the lounge, and turn on the TV. Mom joins me without saying any word to me, I wonder where dad went because as far as I know he doesn’t know anyone around here, and I won’t ask my mother because she will spew absolute nonsense for no apparent reason, Sighs.
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LUXOLO (LUX)
I make my way inside Sol’s club pulling a hoodie over my head, wearing baggy pants, and my slow walk with parted legs is top notch. I chuckle as I pass the half drunk people, it’s not even 15:00pm yet, but some are already dead drunk and they’ve passed out on the tables, I used to deal with this shit too, cleaning their alcohol smelling vomit until I got promoted to my not so exciting job. Yhey, sike sahlukunyezwa sibancane. Life. So, when I got home in the early hours of the morning, oh yes. I got a lift from a very good Samaritan yhey I acted like a damsel in distress claiming that an ungrateful customer dumped me here after having his way with me, and didn’t pay me after. Shame, lovely woman was kind enough to drop me off in my hood, but the judgment in her eyes spoke volumes argh, whatevs. Fact is, I got home safe after risking with my life like that… As I was saying, when I got home I searched for my phone, and it was nowhere to be found I even searched in my pussy, but still nothing and when it finally dawned on me that I left it at that wrinkled paper man’s house my clit throbbed, and nipples hardened, joking I felt like dying, or fainting? Yeah, anything that involved closing eyes, I don’t even know how I am going to get it back. Hmmm, I did mess up, but I’m not a prostitute mus I was protecting myself, and the way he was shocked when he saw me Haibo, it conveyed a lot of unspoken words, I wonder what were they.
“Come in,” Sol’s shout from the inside after knocking. I open the door
“The man you gave me last night. He… He fucked me all night without stopping and he was rough. I tried telling him to take it slow, but he didn’t want to hear it, he had sex stamina for days I couldn’t keep up. You know Sol. I’m a stripper not a prostitute, so he had to be gentle with me, and not fuck me like I’m a prostitute.”
He: “I’m sorry that you had to go through all that, but look on the bright side; You are still able to walk even though your walk is a little throw off, but you keeping it steady. Look, the plan was for him to fuck you gentle, and he didn’t. He clearly likes you hence he fucked you like his life depended on it. In fact you should be glad that he chose you out of all the strippers, they were all hoping to be chosen by him, but he chose you instead.” Ai, this man.
Me: “You’re not hearing me Sol. I’m saying that he teared all 2 of my holes he was big! My pussy couldn’t take him all in, he forced himself on me.”
Him: “A pussy stretches Diamond, it accommodates any dick sizes, but he had no right to tear both your holes. Let’s leave the issue that he fucked you roughly, a warm bath with soothing salt can help with that. Will you be able tow work tonight?” Hhayi! Didn’t this man heard all that I said mara? All he cares about is me bringing his club money? And not about my health? Or state of mind? Wawu! “I’m asking because I want to tell him to be gentle with you this time around if he comes again tonight, and ask to take you again.” I chuckle, he can’t be serious.
Me: “I won’t be able to work Sol, I’ve even forced myself to come here, my pussy is flaming Sol I will not be able to work the Poles tonight.”
Him: “But business must go on Diamond. I work with money, this is not a play ground!”
Me: “I know. And the last time I checked, I’m still a stripper not a prostitute, I only did you a favour last night by agreeing to leave with that man, you begged me wena njandini! I didn’t come to you, you came to me Sol. And I’m telling you that I will not be able to work tonight, I need a week off I’ve been working my ass off here without a break, I don’t know how many times the others rested for a week if not 2, what about me?”
Him: “That’s because you’re bringing in money for us Diamond! I can’t give you any off weeks, do you know how much I will loose that week because of you not being there? Those men come here because of you Diamond, and for as long as you work for me you will not get any off weeks. You will work until you die I don’t care!” Banging the table making me to jump a little.
Me: “You’re right! I bring in money because I am a stripper not a prostitute! Stop abusing your powers Sol, and you most definitely don’t own me! Let me do my job as a stripper, and not be a prostitute on the side Sol that’s fucking exploitation! That’s not what we agreed on when I signed the damn fucking contract!” Sol is really testing my patience you guys.
Him: “A contract? Don’t tell me about that fucking useless piece of paper! That shit doesn’t work in my world of business!” I laugh.
Me: “It is indeed a piece of paper, and which means that I can also take a night off without telling you, that contract clearly doesn’t work it was for the show, and in my line of work that shit doesn’t work for me too!” He growls getting up from his chair.
Him: “Don’t test me Diamond! Don’t you dare fucking test me! I’m the one who pay you!”
Me: “And I’m the one who brings in that very same money you pay me with! This club is running because of me Sol, I’m the rubber that holds this fucking club together! Without me its nothing!” What I thought was going to turn to out to be a good agreement about me taking a day or 2 off between an employee & employer is turning into a royal rumble, Sol is fucking with me honestly, enhlek I need a smoke.
Him: “You are still a child Diamond, you don’t know how this world works. This is a man’s world Diamond, we rule this world. We take things into our own hands in this men’s world, don’t fight me because you won’t win little girl, and stop defying me, and going against my rules,” I laugh.
Me: “That shit will change very soon Sol. Tables will turn, new era is coming be on the look out, and thread carefully. I may be young, but you don’t know what is buried deep within me. And I will not allow you to bully me just because you think that you’re superior than me, that doesn’t make you any better than me. Look, you need me because I bring you money, as for me I don’t need you because I ain’t gaining shit from you!” He looks at me defeated, nah man. These men have been in power for far too long, they think that they are superior & untouchable, it’s a men’s world they always say, always side lining us because they think that we are weak, we have no backbones, and our place is in the kitchen, and popping out babies. But things are about to change, the women cartel will be known. We will hold power, but first I need to do some research, and I have a lot of training to do before I rise the female Mafias cartel. Now, the biggest questions are where will I start? Who will help me? And where will find loyal ones? I mean, loyalty is everything in this so-called men’s world of theirs.
Him: “Stop fooling yourself Diamond. Men will forever rule this world, this is our world not yours.”
Me: “Yet, God created a woman first before creating a man. Do you know what that means?”
Him: “I don’t read book of lies. You know what, I like how feisty you are Diamond, and how you can stand up for yourself better than most men I know. But females will never rule, you can take 3 days off it’s okay. And who knows?” Shrugging. “Maybe your line of duty will change for a better when you come back. Now leave,” I just stare at him.
Me: “So, every time I want something I must exchange rough words with you first, and it is only then you can grant me a go ahead?”
Him: “Seems like it. Leave,” I get up from my chair as he sits back down whistling smiling as if nothing happened, he is weird. I make my out, and I bump into Zama right at Sol’s office door step about to knock, she is wearing a very short dress guess she has come to satisfy her boss sexual pleasures. I laugh, and pass her without saying anything. She is going to ask herself what I was doing in Sol’s office, oh well life.
I get outside, and head to the taxi rank it’s not that far from Sol’s.