Chapter 8

“HIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART”
CHAPTER : 08

RORISANG MARTINS .

The day went by so quickly , Lwandile spent the entire day in his office . I'm glad that he's taking this job seriously honestly , that's the only thing I wanted . A determined hard worker .. its time to knock off , I pack my stuff and walk out .. I'm so tired yoh ha.a . I walk out of my office and head to the reception .

“why are you staring at me like that ?” I say glancing at Jane .
“no nothing , Lwandile is outside” I frown .
“so ?” I ask .
“i was just telling you .”

I roll my eyes and walk out , I find him standing by the parking lot glancing at his phone .

“you haven't left ?” I say unlocking my car and placing my stuff at the back . He glances at me and smiles abit .
“my uber app is giving me problems right now , I'm waiting for it to load . It's been loading yoh ..”
“ohh ..” I say .
“yeah ..”

I pout my lips , I hope I'm not gonna regret this .

“lets go , I'll give you a ride home” I say as he glances at me with a straight face .
“no I'm good thanks .” he says .
“who knows when the app will be fixed ? Its getting late and you live very far .”
“I'll catch a taxi , don't worry .” oh he's stubborn .
“Lwandile come on ..” he sighs and glances back at me . Oh his look .. the eyes !
“how much will it be ?” I frown .
“how much will be what ?”
“taking me home ?” is this guy even serious ?
“I'm not a taxi or an uber , I'm just offering you a ride .”
“are you sure ?” i nod my head and he does too .
“come ..”

We jump in the car , he'll have to forgive me .. the scent of my vanilla and lavender Chanel perfume filled up this car .

“you have a nice car ..” he says .
“thank you” I respond , I start the engine and drive off .

He puts on his seatbelt and I do the same ..

“you'll direct me mos once we reach Soweto ?” I ask .
“sure , i will”

I nod and continue driving , Kagoentle calls me via the car .

“oh this boy .. I'm driving .”

I press the button and pick up the call .

“Kago , I'm driving .” I say .
“ma , i actually left my soccer card , please bring it when you come and you must come before i play” he says .
“uhm .. okay , are you okay though ? should i bring you snacks ?”
“no , I'm okay and Ontshiametse is fine as well”
“hmm , I'll see you now now then . I'm just gonna go home and change then come ”
“okay mommy .”
“i love you ..” I say .
“i love you more .”

I hang up and sigh ..

“your son has a game ?” he asks .
“yeah , he just started playing soccer like last week and today is his first game . I can't miss it .” I say .
“hmm ..”

I don't know if I'm crazy or what but what if I actually invited him to come with me ? I really don't want to go alone especially because I'll be sitting alone . Ontshiametse has a group project she's doing and she won't be able to come to the game .

“would you like to come ?” he glances at me .
“you want me to come ?” of course I want you to come .
“yes”

He smiles and looks down .

“I'd love to .”
“hmm , I'd love some company . Sitting alone is never fun ..” I say .
“I'd be more than happier to go with you”

I nod , after a while .. we reach Soweto as he directs me to his home .

“is it here ?” he nods .
“yeah”
“I'm gonna wait for you to change then we can go .” I say .
“sure , just give me 5 minutes .”

I nod , he jumps off the car and walks inside . I sigh sitting back and scrolling down my phone . A knock comes through my window as I quickly jump . The girl smiles and waves at me and I roll down my window .

“hello , can i help you ?” I say confused .
“oh yes you can help me by coming inside , I'm Thando . Lwandile's brother .” she says .
“ohh , hey ..”
“my mother asked that you come inside , she really wants to see you ” Lwandile's mother wants to see me ? but why ? oh God what if these township thieves steal my car ?
“your car won't get stolen , i think this type of beast has a special type of lock doesn't it ?” I nod .
“please come ..” it won't hurt right ? I jump off the car with my phone and handbag .
“oh , you look so beautiful !!” she says gasping loudly .
“thank you ..”

I follow her as we walk inside , why are my knees suddenly weakening now ? what the fuck is happening ? we walk inside as the woman puts on her glasses and glances at me with a smile .

“Rorisang ?” I nod .
“hello ma'am ..” I say , tell me why I'm nervous ?
“oh even more gorgeous , please sit .”

I take a deep breath before sitting down and placing my phone and handbag on the table .

“such a young lady with a big business ? , how old are you ?” oh I don't like it when people ask me my age but because she's an elder , I'll respect her .
“I'm 30 ma .” she nods and smiles . I glance at Thando as she's folding her arms and glancing at me with a smile , why are they so happy so see me though ?
“you're a beautiful woman , thank you so much for giving my son this job , he really needed it ” I nod .
“i hire the best of the best only and i believe i made the right choice .” I say .
“do you drink tea ?” it's too hot for tea and I'm honestly not a fan of tea but .. I can't tell that to her , she might think I'm rude .
“it's too hot for tea !” Lwandile shouts from his bedroom I think , thank you for saving me .
“uyaphapha loh ..” His mother says as I find myself chuckling .

He emerges into the kitchen with his black sweatpants and white tee . He has this beautiful straight cap on , oh I kinda like it .

“its too hot for tea , why are you doing that ma'am ?” he says looking at his mother .
“thula wena ..” he glances at me .
“lets go ..”

I stand up ..

“it was great meeting you ma .” I say .
“it was great to finally meet you , you should visit sometimes , I'll cook you a very nice lunch .” I smile a bit .
“i will ..”
“mother , she looks beautiful neh ? look at her corset top , ohh nkosiyam , its gorgeous !” Thando exclaims .
“are you a white girl ? ” I shake my head and chuckle .
“I'm mixed , colored .” I respond .
“oh the hair ! gorgeous ! ” Thando says .
“lets stop , chill for a second . We were leaving .” Lwandile says .
“Where are you guys going though ?” Thando asks .
“he's accompanying me to my son's soccer game . ”

His mother raises her eyebrow and glances at Lwandile .

“what ? why umbeke so ?” he says ..
“no , nix yazi .” she responds sipping on her tea .
“lets go ..” I nod .
“bye ..”

We walk out ..

“why were they looking forward to meeting me ?”

He glances at me and shrugs .

“ngazelephi ? I really don't know .” I nod .
“you've been speaking of me ..” he glances at me and stops walking .
“what could i possibly say about you ?”

I roll my eyes , you can actually say a lot ! A lot Mr Hlongwane !