CHAPTER [ 41 ]

SCELO MAJOLA

I dropped ma'Mhlongo at campus and immediately got a call from my mother telling me l should be landing at Eastern Cape in few hours so l was left with no choice l just have to go today atleast l informed my woman.

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After a few hours l finally arrive eMthatha , hired a car and drove to the neighborhood .l walk out of the car holding my small bag with cloths and walk towards grandma's house . I knock on the door

Mom: (opening the door) You made it

Scelo : Ofcoz my queen l mean you said l ...you know what where's my lovely grandma

Mom : hmm ngena ..she's inside the lounge .

Scelo : Molo gogo.

Gogo : mfaka ka gogo ( smiles)

oh she's so beautiful even in her late 60's

Scelo : ninjan gogo ..

Gogo : ngisaphila mina ... hlala phansi

l sit next to her and mom Joins in too

Scelo : So mom you practically summoned me

Mom : haysuka just listen to what gogo has to say to you .

Gogo : yeah (sighs) As you know boy you a Majola right

Scelo : ( smiles) yes

Gogo : There's something you need to know about the surname you carrying .... Everyone who's a Majola has it okay so don't be terrified about what lm going to tell you ..

l wonder where this is going

Gogo : let me get straight to the point the Majola clan has an ancestral snake that's meant to protect them from danger

Scelo : ( frowning) uhmm okay ..

Gogo : the time has came mfan'wam ..You have to see it

Scelo : (shocked) What ?why ...

Gogo : for it to know you ... it'll always be by your side to protect you not to hurt you . Every Majola knows this

Gogo wants me to meet a snake . ls l was a girl l'd be like "andizi gogo haybo size klk" but this seems serious

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This girl thinks that she's made it ln life l see ... lve been watching her , l had to go to a sangoma just to know how l can get rid of her and soon she'll be no more . Afterall she has to follow that mother of hers l can't let her live lavish whilst lm stuck with this drunkard of a man lm just tired . l know l could just kill him but ofcoz l'll be the first suspect nxx!

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