One thing I hate about being at work is the fact that I become so unreachable. Menzi had tried calling me the whole day that day and if I was him, I would have probably thought that I was having cold feet when it came to him moving in with me. Lincoln had also tried getting a hold of me for whatever reason. Morithi on the other hand managed to get hold of me and asked that I bring him something to eat.
I got to Kempton Park where Menzi stayed with his mother. He came to the car with his bags whilst I went inside to greet his mother. She told me that he had been down for most of the day and she was trying to understand why. I figured it's because I had been busy the whole day. She was a great woman, she offered me money for Menzi but I refused it and told her that I would take care of Menzi myself. Menzi wasn't from a well-off family and it only felt right for me to shed some load off of his mother's shoulders. I bid her farewell and went to help Menzi with the rest of his belongings.
We got into the car and prepared to leave his house. "What's wrong Menzi?" I asked. "Nothing, I'm just not myself today." he replied. I could see that he was hiding something from me so I probed him until he came out with it. He asked me if my life was always that hectic. Truth is, most of the time it is but I try my utmost best to make time for those that I love. He wasn't very pleased by it but if he wanted to be with me, he had to understand that my career was important to me because it is the one man that would never cheat on me. Before we can get into relationships we need to figure out what it is we want from our partners but at the same time, we need to ask ourselves what it is that we're willing to give. With Menzi and me, it was a problem because he wanted all my time and I only had little to give, especially during the week however, I had to find a way to make it work because I really wanted to be with him.
We drove off and made our way to the commune. I called Morithi to check if he had satisfied his hunger and he said he hadn't. I stopped at a drive-thru and I got enough food for everyone. Since high school, I had always felt responsible for Morithi, he was like my little brother but in actual fact he was older than me. Whenever he would call with a problem, I'd drop everything to make sure that I attend to him. It became worse after his mother's death. As much as it was Morithi that wanted to eat, I couldn't fathom buying food just for him so I bought food for everyone even without knowing what the situation was that forced him to call me for food. I really love feeding people; it is a quality I got from my mother. We are very generous people and even more so when it comes to food.
We arrived at the commune to find Kelebogile and Lincoln sitting outside looking like the world's best couple. We greeted them and started offloading Menzi's stuff. Lincoln came to offer us help with Menzi's luggage. Menzi and I were so shocked especially because of the way he had behaved previous day. We did need the help though so he came in handy.
We entered the house and Morithi came running to the door to collect what belonged to him. You should have seen how the rest of the boys came running when they realized there was food in the house, it was almost as if I was living with homeless people. Apparently Nigel was supposed to do grocery shopping but he "drank" the money and everyone was livid!
I noticed that KG wasn't in the house when I arrived but I didn't ask where he was. I took Menzi's stuff to the bedroom and Lincoln followed me leaving Menzi downstairs with everyone else. When we were in my bedroom he approached me and told me that he was sorry for his actions and that he would back off if I wanted him to. He also told me that he was planning to go on with the wedding. "Oh okay! Well good luck." I said before he walked out of the room. That was a mature side of him, one that I'd never seen...
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