It had been four days since I was at the hospital and my time to go home had finally come. I was fully recharged. I was healthy, I could talk, and I felt like I was on top of the world.
“Rise and shine!” said the doctor as he walked into my ward. He examined me and then gave me a cocktail of pills to take home together with a prescription. I bathed and then changed into the clothes Sihle had brought me the previous day. I waited for Sihle to come and fetch me and he arrived with Gavin. “You are buying me a bottle of vodka, since you’ve been in here; I haven’t had a single drink because I didn’t want to be too drunk to come here if they had said you wanted to say your last words. In fact, you’re buying me rum…too!” Gavin said. He really loved his alcohol. We left the hospital and drove to the bottle store where I would buy Gavin his gifts and then we drove home. My mother called to tell me that I should head to my grandmother’s place because the Gigolo’s Castle wasn’t good for me. Sihle was eavesdropping and then he grabbed the phone and told my mother that everything was under control. Sihle was the favourite, Gavin’s parents loved him and so did my mother. Gavin and I were seen as the rebels and Sihle was the sweet one who kept us grounded… little did they know.
We arrived at the Gigolo’s Castle at about twelve in the afternoon. What I thought initially was that everyone was at work or at school because the house looked so empty from outside. Sihle opened the door and I followed in after him. It seemed to me like nobody was home. I checked in the lounge and as I walked to the kitchen I heard a few whispers. “Surprise!” they all said as I entered the kitchen. It was so overwhelming. I received a hug from everyone, including Thobile. “Just because we know stuff about each other doesn’t mean that I hate you.” she said. I smiled. KG walked towards me and I stood there looking at him because I was so grateful for what he did for me, had it not been for his concern, I probably would have died that night. “Thank you.” I said. “It’s not a problem; I’ll come upstairs to give you your welcome back gift.” KG said, and just like that he ruined the mood. “It’s okay; I’ll collect that gift here, in front of everyone.” I retaliated. “I don’t think I’m that brave!” he said as he laughed. I laughed and walked away from him just so that the conversation wouldn’t stretch longer than it was meant to. I went to my room so that I could find something else to wear since I didn’t like the clothes Sihle had brought me. Lincoln followed me with a key in his hand. I tried opening my door and it was locked. “Allow me…” he said and as I entered my room, I was greeted by a beautiful sight. Lincoln had bought me bouquets of flowers and decorated my room, on my bed he left a note, it read: “For the one I’ll always love... Lincoln”. It was really such a beautiful gesture. Sihle and Gavin walked in and they too were blown away by the beauty that was my room that day. “Wow!” they both said. Lincoln left the room and I immediately went to go lock the door because I didn’t want anyone else to see what was happening in my room especially Kelebogile. “Do you think you’re healthy enough to explain this to us?” asked Sihle. I really had no words for them, I just laughed. “Uhm… who’s responsible for this?” asked Gavin. Sihle and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes. “Let’s go join everyone else downstairs!” I said.
We were having a party on a Monday. I walked around the house making small talk with everyone trying to find out if there was anything I missed whilst I was away. When I went to the kitchen I found KG by himself on his phone and then I just went out to go sit at my favourite spot in the garden. After a few minutes Lincoln came to join me. “I knew I’d find you here!” he said. He asked me how I was feeling and I told him that I was much better than I thought I would be. He then asked me if I had thought about what he had said when I was in hospital and I begged him not to tell Kelebogile or anyone else about him and I. “As much as I want to be with you, you need to do things the right way. Kelebogile is human, and she has a heart, don’t be that guy!” I said. He shook his head and left me where I was sitting. He was obviously angry and he had reason to be.
I went back to the house and everyone was just mingling and having a good time. Lincoln was really making things hard for me and himself. I went up to my bedroom and sat on my bed because I just needed a few minutes to be alone before going downstairs and joining everyone else. KG then came in to my room and locked the door behind him. I looked at him and smiled before shaking my head. He sat next to me and did that thing with his eyes again. I looked away. He pulled me close and tried to kiss me. I pulled back and calmly told him to leave me alone. He had this smirk on his face and then he stood up, kissed me on the forehead. “You make it hard for me to behave.” he said as he walked out. I stayed behind digesting everything as it was happening and I wasn’t angry, in fact I found it funny even though I was calm about it.
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