The day of the funeral finally came and I was feeling nervous about seeing all the other ex housemates. I was also very nervous because it was going to be the first time I saw KG since the huge fight. Although I had promised to see him before his father’s funeral, I kept on postponing because I was actually not ready. Things between Lincoln and I were starting to look up again and that’s only because I had made peace with the fact that Kelebogile will forever be a factor in his life no matter how hard I tried to fight it. That was the best decision I had ever made for myself because her presence in Lincoln’s life had gotten to a point where it just didn’t bother me anymore. I took a shower and prepared for the funeral and then I woke Lincoln up so that he could do the same. That had become our routine. When we were done we headed downstairs to have breakfast, it was Lincoln and I, Sihle and Mike, and Nigel whom had returned to the house during the week. We all drove in Sihle’s car to the funeral.
As we were arriving, Lincoln looked at me and said “Do you think you can do this?”. “I have to, for The Big Guy!” I replied and then we got out of the car. KG was waiting to welcome us at the gate. I went straight up to him and gave him a hug. “So… how are you feeling?” I asked. “I really don’t know. I can’t find a single word to describe the way I’m feeling” he said. “I understand. This too right?” I said. “Yeah… this too.” he sadly replied. We then went inside the tent where we found everyone else.
The service commenced after a few minutes and a few tears were shed during that. It was hard to believe that we were saying goodbye to KG’s father. Lerato was there with her new boyfriend and KG wasn’t even fazed by them. Zama also came together with Thobile and Kelebogile. Morithi came with Gavin, I don’t even know how that happened. The service ended and we headed to the cemetery where we’d lay The Big Guy to rest. It was sad but it brought all the housemates together again. A lot may have happened: betrayal, deceit and drama but in the end we were still a family. We had a group hug and cried together with KG before heading back to the house for the after service. KG was a bit drained so I led him to his bedroom where I let him rest a bit before facing people. On my way out of the house, I bumped into Menzi!
“Menzi?! What are you doing here?” I asked in shock. He asked me the same question and at that point I was getting confused. “It’s KG’s father’s funeral.” I replied. He was astonished and I still couldn’t understand exactly what was happening. “KG’s dad? Nelson? This guy was KG’s dad too?” he asked. “What do you mean by ‘too’?” I asked. “Well my mother told me the truth about my real father after finding out he passed away, so I came here with Mandla because she wanted us to pay our last respects!” Menzi said. I gasped for air. Menzi and Mandla are twins by the way. “You mean you and Mandla are KG’s brothers?” I asked. “Well that’s what it all boils down to! I didn’t even want to come here, I was forced to come! I've never even met this guy and then all of a sudden he dies and I must come running here like some sick psycho!” added Menzi. I didn’t know what to say. I just sat down because I was starting to feel light headed. I tried to make sense of the whole situation, if KG was older than Menzi and Mandla then it meant that KG’s father had an affair with Menzi’s mother. Lincoln came to fetch me inside because he was under the impression that wherever I was, I was sitting with KG. We then went outside and then KG’s mother came to excuse herself. She called an immediate family meeting between herself, KG, Menzi and Mandla. I think the news about Menzi had already gotten to her and when she had the will printed out she did indeed learn that Menzi and Mandla were added on the will. So as much as he didn’t spend time with them, he clearly was still in contact with the mother because he seemed to know a lot about them.
Later on when all that had been sorted out and the truth was out, we decided to leave. The rest of KG’s family was still fighting the whole idea behind Menzi and Mandla making them look like they were some sort of con artists. KG’s mother on the other hand knew the truth and she couldn’t handle it by herself so KG had to step in and try to quiet things down. When we arrived at the house, I went straight up to my bedroom because I wanted to rest. Lincoln followed me and started attacking me. “You stood there with KG like you two were some kind of lovebirds. Do you know how humiliating that felt for me?” he asked. I was so shocked by that statement that I didn’t even have a comeback. I just looked at him asking myself if he was hearing the stuff that he was saying. “Lincoln, KG just lost his father. Of course it’s my duty to care about that as his FRIEND!” I retaliated. “Oh and what about Menzi? Is he also your friend now?” he asked. At that point I wasn’t sure how to feel but it became quite evident to me that Lincoln was insecure. “Lincoln, baby, you’re seriously overreacting. I could have easily blown a fuse when I saw you with Kelebogile but I’ve come to accept that you are mine and you should probably do the same… for your own sake”. I said. He took a deep breath and nodded. I guess that was him telling me “You’re right!”
The drama never ends
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