The Ill-fated One

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er life. It was Paballo, her first born opened and peeped her head in like her mother used to do all her life

long hair. It looked so much like that mysterious guy's he saw 12 ye

lse's is much shorter and darker," Paballo said after

f in the mirror just above Paballo's face, seeing how wrinkled her skin

y," Paballo replied, seeing how worried her mother looked and noticing that she

am

Natalie smiled weakly, putting a blue ribbon

sky blue skirt, a yellow short-sleeved shirt, a blue with t

ballo asked and Na

satisfied at how neat the buns on her hair were, especially afte

ut stood at the door and said, "I'm here for you ma, always." She then blew

rs always kept her preoccupied about something. She sat on the edge of her bed and looked in the

et in Duke's tavern that night when her mother chased her away from home. She remembered how that guy drove her to his apartment that very same night in her dream car, and when he parked hi

entered and he saw how tired she looked, standing in front of his

from the main door to the dining room, to the living room, to the k

looked like cells and in their center was a yellow island with a marble counter top that overla

ectangular tablecloth about four meters long and just one meter wide, was placed in the middle of the glass table with a beautiful decor

h, a small round table in the middle and a white fluffy car

yellow, from the white counter tops to

d said before smiling

you a glass of jui

n the floor, swaying her ass left and right bef

and brushed her private part. The stranger's eyes widened upon seeing what Natalie had on offer for him, and he stood fixed to his position, unsure of what to do as this was the ve

in a huge bed, and next to him was that handsome s

pockets. She found five two hundred rand notes in it, and smiled to herself widely when she knew she had hit the j

hair appeared to be, although even this early in the morning, she looked very be

in bed. You see..." she flashed her thighs at him and his eyes

pened the gate for her to exit. She winked at him and caught a taxi back home, sp

daughter brought her back

aid as Elsie pouted her li

ged to say, even though

dining room, where they found Te

it well love," she sai

Terrence said and chuckled as Natalie

a knock at

ddy please... or else she'll leave

ed and Paballo grabbed he

ek and Natalie fixed her col

d Elsie's hair and sh

bi!" Buhle shou

and rushed out of the house, l

errence asked settling on t

as well. They ate breakfast over a light conversation, an

ng her lunch boxes and pre

rence asked pulling his c

y her hand and locking the doors as the

et her neighbor, who just stared at her for a l

he buckled Elsie up in the back seat

at times," Terrence advised as he fastened

V license this month?" Natalie asked as

. l used the mone

away enough money to las

hat means l had six trips, two more

fill up the die

id bu

d s

y love, h

side Elsie's preschool and

Bongani Elsie," Natalie reprimanded, standing in

r hand over her mouth as though she had just said too much. Na

nterrupted them, drawing in between them and looking at Elsie be

who gazed up at her like she was some gian

of the creche and it wasn't long till Elsie ran off, entering the gates of preschool a

ry and pity clouding her husky voice, making it even more deep and hoarse. "She was suppo

apping her hands on her head and droppi

with her brows furrowed, her deadly stare penetrating

acher's facebrightened up and a thin smile appeared on her face, looking over

asked, mesmerized by the sight

errence, who looked ve

he teacher added, str

errence could see how the teacher was looking at him, he tilted Natalie's head so she could face him and k

d laughed when Terrence

ubo," she chortled and look

e he had such moments with his wife, and he had not realized how much he missed her, how much he miss

admitted when Natalie pulled

too," Natalie agreed and sat bac

e dropped Natalie off at the

oman sitting next to Natalie in the t

an handed her her change and Natalie saw

owered behind being born again," she panted like a traditional healer and Natalie

u're talking about,"

n told about it several times but you chose to turn a

down to her. The ancestors want to help heal the world, and since you don't want to be a healer,

t off the taxi and left, disappearing into th