The Ill-fated One

entered. It was still eight thirty in the morning, an

her head to see who was entering and why this person had pushed the gate so hard that it made a sound like that of friction between two steel metal sheets. She dropped the broom in awe upon seeing Terrence, standing up and

. Ida came rushing to hug him, laying her head on his chest and consuming

is black skinny jeans that tightened his rickets, drawing and showing the shape of his thighs, whic

in bold italics running horizontally on his chest and a white baseball cap. She held her small

i. That place_" here he whistled as though remembering something from a long time ago. "Is so lit with tons of fun and... " Terrence spoke his mi

. I moved to Hillberry not so long ago, but you know

ot to sound insensitive but the words ha

terrup

emotionless as she tried by all means not to break down, but got dis

get married?

an," he looked at her and she bowed her h

no

and left for the backrooms. He went to the room on his far left and knocked loudly at the door. He then bu

uth in awe when he saw his neighbor on

s. Give me my money," he chuckled loudly and pushed Didi

he stared at Tbose, dumbstruck and embarrasse

red, scaring Didi who jumped off the bed and fell on the floor, dragging t

ring her body with them before exiting, her eyes glassy. Terrenc

es, turned around and opened the windows, letting in fresh air in the stuffy room. It

of her yard, only to find out she just came here to get laid," Terrence laughed h

lking to the kitchen to pour

l put my hand over her mouth to silence her, but it was as though l was provoking her because she kept on biting on it hard. My hand is probably bruised, " Tbose spoke in a

to his bed to hand Terrence his drin

lifted the note up and moved it a

lped down his drink but laughed, spitting the water

you a glass of beverage," Tbose begged as he settled in a

she could've walked just so she could make that much noise kills me bruh," he laughed so bad, walking to

ongue and went to his wardrobe. He came bearin

and took a seat next to Tbose. Terrence was unsure about what to do next, knowing very wel

0 to 0 in just an instant. He could've captured a picture of him and made a

d open. He could feel his heart beating out of his chest as he grabbed the neatly stapled papers inside the envelope, pulling them

ng forward to try and see what was written on the

can't believe Natalie did this to me!" Terrence stood u

to his mouth and started biting his nails, pacing up and down, the thoughts in his h

s head only to see that Terrence was nowhere in sight. He rushed outside, the papers still in his hand and plundered to th

Ida asked, raising her han

at it, his eyes widening when he saw the damag

ly as though he was walking around eggshells, stood next to his daughter a

as decades away from now, thinking about Terrence, who

omed!" Ida

m the corner of the busy road on the right hand side of the street was Terrence's ho

ose's was on the second, Terrence's home, where his moth

ext, and he knew that now more than ever he needed hi

son Msizi, who spent all his life in his mother's di

ng room?" Terrence asked, tryi

rsey on her old rocking chair, her grimy, oval spectacles placed firmly on the end of her nose. She looked v

apple of his eyes on her cheeks, her mother's ey

t gripped it and placed it above its body by laying fat on its back and placing it on its feet while lifting them up. Terrence's mother, Flora lifted her hands

and Terrence walked to sit on the c

ora shouted, raisi

he room, breathing heavily and l

?!" Flora yelled, settling on

boy," Terrence took out a R100 note from his pocket, brightening Msizi's

s pleasure?" Flora as

sit," Terrence leaned back on his chair,

sked, taking a box of biscuits from the side

t here las

ered, handing the elders their drinks and giving Terr

ng," Terrence said after he finished

t is

but began to speak

ing drastically weird changed a

ds on the couch and straightened her spectacles,

my daughter" part, his voice flat and brittle. All along his

ok her head but kept quiet afterwards, waiting for Terrence to speak. How much Terrence loved

rited so much of Natalie's genes because she looked so much like her, but

and her skin, looks like that of a colored person's. She has gained we

o pay the TV license last week, l gave it to Thabo to conduct a DNA test between Pabi a

ff her spectacles, clapping her han

do such a thing to my son? I will not allow of such nonsense to happen under my watch! Never!" Flora stood up from her couch and snapped, wav