Snippet 25

"I AM NOT SLEEPWALKING."

NARRATED

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fter Tiara stopped crying, she finally fell asleep next to RA... He decided to check on his little mush Mellows downstairs, since the bigger one is asleep. He found Vumile and Naledi still around. Onwabile and Lonwabo were sitting on Vumiles lap with Onwabile playing games on Vumile's phone, while Vumile and Lonwabo kept on making minions sounds laughing, Lonwabo was still holding Stuart the minion.. Naledi was assisting Sis N with supper. Bonwabile was in the bedroom asleep.

RA.: "Awe, you are still here, I thought you would be gone by now..." When Onwabile saw RA, she jumped off Vumile's lap and ran towards RA and jumped, throwing herself on RA, but he moved and caught her before she hit the ground, making her laugh but looking scared.

Onwa.: "(Laughing)I nearly fell, Daddy!!!!"

RA.: "You wouldn't dare, now kiss Daddy... Haum! Haum! Haum! Haum.." He said kissing her all over.. Onwa kept on Giggling telling him to stop. "Hay, kiss Daddy or do you want me to call Bison, to kiss you.?"

Onwa.: "No,!!" She said, kissing him on his cheek quickly. RA smiled.. He loved how she makes him calm in all situations.

Naledi.: "When were you going to tell us."

RA.: "About what.?" He said side smiling.

Naledi.: "That you are a priest, of course, that you are a father Duuh..!!" RA scratched his head looking upwards, he pretended to be lost..."Mxm"

RA.: "(chuckling) I was going to tell you guys...." He said brushing Lonwabo's head and patted his shoulder, Lonwabo then looked at him and they fist-bumped and hit their chests lightly while making the peace sign with Lonwabo smiling, that's how they greet each other(They practiced it for a while until he got it right). RA kept on looking at his phone, he was keeping an eye on Tiara so he installed invisible surveillance cameras.. He did that since he did not trust her with her life.

Naledi.: "Wow, just like that, you know I thought you said I am going to be your children's Godparents, if you could conceive one day..or nego bua Notagi fela.?.(or it was just alcohol speaking not you.?)" She said that looking hurt making RA feel like shit.

RA.: "Hay Ledi, please understand that I have a lot that is bothering me lately. I am also still processing things...."

Naledi.: "Ohk, I understand, but an introduction doesn't waste any time nor energy. Bro stop bottling things, we are here for you... Stop keeping things from us.."

Sis N.: "Ngoku ixesha lokuyo hlamba, masiyeni bantwana bam.(Now it's Bath time, let's go my children..)" She said picking up Onwa who was sitting on RA's Lap and Lonwa who was now sitting between Vumile and RA on the bar stools playing with Vumile's phone.

Onwa.: "YEIY!!!. Bath time, Are we going to wake Bonwa Gogo N..?" Sis N smiled, yeah that's how she addresses her, Gogo N, Sis N told her to call her Gogo, you know Onwabile with her smart ass mouth, she kept asking questions like how come is she her GranMa but works as a helper. Went on arguing until agreed with Gogo N.

Sis N.: "No she needs to rest."

Onwa.: "Why Gogo N?."

Sis N.: "Because the doctor said she needs to rest."

Onwa.: "Ohk, Gogo N. I want to play with her not him."She said pointing at Lonwabo but she is always asleep Huaaah!!!. That's mine.." She said taking the phone from Lonwa. Lonwabo looked at Vumile sulking so that Vumile can tell Onwa to give him the phone.

Vumile.: "Heeeh bathong.(People.) That's my phone sister." Onwa looked at Vumile and smiled revealing her dimples. Sis N sighed knowing very well that civil war is about to start and it won't end now if it won't end well and it will delay bath time, as for her she is tired, she needs to rest.

Onwa.: "But you are my uncle, what's yours is mine.. Right Aunty.?" She said looking at Naledi. RA, Vumile, Naledi busted out laughing their asses out while Sis N chuckled.

Lonwa.: "I am still ph playyying Onwa.. mama, said we mus sheer." He said whispering with his children in a low tone, he had a lower voice obviously, not adult low profondo(G flat low). He is always quiet that's why.

Naledi.: "Eish, Ngwana wa gago ReA, aye..(Your child ReA, ay.)" She said referring to Onwa, still chuckling.

Vumile.: "(Chuckling) I think I am going to pay for using those words.."RA couldn't stop stealing glances on his phone....

Sis N.: "Give your uncle his phone, so that I can go bathe both of you."

Onwa.: "What about Bonwabile Gogo N.?" She then focused on the phone again... RA just looked at them smiling..

Sis N.: "Oh Nkosi yam. ReA umtwana wakho ufuna uku ndi oluphaza ndi sase mcici soh..(Oh my god, your child wants to make me age quickly, while I am still this young..)" Vumile,RA and Naledi Chuckled. Lonwabo got pissed off, because he was not satisfied with playing games on, and now they are going to take a bath. He pulled Onwabile with her hair, Onwabile kept on screaming telling him he was hurting her. She grabbed his lower lip and pinched and pulled.. Both of them started screaming, Sis N started separating them, trying to stop them from hurting each other, Onwa slapped Lonwa across his face hard, making him scream out loud... When he tried to return the favor, RA spoke..

RA.: "Hey.!! Kids stop fighting.." They quickly stop what they were doing, looking at him with their tears still falling.. He rebuked them with a calm tone while looking back to his phone, mara daim he fazed them AF. "Now Huggie Huggie." He said, still Looking at his phone.

They gave each other tight hugs smiling with tears still on their faces., You would swear they are not the ones who were scratching each other a few seconds ago if you didn't see the fight.. Sis N took the phone from Onwa 's hand who was busy taking selfies and gave it to Vumile, she then left holding Lonwa and Onwa.

Sis N.: "Babaying klaar, Bethuna...(Goodbye in advance, good people.) "

Naledi.: "Ok, Sis N.. I will dish up for everyone.."

Sis N.: "Enkosi Nkanyezi yam..(Thank you my star)" Naledi giggled..

Naledi.: "My pleasure, my Moment of prayer. " Sis N chuckled...

Sis N.: "(Chuckling)U sile wena.." Naledi chuckled.

RA.: "Night Mommy..." Sis N chuckled some more...

Sis N.: " Sies I am too young to be your Mother, even your big Sister.." Naledi laughed while RA chuckled. Sis N then walked away going to the Bathroom...

Vumile.: "What are you up to man, that took all of your attention.." he said while leaning towards him stretching..

RA.: "Noh maan, it's work-related..." He said putting his phone away... Vumile Frowned while looking at him straight into his eyes, like there's something he is gathering, and shook his head in disbelief...

Vumile.: "Ohk sure..."

Naledi.: "So when are you taking them back to preschool..?"

RA.: "I have decided to home school them... It's just I haven't found a teacher I can say it meets, you know my requirements." She kept on nodding...

Naledi.: "That's great... I could hook you up with my long lost friend, Melissa she used to be a teacher, but she is a model now.."

Vumile coughed as something choked him. He cleared his throat, while they looked at each other, but looked away when Naledi turned giving Vumile a glass of water..

Naledi.: "O sharpo Rato.?(Are you ok love.?)"

Vumile.: "Yeah, ke sharp Munchi.. it's just mathe aka a tsene mo di pipeng tsedi wrong..(Yes I am fine Munchi.. it's just my saliva, got where it was not supposed to go through..)" Naledi Chuckled.

Naledi.: "Ohk... Babe." She said while turning away. He then faced RA.

Vumile.: "You got some explaining to do Dickhead..." Said the part miming so that Naledi cannot hear a thing. RA looked at him showing him a middle finger.. when Naledi turned again. They fixed themselves quickly.. "Eish babe, the food smells nice, ibile my saliva can't stop choking me.." he said holding his throat.. Naledi giggled...

Naledi.: "Hae soka. Do you want to taste some.?" Vumile nodded like a kid that is about to be given candy. Naledi applied the sauce on her lips. You didn't see Vumile standing up very quickly rushing to Naledi and smashed her lips and sucked her dry..

RA.: "Geez, guys get a room.."

Naledi.: "Ao, Bro are you trying to tell me this is not a room." She said Chuckling

RA.: "In this one, we prepare food maan.." He said with a disgusted facial expression. Naledi Vumile chuckled...

Naledi.: "So what do you think.?"

RA.: "HUH.?" He said, taking out his concentration on the phone while looking at Naledi with a frown..."About what.?"

Naledi.: "Teacher, homeschooling.."

RA.: "Oh that, well it's just I want someone who is not going to make Tiara threatened and the other way around... I don't want a dick head who is going to drool on her.." He started to clenched jaws, his face turning hard by a second..

Naledi.: "Ok, ok Bro calm down, I get you.."

RA, then frowned when he saw Tiara sitting in the bed.. what made him frown is, she was like talking to someone...

RA.: "Second half guys..." He stood up, walked away going upstairs. Vumile Followed him.

ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Vumile.: "Care to explain I am Listening.."

RA.: "Not now, I have to take care of something.."

Vumile.: "That something is she right.. Anyway you will find me in the study.."

RA.: "I hope you are ready to wait for hours.." he walked up the stairs rushing to the bedroom.

Vumile.: "I hope you are also ready to be pulled with a wedgie to the study.." He stopped and looked at him

RA.: "You mean I will pull you out of my premises with a wedgie.. They will take it out at the hospital after a four hours operation, with Naledi shouting osa kopetsa(don't clench your cunt ) babe they're taking it out.. loosen your muscles" They both laughed out loud. He opened the door to Tiara who was shouting. He frowned as he touched her shoulder....

RA.: "Tiara what's going on why are..."

Tiara.: "No no!!! Not my babies, please... Let them go, I will do whatever you want me to do..? "RA walked away from her, locked the door, and sat on the couch. Looking at her he was really curious about her Noctabulical conversation... He already knew she was going through somnambulism mostly known as (Sleepwalking.) and it might be important regarding bringing her back to her right state.

Tiara.: "No.. I can't kill him... I can't kill him... I I love him.." RA frowned...."Of cause I will do anything for my babies...." She said Sorbing as she covered her face with her hands while kneeling....She then took her hand off her face quickly.."No, I need enough time to do such a thing.... I need enough time or I will be the one who dies.. and if I did forget about it.."

RA didn't like the way she was at all. He wished he could see whoever she was talking to. She then turned and looked at RA, but it seemed like she couldn't recognize his presence, she had glassy eyes stares with a blank expression. Her facial expression changed again becoming broodingly black infused with darkly cheerlessness...While looking straight into RA's with rapid eye movements... Out of nowhere a grin formed on her face still looking at RA, while tilting her head sideways....

Tiara.: "The day I pull your heart out of your chest is coming.. Well only if it's not a rock. I am going to hold it while I feel its last beats.."She then laughed out. "You are going to pay tremendously for making me and my children go through what we have been through.... You, nothing of a scumbag." She then laughed even louder.. and stopped after a while. "I told you your day to meet your maker is near, just never thought it would be this near. Now kill him my baby kill him for putting us in this predicament..."

RA just looked at her. Expressionless. Not fazed by even a single word she just uttered. She then stood up and walked rapidly in the room non stop. All of a sudden she started crying out loud, making RA massively perplexed..."Noooooooooo!! My babe, No please look we are sorry.....We will never pull that stunt again... Please don't kill my babe, I will do it for sure, I give you my word.. yes yes if I fail, you can end their lives followed by mine too, because there will be nothing left for me on earth....." She cried again, wiggling herself, pulling her hair. He stood up attempting to hug her.. Well he didn't see it coming because she hit him with her knee hard on his nuts, making him fall on the floor with his knees gasping while holding his crotch.

RA.: "Fffuck..Ahhh!! Shit shit Shhh mhhhfhhhhll.!!!.." He then heard something breaking in his head and back. She hit him with a side lamp that was next to the couch hard.. "What the fuck Tiara...."

He said looking at her, he could see she was still Noctabulical with rapid eye movements and blank stares.. He looked down trying to calm down.

Tiara.: "Oh no ReA...why are you on th the floor what's go go going on here." She said with a breaking voice. He gazed up at her again, her facial expression had changed, she looked lost and her eyes were red like fire from hell. She was now conscious, it was written all over her face. "What happened..?.." She said looking at the broken lamp pieces since it was clay.. the pieces were scattered on the floor. She was holding the other piece....."I I I I am m s sorry ReA, I don't know what's wr wrong with me...." She Sorbed again. RA walked to her and he hugged her while taking the broken piece placing it on the side table..

RA.: "Shhhhhhh it's fine.. I understand that you were not in control of yourself.." Mind you she was still naked. He picked her up bridal style, and walked to the bedside, and placed her on top of the bed and they cuddled until she fell asleep again.

RA cleaned the broken pieces and threw them away and went to the study. He found Vumile sitting on the chair holding a glass of whiskey and a huge blunt on the other hand. He then swung the chair sideways when RA got in..

Vumile.: "Who the fuck is Melissa.?" He asked with a pissed tone..

RA.: "You should be asking your girlfriend that and watch your tone...It's like we are forg..

Vumile.: "Do you even love her or are you just using her....?" He said with a frown, RAs face started changing he was boiling with anger.

RA.: "What kind of a fucken question n is that.?... It's like you are growing balls in my affairs neh and out of all people you are the fucken last person to be asking me that kind of a question.."

Vumile.: "What the fuck do you mean, I love Naledi.."

RA.: "Don't fuck with me, we both know you used to cheat her dismally. Did you love her when you used to fuck that bitch with atrocious attitude who owns a beauty salon ko(around) Lahoff, kana what's her name Nosipho or Nandipha." Vumile swallowed hard. "Yah Nandipha... I am not done, who is that girl, I once found you with at Mugg and Bean in Matlosana Mall, that one with fine arrow dynamic legs maan. I forgot her name, should I fucken go on heh.?" Vumile sighed in defeat...."Who's that fucken big mouth bitchy accountant of yours Kedibone or Kedisaletse, somewhere there, did you love Naledi when you always used to fuck her in her office every time during your monthly meetings?. Who is that fucken Bimbo booty call you used to always travel to Colorado just to fuck her claiming you are going on a business trip. Should I fucken go on we both know I will fucken go on all night long....."

Vumile.: "I stopped doing that shit a long time ago, we both know.. Why are you resurrecting dead things.."

RA.: "I am just showing you how much of a hypocrite you are. You are judging me with a slight mistake. I shouldn't have let shaddow take over, I should have controlled myself, He is the one who fucked that bitch Melissa." Vumile stood up quickly..

Vumile.: "Noh, you are kidding me right.. Please don't tell me that fuck head took over." RA chuckled

RA.: "What.? don't tell me you still owe him."

Vumile.: "I only gave him 25 miles."

RA.: "It's better if you owe me than him... I will settle it for you...Then you will pay me."

Vumile.: "Noh,man I don't need your charity, I can handle my problems by myself."

RA.: "Fuck you man.! It's not about you it's about Naledi.nx."

Vumile.: "Take Naledi out of this man."

RA.: "You think he will take her out of this.? He will fucken kill her without hesitating and he knows very well there's nothing I will do..."

Vumile.: "Fuck.!! Fuck fuck fuck.. ok I don't have a choice..." They nodded, Kept quite without saying a word to each other for a while.

Vumile.: "Why are you stalking her....?"

RA.: "It's for her own good."

Vumile.: "I don't follow, how.?"

RA.: "She is not ok, man, she is even Sleepwalking.."..

Vumile.: "Daim, that's a bad man."

RA.: "Really bad man. I know man because I became a victim.."

Vumile.: "What do you mean? Since when did you become a victim.?"

RA.: "Monsters can also become victims sometimes...."

Vumile.: "Oh really.? Interesting anyway how did you become a victim..?"

RA.: "She blew me man.I found myself speaking like Blade nzimande.."

Vums.: "Niggar say what.?"

RA.: "She nearly crushed my nuts bro." Vumile busted out laughing his ass out. RA snatched the blunt and the glass of whiskey and gulped it down. While Vumile held his stomach leaning backward. He stopped laughing after a while.

Vumile.: "Eish Bro, maybe na galetse botoro ya madopi.(Maybe she was craving peanuts butter.)... I should have seen it coming... I saw you walking with a funny catwalk, I wanted to ask you and wena Naomi Chanel or who's that tall fine British model, what's with the ramp walk but I fought against it..Kanti it's sore down there. " RA hit him hard on his chest. "(Chuckling)Ahhhh! Fuck you man."

RA.: "Fuck you too!!!!.My soul is bruised, I come to my Big bro to console me the dick head laughs at me Mxm."Vumile laughed some more. While RA looked bored...

Vumile.: "Let me see..."

RA.: "Fuck you....!!." RA's phone beeped, he took it out of his pocket but Vumile snatched it after he unlocked it.. "What the fuck man. Mxm." RA snapped his finger and the phone switched off followed by Vums's grin.

Vums.: "What.? Ha how did you do that.?"

RA.: "It was specifically made for people like you.nxn." RA walked out after snatching his phone back..."

Vums.: "If you got your balls busted, Nurofen that...!!!!!" He said Chuckling behind him. RA showed him a middle finger. He was happy that ReA is slowly becoming himself. He called him Bro twice. His personalities would never call him that, yeah he knows about the personalities, he is the only one who knows, but he has only met RA, Shadow.

They walked inside the Kitchen and found Naledi sitting in the bar stools with a plate and a glass of wine in front of her..... It was just a simple meal, Pork ribs, Pap, Gravy(Sauce), Potatoes puree, and a stir fry...RA walked to the Refrigerator and took two dumpies of beer and gave Vumile his.

Ledi.: "Your food is in the oven, guys."

RA.: "Thanks, Sis."

Vumile.: "Thanks babe..." He said kissing her cheek while taking a riblet on her plate.

Naledi.: "But I just said your Food is in the Oven Vumile bathong. Kore o botswa bago tsaya dijo ko ontong.(You are just lazy to stand up, fetch your food in the oven.)"

RA gave him his food and sat down with his plate, and ate in silence.... When he was done he took Tiara's food and something to drink and went upstairs.

THE FOLLOWING DAY.

RA and Tiara were laying inside the bathtub, with Tiara resting her head on RA's chest...They have been in the bathroom for a very long time and it looked like they are not coming out any time soon, but with them, anything can happen...

Tiara.: "ReA.?"

RA.: "Yes, babe..." She smiled because it is clear that he is not mad about last night's incident...

Tiara.: "I I am sorry about what happened last night, I don't know what happened.."

ReA.: "Yes, I know you are babe, it's nothing.... Don't worry yourself about it."

Tiara.: "You seemed to be calm about it, it's unlike you. Which only means you know what's wrong with me." He sighed.

ReA.: "You were Somnambulistic, I am worried about your safety.."

Tiara.: "Pardon.?"

ReA.: "You were sleeping, walking and talking.."

Tiara.: "I am not sleepwalking ReA. Just say it, I am losing my mind. Why don't you just say it on my face You are fucken losing your mind, Tiara..." She said imitating RA..."Say it.!!.. then why don't I remember a thing.?"

RA.: "I am not talking like that... And you are not Fucken!!." She jumped.." Eish, I am sorry, you are not crazy... You were just in a state of being asleep and awake, you were not fully conscious so in that state memories are hard to store in your memory box, your brain couldn't create the memory for that event. You were just in a slow-wave sleeping state..."

Tiara.: "What did you say being afraid of my safety...."

ReA.: "I don't want you stressing about it ok." Her face changed and she became emotional all of a sudden....

Tiara.: "Talk dammit.!!!., Talk, I am the one who is having that disorder.!!. It concerns me...." She said turning, sitting on top of him while hitting his chest with light punches while crying.....

RA.: "Calm down. Would you fucken calm down!." She stopped crying out loud and laid her head on RA's chest again but this time she was laying on her stomach sobbing silently. RA spread out her legs a little bit and inserted his hand from behind playing with the other hand holding her But cheek. Her sorbs stopped followed by her moans that were filled with pleasure. The moans increased with RA's pace. After a while she came, breathing softly on RA's neck. "I'll never let you get hurt, even if you are the one who is posing a threat to yourself Tiara.. I will always be there for you no matter what.." Well, he means it. Last night he never moved an inch looking over her without even taking a brief nap.. He pierced his eyes on her all-night-long like a vulture waiting for an Animal to die... This guy is overprotective in a very creepy way...Who does that aye.. "Let's finish up, we have an appointment with the Doctor, or do you want him to come here.?"

Tiara.: "No, I want some fresh air...."

RA.: "Ohk.. Anything for you my lady." He said kissing her forehead while she nodded.