You're pregnant...?

"No !" That was all I could say . I saw Ember having the hardest of facial expressions. No she was kidding. She shyly took her arms and hid them behind her back with her usually high held head down. I loved her sharp senses but if they were telling her I was pregnant they had to gone.

"Daddy is gonna kill me , umulanjana pho¹ ?"I said holding my head and crouching down to the ground.

She took off her cellphone in her pocket and made a call.

"Mr Mchunu,can you buy a pregnancy test",she paused to look at me before continuing,"make it 10 please".

"You remember when you said that Enzo has the same body as the faceless man...?"she asked as she sat me down on her office couch while still holding on to me.

"What are you getting at?"I asked with rapid growth in my anxiety.

"The body structure .....you said it looks alike "

"..."

"What if he's the man in Abu Dhabi...?"

"..."

"Look ,check for something in his body that only the man in your dreams has and I'll make some calls to see if he was even there to begin with"

"What if he is...?",I asked sceptical of what the truth could be. If he really was then I was toast. I was not ready to be a mother and god knew I was not that kind of person.

"I would just torture him once more "she said trying to break the agony we were both sinking in .I let out a small laugh. I was in love with this beautiful woman. That did sound fun. My baddie friend.

Moments later we heard a knock on the door. It was mr Mchunu who was my chauffeur. An old man in his late 50s ,his short neatly hair was already turning slightly white . He was wearing the same black and white clothes as everyone at the company.

"Zintombi²",he said bowing his head in respect.

"Yebo baba³ how is it going?",asked Ember . As she took the plastic bag on his hands. Moments later he was gone after making small talks with Ember . She was so friendlier than I ever was . She got along with everyone at the company. She made the room bright like her vibrant blond hair.

"Okay let's go to the bathroom"she said as she grabbed me by my hand. I had already left the heels and was walking barefooted. We made our way to her bathroom that was on the list of her office.

It was a small lively bathroom with a toilet and a sink a few feet apart . And she was staring right at me. I stared at her in question so she could leave me in private.

"Ahh-",she looked at me as she folded her arms on her big boobs , before she continued, "-no ways I've seen all of you. "

I took off my pants and sat at the seat as we dropped urine in all 10 tests. I felt anxious as we waited for the result. I silently dug my nails into my hands .

It was just 9 in the morning but I felt a lot had happened .

That MaNtuli woman was gonna kill me. I knew I was 30, but in my family virginity was important as it was our way to bigger power. I had just one task be a virgin and marry the Royals.

"Bitch!!", I heard the highest pitched voice. "Shit you're pregnant", she turned to me with her mouth gape,"MaNtuli is gonna kill us"

"Damn ,damn!", I heard her voice fade into my head. As it got heavier and heavier. I wanted to scream but it was like I had lost my voice. I felt everything I've built so far crumbling down . This cooperation was my life. I had devoted half of my years into it.

I felt my face getting soiled by my tears. Ember got on her knees as she held my head to lay into her squishy body.

"Umm ...let's go home",I heard her say.

"I don't want kids,"I said as I took a sharp breath before continuing ,"I'm not ready to be a mom. I don't want to. "

"I know baby....I know my love but what can we do . You know your culture prohibits abortion ,but I promise I'll help you all the way."I saw her fixing he face fast into a smile.

"You like kids now?"I asked as i smiled. She hated kids just like me and we lived dirty lives to wish for kids that were gonna carry all the sins we've made on earth.

" Narh I just love your kid"

"You love shit"

"Of course you're the president of shitty landers"

"..."

For some reason we were in the middle of a crisis but I could not help myself. I loved Ember and she loved me just as much . It would have been better if she was the father not potentially ,Enzo . That shit head. I figured he was at the clinic already getting his arm stitched.

"Okay ..okay you know....um ... MaNtuli when are you gonna tell her that her cow is gone.

Nightmare.

I once heard that dying young was an honor. To me it was gonna be a disgrace. To be killed by your own mother because you risked everything by sleeping with a stranger or worse your sister's fiance.

I needed rest for the day. I told Ember to cancel all the meetings I had scheduled for today. I had no energy in me as I had to quickly go home soon after. She took over any other operation that did not need me directly.

I sat mindlessly at my penthouse. I stared looking outside the large high wall that met up at the high ceilings . It was this expensive empty box I lived in . It was always dimmed with black furnishing that Peonie always complained about because she considered it lifeless.

She usually referred me to some horror movie characters because of my house. I just could not bring myself to think what she was gonna call me if she found out about Enzo. And everything else in my life.

I had to find out who was the father of the fetus. Before telling my parents.