Pedigree

Nelson

Time is moving and I am getting a little impatient because I just want my revenge plan to get over and done with. I didn’t want this whole marriage to Vaughn to happen but then I had to find a place to press Sweka that would introduce her to that pain I was yet to induce but then this her relationship with VK makes me want to go back to the drawing board to change things.

I am just from bathing and looking through my closet for pajamas, I hate to admit it but Sweka was more organised than Vaughn ever will be. I have no problem with her asking the help to do everything, I mean that is why we pay her but then simple things like putting my pajamas seems to be a little too much to ask of her.

‘For the hundredth time, where are my pajamas?’ I ask trying not to sound as irritated as I am

‘I will tell that help to put them in place next time.’

‘Vaughn we have been talking about this, why can’t my pajamas be put in one place. I mean if on countless occasions you have told her and she doesn’t seem to listen why don’t you do it?’

Silence

‘Vaughn I am talking to you.’

‘I don’t know why you want to make this hard, I told you that I will tell the help. As simple as that, and besides I am busy right now I can’t start looking for your pajamas.’

‘So who is supposed to look for them?’

‘The person who wants to wear them.’ She says not once removing her eyes from her phone

I have more to tell her but being angry won’t help anyone right now.

‘I am stepping out, I won’t be home for dinner.’ I say after settling into different clothes.

‘Okay, I just hope you are not going to sleep around with that hoe.’

‘Excuse me?’

‘Kasweka, I hope you are not going to sleep with her because it’s disgusting knowing VK has been in her.’

‘Do you even know what you are talking about? I married you what makes you think that I am going to sleep with another woman?’

‘She was your hoe for the longest of time, why wouldn’t you go back to her?’

‘Because she is my ex.’

‘Right.’

I shake my head

‘I have the money Nelson, don’t forget I can destroy you with just one word. Whatever you do I want you to always remember that.’ She says

I sigh really hard but don’t say anything, I get the car keys and walk past her.

‘Even the car you are going to drive is mine.’

I know I shouldn’t be taking this nonsense from her but right now I need the money that she comes with, and if it wasn’t for that I wouldn’t be tolerating any of it.

I angrily walk out of house and drive out, I am driving really fast so that I can clear all the voices in my head. I haven’t gotten over my experience at the orphanage, and finding out how I was birthed stirred more anger in me.

I get to my destination and walk into the building, I don’t bother looking around like I always do to see if someone is watching because I am way too angry.

‘You are late.’

‘I know.’

‘Don’t be smart with me boy.’

‘I am sorry.’ I say swallowing hard

‘As you should be.’

I take a seat but I can’t seem to be comfortable.

‘She is sleeping with your father in law.’

‘I don’t know how that happened.’ I say my hands starting to shiver, I reach for my bottle of pills in my pockets and put my usual dosage in the mouth.

‘Water?’

‘Yes please.’

He walks over to the dispenser and pours me some water which he hands to me.

‘Thank you.’

When I finish drinking I throw the cup in the trash can.

‘We don’t have much time, if we wait any further it might get complicated and I don’t like messy jobs.’

‘I know.’

‘Knock her up.’

‘What?’

‘Get her pregnant, that way you will have leverage over her.’

I don’t know if that’s even a good idea.

‘She is my cousin sister isn’t she?’

‘Just because you have the same blood running in your veins doesn’t mean that she is your sister, remember that she is the child that got everything that you were supposed to get. Chisoni left you in an orphanage alone, he never even bothered about you or where you were. Look at the kind of man that you are now, look at what I put in you just to get where you are.’

‘I won’t let you down.’

‘It’s not about letting me down, it’s about everything you have been through. Everything your father deprived you of, I wait you to remember the nights you were sleeping in that cold orphanage. I want you to always remember that.’

Feeling the same anger I have felt for years, I stand up.

‘I know everything about her, I know the time she gets home and time she leaves. I know her schedule at the back of my head. I could rape her, then go and comfort her.’

He smiles

‘I always underestimate you.’

Now I am the one smiling, I like it when he is proud of me and he shows it.

‘You have twenty four hours to do this, twenty four hours.’

‘I won’t disappoint you.’

‘You never have.’ He says and I feel better, I stand up and leave. Drive back home as I play a whole playlist of amapiano

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