Today was just great! Life is actually starting to feel normal again. This morning I woke up to the good news that dad is being discharged from hospital on Friday. I called him and we spoke for a while. It always feels nice talking to him. I told him so too. I told him that I didn’t want him to die because if he dies then it means I wouldn’t be able to talk to him like this.

I know we are not close anymore and I always act as if I don’t care that much about him, but this thing has helped me realise that no matter what happens, no matter how often we clash, he’ll always be my one and only dad. So, it’ll be better to appreciate him whilst he is still alive, right?

I promised him that I’ll be a good daughter from now on. He laughed and said I’ve always been good. It’s funny but it felt like it was the first time I heard him really laugh in a long time. It finally hit me that for a long time now we’ve been on each other’s throats so much that we haven’t laughed together.

I told him that I hated this. He hates it too, he said. So, we both promised to try and be good to each other. And to talk more often. And to laugh more often. And a lot of other promises.

By the time I ended the call I was almost crying.

Immediately after that call I called Tee and told her the good news. She’s been there for me throughout the ordeal, and I thanked her for that, and said that if my dad allows I’ll come visit her next week since I still have two weeks before college opens.

“Oh, that won’t be necessary,” she said and paused for a while, “I’ll be in Cape Town next semester,”

“What?” Of course, I had heard her, but still I just wanted to be sure that my ears were not playing funny tricks with me. It turned out they were not. Tee and I will be reunited again next semester!

Isn’t it the best news in like…ever!? I still can’t believe it.

“How and when was the decision taken? Why wasn’t I told? When are you coming?” these were questions I wanted answered as in yesterday. It’s a long story though. However, to cut it short, her mom has agreed that she’d take care of baby Luvuyo whilst Tee finishes up her degree.

I don’t really care what happened. All that I care about is that Tee and I will be reunited again. Oh, this has been the best day of my life!

ZZ xxx