The evening was so great Kabelo brought me mashwamswam I liked eating them a lot at varsity especially the chutney flavored ones I remember the other time he brought a whole big packet in res people thought I was selling them, those were the happy memories of my life we cuddled at the couch and watched a series together we were disturbed by a message on my phone which nearly gave me a heart attack. “I’m back in the country I heard about my daughter, I want to see her I’m sorry about what happened but we can’t change the past“.

“Who’s messaging you this late and why do you seem as you just saw a ghost what’s happening? ” He asked with a raised eyebrow I showed him my phone and that’s when he lost it “All these years he didn’t even think of calling or messagimg you after he left you pregnant? I took care of his mess and now he comes with international PhDs he thinks he’s above everyone? I saw your expression you planned this together that when he comes back you’ll leave me and go play happy families? Then you’re so wrong because only death will do us apart I’ll die where you die!” He said pacing up and down sweating.

“Calm down KB no one is going I love you and I’m not going to leave you for him I haven’t communicating with him for 16 years trust me” I said pleading with him, “No you are just saying this to calm me down I’m going to kill you and kill myself if I can’t have you the no one will” he said picking up the knife we were cutting the apple with. “I’m sorry my love but our journey ends here I know I haven’t been the best husband but you pushed me to beat you because you don’t want to take orders from a man”, “KB you don’t mean this you know I love you we’ll work through this” I said trying to get to the door then he yanked me back and stabbed me in my stomach once, twice then I saw black and blacked out.

I have been trying to sleep but I can’t something it’s not right something bad it’s going to happen I’m feeling it, I push the thoughts away and browse through social media to keep myself busy soon I dozed off I don’t know whag time I fell asleep but Nyiko woke me up we briefly took bath and prepared breakfast we ate and helped her mom prepare food for her weekend stall at the taxi rank where she sold variety of food from fast foods and cooked food, Nyiko and her siblings helps her preparing and selling. She sells plates of pap with various meats and salads from as little as R30, Kota’s ranging from R15.00 to R35.00 and various cold bevarages.

We finish packing up the equipments as the neighbour’s van is waiting at the gate he helps Nyiko’s mom to transport her equipments and goods to and fro as he also sells fruits and vegetables there, so Khensani and her mom sat at the front with the driver whereas Nyiko, Rixile and I got squashed at the back with all the boxes and containers at the back.

Tell us: What kind of hustling do you do or do your parent’s do to augument their salaries?