●■ Mduduzi house ■●

Wilile : son are you already heading to the farm ?( she seats down )

Mduduzi: yes mother I’m going to check how things are going and that no one has been eating our fruit ( he takes his bottle of water and hat )

Wilile : Okey my son I shall bring you food later in the day I wish no one ate our fruit ( she smiles) safe travel my baby

Mduduzi : Okey mother thank you I will be waiting ( he goes out and begins the journey)

●■ Farm ■●

Mduduzi ( he goes row to row cheaking the fruit they seem big and healthy) wow this year things looks good ..( he sees a body ) what’s going on there ? Is someone dead ( he quickly goes to check) it’s a girl ( he pushes Nandipha with his feet to see if she will wake up )

Nandipha: ( she wakes up and jumps as quickly as she can ) who are you ?!

Mduduzi: I should be the one asking that ! Who are you and why did you eat my fruits??

Nandipha:I asked first ..( she bends her head down )

Mduduzi: I am the owner of the farm and who are you ( his shocked and scared ) did you sleep here in this cold ?

Nandipha: ( she’s hungry so she picks the nearest apple and eats it ) I am Nandipha I have no place to stay

Mduduzi: stop eating my fruits you girl do you know how hard I worked for all this and you come here and eat there way you want get out of here !!( he shouts )

Nandipha: sorry whoever you are ( as she is about to go her water breaks) ahhh ahhh( she screams )

Mduduzi: ( scared) hey what’s going on ??

Nandipha: are you domm !! The baby is coming ( she shouts as she is in pain)

Mduduzi: Okey Okey! What must I do ( he panicks)

Nandipha: call for help wena marn !! Ahh

Mduduzi: ( he runs as fast as he can ) mama mama help help !!

Wilile: ( worried) what’s wrong son ?

Mduduzi: there’s a girl in our farm she’s pregnant and her water just broke I think she’s giving birth

Wilile : ( takes her towel ) let’s go ( they both quickly run and Wilile sees Nandipha)

Nandipha: Ahhh help help! ( she’s sweating she’s In deep pains )

Wilile: hi girl ( open your legs she opens wilile sees the head ) we can’t take her to the house Mduduzi the baby is already here! Girl I need you to push!

Nandipha:( she puts all her energy and pushes) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa( screaming in pains )

Wilile : Push push!!!

Nandipha:( she finally gives the powerful and strong push ) aaaaaaaaaa!!!! ( Next thing a baby crys)

Wilile : it’s a girl it’s a girl !!! Mduduzi give me my towel ( she holds the baby )

Mduduzi:( traumatized) ma?

Wilile: the towel Mduduzi marn hurry !

Mduduzi: (he picks his mom towel and gives it to her ) here is your towel

Wilile 🙁 happy and smiling she always wanted a girl child even if it was not hers … she wraps the baby )

Nandipha: ( breathing heavy and ends up fainting )

●■Mduduzi house ■●

Nandipha: ( she wakes up tired and in pains First thing she sees is Mduduzi holding the baby ) my baby !

Mduduzi: ( he gives her the baby ) what shall you call her ?

Nandipha: ( she looks deep in her child eyes she is beautiful a little angel ) I don’t know I didn’t think of the name can you give her a name ?

Mduduzi: ( blushes ) me ?

Nandipha: yes you afterall you helped me ( she smiles too)

Mduduzi: umhh Liyema what do you think ( he holds Nandipha’s hand )

Nandipha: ( she blushes she was not ready for all of this caring ) I think that’s the best name I love it

Wilile: ( she enters the room where Nandipha is sleeping ) Mduduzi can you give us a moment?!

Mduduzi: Okey mother ( he leaves)

Wilile : so young girl who are you and how did you end up here ?

Nandipha: ( she tells Wilile everything and Wilile feels sorry for her Nandipha starts crying )

Wilile : ( she starts crying too ) you can stay with us Nandipha you can be our family I’m so sorry you had ro go through that ( she hugs her ) now rest and get strength I shall go cook so you can eat ( she takes the baby )

Nandipha: (alone ) ohh how loving they are ( she starts crying) thank you lord thank you so much