The house was spectacular, I could not help but look around. “We are here.” Ayabonga shouted as soon as we walked inside.
He took me into the kitchen where his parents were and went and hugged them “Mom, Dad this is Nombuso my girlfriend.” he said as he came to stand besides me. I felt small as they both looked at me like I am some cheap thing.
“Hi.” I meekly said. they both nodded at me as they turned and talked to their son. I stood there not knowing what to do.
“Is there anything we can help you with?” Aya asked.
“No, we are almost done anyway, you guys can go and sit down.”
Ayabonga led me into the living room and helped me with my chair I muttered a thank you as I sat down, his mother came carrying a dishing pot and placed it on the table. “Nombuso right?” She asked as she sat down.
I nodded, “Were are you from?”
“Uh Tembisa.”
“Oh really and where are you staying now?”
“Kempton Park”
she looked at me with disgust “Don’t get me wrong but you are not the girl I had expected my son to bring home.”
“Mom.” Ayabonga half shouted.
She looked at him “What? It is true, she is just a low life girl who saw money as she looked at you and knew that she had to sink her nails to you.”
My heart broke at her words but I refused to myself cry, Ayabonga stood up “That’s it,” he said as he turned towards me “We are leaving.” I stood up and held him from leaving “No,” I said “Let us have the dinner and I can try to convince your mother that I am no gold digger.”
He looked at me with surprise “Are you sure?”
I nodded as we sat down. “I am amazed at the character you have in mind about me, I understand that you want what is best for your son as any mother would and I will not spend my time trying to convince you of the person I am but what I can tell you is that I really love your son with everything that is in me, he brings out the best in me and that is all that matters.” I said as I looked at him and already found his eyes on me “He makes me want to be the best version of me.”
The table went quiet for a couple of seconds until Ayabonga’s dad cleared his throat “Let us eat before the food gets cold.”