Rose

He looks at me, and look outside through the window of the kitchen at Senzo who is now found himself a can of beer.

“I don’t know who you are but I know my friend and he is no man to fall for a girl but he has and it is you. My boy has had a whole lot of pain and I sure don’t want to see him fall apart because you hurt him. Trust me if you ever hurt me I will look for you and mark my words when I tell you that I will definitely find you and I will kill you and it will be no quick death it will be excruciating painful and you will beg me to just end your life but I won’t you know why? because no one and I mean no one gets to him.”

I gulp down and watch him go out, I am now shaking with fear as I look at him now laughing as if he has not just threatened my life a few seconds ago.

I quickly try and mask my fear as I dish up the pap in a tray after all they are nen and poured gravy in a bowl and went to place it at the porch table and gave them a dishcloth to wipe their hands.

“Are you not joining us?” Senzo ask as I turn around. I shake my head, how can I stay here with a man who threatened to kill me.

“I’ll stay at the lounge.”

Senzo looks at me confused “Don’t be silly, I brought you here so that you can get to know my friends.”

I hesitate for a second and he saw it even though I tried so hard to hide it, in a second he is up on his feet he is now standing so close to me “What is it?”

“Nothing.” I say trying to down play the situation, he practically drags me inside the kitchen and looks at me, deep in my eye “I am going to ask you one more time, again what is wrong and don’t try to lie.”

And this is another part I hate about myself when it comes to him , I can’t lie and I am a pretty good liar but when it comes to him all I want is just to blab the truth.

“Katlego threatened to kill me if I ever hurt you.”

And his eyes turn like those of a monster, there is rage in his eyes so mych rage that it is hard to believe “I hold his hand and give him a smile “I understand where he is coming from though,” I say, this is not how I imagined this day to be like this and I was sure not going to be the cause of a fight.

But he quickly takes back his hand and stomps to the porch within a blink of an eye the table has rolled over all the food is now on the floor, Thobane is standing at the far distant as if he knows not to involve himself.

Senzo is holding Katlego by his throat on the wall “You had no right.” Senzo says in a more angry voice.

He punches Katlego on the stomach over and over and I afraid that if I stand here he might kill him. As I head to Senzo, Thobane tries to pull me back but I am determined, When I manage to pull away from his grip I walk over to Senzo and touch his shoulder.

He instantly relaxes and turns to look at me, he reluctantly let go of Katlego.

When I look over at Katlego there’s a little smile on his face even though he just got beaten.