ANELE GROWS UP

CHAPTER 1

If I could decide to go back, I would at the snap of my fingers. I would change my parents, siblings and my life in general for the better but as they say "You get what you get and you don't complain".

My name is Anele Zulu and I live in Pretoria with my mom, stepdad and my four siblings live in varsity. My life is not so entertaining. Today my parents finally agreed for me to go out with my best friend and I say 'finally' because these Xhosa mother of mine is too strict for my liking. I'm ready and I'm looking sexy, if I do say so myself (giggles). "Anele, I don't have all day!" Mom yells. I had better get out of this room before she changes her mind, I swear I'd go all psycho on her if she ever did... lols, who am I kidding? I'm sure I'd sit down like a disappointed puppy with it's tail between it's legs.

At home, I'm an obidient, sweet Anele who does nothing wrong. My 2 older sisters on the other hand are open books, their hoe life is all out for everyone's eyes. The whole TUT knows the 'sfebe' twins, Sihle and Sima Zulu. They so bad that my parents have even given up on them... even my pastor stepdad. I'm sweet at home but when I'm outside, I'm a bad girl...
My sisters are 22 years old and my brothers are 20 years old and may I say... very violent. That then leaves me as the twin less and youngest of them all, Anele Zulu.

"Give me a kiss" mom says.
"Ma,(sigh) don't you think I'm too old for that now, I mean you sharing these lips with Re..." My mouth spits before my mind can stop it. I send my long nails straight to my mouth and I start biting on them... I do that when I'm shit scared.
"With who???" She asks. Someone help me!!
"Uhhm what?" I say.
"I share those lips with who??" She says. She's staring at me now. My breathing accelerates.
"Get out of my car before I kill you!" She says jokingly. What did must to can happen here?? (South African will understand)
Let me get my Zulu ass out of this car before this woman goes all Xhosa on me. My mom is a true definition of a real Xhosa woman, curvy, yellow bone and danger gevaar.

I get out of the car before she can even blink." Love you!" I say.
"Love you too A" she responds. She only calls me A when she's happy. I wonder why she's all happy today, stepdad probably hit all the G spots last night, according to the traumatising sounds that were coming from their room. Eeew.

"Friend, where you at?" Ratiie sends an sms.
"Mom just dropped me off. Let's make history!" I respond.
Oh, I lied to my parents. I'm not spending another minute in this mall, I'm going to a party at my boyfriend's crib, he'll be here get me any minute now, together with my Bestie, Ratiie. Ratiie and I have been best friends since Grade 8 and we've been inseparable ever since... she has a way of bringing out the wild side of me and that's why I love her.

"Have you thought about it?" Refentse asks randomly.
"About?" I'm confused. What is this boy talking about now?
"Meeting your father?" He says. Really? Right now? Right here? Someone please tell me he's not serious.
"I have a father Refentse... I don't need another one!" I snap.
"Okay! No need to bite my head off" he defends himself and starts laughing. "What's so funny?" I snap again with a little confusion in the mix. "Nothing babe... You're just so fiercesty. It turns me on" he disses and seductively bites his lower lip. He's not that hot but his words keep me attracted to him.
I laugh and we kiss... the way he doesn't care about what he's doing while driving. I've complained and even gave up... he's never going to change.
"I'm right here bitches!" Ratiie jokes and we all burst into laughter.

We're here. It's an average house, the party has already started, the lights and steam and all the works are in place. Jizas, this house is packed with smoking hot guys. Now this is my type of atmosphere. The moment we walked in here Ratiie was nowhere to be found, she's fast like that. *laugh*

When I was on my way here, I thought I would party like a maniac but instead I'm sitting here, on this corner all alone because my stupid boyfriend ditched me for his friends.