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Polygamy is commen amongst Zulu culture so I was not shocked to find out the I have 4 moms in total and thirteen siblings.
This is what I have gathered since I had entered Nomathemba has been kneeling next to me since I had taken a seat. I guess this is how hand maids sit since the other woman sitting around the table have woman bent next to them. Now and then they instruct them to do something and they do it.
To be honest I'm sick of this dream and I would really appreciate it if I would wake up but is seems the neurons of my dream and reality are refusing to connect so I guess I'm still stuck here.
"Nomathemba...who is the first wife and which is my mother? " I whispered to her as we are eating the food which is delicious by the way. The fruits looked so ripe and juicy...mmmh maybe someone is pregnant in my family. (In African cultures when one dreams of ripe fruits it's assumed that someone close to the person who dreamt the fruits must be pregnant.) Nomathemba has given up questioning about my questions and I to be honest don't care anymore. It's like I'm watching a sitcom and the twisted part is that it's about my life...well Melokuhle's life to be exact.
"MaZulu is the first wife that married your father forty years ago. They met when your father Lindani Mkhize was still a warrior for the late King. It was love that your father married his first wife of which bore him 5 children. The first two where twins , male and female. They where conceived in their first year of marriage. The twins are are both 39 but are already married and live their own lifes so they are not here for breakfast but will arrive when we escort you to the royal house. Their names are Themba and Thembi.
The other three came ten years later after your father had married the second wife MaMsomi. They all where 3 boys that had died due to a sudden illness. After which MaZulu had decided to stop visiting her husband bed so since then she has not had any children." Nomathemba whispered to me.
I looked to my left where at far end sat the first wife Mazulu. She looked dignified and the fact that her husband does not even seem to take notice of her after so many years proves how strong of a woman she is.
As I was still staring at her-her eyes turned and they clashed with mine. I quickly bent my head in greeting and to show submission, however when I lifted up my head her facial expression did not change but I could see surprise and confusion in her eyes before it was all quickly masked with a small bow of her head.
I guess me and her have no bad blood for my mom stealing her man.
"MaMsomi has 4 children two girls and two boys. The two boys, one is 16 while the other is 25. The oldest is a guard at the Royal Zulu Palace and the young helps around the land. The two girls, the oldest Thando is married to the brother of the late King and Thandeka is going to marry the the maternal cousin of the the current King...her wedding got postponed due to you having to get married." Nomathemba whispered secretly.
Nomathema directed me with her eyes to the people she was telling me about. Since MaMsomi's oldest was at the Zulu Palace and the oldest daughter was at her house, that left the two youngest of which Thandeka the girl was speaking to another young female that looked a bit older than her. I could tell whatever they where talking about was either gossip or since due to the non-stop giggling to be honest I was getting a bit annoyed with the giggling.
I chose to ignore it and continue collecting information from Nomathemba.
"Mashusha came five years after MaMsomi. She had two girls that where twins of which one died at child birth and one....well she is mentally challenged." When Nomathemba said this she got a more somber and to be honest it also deterred my mood but I knew people in my time that can do what normal people can do and even more, although they had special needs. I guess I will have to see her for myself.
Mashushu to my opinion looked like a librarian she was a quiet beauty with beautiful dark brown skin- she also had a very curvaceous body.
"MaMzobe your mother was married the same year as MaCele after another 6 years After Mashushu however, your mother was married as a low concubine as MaCele was a high concubine due to family status. Your mother was a very beautiful lady but she had a weak physic so after she had you she suffered multiple miscarriages which took a toll on her, of which resulted in her passing away last year at the age of 35."
"MaCele also had a daughter by the name of Tandokayise she is 17 years old. She is currently pregnant, the sangoma (traditional docter) was one of the people called to choose who is send their details to be selected as concubines for the the current King but somehow you got chosen...well I think good things come to tho.. ."Nomathemba stopped whatever she was saying due to me accidentally cutting my finger.
Nomathemba panicked and grabbed a material I presume to be a a food napkin and quickly wrapped it around my finger.
The whole time I'm looking at the blood that is being soaked by the napkin and the pain that I can still feel on my finger.
Eversince I've been born, in every dream I have had, I have never gotten hurt to the point where I experienced pain and blood .
Which leads me ask my self...
WHAT IS GOING ON!!!
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