The Mistress

town, a lime green Vitz drove along a street. In the driver's seat was a young woman spotting shoulder length, blonde drea

down the window and

M

ment carrying her reed basket looked up at the familiar voi

eod

d Theodora got out of the car, cr

e you been?

d touched the young woman's face. 'I have been well my c

a headache that will not leave

could go to the shops and get something. Your

me. Ma, let

ou are not f

fine. Ma, Lupasha supermarket in town is havi

s. She rarely calls and always has an excuse as to why she will not b

road to her car, Theodora wrestled with how best to answer her. She knew

affair with the college girl, she had collapsed from with shock and was admitted in the hospital for

too much. They

you s

s,

t them this weekend. I will

will be happ

ld not take more than ten minutes for her to realize something was off. She could only ho

shopping mall in town. Theo helped the woman who had been a substitute mother to her and her sister

lley to the car park and Mrs Chomb

get spices,' M

phone to listen to some music while she was packing the groceries. Before the first song could play, she heard gig

king spaces from her. Yolanda was clad in a denim bum short that barely covered her butt ch

t with rage as she looke

ey had already walked away with Gershom's hand placed

under her breath. She wanted to wring Gers

her another five minutes to find them. They were in a homeware store. The pair was at the counter with

mily was fairing yet; here he was shopping for household goods with his mistr

just purchased in the carrier bags, Theo walked in. She gra

horrified as other clients loo

hell?' Yol

set of Pyrex dishes. The sales lady tried to reach for them first but she was faste

thundered. 'What 's

think my sister is defenceless suc

wards her and grip

is her problem? Babe, look a

right do you have to call me a bitch when you are the home-wrecking and husband sna

,' Gershom hissed at her through his teeth while rough

you have money to waste on this whore,

d time, he lost his cool and landed a powerful s

air. For a second, they feared the slap might hav

is no worse than an animal. He hasn't been home for over a month. His children were chased from school owing thousands

o smack her again when a

thered in the shop. Security had already called for backup. Mrs Chomba pushed her way to the fron

distraction, Theo shoved Gershom off her and ran towards Yolanda. She grabbed th

E 'no holds barred' match went on behind him, Gershom swallowed hard, unable to find his voice. By the

it t

a.

uth to what Theo

is exagge

here the spectators watched the un

hand had just smacked. 'I will ask y

e that...ma, let

yelled the veins on

nod of his head. But no sooner had he nodded his head, he hea

ke one step!' Mrs

is hurt

she had used all her might to land the powerful slaps. 'So what? What about your wife and kids

r that. She is the

his face before he co

types of derogatory names landed powerful slaps and punches on her

led the vengeful elder sister off the slay

Gershom's arms and pleaded with him take her home. Gershom took

turned t

ve this place with

ooked at his mot

ing glare and his mistress's pit

rsh

ome home later let me ta

to say something but no words came out. Mrs Chomba felt all the energy in her b