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