Deceitful Heart

The Nightmare

No no o don’t go there Danny. It’s dangerous, Danny no.’

I woke up screaming and that was one hell of a dream.

‘Are you okay? Were you having a nightmare?’ asked Hazel worriedly.

‘Can I have some water?’ I said to her ignoring her question.

She grabbed the bottle of water from the floor and opened it for me. She handed it to me.

‘Thank you,’ I said taking it from her and drank it as she was patting my back.

‘Are you okay?’ she asked after I had finished gulping the water.

‘Thank you,’ I responded wiping my mouth and handing her the empty bottle.

She placed it back on the floor.

‘I had a bad dream about my husband. I don’t know it felt so real, it’s like he couldn’t recognize me as I kept on telling him to come to my side cause of where he was heading to, it was so dark that I could barely see what was at the front of it.’

‘Hmmm, that’s weird. Do you want us to pray about it?’

‘Pray? You know I am not much of a prayer warrior,’ I said to her and she smiled.

‘I will lead the way. You should start praying anytime you feel like it Naledi. The world is never a safe place, spiritually you need to be very strong in this life we live in. you will never know who is always on your side or who is planning something big for you. Not everyone is perfect my love.’

‘Okay Pastor.’

‘I will kneel and hold your hand. You just sit on the bed,’ she said getting off the bed and walking to my side.

She knelt down on the floor and started praying. Hazel, I honestly don’t know what I ever did to deserve her. She was just so perfect with everything. Though the dream was scarier and I know it meant something. I mean before my father died, I had the exact dream but then Dad didn’t listen to me and that’s when I found him dead the next following day. 

He had been waving goodbye at me. I am now worried that something bad might have happened to my husband. I wouldn’t want to think a lot. I will have to keep on praying just like how Hazel advised me too. Let’s just hope that everything is okay with him.

I finally fell asleep after that prayer but woke up earlier. Well, I had had that dream at around 3 am. Getting off the bed, Hazel was already awake and I had to make the bed.

‘You should have called me,’ she said walking inside the room.

‘You treat me like a queen granny. I also need to help.’

‘Come on. You are pregnant and I want you to rest. Let me finish off, and I pour your water.’

‘I am taking a bath before eating?’ I said with a hint of complaining in my voice.

She laughed.

‘Do you know why I always ask you to take a bath first?’

‘No, I don’t. I always think that you are too smart.’

‘Baby mama no. once you eat and get full, trust me you will feel lazy to bath.’

‘Of cause that.’

‘Yes that,’ she said with a laugh.

Once she was done, we both headed to the bathroom and I can’t believe she had been helping me to bath. When we were done, she had ironed my clothes. Today I need to go to the restaurant since Hazel is supposed to be at work. We had our breakfast and I washed the few dishes whilst Hazel packed some food for me.

Yes, she said that I needed to eat what she had cooked because it was healthy for me and the baby. We walked out of the house and headed to her car which had been parked outside. She opened the gate remotely and drove out of the yard. Her house is so big but she doesn’t mind cleaning it. 

She doesn’t even have a maid. Well, she is like Danny, the trust issues thing. I don’t know if I am the bad one or a good one amongst them, I have a weakness of trusting too much you know.

‘If you need anything don’t hesitate to call me,’ she said as we were heading to the door of the restaurant.

She was actually holding my hand. One of my chefs opened it for us.

‘Morning.’

‘Morning and thank you,’ I smiled getting inside with Hazel.

‘Here is your basket of food. Please do make sure she eats,’ she said to the man who had opened the door for me.

‘Yes ma’am,’ he smiled responding to her.

‘And she mustn’t stand at the stove for long. Okay?’

‘Yes.’

‘And make sure that she drinks water.’

‘I will.’

‘And….’

‘Okay, enough granny. He will make sure that I do everything. Can you leave now?’ I said gesturing her the way out.

‘Alright my child. I will call you later to check up on you.’

‘Yes, granny and I will be expecting your call that later on.’

‘Alright, ciao. I love you,’ she said kissing me on the cheek and headed to the door, she stopped and looked back, ‘Make sure that you eat.’

‘I will do that granny,’ I waved at her, ‘Pheew, she can be a grandmother sometimes.’

‘No wonder you call her that,’ he agreed and we both laughed, ‘But you are very lucky to have her as your friend. She acts like your big sister.’

‘And she is one,’ I said staring at her as she drove off.

I was very lucky to have her as my best friend but she had turned out to be more than that. She was like a sister from another mother you know. I could never trade her for anyone.

‘She is single too,’ I said to him.

‘What’s on the menu?’ he asked changing the subject.

‘I can give you her number.’

‘I will just cook anything,’ he shouted while walking to the kitchen.

Mzi is a very shy guy, no wonder at his age he is still single. Mzi and I are co-partners. I loved him. I told myself that I will take him to my country. He is originally from this country but at the competition, he was presenting South Africa. It was a tough competition and he became number 2. I figured out that it could be a successful restaurant if we become partners and add something to the food, a mixture and it was an excellent idea to partner with him. He was an amazing cook, trust me on that one, and a very sexy chef.