OUR BORROWED LOVE

OUR BORROWED LOVE CHAPTER 1 *RONALD* "Muna sit down, what is wrong with you? What is your problem? My child is still only 6 months old and you already want to go to a wedding? So you value a wedding over your own kids?" "Ronald I said leave me alone, I am going to that wedding whether you like it or not. I won't be stopped from enjoying life because of you." "Munana!!!!" I called her name angrily. "What did you say Ronald? What are you thinking? My friend these children are yours too, just stay with the children, the maid is there if it gets tough. Every day I spend the whole day holding the children. I told you to look for a nanny if you don't want the maid to stay with them." "Children need their mother's love, not a nanny's, but their mother just spends the day at parties." "Shaaa I am wanted at the wedding Baba Tara." "I go to work Munana, right now I have a patient I need to attend to, tomorrow I even have to go to Harare." I lived in Gweru with my family. I am a medical doctor. No patient I treated was left to die, I was the senior at the hospital where I work. My wife was not working. We already clashed, some of her behavior bores me but I love her so much, she is my person. She had just come from her friend's birthday in Masvingo and now she wants to go to Harare leaving a 6-month-old baby, and Tara is still small too, 2 years. I was even thinking of starting to take her to crèche. I was only 28 years, I started a family early. My father was a teacher. My mother says I started school at 3 years because I was very bright. So I finished early and did my 7 years at University in India. Because my aunt, my dad's sister, had many connections as a business lady dealing in bales, she hires out bales, I got a job quickly. And because I studied in India I got a job fast. You know if you study outside the country to get a job in Zimbabwe you have to do another 1 year studying again, that's what I did before getting a job. At that time I was hustling as a young man, my aunt supplying me perfumes to sell, so I was organized. I never troubled my parents for lotion money. I didn't just wake up to be where I am, I really worked. Teaching has no money, but I am the one who upgraded my parents, buying them a house in town because dad retired, and I built them a rural home where they wanted to stay. My big brother James did the electricity. My other big sister who was divorced with 2 kids stays with mom and dad in the rural area, and they put tenants in the house I bought them. James is in Mutare with his family, he is a lawyer with 3 kids. My sister Tanu has 2 girls. Like me, I was blessed with only girls. Anyway that day I was arguing with my wife but I just left it, let her go. Since she said she was leaving tomorrow, I had to look for a teacher, not an ordinary one, someone who knows what she is doing and is clean for my daughters. My maid Natasha I trusted a lot. I went out to the pool and called: "Eeeh Max how are you?" "Boo how are you doing there?" "I'm fine, how is your off day?" "Nothing here, shaa find me a teacher shaa to stay with my kids." "You mean a nanny?" "Are you deaf? I said teacher, I want someone who actually went to school and passed." "Is everything okay bro?" "Are you going to do it or not?" "Yaar let me see but why the rush?" "Max shaa just look for a teacher for my kids because by tomorrow I will need her, their mother wants to go out." "Again?" "Which one is again, you are a bachelor so you won't understand these kid issues." "Ehoyi, but be careful with your wife." "Busy telling me be careful but you are now 28 same as me but you are not yet married." "Where am I rushing to, you think it's like you who already has a 2-year-old child kkkk okay." Me and Max are both doctors. We met at work and really bonded. "Just look for a teacher please." "Okay Roni" My guy was something else. The next morning I woke up to a message from Max: "Morning Baba Tara" with laughing emojis. "Whatsup" "There is a girl coming there soon who I found in the streets." "Streets!!" "In the bins for real." "Are you serious??" "Baba Tara and Nina" He was laughing and I knew he was joking. He then gave me the teacher's number saying she will arrive at 10. Mai Tara woke up and prepared, I had to ask for off at work though I was needed a lot. I left her preparing, even wearing long dresses kkkk okay. She finished and said: "I'm going my love, take care of our kids." "It's okay, safe journey." We hugged, I said let me escort you, she refused saying I should remain with the children, Nina might wake up. I went to Tara's room and woke her up with a good morning kiss. I carried her since Nina was still sleeping. I sat with her in the sitting room watching football. Then I heard my phone ringing from my bedroom. I turned and saw my maid holding it. "Sir your phone is ringing." "Thanks" I saw it was Max. "Eeeh bro that girl has arrived, she is at the gate, send your maid." "Okay" I sent my maid then Tara said: "Daddy was that uncle Max?" "Yes princess." "Tell him to buy pizza for me." "Your uncle is stingy my baby, let me your daddy buy it for you," I said laughing. "No daddy tell uncle Max and I am hungry." "Okay princess." At that moment the teacher entered. I was speechless seeing what she was wearing, a mini skirt and gum in her mouth with bubble gum. Even though I was desperate for a teacher, this one, no. I interviewed her and told her straight I don't like you. She tried to persuade me. I didn't know what to do since tomorrow is work. I called my mother, she said bring them to the rural home and I will come take them when I find a teacher. I saw it as a great idea. I took the children's clothes and drove to Masvingo, to Gutu. I arrived around 3. I didn't even have groceries as someone who had just left in a rush, but I had just taken the children's porridge and Nina's milk. Mom came to the car: "My child you have come." "Mama how are you? You said I should bring the grandchildren if I don't find a teacher, tomorrow I will come take them." "No my child take your time, these grandchildren are mine." I don't like kids staying in the rural area, but I said: "Okay mama." "Get inside the house." "Iiii Mama should I get inside and stay? I'm needed at work tomorrow, let me greet father and go." My mom also had a maid. I quickly greeted father and hit the road. I made sure Tara didn't see me leaving. I drove fast to get to Gweru while it's still light. I arrived around 8. I ate sadza. I called Mama telling them I arrived but she said: "Nhaiwe Ronny, that wife of yours who has no time for children, do you think she is a good person? What kind of mother is this?" "Mama please, their mother will be back next week." "Do you trust your wife? When was the last time she came to the rural home? She doesn't even call to ask how we are." I then said: "I will tell her Mama, let me rest." The next morning I bathed and went to work. Max said: "Shaaa there is a patient who needs treatment, she came yesterday and she is not getting better." "What's the problem?" "Cancer." "Jesus, what stage is it now?" "4" "Rush the person to Parirenyatwa, eish you tell me late, don't you know that cancer at stage 4 we send to Parirenyatwa? Be serious, you will kill people. Go tell Doctor Julie, call an ambulance, that person must be rushed now." "Okay" He ran. A doctor being careless with people's lives. He came back later and said ambulance will be here soon. It came and took the patient. "Call Doctor Julie Max." He called her and she came to my office. "Be serious with your work you two, I trust you saying there are people at work." "Sorry sir," said Doctor Julie. "Be serious with people's lives, we are doctors, people's lives are in our hands, we are 3 here, we are the ones who are trusted, both of you failed to see that this stage 4 we can no longer handle, let's rush him to Parirenyatwa or Mpilo. Be serious, next time I won't be nice." "Sorry doc" said Max. When we are at work we are serious, me and Max, our foolishness we do out of the hospital. Time passed and we knocked off early that day then Max said let's go to the nearest expensive restaurant. We ordered food and he said: "So the kids are at the rural home?" I said "yaaar bro I took them there but I will take them soon." "Why don't I give you the maid at my place and I look for another one, she will just be waiting for the kids, trust me she is clean, good and intelligent." I looked at him, Max never disappoints me. "Okay thanks, so tell her to come to my house on Sunday to start work Monday, for now let the kids spend a week at their grandma's." "Okay bro." Days passed until Sunday, I went to take my children. They were happy seeing daddy, then the girl from Max also arrived. She had been told the job by Max. I left her at my house, she was good with the children. One weekend I wasn't going to work, so I woke up early to exercise. While exercising I saw a girl also exercising. We started running silently. I had earpods, she had headphones. I wanted to greet her because when you run you need to talk so you don't get tired. Then I accidentally bumped her, her headphones fell. "I am so so sorry" I said helping her pick them up. "No it's fine thanks" She said taking them but she didn't smile, she remained serious. I said: "Let's hope you are not angry sister, sorry I wasn't seeing you." "I just said I'm fine, nhai mukoma" She put her headphones back on, then I noticed a ring on her finger and saw she is someone's wife. I left her and went home. *RONALD - Later that day* I got home and started playing with my kids since I wasn't working. I was playing with Tara, the little one on my chest. Around 11 we heard the door open, I looked and saw Mai Tara. I just stared, Tara didn't even run to her mother. She came and sat on the sofa where we were and said "How are things?" Some people are strange, not even saying hi to my children. Tara just leaned on me watching cartoons. I kept quiet and she said "Baba Tara can't you hear me?" Talking while chewing bubble gum. I called Natasha to take Tara to her room. Her mother said "Who is this one?" I said "If you want to talk to me spit out what you are chewing, I feel disrespected." She said "My name is Munana." I said "Spit it out Munana." She said "What's your problem with how tired I am?" I said "What kind of mother are you? Since you arrived you didn't even run to your children." She said "You are the one who forced me to give birth Ronny, I wasn't ready yet, you want to tie me down." I said "Keep quiet, get out of my sight." She remained seated. I said "I don't want to make noise because my child is sleeping, get out." She got angry and stood up, but before she went far I stopped her: "Munana don't do things you will regret later, if I find out you are cheating on me I swear with my ancestors I will strike you dead!" *WENDY* "Don't touch me Proud, leave me!" "You are my damn f*****g wife do you hear me? You are my property, I paid for you, I paid your bride price." "Leave me Proud, I never was part of your games with my family, why did you choose me? Why didn't you choose my sister?" "Your brother made deals with me, he borrowed 17k from me, I helped him paying his loan, we made an agreement that if he fails I will marry you." "If mom and dad were still alive would I be here? Leave me Proud." "I will beat you, calm down." He wanted to beat me because I had not cooked because I wasn't feeling well. He slapped me but I didn't cry because I was used to being beaten. He beat me and started touching my body, disgusting me, biting my mouth until I bled, then he left. I called my sister Andile: "You were supposed to be my protector, my mother but you threw me to a man without telling gogo, you lied that I ran away because of Andrew why? Now I am treated like a slave, he sleeps with me whenever he wants, even when I am sick he does it more. I hate you Andile and Andrew, one day I pray God punishes you like you did me, with my 22 years you marry me off, he brings girlfriends, his girlfriends beat me, they sleep on my bed, I am a slave." She laughed and I heard Andrew laughing too. Andile said "Enjoy your marriage dear sis" and Andrew said "I wish he beats you until your teeth come out." I hung up and cried. I am the last born, 22, Andrew is 29, Andile is 25. Andrew borrowed 17k and they married me off while they are in Bulawayo enjoying life. I live in Gweru where Proud lives, he doesn't have much money, just cruelty. Later he came with a small beautiful girl wearing very short clothes. I stared with tears. I said God time is the best, one day people will admire me. Proud said: "Hey you take this bag to the bedroom then you find something to do because tonight work will be done here, if you can't handle the noise go sleep in the cottage." I said: "You are a dog Proud, bringing your girlfriend into my house, you want me to sleep in the cottage? You are foolish." I was kicked in the stomach, I lost strength and sat down, but I felt water poured on me by that small girl. "Take my bag, take your clothes to the cottage because I am here for 2 weeks." I cried and went to the cottage and locked myself. I was hurt to the last extent. He didn't allow me to go outside, I was a slave, he didn't allow me to see my gogo. I was tired, I had to run away and look for a job but if I run, my siblings' life will be in danger, but if I stay my life is in more danger. I slept on the floor because the cottage was not inhabited, I spread my clothes. I still can't believe someone who passed O level and got 13 points at A level is here today. If my parents had not had an accident I would be at University. The next morning I heard the gate open, I peeped and saw them leaving with the car. I went to the main house to take my blankets and oils, to live alone in the cottage. I cooked and ate. Next day afternoon they arrived happy. They entered their house and I heard being called because of dirt. "Wendy" he shouted coming to the cottage. "What did you say Proud?" "Don't get used to me you barren woman, I slept with you 100000 times but you haven't gotten pregnant, what you can do is cook and eat but you didn't clean, dishes in the sink, my clothes are full in the basket and my wife's, you didn't wash them." I kept quiet. "When I talk to you don't keep quiet, now go and cook." I went to clean and cook but I told myself I will not wash the girlfriend's clothes. When I finished serving and wanted to go out, the small girl said: "Baby my clothes, and these pants, look at the nails you did for me yesterday baby please I don't want to touch soap." Proud said: "Did you hear? Go wash those clothes, I married you with 17k." I remained silent. The small girl said: "You barren woman, didn't you hear what my baby said? Go wash my pants and make sure you wash well in the middle." I remained quiet. She said: "You p********e, can't you hear me?" Pouring water on me. I got angry and poured dish water and said: "Being quiet doesn't mean being stupid, I can tear you apart right here and now, you are not my fool to make me wash your pants, what kind of woman are you who makes another woman wash your underwear? Shame on you girl." Proud came and kicked me in the stomach so I fell. "How dare you slap my girl? Whether you like it or not you will wash those pants." I said: "Proud listen here, I might do other things but not washing your girlfriend's pants. I am tired, what kind of man are you? Other men cheat but I have never seen them making their wives wash their girlfriends' pants. You are a foolish man. Now I am sick because of you, how many scars have you given me? That 17k I didn't even eat a dollar but now I am made to sleep in the cottage while my husband sleeps with girlfriends every night, shame on you Proud." Then I took my bathing bucket, fetched water and bathed, my body paining, crying. I then looked for my nice clothes, nice push and wig, I put makeup to cover scars. I had small money saved. I went out silently to get fresh air. I went to a nearby restaurant and ordered only water because that's what my money could afford. I was wondering where my life was going. I need to look for a job but will that monster allow me? I thought about my life, does God see me? I called my gogo. "Gogo" "Is that Wendy?" "It's Wendy gogo how are you?" "I'm fine my grandchild, I was wondering how to call you because I had no airtime but my heart is troubled with the dream I had yesterday my grandchild." "What did you dream gogo?" "No we don't want to finish airtime on phone but I just want to hear if you are okay, are you happy?" I never tell my gogo the truth, she would die of stress. "I am fine gogo." "Aaa I thank God." We talked and then hung up, I started shedding tears and I remembered I was among people and quickly wiped them. My thoughts were far when I saw someone come to sit at my table, I looked at other tables and saw they were full. We didn't talk until my phone rang and I saw it was Proud. I left it, he called again, I left it, on the third time I answered: "Hello." He shouted: "Where are you? You are my property, I was given you, I paid 17k, if you want me to return you first provide my 17k, if not I will keep beating you like onions, you are not beautiful, you will die in my hands..." I hung up fast because volume was high and I think the person next to me heard. I put the phone in my handbag and drank the water angrily with tears coming out. That person said: "Are you okay?" I kept quiet holding my head, desperate, stamping my feet angrily, then that person said: "You are stepping on me." "Ohhh sorry." I stood up wanting to go. *RONALD - Meeting Wendy* After arguing with Mai Tara I left the house leaving Natasha with the child. I wanted fresh air. What kind of wife has no care for her children? I took car keys and started driving, I didn't know where I was going. While driving I almost hit someone but I hit the brakes quickly. Thoughts were far. I got out fast: "I am so sorry madam" Because the person was going but she stopped and turned. She kept looking and said: "It's okay sir, it's not your fault, I wasn't looking where I was going." I kept looking and said "Thank you." She walked slowly but I could see she is not okay. I wanted to run to her and ask but I left it. I just got fresh air and went back home. I went straight to my room but as I stood at the door I heard Munana on the phone saying: "Yaaar I had a great time, I enjoyed eishhh you are too much, you know what you do." I don't know what the person said that made Munana laugh and say "I love you too." I got very angry and opened the door, she hung up. I went straight and slapped her and held her braids: "Tell me Munana did you go to a wedding or to your lovers? Tell me!" "What's wrong with you Ronald leave me." I gave her another slap. "I heard everything Munana, who were you telling I love you too? Tell me!" "It's my cousin." "Don't see me as uneducated, you came from sleeping with lovers then you have the guts to come into my house, sleep on my bed, eat my food. Munana please don't touch my children, my children are not to be touched by a p********e like you, Munana why? I loved you, I gave you everything, what didn't I give you? All love I gave you but you cheated on me why? And you don't even have a heart to give birth, busy leaving your infant child to go prostitute." "Ronald please you are hurting me." And I was hurting her because I was holding her braids, I wanted her to feel same pain as me. "Munana what cousin sleeps with you? What is your problem women? What is your problem? I gave you money Munana, love, so what did you lack? Tell me did you really go to a wedding?" "Yes baby" I slapped her. "Tell me did you go to the wedding leaving my children alone?" "Yes Ronald I went to the wedding." "Who is the guy you were talking to?" "Ronald I am sorry, baby please forgive me." "So everywhere you say you are going you are going to lovers? Munana whyyyyy." I was banging the walls. "Munana I am so disappointed at you. My rule is I don't live with a p********e in my house Muna, I don't want to beat you because I will hurt you, I want to call your relatives, I am tired Muna pack your bags and leave my house, I will process divorce papers, I am done." "No no no Ronny baby you can't do this what will my family say? Don't do it Ronny, look children are still small." "Were you ever having time for them? I will take care of my children. I want that when I come back from where I'm going you have disappeared from my house, don't leave even one thing of yours, if I find you here Munana I will kill you I swear by the Gods." I went out slamming the door crying. I called Max and he said come to his house. I drove to his house and threw myself on the sofa. "Ronny what is it?" I started crying as a man and said: "You were right Max, whenever I said my wife was going to a wedding she was going to her lover, I caught her today talking about sleeping together. Max after that person comes to sleep on my bed, Max the person comes to eat my food after prostituting." "I am so sorry bro, I am here for you, so what have you planned?" "I have rejected her." "Weren't you married?" "Yaaar we did court so please help me process divorce papers." "It's me bro, I'm happy you caught her red handed because I was telling you and you said bachelors don't know." "I am sorry" I was crying. "Have you told her parents?" "I will call them now." I called her father and told him I'm processing divorce. I then went home and found she was gone but she had stolen 500 dollars, I didn't care. Days passed going to work, I processed divorce with Max's help, I became officially single. One day I was tired with stress, being cheated on by a wife is not easy. I went to that restaurant and sat drinking wine to remove stress. I saw a girl come and sit on a chair and bow her head. I saw she was crying. With the hatred I had for women. I remained seated but saw the waiter going to her but she just ordered a small drink. I remained seated but my heart pained and I went to where she sat and saw she was crying. *WENDY - Kidney Plot* Days went by just being a slave at Proud's house until one day I heard him talking to his small girlfriend saying: "Baby I have found the person who wants a kidney." "So what do we do now?" "We have to look for a professional doctor then we tell him the deal." "Yaaar we are rich, those millions." "Yes baby, even her sister and brother-in-law I told them the deal and they agreed kkkk." "Yessssss haaa baby you are too much." I held my mouth meaning they wanted to sell my kidney? Like seriously are these people okay? I kept holding my mouth and Proud said: "So we have to drag her today then leave the rest to the doctors." Hearing that, I held my mouth, tears coming out and I ran to the cottage and wore my clothes and took my phone and ran out of the gate without anyone seeing me. "God whyyyy why oooo lord" I went to a restaurant far from his house so even if they tried to look for me they would never succeed, I wanted to leave Gweru and go far but I had no money. I went to another restaurant and ordered a small drink. But tears filled and came out. I then saw a certain man sitting in front of me but I quickly went out fast fast and started walking, just thinking, with tears coming out. One thought said go back to Proud's house but another said just wander around town. Walking like that, I don't know if I didn't see, I don't know where I was looking, I just found myself hit by a car and I blacked out. I woke up in hospital. I looked around to see if there was someone but I didn't see anyone. Let's hope they didn't take my kidney. As soon as I thought about my kidney I screamed: "Nooooooooo" I saw door opening, nurse came saying: "Are you okay ma'am? Doctor the girl has woken up." I said: "Let's hope you didn't take my kidney please." They didn't say anything but a Doctor entered and boom I saw it was the man from the restaurant. I stared and dropped a tear and looked to other side and then looked where he was: "Who are you, is it you who hit me, what am I looking for here, didn't you take my kidney? Oooo nooo my kidney my kidney my kidney nooooo" I wanted to get up from that bed while shaking, but he came and held me strongly which made me stay there breathing hard but eyes shedding tears. He looked straight into my eye and said: "Calm down, calm down." This made me panic more while I had snot and tears but he kept holding me strongly and said: "You are safe." I kept shaking my head and said: "My kidney" He said: "Your kidney is fine." He looked into my eyes while I was crying, I felt hurt and started crying but that doctor wiped me with his small finger and said: "Don't cry" He was holding me so I wouldn't panic but I said: "Leave me I am fine." They did. They said: "How do you feel?" "Who hit me, who brought me here again?" I was crying but the doctor said: "Don't cry, when I saw you at the restaurant I knew all is not well." He wanted to wipe my tears but I turned my face, I was now afraid of anything called a man. At that moment I started seeing a vision of Proud. I said: "No don't hate me Proud Proud noooo" END OF CHAPTER Stay turned next update ❤️‍🩹