Let me take you back to the beginning...
"Lorna the taxi is here!" Said my mom. I picked up my bags and luckily enough for me I got to sit in the front seat, not at the back where it was so stuffy. The conductor helped me place my bags on top of the taxi. "You know you don't have to go, we can sit down as a family and talk about this!" she said. That's my mother for you; she always thought talking helped but not in that case. I jumped into the taxi and it drove off, leaving my mom with nothing but dust from its back wheels.
Oh yes! Before I proceed any further ,My name is Lorna ,Lorna Mkhize . I am just a simple girl from Kwa-Zulu Natal, but in just a few hours I'll be in the city of lights Jo'burg! I will be free from the glorified cage I called home. I was going to Rose bank, to live with my aunt, aunt Phindy, now I was finally going to know what it was like to Live! The main reason why I was leaving KZN. We getting to that.
I'll tell you more about myself. I was eighteen, had just completed my matric last year .Since i was young and naive I decided to take a gap year, to relax and try make things happen for me. The only person who understood me in that house was my brother Lwandile , that was my partner in crime and I mean that literally . I loved dancing, music used to flow through my veins, made it easy for me to move to the beat. I was hoping when I got to Jo'burg I could showcase my talent who knows I might end up in your screens ,famous ,known all over Mzansi ,I was going to be a star.
After hours of listening to music, day dreaming the taxi came to a stop. I remember when I took my first step out of that taxi, I was excited, could even kiss the ground. Those large buildings and all those shining lights were intriguing .I had finally made it, to the city of Gold where dreams come true.
I got my bags, while spinning around admiring this place .I heard my name "Lorna Baby!" , I recognized that voice from anywhere. I turned there she was my aunt, "Lord!" I said whispering, she ran to hug me .What she was wearing blew my mind away, not the good way. She was shining brighter than the lights in Jo'burg, and that dress was so short, I was sure she had left ten centimeters of it at home.
She drove a decent car considering she was a teacher. We got in and she drive off. I had my head outside the window the whole time! Snapping pictures so I could gloat to my brother over the phone. I felt the engine slow down, then come to a full stop. I jumped out as if something was biting me. Wow! The house was big, it was a double story and it even consisted of a swimming pool.
"You haven't seen anything yet ", said Aunt Phindy while she took my bags and showed me the way in. I followed her. When we got in it was amazing, way different from my home .It had that modern feel to it. I took a tour of the entire house, touching stuff and trying them out to see how they work. I pinched myself, was I really in Jo'burg? I was dirty and sweaty after that long trip ...so my favorite Aunt ran me a bath.
I got out of that bath feeling fresh and clean, like a new person. Went to the room that was offered to me. Got into some comfortable clothing. " Baby ,dinner is ready " .That's how she liked to call me ,not having children of her own ,she kind of adopted me . " on my way ." I replied, slipping on my slippers and running down the stairs.
I almost fell down with shock. In front of the door she was shoving her tongue down this young man's throat. I took a deep breath and analyzed the incident happening before my eyes. He had his hands on her butt, and he was holding on that for dear life! " hmm " I said . I had to break that up before I ended up blind!
They broke it off, fixed their selves up .I was looking straight at the guy .He looked young enough to be my boyfriend. Well that's my aunt; she loved dating young man and used to say to me "oh! Baby they make me feels young again; remind me of back in the days". In my eyes she was just a cougar, simple as that.
"Where are my manners? This is Sihle the guy who owns my heart right now "she said, as he raised his hand to give me a hand shake. The same he hands he had on my aunt's butt. I just showed my fist and we did a fist bump rather. "I'm Lorna , nice to meet you Sihle ". He was dressed to kill, wonder if he bought those clothes with his money! "Like wise", he said flashing me a smile. We sat down to dinner, which was a little awkward for me.