Babe, Who Is Josiah?

Thamsanqa: Babe, who is Josiah?

Andiswa: Do you remember that time when I went to summer camp in Namibia? And I kind of told you that I was set up with this guy, umm, he was the son of our senior Camp Director.  The one I was forced into going on a date with? I think I told you about the whole thing.

Thamsanqa: NO you didn’t tell me about it. You actually never mentioned a date, with a guy. Everything you told me was about how you and the girls did this and that. I even remember being curious about how so many references were to girls yet the camp was a mixed gender thing. You got a bit edgy when I asked about what the guys were doing when the girls seemed to have been spending all their camp time as just girls. You gave me the vibe that you spent your whole time hanging out with the girls.

Andiswa: Umm I guess I thought I did, and maybe I didn’t. I mean I forget sometimes that I may have told Zanele, not necessarily you.

Thamsanqa: Oh! Really now? We are going to be playing this game? Anyway we will talk about that later, what I want to get a grasp of right now is where this Josiah that I am supposedly aware of, is doing in your life, specifically in our relationship? Balance me please because I am starting to feel a bit crowded in our relationship.

Andiswa: Josiah is nobody babe. He is just the guy I am telling you that they forced me into a date with in Namibia. He just recently moved here, about three months ago. He didn’t have friends so I offered to help him settle into the life here. There is nothing more than that I promise you.

Thamsanqa: Let me get this straight. You attend summer camp, go on a date with this Josiah guy and don’t remember how you didn’t tell me about it. And not just that, you also what? Forgot to tell me that you are hanging out with the same guy you went on a date with and didn’t tell me about it? Why does it feel to me like you intentionally avoided telling me all this because it’s much more than helping a newcomer settle into our city, or is it our relationship because it sure feels like you’ve made him comfortable in my seat? When was the last time you saw me? How frequently do you talk to me, and how many of my texts and calls have been going unattended to? You don’t even bother explaining yourself, you just hop into the next conversation like you haven’t been absent. Is there something you would like to tell me? Something I am missing maybe?

Andiswa: Thamu I think you are low key overreacting! I said it’s nothing.

Thamsanqa: Oh wow! I am making a big deal of nothing? Really? If it so much is nothing, why have you kept me from me?

Andiswa: Because you were going to blow it out of proportion, like you are doing now. You just don’t trust me do you?

Thamsanqa: Trust? Do you honestly think that you are the right person to talk about trust right now? I just found out way too many things I should have been told way back, but weren’t, and you are asking me if I trust you. As a matter of fact No, I don’t trust you. Tell me why I should?

Andiswa: I am your girlfriend!

Thamsanqa: Are you?

Andiswa: What is that supposed to mean?

Thamsanqa: I mean from where I stand, I haven’t had anyone in my life acting like my girlfriend. The reason why I wanted us to meet after so long is because I wanted to formalize our breakup, because if we are to be really honest with ourselves, whatever relationship we had died a long time ago. We just didn’t have the guts to give it a decent burial. I am done with whatever remained of an ‘US’. I am sure you won’t really feel a change because you’ve been happy with your ‘friend’ and I bet he will be more than happy to comfort you in this time of loss. Sounds to me like I am the only one that missed the ‘move on because I have found someone else’ memo.

Andiswa: Are you being for real? You are breaking up with me for something I didn’t do? Something you created in your insecure, immature and ungrateful mind? I have been there for you for three good years and you are throwing that away because of a tantrum you chose to throw when you discovered I have a male friend I have been helping find his footing in the city? You are a joke! How have I never seen that?

Thamsanqa: Call me whatever you want to call me, but I will not be a victim of your selfishness Andiswa. You think I am some stupid guy that can buy this show of innocence that screams fake even through your eyes. You honestly think that I don’t know what you have been doing? And just so you know that I am not some petty guy that acts on impulse, something that I expect you to know about me by now, your so-called friend called yesterday and told me to stay the hell out of his girlfriend’s life. That she has been saying that I am forcing myself on her, and refusing to accept a breakup that happened about a year ago. If I am to be very honest with you sweetheart, I regret having been with you because you disrespected me as a person and the love I gave you. Now as I said earlier, I am done with you, and I just hope that you find in him whatever it is you couldn’t see in me. And while at it, I pray karma pays you a visit!

Andiswa: Thamu, I am sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I don’t know what got into me. I…um…. it’s complicated. Please understand me, don’t leave me. We can work something out. Baby please.

Thamsanqa: Bye Andiswa. And one more thing, Pete says to tell you that your rentals for the last three months are still unpaid and if you can’t settle that this month, take this as a notice of eviction. I stopped paying your rentals when you stopped being my girlfriend. I am sure Josiah can save off his weekly allowance and help you with that. Don’t ever call me, or my mum!