Tebogo switched off the television as his mind refused to watch the game. He took a swing of his beer and got off the bed. His mother didn't care about Joy, up until now she had acted as if he didn't exist, him and his mother.
Tebogo was no idiot. He knew why all of a sudden the woman was interested in playing grandma. She was bored. With Tumi in the hospital and him in the states, she had no one to manipulate.
Tebogo walked to the window and stared at the busy city, not that he saw anything, his mind was still trying to figure out how his mother had convinced him to come back to South Africa and convince Sindi that Joy belonged with the Motsepes. Tebogo had never thought he was vulnerable to his mother's manipulation, he saw her the way Tumi didn't. She was a witch, only concerned about herself. Joy was nothing but a pawn in her game.
He was sure of this and yet here he was, using all his power and influence to separate Joy from his mother.
He took another swing at his beer. He was no different from his mother; they both took advantage of those weaker than them. But unlike his mother, Tebogo possessed some bit of humanity. He hadn't been around when his mother kicked Sindi and Joy out - not that he would have done anything about it. Sindi was completely wrong for his brother. She was sweet, naïve and docile to the core, Tebogo had known upon meeting her that she wouldn't survive as a Motsepe. His family wasn't capable of love, power was their religion and it puzzled him why Tumi had married Sindi. He should have known she wouldn't fit in. She was from a poor family, knew nothing about her parents and she had been raised in the township.
She was just a nobody and the Motsepes didn't associate with the nobodies. That was how they were raised so it didn't make sense that Tumi would marry her just three months of meeting her.
With one last swallow, Tebogo finished his beer and got another one from the mini fridge.
He wasn't strictly in Johannesburg to do his mother's bidding. He felt sorry for Sindi. She had been dealt a bad card. Although he had met her once, Tebogo was certain that she had loved his brother. Tumi was charming to say the least; he had a cute angelic baby face no one could say no to. It didn't surprise Tebogo that Sindi had fallen for him, most girls did. So Tebogo didn't blame her, not in the least and he was there to make sure she was okay and offer her son a better life. Being a Motsepe had its advantages. Joy could have the best education money could buy. All doors would be opened to him and he will never need anything in his entire life.