01x18 - Episode 18

[bunniefuu]

‪["Woza Mntana" playing]

‪[Jonasi] Joyce!

‪Joyce!

‪[singsongy] Joyce!

‪[grunts]

‪[sighing] Yo.

‪Are you okay?

‪Yeah, I'm all right.

‪Joyce!

‪Should I go and call her, sir?

‪No, no.

‪Okay.

‪-Thank you.
‪-Yes, sir.

‪You know… [chuckles]

‪…I was starting to think

‪that nobody loves me around here anymore.

‪Just a moment. Hmm?

‪Come. Come sit down.

‪[music ends]

‪Sit down, my love.

‪There we go.

‪Perfect.

‪-Mmm.
‪-[Joyce sighs]

‪[Jonasi] Mm-hmm.

‪[grunts] Gesh.

‪Did Jonasi do this?

‪[dramatic music playing]

‪Yeah, it was Jonasi.

‪As if what he did wasn't enough,

‪your brother went
‪and froze all of my accounts.

‪I can't even buy myself
‪a f*cking bottle of wine.

‪When last have you and I had breakfast?

‪Just the two of us?

‪[Joyce] I'm not hungry.

‪Uh-uh.

‪We can't waste food.

‪So much effort has been put in by Ntombi.

‪Joyce.

‪[gasps] I was thinking…

‪we need to reignite our spark, you know?

‪Because it's on fire, hotter than ever.

‪[scoffs]

‪Let's bring joy back into this home.

‪Bring light.

‪Hmm?

‪Do you remember
‪the conversations we used to have

‪and you said you wanted
‪to renovate here, in our kitchen?

‪Now's the time.

‪Let's do that, my love.

‪The two of us.

‪J and J.

‪Relax. I got you some groceries.

‪[sighs]

‪This is Essie's allowance,
‪but don't worry.

‪I'll sort it out myself.

‪Until you two fix things. Okay?

‪Thank you.

‪But I don't think your brother and I
‪will ever be okay after what he did to me.

‪[phone buzzes, chimes]

‪Oh. [chuckles]

‪[sighs]

‪[scoffs]

‪[scoffing]

‪[tense music playing]

‪Give me your hand.

‪[scoffs]

‪[Matipa] ‪Jonasi

‪wanted to k*ll me.

‪Jonasi wanted to end me, Magesh.

‪I'll never forget that.

‪I chose the wrong brother, didn't I?

‪[horn honking]

♪ ‪Hello, hello, hello, Sarafina‪ ♪

[both giggle]

Guess what I have for you?

I don't know.

Ta-da!

-Uncle! No ways!
‪-Uh-huh.

[gasps] Thank you.

I don't want you to embarrass me
‪walking around campus with an old laptop.

I have bought you the best.

You want them to know
‪exactly who they're dealing with.

-They must respect you.
‪-Yes.

-Never let them breathe.
‪-[laughs]

-They must respect you.
‪-[phone buzzes, chimes]

Uh, Sarah, it looks like
‪I have to get back to work.

[sighs] Please don't leave yet, Uncle.

Why's that?

The thing is
‪I don't know how this laptop works.

Please help me set it up and get it going.

Okay, okay, okay.
‪But this needs to be quick. Very quick.

Okay, thank you. Let me tidy up.

All right.

[groans]

Yep. Let's have a look.

Aha!

Baby girl, there you have it. All done.

[chuckles] I love it. Thank you so much.

Good. But there's only one thing
‪I need from you.

Distinctions.

You must pass, okay?

I worked hard to get this for you.

I promise you'll be proud of me.

I don't doubt that.

-[chuckles]
‪-Good.

Ah.

‪I want to thank you
‪for loving me and seeing me

‪and for everything you do for me.

‪My child, you make it so easy to love you.

‪-[chuckles]
‪-You're a very good and respectful child.

‪-Thank you.
‪-[chuckles]

‪[dramatic music playing]

‪What are you doing?

‪-[Menzi] Damn it!
‪-[Freedom] Hey, come on, man.

‪-You're getting sand in my eyes.
‪-Then go stand over there.

‪-[chuckles] You're crazy.
‪-You'll see. I'll get you.

‪-You're even missing.
‪-[Freedom chuckles]

‪Hey, you idiots,
‪what are doing over there?

‪Ah, he's full of it.

‪Yes, boss.

‪Sorry about that.
‪We were just clearing up the area.

‪What are you doing? Stop throwing stones.

‪Do you know who you're f*cking talking to?

‪-And who are you?
‪-Huh?

‪-Menzi. Wait.
‪-Wait. Don't stop me. Don't stop me.

‪-You know who you're talking to?
‪-Who?

‪Do you know Menzi Gomora?

‪-Hey, guys. Seriously, stop it.
‪-I'm gonna slap you, man.

‪I said don't stop me.

‪Who you calling an idiot?

‪Hey, hey, man! Have you lost it?
‪What's wrong with you?

‪-So you wanna fight me? Get out of my way.
‪-Wait, Menzi!

‪-You wanna fight? Oh, you wanna fight!
‪-Menzi!

‪Hey, you two!

‪What do you think you're doing?
‪Hey, stop it!

‪-Hey, man! What is going on with you boys?
‪-[Menzi grunts]

‪What's wrong?

‪-Get your hands off me!
‪-Why are you hitting him? I'll slap you.

‪-I'll f*ck you up, do you hear me, stupid?
‪-[builders clamoring]

‪-[Freedom] Get the f*ck out of my face.
‪-[foreman] I'll f*ck you up!

‪[Freedom] And you,
‪what the hell is your problem?

‪[foreman]
‪Don't be asking some dumb sh*t.

‪-[upbeat music playing]
‪-[chattering, laughing]

‪Damn. They so slow.

‪I might as well drink my own pee. Wow.

‪[sighs]

‪Why the long face? What's going on?

‪You said it was urgent.

‪Something happened, Essie.

‪[Essie] What?

‪Happened to who?

‪-To Jonasi?
‪-Mm-mmm.

‪What happened?

‪It's Sarah.

‪Oh, please, don't tell me she went
‪and embarrassed me with Joyce again.

‪I don't think
‪I can handle something like that again.

‪No, no.

‪[stammers] It's not that.

‪What did she do?

‪Would you just spit it out?

‪Hey. What are you doing?

‪What's this sh*t you're doing?

‪Piss off!

‪[sighs] Oh, this child.

‪I thought I was raising a child,
‪but I'm raising a sl*t.

‪Ooh! These kids are going to k*ll me.

‪I'm telling you, diabetes won't k*ll me,
‪these kids will.

‪She makes Jezebel look innocent.

‪But trying to kiss you?
‪You're like her father!

‪That's like trying to kiss Jonasi.

‪That's it. That's it.

‪That's where the problem starts.

‪You and Jonasi.
‪The two of you need to talk to her.

‪She's acting out now because of you two.

‪Goodness me.

‪-I just got a headache. Oh.
‪-Ma'am, I'm sorry it took so long.

‪Why you so damn slow, man?

‪Just bring something stronger.
‪This is useless.

‪Damn it!

‪[Jonasi sighs] What now?

‪[Essie, on phone]
‪Please can you come home?

‪Please. Sarah needs you.

‪[Jonasi] What is it?

‪Ah, I can't talk about this
‪over the phone.

‪I'll explain when you're here.

‪Okay, I'll come.

‪Jonasi, it's important. Please come.
‪I'm being sincere.

‪I said I'm coming.

‪Okay.

‪Wow.

‪-[call ends]
‪-[Joyce] ‪Aren't you so cute? Hey?

‪-So sweet. So sweet.
‪-[cooing]

‪Yeah.

‪Not yet tainted
‪by the ugliness of this world.

‪Yeah.

‪[giggles]

‪-[baby cries]
‪-[Joyce shushes]

‪Joyce.

‪What happened to your eye?

‪-Ntombi.
‪-[Ntombi] Ma'am?

‪Come here, please.

‪-Listen.
‪-[Ntombi] Yes, ma'am.

‪Please take the babies.

‪-Okay. Okay.
‪-[fussing]

‪Let's go with Auntie.

‪Please take them to the playroom
‪and sit with them in there.

‪-Yes, ma'am.
‪-Okay.

‪-Let's go. Let's go with Auntie.
‪-[fussing]

‪-I'm sorry, my babies.
‪-[shushes]

‪[Ntombi] Oh, sorry, my girls.

‪Come. Come, my girls.

‪[emotional music playing]

‪Joyce.

‪First time he's done something like this
‪since I've known him.

‪I don't know, Matipa, he just changed.

‪He turned into an animal.

‪-[both grunt]
‪-It's like he was possessed.

‪[breathes shakily]

‪[sniffles]

‪Matipa.

‪[sobs]

‪-[breathing shakily]
‪-Oh, no.

‪[grunts, sighs]

‪[sniffles, groans]

‪Jonasi did all of this?

‪[zips jacket]

‪[breathes heavily]

‪He did it with his belt buckle.

‪[gasps]

‪And the more I cried, the harder he hit.

‪[distorted screaming]

‪You should go to the hospital.
‪And get a doctor and get a checkup.

‪Matipa, you're badly hurt.

‪I don't want to go to the hospital.

‪[sighs]

‪Joyce, there's no doctor who can fix
‪what Jonasi has done to me.

‪-[Joyce sighs]
‪-[sniffles]

‪[sobs, sniffles]

‪Joyce.

‪Um… [clears throat]

‪Can I leave Ashley and Hayley with you?

‪I need to, um, run a few errands.

‪That's fine.

‪I told you this is their home.

‪I'll take care of them.

‪I sent Auntie away.

‪That's understandable.

‪I'll see you later. [breathes shakily]

‪-Okay.
‪-[knocks on door]

‪[Magesh] Knock-knock.

‪Joyce.

‪[Matipa sniffles]

‪You said it's urgent.

‪-Magesh.
‪-Hmm?

‪I've known you for years now.

‪And in all those years,

‪you're always defending your brother,
‪protecting him,

‪hiding things from me.

‪Do you want someone to die?

‪Do you want someone to die?

‪What needs to happen after this?

‪Do you want me to die? Or Matipa?

‪Magesh.

‪What kind of a man are you?

‪[Essie] ‪Jonasi? Where are you?

‪You said you'd be here two hours ago.

‪I've been waiting for you.

‪Sarah also needs you.

‪Please call me.
‪You should be here by now. Please.

‪["Mdali" playing]

‪-[sighs] Let's go.
‪-To where, Mom? What going on?

‪-Tell me.
‪-Let's go.

‪-Mom.
‪-Sarah, come.

‪Brother.

‪[traditional healer grunts]
‪Speak to me, Manzini ancestors.

‪[grunting]

‪Hey, talk to me, Manzini ancestors.
‪What's going on?

‪When I look at this,
‪I see a family full of challenges.

‪Here. There it is.

‪[sighs]

‪What's going on here?

‪Hmm?

‪What's all this?

‪-You're leaving, Jonasi.
‪-Excuse me?

‪It's over between us.

‪Nothing's over. This is my house.

‪[traditional healer]
‪They also mention secrets.

‪Then all of these family secrets
‪eventually affect you, my child.

‪Because you are giving love to someone
‪who doesn't care about you.

‪Brother, can you see
‪how disrespectful she is?

‪-Move, Joyce.
‪-This is what I'm talking about.

‪Listen here.

‪You've hurt her enough.

‪-You've abused this woman.
‪-Excuse me?

‪You heard me.

‪Leave.

‪That's it.

‪It's true, Makos.

‪I also think
‪that's where the main problem lies.

‪That's why we need your help,
‪to remove this curse

‪and to remove this dark cloud upon her.

‪-[grunts] Ay.
‪-[Essie] We agree.

‪From what I see, the bones are saying,
‪"Mm-mmm, there's no curse, Mama."

‪The only problem is that
‪her father continues to neglect her.

‪-[music ends]
‪-Are you sleeping with my wife?

‪Don't tell me sh*t.

‪I'm not talking sh*t.
‪You're sleeping with my wife.

‪Piss off.

‪-Who are you pushing? Who are you pushing?
‪-Who do you think you are?

‪I'll show you.

‪Hey, hey, hey. Brother, let go of me!

‪-I said let me go, Brother.
‪-Get out.

‪-Brother, we both--
‪-We've had enough.

‪-It's enough.
‪-Brother, let me go. Brother.

‪-You're hurting me.
‪-Piss off.

‪Get out of here, you as*h*le.

‪[gate closes]

‪What are you doing?

‪[traditional healer]
‪What's going to help you, my child,

‪is if you focus solely on your own life.

‪You'll never get the apology you desire
‪from your father.

‪[Magesh] ‪I'm done defending you.

‪-That's enough.
‪-[Jonasi] You'll regret this. You hear me?

‪-[Magesh] You disrespectful--
‪-[Jonasi] You're going to regret this.

‪-What are you doing?
‪-[Magesh] Just piss off.

‪[Jonasi] What are you doing?

‪You two need me. You need me.

‪-You're nothing without me.
‪-[Magesh] Just leave!

‪Joyce, what are you doing?

‪Brother?

‪Joyce, what are you doing?

‪Piss off, Jonasi.

‪[Jonasi]
‪You're locking me out of my own house?

‪[Magesh] Piss off.

‪[panting]

‪[Essie] Oh, you know,
‪sometimes I think perhaps

‪I wasn't meant to have kids
‪because I'm a terrible mother.

‪-Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.
‪-[car door opens]

‪-Don't talk like that, my love.
‪-[car door closes]

‪You are a great mother.

‪MaQwabe.

‪Go and tell Freedom to come get my--

‪Where have you been?

‪What's going on here?

‪What's going on here?

‪Are you cheating on me, MaQwabe?

‪-Wow! Don't disrespect me.
‪-I'm disrespecting you?

‪How many times have I called you?
‪You ain't answering!

‪What did you think was going to happen?

‪Listen, Jonasi,
‪this thing needs to be fed.

‪-Huh?
‪-When you out there sleeping around,

‪who's fulfilling my needs, huh?

‪A few strokes from this boy
‪and you're talking to me like that?

‪You're shouting at me?

‪He gives me amazing strokes.

‪I'll smack you.

‪Hey, hey, hey.

‪[Jonasi] Boy--

‪[suspenseful music playing]

‪You heard what she said, right?

‪So get the f*ck out of this house.

‪[Essie] Leave. Go back to Joyce.

‪[scoffs]

‪[Jonasi scoffs]

‪[clicks tongue]

‪-Thank you, baby.
‪-Are you okay, my love?

‪-[crickets chirping]
‪-[dog barking]

‪[Menzi] Mom, what's wrong?

‪Ntombi told me to come here.
‪She said it was urgent.

‪[Joyce sighs]

‪Yeah.

‪[sighs] What happened to you?

‪[sighs] Uh, it's nothing.

‪You're the one I'm worried about here.

‪Your father left this house today.

‪I kicked him out of this house for good.

‪What?

‪[sighs] Ma, we both know
‪what's going on here.

‪He's going to come back
‪and ask for forgiveness

‪and you'll comply and do what he says.

‪-Mm-mmm.
‪-And you're gonna allow it.

‪That won't happen again.

‪Never.

‪Too much has happened, Menzi.

‪I hear you, Mom.

‪-We'll be okay.
‪-[twins fussing]

‪-[Ntombi] Oh, Ma'am…
‪-Hmm?

‪Where is their mother?
‪I want to prepare Nkazi for bed.

‪Wow.

‪Wait. Shouldn't Matipa be back
‪by now already?

‪She said she'd be gone only a few hours
‪and took the whole day?

‪-[baby cries]
‪-[Menzi] Oh, don't cry.

‪Come to your brother.
‪Come to your brother, okay?

‪-[Joyce] Goodness.
‪-[dialing]

‪Hi, this is Matipa.

‪I'm not available right now.
‪Please leave a message.

‪Her phone goes straight to voicemail. Wow.

‪Wait. [clears throat]

‪-Here's your brother, brother, brother.
‪-[Joyce] Please bring her to me.

‪-[baby laughs]
‪-We still have their formula, right?

‪Yes, we do, ma'am.

‪-Prepare it.
‪-[Menzi] Hello, baby.

‪I'll check if they have enough diapers.

‪Babies, doesn't your mother know
‪she should be back by now?

‪Honestly, doesn't she know that as soon as
‪the sun sets, babies want their mother?

‪-Hmm?
‪-Don't cry, okay?

‪-[cries]
‪-[Joyce shushes]

‪-Uh, ma'am.
‪-[Joyce] Hello, baby.

‪-[Joyce] Hmm?
‪-There's a letter here addressed to you.

‪Addressed to me?

‪[Ntombi] I think it's from their mother.

‪-Give it to me.
‪-Okay.

‪[baby fussing]

‪-[Menzi] Huh. "Dear Joyce."
‪-Hmm?

‪"After everything that's happened
‪between myself and Jonasi,

‪I don't ever want to see him again."

‪-[Matipa] ‪I've decided to rebuild my life.
‪-[sobbing, wailing]

‪-‪And start over.
‪-‪[Menzi]‪ "And start over.

‪-But…"
‪-[wailing continues]

‪[Matipa] ‪But I'm not able to do that
‪with my children.

‪Oh, wow.

‪-[Matipa] ‪Please take care of them.
‪-"Please take care of them."

‪[Matipa]
‪I know they'll be safe in your hands.

‪[sniffles]

‪I'm sorry for everything. Matipa.

‪[baby fussing]

‪[baby crying]

‪Okay. Don't cry, don't cry.

‪Matipa.

‪[sobbing]

‪["ukuthanda wena" playing]

‪[sniffling, breathing shakily]

‪[ring clinks]

‪[sobbing continues]