01x07 - Episode 7

[bunniefuu]

‪-[glass shatters]
‪-[Joyce] You were lying.

‪-You were just pretending. Huh?
‪-[Jonasi] First you insult me,

‪-now you want to hurt me?
‪-[screams]

‪Joyce! You're gonna hurt me!

‪Please tell me, how many days was it?

‪Was it two days, three days?

‪Or you couldn't even wait
‪to slither under her skirt

‪-after we renewed our vows?
‪-[objects clatter]

‪And what about firing her?

‪You were pretending,

‪just like you always pretended
‪with all the promises you've made to me.

‪Jo, I need you to tell me
‪because I need to have some order

‪-in my head. [inhales sharply]
‪-[whispers] Joyce.

‪Because if I don't get it, I swear!

‪-[pants]
‪-[whispers] Okay.

‪It… It was that day,

‪when I lost it with Menzi.

‪-You hear me? Stand up!
‪-Jo, let go of him!

‪[stammers] I left the house
‪and… and went to the office.

‪I-I was just going to get some fresh air.

‪Your affair with the minister ends today.

‪-Understood?
‪-Don't insult me.

‪Who do you think you're slapping?

‪-You are mine. Do you hear me?
‪-[breathing heavily]

‪[stammering] I didn't know she'd be there.
‪She just walked into my office.

‪-I was vulnerable.
‪-[both breathing heavily]

‪She took advantage of that.

‪[both breathing heavily]

‪[Jonasi moans]

‪-[grunting]
‪-[Matipa inhales sharply]

‪And…

‪after that night, uh, mmm,
‪I stopped talking to her.

‪I blocked her number
‪and-and told her that I chose you.

‪-[Joyce] Uh…
‪-Baby.

‪How do you choose me…

‪then go and impregnate another woman?

‪-I begged her. I begged her…
‪-Uh-uh.

‪-[stammers] …to terminate it.
‪-Uh-uh.

‪I begged her.

‪I feel like dancing.

‪-[whispers] I wanted to tell you.
‪-[grunts]

‪[sobbing] When did you want to tell me?
‪While you were away?

‪-Or after your business trip?
‪-No.

‪Where were you going again?

‪New York?

‪-Or Washington?
‪-I'm an idiot, Joyce.

‪I'm an idiot. I'm an idiot.

‪I grew up with nothing.

‪I had no mother,
‪and my father was always drunk.

‪Like Magesh,
‪all he ever wanted from me was my money.

‪He didn't care about me.
‪He was pretending.

‪You also wanted to use me.

‪No, my love.

‪No.

‪I made a mistake. [inhales sharply]

‪-I'm sorry. Please forgive me, my love.
‪-[Joyce] Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm.

‪-Please forgive me, Joyce.
‪-No. [cries]

‪-I'm sorry, my love. I'm sorry.
‪-[sniffles, cries]

‪[friend] Welcome, Mommy.

‪It would've been better

‪if the father of these kids
‪was actually here.

‪Geez, friend. What do you mean?

Didn't… Wait a minute.

Didn't you and Jonasi agree
‪that since you have kids together,

you're going to be a happy family?

Uh, but, friend, I mean,
‪you can't take care of these kids alone.

Oh, Zodwa. Give me a break.

I'm still in pain from giving birth.
‪I've got cramps all over my body.

And this talk is going to make
‪my stitches burst.

[sighs] Sorry.
‪It's just… I thought that

since you've given him twins,
‪he'll be your man alone.

He is my man.

The reason he's not here is because that
‪witch decided to faint at the hospital.

Don't hurt yourself.

Uh, I have to go.

You have to go? Why?

[stammers] Didn't you take the day off?

We're not all lucky
‪to give birth for Mr. Gomora.

Some of us have to work.

[sighs] No, it's fine. It's fine.

You can go. I'll be all right.

-Are you sure?
‪-Yeah.

-[sighs]
‪-[door opens]

[slams]

-[babies crying]
‪-Wow! Wow.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, baby.

Oh, it's okay.

-[crying continues]
‪-Okay. [shushes]

‪[upbeat music playing]

‪[music stops]

‪[tires screeching]

‪[sighs]

‪Why are you just sitting there, Menzi?

‪This is the part
‪where you get out of my car, bro.

‪I don't know if you heard the commotion
‪between Mom and Dad last night.

‪They were arguing non-stop.

‪[sighs] Tonight,
‪we have an interview with Mapaseka,

‪and apparently, we're supposed
‪to play this big happy family.

‪Ah, you know how your mom is.

‪She doesn't mind smiling
‪and pretending like everything is fine.

‪Yeah.

‪She's obsessed with this Ivory Oasis.

‪It's the only reason
‪she's still with Jonasi.

‪Menzi, if Mom actually lost
‪this deal of hers, being an influencer,

‪do you think she'll still be with Dad?

‪Why?

‪What makes you think
‪that Mom could lose her job?

‪I don't know if I'm messing it up,

‪but if I tell Mapaseka the truth
‪tonight in the interview, that…

‪-[sighs]
‪-…their marriage is falling apart.

‪-Mm-mmm.
‪-It's toxic.

‪And that Jonasi never misses out
‪on a chance to let us down.

‪No, don't you dare do
‪what you are thinking right now.

‪Don't do it. Mom will never forgive you.

‪What do you know, Menzi?

‪-And besides, I'm be setting her free.
‪-[engine starts]

‪I have to try and do something.

‪[Joyce] Jo. Wait.

‪-Jonasi, just hold on.
‪-What?

‪-What's wrong with you?
‪-What? I want to…

‪Where are you going?

‪You will not go to see her
‪and just leave me here. Do you hear me?

‪-Joyce, I'm going to see my children.
‪-That's if they're yours.

‪-Are you sure these are really your kids?
‪-Stop it.

‪No, no! If they're really your kids,
‪then take them and bring them here

‪so they can live with us.

‪-Live with us?
‪-Yes!

‪Matipa won't allow that.

‪-Don't you dare do that.
‪-Do what?

‪Don't ever mention
‪that witch's name to me.

‪I don't have time for this, Joyce.

‪-Jonasi, no. No!
‪-Don't do this.

‪Do what? What am I doing wrong?

‪-By protecting my family and my marriage?
‪-Oh?

‪When you were in the hospital
‪getting your tubes tied,

‪-were you protecting your marriage?
‪-Don't make this about me.

‪No, please. Answer me.

‪Don't turn this around
‪and make it about me.

‪No.

‪-No. No, Jo, no! Jonasi.
‪-Stop, stop. Joyce!

‪-Jo!
‪-[straining] Joyce.

‪-Jonasi!
‪-What are you doing?

‪-Joyce!
‪-Uh-uh.

‪-Stop it, Joyce. Let go of me.
‪-You're not going. No!

‪-Joyce, just let go of me.
‪-No, no, no. Don't do this.

‪-What are you doing?
‪-No! Don't leave me. Don't leave.

‪[Joyce sobbing] Please. Please.

‪Please.

‪Okay, okay.

‪Fine. Then let's get inside the house
‪and talk about this.

‪-Okay, baby.
‪-[crying]

‪-Please.
‪-Get up. Get up, my love.

‪-I won't leave.
‪-Okay.

‪Let's talk things through because…
‪Come on. Come, stand up. Get up.

‪People are staring at us.
‪We're in the suburbs.

‪We can't do this. No, baby.
‪That's not how it's done.

‪-You can't do that.
‪-I don't care.

‪Let's go inside.

‪-[yelps] Jonasi! Jo!
‪-[Jonasi panting]

‪Jo! Jo.

‪-Stop it. Uh-uh.
‪-No, Joyce. Let me go.

‪-No, no, no. Uh-uh, Jo.
‪-Joyce. Joyce, let go.

‪-Don't leave!
‪-[engine starts]

‪-Jo! Jo! Jo!
‪-[engine revs]

‪Jo!

‪-[panting]
‪-[tires squealing]

‪[whimpering]

‪[shushes]

‪-[fusses]
‪-Aw.

‪[knocks on door]

‪-Come in.
‪-[door opens]

‪-[shushing]
‪-[cooing]

‪-[door closes]
‪-[cooing]

‪-[fusses]
‪-Thank you, Mom.

‪For coming.

‪Why does it seem like you're alone here?
‪As a new mother to twins?

‪-Where's their father?
‪-He's not here.

‪[scoffs] Let me guess.

‪-He's with his family? His real family?
‪-Mmm, mmm, mmm.

‪Mom… Mom, please. Not now. Please.

‪Your problem is that you don't listen.

‪-You're very stubborn. Huh?
‪-[baby hiccups]

‪Aw, my baby. Sounds like you have hiccups.

‪Give me my grandchild.

‪Bring her to me. Give me my grandchild.

‪-Bring her. Come to Granny.
‪-[baby 2 cries]

‪-Hello, baby. Hello, baby.
‪-Oh, Mommy 's coming. Mommy's coming.

‪[grandmother] Hello, you little one.
‪Hello, granny's child.

‪[Matipa] Mommy's coming. Oh, I'm sorry.

‪[grandmother] Here we go.
‪We're going to stop these hiccups.

‪There we go. Uh-huh.

‪-Goodness.
‪-[babies cooing]

‪Hello, little one.

‪They'll be gone.
‪The hiccups will be gone, baby.

‪-Hello, baby.
‪-[Matipa] Mmm.

‪Hello, baby.

‪-[typing]
‪-[phone chimes]

‪-[phone chimes]
‪-[knocks on door]

‪-Jonasi Gomora.
‪-Gosh!

‪-[chuckles] The top dog himself.
‪-[sighs]

‪Oh, man. You're back so soon
‪from Washington.

‪-[both chuckle]
‪-Oh, stop it. Stop it.

‪So you were lying?

‪[sighs] Ugh.

‪Matipa gave birth.

‪-But then…
‪-Hmm.

‪…then Joyce decided to show up
‪at the hospital.

‪[clicks tongue, sighs]

‪Then again, she was bound to find out.

‪You know what I think, Brother?

‪You overestimate that woman's loyalty.

‪I swear to you, one day you'll wake up
‪and she'll be gone.

‪[Jonasi] Oh, never.

‪I love Joyce.

‪Very much.

‪Yeah, sure. Yeah, yeah. I've hurt her.

‪I've humiliated her.

‪But Joyce loves me.

‪-You see, Joyce and I…
‪-[Magesh] Mmm?

‪-…'til death do us part.
‪-[chuckles]

‪-Yeah.
‪-[Magesh] Only by death.

‪[both laugh]

‪[Magesh] ‪Oh, we'll see.

‪[eerie music playing]

‪[sobbing]

‪[Jonasi, echoing] ‪It's you and me.
‪For good this time.

‪[Joyce crying, breathing heavily]

‪[Jonasi] ‪I'm not going anywhere.

‪I love you.

‪[doctor] ‪As we speak,
‪there's another Gomora lady

‪down the passage, giving birth.

‪[eerie music continues]

‪[music intensifies]

‪[person] ‪How did you get my number?

‪[Joyce] ‪Sithole.
‪He was my dad's old contact.

‪Do you know how to use it?

‪-[dramatic music playing]
‪-[g*n clicks]

‪[b*llet thuds]

‪[g*nman] Will you remember
‪what I have shown you?

‪[tense music playing]

‪[music intensifies]

‪-Ha!
‪-Lower your voice, please.

‪-What's wrong?
‪-You'll wake the kids.

‪Oh.

‪Listen.

‪When did your mother arrive?

‪-When did she arrive?
‪-Mmm. [sucks teeth]

‪-You're hurting me. You're hurting me.
‪-Hmm?

‪Oh? [inhales] Okay, I'm sorry.

‪I'm sorry.

‪Mmm. I'm sorry.

‪-Stop what you're doing. Please.
‪-[sucks teeth]

‪But, baby, I want you.

‪I want to know what Joyce said.

‪Let's go and chat.
‪Let's go that side. Let's go--

‪-I have to wait…
‪-[grunts]

‪…at least six weeks
‪before I can do anything.

‪Six weeks?

‪I won't be able to wait that long.

‪Feel this. Feel this.
‪I can't wait that long.

‪[sucks teeth] Hmm?

‪Feel this. [sighs]

‪I'm not gonna let my stitches tear
‪because you can't wait.

‪In case you've forgotten, Jonasi…

‪-[sighs]
‪-…I had a C-section.

‪Okay then.

‪But there are other ways. Hmm?

‪Your mouth works, right?

‪Let that mouth work. Hmm?

‪[whispers] Put that mouth to work, baby.

‪[inhales] Get to work, baby.

‪-Get to work.
‪-Uh, Jonasi.

‪Get to work, baby. [sucks teeth]

‪Be quick. Get to it. Get to it. Get to it.

‪Get to work.

‪-[inhales sharply]
‪-[belt unbuckles]

‪-[Matipa sucking]
‪-[Jonasi sucks teeth]

‪[inhales sharply]

‪[moans]
‪Uh-uh. Slow, slow, slow.

‪[Afrobeats playing]

‪For real, are you going to do
‪what we spoke about earlier?

‪What?

‪Exposing our parents' marriage
‪to Mapaseka?

‪Of course.

‪It's the only thing that will save Ma
‪from this toxic marriage.

‪Will you help me?

‪I'm not crazy.

‪You're a coward.

‪-Hello, everyone.
‪-Hi.

‪-Has Mapaseka arrived, or what's going on?
‪-Uh-uh.

‪[Lindani] So why are you nervous?

‪Can you see? She's nervous.

‪-Relax and calm down.
‪-[Lindani] Yes.

‪Listen to Sarah. Calm down and relax.

‪Look at yourself. You look like Beyoncé.

‪-[clicks tongue] Stop it, you two.
‪-[laughs]

‪[Mpume] Okay,
‪let me change into my outfit.

‪I'll help you because we can't have
‪this Beyoncé's make-up all messed up.

‪[grunts] Oh, stop it.

‪Menzi, excuse me, please.
‪I want to change.

‪Can I have a word with you?

‪Uh, Lindani…

‪I wanted to…

‪I wanted to apologize

‪for what I did to you.

‪Is that how you do things, Menzi?

‪Hmm?

‪You go around kissing every girl?

‪No. No.

‪The thing is, you…
‪you're not just any girl to me.

‪I tried sending you messages.

‪I saw them.

‪Lindani, I like you.

‪I like you too, Menzi.

‪But you're my friend's brother.

‪[stammers] That doesn't mean anything.

‪I'm dating X. You know that too.

‪Please give me a chance to…

‪to show you how much
‪I really care about you.

‪I want to show you how much I love you.

‪You love me?

‪[laughing]

‪Come on, Menzi.

‪Let me go help Mpume get ready. [laughs]

‪[mouthing words] f*ck. f*ck.

‪Mom.

‪-Hey. You're so beautiful.
‪-[coos]

‪-Yes.
‪-[fussing]

‪-[Matipa] Oh. Okay. Hello.
‪-[Jonasi] Yes. Hello.

‪My Hayley-Hayley. Aw. She's smiling at me.

‪[tense music playing]

‪[dialing]

‪[line ringing]

‪-[phone buzzing]
‪-Huh? Come on.

‪[fusses]

‪[Jonasi] I have to take this.

‪Hello?

‪Joyce.

‪[Joyce] ‪I've had enough time
‪to really think things through.

‪Come home, Jo.

‪So we can figure a way out.

‪[Jonasi] ‪Oh. Okay.

‪I'm glad you're much calmer now.

‪Okay. I'll make my way home soon then.

‪[baby coos]

‪[phone beeps]

‪[Matipa] Jonasi.

‪Hmm?

‪-[baby fusses]
‪-Is this how it's always going to be?

‪Every time Joyce calls,
‪you're gonna drop everything?

‪The babies and I,
‪and then just run to her?

‪Joyce is willing to meet us halfway.

‪I think we should hear
‪what she has to say.

‪Of course that's what she'll say.

‪She's only saying that
‪to lure you back, and it's working.

‪You didn't hear how she sounded
‪over the phone. You didn't hear her.

‪-I heard her.
‪-I don't care about Joyce.

‪I need you right now. I need you.

‪What would you like me to do?

‪Ignore her?

‪Plus, you're not alone.
‪Your mother is here.

‪You know what? Maybe everybody's right.

‪About what?

‪That you're always going to
‪make this about Joyce and her feelings.

‪I need you to have empathy,

‪especially considering the manner
‪in which Joyce found out about the twins.

‪Also, she's fragile right now.

‪She needs me.

‪-[tense music playing]
‪-[baby fusses]

‪-Are you coming back?
‪-[Jonasi] See what I mean? You know what?

‪[door opens]

‪-[exhales sharply]
‪-[door closes]

‪That look says you have something to say,
‪Ma. Please, not now.

‪-[Joyce] Ma?
‪-Mm-hmm?

‪Just a minute.

‪Listen. I'm gonna need…

‪a small favor from you.

‪Jonasi is on his way home.

‪And I think it's time for us to have
‪a conversation in private.

‪Can you please take the kids out?

‪Mapaseka is downstairs,
‪ready to do the interview.

‪-What's wrong?
‪-I'm canceling it.

‪[suspenseful music playing]

‪Are you all right?

‪I'll be all right once I've spoken to
‪my dear husband.

‪[exclaims]

‪[interviewers chattering]

‪[suspenseful music continues]

‪[bolt locks]

‪[exhales]

‪Joyce.

‪[hammer c*ck]

‪[music intensifies]

‪[Jonasi] Are you there?

‪Joyce?