Drunkeness

Last night Khutso's mom came over. Why she was here; I'm unsure. Khutso was off visiting his Granny so she wasn't here to check up on him. Regardless, she came in the house smelling fermented, as she always does, in her constant intoxicated state. As always, she came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder and began greeting me in the over zealous way that drunken people frequently do. I, especially after the last time I saw her while she was beating Khutso, felt no patience for her antics. In response to her slobbering personality, I removed her hand from my shoulder and told her not to touch me. In response, she slapped me across the arm. Mapula saw her as it happened and removed her from the room while I recovered from my shock. Later, she returned and apologized while I told her I didn't want to talk to her; she was drunk. Thus, she told me to "fuck off" in Afrikaans.

One of the things that really bothered me about the whole situation was Mapula and her telling me not to worry about the whole thing; Khutso's mom was drunk. Perhaps that attitude is why so many atrosities go unpunished here; there seems to always be an excuse why we don't hold people accountable for the behavior.