CH28

BURNING BLUE.
BY BELLA ROYALTY.
28.

[SHAKA 'PRIME' ZWANE]
After Boitumelo called Kamo to join them I couldn't help but chuckle, the fact that this girl thinks she can play me against Peach is kind of hilarious actually.

I saw what she was trying to do, which means she has a thing for me, she probably only came to this birthday celebration because she thought I was Peach's cousin and she stood a chance with me, unfortunately even during my f***boy days, I would have never looked at her at all.

Man, women hate each other I swear and you can't convince me otherwise, these people hate each other in real life, don't be fooled by the fake love they show each other on social media, they do that so that they can appear as feminists meanwhile they are Pickme's.

Especially in a group, there's always going to be that one friend that eventually turns on the other and usually it's over a guy.

I don't know when women will realise this but they are not enemies, their enemies are men and that is what should unite them instead it is what tears them apart.

Because tell me why Kamo is now trying to destroy Peach's life and her happiness? This is all because she had a crush on me and she thought I was Peach's cousin but then Peach told everyone that we were not cousins but we were together which must have angered Kamo and she decided to start her hate train towards her best friend over a guy that she isn't even sure would have fallen for her even if he wasn't with her friend?

And her mistake in all of this was using Peach and Leano's relationship as a perfect example, now that's where she lost the plot, I don't know much about their relationship but what I know is that Peach liked him from afar and when they were finally together she figured out why he should have remained a crush she liked from afar.

The red flags were there from the start of their relationship, the major one being jealousy from Leano's side, because why would you ask your friends to ask your girl out as a test? Why would you expect her to show you off when you're not?

Why would you expect her to be faithful to you and feel safe around you when you haven't created a space for her to feel safe and comfortable?

From the moment they shared their first kiss Peach knew that Leano wasn't going to be in her life for a long time, from the way he touched her she knew he wasn't worthy of being her first so you can't compare that relationship with what I have with Peach, that's disrespect.

I created a space for Peach to feel protected, to feel comfortable, a space where she had to yearn for me, before I gave into what I felt for her, I made her yearn for my touch, for my kiss, for intimacy, I played my game really well and you have to understand I was playing my game while she was going through a phase where she could have hated men because of what Leano had done to her, she may have felt comfortable around Tumelo because she was able to kiss him but the game I was playing even Tumelo was never going to beat it.

I don't think he would have gotten her to trust him with her body the way that she was quick to give herself to me and that is solely because I made her yearn for me, even during the times when we were close, she still yearned for me, the forehead kisses and hand kisses weren't enough for her, she always needed more, the hugs weren't enough she always needed to be wrapped around my arms, dreaming about us being intimate was never enough for her she always needed me to be deep inside her and you cannot compare that with any of the relationships she's had.

And honestly, one thing you can never make me feel is jealousy, that's one thing you can never make me feel, and this is always interpreted as arrogance but it's not, I just know my game and I'm confident in it.

I'm not disputing the fact that there will always be some guy who's better than me, I'm not saying I'm irreplaceable, everybody is replaceable, there's always someone out there who's better than you and that's a fact but that person would never be me.

I know what I am to Peach, I know what I make her feel, and nobody can ever top that, that is why wherever she is, she always thinks about me and how I'm going to react to things that she does.

For instance what happened earlier, what I felt when I saw the car parked in some mansion in Durban North and I saw some guy driving her, that wasn't from a place of jealousy, but it was from a place of concern, because first of all she was in the presence of strangers, a lot could have happened, girls are assaulted and chopped into pieces and thrown into bushes, girls are going missing and then found in container ships on their way to be sold in Mexico, that was my biggest fear.

I wasn't thinking about Peach possibly getting into bed with anyone because I know I've created a space for her where another guy making advances at her would probably go over her head because that guy wouldn't be me, in fact she'd rather find a guy making passes at her disgusting because it'll be like, 'Why are you saying you love me as if the person I'm with already doesn't love me enough?' it's not arrogance, it's just knowing your game.

Anyway my trail of thoughts were disturbed by Sean returning from the bathroom and I grabbed a bottle of water. I wasn't drinking much tonight because I was driving.

Sean: Bro that Sotho chick has been making moves on you, have you noticed?
Me: When you left she tried to subtly shoot her shot.
Sean(laughs): What?
Me: I'm telling you.
Sean: Look at what I found in her phone?
Me: You went through her phone?
Sean: Prime her wallpaper is an AI generated picture of the two of you, of course I went through her phone.

I widened my eyes in shock as he showed me her phone, she had a whole folder here dedicated to my pictures and videos, it was so creepy.
Me: Sean, I am not safe here!
Sean: You're not, these people better return to Joburg tomorrow before we are faced with problems, this girl only came here because she thought she stood a chance with you since you were Ntando's cousin and I was watching her when Ntando made your relationship public, the look of disbelief on her face?

I exhaled.
Me: This will break my woman Sean, she loves these people, look at how happy she is.
Sean: But you cannot keep this from her either, I have a feeling this chick won't be stopping her advances.
Me: I don't think so either. She was busy trying to insinuate that Peach is only with me because of everything that I've done for her.
Sean(laughs): Then she doesn't know her friend at all.
Me: Exactly, she even said Peach isn't as loud about the relationship as she was with Leano.
Sean: Excuse me? There's been a lot to deal with since y'all began dating.
Me: And to be honest I'd rather she's not loud but shows me behind closed doors how she feels which she does, nobody could ever make me doubt Peach's love for me, I mean nobody.

Sean: She needs to go because Ntando isn't the girl they once knew in Joburg anymore, the things she's been through have turned her into something else, if she senses that Kamo is after you she will lose it and we might be forced to bury a body, especially after she almost beat that Nandi chick to death.

I smiled.
Sean(chuckles): Only you would find that amusing.
Me: Sean no hot girl has ever fought for you so shut up, it's a confidence booster!

We laughed.
Me(laughs): I thought they fought because Nandi said what we had was disgusting and incestuous but apparently my girl got angry because Nandi insinuated she was the better girl for me.
Sean: Khanya was like no sir, I'm never looking at Prime like that ever again. I am not trying to be deformed.

We laughed.
Me: And then some chick with twisted legs will tell me that Peach is not loud about me, imagine.
Sean(laughs): Imagine.

They returned back to where we were seated and Peach sat on my lap this time, which surprised me a little because she's been trying to avoid me all night because I'm 'angry' at her for day drinking in the club with strangers and being driven around by some guy.

She kissed my cheek.
Peach: Are you okay?
Me(smiles): I'm okay baby, are you?
Peach(smiles): Yeah I'm good, although I think I should probably start drinking water now, I'm seeing double if not triple.
Me: But did you enjoy your day?
Peach(excitedly): Babe! This was the best day of my life and that's because of you.
Me(smiles): Is it?
Peach: Yes! Thank you so much baby, I really appreciate you.
Me: I'm glad you are happy baby, that's all I ever wanted.

She smiled and cupped my face and kissed my lips. Finally I got some kisses, I missed her so much even though she was within my reach.

Me: Stop kissing me like that or else I'll turn this place onto a po***graphic set with all these people watching.

I said in between the kisses which made her giggle.
Peach: We would become instant millionaires though, phela our sex is fire.
Me(chuckles): Is it?
Peach(smiles): Too much, I can't believe there are girls out there who've experienced that, I don't like that.

I laughed and tightened my arm around her waist, she had her arm around my neck and her other hand was caressing my jaw line as we were looking at each other.
Me: They never got the full experience though baby.
Peach: I'm jealous of that little experience they got, they shouldn't have got it in the first place.
Me(laughs): I should get you drunk more often, you're territorial.
Peach: Oh, you think it's only when I'm drunk?
Me(laughs): It's not?
Peach: Why do you think I couldn't even wait to pull my family aside and tell them we were together? I sensed piranhas all around the table just ready for you to bleed so that they could feast on you.

I laughed, throwing my head back, what?
Peach: Baby, I have a fine man, I know that okay? I mean Tumelo is cute but he's cute in an innocent way but wena? You're cute in a dangerous way and we ladies love that, and in your group, you're always the first guy that every girl notices and then Tumelo and then Lungelo and Sean, hawu I'm sitting on that table I'm seeing Thandokuhle looking at you, I'm seeing Kamo literally imagining how your kids would look like, thank God Boitumelo is gay, even Thuso was looking at you weirdly, he's also gay by the way and I was like noooo… let me mark my territory so that when I stab someone with a fork on their eye, people don't say I'm jealous of my own cousin, I'll be jealous of what's mine, you're mine phela wena baby.

Oh my word! Peach is hilarious, I was in tears.
Tumelo: Ntando, don't kill my brother please.
Peach(smiles): Don't worry.
Me(laughing): Baby!
Peach: I'm telling you, why do you think Boitumelo called Kamo back to us, the girl was seated close to you with her dress pulled up I could see the granny underwear she's wearing, I didn't want to be the one who calls her otherwise she'd figure out that I could see her game.
Me: So you saw her?
Peach: Babe I'm very observant when I'm drunk, you can fool me when I'm sober but when I'm drunk? Angeke, Boitumelo even told me about the folder she has of you in her phone, all I'm saying is that pray that we don't find her floating in the pool in the morning.

I cracked up, no Peach was trying to kill me, she's so talkative when she's drunk, I love her.
Peach: I'm serious, like we can play with anything else but not you ha.a you're mine and mine only shame, she's getting blocked the minute she gets on that flight hopefully she doesn't piss me off in between now and then.
Me: I love you so much do you know what?
Peach: I know baby, trust me I know and I love you more.
Me: And nothing or anyone will ever get in between us.
Peach: Ever.

We shared a kiss.
Me: But we still have to talk.
Peach: I know sthandwa sami.
Me: But not right now, I want you sober so that you can defend yourself kahle.
Peach(giggles): We both know I'll be back to the down to earth Ntando tomorrow.
Me: I don't like that Peach if I'm being honest, I like this one better, the sober one is scared of me and will say what she thinks I want to hear.

She laughed.
Peach: Baby, it's called respect.
Me: I'd rather be disrespected.
Peach: No, you don't, that one is reserved for the likes of Thandokuhle, her mother and father.
Me(laughs): Ay baby nawe kodwa? You said you'd use the poor girl's blood to add color in the house, why are you savage?

We laughed.
Me: That was just so dark.
Peach(laughs): Why was she having an attitude? I almost threw them out actually.
Me(laughs): Peach, uyahlupha.

"Ntando right?" a deep voice asked and Peach and I both turned our attention to the gentleman.

Peach narrowed her eyes trying to recall where she knew the guy, all eyes were on her.

Guy: Oh excuse my manners everyone, I'm Thami.
Peach: You mean Ty?
Thami(smiles): Yes.
Peach: Oh now I remember you, I'm sorry it's been a long day and night and I'm currently 2% sober so yeah, guys this is Ty, the owner of this establishment, he's Sandy's brother, the girl I met here earlier and started day drinking with.
Kamo: Damn!

We ignored her.
Peach: Ty this is my man, Shaka.
Me: It's nice to meet you man and thank you for taking care of my girl.
Ty: No problem man, I couldn't let her drive herself when she had over 20 shots, I'm sorry that I didn't drive her inside, I had an emergency hence why even the cab got to the location before we did, I hope you didn't view it as disrespectful or anything.
Me: No, it's cool, we're good.
Peach: Basically this is my squad, that's Tumelo, Sean, Lungelo, Thuso, Thato, Boitumelo and the thirsty bitch over there is Kamo, see how she's fucking you with her eyes?

Oh good Lord! She did not just say that! And these people took that as a joke, everyone was laughing.
Peach: No, seriously you'd make a cute couple actually.
Ty(laughs): Wow! Well it was lovely to meet you again. And thank you for choosing my establishment as a place to celebrate your milestone.
Me: It's a beautiful establishment.
Ty: Thank you, I will see you guys around, I just came to greet you guys that's all.
Peach: Bye!

He walked away and Sean and I burst out laughing because Peach is unbelievable.
Kamo: Ntando though! Did you have to put me on the spot?
Boitumelo: Girl your boner for the guy was visible.

We laughed.
Kamo: Was it that obvious? Can't blame the girl, it's been a while and Durban is full of beautiful people.
Peach(chuckles): Mmh!
Me(whispering): Please behave.

I said, squeezing her butt.
Kamo: So you guys seem like a tight bunch?
Tumelo: Is that a question or a statement?
Kamo: Both really, so Tumelo you're really cool with Shaka? I mean he took your girl.

Peach choked on her drink and I rubbed her back.
Me: Are you okay baby?
Kamo: Are you okay bestie?

Can she just—
Peach: I'm fine, I'm okay.
Boitumelo: Don't react Ntando, you know how she gets when she's drunk.

She was sitting next to us, oh so this Kamo has a loose mouth when she's drunk?
Kamo: Tumza?
Tumelo: Girl you better leave me the fuck alone.
Kamo: Hawu, sensitive much? We are just talking, I mean guys handle these things differently than us, if I were you and Ntando did to me—
Peach: Don't try me.
Kamo(laughs): I'm just making an example bestie, if I was Tumelo and you were Shaka and you did that to me? Bitvh I was going to fuck you up.

Peach laughed out loud, literally crying.
Peach(laughing): Oh my God she said she'd fuvk me up! Cela nimchazele ngami guys! And show her some evidence of me f**** someone up, before she embarrasses herself even more.

We all laughed actually.
Kamo: What is that supposed to mean?
Sean: It means maybe the Ntando you knew back in Joburg is the one you could have f*** up.
Kamo: Oh really? Has our crybaby finally learnt to stand up for herself? That's good, let me tell you something Ntando used to annoy the hell out of me because she used to be so weak and she would have a whole crying session instead of standing up for herself.
Boitumelo: Kamo no, you're doing too much now.
Me: So… according to you, a person who has a heart, who feels things, who'd rather cry than do something irrational is weak?

She seemed taken off guard, no, you cannot come for my girl and think I'll let it slide, I don't just defend her honor behind her back, I do it even in front of her.
Lungelo: That's exactly what she means.
Me: It started with the weight loss accusations and then you tried to insinuate earlier that she's only with me because she feels indebted to me and she doesn't love me, she's not proud of me because she's not showing me off on social media and stuff and now you're calling her weak?
Thuso: Mmmh Kamogelo? Papa is mad, you messed with his queen.
Kamo: What? Why am I catching strays now? Her mother started with the weight loss, and I did not insinuate that she…
Tumelo: Yeah then what is this?

He held up her phone and her wallpaper was showing, she quickly snatched it.
Kamo: It's not what it looks like I swear I don't—
Peach(excitedly): Oh this is my favorite song!

She said standing up immediately singing and dancing to it.
Boitumelo: I can tell you now, this is not over.
Me: I know.
Peach: Zee Nxumalo's verse on this song is the only one that matters actually and it's not because she's Zulu, listen to this:

🎶Yey, yey, yey, yey, ye, yah ah
Yah yah yah ah
Ngithembel' empini
Ngithembel' empini
Ngeke uphinde ung'bone mina ngithembel' emntwini🎶

She sang for me and I smiled while she pointed at me.
🎶 Bebakuphi mina nawe ma sihlangana
Bebakuphi mina nawe ma sibonana
Bebakuphii mina nawe ma sithandana
Bebakuphi mina nawe ma sibonana
Ungowam', ngingo wakho, sindawonye, sihlangane
Ungowam', ngingo wakho, sindawonye, sindawonye

Ngeke ung'bone ngithembel' emtwini, ngithembel' empini🎶

[KAMOGELO GELA]
The way my head was pounding when I woke up? I don't even remember when we got back from the club. All I know is that it was in the early hours of the morning, possibly around 4am.

I don't even know how I even made it to this room. I sat up, looking for my phone and the time was 10:45am and I could hear voices downstairs.

I decided to get up and take a quick shower, I looked for my best dress, did my makeup and after I was done, I was looking more like myself despite the hangover I had.

I went downstairs, while taking a video, it would have been a crime for me to not take a video in this mansion, I heard Shaka kept referring to it as Peach's house, apparently that's Ntando's nickname from him.

There was music playing a little downstairs and I saw Luneglo, Thuso, Thato, Sean, Tumelo and my crush. They were drinking and smoking. Where the hell is Boitumelo and Ntando? Now it's going to look like I woke up first on purpose, worst of all I don't even remember half of what happened last night, I tend to blackout when I'm drunk.

I finally made it down and they didn't pay attention to me, excuse me? How can they just mize me especially when I look this good and fresh?

Me(smiles): Good morning guys.
Them: Morning.

I stole a glance at my crush, he was wearing white Adidas sweatpants with slides, those sweatpants were hanging low revealing his Calvin Klein briefs, oh that body my Lord!

Ntando sleeps in that? The V line was visible, I counted 6,7,8 packs, that ink on his chest and arms! How can one human be this perfect? Oh and I could tell by his pants that he was definitely packing you could not miss that chunky meat even if you wanted to, and those grills? He must be a trust fund baby because he smells and looks expensive, he was wearing an apple watch and a Rolex watch like guys? The violence?

Me: I'm surprised you guys are up early, what time did we even get back?
Thato: Was it 4am?
Thuso: 4:40.
Me: Damn!
Lungeko: Unfortunately all flights have been canceled for today, as you can see, there's heavy rain outside and it is expected to last for two days.

Oh that's the best news I've heard all day.
Me: Damn, that's bad.
Lungelo: Anyway, now that y'all are staying for a while, please compile a list of things you might need, we will be ordering groceries and stuff.
Me: There's no grocery in this house? Don't Shaka and Ntando stay here?
Sean: This is the first time this house has never been occupied since Shaka bought it.
Me: Shaka aren't you like a student like the rest of us?

I said with a nervous laugh, I don't think he likes me that much, he just glared at me while busy with his… no that's not his phone, it has a cute pink pouch, I'm assuming it's Ntando's.

Tumelo: He's not a morning person, don't mind him, but he's an entrepreneur to answer your question.

He's not a morning person? Did I not catch them talking and laughing just a few minutes ago?

Me: So where have they been living?
Sean: They have an apartment near Steve Biko campus, I'm sure you've noticed that there isn't much furniture here, so Ntando will be filling it up.
Tumelo: It's her birthday gift actually.
Me(gasps); What? Who buys their GIRLFRIEND a whole mansion in La Lucia?

They laughed.
Thuso: Ntando must give you some pointers on how to get and keep a man.
Me: Wow really Thuso?

They laughed.
Sean: They are right, asking AI to generate pictures with people's boyfriends ain't gonna cut it.

Excuse me? How do they…
Lungelo: Same as discrediting someone's girlfriend with the intent of stirring up trouble between them? Distasteful Kamogelo.

I cleared my throat.
Ms: Let me go and check on Ntando and Boitumelo.
Tumelo: You do that.

I climbed the stairs slowly and went to look for Boitumelo, luckily I found her room first, she was on her phone

Me: Hey.
Boitumelo: Hey, you're on a serious mission, Kamo is raining cats and dogs outside and you're wearing thee shortest dress you own?
Me: I wasn't even aware that it was raining till the guys told me downstairs.
Boutimelo: You're even wearing makeup? Kamo, you better stop what you're trying to do.
Me: What am I trying to do? What do you mean Melo?
Boitumelo: Don't use the blackout card on me Kamo, what you did last night was foul, you almost ruined Ntandos night and I don't even understand why you're acting like this towards her, she didn't betray you or take your man, he was never yours to begin with!

I folded my arms.
Me: I don't know what you're talking about.
Her: Why do you think I called when I saw you sitting with Shaka?
Me: There was nothing that I was doing there, we were just talking about how happy she seemed.

Her: Oh? Kamo you're a snake and don't be surprised when Ntando chops your head off, you've been asking for it and last night she let you go but Shaka wasn't happy so don't be surprised if people aren't particularly thrilled by your presence especially since we won't be going home for a while because of this rain, you have to humble yourself and apologise, you disrespected these people in their own home.

I bit my lip.
Her: Please leave my room, I need to be alone.
Me: Melo come on, what am I supposed to do? I can't join the guys.
Her: Go to your room why are you up so early anyway?

I sighed.

[NTANDOKAZI NGEMA]
I woke up to my phone ringing, no actually it was Shaka's phone and he was using mine to call his.

Me: Hey baby.
Shaka: Good morning, beautiful.
Me(smiles): Aren't you around the house? Why are you calling me?
Shaka: And that's the only thing that concerns you? You know most sane people would be worried by the fact that their boyfriend is using their phone?
Me(giggles): Those people have things to hide and I don't,baby.
Shaka: I see, I miss you please wake up, Kamo is looking at me like she wants to eat me for breakfast, I'm fearing for my life here.

I laughed out loud, Shaka is a menace.
Me: Shaka, you were named after the most feared and legendary king of the Zulu nation and you're scared of a girl with twisted legs and a big nose?

He laughed till he couldn't.
Shaka: Baby! Why are you choosing violence so early in the morning?
Me(laughs): She started it and I'm going to deal with her today, I didn't want people to say oh she bullied the poor girl because she was drunk, ha.a yabona today? I'm clapping back. I don't want nobody to get involved, ngidelelekile izolo.
Shaka: I'm well aware sthandwa sami and actually you handled the matter in a way that shook us all, phela you're the same girl that handed my grandma her undies, beat Nandi to a pulp, not to mention how you handled Thandokuhle and even your father?
Me: Today is thee day baby.
Shaka: It's time to get your lick back baby, I'm team Peach.

We laughed.
Me: Anyway is the rain that bad?
Shaka: Yeah it is, flights have been canceled.
Me: Haibo abantu abahambe bakithi emzini wami.(people should leave my house already)

He laughed.
Me: They'll be here for at least for the next 2 days, we might as well make the most of it.
Me: I love having them around, Kamo is just going to make things hard but I'll sort her out.
Shaka: Don't let her get to you baby, these are your friends.
Me: Yeah, do we have groceries in the house though?
Shaka: That's why I called you queen of the castle.
Me: Uhm okay, I'll be down in a minute, Baby you could have just came here though.
Shaka: I'd end up f**** you.
Me: And is that a crime?
Shaka: Are you up for it?
Me: Haibo Shaka, you're offending me now.
Shaka: Baby I thought you needed some time out especially after the whole saga last week.

I exhaled.
Shaka: I didn't want to seem insensitive and before you overthink… ngiyakwazi phela wena you probably think I'm hesitant because that monster almost had you.

He knows me too well.
Shaka: Oh God, your silence says enough, I'm on my way.

He dropped the call.