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PHILANI

***I'm so fucken mad right now..ngihlezi ne lawyer yami u siyabonga dube who is also my friend...yazi namanje angikholwa ukuthi uqaphelani yinja..***

Me:You must do something sya angeke ngilale ejele mina!

Sya:Just trust me ndoda..I'm trying my best here..kubi ngoba abukho nobufakazi okutholakalayo

Me:Sya angeke nglale ejele mina uyezwa?? ngizothini kumfazi wami nakwingane yami!! i need to get the fuck out of here!

Sya:Calm the fuck down!

Me:Eyy sya ungangitsheli lowo msangano mina! yenza i plan ndoda angeke mina ngilale la engathi kukhona engikwenzile

***Ngsukume ngthele amanzi ngiwaphuze..I'm pissed..uvuleke umnyango angene ukhosi amehlo akhe a puffy okutshengisa ukuthi Ubekhala..i sigh and burry my hands deep inside my pockets...abeke isikhwama asondele kimi***

Khosi:Sengwayo

Me:Mkami

***She holds me and sobs and that makes my heart ache..ngimubambe ngimcabuza isphongo..i wonder waze ngani ukuthi ngboshiwe***

Me:Ayikho into ezokwenzakala kimi mahlase..angikaze ngenze lutho usya uzongkhipha la soon uyezwa?

***She nods***

Khosi:I trust you manzini...ngyazi ubungeke ubuyele empilweni yakho yakudala

Me:Uyizwephi yonke lento?

Khosi:It's all over the news nasekhaya lokhu befona and angazi ngthini

***I click my tounge pissed asf***

Me:Khululeka ngizokhuluma nabo..angeke ishaye iksasa ngilapha right sya?

Sya:Yes..shit look at this

***Ngyekuye ngbuke i laptop inama camera..kuvela imoto yami emsebenzini bese kuvela umuntu ophethe iskhwama uzimbozile ebusweni..i clench my jews..***

Sya:This is enough evidence..give me 30mn uzobe usuphumile la!

Me:Usheshe ndoda...

***Aqoqe izinto zakhe bese eyahamba..ngbuke ukhosi osehleli phansi***

Me:Iya ekhaya uyophumula mkami

Khosi:Kodwa...

Me:Khululeka ngami I'll be fine..ngizokuthola ekhaya nino sphiwe

***She sighs..asukume eze kimi and peck my lips***

Khosi:Be safe pls...

***I nod...bese eyaphuma ehambe...angikho ngisho kwi cell ngikleli office..undlovu was pissed..mnx esho ebe engena engbuka***

Ndlovu:Ucabanga ukuthi you're untouchable zungu mhh?

Me:Angicabangi kanjalo vele angthinteki ndlovu

***I say that while smirking angbuke ecasukile***

Ndlovu:Izotholana zungu..one day is one day

***I just chuckle ngibuka iskhathi...ngfuna uqaphela and ngizomthola! after some time angene usya namaphepha***

Me:Is it done?

Sya:Yes..sayina la ndoda

Me:Dankie ntwana

Sya:Uyazi ukuthi ubonga kwi bank account yami

***I chuckle..ngisayine bese syaphuma..i head straight to my car and drive off..ngthathe ifoni ngfonele uqaphela kodwa ayingeni...i just shake my head..kungene i call from uzungu omdala ubaba***

Me:Gwabini

Baba:Yini lena engiyizwayo yokuthi uboshiwe?!

Me:Syeza lapho nge weekend ngizokuchazela konke

Baba:You better mfana ngoba I'm too old for lodoti eniwenzayo! Bengithi wayiyeka lempilo philani!

Me:Khehla ngthe sokhuluma mangfika..phuza amaphilisi engaze uvukwe i Bp

Baba:Hay fsg marn

***I chuckle...bese ngivala ifoni...yes kade ngayiyeka lempilo kodwa uqaphelani ngizomthola and uzokhuluma ukuthi doti muni lo! Ngimdala uma ngingaka ngina 33 ukuthi ngingadlala oqaphelani***

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NOMKHOSI

***When i got the news zithi uphilani uboshiwe i nearly lost my mind! Ngphume ngiqhasa esalon driving to the police station..I'm just glad that uzophuma! I wonder what happened ngoba ngyazi ukuthi uphilani kade waphuma kwimpilo yobugebengu...well yes i know everything about him ngshilo ngathi we've been together for a long time now..anyways ngfice usphiwe ebuka i tv..he's 7 years old..okwamanje ngenza ukudla kwantambama..I'm cooking his favourite food amadombolo nenyama yangaphakathi...uvuleke umnyango angene with a frown on his face..uyabona nje ukuthi he's pissed..ufake nezandla emaphaketheni he does that when he's angry..angene ekhishini and hold me from behind..ahlale kanjalo iskhathi and i let him be...***

Phila:Mahlase

Me:Sengwayo

***Ngphenduke and kiss him bese ngimthinta intshebe...his veins are popping on his head amehlo akhe are bloodshot..i know he's fuming***

Me:Ngicela wehlise umoya..

Phila:Ubhuti wami uyenza kanjani into enjena kimi?

Me:Kmele nikhulume sengwayo...

Phila:Ayikho into ezokhulunywa mahlase..uqaphela udinga induku ngoba ungijwayela kabi..uhlezi enyamalala bese eyabuya ezofuna usizo lwami and use me..

***Anikine ikhanda...***

Phila:Lapho engizomthola khona ngizokhohlwa ngisho ukuthi ngamushiyela ibele..

Me:Sengwayo ngcela ungenzi into ozozisola ngayo...ngyazi uyamthanda uqaphela

Phila:Umuntu uma umthanda uyamqondisa uma ebheda...mahlase uqaphela akekho mncane..una 27 lomuntu kodwa ingqondo akayisebenzisi...uyazi ukuthi nginomndeni kodwa uzokwenza lamasimba nxh!

Me:Ngcela wehlise umoya..ngipheke ukudla kwakho okuthandayo..ngcela uyogeza bese uyadla

***Amamatheke amehlo akhe eya ebhodweni ayy lendoda iyakuthanda ukudla..kuvele amazinyo akhe amhlophe amanye agibelene bese kuvela nesifaca sakhe nami ngimamatheke..inhle indoda yami bafazi***

Phila:Ngiyakuthanda mahlase..ngyabonga..ngingayini kodwa ngaphandle kwakho

Me:Nami ngiyakuthanda sengwayo...

***He kisses my lips pulling his body closer to mine and i can't help but moan..***

"Ehem"

***U sphiwe umile with a smile on his face..***

Sphiwe:Baba no mah get a room pls

***Avule i fridge athathe i juice bese eyaphuma sbukane and we smile...***

Me:Hambogeza phela

Phila:Hau usuyangixosha njalo?

***I laugh bese eyahamba...i smile to myself and carry on cooking***

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MELOKUHLE

***Have you ever felt pain that you cry kuze kubenzima ngisho ukuphefumula? Well that's pain! I have locked myself for some hours now in my room while crying...i can't believe andile would do this to me? After 4 fucken years!! 4 fucken years giving him my love while he did shit kodwa ngimuxolela! Him telling me that he loves me was all just alie...he never loved me..if he did ubengeke enze lento ayenzile..there's a big lump on my throat and I'm choking on my own tears..kanti abafana banjani?! I gave him my all and gave him many chances kodwa ungenza kanje! He chose to embarrass me infront of the whole community egxoba isithunzi sami! How will i face the world now? Wonke umuntu uzongbuka njengentombazane eyalahlwa kungamalobolo ayo...i don't even want to start with nosipho! She was like a sister to me! Sixoxa yonkinto! She was my bestfriend and she knew how much i love andile...so sonke lesiskhathi bebe busy behind my back bengibuka njengeslima as i gave andile my all...he didn't just hurt me..he broke me into many pieces..I've heard when abantu bethi love hurt but i didn't think that it's hurts so much!***

Mah:Melo vula lomnyango marn!!

***She was shouting now..ngihleli kwi corner just staring into space..I'm numb***

Aunty:Ngizobiza uzulani awuphule lomnyango!

***I sigh and stand up...uzulani is my uncle ophuza kakhulu...he would really break down my door..ngivule bese ngiziphosa embhedeni hiding my face***

Mah:Melo don't do this to yourself mntanami

Me:I love him mah i love him!

Mah:Ngyazi kunzima kodwa angeke uzivalele unomphele sthandwa sami...

Me:Ngizoqalaphi mama? Ngizobabhekelwa ubani abantu abangaka engihlazeke kubo! Ngizophila kanjani ngaphandle kwakhe mama i can't!

Thuli:Uzohlala ngaphandle kwakhe awuphefumuli phela yena melo

***Umah ambuke***

Thuli:Ngikhuluma iqiniso sis...angeke uzivalele lana unomphele ngenxa yalowamfana wakwa mthembu onekhanda elikhulu..vele bengingamfuni

***My mother just shake her head..she's right though..ubengamfuni u andile ehlezi engbuza ukuthi ngine sure yini...***

Thuli:Melo Umuhle kabi...awudingi andile empilweni yakho..myeke ahambe ngoba uzibona engathi usile yena kodwa iskhathi sakhe syofika...njengamanje i need you to pick your head up and follow your throat..kushiwo njalo angithi?

***I just laugh while shaking my head..ayy u aunty bafethu***

Thuli:Nansoke into engfuna ukuyibona...Umuhle melo ungavumeli abantu break you..let them go baby uyezwa?

***I nod while sniffing***

Thuli:Kuzobanzima ngyazi kodwa uzoqina uqhubeke nempilo..usazomthola oncono kunalomkhovu ozacile ngathi uyafa owu andile...mina angboni nje ukuthi wawuboneni kulowamfana okwangempela

Mah:Kuzolunga sthandwa sami...

***They both embrace me as i cry silently...***

Thuli:Hambogeza bese uyehla uzodla...

***I just nod..bephume bese ngyakhumula ngingene kwi bhavu...arrgh i wish besine shower ukuze ngizoshesha...eiish kumele ngyespani naksasa...i just deep sigh coz at the end of the day kumele ngiphume layndlini...mangqeda i dry myself bese ngyagcoba ngifake i legging yami emnyama neskibha esikhulu..amehlo ami are red and puffy..uyabona nje ukuba i yellowbone..ngthathe ifoni and immediately kwi newsfeed ngbone izithombe za andile and nosipho turns out she's pregnant..ngiye kwi profile ka andile usefake isthombe sakhe no nosipho...i block him and nosipho and log out...bese ngyehla and join everyone..i wont lie it's stings to find out that she's pregnant***

Zodumo:Are you okay? You scared me...

Me:I'm fine...

***She smiles and nod..***

Zulani:Myeke mshana lowamfana uzobuya esencela amafinyila

Thuli:Syadla marn zulani!

Zulani:Aw kahle bo awuwazi amafinyila wena?

Thuli:Mnx...anyways zoduma next month ungena endlini sizokwenzela umemulo

***Zodumo choke on her food aphuze amanzi fast..sbukane and she look shit scared***

Zulani:Hau ukhincwa yini manje mshana?

Zodumo:Uphuthu lungene endaweni ewrong...

Mah:I'm sure ujabule nengoba uzoba no memulo?

Zodumo:y..yebo aunty...

***Zodumo is 22 and she's not avirgin anymore...yho jesu yaqala inkathazo...i just carry on eating..angiqhwebe ngaphansi kwetafula ngimbuke akhiphe amehlo...i just shrug***

Zodumo:Excuse me

***Asukume ahambe nami ngimlandele...uyaphithizela!***

Zodumo:Hawe mah mntase ngizokwenzenjani??! Uzongbulala umama melo hhawe mahh!!

***Abambe ikhanda abuke phansi...i just sigh coz angazi ukuthi sizoyithini lena..Aunty thuli won't let this go i know!***

Me:Kumele ukhulume iqiniso

Zodumo:Ngthini melo?? Mama angisasiyo intombi nto?! Mama inkomo yakho ayisekho ngiyinike abafana?!

Me:It's better then ukuthi ufake umhlwehlwe bese uyawa zodumo ufuna ukuhlazeka nawe?!

Zodumo:Ngfile mina! Ngfile!

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ANDILE

***I know that you think I'm a piece of shit and that's fine...mina bengilandela inhliziyo yami...ngyazi ukuthi bekumele ngimutshele but i just couldn't...umcimbi uphele a few hours ago manje ngihlezi kwi flat lami no zipho***

Zipho:Manje ngempela you did melokuhle like that

Andile:Not now man

Zipho:I hope angeke uzisole zipho..umelokuhle uyakuthanda lento oyenzile i unfair

Andile:Ngilandela inhliziyo yami zipho...i don't love her anymore

Zipho:Ulandela inhliziyo yakho ku best friend ka melo?!

Andile:What i do is none of your business! Mina ngthanda unosi and ngizomushada...umelo uzoba right

Zipho:Ungphoxile mfana...uyeka umfazi uthatha umakhwapheni?

Andile:Don't call my wife that!!

***Asukume shaking his head***

Zipho:Uzozisola mfana and ngizobe sengilana ngithi i told you so...

Andile:Umelokuhle uyangthanda ngyazi..yabona uma ngingaya kuye ngxolise ngizikhalise ngimtshele ukuthi ngizomshada uzogxuma ngyamazi phela! So pls fuck off nxh! Lokhu uzongena ezindabeni zami la yeses

***Kukhale ifoni yami ngiythathe..unosi***

Andile:Baby...

Nosi:She knows...

Andile:Eiish ngyazi baby

Nosi:Ucabanga ukuthi uzongixolela?

Andile:Angazi baby angazi...

Nosi:But she will forgive me ngyamazi umelo usoft kakhulu and she loves me

Andile:Let's hope so...injani ingane yami?

Nosi:Ohh he or she is fine babawakhe

***I chuckle..uzipho anxaphe ahambe and i roll my eyes..angazi vele ukuthi usahlaleleni la!***

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