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KHOSI

***Here i am again! waiting for him to come back..kodwa ngidlala ngeskhathi ngoba ngyazi ukuthi angeke abuye...ngihlezi with aglass of champagne in my hand..it's been a month of torture...angazi ukuthi kwenzakalani ngo philani...he's always working abuye late senglele or abuye ekseni..I'm not dum kukhona oku wrong i know..he doesn't even touch me or look at me in the eye anymore..lokhu ngabuya kwi business trip kuningi okushintshile..I'm hurt coz i miss philani but he always give me the cold shoulder...i sigh and wipe my tears ngsukume ngcime and head to bed with a heavy heart..***

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***it's morning already kodwa akaze nglale kahle..i kept on tossing and turning thinking that uphilani uzongena kodwa lutho..he didn't come back..ngivuke ngisonge bese ngyageza...mangqeda ngphume ngibhince ithawula...uphilani uyangena naye akhumule i shirt***

Me:Sawbona nawe...

***Angasho lutho and i sigh***

Me:Philani kwenzakalani?

Phila:Ngidinga ukugeza mahlase

Me:We need to talk

Phila:Not now

Me:Ngyakucela..

***Ngisho ngimbuka izinyembezi zigcwele amehlo..he sighs brushing his face ahlale kwi corner lombhede***

Me:What's going on philani?

Phila:Ngani?

Me:Ugcine nini ukulala layndlini philani?? or uyakhohlwa ukuthi unomfazi nengane?

Phila:Ngsuke ngi busy mahlase

Me:Uze ukhohlwe ukuthi you have a wife phila!! yazi ngyahlala ngiklinde ungafiki! i get worried ngoba angazi ukuthi uphephile yini..it's been month philani and ushintshile..yini awusangthandi?

***Angbuke while frowning***

Phila:Ungaybuzi leyonto uyazi ukuthi ngyakthanda nomkhosi

Me:Ohh really?! then what's going on philani?! umshado wethu umile..you're distance! you don't even touch me anymore..is there someone else?

Phila:Cha mahlase akekho omunye

***Asukume***

Phila:Kuningi okwenzakalayo emsebenzini yilokho kuphela..kumele ngyogeza ngne meeting

Me:Philani

***Asondele and kiss my forehead bese engena ebathroom..ngihlale kusofa ngibambe izinyembezi and deep sigh***

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PHILANI

***I let the cold water wash my skin...i feel like shit..in fact i am...angikwazi ngisho ukumbuka emehlweni unomkhosi...i cheated on her! i fucken betrayed her trust and heart..it's hurt me ukumbona enjena ngenxa yami...i can't even touch her ngoba lento engyenzile ayilungile..yingakho ngizi keeper busy e office...ngyamthanda unomkhosi and i never wanna lose her..uma eke wathola ngalento it will break her...Melokuhle buthelezi..28 years old and hold a degree in bcm in business management...lentombazane angazi ukuthi ingenzani..it's like njalo mangimbona kuvele kubekhona into enyakazayo kimi and that make my blood boil... i have never loved another woman ngaphandle kwa nomkhosi...i have been hard to melokuhle at work...i want her to quit ukuze aphume empilweni yami...ngiphume ngigcobe bese ngyagqoka..ngehle ngyezansi ukhosi angnike i lunch bag...amehlo nobuso bakhe bubomvu and it's my fault..i thank her ngikuthathe ngphume ngihambe ngyemsebenzini..mangfika wonke umuntu ubusy or bazenza busy ngoba sekufike mina..ngingene e office it's clean as always..sec later kube khona onockayo kungene umelokuhle ephethe i coffee..she walks towards me..ufake ingubo eyi leather emubamba kahle emkhipha ama curves..ekhanda uluke ama braids wawabopha kahle..she has beautiful legs..i feel my dick getting hard as her sweet perfume reach me..i clench my jews and look away...what the fuck philani!!***

Melo:Morning sir..your coffee

***I thought that since i was hard on her uzoyeka but still uyabuya with a smile ezosebenza and that piss me off..nanokuthi she never mentioned into eyenzeka phakathi kwethu and I'm glad...***

Melo:You have a meeting in 30mn bese kuba khona ama buyers azofika...u group B uzobe une presentation namuhla..

***Kubukeka engathi namuhla ngizobe ngi busy kakhulu..***

Melo:Owh how can i forget..kungene i e-mail mr sthole ufuna niyo celebrate namuhla kwi club and talk business..that will be all sir

***She smile once more ecwayiza nezinkophe zakhe and my heart move..i just nod..aphume ahambe ebuyela kwi office lakhe..she's glowing futhi ubukeka ejabule..noma mhlampe she have a man..ngizwa isfuba sibophana...just the thought of another man touching her make my blood boil..kungene usyabonga***

Sya:Bafo

Me:Sure

Sya:Yini wanje ekseni kangaka?

***I sigh and rub my head..ngbuke umelo and she's working..usya anikine ikhanda***

Sya:Hhaybo bafo bengithi awsekho lapho

***i told sya everything..after all he's my bestfriend***

Me:Bafo...

Sya:Cha bafo cha...uma kanjalo you have to fire this girl or umnike udube abe yi PA yakhe wena uthole enye ngoba lento oyenzayo ulimaza unomkhosi

Me:Ucabanga ukuthi angikwazi lokho?

Sya:Kubukeka ngathi awukwazi phela

Me:Ayy fokof

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ANDILE

***Ngbuka izithombe zika melokuhle that she just posted..damn she's gorgeous..she's glowing! ngathi ujabulile...i mean it's been a month and few weeks sihlukene and already u happy..or unendoda entsha? i zoom the pic staring at her beautiful eyes and pink lips..izinkophe zakhe uvala...and her beauty!! i body i bonus..***

Nosi:Baby...

***Ngthuke ngcima ifoni fast***

Nosi:Ohh ngyaphazamisa?

Andile:No..khona okudingayo?

Nosi:Can we go out today?

Andile:Sure..let's go..

***Kumele ngkhulume no melokuhle..***

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MELOKUHLE

***Ngingaqalaphi nje ngoba kuningi!! so finally i moved out ekhaya..Great! i know right?!! well it was about time..ekhaya bebengafuni ngihambe kodwake they understood ukuthi nami sekuyiskhathi sokuthi ngizimele..i got my first salary and gosh ngyahola yingakho lomsebenzi ngingafuni ukuwdedela...well nghlala ngedwa kwi flat..kune khishi i bathroom bese kuba nama room aw2 kanye ne dining..i love my place i wont lie! i even changed my wadrabe with the help from lonathemba..we're close now...to be honest angikaze ngazwana nomuntu kanjena..we just click nje! well ukhaya has been asking me out ngize ngavuma..tomorrow night syakhona kwi date...Philani zungu..The big boss..well nothing is happening between us..ever since that day akaphindange wangbuka and I'm glad...namanje i can't believe i allowed him to make me that weak...i mean lomuntu ushadile!! kodwake ngyaqhubeka nempilo...namuhla ntambama siya kle celebration ka sthole and as his PA kumele nje ngihambe naye yingakho sophuma early ukuze sibe syolunga..anyways ngyaqoqa manje kungene i boss kwi office..***

Me:Sir kukhona okdingayo?

Phila:Yes

Me:Ohh okay..tell me i can help

Phila:Ngfuna uphume engqondweni yami

***I'm dumbstruck...asondele ngvele nghlehle..asondele caging me in***

Me:Don't...

Phila:Ungenzani mashenge..

***He chuckle efaka izandla emaphaketheni staring deep into my eyes like he's searching for my soul..***

Me:You need to leave

Phila:Kuhle..

Me:No sir no!! pls leave..mina nawe sihlanganiswa umsebenzi nothing else! I'm not your playground futhi ushadile ngcela uhambe..

***He nods while looking at me..nghlehle asondele..***

Me:Don't sir pls!!

Phila:Yini ngiyakushisa?

***Yes he's burning me coz my body is on fire right now..i hate this..i shove him off and he doesn't move..ngathi ngidlala ngeskhathi sami! he smirks and lick his lips***

Phila:Ngidinga ukuthi uyeke uksebenza..

***I look at him shocked***

Me:Angizwa?

Phila:Ungizwile

Me:Ithini i code of conduct?? exactly!! it's been a month ngsebenza lana and umsebenzi wami ngiwenza kahle..angiyindawo..zama nje ukungixosha sobonana e court

***Angazi ngisthathaphi isbindi kodwa I'm fed up manje..I'm nobody's toy! i won't let anyone take me for a ride!***

Me:I need to go...

***Ahlehle and let me go...aphume ame emnyango***

Phila:Sobona kogcina ba..

***Bese eyaphuma and i click my tounge..ngthathe izinto zami and walk home..vele it's like 20mn away...mangfika ngigeze and i wear my causal clothes...ngsaya emall ngyothenga ukudla okuncane..i call an uber and before i know it sengyathenga estolo...kubekhona ongshayisa ngenqola kuwe izinto zami and i turn..it's a light skined beautiful woman ne afro...okay she's gorgeous..***

Her:Sorry..ngiklimazile?

***I shake my head no..as i look at her..amehlo abomvu showing hurt...I've been hurt before Ngyakwazi ukubona umuntu uma ehethiwe..***

Me:Are you okay?

Her:Yes..

***Asule unyembezi and carry on walking..ngicoshe izinto bese ngyahamba ngyokhokha...okay i need to pee..ngihambe ngye toilet ngizwe umuntu okhalayo khona..ngvule umnyango and it's the same lady..***

Me:Hey..what's wrong?

***Aqhubeke akhale***

Me:Yazi bathi ukukhuluma ne stranger kyasiza

***Athule and i sigh ngisukuma***

Her:I think he's cheating or akasangthandi..

***Ngikhiphe i tissue ngimnike***

Me:Why don't you leave him?

Her:It's not easy..we're married..futhi ngyamthanda...i just think that kukhona omunye futhi..zonke izinto ayezenza akasazenzi

Me:Ukhulumile naye?

Her:Yes..he just brush it off..

***She sigh***

Her:We've been married for 5 years and akaze enza lento..it's been a month now..ngyamthanda lomuntu ngenhliziyo yami yonke and i don't wanna lose him..he was my first in everything...angiziboni ngiphila ngaphandle kwakhe

***She sobs and my heart bleed...ngvele ngcabange uphila..what we did a month ago..what if umfazi wakhe ethola? will she also be like this? ngibuke phansi feeling guilty***

Me:I'm sorry about that...kodwa kumele nihlale nikhulume...if engalaleli mtshele ukuthi uzomshiya..ungavumi nje akwenze njalo if you love each other kumele nikhulume coz uzoze ube nezinsolo kanti akunjalo

***She nods***

Her:Ngyakuzwa...thank you

Me:You're welcome..

***Asukume elahla i tissue bese syaphuma..ngthathe izinto zami..***

Her:Uhlalaphi?

Me:Ohh akukho kude

Her:Let me take you home..

Me:No it's fine..

Her:Pls...i just need air

Me:Okay..

Her:I'm nomkhosi zungu by the way..

***Gosh imoto engaka!! kuhle naphakathi!***

Me:Melokuhle buthelezi

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