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MELOKUHLE

***Ngifake a body hugging dress e blue ende efika ezinyaweni...ekhanda ngi spray(e) kahle ngase ngaphatha nesikhwama sami...i can't believe that today is the day! Umama angimutshelanga lutho...i will tell her uma ngbuya...right now sise garage no philani...yena uyothenga phakathi...i keep on biting my nails ngoba angazi ukuthi nglindwe yini phambili...my phone rings***

Me:Lona

Lona:Hey baby are you ok?

Me:I'm nervous

Lona:Don't be...they will love you

Me:Wazi ngani?

Lona:Come on girl! Ayikho into engathandeki ngawe...you're the sweetest person i know..umoya wakho kanye nenhliziyo yakho! Your beauty is the bonus...uma bengakuthandi okwabo lokho

Me:I hope konke kuzohamba kahle

Lona:Yehlisa umoya girl...call me if izinto zibheda ngizoyeka konke engikwenzayo and fly there

***We both laugh...angene uphila emotweni angnikeze ukudla and i mouth "Thank you"..***

Me:I have to go...ngizokufonela

Lona:Goodluck

***Ngivale ifoni and touch my food..isisu sivele sikhale***

Phila:Ngyazi uhambe ungadlanga ngoba unovalo

***Angbambe isandla and look into my eyes***

Phila:Asikho isdingo sokuthi ube novalo mama..bazokuthanda ekhaya and even if bengakuthandi fuck them ngoba mina ngithanda wena

***I smile as he kiss my lips..angbambe isandla and we drive off...ngivule ukudla and eat***

Me:Bengithi angeke avume ukhosi?

Phila:I guess usevele wamukela...

***Angazi why ngingakukholwa lokho...i mean zolo lokhu lomuntu ubefisa ukuqeda ngami and namuhla usevele wamukela nje kanjalo ayy***

Phila:Ungacabangi kakhulu mami...

Me:I can't help but worry...

***Angcabuze isandla***

Me:Tell me about your son

***Amamatheke kuvele amazinyo akhe amahle and i find myself smiling***

Phila:He's 8..uhlakaniphile eskoleni..udlala i soccer bese eyazazike izinto ze computer..he's smart for his own age and uzokuthanda

Me:I hope angeke acabange ukuthi ngizobhidliza umndeni

Phila:Usphiwe ingane mashenge..

***I just nod...adlale ingoma isandla sakhe sihlale ethangeni lami..i take a deep breath ngyamele kahle looking outside the window***

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KHOSI

***Ngisekhishini ekhaya kuyaphithizelwa nje...ngifake ingubo ebomvu ende neduku..ngaphezulu ngifake iphinifa lami elihle engalithengelwa uphila..***

Azane:Uzizwa kanjani njengoba kuza umamncane

Me:Don't remind me...

Zenande:Yho angikaze ngicabange ukuthi kuzoba uphilani ozoba nesthembu...umbonile kodwa? Is she pretty?

Azane:Ayy wena zenande uvele ubuze umsangano nje!

***Ngihlale phansi***

Me:Yes She's preety...

Zenande:Sorry shem khosi...kodwa i confidence owawunayo ngenkathi sikutshela ukuthi kungaba uphila

Me:Ufunani kahle kahle kimi?

Zenande:I was just saying

Me:Vele uthule ngoba ukhuluma umsangano...nobody asked for your voice into ongabe uyayenza ngabe uyabuka ukuthi kuphekwa kanjani uyeke ukuphekela uzolani amanzi!!

***She gasp looking at me..***

Zenande:Atleast ngingedwa ku zolani angibhanqiwe njengawe! Indoda yami ngyayenelisa mina sis ungbheke kahle!

Me:Aww ngampela?? Yingakho nje nagcina 2 months ago ukulala mhh?

***Angbuke shocked and i smirk***

Zenande:Uyabanda embhedeni yingakho indoda yakho ingazixaki ngawe...angazi mina wayeboneni uzola kuwe njengoba uyisdomu nje uhlulwa ngisho ukubeka amanzi or ukuqoba into oyaziyo ukufaka izinzipho uhlafune imali ongayisebenzelanga...ungalinge uzifanise nami mina! I work hard for my own damn money anglindi indoda ukuthi inginike imali...engathi kungafika intombazane encono kunawe uzola akushiye phansi

***Ngisukume and walk out...I'm fuming! Ngfike ngyohlala ngemumva and cover my face..***

Mazungu:Can i seat?

***Ngimbuke...i just nod bese eyahlala***

Mazungu:Ngyazi ukuthi kunzima kuwe konke lokhu...angfuni ucabange ukuthi asikuthandi laykhaya nomkhosi...ufana nendodakazi kimi and angfuni ukukbona ulimala ugcwele nolaka olungaka...ngyazi uyamthanda uphilani naye futhi uyakuthanda...

Me:Ngfisa engathi izinto zingashintsha

Mazungu:But they wont...isthembu akuyona into elula kuba nezingxabano ezingapheli...uma kuwkuthi uyavuma ukuthi uphilani abe nesthembu make sure you mean it...make sure inhliziyo yakho iyavuma nayo sis...angfuni ukuthi isthembu sikwenze into ongayona..angfuni ushintshe ngenxa yesthembu...uzoba umama angfuni kubekhona okubi okuzonehlela nengane...ngyazi kunzima kodwa kyaphileka kwi sthembu...angeke nibonane njalo ngoba nizobe nihlala kude...okuzoshintsha ukuthi uphila angeke ebe nawe ngabo bonke ubsuku...angeke futhi ube senhlizweni yakhe wedwa...uzobe usungumamkhulu yonkinto ethinta umndeni wenu iqala kuwe...ngyakwethemba ukuthi uzowubamba lomndeni khosi...ungavumeli abantu or izinto zikwenzise okubi...you're a lovely woman ozwana no nkulunkulu...uma kuwkuthi ubona sekunzima guqa ngedolo phansi ukhuleke

Me:Ngyakuzwa mama

Mazungu:Good...

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ZENANDE

***Ukuthi ukhosi ucabanga ukuthi angazi...I'm fixing my makeup...kungene uzolani ekhumula***

Zenande:Baby can you believe nomkhosi?! Hhe angazi ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi ungubani yena...kade engihlambalaza phambi kwabantu ekhishini e-

Zola:Not now zenande

Zenande:Baby ngi-

Zola:I had a rough night ngiyadinga ukuthi ngiphumule..i don't need this right now

Zenande:Yini inkinga ngawe zolani hhe??!! Ngyazama la awuboni wena?!

***Angizibe aqhubeke akhumule...***

Zenande:Ngkhuluma nawe!!

***Ngiye kuye and slap him across the face***

Zola:Zenande!!!

Zenande:What hhe??! Ngiwmfazi wakho kodwa awukwazi ngisho ukungilwelwa you fucker!!

***Ahambe ngime phambi kwakhe ngiphakamise isandla asibambe and shove me off ngyowa embhedeni...ngivuke ngimbuke***

Zenande:Ufuna ukulwa nami??!!

***Ngiye kuye and slap him again scratching him..angbambe izandla and slap me ngibone izinkanyezi...ngizame ukulwa angphinde ngenye ngiwe phansi...angbambe ngezinwele and i scream***

Zola:Iyona into oyfunayo le??! Ufuna ukungbona nginje zenande??! Is this what you want??!

Zenande:Fuck you!! Uyinja zola yezwa uyi-

***Another hot slap on my face ngiwe phansi..angdedele as i couch blood on the floor..angene ebathroom akhiye..ngsukume and break everything in our room! Uvuleke umnyango kungene unkanyezi angbuke shocked***

Nkanyezi:Wft!!

Zenande:Fokof wena ufunani la??! Vala umnyango

Nkanyezi:Kwenzakalani la?! Yindaba unje? Uzolani uyakushaya!

***I just cry and put hands on my face..angene engbamba and i cry..aphume uzolani***

Nkanyezi:Wft zolani!!

Zola:Buza yena lo..nxh ngfuna i divorce I'm tired of your shit!!

***Aphume Ahambe and i cry louder!***

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MELOKUHLE

***As we drive into this big yard inhlizyo ibhakuza kakhulu...this place is beautiful..utshani bakhona ngathi kutshaliwe nanezindlu ezinkulu eziningi...uphila angbuke angicabuze isandla***

Phila:Sesfikile...

***Ngidonse umoya ngiwukhiphe***

Phila:I'll be back okay?

***I nod...avule umnyango aphume...unomkhosi umile ngasemnyango looking beautiful kwiphinifa lakhe...uphila amcabuze isphongo as they hug each other...bese beyakhulumake bengene endlini...i look around...izinkomo ngizibuka ekdeni..izihlahla zakhona ziphole kamnandi...kuqhamuke usis ophethe ibhodlela le savanna anocke kwi windi ngilehlise***

Her:Hello sisi uwbani wena?

Me:Hi...ngingu melokuhle

Her:Cha ukumelile bo okuhle...waze wamuhle ngingu zonke...ohhh uwena umamncane...damn Umuhle

Me:Ngyabonga

Zonke:Ake ngyobheka ngaphakathi izobonana

Me:Okay

***Aqede ibhodlela alilahle kude bese edla uswidi ayongena endlini...ngizwe umsindo oqhamuka ngaphakathi and my heart tightens...a few mn later abuye uphila angvulele iscabha***

Phila:Asambe

***Ngphume angibambe isandla syongena endlini...all eyes on ME!! Amehlo amangaka!! I just look down! Angvulele istulo ngihlale phansi***

Phila:Bo manzini...Umelokuhle buthelezi lona

Me:Sanbona

Woman:Yebo, ayy philani muhle

Baba:Syajabula ukukwazi mashenge

***I smile and nod***

Mazungu:Ubungakaze usho ukuthi muhle kanjena philani...syakwamukela kulomndeni melokuhle...mina ngingu mama ka philani syajabula ukukwazi...ubaba ka philani lona I'm sure uyabona ukuthi ama good looks akhe uwathathaphi

***Everyone laugh***

Mazungu:Laba obhuti ba philani abazalwa ubaba omncane..uzolani

Zolani:Syajabula ukukwazi

***I smile and frown..ebusweni unama scratches***

Me:Nami

Mazungu:Bese kuba uzenande unkosikazi wakhe

Zenande:Hi

***Okay khona into ewrong lana ubuso bakhe bu puffy namehlo abomvu...ngathi ubeshawa***

Me:Hi

Mazungu:Lona u nkanyezi no nkosikazi wakhe u azane

Them:Mamncane

***I nod and greet them...ukhosi uhlezi amehlo akhe awasuki kimi...uphila angbuke emamatheka...uphakathi nendawo yena...eceleni ukhosi kwelinye icele imina...***

Zungu:Akuphakwe kulindweni

***Besukume okhosi behambe...uphila abambe isandla sami..***

Zungu:Usukaphi makoti?

Me:Ekhayalethu..ngakhula khona with my little family

Zungu:Usakhona ubaba?

Me:Cha

Mazungu:Uyasebenza or uyafunda?

Me:Ngyasebenza mah I'm phila's personal assistance

***They nod bebukane bese bebuka uphila...***

Phila:Khululeka baba i will take care of it...

***Bebuye nokudla and we eat while chatting...kuqhume amahlaya..i don't wanna lie kubemnandi***

Zenande:Manje uvele wathi nje ufuna lendoda eshadile?

Zola:Zenande!

Zenande:What? Ngkhuluma iqiniso mina...akaze uybone i ring or what? Noma uwathanda eshadile?

Phila:Zolani

***Asukume uzolani and drag her out...then we hear a loud scream kusukume wonke umuntu...uzolani umubambe nge frontal uphila no nkanyezi bebahlukanise***

Zenande:Myekeni angbulale!! Myekeni!!

Azane:Awkahle zenande!!

Zenande:Awungazi kahle i will fucken arrest you!! Ngyekeni nina okokqala aningifuni laykhaya!!

***Behambe naye...uphila behambe no zolani..uzonke angbuke***

Zonke:Welcome to the zungu family where you will watch drama for free

***Esho ephuza ibhodlela lakhe ahambe...ukhosi angbuke***

Me:Hi

Khosi:Ucabanga ukuthi uwinile neh?

Me:Bengingekho kwi competition

***Asondele while smirking***

Khosi:Angikuthandi futhi angsoze ngakuthanda..angazi ukuthi yini lena oyidlise uphila kodwa izophuma...imina umamkhulu ngizokwenza sure ukuthi uyahamba la

Me:Wow..

Khosi:Ngizokutshengisa ukuthi indoda eyami...yami!!

***Aqede ahambe..ngibuyele endlini ngihlale phansi and drink juice...abuye uphila angbuke emehlweni***

Phila:I'm sorry you had to witness that..

Me:Is she okay?

Phila:Mhhh...are you okay?

***I nod...angbuke ngamehlo athi angikukholwa***

Me:I'm okay manzini

***Amamatheke...kuqhamuke ukhosi ebambe isisu***

Khosi:Sengwayo...

***Uphilani asuke eshesha eyobamba ukhosi***

Phila:Kwenzenjani?! Mahlase?!

Khosi:Idk kodwa isisu sami sibuhlungu! Ahh!!

Phila:Shit!!

***Kubuye wonke umuntu endlini***

Nkanyezi:I'll go and start the car!

Khosi:No i just need to rest..pls don't leave me phila I'm scared..ahh!

***Uphilani aqukule ukhosi ephuma naye..ajikise ikhanda ukhosi angbuke with a smile on her face...***

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{Ngenza iphutha...umngani ka khosi uzekhethelo not zenande...uzenande umakoti ka zola!}