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MELOKUHLE

***Everything is going south...I've been sitting here for an hour thinking that uphilani uzobuya...my heart hurt so bad..namanje angazi ukuthi what happened...i didn't push her...ngibuke phansi while wiping my tears..ngibone izinyawo zomuntu and smile***

Me:Manzini bengazi ukuthi uzobuya ngi-

***Mangsukuma uzolani ome phambikwami..ngiqalaze***

Me:Z..zolani uphi uphilani?

Zola:Let's go...

Me:Uphi uphilani zolani...

***He sigh***

Zola:Look..right now angboni kuwumnqondo omuhle ukuthi ubeseduze kwa philani..

Me:Angenzanga lutho zolani

Zola:Asambe syekhaya...

***Ngimlandele..angvulele iscabha bese syangena...ohh bawo angazi ukuthi kwenzakalani and if this is a dream ngcela ukuvuka...i would never harm khosi and her unborn child...***

Me:Ngcela ungitshele ukuthi ukephi

Zola:Nami angmazi ukuthi ukephi...but ngyazi ukuthi uzobuya

***I just nod and look outside the window...sfike ka philani sehle and i go straight to the room I'm sleeping in...ngfike ngkhumule and go straight to the shower and just cry...i cry coz ukhosi ulahlekelwe ingane! Only if i ignored her! i can still see her elele phansi kukhona negazi..Ngivale amanzi ngiphume and wrap a towel on my body...i gasp shocked as i see philani sitting on a chair..he doesn't look like himself..***

Me:Manzini

***Ngyekuye and hug him..***

Me:Pls believe me phila! Akaze ngimphushe...she tried fighting me ngamubamba izandla ngambona esephansi...t..trust me pls...

***Angsuse kuye as he avoid my eyes..asukume nezandla emaphaketheni you can see the hurt in his eyes***

Phila:Uzolani uzokuhambisa

Me:Philani ngyacela..

***He walk out and i just sink on the floor and cry..why engangkholwa?! He can't even look at me! Ngsukume ngigqoke..uzolani anocke***

Zola:Are you ready?

Me:Angiyindawo zolani akaze ngenze lutho...

Zola:Look i know that-

Me:You know nothing zolani...angiyindawo uphila engakakhulumi nami!

Zola:Look...awumazi kahle uphila..uma enje qhela eduze kwakhe...yonkinto ikhomba wena melokuhle so into ongayenza ukuhamba la before things get out of hands

Me:But i didn't push her!

***Ngisho ngikhala...***

Zola:I know...ngikwazi iskhathi esincane kodwa i know you're not capable of doing that..

***He sighs***

Zola:It's best if you go..uphilani uzokhuluma naye uma ese right..

***I just nod...aphume ahambe ngipakishe bese ngyaphuma ngyongena emotweni...***

Zenande:Running away already?

Zola:Zenande..

Zenande:What?! You won't get away with this melokuhle...

***I just sit in the car..uzolani angene and start the car...i look out the window and swallow my pain...i hope this isn't the end of us philani***

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KHOSI

***Pain...that's what I'm feeling right now...isandla sami sithinta isisu sami as tears come out...i wanna scream and shout right now!! I want to breakdown! My whole body is in pain...i can't believe i lost my baby...melokuhle killed my baby...the pain got worse when the doctor told me that i can't have babies anymore...angene uphilani angbuke..you can see the pain in his eyes and that hurt me more! Ngyazi ukuthi lengane ubeythanda kangakanani...he always wanted more kids and the fact that i can never give him kids kills me...***

Me:Ingane yami phila!!

***Asondele angbambe and i cry out loud...***

Phila:Ngyaxolisa

Me:Ngfuna ingane yami philani!!! I want my child!!!

***I feel like my whole life is on fire...i hate melokuhle with all my heart..***

Me:She killed our baby phila!! She killed him!!

***Asukume agibele embhedeni angiqamelise kuye until i calm down...my heart is heavy***

Phila:Kwenzakaleni?

Me:She pushed me philani...umelokuhle is evil..ubefuna ukungibulala philani! She isn't as innocent as she look...she killed our baby..i hate her! Angfuni ukuphinda ngimbone!

Phila:It's okay...shhh

Me:Ngfuna aye ejele philani lombulali

Phila:Mahlase-

Me:Cha phila ngfuna aboshwe!! Because of her angsophinde ngzale!! Angsophinde ngikuzalele ingane philani

***Asuke embhedeni angbuke shocked***

Phila:What?!

Me:Ngiyinyuba philani!! I can never carry a child again!

***I wail louder...uphilani ame lapho shocked written on his face...***

Me:She killed our baby!!

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PHILANI

***Growing up i always wanted a big family...imina no nkosikazi wami and kids..ngenkathi sthola usphiwe i was so happy...ngazibona ngiyindoda ephelele...kodwa manje we're here...ngiphandle smoking...indaba ka nomkhosi yokuthi angeke esaba nabantwana hit me hard....ngapha umelokuhle..angazi ukuthi ngikholweni! Umelokuhle engmaziyo would never hurt a fly..indlela anenhliziyo enhle futhi aphansi ngayo ubengeke abulale ingane yami...or maybe imina ongamazi?? Kukhale ifoni yami usyabonga***

Me:Bafo...

***He sighs***

Sya:Kuhamba kanjani?

Me:Udokotela uthe ukhosi angeke asaba nabantwana

Sya:Shit!!

Me:Yah shitt

Sya:Hare bafo...how is she?

Me:Devastated..broken..

***I sigh***

Me:Ufuna ukubopha umelokuhle

Sya:Uyakholwa ukuthi umelokuhle uyenzile lento?

Me:Angsazi ngikholweni syabonga...ngthe ku zolani akamuhambise...angfuni ukukhuluma naye okwamanje...yingakho ngithe akahambe

Sya:It's hard to believe that ukwenzile konke lokhu..indlela obumchaza ngayo bafo...kodwake ukhosi ubengeke aziphushe

Me:Idk what to think anymore bafo...

Sya:Kuzodlula bafo

***We talk more bese ngvala ifoni...kungene i call from melokuhle...i sigh and reject her calls..ngibuyele esbhedlela..ukhosi ubuka phezulu***

Me:Kuzomele udle mahlase

***Angbuke bese eyaqhubeka ebuka phezulu***

Khosi:Ngiwafonelile amaphoyisa..lowambulali uzolala ejele

Me:What?!

Khosi:What phila hhu? What?

Me:Mahlase uyazi ukuthi i media izogcwala kithi

Khosi:I don't care!! Ngfuna wonke umuntu azi ukuthi she is a homewreker and a murder!! Because of her angeke ngphinde ngizale philani!! She hurt me!! She tried to kill me!! Awukboni konke lokho or you're blinded by her love?! Yini ukufakele umuthi?!

Me:Umoya phansi nomkhosi..ngyazi ukuthi usezinhlungwini kodwa-

Khosi:Uwena olethe lombulali in our lives phila!! I wasn't enough for you right??! Wahamba wayolanda umahosha and forced her down my throat!! Buka manje!! Uymoshile impilo yami!! I want her to rot in jail!!!

***Akhale and i sigh..ngifake izandla emaphaketheni and walk out***

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MELOKUHLE

***Lonathemba is holding me while i cry...i don't wanna lie this hurt so much! Uphila akaphenduli ngisho izincingo zami...he believe that i killed his child??!***

Lona:It's gonna be okk melo

Me:Ayikho into ezoba right lona! He hate me! Ucabanga ukuthi ngbulale ingane yakhe..akekho umuntu ongkholwayo

Lona:Ngyakukholwa mina...ngyazi ukuthi you would never do that...uphilani islima uma engakboni lokho

Me:Ungambizi ngeslima he's hurting and in shock...yonkinto ikhomba mina

Lona:Musa ukumkhulumela...uma ekuthanda and ekthemba ubezokukholwa kwasekqaleni...I'm sure lowamthakathi ongu khosi uziphose yena

***Kubekhona onockayo emnyango...ahambe ayovula ulona***

Lona:What?!!

***Ngsukume ngyemnyango...kunamaphoyisa..***

Police:Miss buthelezi you're under arrest for murder..konke ofuna ukukusho uzokusho e court uma unganaye ummeli sizokutholela..

Lona:Kunephutha la!! Pls wait!!

Me:Pls call my mom..tell her I'll be back

***Bangfake ozankosi behambe nami..as we walk out kune media phandle and cameras flash on my face***

"Miss buthelezi, why did you kill the poor child"

"Iqiniso ukuthi ungumakhwapheni ka mr zungu?"

"Umsebezi wawthola ngokuthi ulale naye? Why did you push mrs zungu down the stairs?"

***Bengfake kwi van imoto ihambe..tears burn my eyes...all those things said about me doesn't hurt me abit...I'm hurt that philani isn't here with me...I'm hurt that he doesn't believe me***

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***I'm in this interrogation room..kukhona amaphoyisa amabili undlovu lomunye uliza..i keep on telling them that i didn't push nomkhosi***

Ndlovu:Ucabanga ukuthi kyadlalwa lana hhe?!

Liza:Syazi ukuthi ubufuna ukumbulala umrs zungu ukuze uthathe indawo yakhe angithi?!

Me:Cha

Liza:Ngyawazi amantombazane afana nawe...aheha amadoda ashadile abone umcebo bese eyasangana! Ubulale ingane yabantu wacishe wabulala nomawayo...phezu kwalokho you're sued for ukumosha umshado wabantu...mhh Ntombazane usazohlala la wena..iminyaka nje uzoguga la!

Me:i didn't do anything pls believe me

Lizy:Kwasingisi leso sizobaleka...uzoybona impilo yasejele ukuthi injani...asambe ngoba awufuni ukukhuluma

***She drags me up ahambe nami..***

Lizy:Umuhle bazokujabulela ngaphakathi

***Angfake phakathi bese eyakhiya...ngihlale phansi and cry***

"Eyy umsindo wena awboni ukuthi sizama ukuthatha i nap"

***Asondele engbuka then she smirks***

"Ohh myy..awumuhle kanje princess"

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LONATHEMBA

***Syongena epolistation no mndeni ka melo..her mother is in tears which is breaking my heart..kugcwele i media la phandle***

Aunty:Umelo akasoze nje enza lento abayishoyo!! Bayahlanya!

Zodumo:I hope she's okay!

"Miss buthelezi kukhona ofuna ukukusho ngamacala abekwe indodakazi yakho?"

Mah:Ngfuna ingane yami..

Zulani:Sukani marn nxh!

***Singene phakathi***

Aunty:Lalela we phoyisa angfuni ningihlanyise mina!! Iphi ingane yami?!

Police:Mem we-

Zulani:Hhey uphi umshana marn you fuckin kak!! Ubusy la ne aircon yakho enuka amasimba nizobophela umshana into engekho

Police:Ngcela nihambe engaze sinibophe nani

Lona:Nibophe bani??!! Fuck off man ni useless nina!!

***Ngithathe ifoni yami and dial his number***

Him:Hello?

Lona:Ni busy lapho enjoying life while umelo eboshiwe ngento angayenzanga!

Phila:What?

Lona:Yazi bengithi uyindoda eright for umelokuhle but now i see that i was just crazy!! Kukthathe iskhathi esingakanani ukungamkholwa umelo!! She would never hurt anyone umfazi wakho lo ohanjelwa ingqondo uziphosile then she blame it on her!! Right now ubuso bakhe bugcwele i tv bembiza ngomakhwapheni ongu mbulali because of your damn wife!!

Phila:Ngi-

Lona:hhhey thula!! If anything happens to my friend uzongazi mina ngizonishisa nalowo mfazi wakho osangene ahlanye more just tryy me!! Nxh!!

***I drop the call fuming***

Police:Mem you need to-

Lona:Hhay futsegi!!

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