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PHILANI

***Ngiphethe usphiwe and he's crying on my shoulders..i sigh bese ngimbeka phansi..***

Me:Sphiwe

***Ngimsule izinyembezi ngimhlalise phansi nami ngihlale***

Me:Askhulume sphiwe...yini ekukhalisayo?

Sphiwe:Baba awusangthandi no mama awusamthandi

Me:Akukho njalo mfana wami

Sphiwe:Baba ugcine nini ukuza kwi practise?! Ukuhlala nami sibuke our favourite show! Awusezi futhi nasekhaya usuhlezi uno melo

***Esho with so much hate uma esho igama lama shenge***

Me:Esizoklungisa okokqala ukuthi umelo umawakho not untanga wakho so angeke umbize ngegama uzothi mama ngoba umamncane wakho...sphiwe mina angeke ngiyeke ukukthanda..yes i know ukuthi I'm not always at home kodwa hhayi ngoba nginganithandi nino mawakho...ziningi izinto ezenzakalayo manje ekumele ngibhekane nazo..I'm sorry for neglecting you boy ngyathembisa ukuthi ngizoba khona...kodwa ngicela ungabeki umamncane wakho icala ngoba yena akenzanga lutho

Sphiwe:Uzonihlukanisa baba..i hate her

Me:Sphiwe!!

Sphiwe:Angsoze ngamthanda baba angsoze

***Esho ekhala asukume ahambe..i punch the air and shake my head..***

Baba:He will come around

***Azohlala phansi***

Me:Angyazi le mess mina...ukube kyangami ngabe amadlozi akhethe omunye ngoba kyacaca ukuthi impilo yami iyamosheka

Baba:Isthembu asikho lula, asikaze futhi saba lula..sometimes sizokuhlanyisa ufise ukunyamalala kodwa kumele ukhumbule philani ukuthi uwena indoda klomndeni wakho..uyinhloko yomuzi kumele ulawule yonkinto...yabona nje wenze iphutha ngokuthi usphiwe abekhona ngeskhathi salengxabano..kwakmele umlethe kithi usaxazulula izinto zakho ngoba manje uyambona ukuthi uyazi ukuthi kwenzakalani and angboni ukuthi uzomjwayela soon umamncane

***Asukume***

Baba:Usefikile untabazyadumazonke asambe

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MELOKUHLE

***Nglandela uzonke ngoba inyanga isifikile...I'm hurt i won't lie...bekuncono ngsazondwa ukhosi manje sengzondwa ingane ka philani...sifike ngaphandle kwi gate sekumnyama manje..***

Ntaba:Kuhle ngoba usufikile mazungu...

***Ngigobe phansi angnike ibhakede elinamanzi bese engnika indwangu emhlophe ayifake emahlombe and suddenly amahlombe ami avele asinde...***

Ntaba:Bathe angikunike lendwangu ukuze bezokwembatha..umsebenzi okmele uwenze uyawazi

Me:Makhosi

***Ukhosi aguqe phansi ufake ungubo emhlophe kuphela...ngisukume ngibone umkhulu emile***

Mkhulu:Kumele umgeze isnyama esigcwele kuye sisuke..acele noxolo uma usumgeza

Me:Sengwayo!

***Ngithathe amanzi ngiqale ngiwakhulekele ngifake nomentshiso phakathi ne spirit..then i pray harder ngizwe nomoya wami uphakama..ngimgeze ukhosi ngimfake nento eyihlahla enuka kabi***

Khosi:Ngicela ningixolele bozungu ngazo zonke izono zami, ngyaxolisa ngokunidelela nokungabaza amandla enu! Ngyathembisa ukuthi ksukela namuhla ngizokwenza lokho okuthiwa angikwenze!!

Me:Kumele uthathe lomlotha uwuhlikihle ekhanda bese uwufaka olimini bese uyaphimisa..uma uqeda uhambe ungabuki emumva futhi namuhla awugezi ungasuli

Khosi:Ngiyezwa

***Enzenjalo and i just watch the stars...untanga asondele kimi***

Ntaba:Unamandla amaningi melokuhle lokho ungakungabazi...wena uyidlozi eliphilayo lapha ko zungu..izinto eziningi zizovela kuwe..uzokwazi ukubona izinto zingakenzeki

Me:But why me? Yindaba bengakhethi ukhosi ngoba ungumakoti wabo?

Ntaba:Ngoba uwena okhethiwe..kubhaliwe naphezulu...uyothi usukufezile konke lokhu uyobe usubuyela ekhaya

Me:Ekhaya? So ngisazophindela ekhaya futhi?

***He chuckles***

Ntanga:Ekhaya namathonga akho

Me:Like death?

***Angbuke bese eyahamba..wait! Did he just say that I'm gonna die?? This gotta be a joke!***

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***Kyadliwa manje...well ukhosi akekho akumele abe nabantu abaningi namuhla njengoba ebegezwa nje...I'm still thinking about what ntaba said..***

Phila:Sthandwa sami

Me:Mhh

Phila:Ngathi awukho right

Me:I'm fine

Phila:Sizokhuluma emvakala

***I nod...kungene uzolani ediniwe elandelwa uzenande..adonse istulo ahlale phansi***

Zee:Family hii

Azane:Oh hi zee

Zee:Seningikhohliwe

Azane:Not at all

Zola:Ngibuzile ukuthi ubekwa yini la?

Zee:Umbuzo onjani lowo? I'm your wife kumele ngabe ngikephi?

Zola:Zenande don't you fucken dare!

Zee:I won't sign anything zolani uyezwa?! Angiyindawo mina wangshada so deal with it!! Ngoba nakhu sekukhathele wena sekmele unglahle nje kanjalo like some used condom!!

Zola:That's bullshit and you know it!!

Zungu:Zolani hhayi akyona indlela yokwenza izinto le

Zola:Angazi sekmele ngimtshele kangaki uzenande ukuthi angsamfuni kodwa akezwa..yini enzima ukusayina amaphepha?!

Zee:Angiyindawo mina zolani! I love you! Uma seluphelile uthando lwakho sizosebenzisa olwami! 5 years of marriage wena usufuna ukungilaxaza!!

Qaphela:Cha imnandi le drama...kodwake kushoda unomkhosi nje

***Esho ebuka mina umzimba uvele ubande..ngibambe uphilani isandla ngaphansi kwetafula..angbuke and i avoid his eyes..***

Phila:Excuse us

***Asukume angsukumise nami and all eyes on us! siphume phandle syohlala engadini..he hug me tight and i melt in his arms..angcabuze isphongo..***

Me:I love this..

Phila:What?

Me:Being in your arms..

Phila:How do you feel?

Me:Safe...when I'm with you i feel safe

***He squash me in his strong arms and i never wanna let go..***

Phila:Ngyabonga mashenge...usiza abantu ngisho bekukhuba umoya

***I sigh***

Me:I guess i have no choice..

Phila:Ngyaxolisa ngokwenzeke emini...usphiwe ucabanga ukuthi angimthandi

Me:He hate me manzini

Phila:Akunjalo mama

Me:Ungitshele emehlweni futhi ubumbona ukuthi he meant it..manzini angisoze ngamlimaza usphiwe futhi ngfuna azi ukuthi angzile kabi

Phila:Ngyakwazi lokho mashenge futhi kuyangilimaza ukuthi uyachaza manje...ngyazi awusoze walimaza usphiwe...very soon he will understand everything

Me:Ungamkhohlwa manzini pls...make time for him..ingane yomfana lena iyamdinga ubaba wayo

Phila:Ngyakuzwa mah..angsoze ngamlahla

***Angbuke emamatheka..mhh lendoda inhle***

Me:What?

Phila:Ngithole indawo lapho engizokwakha khona umuzi wethu

***You should see the way I'm smiling right now!***

Me:Ngampela?

Phila:Kunjalo sthandwa...uma uthola iskhathi ngifuna sihlele usuku sihambe syobona..ngifuna ukukwakhela umuzi wakho owfunayo mashenge

Me:Ngyakthanda manzini

Phila:Nami ngyakthanda mfazi kaphilani

***Ngihambise izandla zami kwintshebe yakhe and our eyes lock..ngicokame and kiss his lips..bese ngyasuka***

Me:I have to go...

Phila:Ungishiya ngedwa?

Me:Hhaybo unomfazi wena

***He chuckles..mangiphakamisa amehlo ukhosi umile kwi balcony yakhe...i walk back to my room..ngfike ngingene kwi shower***

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NOMKHOSI

***I watch as he hug her tight...indlela ambuka ngayo uyabona ukuthi usemathandweni..indlela amubamba ngayo and the way he defends her..i shut my eyes as i feel chest pains...come on khosi kumele uqine..i brush my tummy...bese ngiya kwenye i room and check on sphiwe..bahlezi no philani badlala i playstation kuqhuma nohleko! ngingene nghlale phansi and smile...yabona manje ngikhumbula izikhathi zakdala! Sihlale kanje..just us...***

Sphiwe:Ngizokuhlula baba!

Philani:Uyaphupha mfana!

***Sphiwe look so happy right now...***

Me:Boy iskhathi soklala manje

Sphiwe:Hau mah!

Me:Come..

***Asukume ahambe...ngyeku philani ngfike ngihlale kusofa***

Phila:Mahlase uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda angithi?

Me:Ngyazi sengwayo

Phila:Lento oyenze namuhla was unnecessary...usphiwe ingane zonke lezinto akakazi understand..angfuni ukuthi ufake usphiwe umqondo omubi...

Me:Akaze ngimfake umoya omubi sengwayo

Phila:But still ingane ithatha lokhu okushoyo...usphiwe unefoni manje uyabona yonkinto eyenzeka ku social media...ubengeke aze kimi athi uyamzonda umamncane wakhe if wena awuyanga kuma socials wayobophisa umelo..le drama engaka besizoy avoider ingafiki ku sphiwe..ngkhulumile mina no sphiwe ngcela ungamdidi umqondo...

Me:Angimfuni eduze kwengane yami

Phila:Umashenge akasoze amlimaza usphiwe..lomuntu kade esiza wena manje mahlase

Me:Sengwayo i have accepted her as your second wife kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ngzomthanda sibe ama bestfriends

Phila:Akusho futhi ukuthi umchukuluze..ngkhathele ile drama mina khosi iyangibhora manje..you don't have to like mashenge kodwa ngcela umhloniphe

Me:Ngikbonile umubambe engathi uzophunyuka..indlela ombuka ngayo...you really love her

***He sighs***

Me:Seke walala naye?

Phila:Mahlase

Me:Umbuzo sengwayo..

***Asukume asondele angcabuze isphongo***

Phila:Ulale kahle

***Aphume ahambe...i swallow hard bese ngyaphuma going to my room..uphila ulele kwi side lakhe facing the other way..nami nglale facing the other way...***

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MELOKUHLE

***Ngifaka i night dress yami getting ready for bed..ngihlale eduze kwesbuko ngibopha iduku...I'm all smiley thinking about this man...my phone ring..umama***

Me:Mama

Mah:Ukuphi?

***Shit!***

Me:Mah?

Mah:Ungangihlanyisi melokuhle ngithi ukephi?!

***Ngthule while biting my lip***

Mah:Ufuna ngikukhuze kangaki melokuhle ngalomfana hhe??! Uze uyahamba ungangitshelanga!

Me:Ngyaxolisa mama

Mah:Ungbuyele la ngoba ngizokusakaza mina melo!!

Me:Yebo mah

Mah:Nxh!

***Avale ifoni and i groan..she's mad..kube ne nock emnyango..ngsukume ngyovula uqaphela umile emnyango..***

Me:Yes?

***Angbuke umzimba and i remember that ngfake i nighty ngfake i gown bese ngyabuyela***

Qaphela:Umuhle

Me:Ufunani?

Qaphela:Relax darling i won't hurt you

***Asondele ngithi ngyavala abambe umnyango***

Qaphela:Ubhuti unenhlanhla neh..buka nje ufresh kanjani

Me:Phuma or else ngzomemeza

***Akhothe umlomo***

Qaphela:Ngyakufuna

***I look at him shocked!***

Qaphela:Khululeka i will give it to you better then him

Me:Phuma!!

Qaphela:Babey girl

Me:Ngithe phuma!!!

***He smirks..acife bese eyaphuma and i lock the door with my whole body shaking***

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