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MELOKUHLE

***So i'm back to work! i really missed working...i won't lie...so ngsebenzise ama savings ukuthi ngikwazi ukusiza ekhaya and ngyabona ukuthi it's gonna take some time..anyways ngsukume ngihambise ama files kwi office la philani..ngimfica uhlezi kukhona nentombazane khona showing him some paper work...our eyes lock across the room...ngfike ngbeke ama files***

Me:Nawa ama papers akho sir..

Lady:UHm..we can continue with this nge lunch sir

Phila:Asikho isdingo salokho miss mkhize we're done here

Her:Okay...

***Angbuke up and down bese eyahamba and i chuckle..ngyeku philani ngfike ngijikise istulo sakhe and smile..***

Me:Hey stranger

***We haven't seen each other for days..ukhosi uphumile nasesbhedlela***

Phila:Sthandwa sami

***Angdonse ngihlale kuye angcabuze umqala***

Phila:I missed you

Me:Me too....i guess besi busy sobabili

Phila:I party ka mama on friday..we're gonna be celebrating..kumele uze baby

Me:Ngingakujabulela lokho

Phila:Nomndeni wakho ngyawumema nawo

Me:Okay...

***He kiss me and i kiss him back..angibrashe amathanga***

Phila:Ngikukhumbule mama

Me:Ngikhona manzini

***Uvuleke umnyango ngsuke ngiqhasha...kungene ubaba ka philani ngehlise isketi uphilani azilungise naye***

Phila:Baba..bengingazi ukuthi uyeza

Baba:Nizivalele nomakoti kushisa kangaka...makoti uyaphila?

Me:Yebo baba

***Ngphume fast and i hear him chuckle..gosh!! kungene ulona***

Lona:Yinike wena

Me:Kungene ubaba kaphila ngiphekwakhe

***She burst out laughing as i cover my face in shame***

Lona:Anyways kune party namuhla uyafuna sambe?

Me:No i can't...last time siphumile yonkinto yavele yamosheka...

Lona:Girl come on..kqala wawu hethekile this time syophuza nje

***ngimbuke***

Me:Okay kwenzakalani ngawe?

Lona:Nothing

Me:Lonathemba!

***She sighs***

Lona:Fine...uzolani akaze angfonele kuze kube imanje..

Me:Kwenzakalani vele phakathikwenu?

Lona:Don't judge me pls...

Me:Come on...

Lona:Sahlangana saya kwi date then we...

***Ngimbuke with my mouth open***

Me:Wow

Lona:So emvakwalokho kwavele kwathulakala..no text or call

Me:Maybe usa busy...i mean no philani naye ngize ngambona namuhla

Lona:I feel so stupid

Me:Ungazenzi njalo mngani...you're the most beautiful and brave girl i know...if uzolani engakuboni lokho then fuck him

Lona:Thank you..

***I hug her from behind***

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LONATHEMBA

***An uber just drop me off...ngvule endlini ngbeke iskhwama kwi counterbese ngkhipha i wine lami and drink it...ngidlale u music and dance around..kube khona umuntu onockayo ngyovula hoping that uzolani kodwa cha..uthabo...i sigh and let him in***

Me:Ufunani?

Thabo:Ngphathe ne wine bengithi sizodla i dinner then...

***Another nock...mangvula there he stands nezandla emaphaketheni***

Me:Z...zolani

Zola:Sawbona mama

***I swear my nana did a vosho!!***

Me:What are you doing here?

Zola:Ngicela ukungena kyabanda ngaphakathi

***Angene and i sigh...ngimfica umile bayabukana beno thabo***

Thabo:And then?

Me:Hamba thabo

Thabo:But...

Zola:Umzwile utheni phuma

***i roll my eyes...aphume uthabo ngiziphose kusofa and drink my wine***

Zola:Ubani lesyasthutha?

Me:None of your business...kahle kahle ufunani la?

Zola:Sthandwa sami

Me:Ungangbizi ngesthandwa sakho mina zolani...angsona islima..waythola into obuyfuna wase wanyamalala angithi?!!

Zola:Aklona iqiniso lelo

Me:Zolani we fucked few weeks ago emvakwalokho
wanyamalala..no call or text!! hhayi ngisho upls call!!

Zola:Ngyaxolisa ngalokho kodwa bekune busy ekhaya sthandwa sami..bengingafuni ukulala nawe mina..well ngyafuna ukulala nawe

Me:Wow

Zola:You can't blame me nawe uyashisa...mhla ngiqala ukukbona ngavele ngachazeka..ngiyakuthanda mina

***Asondele angbuke emehlweni angcabuze isphongo then my neck..***

Me:Zolani

Zola:Yebo mah

Me:I want you...

***He smirks bese eyangiqukula singene kwi room yami...***

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PHILANI

***Sbuka uqaphela osephelelwa amandla...lokhu simbuza umbuzo owodwa and uyaphika ukuthi ushise indlu ka melokuhle***

Qaphela:Angazi sekmele ngisho kangaki ukuthi i did'nt fucken burn anything!! ngdedele marn!!

Nkanyezi:Shit...sekuphele u 3 hours sila and uqaphela lokhu esho into eyodwa

Sya:Sengcabanga ukuthi akyena..

Me:Ubani esinye isitha esinaso?

Sya:Kodwa uyamazi uqaphela unjani...ngabe uyaqhosha manje ukube uyeba..ubengeke elokhu ephika

***Kungene uzolani ehefuzela

Nkanyezi:Waqhamuka usuhefuzela who were you fucking?

Zola:Fuck off wena

***We chuckle..akhiphe ilaptop***

Zola ngi hack ama camera and into engiyitholile...

***Anikine ikhanda***

Sya:Show us mfethu

***Ayvule sbone ukhosi ephuma estolo ephethe nenyama..bese eqa umgwaqo imoto ize kuye imshayise..***

Me:Mana...rewind it..

***Ahlehlise bese eyama***

Sya:Shit...ibihleliwe lento

Me:Yeah...uyabona ukuthi imoto ibimile sonke leskhathi then kwaqhamuka ukhosi yasuka

Sya:Qhubeka zola

***Aqhubeke bese kwehla umuntu ufake i cap kanye ne jean ne jacket agobe ebuka ukhosi bese ebuyela emotweni...***

Nkanyezi:Shit

Me:What?

Nkanyezi:Imoto yasekhaya lena

***We pause bese sbuka kahle..uvalo luthi heqe..ngsukume fast while breathing heavy

Sya:Shit...akyona imoto oyinike umelokuhle lena?

Me:FUCK!!!

Sya:Kodwa ngasho...yabona indlela aphansi ngayo na kind ngayo..ayy

Zola:Senzanjani bafo?

***Ngsukume ngfake izandla emaphaketheni with rage all over my body!!***

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MELOKUHLE

***I'm meeting up with philani today...he just called..ngfake ingubo emhlophe and black boots bese ngfaka ne jacket..ekhanda ngbophe kahle...kungene i text uphilani uphandle..ngphume ngyongena emotweni***

Me:Sthandwa sami

Phila:Mashenge

***Ngimcabuze bese syahamba***

Me:Syaphi?

Phila:It's a suprise

***Sihambe sonke leskhathi isandla sakhe sihleli ethangeni lami...after some time sime kwindawo emnyama and i fown***
Me:Uhm..sikephi philani?

Phila:Ungathuki sthandwa sami..uyangithemba?

Me:Yes

***Avule iscabha and take my hand..sinyuke klendawo size syofika phezulu bese syangena umnyango uvaleke kukhanye ama lights and hus brothers are here***

Me:What's going on here?

Phila:Hlala phansi sthandwa sami

***Inhliziyo ishaye kakhulu...ngithi ngyaphuma angbambe ngeynwele and throww me on the ground..i cough as i land on the cold floor***

Zola:Bafo...

***Akhumule i jacket uphilani..ngivuse ikhanda ngimbuke...he look nothing like my man..amehlo akhe are cold as ice***

Phila:Bengikuthembile mashenge..wena wenzani mhh?

Me:Let me go philani

Philani:Why mhh?? WHY DAMNIT!!

***I flinch..izinyembezi zigcwale amehlo***

Phila:Ubulale ingane yami melokuhle!!!

***Asondele angbambe umqala angikinye and i fail to breath..ngisemoyeni trying to fight him off..i feel my eyes roll back***

Zola:Bafo hhayi!!

***Angdedele ngiwe phansi and cough***

Me:Ufuna ukungbulala philani??! ufuna ukbulala min? fine then ngbulale!! ngbulale!! ngkhathele uwena nomfazi wakho!!

Phila:Ugula ngekhanda wena

Me:Njengomfazi wakho...i guess kusegazini lakho ukuba nabafazi abagula ngekhanda!

Phila:Angikwazi ungumbulali melokuhle

Me:Angbulalanga muntu mina!!

Phila:Ama camera anamanga mhh?!

***Nghleke kancane***

Me:Umfazi wakho uyakutshela ukuthi uyena oshise umuzi wakithi??
Phila:Ayikho leyonto!!

Me:Bengazi ukuthi uzomphikela yazi..bekmele ngimbulale naye ukuze sizosala sobabili

Zola:Fuck

***Asondele kimi angkhombe ngesbhamu ekhanda and i kook at him straight in the eyes***

Me:Dubula philani..ulindeni dubula..

Phila:Angazi ngangboneni kuwe usangene ekhanda

Me:Ukuthi ngyathula akusho lutho lokho...wena nomfazi wakho you made me like this..njalo kfanele kube yimi oba strong ngyeke umfazi wakho adlalele ekhanda lami just because i'm kind...fuck that philani and fuck YOU!! yes imina omshayisile and bengfuna kufe naye...she fucken killed my aunt washisa ikhaya engikhulele kulo...i dont care uma ufuna ukungibulala philani..kodwa hlale wazi ukuthi uma kungaba khona into eyenzeka kimi..your family will be sorry

***Angbuke izinyembezi zigcwele emehlweni akhe..angdedele engphusha ngiwe phansi...he punch the wall so many times aze aphume igazi..***

Me:I never meant to hurt you philani...

Phila:SHUT UP!!!

***Abambe isfuba awe phansi obhuti bakhe beye kuye..usyabonga angbambe and drag me kwi room elimnyama then he lock me up..i sob in the darkness***

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