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MELOKUHLE

Phila:Ngbuzile ukuthi kwenzakalani lana?!

Andile:Ubonile ukuthi kwenzakalani

Phila:Who the fuck are you?!

Andile:Trust me awfuni ukungazi...

Me:Ngcela nehlise umoya

***Uphilani aphose ingqindi ku andile and i scream!! u andile abuyisele naye bewisane***

Me:Pls stop!!!

***Beqhubeke and i feel something between my legs***

Me:Jehova ongcwele...

***Uphilani angbuke eze kimi fast followed by andile***

Phila:Shitt shitt!!

Andile:Just breath okay?

***I nod and take a deep breath***

Me:Ahhh

Andile:Kmele aye esbhedlela she's in labour!

***Uphilani angiqukule aphume nami..u andile ashayele and i can feel ama pains esinyeni ayaqinisa..sengyashiselwa nasemzimbeni***

Me:Ngyeke philani musa ukungithinta!!

***Angdedele nglokhu ngkhipha umoya..***

Phila:Eyy sheshisa nawe!!

Me:Ahhhh!!!

Andile:Just breath melokuhle

Phila:Eyy shayela wena just breath kwani??!

Andile:Atleast kukhona engikushoyo mina wena wenzani?!!!

Me:Just stopp!!

***Sfike esbhedlela aphume kqala u andile abuye ne wheelchair lapho sengijuluke ngimanzi!! Bengene nami beshesha bebiza odokotela..bengene nami kwi ward..gosh i can't believe I'm about to give birth..***

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PHILANI

***Slindile ngaphandle and my heart is beating fast right now...i can't believe this is finally happening...ngbuke lomfana ohleli phansi and scoff***

Me:Usungahamba mfana

Andile:Umfana ama balls akho

***Ngimubambe ngamawashing ngimbuka emehlweni***

Me:Ngizokubulala mfana uyezwa?! Awungazi ukuthi ngingubani ungangibhayizeli mina

Andile:Kyacaca ukuthi awungazi nami..angiyindawo mina..umelokuhle kade ngqalile nginaye and wena ubungekho la!! Manje usuzofika uzongitshela amasimba!

Me:Umelokuhle umfazi wami..ukhulelwe ingane yami

Andile:Ayikho indoda ephilayo ekhanda engashiya unkosikazi wayo yedwa..nakhona unkoskazi omuhle futhi ozithobayo

Me:Uma uke wasondela kumelokuhle...

Andile:Uzongenzani??!

***Engbamba naye sbukana emehlweni***

Nurse:Bengsacela niyeke lento eniyenzayo isbhedlela lesi

***Angdedele ayohlala phansi ngibeke izandla ekhanda...i can hear melokuhle screaming in the room..ngsukume ngyovula umnyango***

Doc:Sir pls wait outside

Me:Ngyeke wena umfazi wam lona

***Ngime eduze kwakhe useze uyamfoma..ngimsule isphongo kanye nobuso***

Melo:I can't do this...

Me:You can do this mashenge

***Ngimubambe isandla as she push..after some time kube nomsindo wengane..uvalo luthi heqe! odokotela athathe ingane ahambe nayo bese eyabuya ayinike umelokuhle***

Melokuhle:My baby...nkanyezi yamama

***Esho with a tired voice..***

Me:Melokuhle?!!

***Avale amehlo inhliziyo ivele ime...***

Me:Melokuhle!!!

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KHOSI

***I've been trying to call philani kodwa akayibambi ifoni yakhe..ngibuke i pregnant test and i negative..ngiyifake emgqomeni...bengithi izosebenza this time..ngehle ngyezansi ngfonele uphilani and ayingeni still!! Let me call zolani***

Zola:Koti

Me:Zolani uyaphila?

Zola:Yebo wena?

Me:Ngikhathazekile ngo philani angimtholi efonini is he with you?

Zola:Ohh eish..akaze akutshele? Mhlampe usazokufonela asho ukuthi u out of country for i business trip

Me:Owh...sengkhohliwe yazi uke washo..anyways thank you

***Ngivale ifoni and shake my head..i meeting e out of the country!! Something tells me that amanga onke lawa***

Sphiwe:Mah can we go kuyavalwa kuma games

Me:Yes baby let's go

Sphiwe:Uphi ubaba?

Me:Ubaba akahambi nathi namuhla

Sphiwe:Bengazi

***Aphume ahambe and i sigh..ngimlandele syongena emotweni***

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MELOKUHLE

***I can hear the sound of the machine...ngivule amehlo and umzimba wami ubuhlungu..u andile aze kimi fast angbambe isandla.***

Andile:Usuze wavuka

Me:Mhh

***Ibuye ingqondo ngivuke fast..***

Me:Iphi ingane yami andile?

***He sighs***

Andile:Ngenkathi ulele uphilani uythathile ingane

Me:What??!

Andile:Ngzamile ukumuvimba kodwa ekgcineni ingane eyakhe..

***Ngsukume ngikhipha i drip***

Andile:Uyaphi?

Me:Ngyofuna ingane yami!

***Ksanjalo kuvele uphilani emnyango nezandla emaphaketheni..ngyekuye ngimubambe i shirt***

Me:Ingane yami philani!!!

Phila:Ukhuluma ngani?

Me:UNGANGENZI ISLIMA PHILA NGFUNA INGANE YAMI!!!

***I scream from the top of my lungs***

Phila:Awnangane wena...ayikho ingane ozoyithola..you don't deserve to be a mother...ngizozikhulisela ingane yami

Me:PHILANI UNGANGIHLANYISI MINA YEZWA??!LETHA INGANE YAMI!!! I WANT TO SEE MY CHILD!!!

***Ngimubambe ngama washing..***

Phila:Mthatheni..njengoba nibona nje ukuthi akaphilile ekhanda angeke akwazi ukunakekela ingane yakhe

***Kungene abalisa ababili and i move back..u andile aze kimi fast engbeka emvakwakhe***

Andile:Fuck off!!

Man:We're just doing our job sir

Andile:She's fine...philani usangene??!

***Aye kuye aphose ingqindi bengbambe and i just scream..***

Me:PHILANI PLS DON'T DO THIS!!

***U andile akhiphe isbhamu ebakhomba bangdedele***

Andile:Phumani la or else ngizonisakaza ngenhlamvu

***Bephume bebaleka..angbuke uphilani bese eyahamba and i just cry..angbambe u andile***

Andile:It's okay...shhh...I'm here...

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