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MELOKUHLE

***Ngiqeda ukugeza endlini..ngibhince ithawula bese ngyaphuma...ngime eduze kwesbuko and drop the towel..umzimba wami awusafani nakqala..i have strechmarks nesisu sisakhona...ngibuke umthungo and the pain in my heart come to to life..i take a deep breath bese ngyagqoka..baggy clothes only..ngibophe ikhanda bese ngyaphuma...well sebeyaqeda ukuthutha abantu and I'm glad...ngehle ngyezansi ngphethe ama boxes...ngfike ngiwabeke emnyango***

Zodumo:Yho bengithi awsaqedi ukugeza

Me:ihaba elikuwe

***She smile bese sihlala kuma steps***

Me:Iskole awustholi namanje?

Zodumo:Ngisthole e unisa

Me:Congratulations!

Zodumo:Thank you...ngizofunda online ngibe nghlala ekhaya..angfuni ukushiya umah no malume bodwa..

Me:You know that I'm always here for you right?

Zodumo:I know...sinenhlanhla yokuthi sibe nawe empilweni yethu melokuhle

Me:I'm the lucky one! Asambe

***Sfake ama box emotweni and we drive off..kumele ngizithengele imoto manje! Well after some hours sfike...***

Zodumo:Namanje angkholwa ukuthi sizohlala lana

Me:Yep...

***I double story...ngenkathi ngisasebenzela uphilani bengiyi save imali...kukhona futhi engenile njengoba sengyekile ukusebenza khona..umah was very happy...kume imoto ka lona ephume emamatheka***

Lona:Shomiiiii I'm so proud yho!!

***We hug bese syangena phakathi..umama usekhishini and I'm glad to see her ephumile ekamereni...amamatheke uma esbona kunuka kamnandi gosh i missed her food***

Lona:Yho mah ngathi ubuwazi ukuthi ngilambe kangakanani

Zodumo:Kunuka kamnandi!

Lona:i missed your food mama!

Mah:Hlalani phansi sekuzovuthwa!

***Sihlale phansi..ulonathemba asondele angibrashe ikhanda***

Lona:Hey

Me:Hi

***Amamatheke***

Lona:I'm glad that usubuyile..

Me:Me too

***Kungene umalume azohlala phansi..akaphuzile namuhla..***

Zulani:Eyy sis kwaze kwanuka kamnandi

Mah:Uyangazi nje zulani

Zodumo:Maulume kade ngagcina ukukbona usober!

Me:Futhi ujabule nje kwenzenjani?

Zulani:Angeke phela ngingajabuli! Umshana wami ubuyile wasithengela lesthabathaba somuzi! Ngaphinde ngathola umsebenzi!

Me:Ngampela malume?!

***Sisukume sishaye izandla..asukume azithintithe and we laugh..umama amuhage***

Mah:Yabonake manje uhamba endleleni eright zulani

Zulani:Angsaphuzi okwangampela sis

Mah:Ngizokholwa ngokubona...

Me:Mina ngyajabula yazi ukuthi usuyekile malume..

Lona:Usuzoslethela nomakoti ke

***We laugh..syohlala phansi kudliwe..ngbuke abantu abasetafuleni and smile...I'm glad i have them in my life...i wish u aunty ubekhona lana...angazi ngabe sesihleke kangaki***

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PHILANI

***Ngyageza kwi shower..intshebe yami ayigundiwe and honestly i couldn't care less...ingqondo yami kanye nenhliziyo yami iku melokuhle..amanzi ehle emzimbeni and all i can see is her beautiful eyes and lips..indlela amamatheka ngayo...ngivale amanzi bese ngyaphuma ngyogqoka..ngyobona unomkhosi namuhla ngifuna izimpendulo..mangiqeda ngingene emotweni and drive there...kungene i notification..umelokuhle posted her new house...ngyaziqhenya ngaye i won't lie...after some time ngfike la bese ngyehla..nghlale phansi ngimlinde..aqhamuke...ubukeka ekhathele ngoba useze waba nama dark circles ahlale phansi sikhuluma ngefoni yakhona***

Khosi:Sengwayo

***Ehlo nge voice ekhathele..ngimbuke emehlweni abuke phansi***

Me:Why?

Khosi:Sengwayo ngcela si-

Me:Why?

Khosi:I'm sorry..bengingaqondile i swear!! bengfuna kufane njengakqala philani...just you and me no sphiwe...i didn't want her in the picture

Me:Ubulale umuntu nomkhosi

Khosi:Obezama ukungibulala philani!! Bekmele ngenze njani?? Ngyaxolisa ngokuqamba amanga ngo melo kodwa lokhu kwa zekhethelo angizisoli...noma engavuka ngingamubulala futhi!!

Me:Nomkhosi

Khosi:She was obsessed ngawe philani lomuntu ubengalimaza ngisho ingane yami!! Ngenze ebekumele ngikwenze...

Me:Awuke uhlale nje la ejele uqaqe kahle ikhanda..ngyakbona wena ingqondo ikuhambele usangene kahle kahle

Khosi:Sthandwa sami ngcela ungakhulumi kanjalo

Me:Udidwa ukuthi bengine soft sport kuwe uzosangana la...yazi ukuthi wonke lomsangano owenzile umoshe impilo yami?!

Khosi:I'm sorry baby plsss

***Ngsukume ngimbuke ekhala..***

Me:Goodbye nomkhosi

***Ngiphume ngimshiye ekhala..ngingene emotweni and head back home ngyolanda usphiwe***

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QAPHELA

***Ngibhema ugwayi ngaphandle ema parkings...kufike uspha ezoma eduze kwami***

Spha:Manje uzokwenzenjani?

Qaphela:Makwenziwani?

Spha:Ngo bhuti wakho?

Qaphela:Ngsacabanga

Spha:Uzekhethelo utholakale eshonile.

Qaphela:Ini??

Spha:Yeah..akwaziwa ukuthi ubulawe ubani

Qaphela:Shitt!! Ucabanga ukuthi ukhulumile?

Spha:Eiish angazi mfana

Qaphela:Eyy naye ustupid marn...umoshe onke ama plans ethu

Spha:Kodwa uphilani beno melokuhle baxabene and ngyazi angeke besabuyelana..fanele ngabe ujabule ngoba uyazi ukuthi uphilani uyaythanda leyangane...

Qaphela:Shut up...into ekmele syenze ukuthola ukuthi uzekhethelo akaze akhulume yini!!

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LONATHEMBA

***I'm going back to my flat now...bekumnandi kakhulu ukuba no melokuhle and her family...i feel like i have my family back...i hope melo heals from her pain...ngingene kwi gate and park my car bese ngyongena endlini...ngikhanyise ngibeke kahle ukey..ngivale amawindi nama khethings bese ngyogeza...mangqeda ngifake ama pijama...sengithi ngicima ezansi ngibona umuntu uhleli estulweni..***

Lona:Uwbani?!

***Aphenduke and i frown***

Lona:Zenande

Zee:Mhh..usangbona kanti?

Lona:Wenzani la? Ungene kanjani la?

Zee:Akubalulekile lokho..sdinga ukukhuluma

***Abeke isbhamu etafuleni and my whole body freeze...amamatheke ekhomba isihlalo..***

Lona:Uzongbulala?

Zee:Hlala phansi..

***Ngihambe ngfike ngihlale

Zee:Umdliseni uzolani?

Lona:Angizwa?

Zee:Ngithi umdliseni? angeke avele angyeke kanjalo agijime aze kuwe!!

Lona:Udinga usizo wena...usuka kini uzongbhedela?

Zee:Bala amagama akho ntombazane ngizokufaka ethuneni mina!!

Lona:Awubuzi ngani indoda yakho? nihlukene nina so angazi ukuthi wena why uzihlanyisa

***Asukume athathe isbhamu eza kimi***

Zee:Awuksabi ukufa hhe??!

Lona:Usuke kini uzongkhomba ngesbhamu?? Uma uzongbulala kwenze manje lokho usheshe..ngkhathele mina ngibe nosuku olude kabi

Zee:Ngfuna uhlukane no zolani or else

***Ngsukume ngimbuke***

Lona:Or else what?

***Angbuke with an angry face ahlohle isbhamu sakhe fast ngiye kuye and punch her face..abuye naye sibange isbhamu! Asthole angkhombe ngaso ngigobe ngimuwisa..ngicoshe isbhamu ngidubule phezulu..***

Lona:Wanyakaza ngikufaka inhlamvu

***Ngthathe ifoni ngfonele amaphoyisa..ngithi ngyapheduka uza no mmese..ngimdubule ingalo awe phansi***

Lona:You crazy bitch!

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PHILANI

***Kade ngiphandle ngidlala ibhola nezingane kanye no sphiwe...he look so happy noma ekhumbula umawakhe nje..angbuke***

Sphiwe:Umama uzobuya nini baba?

Me:Uzobuya soon usakwi business trip..yindaba awuthandi ukuhlala la?

Sphiwe:Kumnandi kodwa i miss you guys

Me:Khululeka very soon sizoba ndawonye...

Sphiwe:Ukephi umel-mam melo?

Me:Usekhaya kubo boy

Sphiwe:Why engekho nawe?

***I sigh***

Me:Ngimuzwise ubuhlungu sphiwe

Sphiwe:Wamkhalisa?

Me:Yes..she is a good woman...ngimlimaze kakhulu angboni ukuthi sizophinde sibuyelane..

Sphiwe:Nginiphuphe nishada baba

Me:Ngampela?

Sphiwe:Mhh

***I chuckle***

Me:Hambothatha izimpahla zakho uzifake emotweni syekhaya

Sphiwe:Really?

***I nod, asukume egijima..ngingene endlini ngfice ubaba ebuka i tv***

Me:Sengwayo

Baba:Zungu...uyaphila kodwa?

Me:Aww syancenga khona..uphi umama?

Baba:Ekhishini

***Ngyekhona ngimfica unentombazane ekhona iyaqoba***

Me:Sanbonani

Mah:Mntanami usukhona!!

***Angihage***

Mah:Ngaze ngajabula ukukbona mntanami...ohh u amanda vilakazi lona mntanami...amanda umfana wami uphilani lona..

Amanda:Ngyajabula ukukwazi manzini

***Engbuka emamatheka and i just nod...***

Mah:Untaba ushilo ukuthi uzodinga unkosikazi wesbili...uyambona kodwa u amanda ukuthi muhle kanjani?

Me:Ayy mah..

Mah:Yini manje?

Me:Ngyakucela hhayi manje..

***Ngiphume ekhishini anglandele no amanda***

Mah:You have to move on philani...umelokuhle angeke abuye kuwe

Me:Noma kunjalo angeke ngishade mina habe..sengzokhethelwa manje ukuthi ngishada bani? Kahleni bo!

Mah:Baba awukhulume naye

Baba:Ndodana...

Me:Wee ayy athi ngihambe..ningibiza nje kanti nizongibhedela..nali ibhadi bo!

Mah:Umelo angeke abuye philani kmele uqhubeke nempilo..amadlozi afuna unkosikazi wesbili

Me:Angizingeni bakwethu...yabona nje ningangfaki..mayye imihlola phela lena! Sphiwe asambeni!

***Ehle neskhwama ngimphathele..ngibuke u amanda osefuna ukukhala***

Me:Sis umuhle kodwa angeke ngikushade mina..uyedwa umuntu engimfunayo

***She nods bese ebuka phansi***

Me:Ayy seniyisala kahle bakwethu..

Mah:Philani!!

***Ayy ngizobhedelwa mina kahle kahle..***

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