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PHILANI

***Silinganisa amasudu estolo...ingqondo yami ayikho lana ikwi convo yami no melokuhle...muhle umuntu angikwazi ngisho ukumkhipha ekhanda lami...i really miss her..akaphumi ngisho emaphupheni ami...Inhliziyo ibuhlungu ngoba singekho ndawonye...usangthanda..ngyakbona lokho emehlweni akhe inkinga uyasaba ukuthi ngizomphula Inhliziyo***

Zola:Phila

Me:Mhh

Zola:Ucabangani kangaka kunini sikbiza

Me:Ayy it's nothing

Zola:Umelokuhle angithi?

***Ngimbuke and he smirk...i sigh***

Me:She's my soulmate bafo..ngamdedela and now i have to watch her with another man..

Zola:Nike nakhuluma?

Me:Yes..and usure ukuthi akafuni sbuyelane..

Zola:Sorry boy

Me:Ngizophila...anyways waze wamuhle bo

Zola:Hhayi hhayi usuqalile nobutabane bakho kumele uthole intombi

***Kungene unkanyezi no sya***

Sya:Ubani manje istabane?

Zola:Uphilani ubusy uyangincoma la ungfuna embhedeni

Me:Udakiwe!

Nkanyezi:Bafo usufuna ukudla ngemumva manje

Me:Eyy futseg niyangidakelwa kanti

***They burst out laughing***

Sya:Khululeka bafo i got you..uyamkhumbula u pam engsebeza naye?? Well uyakufuna so ngimutshele ukuthi nge weekend nizoya kwi date

Me:Ayy uyangidakelwa wena...

Sya:Aww bafo kahle she's a good woman

Zola:Yeah awuhambe mhlampe uzoyeka ukucabanga umelokuhle ngoba she has moved on...

Nkayezi:Ay pluz u pam ishisa..that hour glass body

Sya:Ngizomtshela umfazi wakho ukuthi ubuka imzimba yamantombazane manje

Nkanyezi:Hau ngyadlala yini manje!

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NOMKHOSI

***Ngilele embhedeni ngibuka phezulu..kufike usethu ahlale eduze kwami...umngani engimtholile la***

Sethu:Ulokhu uthule kwenzenjani?

Me:After a year ngbone ingane yami esethu...ikhulile ifana ngqo no baba wayo...i couldn't even stop my tears

Sethu:Umnyeni wakho uzokuxolela khosi...

***I chuckle***

Me:Angboni kanjalo esethu...ziningi izinto engizenzile ezimbi..ngizimoshile iympilo zabantu..i was a bad person ngfuna kugcine mina...

Sethu:I understand...akekho umuntu ongavuma kalula nje amukele isthembu nawe wawenza izinto owawubona zi right ngalesoskhathi...kukho konke nje ngyazi ukuthi uyamthanda lophilani

Me:Ngfuna ukuphuma la ngilungise umndeni wami esethu...i keep on dreaming about me and philani nowesfazane and ngyazi ukuthi umelokuhle ongu mnakwethu

Sethu:It's not too late khosi..

***Ngivale amehlo coz the pain in my heart is unbearable..u esethu angibrashe ikhanda and i just cry...ukubona usphiwe no philani namuhla kusho okukhulu kimi...***

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MELOKUHLE

***Ngino mama ekhishini senza ukudla..she's humming a song..ngilokhu ngimbuka kacane ngoba ayy u happy umoghel!!***

Me:Wa happy kangaka mama

Mah:Hau...angeke ngingajabuli ingane yami isekhaya

Me:mhh ngyakbona lokho...une glow nje engingayiqondi kahle

***She pause and look at me..***

Me:Mama kukhona ofuna ngikwazi?

***She sigh***

Mama:Woza sizohlala phansi

***Sihlale phansi***

Mama:Kukhona engihlekisana naye...

***I smile***

Me:Wow..I'm so happy for you..simubona nini lomuntu?

***She clear her troath***

Mah:Ngcela ungizwise kahle okay?

Me:Mama uyangthusa mina manje

***Kukhale i bell asukume angishiye...ayy umama is acting weird...noma ujola no ben 10...abuye ehamba no baba osekhulile ngisukume***

Mah:Ehem..melokuhle u...

Zulani:Zamani!!

***Ngbuke umalume who is fuming..ayekuye amubambe ngamawashing***

Me:Aybo malume!

Malume:Unesbindi sokuza la sathane!! Ucabanga ukuthi ungubani wena??!!

Mah:Zulani hlisa umoya ngyakcela!!

Zulani:Wena mgodoyi!!!

***Aphose ingqindi and I'm just shocked!! Umama ebehlukanise nami ngimsize***

Me:What's going on here??!

Zamani:Mntanami

Zulani:Yeyii akyena umntanakho lo!!! Awnangane wena laykhaya!! Sis lomuntu umletha kanjani la emvakwayo yonke into akwenze yona??! Wakushiya umithi wabaleka lodoti!!

***Inhliziyo ivele ime ngibuke umama who avoiding eye contact..***

Me:Iqiniso mama?

Mah:Kuhle...

Me:Iqiniso?

***She nods bese eyakhala***

Me:I thought he died

Zulani:Mina ngfisa kanjalo!! Uzofunani la wena rabishi?!!

Zamani:Bengcela ukukhuluma no melokuhle

Me:Ufuna ukukhuluma nami?? After 27 years uzofuna ukukhuluma nami??! Really??!!

Mah:Mntanami ngcela umuzwe

Me:Mama uyangphoxa njengamanje...lomuntu wakushiya wabaleka and you had to be a single mom!! All this time ungafuni ukukhuluma ngaye kodwa bengazi ukuthi uzwa ubuhlungu..ayikho mina into engizoyikhuluma nawe...after 27 years uzovumbuka la!!.

Zulani:Awushaye ngathi uyaphuma wena doti!! Wena sis ngisazo khuluma nawe...wena phuma!!

***Angbuke and i look away from him..***

Zula:Phuma!!

Mah:Zulani

Zula:Eyy kahle sis!

***Aphume uzamani..ngithathe isikhwama sami ngiphume***

Mah:Kuhle

***Ngivule umnyango ngiphume...ayy angsazi smakade***

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***Siphuma ukyokhuluma no DJ sno philani he's awfully quite..sihamba ngemoto yakhe..yazi namanje angkholwa ukuthi uzamani uvele watheleka nje! After everything ayenzile wenza lento!!***

Phila:Mashenge!

Me:Hhu?

Phila:Is everything okay?

Me:Yes

***Singene emotweni and he drive off...ayybo uhamba ngenye indlela***

Me:Akyona indlela eya ekhaya lena

Phila:I know

Me:Ungsaphi philani?

Phila:Uzobona..

Me:No! Tell me

Phila:Just trust me..

Me:Trust you?? Kanjani when you can't even trust me!!

***Angbuke and i sigh..ngibuke ngaphandle kwe windi as he step on it...uma sesizofika ngikhumbule kahle lendlela..ngbuke uphilani who is smiling..sime kwi gate elikhulu elihle..lizivulekele bese syangena klendawo enhle kangaka...amehlo ami agcwale izinyembezi ngoba ngkhumbula kahle uphilani engakhela umuzi and usuphelile manje...***

Me:Philani

Phila:Come...i want to show you something

***Esho eletha isandla sakhe***

***Ku khale ifoni yami and it's andile..ngidonse umoya ngiwukhiphe and take philani's hand...right now I'm staring at our dream house..***

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