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#Few Days Later

LONDEKA

***Guess who's now dating! Yebo phela imina...me and sbaya are okay...we're going out for lunch today...bengqala nqa ukungena undercover and be someone's girlfriend...ngjwayele ukwenza ezinye izinto...lile being a maid...lokho doesn't involve any feelings...ngizibuke esbukweni and smile....iskhathi esningi kyangihlula ukuveza ama emotions...but ke ngoba ngyasebenza la kmele ngzenze umuntu onenhliziyo enhle..ngifake i jean ne top and sneakers...ekhanda ngiqaqile ngase ngabopha igoda...ngehle ngyezansi..sbaya is waiting outside...ngphume...angbuke and smile***

Sbaya:Waze wamuhle

Me:Ngyabonga, syaphi?

Sbaya:Somewhere

***Singene emotweni sihambe..adlale umusic bese ngeskade akhulume..***

Sbaya:Baby

Me:Mmh

Sbaya:Ngyakuthanda

***Ngimbuke***

Me:Nami futhi

Sbaya:Yazi kungakfanela kanjani ukuba umakoti wasekhaya

Me:Ohh really?

Sbaya:Ngcela ungacasuki

Me:Kwenzenjani?

Sbaya:Ngikuyisa ekhaya

Me:What??! Sbaya!

Sbaya:Khululeka ngikhona mama...ngfuna nje ekhaya bebone ukuthi nginomuntu ukuze bezongyeka phansi

Me:Bekyeke phansi?

***He sighs***

Sbaya:Bafuna ukungishadisa

Me:Kanjani manje?

Sbaya:Arranged marriage

Me:Isenziwa leyonto?

Sbaya:Yeah...bayazihlanyisa nje ekhaya

Me:Angboni ukuthi bazongthanda

Sbaya:Okwabo lokho...angeke ngishade umuntu engingamthandi mina

***Ngkhiphe umoya...yiyo vele into ebengiyfuna lena right?? Sihambe size sfike kubo...sehle...angbambe isandla singene ngaphakathi...siphambane no sethu***

Sethu:Senize nafika

Sbaya:Yeah, baphi abazali?

Sethu:Ngaphakathi

Sbaya:Baby ngcela unglinda nje kancane ngsafuna ukukhuluma nabo

Me:Okay

***Angene...i look around...kuhle khona laykhaya...usethu ahambe***

Me:Ungahambi

***Ngizithole sengisho njalo eskhaleni..ame aphenduke angbuke***

Me:Uhm..

***Ngithinte indlebe***

Sethu:They won't bite

Me:Are you sure?

Sethu:Umamkhize uhlanya kancane

***Ngihleke nginikina ikhanda***

Sethu:Good luck though

Me:Uyahamba?

Sethu:I have things to do around here

Me:Ohh okay...

***Ngthule...i can feel his eyes on me..ngphakamise amehlo and he's staring...i feel something move in my tummy***

Sethu:Kmele ngihambe londeka

***I nod...ajike ahambe..***

Sbaya:Woza sthandwa sami

***Ngimlandele...okay kunabantu abaningi...nentombazane empofu enhle ihlezi***

Sbaya:Mama no Baba...nangu umuntu othathe inhliziyo yami...ngfisa ukumshada

***Woaah! Sfike nini kwezomshado jehova?!***

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SBAYA

***Ngyababona ukuthi badinwe bagane unwabo...kantike they have to understand ukuthi impilo yami lena and i can choose whoever I want to spend my life with***

Mamkhize:We sbaya? Yini ngampela lento oyenzayo?

Me:Ngine right yokuzikhethela mina umfazi

Mkhize:Nangu umfazi wakho uklindile

Sbaya:Angeke ngimshade uzamo ngyama futhi lapho

Mazulu:Mamkhize khuluma nendodana yakho!

Mamkhize:Sbaya azenziwa izinto zakanjena!

Me:Nakhuke kuzokwenzeka, ngcela niyeke bandla ukungixina ngo zamo...angimthandi futhi angsoze ngamthanda!

***Ngbambe ulondeka isandla....unomzamo asukume aphume ahambe***

Mamkhize:Uyazibona ukuthi wenzeni sbaya?

Me:Angeke sidle nokudla...bengzosho nje ukuthi ngyashada soon

Mamkhize:Uyayazi yona lentombazane ngoba usufuna ukuyishada nje?

Me:Yebo ngyayazi

Mkhize:Klungileke..ishade

Mamkhize:Baba!

Mkhize:Cha akayshade mkami ngoba uyaythanda...klenyanga esbheke kuyo sihambisa amalobolo

Me:Klungile! asambe baby!

***Sphume sihambe...uzamo ame ewindini lemoto***

Zamo:Can we talk?

Me:Eyy angnaso Iskhathi sakho

Zamo:Please

Me:Ngyaphuthuma sisi

***Ngdumise imoto ngihambe..ngbuke ulondeka obuka ewindini***

Me:Sthandwa sami

***Athule angangphenduli and i sigh...***

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LONDEKA

***Angyazike into eyenzeke namuhla mina! What the actual fuck?? inoba uyangihlanyela usbaya!! Umshado??!***

Sbaya:Ngyazi ukuthi udiniwe sthandwa sami

Me:Ngdiniwe? Ufuna ngenzenzenjani? ngsineke?

Sbaya:Ngyaxolisa

Me:ingakho unglethe kini?? Are you using me sbaya?

Sbaya:Using you how ekbeni ngikuthanda sthandwa sami?

Me:Umshado wani pho lo okhuluma ngawo??

Sbaya:Ngyakuthanda londeka

Me:We just started dating! You can't seriously tell me that ufuna ukungshada!

Sbaya:I see nothing wrong with that

Me:Awungazi nokungazi sbaya!

Sbaya:We have the rest of our life to know each other

Me:Uyahlanya wena!

Sbaya:Ngyakuthanda...ukuthi I've only known you for iskhashana anganandaba mina nalokho

Me:Wena nje ufuna abazai bakho beyeke ukukphoqa ngomshado...yingakho nje unglethe kini

***I'm angry! I hate the name marriage with my whole heart! umama washada and the very same man she loved ended her life!***

Me:I'm not ready to get married

Sbaya:Sthandwa Sami

Me:You need to slow down sbaya

Sbaya:Awfuni ukungshada?

Me:Pls drop me off here ngzothatha i cab

***Amise imoto and unlock iycabha...he look pissed...ngehle bese ngyavala asuke ahambe... ngingene egarage ngthenge amanzi...ngkhiphe ifoni ngfonela usbu***

Sbu:Partner

Me:He want to marry me

Sbu:Fast so?

Me:Kubo bafuna ashade nenye intombazane manje usenglethe kubo wabatshela ukuthi uyangthanda, itayma lakhe lithi next month asishade

Sbu:We can fake eveything

Me:Uyazi ngizizwa kanjani ngemshado so pls ungaqali

***He sighs***

Sbu:Uphi pho?

Me:He left me khona la egarage

Sbu:Ngyeza ngzoklanda

Me:Ngzothatha i cab don't worry

Sbu:Kmele wehlise umoya ukhulume naye...

Me:Ngfuna angfake inside his business angfune ring mina sbusiso

Sbu:Ngyakuzwa...icebo solakha

Me:Kmele ngihambe sokhuluma

Sbu:Sure

***I drop the call...i see a familiar face***

Me:Sethu?

***Aphenduke***

Sethu:Londy...wenzani la?

Me:Looking for a cab

Sethu:Uphi usbaya?

Me:Angazi

***He frowns***

Sethu:Asambe

Me:Cha ngi-

Sethu:Asambe shoti bakithi

Me:What?

***He chuckles bese eyaphuma...i roll my eyes ngimlandele...i grin uma ngbona isthuthuthu eskhulu esimnyama ***

Me:Esakho?

Sethu:Yeah

***Angnike i helmet ngiyfake...agibele bese eyangbuka..ngigibele ngemumva..ngbuke izandla bese ngiybeka esfubeni sakhe...i hear him sigh bese ngyasusa***

Me:I'm sorry

Sethu:It's fine...

***Abambe izandla zami uvalo luthi heqe! Aybeke kuye eqolo and i hold him tight***

Sethu:U right?

Me:Yes

***Asdumise bese syahamba...ngiqamele emhlane wakhe while holding him tight so I won't fall!...***

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