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SBAYA

***Ngfike endlini kuno sambulo...ngfike ngigeze...I'm frustrated! Ngihlale ama hour kwi shower bese ngyaphuma...bekungamele ngimshiye ulondeka...ukuthi nami ngsuke ngathatha ngokcasuka! Ngthathe ifoni ngimfonele kodwa akaybambi...fuckk!! Ngzame ukfonela usethu since ungasekhaya kodwa ingangeni ifoni...kuyana phandle njengamanje and kuqala ukuba nenyama...ngehle ngyezansi***

Me:Sambulo ugcine nini ukhuluma no sethu?

Sambulo:Emini, why?

Me:Nothing

***Kodwa mhlampe usekhaya...eiish nami kodwa!***

Sambulo:Hlala phansi uzongenza ngibe dizzy

Me:Ngbhedile

Sambulo:Wenzeni?

Me:Ngishiye ulondeka egarage

Sambulo:Garage liphi?

Me:Ngasekhaya

Sambulo:What the fuck! 3 hours drive??

Me:Besxabana ngadinwa...uthe uzothatha i cab

Sambulo:Bafo uyazi ukuthi it's not safe lapha moss

***Ngfonele unomzamo...iqale ingabanjwa bese eyaybamba***

Zamo:Sbaya

Me:Zamo, ngcela i favour

Zamo:What?

Me:Ngcela ungyela etavernia garage

Zamo:Ngobani? Ngyokwenzani?

Me:Ehem..ulondeka ulapho

Zamo:Wenzani lapho? Ukuphi wena?

Me:I don't have time to explain nomzamo

Zamo:Shuthi bye ke

Me:Nomzamo ngyakcela

***I sigh***

Me:Sxabanile ngamshiya lapho

Zamo:Wamshiya lapho? Are you crazy sbaya?? uyabona mara ukuthi it's raining cats and dogs phandle?? Umshiye yedwa ngoba sekuhlwile nje?!

Me:Pls find her...

Zamo:Fine...you owe me

Me:Thank you

***I sigh...ngilinde iskhathi bese eyafona***

Me:Uyamthola?

Zamo:Nope she's not here

Me:Fuck!!

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LONDEKA

***We're wet, cold and hungry...angyazi ngampela lemvula ukuthi iqhamkaphi mina...right now sizongena kleli flat la sethu...singene ngaphakathi bese eyakhanyisa***

Sethu:Ungayogeza phezulu

***I nod...nginyuke ama steps...amazinyo ami ayashayisana indlela engigodola ngayo...ngingene kwi shower ngvulele amanzi ashisayo...i relax when hot water touches my body...angazi ukuthi ngabe ngikephi uma kthiwa akafikanga usethu...angfuni ukukhuluma ngo sbaya...ngyazi ukuthi ubecasukile kodwa ukuvele angshiye ahambe nje ekbeni azi kahle ukuthi angyazi nalendawo...ngiphume and dry myself...mangphuma kuneympahla embhedeni...trackpant a hoodie bese kuba izinto zokugcoba zakhe...ngigcobe bese ngyagqoka...ngehle and i smell food...it's smells delicious...usethu usekhishini uyapheka...ngimbuke***

Sethu:What?

Me:You can cook

Sethu:I can do a whole lot more

***I smile***

Me:Uphekani?

Sethu:Inyama

***Ngsondele ngbuke***

Me:Are you a chef?

***He chuckles***

Sethu:Cha

***Ngihlale phansi ngimbuke...anglethele i juice ngiyphuze***

Me:Thank you

***Aphakamise ikhanda angbuke***

Me:For today

Sethu:Ohh...awdingi ukungbonga...uyintombi ka bafo bengeke ngikyeke uwedwa

***But your brother did!***

Me:But still thank you

Sethu:Okay

Me:Angeke ubuze ukuthi kwenzekeni?

Sethu:Aklona idokwe eligayelwe mina lelo mama

***Ngimbuke as he move around ekhishini...mayeqeda anglethele ukudla***

Sethu:Ungabe ubuka i tv ngsayogeza

***I nod...ahambe ngsale ngizibukela i tv...my phone is off and i will charge it later...kahle kahle angfuni ukukhuluma no sbaya...lento ayenzile ingcasulile!***

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ZITHOBILE

***Ever since londeka ebe no sbaya uzibona eyilento ephezulu ekhekheni! She even moved out! For sure imali ka sbaya futhi! Umngani onjani ngampela?? She knows that ngyazifela ngo sbaya kodwa yena she targeted him! Ngthathe isnqumo sokuthi ngimtshele! Ngsukume ngthathe iskhwama ngphume..ngithi ngyavula umnyango ngihlangane no sbusiso...angbuke and smirk***

Sbu:Going somewhere?

Zee:Ufunani? ulondeka akahlali la

Sbu:Ngize kuwe..ngena ngaphakathi

Zee:Angizwanga?

Sbu:Ungzwile angnalanga lonke

***Angdushele ngaphakathi bese evala umnyango***

Sbu:Hlala phansi

Zee:You won't boss me around!

***Angdushe ngihlale phansi..agobe angbuke***

Sbu:Uyazi ngbenzani abantu abaphaphayo mina?

***He chuckles***

Sbu:Ngenza sure ukuthi ngibanqamula izimpiko

Zee:Ufunani?

Sbu:Aahha...nawuke lombuzo..ngfunani...mhhh...athi ngbo...

***Angbuke***

Sbu:Ngfuna uphume ezindabeni zika londeka

Zee:What?

Sbu:Uke ucabange nje ukutshela usbaya ukuthi she's a cop I swear naksasa singakungcwaba

Zee:Uyangsongela?

Sbu:Lutho sisi isthembiso, i will make sure to gudluza you endleleni ukuze ngthole into engiyfunayo

***Aphakame bese efaka izandla emaphaketheni***

Sbu:Ngikugadile ntombazane...gxamazela nje uzowuzwa onotshwala!

***Aqede ahambe ngsale ngabamba isfuba ngoba inhliziyo ishaya ngamandla!***

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LONDEKA

***Today was just...ughhh...i hate it uma kuzokwenzeka into ezongenza ngcabange about my past... I don't ever want to relive those memories i worked hard to forget...even though ngingawakhohliwe but i avoid them! yingakho ngihlezi ngi busy... I don't wanna be reminded about my past**

Sethu:Ukahle?

***Ngthuke coz angimzwanga ehla..ufake i trackpant neskibha esimnyama...all his muscles out***

Me:Yes

***Ahlale phansi adle naye***

Me:Is this your place?

Sethu:Yeah...ngijwayele ukuba lana when I'm back at home

Me:Why ungahlali ekhaya?

Sethu:Nabazali? ubabonile kodwa?

***Ngihleke kancane and he side smile...i swallow hard coz he has a beautiful smile***

Me:Drama

Sethu:Uzobajwayela kodwa

Me:Angboni nanokuthi bayangthanda

Sethu:You just have to impress them

Me:Wena ushada nini?

***I don't know why i asked that...he just chuckles***

Sethu:Askafiki iskhathi...angikamtholi nomaqondana

Me:Wazi ngani uma sesfikile or uma usumtholile umaqondana?

***Athule bese engbuka emehlweni..like really look into my eyes***

Sethu:The moment you see that person....umhlaba uyama nje okweskhashana....umbuke emehlweni and you just see your whole future...the moment you hold their hands uzwe inhliziyo yakho ishaya ngamandla...uvalo oba nalo to lose that person...ufuna abenawe njalo, alale eduze kwakho ukuze uzovuka ekseni ubuke ubuso bakhe obuhle...when your eyes lock with hers and you never want to look away....yonkinto ngabo ikwenza ufune ukuba umuntu ongcono...a better man for them...

***Our eyes lock...i hear and feel every word he says***

Sethu:In that moment you know, your heart knows

***Abuke phansi nami ngibuke eceleni***

Me:Do you believe in love?

Sethu:Engikwaziyo londeka ukuthi one day i will meet someone engyomthanda...okwamanje lokho akukenzeki...what about you?

***Ngthule ngimbuke***

Me:I use to believe in love...i use to love the idea of getting married and being with one person forever...you know i use to read novels and i would just fall in love with the way the characters loved each other..nami ngangithi ngfuna uthando olunjalo

Sethu:Then what happened?

Me:My parents died

***Angbuke...asondele angbambe isandla***

Sethu:Ngyaxolisa ukuzwa lokho

***I sigh***

Me:Ubaba wabulala umah phambikwami waqede wazibulala naye...my mom use to love my dad...ngimncenga ukuthi amshiye coz he was abusive kodwa enqaba....maybe if she didn't believe in love or believe that he would change wayezovuma sbaleke simshiye...mhlampe ngabe uyaphila manje

***Amehlo ami agcwale izinyembezi...ngyaqala ngqaa ukutshela umuntu ngalento...I haven't spoke about it in years...angsondeze kuye and hug me tight...ngiqamele esfubeni sakhe and sob...after a while ngsuke ngsule izinyembezi***

Me:I'm sorry...i just...

***Ughh! When did i become this weak?? Kade ngagcina ukukhala ngoba angyena umuntu okhalayo!***

Sethu:Ungaxolisi...aklona ihlazo ukuveza indlela ozizwa ngayo

***I sigh..anglethele amanzi ngiwaphuze***

Sethu:Ngyaxolisa ukuthi konke lokho kwenzeka kuwe...angyazi i pain oyizwayo kodwa ngyafisa to take this pain away from you...

***I sigh***

Me:Izinto zyenzeka and they change you

Sethu:You're a strong woman shoti

Me:Ubani ushoti?

Sethu:Kanti umude yini?

***I laugh***

Me:Mnx

***He chuckles...***

Sethu:Do you love him?

***I know he's taking about his brother***

Me:I'm still getting to know him

***He nods***

Sethu:He's a good guy, give him a chance

***I nod...asukume***

Sethu:Kmele ulale ukuze ngizokuhambisa ekseni...ayikho i network this side I'm sure usbaya ukhathazekile ngawe

***Yeah right...ngsukume***

Sethu:Hambolala phezulu mina ngizolala ezansi ksofa

Me:Okay, goodnight

***Ngime kuma steps...ame angbuke...kudlule iskhathi singasho lutho***

Sethu:Ulale kahle

***Nginyuke ngfike ngiziphose embhedeni ngkhiphe umoya ebengingazi nanokuthi ngiwbambile! What a day lord!***

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