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LONDEKA

***Ngivula amehlo ekseni...ngvuke ngihlale...i feel tired...ngbuke iskhathi bese ngyavuka ngenze umbhede bese ngyogeza..mangqeda ngigcobe ngifake zona iympahla za sethu...ngyezansi ngimthole enza i coffee***

Me:Morning

Sethu:Hi, ulale kanjani?

Me:Like a baby, i hope you didn't have trouble esofeni

Sethu:Cha

***Angnike i coffee and i thank him***

Me:Why kbanda kangaka lana?

Sethu:Uthanda ukshisa?

Me:No kodwa kyabanda ngapha

Sethu:Mhlampe ingoba it's closer to the mountains

***Sidle bese singena emotweni sihambe***

Me:Unayo i charger?

Sethu:Mmh

***Angnike and i charge my phone...***

Sethu:It's gonna be a long drive

Me:Ngyabonga sethu...angazi ngampela bengzokwenzani if ubungekho

Sethu:Ungazikhathazi, you should stop thanking me

Me:Kanjani coz you keep helping me?

***He chuckles...ngivule i radio kancane***

Sethu:Ngimtshelile usbaya ukuthi you're safe with me...ubekhathazekile ngawe

Me:Ubengeke angshiye lapha if ukhathazekile ngami! Nxh!

***Angbuke bese ebuka phambili...i sigh***

Me:Angithethisi wena

Sethu:Mmh

***Ngibheke eceleni and just sleep...I'm avoiding eye contact because he's staring...uma ekbuka it's like he's searching for your soul...i even forget to breathe and i hate that...ngizwe esengvusa..ngvule amehlo kancane and sipake to my new place***

Me:How did you know where i live?

Sethu:Ngitshelwe usbaya

Me:Ohh

***Ngvuke ngikhiphe ibhandi***

Me:Thank you

***He just nods...ngbone ngo sbaya nocking ewindini...i sigh bese ngyaphuma***

Sbaya:Baby

***Angbambe engihaga***

Sbaya:I'm glad you're safe

***Angdedele bese ekhuluma no sethu...usethu ahambe***

Sbaya:Sthandwa sami

Me:Ufunani la sbaya?

Sbaya:Love

Me:Ngikhathele engikfunayo uklala

Sbaya:Ngyaxolisa...bekungamele ngikshiye lapha

Me:Sbaya uyangsusa la ungyisa kini without telling me ujika futhi ungshiya khona lapho??!

Sbaya:Bengenziwa ukcasuka bengi-

Me:What if something happened to me sbaya? uyacabanga kodwa kahle?

Sbaya:Ngyaxolisa sthandwa sami

Me:Hamba sbaya

Sbaya:Mama

Me:Sbaya hamba!

***He sighs..angbuke***

Sbaya:Ngyakthanda

***Ngthule ngimbuke...ajike ahambe...nami ngingene endlini...my phone rings***

Me:Sbu

Sbu:Where have you been londeka!!

Me:I'm fine don't panic

Sbu:Don't tell me that! Kade ngzama ukukfonela ngingaktholi!

Me:I network ibingekho la ebengikhona

Sbu:Ukuphi njengamanje?

Me:Endlini

Sbu:Ngyeza

***I sigh and drop the call...ngibe ngenza ukudla***

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SETHU

***Ngizopaka imoto ngaphande...ngyabona ngemumva uyanglandela usbaya...ngfike ngehle and wait for him...ehle bese ezakimi***

Sbaya:Bafo angazi ngampela ukuthi ngingakbonga kanjani yazi-

***I give him a punch on the face and he curse***

Sbaya:What the fuck sethu!

Me:Umshiya kanjani umuntu wesfazane kwindawo angayazi ngisho ukyazi??!

Sbaya:Kube iphutha

Me:Iphutha?? She was 3 hours away from home sbaya! anything could've happened to her

Sbaya:But nothing happened, you were there

Me:What if I wasn't there??

Sbaya:Yehlisa umoya mfethu...buka cishe wangphula ikhala

Me:Umuntu wesfazane akenziwa kanjalo sbaya...uyangphoxa coz umdala kodwa awuyboni into ewrong

Sambulo:And then?

Me:Wena ungene kanjani la?

Sambulo:I have my own key

Me:Endlini yami?

***I chuckle shaking my head...singene ngaphakathi ngvule i fridge bese ngikhipha ama i ice ngimnike alibeke ekhaleni***

Sambulo:What happened? Did you find her?

Sbaya:Ubeno sethu

Sambulo:Hawu..kanti klenhliziyo yakho kukhona ukuba ne care

Me:Eyy fuseg wena

Sbaya:Eish she won't talk to me

Sambulo:Mina i was gonna dump you shame

Sbaya:Awume kancane nawe

***He sighs***

Sbaya:Ngyamthanda ulondeka bafo...angazi ngampela ngingenzenjani uma enganglahla

***Angazi kodwa i feeling engingayjwayele vist me...the moment esho ukuthi uyamthanda ngizwe inhliziyo yami ibophana...ngivule i fridge ngikhiphe into ebandayo ngphuze***

Sambulo:U right bafo?

Me:Yeah

Sbaya:Yini umsebenzi wonke lo?

Me:Yeah kodwa into encane khululeka

Sbaya:Ngyabonga kakhulu mfethu

***I just nod...what the fuck is happening to me?!***

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SBAYA

***I'm not angry at sethu for punching me...i deserved that ngoba into engyenzile iyabheda...ulondy won't take my calls and now I'm losing my mind...kungene i call from nomzamo***

Zamo:Umtholile?

Me:Yeah she's fine...ngyabonga

Zamo:Namanje ngyazibuza ukuthi umshiye kanjani sbaya?

Me:Bekuyiphutha nomzamo

Zamo:Ayfani nawe lento oyenzile...I'm so disappointed in you

***She drops the call and i sigh...ngzame ukfonela ulondeka kodwa ingene ku voicemail..ngiphume emotweni ngyothenga izimbali and chocolate...sengyongena emotweni i bump into someone***

Me:Watch where you're going

Man:Sorry

***Angbuke...ngathi uhlanya nje***

Man:Lezimbali angeke zikfake enhlizweni yakhe...isithathiwe vele

***I frown***

Me:Uthini wena?

Man:Impi, igazi..ukuxana komndeni, trust is broken

Me:Eyy uzokhuluma umbhedo la igazi labani?

***Ngingene emotweni and drive off...umuntu uzobhedelwa uhlanya! ***

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