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LISAKHANYA

***The woman that i call my mother fixed me a bath...bengingakwazi ukuhamba kahle since i was weak..ngigezile bese ngashintsha ngafaka izimpahla...ngizwe bekhuluma bethi umndeni walomfana engzomshada usendleleni ngakhoke kmele ngibukeke...i did eat nakhona ngoba bebengiphoqa...ngyazibuka esbukweni and I don't recognise the girl that i see...ngibona umuntu o broken and i know that I'll never be the same again! angene ubaba afike angbuke***

Baba:Buka ukuthi umuhle kanjani...yabona manje you will make me proud

Me:Why ungzonda kangaka?

Baba:Mina? angikzondi lisakhanya...uyazi ukuthi izinto laykhaya zihamba kanjani...

Me:Baba ngyakcela! Angfuni ukshada umuntu engingamazi!

Baba:Uneskhathi esningi kabi sokuthi umazi...uyabona ukube awukaze nje uqale ubaleke ngabe kade kwadlula konke lokhu

***Zehle izinyembezi..***

Baba:Be a good girl...basendleleni abasemzini angfuni ufike udelele lapha..uyazi nawe ukuthi ngzokwenzani uma kubakhona okbhedayo

***And i know...he wilk kill me...aphume ahambe...ohh god only if angikaze ngbuye ngilandelana no nsika ekbeni engangthandi...kwakmele ngihlale phesheya and focus on myself..kwesinye iskhathi ngyazibuza ukuthi ingabe abazali bami ngampela laba? Kodwa ngbuye ngkholwe ngoba ngyafana no mama..even though engzonda kodwa yimi engfana naye...angene angbuke***

Mah:Sesfikile iskhathi asambe

***Ngsukume ngimlandele..ngimbozwe ngengubo and kunentombazane emboziwe nayo...syongena kwenyindlu bese sihlala phansi ecansini***

Baba:Nayike imbali yethu laykhaya...uyazibonela nawe ngcobo

***Ngizwe sebengimbula ingubo and my blood immediately gets cold.. ngiphakamise amehlo kancane ngibabuka...bafake amasudu and shades...they look rich and scary at the same time..ngbuke phansi***

Ngcobo:Aycha khona imbali enhle ngyabona!

"Uthi aklona nje ikhaladi leli?"

***Ahleke ubaba and that moment amehlo agcwale izinyembezi...kumnandi kubo while I'm about to be sold!!***

Ngcobo:Lutho yikho phela ukuthi snenzalo enhle laykhaya

Ngcobo:Usaphelele?

***Ngphelelephi?? I wanna scream no!! Kodwa ngizibambe***

Baba:Hhawu intombi nto lena mapholoba!

***Why is he lying?? Wazi kahle ukuthi angyona intombi!! Wazi kahle because he's the one who...!! ziqathake izinyembezi as i take deep breaths!***

Ngcobo:Ngakhoke nakhu okwethu

***iskhwama esimnyama eskhulu and I'm sure sigcwele imali***

Ngcobo:Sihamba naye umakoti wethu

Me:Mama

***Ngisho kuqathaka izinyembezi***

Baba:Eyy eyy singaxabani lisakhanya uyezwa??!

***Esho engkhomba ngomunwe***

Me:Baba ngyakcela angfuni ukshada

***Ngizwe ngempama ingvala ubuso ngbone ama stars!!***

Baba:Uyangeyisa lisakhanya hhe??! Uyangdelela!!

***I think everyone is shocked endlini yingakho kuthulakale...***

Ngcobo:Scela indlela, syamthatha umakoti wethu

Mah:izikhwama zakhe zi ready vele...

***Asukume ahambe, ngbuka phansi izinyembezi zehlile... I'm sure ngzoba no blue eye ngoba i skin sami si sensitive nanokuthi ngyakhanya ngokwebala...bengsukumise bese syaphuma...all this time I'm wondering ukuthi ubani umnyeni wami lana?? ilamadoda amadala vele?? ***

Mah:Ungangphoxi emzini uziphathe kahle

***Ngingasho lutho kuye as we walk outside...ngicabanga ukuthi how will i escape here!! Bahamba ngezimoto ezinkulu ezimnyama... ngyabona ukuthi lomndeni shuthi unemali yingakho ubaba ebejahe ukuthi bengthathe..***

Ngcobo:U right makoti?

***Lo baba his aura is dark...uyasabeka nje! Ngibuke phansi and nod...angvulele iscabha ngingene ngemumva imoto isuke... phambili kuno driver bese kuba nomlisa ofake izibuko...ngathi i bodyguard... ngcabanga nokuphuma klemoto ihamba kodwa ngizwe sekukhala ama locks..ngimbuke esbukweni u driver naye uyangbuka... it's like ufunde ingqondo yami...i deep sigh..i have to get out of here***

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NGCOBO

***Ngihlezi ngemumva no bhuti wami omncane uqaphela...into engiybone kuloyamuzi angyazi ngampela! Ushenge indoda engenanhliziyo and lapho engzomthola khona!! ucabanga ukuthi angazi ukuthi uyena lona obusy ontshontshela inkampani yami! Bekuyi plan yami yonke lena yokuthi ngisondele kuye... yabona manje njengoba sesiyi family uzongthola kahle...into nje engangphathi kahle ukuthi uhlukumeza umndeni wakhe...kwakukade ngimlandela! uyabona nje u lisakhanya ngyabona ukuthi she's been through a lot...***

Qaphela:Uma ucabanga kukhona akwaziyo ukoti?

Me:Angboni kanjalo...ubonile nawe ukuthi umphatha kanjani...nxhh iyanginyanyisa indoda eshaya umuntu wesfazane...futhi nje ushenge akayona indoda

Qaphela:Khululeka bafo lapho esizomthola khona uzofisa sengathi akaze nje azalwe...let him enjoy izinsuku zakhe zokugcina emhlabeni

Me:Yeah khona ngijahile ukumubamba ngalezi ezami izandla

Qaphela:Umakoti ubukeka ehlukumezekile...

***He sigh***

Qaphela:Uma ucabanga umxolisi uzoythatha kanjani lento? Phela simlobolele engazi

Me:Ngzokhuluma naye umxolisi

Qaphela:I hope so bafo ngoba angfuni ahlanyele ingane yabantu

Me:Engahlanys kodwa angeke ayenze lutho...angikaze ngkhulise amadodana abeka isandla kumuntu wesfazane

Qaphela:Sengfuna ukbona ukuthi le plan yakho izophelelaphi

Me:Themba mina wena...

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MXOLISI

***Ngi busy kwi laptop ngilungisa izinto ezincane..ngihlezi no nhlaka..nakhona skhathele ngoba kade sisebenza..ngikwakhe and unonhle(umkakhe) usenzela into yokudla ekhishini***

Nhlaka:Phumula manje seku right

***Ngimbuke and chuckle***

Me:Yini?

Nhlaka:Vala i laptop skhulume

***Ngiyvale bese ngyambuka...ngyambona umuntu ozingbhedela engakasho lutho***

Me:Khuluma phela

Nhlaka:So...i set you up for a date

Me:Wenzeni?

Nonhle:Ngcela ungakwati bandla i told him to do it...

Me:Nonhle..

***Afike abeke ukudla kwethu bese ehlala phansi***

Nonhle:Mxolisi you need someone in your life...angeke ugugele wedwa in your huge mansion

Me:What if ngfuna kubenjalo?

Nonhle:Ayikho into ekanjalo..i know that deep down you need someone

Me:Awazi lutho ngami nonhle

Nhlaka:Bafo...

***Ngnikine ikhanda...unhlaka no nonhle bathatha i advantage yokuthi ngi soft kubo***

Me:Aninayo i right yokuthi ningthathele izinqumo ezifana nalezo

Nonhle:U zenande is a lovely girl...uzomthanda

Me:Yazini anginishiye laykhaya ngoba ngyabona ukuthi sizogcina singazwani

Nhlaka:Angeke udle?

Me:Ngihamba nakho ukudla

***Ngsukume ngthathe i plate***

Me:Nisale kahle

Nhlaka:Hhawu bafo..

Me:Akukho date engyakuyo mina

***Kukhale Ifoni yami ubaba***

Me:Ngcobo'mkhulu

Baba:Ngcobo'mncane, ukephi?

Me:Ngikwa nhlaka, Kwenzenjani?

Baba:Ngcela sihlangane kwakho kyaphuthuma..nobabili

***Asukume unhlaka***

Me:Syeza

***Avale ifoni***

Nhlaka:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Angazi asambe ndoda

***Sphume..angsakshiyi nokudla ngihamba nakho..singene emotweni and drive off...yini lena engaka ephuthumayo?***