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LISAKHANYA

***All I've been doing ukuvuka, ngidle and cook... I haven't seen umxolisi or his brothers...lokhu ngabagcina ngenkathi kwenzeka leyanto yesbuko... it's like umxolisi is avoiding me ngoba ngyabona ukuthi uyafika kodwa ngvuke esengekho...i am not complaining ngoba phela nami angthandi ukumbona... I've been focusing on ukupheka...since I can't go out and cook ngpheka layndlini and ngyabona futhi ukuthi umxolisi uyadla ngoba ukudla kwakhe ngikshiya kwi macrowave ngvuke kungekho...right now I'm just baking... it's funny how ekhaya bengakaze bengfonele bebone ukuthi ngsaphila naa! Kodwake ngdlala ngeskhathi ngoba abanendaba...ngbone sekungena umama osekhulile amamatheke uma engbona nami ngimamatheke..***

Her:Makoti unjani?

***Ohh shoot! Umaka mxolisi??!***

Me:Sawbona mah, ngyaphila ninjani?

Her:Syaphila...

***Asondele and hug me...i hug yakhe is a mother's hug...ngyambona ukuthi unomoya ophansi***

Mangcobo:Ngyaxolisa ukufika late ukuzokbona...besfuna ukunipha i space esincane

***Sihlale phansi...angbuke***

Mangcobo:Uright kodwa? ukphethe kahle umxolisi?

Me:Yebo mah

***Ahleke kancane***

Mangcobo:Angyona ingane koti..

Me:Si right mama...yikho ukuthi all this is new to us kodwa ngokuhamba kweskhathi sizojwayela

***She nods***

Mangcobo:Angfuni ukuthi ufele ngaphakathi...ngfuna wazi ukuthi you have gained a mother kimi...so uma kunenkinga ubikele mina

Me:Ngyakuzwa mama kodwa ngyakthembisa konke kuhamba kahle

***I'm not about to tell her ukuthi kwenzakalani...angfuni nokungena enkingeni...already umxolisi uyangzonda***

Mangcobo:Klungile uma ushonjalo, ngfuna uzizwe usekhaya mntanami...ngyazi ukuthi ushadiswe without imvumo yakho kodwa bengzocela ukuthi uqine

Me:Nawe mah washada njengami?

Mangcobo:Cha, ungcobo ngikhule naye..he's my childhood sweetheart

Me:Wow...

Mangcobo:Umxolisi indoda elungile...mnike ithuba

Me:Angboni ukuthi sizofika lapho mama

Mangcobo:Trust me nizofika...

***Well, skhulume ngokunye bese ngyasukuma showing her my cooking skills and ukuthandile shame ukudla kwami...kungene umxolisi, luthi heqe uvalo! Ngyaqala ukumbona namhlanje***

Mxo:Mama

***Ayekuye amcabuze isphongo***

Mangcobo:Kunini ngfikile

Mxo:Bengisabambekile emsebenzini

Mangcobo:I was bonding no makoti...cha uyapheka shame

Me:Ngyabong mama

Mangcobo:Kmele ngihambe manje, mxolisi ungakhohlwa ukuthi kune braii ngomgqibelo ekhaya..ufike no Koti ukuze ezobona umndeni wonke

Mxo:Okay...

***Angihage bese eyavalelisa ahambe..***

Mxo:Umtsheleni umah?

Me:Nothing

Mxo:Mhhh

Me:i braii yani ezobakhona??

Mxo:Anniversary yabazali

***Anyuke ayephezulu ngsale ngphaka ukudla...mangiqeda ngbuyele egumbini lami***

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MXOLISI

***Ngi busy Kulezinsuku..i was out of time for iskhashana ngyolungisa izinto ezibhedayo...ukphatha ama business amaningi akyona insangu...ngihlezi e office ezansi...after what happened phakathi kwami no lisa angazi nanokuthi ngimbheke kanjani...she saw a side of me ebekungamele alibone...shit the fear in her eyes! angthandi ukbona umuntu wesfazane enaleyo fear ngami ngoba angsoze ngambeka isandla...i sigh coz yonke lento ingbuyisela emumva...i thought sengidlulile klento ka nokukhanya kodwa ngyabona ukuthi ngidlala ngeskhathi..lento yenzeka 4 years ago but it's still feels fresh...to make it worse.. ulisakhanya no nokukhanya igama elilodwa lelo...***

Nhlaka:Kmele uxolise ku mkakho

***Ungena manje uzohlala phansi***

Nhlaka:You know damn well ukuthi naye she doesn't have a choice yokuba lana...who knows ukuthi ushenge ubemphatha kanjani sonke leskhathi

Me:Ngyazi ukuthi what i did was wrong

Nhlaka:Awkhombisike kodwa!

Me:Ngzokhuluma naye

Nhlaka:You better! Phela ulisa intombazane eright kabi...akadingi nawe ukuthi umnike a hard time

***Asukume***

Nhlaka:Ngyahamba manje umfazi wami unglindile

***Aphume ahambe ngisale ngibuka i laptop...kodwa kfana nokuthi iyona ebuka mina***

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LISA

***Okay, umxolisi akekho...angikaze ngimbone layndlini shuthi uphumile...ngfuna nje uksebenzisa ibhavu kuphela...ngiphathe izinto zokugeza bese ngifasa ithawula ngingene kwi main room... akekho! Ngingene fast ebhavu bese ngvulela amanzi...gosh a hot bubble bath! Ngingene phakathi and soak myself and gosh it's feels so good...umzimba uthi ukuqaqeka kancane... why vele lingekho ibhavu kwi spare room? Ngithi ngsazipholele uvuleke umnyango ngiwakhiphe wonke amehlo...angene umxolisi and i see him freeze***

Mxo:Shit!

***Aphenduke***

Mxo:What are you doing here?

Me:I..i..

***Avule umnyango aphume..ngsale ngivulela amanzi ngiphuma fast..ngibhince ithawula bese ngima emnyango ngsaba ukvula...ohh god bengyaphi?? And i thought he's not at home!! Ngihlale iskhathi nje and then i hear a soft knock on the door***

Mxo:Mashenge

***Luthi heqe uvalo***

Me:Yebo

Mxo:Uzolala lapho?

Me:Cha

Mxo:Phuma-ke

***Gosh ngathi ngiyingane encane!! Ngvule umnyango ngimthole emile engbuka...ngyakhohlwa ukuthi mude kanjani..***

Me:Ngyaxolisa ngoksebenzisa ubhavu wakho...angeke kphinde kwenzeke

Mxo:No it's fine...ungawsebenzisa anytime

***Ngphakamise ubuso ngimbuke, not believing what he just said..une tattoo entanyeni that makes him more attractive***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Mhh?

***Gosh I'm zoning out!! Ahhh lentombazane ewu lisa!! And since when engbiza ngesthakazelo sami?***

Mxo:Bengcela ukuxolisa ngalento eyenzeka a week ago...kwakungamele ngenze ngendela engenza ngayo

Me:I should've stayed on my lane

Mxo:Kodwa ngfuna wazi ukuthi angsoze ngakulimaza, angsoze ngakbeka isandla

***angphakamise islevu ngesandla ukuze ngimbuke and i swear i felt butterflies in my tummy!***

Mxo:Angfuni ukuthi ungsabe

Me:Okay

***Angdedele bese eyahlehla efaka izandla emaphaketheni..***

Mxo:Ungahamba

***Izinyawo zami zingthathe ngoba ngyabona ukuthi I'm glued to the floor...ngiphume and I'm just trying to process lento eqeda ukwenzeka! Umxolisi? Exolisa? Kimi??***

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