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LISA

***Namuhla usuku lwe braii...gosh I'm nervous ngoba i don't know what is expected of me and I'm sure umndeni wonke uzobe ugcwele lapha! i decided to put on ingubo yami emhlophe..ifika ngaphezu kwamadolo bese iveza i clivage kancane..bese ngfaka ama izicathulo eziphakeme kancane and then fix my hair..ngifake a little blouse ngaphezulu ukuvala amahlombe ngfake i perfume bese ngyaphuma.. ngehle ama stairs ngthole umxolisi usenglindile...ufake i shirt eli white with black pants..he look good...angbuke ngehla sengthandazela ukuthi ngingawi kuma steps***

Mxo:Singahamba?

Me:Yes

***Siphume syongena emotweni... I'm a little disappointed that he didn't comment on my looks..kodwa what am i expecting ngoba phela asthandani!***

Mxo:Ungathuki kakhulu...bazokthanda ekhaya

Me:Unesqiniseko esngakanani?

Mxo:100%

***I just nod bese ngibuka ngaphandle kwe windi...sihambe iskhathi bese syafika klomuzi omkhulu omuhle...kyacaca ukuthi lomndeni unemali shame! apake imoto bese syehla...inyama nje inuka kamnandi igceke lonke...ngilandele umxolisi afike angshiye ekhishini namanye amantombazane..***

"You must be lisakhanya"

***Kusho a dark beauty..afike azongihaga***

Her:Ohh sorry, i am nonhle...nhlakanipho's wife..gosh you're so beautiful

Me:Ohh... ngyajabula ukukwazi... you're also beautiful

Nonhle:ohh thank you...ungahlala nje unethezeke..uphuzani? Wine or juice?

Me:Juice

***Ahambe abuy nawo bese ehlala phansi***

Nonhle:I'm glad to finally meet you! yazi bengfisa kanjani ukuza ukuzonbona kodwa bengsafuna ukunipha i space

Me:Ukube uyazi ukuthi ngsuke ngibhoreke kanjani

Nonhle:No more...sengikhona mina manje!

***I chuckle... ngathi ngzomthanda unonhle***

Nonhle:So tell me...u right kodwa?

Me:Yeah...

***Nginamanga kodwa noma ungabatshela abantu ukuthi awukho right bazokwenzani?!***

Mangcobo:Omakoti bami

***Angihage***

Mangcobo:Uyaphila nana? Awsemuhle

Me:Ngyaphila mama

Mangcobo:Asambe bafuna ukukbona u aunty bakho

***Ngsukume ngimlandele***

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MXOLISI

***Ngihlezi phandle no bafo siyaziphuzela...igceke ligcwele abantu bayaphithiza...cha mningi kodwa umndeni wakwa ngcobo kyasho ukuthi umkhulu wayenesthembu! ***

Thalente:Cha bafo ngenkulu nje inhlonipho, muhle umkakho?

Langa:Aycha yena ukhona bafo...intombi ziphelele!

Me:Angeke phela ngimuhle kangaka ngibe no mfazi omubi

***Behleke***

Nhlaka:Umuhle wena!?

Me:Wena umuhle?

***Behleke***

Sandile:Seniqalileke...cha kodwa vele mxo yabona kthiwa lengane ubuyshela ibingeke ikuqome

***Behleke bengbhedela...ayikho intombi eseke yanqaba mina...amanye aze azilahlele kimi***

Me:Phuma emabhozeni

***Ngbone u mashenge ehamba no mama... amehlo ami engasuki kuye..she look so beautiful kodwa bengeke ngimtshele... ofcourse ngshilo ngomlomo wami ukuthi she does look beautiful..ngisho nomuntu o blind engasho ukuthi umashenge muhle...uma ungamazi ungaze ucabange ukuthi ikhaladi... angphathike njengoba egqoke ingubo emfishane namhlanje eveza izitho zakhe ezinhle***

Langa:iyoze iqhuzuke ingane yabantu!

Sandile:Bese eyaphika ukuthi uchazekile

Nhlaka:Uzophaphama seku late myekeni

***Ngithathe ibhodlela ngphuze bese ngbuka umashenge futhi...ngazithembisa ngathi angeke ngphinde ngfake umuntu wesfazane enhlizweni yami... angfuni ukuzithola senginama feelings ngo mashenge...futhi kzomele ngiqhele eduze kwakhe***

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LISA

***Okay namhlanje bekumnandi..angazi ngagcina nini ukuhleka kangaka...sidlile inyama sasutha...indlela ebiningi ngayo isalile enye...sihlezi ngaphandle sishawa umoya...***

Mangcobo:Lisa

Me:Mah?

Mangcobo:Phezulu kwi room yenu kune file ekwi drawer ngcela unglandela yona...

***Ngsukume nginyuke ngihambe straight..ngilithole bese ngyangena phakathi..ngfike ngvule i drawer kodwa aknalutho...min later kungene umxo ame uma engbona***

Mxo:What are you doing here?

Me:Umah ungthume i file

Mxo:Nami ngzolanda yona

***What?! Sizwe sekukhala i lock yomnyango...uma evula umxolisi kvaliwe***

Mxo:Nhlaka!

***We hear laughter bese kyathulakala..kyacaca ukuthi baskhiyele lana!***

Mxo:Nonhle?!

Me:Bahambile

***Anikine ikhanda***

Mxo:Bayathanda ukudlala laba

***Nghlale embhedeni coz I'm tired***

Me:So...

***Angbuke and i chuckle... okay calm down lisa! Yabona u enhle ne i dea yakhe yokuthi angphuze i wine!***

Mxo:U right?

Me:Mhh...wena u right?

Mxo:Mhh

Me:Pho uhlineleni?

Mxo:Ngihlinile?

Me:Ngathi ufuna ukushaya umuntu

Mxo:Uphuzeni?

Me:Amanzi

***Emvakwalokho ngihleke...angbuke and shake his head...asondele angbambe islevu engbuka emehlweni***

Me:You have pretty eyes

Mxo:You're drunk

***Ngimubambe ubuso ngimbuke and i feel him tense up..his eyes travel to my lips...ahlehle afake izandla emaphaketheni***

Mxo:Get some sleep mashenge

Me:Uyaphi?

***Ngsukume ngyekuye ngfike ngimubambe amahlombe***

Me:What are you scared of?

***Athule angbuke... next thing ngsezandleni zakhe...asuse ingubo bese eyanglalisa...akhiphe izicathulo zami bese eyangimbathisa..ethi uyahamba ngimubambe***

Me:Uzolalaphi?

Mxo:Esofeni

Me:Mhh...

***Ngimdedele..gosh I'm tired..nglale nge side and watch him...akhumule i shirt ne vest and i swallow hard...gosh those muscles?? Akhiphe his pants and i just have to hold my breath!! No this man is not real!! Angbuke bese eya ebathroom ngizwe i shower and i just take a deep breath ngoba my heart is beating fast...ohh god i blame i wine!!***

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