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THE BRIDE

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LISA

***Ngvula amehlo kancane and my head hurt.. ngilibambe ngvuke ngihlale while looking around...ngikephi? Uvuleke umnyango angene umxolisi ephethe inkomishi..ame angbuke and i just look away***

Mxo:Thatha, izoksiza ngekhanda

***Angnike bese ngyathatha...ohh god no! Pls don't tell me i did something stupid izolo!***

Mxo:Wathula kangaka manje? Izolo ukhulume kwaze kwacishe kwasa

***I'm avoiding eye contact with him***

Me:I'm sorry...

Mxo:For?

***Eishh***

Me:Ngalokho engikwenzile izolo

Mxo:Wenzeni izolo?

Me:Mxolisi...

Mxo:Cha ungabi namahloni..izolo ubungenawo

***Ohh god ngenzeni izolo? Ngizibuke and ngsagqokile...he chuckles while shaking his head...angazi noma udiniwe or what!***

Mxo:Lunga ukuze sizohamba

***Aqede lapho aphume ngsale ngizimboza ngengubo! I knew it's wasn't s good i dea ukuthi ngphuze! Buka manje ngnamahloni wokubuka ngisho umxolisi..ngiphuze lento and it's taste horrible..ngvuke nglungise kahle umbhede bese ngyogeza..when I'm done ngfake ingubo emnyama nglungise nekhanda bese ngyaphuma...ohh wow! Umndeni wonke ukwi table room kyadliwa***

Me:Sanbona

Ngcobo:Makoti ukahle? uyasho umkami ukuthi ubungazizwa u right izolo

***Ngbuke umangcobo and she has on a smile ebsweni***

Me:Sengingcono baba

Ngcobo:Kuhleke ntombi, hlala phansi udle

***Ngihlale eduze kwa mxolisi...ngintshontshe ukumbuka and uzinakele ukudla kwakhe.. ukudla kugcwele itafula angazi nanokuthi ngiqalephi!***

Mxo:Kwenzenjani?

***Ubuza nje akangbuki***

Me:Lutho

***Athathe i plate afake ukudla bese eyangnika***

Me:Ngyabonga

Mangcobo:Koti, ulale kahle kodwa izolo?

***Ngimbuke and ngathi she's hiding a laugh... don't tell me that she was involve klento yayzolo...ngbuke no nonhle and naye she's smiling***

Me:Nglale kahle mama

Mangcobo:Mhhh

Ngcobo:Namuhla omakoti noma bengaphumula ngoba asikho isphithiphithi

Nhlaka:Mhh, bengcabanga nje baba ukuthi sino bafo no koti sibe ne double date

Nonhle:Ohh that would be lovely!

Nhlaka:Uthini bafo?

***Ohh god why bembuza phakathi kwabantu??! Already ngyamcika and manje sekmele ngihambe naye..ngyaxi uzonqaba or come up with an excuse***

Mxo:Yebo umqondo omuhle lowo

***Ngimbuke shocked...umqondo omuhle?? Ohh okay?? For sure kukhona into angihlelela yona!***

Nonhle:Great!! Lisa kmele syokwenza i shopping enzima kabi after this!

***I just smile... honestly i don't understand why evumile ngoba ngyazi akathandi...well after eating syekhishini syowasha izitsha***

Nonhle:Are you mad at me?

Me:Should i be?

***She sighs***

Nonhle:Ngyaxolisa

Mangcobo:Cha, umuntu ekmele ngabe uyaxolisa yimi ngoba ngfike naleliqhinga

Me:Mah

Mangcobo:It was all fun and games and ngyaxolisa uma ngenze umonakalo

***I sigh***

Me:Awenzanga umonakalo mama

Mangcobo:Ukuthi nje ngfuna wena no mxolisi nichithe iskhathi ndawonye

Me:And kuzozenzakalela lokho ngeskhathi sakho

Mangcobo:Ngyakuzwa makoti...anginishiye

***Ahambe***

Nonhle:Did something bad happen?

Me:Angazi ukuthi ngenzeni izolo, no mxolisi akafuni ukusho...ohh god! What if ngenze into ehlazayo

Nonhle:I don't think so...ukube wenze into ebhedayo umxo ubengeke avume siye kwi double date

Me:What if kukhona akuhlelile?

Nonhle:Ungacabangi kakhulu, asambe syokwenza i shopping

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MXOLISI

***Ngyangena kwi room and kukhona u lisakhanya...angbuke nami ngimbuke bese ebuka phansi***

Me:Kwenzenjani?

Lisa:Nothing

***I smirk, ngyazi usazibuza ukuthi wenzeni izolo kodwa angeke ngize ngimkhumbuze...ngyeskhwameni ngfike ngkhiphe i black card ngimnike***

Me:Pin is 1765

Lisa:Kodwa-

Me:Unonhle uklindile...thenga noma yini oyfunayo

Lisa:Thank you..

***Amamatheke engbuka ngfake izandla emaphaketheni ngimbuka...aphume ahambe and i sigh...ngehle ngyezansi ngfice unhlaka ebukela i tv***

Me:Double date hhu?

Nhlaka:Ufuna sihlale layndlini senzeni ngampela?

Me:Ucabanga ukuthi angiwaboni lamaqhinga ango?

Nhlaka:Amaqhinga ani manje?

Me:Ngyazi ukuthi bekuyicebo lakho lokuthi niskhiyele izolo

Nhlaka:Uyanglahlake manje, nikhiyeliwe?

***Ebukeka engazi lutho ngampela...i sigh and nod***

Me:Kyacaca ukuthi umama no nonhle

Nhlaka:Manje kwenzakaleni? utholile noma u kiss?

Me:Kphelake into oycabangayo

Nhlaka:Yini enye engingaycabanga?

Me:Akwenzakalanga lutho...she was drunk...futhi noma kthiwa ube sober bengeke kwenzeke lutho

Nhlaka:Une sure engakanani ngalokho?

Me:I don't have feelings for her, yes muhle impela waphinde wama kahle kodwa ama feelings awekho

Nhlaka:Mhhhnm

Me:Ungathi kwwiiii

***He chuckles... ngnikine ikhanda ngsale sengbuka i tv***

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LISA

***I don't remember shopping like this! Bengsaba uksebenzisa i card kodwa unonhle wavele wathi i must relax ngithenge izimpahla...let me just say ngthenge u wadrabe wonke! Senza namakhanda and nails...i feel fresh and beautiful...le frontal ende iyangfanela...***

Nonhle:Uzosangana uma ekbona umxo

Me:Ohh come on...umxolisi akangbuki kanjalo

Nonhle:Thani uyadlala! uke wabona indlela akbuka ngayo when you're not looking?

Me:Hhu?

Nonhle:He does like you ukuthi nje unenkani...he won't let anyone near his heart

Me:Yini lena eyamenza wabanda kangaka?

Nonhle:All i can say is that he was heartbroken...ama details useyokwazisa uma ese ready

Me:I want to work nonhle

Nonhle:Then why don't you work?

Me:Ucabanga ukuthi uzovuma?

Nonhle:Angeke anqabe, what do you do?

Me:I'm a professional chef

Nonhle:Wow, that's nice...yabona ngoba usukhona usuzongphumuza emabhodweni

***I chuckle...kzomele ngkhulume naye umxolisi...well after we're done sbuyele endlini to get ready... iskhathi sizoshaya khona manje...ngfike ngigeze bese ngyaqala ngyagqoka..ngizibuke esbukweni and smile...ngfake ingubo ende emnyama enomqhewu...ekhanda I did a style kwi frontal ngase ngenza kahle ubuso...ngsathi ngyazibuka angene umxolisi and our eyes lock from the mirror...his eyes travel to my dress and then face...ngimbone egwinya amathe***

Mxo:Ehem, are you ready?

Me:Mhh

***We're matching..ufake isudu emnyama ne shirt elimhlophe..inkinobho yaphezulu akayibophanga yonke....kuvela i tattoo yakhe kancane..he look yummy***

Mxo:Asambe

***Ngthathe iskhwama and follow him...sehle syezansi afike angvulele iscafa...i thank him bese naye eyangena and we drive off.. endlini kudlala a soft music...ngimbona ulokhu engintshontsha engbuka***

Me:What?

Mxo:You look beautiful

Me:Thank you, you don't look bad yourself

***I see him chuckle... sihambe size sfike, sfikisane no nonhle and nhlaka and they both look beautiful***

Nonhle:You look gorgeous

Me:You look extraordinary

***Sihleke as we hug bese sihlala phansi***

Nhlaka:Sizodlani?

Mxo:Mashenge?

***Angbuke and i swear my heart skip a beat... angnike i menu...okay ngcela amanzi coz why is he affecting me this way? Ngimbuke, his pink lips, beautiful eyes namashiya! Neynkophe! Deep sigh...angbuke and i look away***

Me:Excuse me

***Ngsukume going to the toilet... ngfike ngizibuke esbukweni and sigh...wow lisa! Uyamhalela??! Ughh shutupp!! Mangphuma nje ngbone ngomuntu esengbamba isandla***

Man:Sawbona mama...kade nglokhu ngikbuka waze wamuhle

Me:Ngdedele.

Man:Hawu ngcela skhulume

Me:My husband won't like that

Man:Ushadile iphi pho i ring??

Me:Ngthe ngdedele!

Man:Askhulume

Mxo:Susa izandla zakho ezingcolile ku mfazi wami

***He said that in a deep voice...ubuso bakhe bushintshile...angdedele lomfana***

Man:Hhhade boss

***Aye kuye amubambe ngamawashing pinning him on the wall***

Mxo:Ungangjwayeli amasimba mina mfana uyezwa?

***He nods eqhaqhazela! Amdedele bese ebuka mina***

Mxo:U right?

***Esho engbambe ihlombe and our eyes lock...he came for me...***

Mxo:Mashenge?

Me:Mapholoba

***I see him freeze and then our eyes lock.. isandla sakhe sihambe ebusweni bami and i close my eyes***

Mxo:Don't

Me:What?

***Ngisho ngbamba isandla sakhe ngsondela kuye***

Mxo:Mashenge

***Angbuke...his eyes traveling to my lips bese egwinya amathe...aqede ahlehle***

Mxo:Baslindile asambe.....

***I nod and follow him with my heart beating fast... yimi ngedwa engizizwa kanje uma nginaye vele??! Does he feel it too??!***

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