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LISA

***Ngyaphaphama ngyaqalaza ukuthi kombe ngikephi,ohh damn! ngyaxakeka nje senglele embhedeni omngaka...ngibuke kwelinye i side akekho... ngikhiphe umoya bese ngyasukuma..aqhamuke evela ebathroom ame angbuke angasho lutho...ngidlalise izandla ngimbuka***

Me:I'm sorry

Mxo:Uxoliselani?

Me:For ukukhlupha izolo

Mxo:Mmmh..u right manje?

Me:Yes

Mxo:Ok

***Bengithi uzongbuza ukuthi kwenzekeni but I'm glad akabuzanga ngoba I'm not ready to talk about it...ngiphume going back to my room and mangingena ngingene kwi shower and bath...phandle liyana izulu...for sure umxolisi uyemsebenzini so kmele ngmenzele i breakfast ne lunch...ngphume ngigcobe ngigqoke and wear warm clothes..ngehle ngyezansi ngenze ukudla...a few mn later ehle naye esegqokile...ufake i shirt elimnyama with black pants bese waphatha iskhwama sakhe... umxolisi is a very large, tall, handsome man...akahleki and lokho kumenza abe sexy kakhulu..afike ahlale estulweni bese ngyamlethela ukudla...ngenze i lunch and make my own coffee bese ngima ngale kwetafula staring at him***

Me:Bengcel skhulume

***Aphakamise amehlo angbuke...luthi heqe uvalo!***

Mxo:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Ngiba lonely layndlini uma ngsele ngedwa..bengingathanda ukbuyela emsebenzini

Mxo:Umsebenzi muphi?

Me:I'm a chef

***He nods***

Mxo:Ufuna ukqala nini?

Me:Anytime

Mxo:Okay klungile

Me:So awnayo inkinga?

Mxo:inkinga yani mashenge?

***Ohh god nqaba nami! iyazi lendoda ukuthi ingenzani uma ingbiza kanjalo!?***

Me:Yokuthi ngfuna uksebenza

Mxo:Cha angnayo inkinga...ungumfazi wami hhayi isboshwa

***I smile to myself...first time ngimuzwa engbiza ngo mfazi wakhe!***

Mxo:Kzomele ngihambe

***Asukume athathe ukudla bese eyahamba...i lock the door bese ngbuyela ngyozilalela...kukhale ifoni yami and it's nonhle***

Me:Nonhle

Nonhle:Hey babe u busy?

Me:No why?

Nonhle:Ngyeza...i want us to go somewhere

Me:Okay

***Ngvale ifoni bese ngyoshintsha... atleast I won't be bored namhlanje***

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MXOLISI

***Kuningi engingakqondi ngo mashenge kodwa angazi ukuthi ngzoqalaphi...yabona nje lento eyenzeke izolo ingididile ngoba wenzisa komuntu one trauma. Okusho khona ukuthi she's been through something...indlela ebethuke ngayo izolo ingixakile...kodwake uzokhuluma when she's ready...nami ngizithusile sengimubamba...i wanted to keep her close to me...ukumtshela ukuthi I'm here ayikho into ezomthinta kodwa manje ngabuye ngazibamba... inhliziyo yami bekungathi iyahlubuka ngenkathi ngbona indlela ebenza ngayo...even though I don't want to feel anything but uma ngino lisakhanya i always feel...and i hate that...i hate that feeling ngoba kqala ngayvumela kwaphela kabi...ngizongena e office...abasebenzi bayagijima going back to their desk benza ngathi khona abakwenzayo... ngingasho ukuthi I'm a strict boss..angihleki nabasebenzi kodwake ngyabahlonipha ngoba nabo bayanghlonipha...u lizzy aze ne coffee afike alibeke etafuleni***

Lizzy:Coffee sir?

Me:Thanks

Lizzy:Well namhlanje you have a busy day..ama clients ase cuba ayeza ngo 10 to view the place

Me:Mhhh...

Lizzy:Uma ungdinga uyazi ukuthi ngikephi

***Ngimbuke and she blush bese eyahamba..ngingaphakamisi ngisho ikhanda ukumbuka...kade wayelokhu ezama to flirt kodwa angiyngeni leyo... besides, ingane nje!***

Nhlaka:Bafo

Me:Mfwethu

***Ngsukume and we bro hug***

Nhlaka:Kuhamba kanjani?

Me:Ngi grand wena?

Nhlaka:Ngi right...uyaphila umadam?

Me:Mhh, izolo kukhona into eyenzekile yazi

Nhlaka:ini?

Me:Bengphuma e office ngahlangana naye ehamba enyonyoba e passage kuduma

Nhlaka:Enyonyoba?

Me:Apparently uyalisaba izulu...like uyalisaba saba! ubenzisa komuntu une trauma nje

Nhlaka:Ucabanga ukuthi kukhona okwenzeka kuye?

Me:Ngcabanga kanjalo kodwa bengingafuni ukumbuza...she will tell me uma ese ready

Nhlaka:Yeah eiish.. hopefully uzokutshela soon

***Angbuke***

Me:Yini?

Nhlaka:So, you care about her?

Me:Usuqalile uzobheda la

Nhlaka:Hawu ngyabuza mina mfwethu

Me:Ubuzani? u ready for presentation?

Nhlaka:I was born ready ndoda..

***Ngsukume***

Me:Asambe...uyazi ukuthi si busy usuku lonke namhlanje

***Ngsukume***

Nhlaka:I like ukoti yazi...ngyazi futhi ukuthi nawe you like her

***Ngnikine ikhanda ngimshiya...ngimamatheke kancane while shaking my head***

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LISA

***We're having a coffee date...sihlezi phezulu in a warm place sizibukela phansi..kumnandi ke ukphuma endlini umuntu ashawe umoya***

Me:Thank you for this neh

Nonhle:You don't have to thank me...i like spending time with you

Me:Really?

***And here i thought I was boring***

Nonhle:Mhh...we should go out more often

Me:Yeah

Nonhle:Ukhulumile nomuntu wakho ngendaba yomsebenzi?

Me:Mhh...uthe uzonglungisela

Nonhle:And how do you feel about that?

Me:I'm happy, ngyawthanda umsebenzi wami...ngyazibona one day ngineyami i restaurant

Nonhle:And konke lokho kuzokwenzeka

***Ngimbuke and smile***

Me:How long have you been married?

Nonhle:3 years...

Me:Arranged?

Nonhle:Cha

Me:Pho why umxolisi bemshadisile?

Nonhle:Ubaba wakhe was worried about him...ever since his past relationship akazaphinde abonakale nomuntu wesfazane

***Shuthi bayiphula ngampela inhliziyo yakhe...we chat more sgcine sazana kancono...i excuse myself and go to the bathroom and do my business...mangphuma ngiwashe izandla...mangphakamisa amehlo inhliziyo yami icishe ukuma when i see mthokozisi, ubhutiwami omdala...angbuke amamatheke***

Mthoko:Ungathuki yimi

Me:Ubekwa yini lana?

Mthoko:Eyy kumnandi hhe? uhlezi lana kuma mansion udla ulife

***Ngthule ngimbuke***

Me:Ngthe ubekwa yini lana?

Mthoko:Sdinga imali ekhaya

Me:imali yani?

Mthoko:Imali eyani kanti?? ngthunywe ubaba wathi angikutshele ukuthi yenza icebo uthole imali

Me:Angnamali mina

Mthoko:indoda yakho inemali umhlaba wonke so yenza icebo sisi...lingapheli leliviki

***Asondele engbamba umqala... umzimba wami uvele ubande wonke***

Mthoko:Noma usukhohliwe ukuthi sbenzani abantu abangafuni ukuslalela?

***Ahambise isandla sakhe ebusweni bami and i immediately feel sick to my stomach***

Mthoko:Ungakhohlwa ukuthi uvelaphi or what i can do to you lisakhanya

***Angdedele bese eyahlehla***

Mthoko:Remember ukuthi yimi owaqala

***Ngivale amehlo, izinyembezi zigcwele amehlo as i flinch at his words***

Mthoko:Ngzobuya ngzolanda imali

***Aphume ahambe and i feel dirty! ngiwashe ubuso ngizibuke esbukweni...ngdinga ukyogeza coz I'm dirty!! Gosh why did i think that ngzothola ukphumula??***

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