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THE BRIDE

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MXOLISI

***Umashenge ugcine ezumekile izolo...ngimthathile ngayomlalisa...she looked innocent in my hands, ungbambe wangqinisa ecasha ngesfuba sami and i swear i felt something...ukumbona engbambile ngathi uyangthemba and she feel safe around me lokho made me feel some type of way...anyways ngikwi warehouse njengamanje...slinde labafana befike nalomfana ukuze sizokhuluma naye..***

Nhlaka:Ngyabona awksakwazi ngisho uklinda

Me:Ngfuna ukumkhipha amazinyo

Langa:You care that much for her?

Me:Who?

Sandile:Umfazi wakho?

***Ngbabuke***

Me:As long as esahlala kwami akekho umuntu ozomthinta...uyazi nawe angbathandi abafana abahlukumeza amantombazane

Langa:Yazi bafo angeke kukbulale ukuthi uyamthanda ulisakhanya

Me:Sizokhuluma ngothando lana noma sizokhuluma ngaleshlama esizayo?

Nhlaka:Umoya phansi bafethu

Me:Khuza nangu ubhuti wakho eyeke ukunghlanyela mina

Sandile:Naba

***Bangene naye bembambile bese bemlahla phansi***

Him:Ningobani nina?? Niyangazi mina mhhh??!

Langa:Eyy awthule wena

***Nghleke kancane ngnikina ikhanda..ngyekuye ngfike ngimcoshe ngimbuke emehlweni...hus eyes are full of fear***

Him:N...ningobani??

Me:Uyazi kwenzakalani uma uthinta abafazi babantu?

Him:Angikaze ngthinte muntu mina ngdedele!

***Ngimubambe umqala angbuke amehlo akhe ephume wonke...nali igwala lomfanaa!***

Me:Uhlanganisani no mkami?

Him:Umkakho?

Langa:Uhlanganisani no lisakhanya wena shlama!!!

***Angbuke ethukile***

Him:Mxolisi

***Ngphakamise ishiya***

Me:Wazi negama lami

Him:Ulisakhanya is my sister

***Sbukane sodwa***

Sandiile:Yah yazi...ngyasho ukuthi ngambona somewhere! Yabona ngenkathi beyoklobolela obaba wayekhona lomasaka

Langa:Igama ubani?

Him:Mthokozisi

Me:Ulandela umfazi wami ebathroom uphuma uyakhala uyaqhaqhazela?! Awchaze lokho

Mthoko:Angenzanga lutho ngi-

***I give him a punch on the face aphume igazi ngamakhala nomlomo***

Me:Uzongphendula??

Mthoko:Bengthunywe ubaba!! I swear angikaze ngimthinte!!

Langa:Eyy masumemeza kanje iyfebe zizomemeza kanjani zona?!

Me:Ubaba wakho ufunani ku mashenge??

***Angbuke angthule and i punch him again! He groans in pain***

Mthoko:imali...ufuna imali..i business iyawa and kmele ahlanganise u R500 000 ingakapheli inyanga

Me:Manje ulisa uhlanganaphi?

Mthoko:Ushade nawe and unemali

Me:Did you fucken touch my wife?

Mthoko:Angikaze ngimenze lutho i swear

Langa:Unamanga lo...umbonile uphume eqhaqhazela kanjani??

Mthoko:Angikaze ngimthinte madoda! She's my sister! Ngimthusile nje kuphela!

***Ngimdedele***

Me:Angithi wena uthusa abafazi? Wozake sikthuse nathi

***Asbuke eqhaqhazela and I just chuckle***

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LISA

***Namuhla i weekend and I'm not working...bengi busy nje ngzama uku clean lendlu engaka...i ended up reading a book... I must say umxolisi is a really good writer...angazi ngampela ukuthi why didn't he publish this book ukuze izofundwa umuntu wonke...uma umbheka akabukeki njengomuntu ongabhala...kukhale Ifoni yami***

Me:Nonhle

Nonhle:Hey girl, u hubby ubesekutshelile ukuthi kune braii namhlanje?

Me:Nope

Nonhle:Eyycha kfana nayeke ukukhohlwa...I'm hosting you guys...i know you're bored lapho.. I'm looking forward to seeing you

Me:Okay, thank you

***I drop the call and smile...well i like being around nonhle...and obhuti ba mxolisi are not bad...ngihambe ngyogeza coz kuntambama and I'm sure uma ebuya umxolisi syahamba...ngifake i jean yami emnyama evulekile bese ngfaka iskibha and sneakers..ngilungise kahle ikhanda...ngehle ngyezansi and stop on my tracks mangbona umxolisi ephethe iskhwama esimnyama eskhulu...i frown***

Me:What's going on?

***Asphose phansi eduze kwami bese eyangbuka...his face cold***

Mxo:Nawu u R500 000 owdingayo

***Luthi heqe uvalo! Uthole kanjani??!***

Me:I can explain

Mxo:Yazi angbathandi abantu abenza into behind my back

Me:Mxolisi

Mxo:Ubuzoyeba lemali?

***Amehlo ami agcwale izinyembezi***

Me:C..cha

Mxo:Ubuhlulwa yini pho ukungtshela?

***How can i say this?? Khona nje bengzomtshela kanjani ukuthi ngdinga imali engaka?? mase ebuza ngzoyenzani ngzothini ngoba umthoko ushokahle ukuthi ngingatsheli muntu or else he will hurt me***

Me:it's not that easy

Mxo:Wathi kimi angzame ukuba umngani nawe right?

***Ngvume ngekhanda***

Mxo:Even though ngingazenzi lezozinto ngavuma angithi?

***I nod again***

Mxo:Abangani bayafihlelana?

Me:He's gonna hurt me

***Izinyembezi zivele zizehlele...god knows I'm not ready to speak about this...angikakabi ready ukuvusa amanxeba...i just wanna forget...ngkhathele ukphila ngoksaba***

Me:Kunezinto ongazazi ngami and uyozazi when I'm ready to tell you... I'm not that for that conversation... mxolisi I'm not a bad person... I'm just a girl trying to make it through her day

***Afake izandla emaphaketheni and nod***

Mxo:Leave your brother to me...i will deal with him

***Esho with a cold face ngizizwe ngishawa uvalo...ngyakhohlwa ukuthi umxolisi ubuye esabisa***

Mxo:Usuklungele ukuhamba?

Me:Yeah

***Athathe u key wemoto bese syaphuma.. ngingene emotweni and he drive off...***

Mxo:Buza

***Ngimbuke and sigh***

Me:Waze ngani ngo mthoko?

Mxo:I have my ways

***Yhoo...ngthule ngoba ngathi he's still mad...ngbuke ngaphandle kwewindi... sihambe size sfike... kyacaca ukuthi these mans are rich ngoba nalana kune mansion...sfike sehle bese eyangvulela umxo...kudlala umusic kancane.. umxolisi angnike I wine bese engihambisa ekhishini***

Nonhle:Ohhh she's here!

***Angihage***

Nonhle:Let me introduction you to the ladies come!

***Angbambe isandla... there's 2 ladies who I'm guessing abafazi ba langa and sandiles
...***

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SHENGE

***Ngbuka imoto ka mthokozisi ezongena egcekeni...ehle ezekimi uhamba ngathi uyaqhuga...asondele and i gasp...ubuso bakhe bunjani uma bunjena!!***

Shenge:Kwenzakaleni??

Mthoko:Baba lomuntu he's dangerous than we thought

Shenge:Ukhuluma ngobani?

Mthoko:Umxolisi, infact umndeni wakwa ngcobo wonke!

Shenge:Yibo abakwenze njena??!

Mthoko:Uthe uma ngike ngaphinda ngasondela eduze kwa lisa uzongbulala

Shenge:imali awuytholanga?

Mthoko:Hawu! Baba ngathi ungbona nginje ungfuna imali??

Shenge:Shuthi uhlulekile ukwenza umsebenzi wakho vele mmh?

Mthoko:Baba

Shenge:Ngikthuma into wena uyahluleka

Mthoko:Bayingozi labantu!

Khethi:Kwenzenjani?? Hhawu mthokozisi Kwenzenjani?? Baba??

***Emthinta ubuso...uyathanda ukutotosa lomfana***

Shenge:Buza sona islima sengane yakho! Ayikho nie into elungayo akwazi ukuyenza ngaphandle kokuba isduphunga!! Buka manje i business lami lisencupheni lokuthi ngphucwe lona!!

Khethi:Uyazama

Shenge:Uzama uzamani ehluleka?? Nxhh ngzozenzela mina!

***Ngbashiye kanjalo! Akekho umuntu ongthusayo mina...le mali ngzozitholela mina and lomfana wakwa ngcobo uzongazi***

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