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MXOLISI

***Sihlezi no bafo sbukela ibhola...sqedile ngenyama manje syaziphuzela nje...ngsacabanga lento ka mashenge... ngenkathi ngkhuluma naye amehlo akhe was full of hurt...okshuthi kuningi okwenzeka kuye and akakabi ready ukukhuluma ngakho...klungile i will wait until she's ready...kodwa yabona umndeni wakhe awkhohlwe akukho mali waythola...i was testing her...bengfuna ukbona ukuthi uzokwenzenjani uma ngimnika imali kodwa akaythathanga***

Nhlaka:Ucabangani?

Me:Kmele ngidlule ku baba ksasa

Nhlaka:Abafana bami ba busy phezulu ngalelikhehla eliwu shenge...ngfuna sazi yonkinto

Langa:How is she though?

Me:Angkhulumanga kakhulu ngoba ngbonile ukuthi ngvusa amanxeba

Sandile:Kodwa kmele ukhulume naye...ukhona uzomvikela

Nonhle:Ningakhohlwa ukuthi all this is new to her

***Esho engena egoqa izandla***

Nonhle:Yes ukjwayele kodwa akakabi ready ukuthi akhulume nawe ngento eyenzeka kuye...wena nje kzomele umlinde

Langa:Kodwa sfuna ukumsiza

Nonhle:Sonke sfuna ukumsiza kodwa you mist understand where she's coming from...ama victims ajwayele ukwenza njengawe...

***Angbuke***

Nonhle:Ongakwenza njengamanje is to be her safe place...ungamjahi...show her ukuthi ukhona...kyothi uma ese ready ukukhuluma nawe akhulume... ngcela ningamjahi

***I sigh, ngyamuzwa***

Me:She's right...uma ese ready ukukhuluma nami uzokhuluma

***Angbuke unonhle emamatheka***

Me:Yini?

Nonhle:She got you wrapped around her little finger

Me:Ayikho leyonto

Nonhle:Mhhh

***She smirks bese eyaphuma ehambe***

Me:Umkakho unescefe nhlaka

***Ngbuke unhlaka who's also smirking...nxx lezidenge***

Nhlaka:Angishongo lutho mina

Me:Mnx

***Adlule ulisa ephethe i bowl...amehlo ethu ahlangane and she look away quickly... I'm sure ucabanga ukuthi ngikwatele yena kanti cha ngicasulwa ukuthi she's been through so much yedwa***

Sandile:Wena langa waphuza kangaka yini?

***Aphuze i glass yonke bese enikina ikhanda***

Langa:Unoluntu

Nhlaka:Hhawu?? Namanje nisakhuluma??

***He sigh***

Langa:Umithi

Me:Yeses

Sandile:Yhoo yhooo! uyazi usthah?

Langa:Shhh marrnn wena!!

Stha:Ngazini?

Langa:Awuu sthandwa sami

***Asukume etatazela***

Stha:Ngazini?

Langa:Ukuthi ngfuna sivuselele ama vows ethu mama

Stha:Ohh baby really??!

Langa:Mhhh

***Behagane, amajita ayabukana afuna ukuhleka...yeses...ulanga is in deep shit phela!***

Stha:Seklungile ukudla asambe

***Sisukume slandelane...ngnukelwa i drama nje phakathi kwabo***

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LISA

***Angfuni ukungasho I'm enjoying this evening...yonkinto nje is chilled..i got to meet umandisa and sthandile and nabo they are not that bad shame...bangamukelile and I didn't catch any negative vibes from them... I'm watching the guys as they make their way to the table...amehlo ami ahlangane nawa mxo and i look away...thing is... I've been ignoring him...ever since sisuke endlini angikaze ngkhulume lutho naye ngoba indlela abedinwe ngayo...ngfike ngihlale eduze kwa nonhle***

Nonhle:Uhm lisa, you don't mind if i sit next to my hubby right?

Me:Not at all

***Asukume afike asuse umxo...sekyaphoqa ukuthi azohlala eduze kwami...asukume azohlala ngkhiphe umoya kancane***

Sandile:Eyy kwaze kwamnandi ukudla

Langa:Awkafaki ngisho emlomeni

Sandile:Ngyasbona isandla sa lisa mina lana!

***I chuckle while shaking my head***

Mandisa:Yes yena she's a good cook...kmele nje ungfundise

Sandile:Ayngeke baby usufuna ukushisa ikhishi manje

Mandisa:Hawu baby ngzobe ngiqala yini ukpheka?

Stha:Can we pray and eat pls?

***Avale amehlo...nami ngiwavale bese beyathandaza...ngiwavule kancane only to find mxo staring at me...ngiwavale fast with my heart beating fast***

Langa:Amen

***Kukhale ama plate...as usual, umxolisi angphakele and i hide a smile...angnike ukudla bese eyaziphakela...angazi why ethanda ukungphakela and when i return the favour uyanqaba***

Sthah:So, lisa...you're a chef right?

Me:Mmh

Sthah:Ngisho usamncane bewfuna ukuba u chef? that's cute

Nonhle:Singadla nje ngokthula?

Nhlaka:Baby

Sthah:Hawu nonhle...sekuyicala ngokbuza nje?

Mandisa:Ladies calm down hle

Sthah:Cha...kade ngabona ukuthi unenkinga nami unonhle

Nonhle:Ohhh ngampela??

Sthah:You're just jealous that sengihola ukudlula wena manje

***Nonhle chuckle...ngbuke umxo and he look bored...i sigh..shuthi vele kuningi okbangwayo lana***

Langa:Guys anikahle ngyancela

Stha:Cha baby akakhulume myeke

Nonhle:Ngkhuluma ngthini?

Sthah:Ngyabona ukuthi you've got too much to say...unlike you mina i come from a rich family...angikaze nje ngqhamuke esgangeni

***Yeses...unonhle asukume fast ephethe i wine athele ustha ohlezi eceleni kwami kwatheleka nami***

Mxo:Sekwnele

***Esho while banging the table***

Mxo:Aniyeke lento eniyenzayo!

Nonhle:Lisa, I'm sorry

***Asukume azekimi***

Nonhle:Asambe syoshintsha...

***Ngsukume ngimlandele...sfike kwi room yakhe avale umnyango and sigh***

Me:What was all that about? Are you okay?

Nonhle:Ngyaxolisa ukuthi you had to see that... I'm fine

***Avule uwadrabe akhiphe ingubo ebomvu enezimbali encane***

Nonhle:Go and change..

***Ngiythathe ngyoshintsha...lengubo ifika ngaphezulu emadolweni and iveza amabele kancane***

Me:Nonhle

Nonhle:Trust me you look sexy, asambe

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NGCOBO

***Ngizibukela ibhola edining....umkami uyapheka ekhsihini...afike anglethele itiye...kubekhona onockayo..ngsukume ngyovula and frown uma ngbona ushenge***

Shenge:Ngcobo

Ngcobo:Shenge? Kwenzenjani ebsuku?

Shenge:Ngingangena?

***Ngimngenise sfike sihlale phansi***

Shenge:Angzile ngezindaba ezinhle lana

Ngcobo:Yini Kwenzenjani?

***Ngbuke umkami***

Ngcobo:Sthandwa ngcela usdedele

***She nods bese eyanyuka***

Shenge:Angithi siwumndeni manje?

Ngcobo:Mhh

Shenge:Amadodana akho asthathaphi isbindi sokuthi ashaye indodana yami?

Ngcobo:Ashaye indodana yakho?

Shenge:Amkhipha namazinyo

***Angyazike into akhuluma ngayo***

Ngcobo:Yenzeni indodana yakho?

Shenge:Ayenzanga lutho...look angfune zinkinga mina ngcobo... already ngyazihluphekela njengamanje...uma ningafuni ngyemaphoyiseni kzomele ningkhokhele

***Ngimbuke and shake my head***

Ngcobo:Usuka la osuka khona uzongsongela?

Shenge:Cha kodwa uma ungafuni amadodana akho alale ejele uzongkhokhela

***Nghleke kancane...nangu umuntu ezolambela kimi bo!!***

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LISA

***Unonhle ungbambe ngesandla...ohh gosh i feel like this dress is too short!***

Nonhle:Stop pulling it down, you look good

Me:Uhh nonhle

***Sfike sehle bese syangemumva.. immediately masbuya i fee eyes burning my skin..ngphakamise amehlo and yes bayangbuka...mxolisi is staring hard! Oh god! Can the ground open and swallow me!! Ngfike nghlale phansi and pull down this damn dress***

Langa:Asphuzeni manje!

***Besukume belande izinto zokphuza...kudlala umusic manje..unonhle angnike i wine sihlale sonke sphuza...ngphuza kancane ngoba angfune mistake nkosyami! Last time ngangiysola...umxo is also drinking...i excuse myself and go to the bathroom, ngfike ngenze engikwenzayo and wash my hands...ngingakaphumi kungene umxo avale umnyango and i freeze***

Me:Wrong bathroom

***Angbuke engsusa phansi enyuka nami and i get butterflies in my tummy...asondele and pin me against the wall engbuka emehlweni***

Mxo:This dress...

***Ahambise izandla emoyeni like he's touching my body and i swear i lost my mind..ngyalizwa ne wine lithatha indima yalo***

Me:injani?

***Ngisho ngimubamba iskibha while biting my lips***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Mhh?

***Angqukule...my legs on his waist and i feel his boner...gosh angazi ukuthi what's happening emzimbeni wami kodwa i feel hot right now...indlela angbuka ngayo umxo ngathi he want to eat me alive...amehlo akhe travel to my lips before smashing his lips into mine***

Me:Mmmh...

Mxo:Fuck!

***He grab my ass while moving his waist...rubbing it on me and i moan out loud...his lips taste so damn good and the kiss is just out of this world***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Mapholoba

Mxo:I'm gonna have to stop here...

***Angbuke, his eyes red...***

Mxo:Don't tempt me ngoba angeke ngikwazi ukuzibamba

***Angbeke phansi while I'm breathing heavily...angbuke bese eyaphuma eyahamba and i just stand there frozen...what the actual heck just happened??!***

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