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LISA

***I'm sure ngi red ebusweni... I can't even get myself together...ngilungise kahle ingubo bese ngyaphuma...unonhle angbuke ephakamisa ishiya ngbuke phansi bese nghlala phansi***

Nonhle:Are you okay? you look flushed

Me:Yes

***Angnike i glass ngiythathe ngiyphuze yonke..angbuke***

Nonhle:Are you sure you're okay?

Me:Mhh

Mandisa:Guys asidlale ama games neh?

Sthah:Spin the bottle

Langa:Khohlwakhe

***Behleke***

Nonhle:How about truth or dare?

Mandisa:Yeah!

***Besondele behlale phansi...abuye umxo and my heart skips a beat***

Langa:Hlala phansi sizodlala

Mxo:Sidlalani?

Mandisa:Truth or dare

Mxo:Ngizonibukela

***Ahlale kusofa and i avoid eye contact..***

Nonhle:Okay! truth or dare nhlaka

Nhlaka:True

Nonhle:Is it true that you love me?

Nhlaka:So much baby

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

Nhlaka:Truth or dare lisa?

***Ngthule ngimbuke ngcabanga...the sober me would've picked truth but ke***

Me:Dare

Langa:iyhoooo

Sthah:That's my girl!!

Nhlaka:I dare you to kiss umuntu that you find attractive here

***Ngimbuke and laugh...***

Sandile:A dare is a dare koti

***Ngsukume ngbuke umxolisi naye ongbhekile... I walk towards him and i hear the guys cheer...ngfike ngihlale kuye and first lick his lips and i hear him groan***

Langa:Yhooo!!! Yhooo!!

***And then i smash my lips into his...izandla zakhe grip my ass tight as he return the kiss! And ohh my the kiss is hot! I pull out bese ngyasukuma while smiling...ngisthathaphi isbindi esngaka mina vele? Ngbuyele nghlale phansi...unonhle is looking at all proud and stuff***

Sthah:Langa

Langa:Baby

Stha:Truth or dare?

Langa:Truth

Sthah:Iqiniso ukuthi umithisile ngaphandle?

***I swear ulanga froze...kwehla ne smile ebusweni bakhe***

Langa:Baby

Sthah:Iqiniso na?

Langa:Bengsazokhuluma nawe mama

Sthah:It's her right?

***Athule ulanga abuke phansi...asukume ustha ahambe...***

Mxo:Mashenge

***Ngimbuke***

Mxo:Asambe

***Ngsukume ngthathe iskhwama sami...unonhle angihage***

Nonhle:I will see you soon

Me:Okay

***Sphume sihambe...afike angvulele umnyango bese ngyangena...what was suppose to be a fun night turned out to be a disaster...ngapha nami angsakwazi ukbuka umxolisi emehlweni...suddenly i became sober!***

Mxo:Uyawadinga amanzi?

***Esho ehlisa amawindi and i nod...sidlule egarage siwathenge bese syendlini...gosh i hope he doesn't speak about this ngoba ngnamahloni! Bengenzani?!***

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STHARH

***I'm actually heartbroken...kade ngtholile ngalento kofwa I wanted to make sure...ngihlezi etoilet ngbheke phansi...tears won't stop coming out...kubekhona onockayo***

Me:Go away

Nonhle:It's me

***Ngsukume ngvule bese nghlala phansi***

Nonhle:Are you okay?

Me:I'll be fine

Nonhle:Ulanga islima nje

Me:Tell me about it...i knew it yazi...ube busy ethi unama meeting out of town kanti yena uyazi wenzani

Nonhle:Uzokwenzani?

Me:Angazi nonhle

Nonhle:Thank you for today

***Ngimbuke and smile***

Me:Uyazi nje ukuthi i also want to see umxo and lisa together...and lento eyenzeke namhlanje will help bring them close together

Langa:Mama

***I roll my eyes...ngsukume ngphume ngimbuke...ngathi umdlwane***

Langa:Bengcela skhulume

Me:Skhulumani?

Langa:Ngathi

Me:There's no us langa

Langa:Ngcela ungakhulumi kanjalo

Me:I want a divorce langa

***Angbuke ekhiphe amehlo wonke***

Langa:Sthandwa sami

Me:I'm done

***Ngimshiye kanjalo***

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#1 WEEK LATER

LISA

***Ngenza i breakfast ezansi...I'm also going to work today. I have been avoiding umxolisi this past week...ngnamahloni ngento engayenza and honestly I'm glad that naye akakhulumi ngakho...ngyapheka bese ngyamphakela and run to my room..ekseni ngvuka early ngmenzele ukudla and avoid him...sengize ngvuka early! ngithi nje ngingakaqedi aqhamuke and i swear inhliziyo yami icishe yama! Afike ahlale kwi seat bese eyangbuka..***

Mxo:Morning

Me:M...morning

***Ngimnike ukudla kwakhe***

Mxo:Hlala phansi sidle

***I sit down slowly bese ngyadla***

Mxo:Kuhamba kanjani emsebenzini?

Me:Kuhamba kahle

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Mhh

Mxo:Ngbheke

***Ngphakamise ikhanda ngimbuke***

Mxo:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Lutho

***Ngisho fast angbuke while frowning***

Mxo:Kleli viki angiktholi kahle

Me:I promise you I'm fine

Mxo:Ilento eyenzekile last week?

***Gosh why did you have to mention that!!***

Mxo:Asikho isdingo sokuthi ube namahloni...we're both adult

Me:Ngyaxolisa

Mxo:Uxoliselani?

Me:Lento engyenzile

***He chuckles while shaking his head...okay amazinyo akhe mahle***

Mxo:Why uxolisa?

Me:I just feel like i crossed ama boundaries

Mxo:Ohh trust me....you don't need to apologize

***Angbuke while smirking and ngyezwa ukuthi ngzoba bomvu indlela angbuka ngayo...masqeda ahambe kqala ngoba une important meeting...mangphuma ngyabona ukuthi ukhohlwe his laptop...ngcele u driver angihambisr emsebenzini wakhe.... atleast he doesn't hate me ngalento eyenzeka...futhi he doesn't look mad...did he enjoy? Okay enough thinking lisa!! sfike, ngehle ngingene ngaphakathi...usis nje omuhle angbuke while smiling***

Her:Hi mam how can i help you?

Me:I'm here to see Mr Ngcobo

Her:You have an appointment

Me:I'm here to bring his laptop

Her:And you are?

Me:A friend of his...he forgot his laptop at my place

Her:Pls follow me

***Ngimlandele...singene kwi elevator syephezulu bese syaphuma***

Her:First room

***Bese eyajika...i walk there and nock...ngime kancane bese ngyavula ngyangena and i stop on my tracks... hlampe ngyaphupha...umzimba wami ufuna ukujika kodwa manje I'm stuck on the floor...umxolisi angbuke and freeze...he pull the girl fast bese eyama eyangbuka***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Nglethe i laptop yakho...uykhohliwe

***Ngiybeke phekwetafula bese ngyaphuma...ngihambe fast ngyongena kwi elevator...what was that??! Ngphume fast ngyongena emotweni***

Driver:Are you okay mam?

Me:Yes, cela ungyisa emsebenzini

***Asuse imoto...I shouldn't be this hurt ngoba mina no mxolisi are just friends kodwa inhliziyo yami ayikvumi lokho...I'm having chest pains from what i saw...ikhale ifoni yami umxo, i switch it off***

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