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THE BRIDE

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MXOLISI

***Fuckk!! Fuckk!! Ngyaybuka imoto iyosithela...ngbuyele ngaphakathi pissed as hell... ngfike ngingene e office...ngbize u lizzy angene ngaphakathi***

Me:You're fired!

Lizzy:Sir

Me:Cha angfune kuzwa lutho ntombazane uyangizwa?? Qoqa izinto zakho and get the fuck out of my office

Lizzy:Angeke kphinde kwenzeke sir i promise

Me:Security

***Bengene***

Me:Animphelezele ahambe

***Bephume naye...ngkhiphe i glass ye whiskey ngiyphuze...I'm sure umashenge ucabanga ukuthi i was fucking that stupid girl kodwa it's not like that...u Lizzy ufikile lana ephethe i glass ene ice tea wangthela ngayo eblukweni...ngsamvimba nje ukuthi akayeke wathatha indwangu wagoba engsula...khona lapho usevula uzip and i stopped her...manje uma engena umashenge ubona ngenye indlela...i didn't fuck her...anglali neyngane eyncane mina***

Nhlaka:Yini manje kwanomsindo omngaka? umxoshelani u lizzy?

***Nghlale phansi ngi brashe ikhanda***

Me:U lizzy akasile nje ekhanda, fuck!!

Nhlaka:Kwenzenjani??

Me:Kungene umashenge egibobile la estulweni

Nhlaka:Don't tell me you...

Me:Ungazongihlanyela mina!

Nhlaka:Uphi pho ukoti?

Me:Uhambile

Nhlaka:Fuck!

Me:For sure ucabanga ukuthi ngiy-

Nhlaka:Fuck boy?

***I sigh...ngzame ukumfonela...yabona manje icinyiwe lefoni***

Me:Fuck!

Nhlaka:Ngyaqalake ukukbona une stress kanje

***Ngimbuke***

Nhlaka:Phela wena awnandaba no koti so why uzikhathaza kangaka?

Me:Ubungakbona ubuso bakhe nhlaka...she just froze...

Nhlaka:Mnike i space bafo nizokhuluma kahle ntambama... njengamanje kmele slungiselele ama meeting

***Aphume ahambe...i sigh and try to call her again kodwa ayingeni***

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SHENGE

***Ngise office ngbuka i laptop...ngbuka le email engenile efuna ukungiqumba phansi kodwa angeke ngikvume lokho...lenkampani eyami ngaysebenzela kanzima kabi angeke nje ngvume ukuphosa ithawula kanjalo nje..***

Samke:Sir, kukhona abantu abazokbona

Shenge:Abangene

***Aphume bese kungena abalisa ababili befake amasudu***

Shenge:Madoda, nginganisiza?

Man1:Unfortunately size nezindaba ezimbi Mr Buthelezi

Shenge:Yini?

Man2:Your company has being sold

Shenge:Angizwanga??!!

Man1:Sizodinga ukuthi uyvale lendawo...tshela i staff syemakhaya even though sona sbuya next week but wena awbuyi

Shenge:Manini woah madoda...

Man2:Silande wena...qoqa okungokwakho uphume

***Bephumele ngaphandle! Fuck!! Aykwazi ukwenzeka lento...ngsukume ngfonele i lawyer yami undlovu***

Ndlovu:Yenza lokhu abakushoyo

Shenge:Uyazizwa ukuthi uthini??

Ndlovu:We can't win this shenge...labantu baphezulu kakhulu bazosqumba phansi

Shenge:Ufuna ngyeke inkampani yami engayisusa phansi!! Inje namhlanje ingenxa yami wena uthi ngiydedele!!

Ndlovu:You can't face ungcobo

Shenge:Ungcobo muphi?

Ndlovu:The one and only

***Ngivale ifoni ngiyisakaze phansi***

Man1:Aksheshe khehla kuningi ekmele sikwenze

***Ungcobo ngzomthola! Ucabanga ukuthi yena akathinteki vele!! This is not the end ngcobo***

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LISA

***Usuku ngathi lusheshe laphela namhlanje! why sengbuyela endlini ngampela??***

Me:Bengcela sidlule emall kukhona izinto eyncane engfuna ukuzithenga

Driver:Okay mam

***Sihambeke..kahle kahle angfuni uksheshe ngfike endlini...ngathi nje ngingazihlalela lana emsebenzini... I'm not ready to face him...i know i shouldn't be mad...god i shouldn't be mad!! Kodwa ngyahluleka ukuzibamba...ukumbona enaleyantombazane made me angry***

Driver:Mam we're here

***Ngphenduke ngbuke ngaphandle...ngphume ngingene estolo ngthenge izinto ezincane bese ngyaphuma syendlini...i sigh uma ngbona imoto yakhe ngaphandle...ubuye early namuhla...ngehle ngingene ngaphakathi nghlangabezwe i smell esimnandi..mangbuka ekhishini umxolisi uyapheka.... I first freeze bese eyaphenduka engbuke naye***

Mxo:Usubuyile

Me:Yes, wenzani?

Mxo:Ngyapheka...hlala phansi I'm sure ukhathele

***Umxolisi nokpheka?? is he tryna kill me??***

Mxo:Mashenge

***Ngbeke izinto bese nghlala phansi...anglethele ukudla and kubukeka kumnandi***

Mxo:Umah wangfundisa kancane ekhishini

***Esho while smiling...okay...mxolisi and smiling?? Ngthathe ngidle and kumnandi***

Me:Not bad

***He nods bese engthelela i wine***

Me:Ngcela i juice

Mxo:Non alcohol

***Ngthathe ngphuze...guys niyabona ukuthi ngiyislima kanjani?? If he wanted to kill me ngabe sengfile***

Me:Ngyabonga ukudla...i have to rest...ngikhathele

Mxo:Bengcela skhulume

Me:Can i take a shower first?

***He nods...ngsukume ngyogeza..the truth is...ngyambalekela...angfuni ukukhuluma ngalento...ngkhumule bese ngyageza...nghlale iskhathi bese ngyaphuma ngfake ama pijama...ngingene embhedeni nglale...I'm not about to stress myself!....i was in deep sleep ngizwe into enyakazayo..ngphaphame fast***

Mxo:Relax, it's me

Me:Mxolisi!

***Ngbuke iskhathi and it's 2am***

Me:What are you doing here?

Mxo:Bengsaklindile ukuthi sizokhuluma

Me:It's 2am mxolisi

Mxo:Ungikwatele?

Me:Cha

Mxo:Lento oybonile aksiyo lena oycabangayo

Me:Angnandaba

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:It's not my business ukuthi wenzani nobani

***Angbuke***

Me:I have learned not to cross my boundaries. So pls...i need to sleep

Mxo:Kodwa-

Me:Kwasho wena wathi i must not cross those

***Asukume afake izandla emaphaketheni bese eyaphuma eyahamba...ngsale nglale ngizimboze***

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