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THE BRIDE

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MXOLISI

***Ngingasho nje ukuthi angkhumbuli ngishiziliswa umuntu wesfazane kanje...bengithi ngyamazi ukuthi ungumuntu onjani umashenge kodwa ngyabona ukuthi shuthi angazi...she act like yonke lento ayimhluphi kodwa ngyazi ukuthi uphatheke kabi...akakhulumi kakhulu uyathula and lokho kuyangbulala...ngisho ekhuluma akangbuki***

Baba:Kwenzenjani?

***Sisekhaya kwa ngcobo...it's me and my brothers bese kuba ubaba***

Me:Lutho ngcobo

Baba:Ubani ungcobo?

***I chuckle***

Me:Lutho baba

Nhlaka:Trouble in paradise

M:Ubungeke nje uvale umlomo wakho uthule?

Baba:Umenzeni umakoti wakwami?

***He look dead crc...i sigh***

Me:Lutho baba....kuzolungiseka

Baba:Aklungiseke mfana angfuni ngo lisakhanya... she's my daughter...izinto adlule kuzo zinzima kakhulu. Pls be gentle kuye

Me:Uyazi ukuthi what happened in her past?

Baba:Uzokwazi nawe uma esefuna wazi

Me:She told you?

Baba:Cha, ushenge ngmazi ksukela kdala so ngyazi ungumuntu onjani

Langa:I'm sure uyakhala la akhona njengoba elahlekelwe inkampani yakhe nje

Sandile:Uzoba strong

Baba:Wafika lakimi engsongela efuna imali

***Angbuke***

Baba:Niyenzeni indodana yakhe?

***Ngzizwe ngqala phansi ngicasuka***

Me:Lomfana wakhe uthinte umfazi wami...angeke ngikmele lokho mina

Baba:Umkhiphe amazinyo?

Me:Wonke

***Avume ngekhanda...ngsukume ngphuze amanzi...ubaba ahleke kancane bese eyangbuka***

Baba:She got you wrapped around her hand mmh?

Langa:Kade ngasho kodwa baba

Nhlaka:Uzophika phela

***I chuckle...nghlale phansi***

Me:So, sthini i step eslandelayo?

Baba:Myeke kancane...ngyazi uzoyzela kimi

Langa:And sizobe simlindile

***Kukhale ifoni ka baba aybambe***

Nhlaka:Kuhamba kanjani phakathi kwakho no sthandile?

Langa:Eiish

***Anwaye ikhanda***

Langa:Kuzolunga

Sandile:Kodwa nawe awfuni ukukhuzeka ndoda

Baba:Bafana

***Simbuke...he has on a straight face***

Baba:Ugogo wenu akasekho

Nhlaka:Fuck no!

Baba:Kzomele sehle syemakhaya...ngsashawa umoya

Langa:Baba

***Ngimubambe ingalo ulanga...ubaba ungumuntu othanda ukuba yedwa ezimeni ezikanje***

Me:Myeke apholise ikhanda

***Ngbuke unhlaka obheke phansi...ubesondelene kakhulu no gogo...i deep sigh...***

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LISA

***I'm in my room packing, ngthole izindaba ezibuhlungu zokshona kuka gogo...even though i never got to meet her ngyazi ukuthi she meant a lot klomndeni ngoba wonke umuntu ufike ephansi...angphathi unhlakanipho he look so devastated..bese kuba umxolisi... it's hard to read him ngoba akatshengisi kakhulu ama emotions wakhe...ngehle neskhwama sami...ngfake ingubo ende emnyama neduku..umxolisi s
athathe iskhwama sami aphume naso...ngimlandele bese singena emotweni... he's the one driving***

Me:Bengithi u driver uzosihambisa?

Mxo:Yindaba uzwe kthiwa angikwazi ukushayela?

Me:No i just...never mind

***Adumise imoto bese engfasa ibhandi..asuse imoto sihambe***

Me:Pls don't speed

Mxo:Mashenge angizithenganga izincwadi mina

Me:I understand that you're hurt mxolisi...kodwa ngyakcela ungagijimi

***Amise imoto aphume...izandla ziye ekhanda as he walk away...ngphume ngimlandele***

Mxo:Ngcela ukuba ngedwa

Me:I may not know what you're going through...kodwa ngyazi ukuthi kunjani ukulahlekelwa umuntu omthandayo...bengcela ukuthi uqine mapholoba... I'm sure no gogo la akhona akathandi ukunibona ninjena...you have to be strong for your brothers

***Aphenduke angbuke...ngsondele ngimthinte isandla***

Me:And i will keep you in my prayers... you'll be fine trust me

***He sigh***

Mxo:Ngyaxolisa

Me:You don't have to apologize

Mxo:Ngyabonga

***I nod***

Me:Asambe islindile lendlela

***Sbuyele asuse imoto sihambe...sidlule sthenge ukudla and we drive off***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Mhh

Mxo:Vuka sesfikile

***Ngvule amehlo kancane and kumnyama phandle...ngphume emotweni ngizulule...all i can see igceke elikhulu kabi eligcwele izindlu ezinkulu ezinhle***

Me:isemakhaya la?

Mxo:Mhh

Me:Emakhaya sekwaba neytezi?

***He chuckles...kfike abasebenzi bethathe iykhwama...nglandele umxolisi syongena kwi stezi esihle***

Nonhle:Lisa

Me:Hey

***Asukume and we hug...***

Mxo:Awlele ngani?

Nonhle:I was waiting for you guys...sengyolala nami

***Ahambe...umxo anikine ikhanda...sinyuke syongena kwi room***

Mxo:This is us

***Ngbuke umbhede and uwodwa***

Mxo:Khululeka i can sleep on the couch

***Before ngphendule aphume...ngkhumule ngyogeza..manqeda ngphume bese ngfaka ama pijama...abuye umxo ayogeza naye abuye esefake i trunk kuphela...uqimbile ngaphezulu...his tatoos showing...i swallow hard coz he's so damn sexy...i mean...eiish athi ngthule...ngaphandle sekyanetha***

Me:Will you be fine esofeni

Mxo:Mhh

***Ngimbuke eyongena khona...losofa look uncomfortable nje***

Me:Ungeza uzolala embhedeni

Mxo:Mhh?

***Angbuke***

Me:Ungeza

Mxo:Une sure?

Me:Yebo

***Asukume and i watch him...he's so tall and sexy...ama tatoos akhe make him look more sexy...okay lisa zibambe girl! angene on the other side***

Me:Goodnight

Mxo:Ulale kahle nawe mama

***Ngmamatheke ngimfathele...ngimuzwe ekhipha umoya bese kyathulakala...as i close my eyes ngizwe izandla zingbamba ngemumva***

Mxo:Relax...yimi mashenge

***I swear inhliziyo yami ivele yagxuma!! Ngizizwe ngshiselwa umzimba wonke...his warm body pressed against mine...***

Mxo:Phefumula

***Ngkhiphe umoya... angcabuze ihlombe and hold me tight ad i swallow hard...ngvale amehlo and i swear i slept like a baby...deep down I don't want this feeling to end***

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MXOLISI

***Ngphaphama umashenge usezandleni zami...ngizithole ngimbuke ngimamatheka kancane...ungbambile ngezandla zakhe ezincane... angikaze ngimbone umuntu omuhle kangaka evuka mina...her beautiful pouty lips...ngizibambe from babykissing her...ngisuke kancane not to wake her...iskhathi u 5:43..kumnyama phandle and imvula isanetha...mu dick is hard asf... I don't blame him though...ngbuke umashenge bese ngfaka iskibha ngphume ngyoshawa umoya...***

Nhlaka:Awlele

Me:Cha

***Uhlezi uyaphuza***

Me:Uyaphuza?

Nhlaka:Kancane

***Nghlale phansi ngdonse u beer***

Nhlaka:I can't believe she's gone yazi

Me:Same...ngathi ngzomuzwa esethetha

Nhlaka:Ubezojabula kabi ukuthi usuthole umuntu ofana no lisa

***And ubezomthanda***

Nhkaka:Uma ucabanga ubaba unjani? umawakhe lo eskhuluma ngaye?

Me:He's gonna be fine...unkoskazi wakhe ukhona...nathi sikhona futhi

Langa:Niyaphuza ngingekho?

***Akhiphe u beer aphuze***

Sandile:Kshuthi vele sonke aslele

Baba:Kyacaca

***Sisukume***

Us:Baba

Langa:Syaxolisa ukphuza...si-

Baba:Letha u beer ngphuze langa

***Ahlale phansi and i smirk...sihlale phansi nathi...ulanga is just shocked***

Langa:Nakhu baba

***Avule aphuze naye***

Baba:Kubizwa ngani lokhu?

Sandile:Heineken

Baba:Kumnandi

***We all chuckle***

Langa:Baba yonkinto izoba right...sikhona sonke

Baba:Ngyakwazi lokho bafana bami...ugogo wenu ubesegulile...noma kubuhlungu kodwa kmele samukele ukuthi uhambile futhi la akhona uktholile ukphumula

***Svume ngamakhanda...sqhubeke sihlale sxoxa...once kwakhanya angeke kusalalwa***

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