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THE BRIDE

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KHETHI

***Izinto umuntu kmele azenzele yena ngoba uma ezophika no sakhile angeke aythole lempilo ayfunayo...into nje anendaba ngayo i business yakhe hhayi thina! I have to take things into my own hands now...afike usbusiso, isoka lami esihlele nayo yonke lento***

Sbu:Liphi ikhehla lakho?

Khethi:Baphumile...kmele sisheshise lana

***Amqukule sphume naye...abantu abazomthenga baslindile phambili...bazoykhipha futhi imali ngoba ulisakhanya muhle bamthandile! Bekade bemubanga sathatha oza ne price enkulu kakhulu...amfake ngemumva emotweni isuke imoto sihambe***

Sbu:Uzokwenzenjani uma lithola ikhehla lakho ukuthi wenzeni?

Khethi:Uma ngsuka la syahamba

Sbu:Mmk..

***Sengyazibona nje sengihlezi kwi balcony ngshawa umoya phesheya...ushenge usedlale ngami kakhulu angeke ngqhubeke ngidlale yena!***

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MXO

***Singaphadle syababuka behla benyuka...into engvimbile ukuthi ngingaphumi ngbahlanganise nabakubo yingoba kugcwele abantu ngaphandle and angfuni sigcine svela ezindabeni ngenxa yami***

Langa:Emotweni yabo akukho lutho

Nhlaka:I'm sure bamshiye somewhere

***Bephume bengene emotweni sbalandele***

Langa:Yazi bafo namanje ngyazibuza ukuthi abazali abanjani laba abaphatha ingane yabo kanjena

Sandile:Kukhulu esingakwazi and sizokthola ngenkani

Me:Angboni ukuthi abazali bakhe laba

Langa:Maybe she was adopted

Nhlaka:Or bameba...bangcole kabi labantu

Langa:Naba behamba asbalandele

***Sbalandele...lokhu ngbuka iskhathi and syahamba...seluzophela usuku ngingakamtholi umashenge...beme endlini nje esekdeni beyongena ngaphakathi...ngehle kqala ngkhiphe isbhamu***

Nhlaka:Bafo

Langa:Myeke bafo

***Benglandele syongena ngaphakathi...ngizwe ama voice abo ngfike la abakhona ngbakhombe ngesbhamu***

Me:Uphi umashenge?

Shenge:Ngcobo!

Langa:Sikbuze umbuzo??!

Shenge:Asmazi ukuthi ukephi u-

***Ngingamlindi nanokuthi aqede ngimthele ngengqindi awe phansi..ngimcoshe phansi ngimbamba ngama washing and punch him again***

Me:Uthi ulisakhanya marn??!!!

Shenge:Umthathile umawakhe...ubekhona lana wamthatha

Me:Umshonisephi?

Shenge:Nathi besisaxakekile angazi

Me:Amasimbake lawo ongitshela wona njengamanje

Langa:Uzosizake umthole logogo wakho ngoba asdlali lana!

Shenge:Ngzozama

***Ngimdedele ngbuke umthokozisi wangakhona...ngyamcabanga sengimuhlobisile nyezakhe lakhe...bemthathe bephume naye ngoba ngsazo deal(a) naye hhayi kancane! Ngphume ngyengaphandle...sekyaqala kyakhanya ngaphandle and namanje angikamtholi umfazi wami!***

Ngcobo:Sizomthola ndodana...

Me:Baba i swear! Yabona uma kubakhona into abayenzile kuye bazokhokha...ngzobabulala bonke

Langa:Ngathi kukhona esiktholayo...masambe bafo!

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LISA

***Ngvula amehlo kancane ngiqale ngixhoshwa i light...ngikephi?? Ngingubani futhi?? Ngiqalaze..***

"Usuze wavuka"

Me:What's going on here?

***Ngbambe ikhanda coz libuhlungu...isandla sami sbuye negazi***

"iskhathi sihambile...kmele sihambe"

***Asondele engbuka ngizwe ngshawa uvalo coz angmazi but uyasabisa...ngihlehle fast kodwa angbambe isandla engsondeza kuye***

"I'm keeping you for myself...mhh you're so sexy"

***Akhothe umlomo and i feel ku inside turn!***

Me:Ngdedele!!

***Ngsuke ngyovula umnyango kodwa it's locked...ohh god pls!! Ahleke engbuka***

"There's no way out my love"

Me:Who are you?

"Your future husband"

***Future husband?? Why can't i remember anything?? Nalelikhanda liyangbulala..angqukule aphume nami...amandla okumulwisa anginawo ngoba ngizwa ngathi ngzoquleka inoma inini...ngdonse umoya ngiwukhipha eyongfaka emotweni bese eyangena naye...i realise that ngfake ingubo... it's not even a dress yinto encane that barely covers mu body...kyafana nokuthi angigqokile...why can't i remember anything??***

Me:Pls take me home...

Him:We are going home my love

***Ngizwe imoto iduma...i want to scream let go of me but i can't!! Yonkinto iyaspina!!***

Driver:Boss

***Kusenjalo ngizwe kuqhuma iybhamu ngigobe fast while screaming...aphume lo mlisa ngizwe kuqhuma iybhamu futhi...mu heart can stop anytime...uvuleke umnyango ngihlehle kube kuphuma nezinyembezi...kycaca ukuthi I'm next***

"Mashenge"

***A familiar voice call out for me... ngphakamise ikhanda ngimbuke..***

"imina mama, ungesabi angeke ngiklimaze"

***Uzwakala ephansi and you could feel it in his voice ukuthi he's hurting...asondele and i move back***

Me:No!

"Shhh it's okay... I won't hurt you.."

***Ngimbuke emehlweni and i want to believe him..ngbambe ikhanda coz i feel dizzy... next thing i know ngsezandleni zakhe...even though I don't know him kodwa ngizizwa ngi safe ezandleni zakhe... everything goes dark***

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MXO

***Singaphandle slinde udokotela aphume...indlela engidinwe ngayo engathi ngingabuyela ngyombulala lomlisa futhi! Indlela engimthole eyiyo umashenge will haunt me for life***

Nhlaka:Uzoba right bafo

Me:Ngihlulekile ukumvikela bafo

Nhlaka:Bafo

Me:Umbonile ukuthi unjani?

Langa:Okbalulekile ukuthi simtholile and uyaphila

***Ngnikine ikhanda***

Me:Baphi?

Langa:Warehouse...ubaba no sandile banabo

Me:No mawakhe?

Nhlaka:Mhh... something tells me that kukhulu esingakwazi

Me:Sizokthola futhi konke lokho

***Kfike udokotela sisukume fast simbuka***

Me:Unjani unkoskazi wami dokotela?

Doctor:She's fine kodwa sinenkinga

Me:inkinga yani??

***Ngisuke ngyongena kwi room akulo...ngingene ngimfice ebhekile...i deep sigh***

Me:Sthandwa Sami

***Ngyekuye ngfike ngimuhage ngimucabuze isphongo***

Me:Ngyaxolisa mashenge, ngyaxolisa mama

***Ngimubambe tight... ngimbuke emehlweni and ubuka udokotela... ngimdedele***

Me:Mashenge

Lisa:Who are you?

***Ngbuke udokotela while frowning***

Me:Doctor?

Doctor:Yiyo inkinga ebengkhuluma ngayo... I'm sorry but she has suffered a memory loss...kubukek ngathi bamshaya kakhulu ekhanda coz ubopha into engapheli

***Ngizwe ngathi kukhona into ekhona emqaleni wami***

Me:My wife doesn't remember me?

Doctor:Ngyaxolisa kodwa kzomele umnike iskhathi

***Ngigwinye amathe..ngbuyele kuye ngimubambe izandla***

Me:Sthandwa sami pls tell me that you remember me...ngcela ungitshela ukuthi lento engiyizwayo aklona iqiniso!

***Angbuke***

Lisa:I'm sorry but i don't remember you

***Ngizwe inhliziyo yami iphuka fast..ngimdedele and move back...ngimbuke emehlweni ngithi hlampe uzothi uyadlala kodwa lutho! Her eyes are blank...alale angflathele ngfake izandla emaphaketheni ngphumele ngaphandle***

Nhlaka:Bafo

Nonhle:Where is she?

Me:Akakhumbuli lutho bafo....she doesn't remember who i am!! Fuckk!!!

***Unonhle agijime eyongena ngaphakathi...ngizwa ngathi inhliziyo yami izoma!!***

Nhlaka:Yehlisa umoya bafo

***Ngkhiphe isbhamu sami ngingene emotweni...unhlaka angene naye***

Nhlaka:Angeke uhambe wedwa

***Ngihleke kancane ngnikina ikhanda bese ngbuka unhlaka***

Me:Ngzobahlinza bephila...

***Ngdumise imoto and drive out!***

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