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# 1 Week Later

MXOLISI

***It's been a week since the funeral...i had no choice but to drug her that day...indlela wayekhala ngayo engsafuni ngisho ukthula broke my heart! Ngathatha lelo thuba ngamfaka i tracker....she doesn't talk much... iskhathi esningi umthola ehlezi ebuka endaweni eyodwa..ngkhulumile naye ukuthi she need to see a therapist kodwa uyanqaba...sigh...ngse office manje and yena usele no nonhle coz I'm scared ukuthi asale yedwa...who knows what she can do to herself..***

Nhlaka:Bafo

Me:Mmmh

Nhlaka:Kunini ngmile ngikbuka ucabanga

***I sigh***

Me:Ngikhathazekile ngo mashenge bafo

Nhlaka:Mnike iskhathi bafo

Me:Umndeni wakhe ufuna ukumbona...ubungambona umawakhe ukuthi Ubekhala kanjani

Nhlaka:Ukhulumile nabo?

Me:Yeah, turns out kade kwasa bembheka

Nhlaka:Nokukhanya?

Me:Angiyngeni eyakhe lowo...i stress engnaso ukuthi angazi ngizomtshela kanjani umashenge yonke lento

Khanya:Mxo

***Ngbuke emnyango...umile uyangbuka and i frown***

Me:Ufunani la?

Khanya:Ouch...can we talk?

***Abuke unhlaka***

Khanya:In private

Nhlaka:Ngzokbona bafo

***Aphume ahambe...ukhanya azohlala phansi***

Khanya:I want to meet her

Me:Lento ngzoyenza ngendlela yami nokukhanya

Khanya:It's been a week

Me:Manje?

Khanya:My parents are dying to meet her...she needs to know umndeni wakhe wangampela

Me:And lokho kuzokwenzeka...okwamanje she's not okay

***She sigh***

Khanya:You love her hhu?

Me:Awungeni wena lapho

Khanya:Why are you cold towards me? you hate me?

Me:Usungahamba

Khanya:Mxo

Me:Ungangbizi kanjalo

Khanya:Ngyazi ukuthi a lot happened between us....kodwa bengingathanda ukuthi skhulume...

***She sigh...asukume azekimi***

Khanya:I miss you

Me:Lento oybhemayo iyeke

Khanya:I made a mistake and ngyazisola until now... what we had was beautiful and i ruined it...alidluli usuku lapho engingakukhumbuli khona

***Abeke isandla sakhe ehlombe angbuke emehlweni...***

Khanya:Do you remember izinto esasizenza? The fun we use to have

Me:Until you fucked my friend right?

Khanya:And ngyazisola ngalokho

Me:Uyedwa umuntu osenhlizweni yami mina... I don't appreciate you touching me...sekmele uhambe manje...mina nawe asisophinde sbuyelane...kufake ekhanda lokho

"Mapholoba"

***Ngbuke emnyango and there she stands...ngisukume ngyekuye...amehlo akhe aku nokukhanya and she doesn't look happy at all***

Me:Mashenge

***Ngyekuye ngfike ngimcabuze isphongo***

Me:Are you okay?

Lisa:Who is she?

Khanya:Your sister

Me:Khanya!!

Lisa:What??!

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MANGCOBO

***Ngihambisela ungcobo itiye...ngfike ngimnike bese ngihlala phansi and sigh***

Ngcobo:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Lutho baba

Ngcobo:Ngyakwazi Mkami, kwenzenjani?

Me:Ngcabanga lento ka lisakhanya being a twin

Ngcobo:Ohh

Me:Lentombazane engcolile isizobuya futhi empilweni yendodana yethu

Ngcobo:Umxolisi can handle all that

Me:Uyakhumbula ukuthi wabanjani after ukhanya emphula inhliziyo?? waphuza walahleka ngisho endleleni... it's took years for him to be fine...to be able to fall in love again...

Ngcobo:Ngyazi nkoskazi...i believe that lena it's another test...ungcobo uyamthanda umfazi wakhe...ukuthi uyiwele nobani angeke kushintshe lutho lokho

Me:Kodwa she will be everywhere baba

Ngcobo:Nkoskazi ungazikhathazi kakhulu ngalento...ngshilo ngathi umxolisi indoda manje...uzozixazulula izinkinga abhekana nazo no mfazi wakhe

***I sigh and nod...angfuni ngisho ukbona umcondo wakhe unokukhanya klamagceke mina***

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LISA

***It's not everyday you find a girl in your husband's office...ehlezi eduze kwakhe imubambe ngisho ihlombe....mhlampe angizwanga kahle? Ngbuka umxolisi waiting for an explanation...why lentombazane efana nami ithi she's my sister***

Me:Mxolisi

***He sigh***

Me:Ngcela uhlale phansi skhulume

***Angbambe isandla...I'm still mad ukuthi ngbathole be cozy kodwa njengamanje ngfuna ukuzwa lento abayshoyo...anghlalise esihlalweni sakhe, u girl lo ahlale phansi naye***

Mxo:We did our own research sathola ukuthi umndeni wakho wangampela obani

Me:How long have you known?

Mxo:Before the funeral

Me:Wangfihlela?

Mxo:Ubungekho right sthandwa sami

Me:Who is she?

Mxo:This is nokukhanya, your twin sister

***Luthi heqe uvalo...ngizizwe ngiqhaqhazela...twin sister?***

Me:Ngiyi wele?

Mxo:Yes...

Me:Ngcela asdedele

***Abuke unokukhanya, asukume athathe iskhwama sakhe***

Khanya:I hope I'll hear from you soon..

***Abeke i business card yakhe aphume ahambe***

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Ukhethiwe wathi banglahla

Mxo:Aklona iqiniso lelo, they stole you from the hospital...umndeni wakho kdala ukfuna

***Nginewele??***

Mxo:Sthandwa sami bengsalinde ukuthi ube right bese ngyakutshela...

***Uyachaza manje***

Me:Nibukeka nazana nino nokukhanya

Mxo:Yeah

Me:Yeah?

***He sigh***

Mxo:She's my ex

Me:Lona owakphula inhliziyo wangaphinde wabheka abantu besfazane?

***I sound bitter kodwa why did he let her get too close to him?? eze emthinte ihlombe?? ihlombe lami??!***

Mxo:Yebo

Me:Usamfuna?

Mxo:Hawu mashenge

Me:Ngyabuza...angithi nginifice nithandana lana

Mxo:Besingathandani

Me:Benenzani pho? benikhuluma ngezinto zakdala? Uthando lwenu lakdala

Mxo:Mashenge mina ngthanda wena, akekho omunye futhi

Me:Why was she sitting so close to you?

Mxo:Angsoze ngakufebela mina mashenge

Me:Okay

***Ngsukume ngbeke i lunch yakhe ebengiylethile***

Me:I have to go

***Kuningi shame kuningi! I can't even be happy that they found my family ngoba i wele lami i ex ka husband wami!***

Mxo:Ngcela ungahambi

Me:Uyasebenza nje

Mxo:Sengzoqeda

***Ngigoqe izandla ngimbuke***

Mxo:Uma ucabanga uzoba ready nini ukbona umndeni wakho? they want to see you

Me:Angazi...I'm still trying to process everything

Mxo:Take your time

***Asondele and pull me by my waist***

Mxo:Ngyafisa wazi mashenge ukuthi mina ngithanda wena wedwa and akekho omunye...what we had no nokukhanya kwaphela kdala...4 years ago...akekho umuntu obasa umlilo enhlizweni yami njengawe...just because she's your sister akusho lutho lokho kimi...angimfuni ngfuna wena kuphela mama...inhliziyo yami ishayela wena...ngfuna wazi ukuthi ungu mangcobo, umashiya'mahle...umfazi wami...umama wezingane zami

***You should see the way I'm bushing right now! Angcabuze isphongo...ohhh i love this man***

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NOKUKHANYA

***Mxolisi is still sexy! Yabona manje usevele waphenduka indoda emadodeni...lokhu ngamgcina 4 years ago and lapho sasisakhula nathi...we were in love...ngyakholwa ekthenini amadlozi iwona asenze sahlangana futhi...eve though lisakhanya is my sister kodwa umxolisi was mine first and ngizokwenza konke oksemandleni ukuthi sbuyelane...i know he still love me inkinga ukuthi usadiniwe!***

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