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MXO

***The music is not that loud..sihlezi syaziphuzela sidla nenyama...well angphuzi mina ngmile kancane...ngyathanda impela ukuba no bafo kodwa njengamanje ngfisa engabe ngnomkami sigoqane embhedeni zyakhala...kodwake ngzothini??***

Langa:Bafo awphuze kancane hawu

Me:Ayy angfuni

Sandile:Uyabhora!

Me:Ngfuna umkami mina manje

***Ngthathe ifoni yami ngphumele ngaphandle and call her***

Nonhle:Hello?

Me:Nonhle? uphi umashenge?

Nonhle:She's sleeping

Me:Nonhle!

***She sigh***

Nonhle:She's fine mxolisi...something happened kodwa uzoba right

Me:What happened???

Nonhle:Umzala wakhe saw something...angazi q but lisa fainted waphinde wavuka

Me:Ngyeza

Nonhle:No, she's fine...her family is with her

Me:Nonhle

Nonhle:Yehlisa umoya...ncono uzombona ksasa ngoba manje umndeni ugcwele lana

***I sigh***

Me:Let me talk to her

Nonhle:I will call you

Me:Fine

***Ngvale ifoni ngnikine ikhanda...yingakho umkami ngingathandi ukuthi ahambe yedwa***

"Mxolisi Ngcobo"

***Ngphenduke...usisi nje okhulile engingamazi... I frown***

Me:Syazana?

Her:Awungazi kodwa mina ngikwazi kahle

Me:Ungazelaphi??

Her:Konke lokho akbalulekile, your family is falling apart

Me:Angzwanga?

Her:Umfazi wakho kzomele alungise izinto zakhe

Me:Ukhuluma ngani?

Her:Your wife's side of the family is cursed...umuzi wakwa buthelezi wonke udinga ukugezwa...amadlozi acasuke kabi mxolisi...walobola ingane yabo waqede wayishiya kanjalo

Me:Hhaybo?? unokukhanya uyena wonke lo hhayi mina

Her:Still amadlozi awakwazi lokho...ungakhohlwa ukuthi unokukhanya ngokwesizulu is still your wife...wakhipha ilobolo

Me:Unokukhanya akayena umfazi wami sisi

Her:Kzomele niklungiseke konke lokho...ngikbona usesthenjini mxolisi

***Aqede ahambe leaving me shocked...mina nesthembu?? insambatheka leyo!***

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LISA

***My head feels heavy...ngivuse ikhanda and groan...angazi nanokuthi ngikuphi or what happened to me..ngbone unonhle eseseduze kwami***

Nonhle:Hey, are you okay?

Me:Mmm..ngikephi?

Nonhle:In your room...you fainted, remember?

***Ngbambe ikhanda...kungene umama angihage***

Mah:Uzizwa kanjani?

Me:I'm fine mah

Mah:You had all of us worried

Noma:Lisakhanya

***Ngbuke emnyango...luthi heqe uvalo***

Me:You...

***Kubuye konke***

Noma:Lento oybonile isbonakaliso

Me:Angsoze ngavuma nomathemba

Noma:Kuningi ekmele kulungiswe ukuze sizogwema lesbonakaliso obenaso

***My mom sigh***

Mah:Bengithi konke kzolunga uma sesimtholile ulisakhanya

Noma:The curse is still there...

Me:What curse?

Baba:Yinto yakdala lena nana eyaqalwa abantu abangasekho emhlabeni...kwachitheka igazi eliningi

***Ekhuluma ezongena ekamerweni***

Noma:Uwena no nokukhanya amawele klomndeni yingakho le curse ilokhu ilandela nina...yingakho you attracted the same man...if we don't break the curse kuningi okzomosheka... including umshado wakho lisakhanya...yingakho ninezinkinga ezingaka

Me:How do we break the curse?

Noma:Ingane yokqala yomfana kwa buthelezi

Me:Usenzo?

Noma:He's adopted

***I sigh***

Me:Angikwazi ukuba neyngane

Noma:I know...unokukhanya uyena kphela ongakphathela ingane yakho

Me:What?

***I shake my head coz that won't happen...ngsukume***

Mah:Lisa

Me:This is too much...I'm sorry... I can't..

***Ngsukume ngphumele emnyango...tears in my eyes....ngizwa ngathi yonkinto ihlezi emahlombe...ngingene emotweni ngbeke ikhanda kwi steering...unonhle angene***

Nonhle:Lisa

Me:I want to leave nonhle

Nonhle:Let me drive

***We switch seats and she drives out...imagine being happy that you finally found your family and then this happens!***

Nonhle:Everything is gonna be okay

Me:It's too much nonhle...can't i just get a break? Ngvika lokhu kfika okunye! imagine nje letting khanya carry my child! My husband's ex wife

Nonhle:Let me buy water for you

***Amise imoto egarage bese eyehla...ngbone ngomuntu esevula iscabha on my side....ngphakamise ikhanda and my eyes meet his...izinyembezi zigcwale amehlo same time..angvulele izandla and i hug him tight while crying***

Me:Mxolisi...

Mxo:Sengikhona Sthandwa sami

***Angsule izinyembezi angcabuze isphongo***

Mxo:Asambe syekhaya

***Angqukule ayongfaka emotweni bese ekhuluma no nhlaka and nonhle...abuye angnike amanzi and drive off***

Me:Syaphi?

Mxo:Vacation...we need a break sthandwa sami

***I nod...angcabuze isandla and i look out the window***

Me:How did you find us?

Mxo:Ngkhulumile no nonhle washo ukuthi awukho right

Me:So you drove all those hours for me?

Mxo:Anything for you mama

***I smile a little...***

Mxo:Come here

***Angdonse nghlale kuye***

Me:What if uyashayisa?

Mxo:Angeke ngingashayisi with all this ass here

***Esho engi brasha izinqa and we both laugh***

Mxo:Ngyakthanda mama

Me:I love you too

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