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LISA

***We're on mxolisi's private jet...umxolisi ukhona ngokomzimba kphela kodwa yena akekho lana..ngimubambe isandla ngasqinisa...ngimbuke and i see nothing but a cold face...his eyes cold as ice... I can't stare at them too long so i just look away***

Me:Mapholoba

***Angbuke***

Me:He's gonna be okay

***Angcabuze isandla and nod... I can't imagine how nonhle is feeling right now..angikho eduze kwakhe! I'm not there to comfort her..kuningi okwenzakalayo and we're far from home...very far! Angazi nanokuthi sizofika nini! Kukhale Ifoni ka mxolisi aybambe***

Mxo:Bafo?

***Athule alalele...***

Mxo:What??! Thani uyadlala bafo

***Asukume enikina ikhanda and drop the call***

Me:What's going on love?

Mxo:Akasekho unhlakanipho

Me:No!! No!!

***Ngikhale...umxolisi angbambe...yimi engabe ngduduza yena kodwa nguye obambe mina***

Me:Unonhle

***I shake my head coz i refuse to believe all of this Unhlaka can't die! He can't leave nonhle like that! He can't leave his brothers like this! And the fact that we won't be arriving at anytime soon at home kills me!***

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NONHLE

***Angazi noma ngyaphupha or what??! Ngbuka ngaphandle ewindini...inhliziyo yami ibuhlungu to a point where i can't breathe! I feel like ngingawa at any moment***

Langa:It's been 5 days...kzomele udle nonhle

Me:Ngiwaphuzile amanzi and ate fruits umama afike nawo

Langa:Udinga ukudla kwangampela koti

Me:Ngdinga ukuthi kuvuke umnyenwami langa

***He sighs..abeke ukudla aphume ahambe...kubekhona ongenayo and I'm ready to tell them to leave me alone when i see lisakhanya!***

Lisa:Lisa

Lisa:Nonhle

***Izinyembezi zivele zehle..asondele angihage and i cry in her arms...akhale nami***

Lisa:I'm sorry

Me:I don't understand why god is punishing me like this??! Ngimenzeni kangaka unkulunkulu lisa??!

Lisa:Nonhle

Me:Ngzoykhulisa kanjani ingane yethu ngaphandle kwakhe??!

***Angbuke shocked...angsule izinyembezi bese engphuzisa amanzi...ngihlale phansi ngikhipha umoya***

Lisa:You're pregnant?

Me:Yes

***Ngimbuke***

Me:I was gonna tell you

Lisa:I understand, but mina nawe asfihlelani lutho nonhle...uyazi nawe ukuthi i was gonna be happy

Me:You were going through so much

Lisa:I'm more worried about you

***Kungene umxolisi nokudla...ngizwe amehlo ami egcwela izinyembezi...maybe it's because he look just like my husband?! nanokuthi i know how close they were...afike abeke ukudla bese efaka izandla emaphaketheni...abuke mina and give me a small smile...his eyes are cold as ice...i know that look...***

Mxo:Mfazi ka bafo

Me:Mxo

***Angvulele izandla ngyekuye....angbambe as i cry***

Mxo:Ngyaxolisa bengingekho...i couldn't protect him

Me:Umnyenwam mxolisi...ubaba wengane yami

***Angbambe as i cry louder...unhlakanipho can't do this to me bakwethu! he can't!! ngzoba yini ngaphandle kwakhe ngampela??! Kungene umandisa ephethe izinto zakhe and i know bafuna ukungjova nglale***

Me:Plss

Mxo:For iskhashana

Mandisa:Your Bp is high, it's not good for the baby

Me:Nhlakanipho!!! Nhlaka!!!

***Angbambe umxolisi...umandisa angjove..***

Mxo:Shhhh... you're gonna be okay

***He doesn't get it... he's gone... he's never coming back! Ngizwe amehlo engsinda and i know umjovo usuyasebenza... angqukule umxolisi angbeke embhedeni..ulisa, stharh and mandisa balale eduze kwami as i close my eyes***

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LISA

***I couldn't bare seeing her like that...nonhle is one of the most strongest person i know...but this is too much! Losing your husband! Your soulmate!! ulele njengamanje...sthah and mandisa are with her....umndeni ugcwele khona lana ulungisele umngcwabo...ngphumele ngaphandle and watch mxolisi with his brothers...bayakhuluma...aphenduke angbuke and i walk towards them***

Mxo:Usuklungele ukuhamba?

Me:Yes

Mxo:Bafo sizobonana khona manje

Langa:Sure...koti

Me:Hi langa

***Sihambe syemotweni..angvulele iscabha bese eyangena naye***

Mxo:You can pack a bag uyoba no nonhle...i know she needs you

Me:What about you?

Mxo:Nginani mina sthandwa sami?

Me:You just lost a brother

Mxo:Ngi right mashenge

Me:It's alright to not be okay

Mxo:Lisakhanya!

***He bangs the steering ngthuke!***

Mxo:Ngithe ngi right angithi?

Me:Okay

***Athule...he's not okay...he lost his brother, best friend! Sfike endlini singene ngaphakathi...ngqale ngpheke bese ngyogeza***

Mxo:Asambe

Me:Ngzohamba ksasa, unonhle usalele and umandisa uthe kungenzeka avuke ksasa...ngzohamba ksasa

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:Awkazi ukvele ungxoshe mxolisi...I'm your wife...let me in

***Athule afake izandla emaphaketheni***

Me:It's okay to cry

Mxo:Bazokhokha bonke mashenge...

***Aqinise imhlathi evala amehlo ewavula***

Mxo:I will kill them one by one...

***Kfanele ngabe ngthukile kodwa I'm not***

Me:Make sure they die a slow painful death

***Angbuke ephakamisa ishiya...ngsondele kuye ngibeke izandla zami emqaleni wakhe***

Me:Ngathi ngyaphupha

***Izinyembezi zigcwale amehlo..angbambe umxolisi***

Mxo:Shhh...

***Angbrashe ikhanda as i cry...i can see the pain and anger in his eyes...***

Mxo:Asikho iskhathi sokukhala kimi...i must make sure lemgulukudu ebulale ubafo iyakhokha singakambeki endaweni yakhe yokugcina

***Esho with an emotionless voice...i stare at his his eyes and I don't see my husband... I don't see the soft mxolisi i fell in love with kphela ngbona umxolisi Ngcobo lona owangfica kwi room yakhe and gave me a look that could kill..***

Mxo:Bazokhokha

***Esho njalo bese eyaphuma...i deep sigh...what jut happened?? Who's that man that look like my husband?! Umxolisi wami akabandi kanje...***

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