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NONHLE

***Ngvula amehlo kancane...my head hurts like hell..ngiqalaze..next to me is sthandile and mandisa..ngsukume ngime kwi balcony..kyaphithizela emzini wami...kugcwele abantu...kubuye konke...i deep sigh...nhlakanipho is gone...he decided to leave me just like that.... I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye! Ohh bawo! Ngathi kuncono manglele ngoba I don't feel anything...my heart doesn't hurt when I'm alseep... I'm just unconscious...i go straight to the main room..kusanuka njengaye...izingubo zakhe zisahleli kanjalo...nghlale embhedeni ngilale kwi side lakhe and cry***

Me:Nhlakanipho Ngikwenzeni kangaka?? Why ungzwisa ubuhlungu obungaka kodwa?

***Zehle izinyembezi***

Me:Uthi ngqhube kanjani ngaphandle kwakho?? You promised me forever nhlaka!

***Ngihleke kancane ngnikina ikhanda***

Me:Is this forever?? Is this forever nhlaka??

***Ngikhale...***

Me:Ngzothini enganeni yethu uma isikhulile?? angfuni ukphila mina ngfuna ukuklandela! Angfuni ukphila ngaphandle kwakho nhlaka

Lisa:Nonhle

Me:I want him back...

***Angbambe but i want to be held by my husband***

Me:Ngcela ungtshela ukuthi amanga yonke lento??

Lisa:Pull yourself together nonhle pls

Me:Nhlaka!!!

Lisa:Kmele uzogeza ukuze uzoya emakhandleleni

***Ngbuke phansi...so it's not a dream?!***

Me:Okay

***Avule uwadrabe ekhipha izimpahla bese eyongena ebathroom..aphume emvakweskhathi***

Lisa:I fixed you a bath....ngcela ugeze ngizoza nakho ukudla

***Ngsukume ngye bathroom ngfike ngkhumule bese ngyageza..mangqeda ngigqoke ingubo ende emnyama kanye neskhafu...ngfike ngyohlala emakhandleleni...kukhona abantu but I don't care about them...***

Mangcobo:Makoti

***Ngimbuke...she look so heartbroken***

Me:Mama

Mangcobo:Qina ngane yami

Me:Ngyahluleka mama

***Angsondeze kuye and i just cry...baqale bacule abantu...Nhlakanipho ngyakcela mapholoba wami ngcela ubuye kimi..***

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LISA

***I'm trying to be strong for nonhle...it's hurts seeing her like this..ngmile ngasemnyango ngyambuka ekhalela ku mama....I can't imagine the pain they are both going through..ngiphumele ngaphandle getting some air...Mxolisi and his brothers are not here...i wonder baphi? Ngkhiphe ifoni ngimfonele....aqale angaybambi***

Mxo:Mashange

Me:Ukuphi?

Mxo:Kunezinto ekmele ngizenze ngyeza

Me:Mxolisi kushoniwe laykhaya, your family need you

Mxo:And i said ngyeza.

Me:Mapholoba

Mxo:Sthandwa sami sizokhuluma uma ngfika, i have to go

***He drop the call and i sigh***

"Hectic mmh?"

***Ngphenduke and frown***

Me:Noma

Noma:Hey lisa

Me:Ufunani la?

Noma:Ngizobona wena

Me:Angnaso Iskhathi ngi busy..

***Ngithi ngyahamba angbambe isandla***

Noma:Awboni ukuthi yonke lento eyenzakalayo kusayiwo ama signs??

Me:Ukhuluma ngani??

Noma:The curse

Me:I don't have time for this

Noma:This curse will kill everyone that you care about lisakhanya

***Ngimbuke***

Me:Why can't you just leave me alone???!

Noma:Uzophaphama seku late

Me:Ufuna ukuthi mina ngvume unokukhanya aphathe ingane yami??

Noma:It's can be anyone from the family...ngibe nesbonakaliso

***She sighs***

Noma:I was the one pregnant...wena ububambe isisu sami

Me:Kuqonde ukthini lokhu?

Noma:If you don't trust khaya ungangthemba mina...

Me:Noma

Noma:Lisa sonke sizosizakala lana...think about it

***Akhiphe i card eline number yakhe bese eyahamba and i sigh..angsazi ngampela ukuthi ngenzenjani!***

Mxo:Mashenge, sthandwa sami

***Angcabuze ngemumva..angimuzwanga ngisho eqhamuka***

Me:Hey, you're back

Mxo:Bengsa busy kancane

Me:Noma was here

Mxo:Ufunani?

Me:Mxolisi, all of this is happening because of me...ingenxa yale curse yasekhaya

Mxo:Mashenge

Me:All we need is a baby bese kuphela yonke lento

Mxo:Unokukhanya will not carry our child mashenge

Me:Noma can help us

Mxo:Uyamthemba?

***I sigh***

Me:Kuncono ukuthi kube nguye ophatha ingane yethu kuno khanya

Mxo:Okay

***Ngimbuke***

Me:Really?

Mxo:Ngyazi ukuthi lento iyaku stressa and if there's a solution kulungile

Me:Thank you

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KHANYA

***I was cleaning the house...kuningi oksekhanda! Ama plan engnawo will destroy mxo and lisa's relationship! umxolisi uzobuya kimi...uzobona ukuthi yimi omfanele...kungene u noma afike ahlale phansi***

Me:Tell me good some news

Noma:Angboni ukuthi bazovuma

Me:Usho ukthini?

Noma:Ngzamile khaya

Me:Usukhohliwe ukuthi i have your kids with me? uyazi ukuthi nje uma ngingafona manje kungaphela ngawe?

Noma:Ngyakcela nokukhanya...pls don't do this

Me:Ngtholele engikfunayo

***Ngsondele kuye and brush her face***

Me:Angfuni ukuthi ngilimaze ubuso bakho obuhle kangaka

Noma:I know what you did...you killed him

Me:Ubesefaka ikhala lakhe la okungamele khona...angikaze ngimbulale unhlaka...i was planning to but ke someone beat me to it...ungsize kakhulu futhi lowo muntu

***Kukhale ifoni yakhe ngimdedele...***

Noma:Ulisa

Me:Ibambe

***Ayabmbe bese eyakhuluma...ngthule....i wonder who killed nhlaka coz akmina shame...i was gonna do it ngoba ubesazi ukuthi ngfuna ukwenzani ngavele ngezwa iyndaba ezithi ufile...ohh well..***

Noma:Bavumile

Me:Bavumile?? No mxo uvumile??

Noma:Yes

Me:Yes!!

***Ngjabule ngedwa...finally!! Ngbambe isisu sami and smile to myself... I'm gonna carry indlalifa yakwa ngcobo!***

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