CHAPTER [ 33 ]

YOLANDA MJADU

lm tired of being in this place l need some air maybe l should also go meet Lethu ,she probably thinks lve forgotten about her since lve been staying with Langa (giggles) . l grab my bag l unlock the door my eyes meet Langa's eyes who looks somehow down for my liking .

Langa : ( clears throat) uhm.. hey

Yolanda : Hey babe , why you just standing there and not entering

Langa : okay .

He enters and settles on the chair while I sit on the couch

Yolanda : (frowns ) what's wrong ? you look down ...did something happen

Langa: yes l made a mistake (sigh's)

Yolanda : lm not understanding .. what mistake are you talking about

Langa : Come here mamakhe ( tapping his thighs)

l slowly stand going to sit on him facing him ..we both have our gaze maintained

Yolanda : talk to me babakhe ( giggles)

Langa : (smiles lighty) I love you Yolanda , just promise me you won't leave me after l tell you what happened

Yolanda : well l can't really promise that .. just say what you did

Langa : So before l met you l already had been f*cking with my lecturer

Yolanda : ( gasp ) iyhoo

Langa : yeah and today we f*cked she prom....

LANGA QUINTON NXUMALO

Before I could finish what l wanted to say , a slap landed on my face and l see a tear escape her eyes

Yolanda : ( looking down sniffing ) sorry for that ...

She say trying to stand up but l hold on to her

Langa : Mamakhe lm not going to let you go ...scream at me , hit me fuck l deserve that slap infact you should point a gun at me coz lm so weak l...

Yolanda : save it just let me go Langa l want to sleep

l look at her afraid , fearing what she might do so l loosen my hold and she stands running to our bedroom slamming the door

Langa : fuck ! l don't deserve you mamakhe ( sighs)

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NARRATED

Mandla received a call fry the hospital notifying him that his mother just woke up but she still is weak . He's seated next to his mother brushing her hand softly

Miss Mbatha : Mfan'wam please stop brushing my hand like that ( chuckles weakly)

Mandla : hayi Ma'Mbatha (smiles)

Miss Mbatha : You hard headed like your father

Mandla : ( frown ) mama please don't talk about that man in my presence

Miss Mbatha : His still your father mfan'wam

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MANDLA MBATHA

Well mom narrated what caused that man to beat her and l told him he ran away... l really can't tell her l killed him coz she would die from even hearing that l ki alled a fly .

Mandla : yeah right is that why he ran away instead of facing the consequences

Miss Mbatha : ( looking down ) l was planning on divorcing him

Mandla : divorce? divorce! hay tnatman deserves more than that ... laying a hand on you makes him a man angisho nxx

Miss Mbatha : But l...

Mandla : Chaa Ma'Mbatha infact let's not talk about it anymore .

She just nodds.

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LANGA QUINTON NXUMALO

After seating alone l decide to walk to our room ... she's on the bed crying . She looks up at me

Yolanda : leave me alone!

l keep on walking , l sit on the bed enveloping her and she starts hitting me

Yolanda : You so stupid ( sniffs) umnandi ngaleyo ndlela you went back there

she says still hitting my chest

Langa : no lts not that .. please don't think like that

Yolanda : l should be f*cking leaving your ass ( looking down) but because you decided to confess makes me fall deep for you

Langa : l love you mamakhe

Yolanda : nxx

l smile capturing her lips and she deepens the kiss , damn lve fallen hard