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WHO CAN l RUN TO?

CHAPTER ELEVEN

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Hours have passed still Nomathemba hasn't done her chores , Auntie has been knocking on the door not to mention the insults she's been uttering , Uncle has even threatened to break the door .

Uncle :" lemme go fetch me equipment's it looks like she won't unlock the door anytime soon

*knock knock knock*

Even Nomathemba heard it , she stood up taking her big plastic unlocking her bedroom door running to the lounge

Auntie was opening the door

Auntie:"Gogo , Mkhulu?" frowning

Gogo:"uphi uNomathemba" she says entering inside with Mkhulu

Auntie:"uzivelele loy..."

Nomathemba:"ngilapha Gogo" l say waving at them with a smile

Gogo:"oh my girl" she says genuinely smiling at me while Auntie just rolls her eyes

Uncle joins in with Zipho and Pedro

Zipho:"Gogo " she says running towards her and giving her a hug

Gogo:"Zizipho " she smiles(Zipho's full name is Zizipho only the grandparents call her that )

Mkhulu:"Pedro my body" he give Mkhulu a fist bump

Gogo:"l hope you kids are okay , l wish we are here to stay but.."

Auntie:"then wat are you here for" she says interrupting gogo

Mkhulu:"kahle kahle ihlonipho awunayo umdala Kangana , seng'yabona ukuthi uZizipho ufuze ban"

Zipho:"hau Mkhulu" sulking

Mkhulu:"haysuka , Usuk'lungele uk'hamba"

Nomathemba:"yebo Mkhulu" l say nodding

Zipho:"uhm Mkhulu where's she going"

Gogo:"siyam'thatha she will be staying with us from now own"

Uncle:"mxm take this hoe "

Mkhulu:"yey'wena mfana ngiyak'khuza" he says angrly

Zipho:"you can't take her l mean l was about to flaunt with my new clothes please"

Gogo:"hau kanti you this hurtless Zizipho , your mother has damaged you"

Auntie:"excuse me the only damaged thing here is that thing standing next to you , don't tell me about damaging my daughter"

Mkhulu:"Asambe soze ngiy'mele leh"

They were about to walk out

Auntie:" You can take her but she will forever be a disgrace to this family , she will go nowhere in life"

Gogo:" the only people who won't be going anywhere where in life is you people here you will bow down to that girl wen the time comes , and you will beg for her help nisale kahle " she says closing the door behind her

lnside the house their left defeated .

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