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Chapter 7
KGOTHATSO .CHAPTER : 07 .
She clears her throat and moves her eyes away from him ..
Kgothatso : hello everyone .
Samkele : hello !
Bab'Ndlovu : as they said , you're even more beautiful than I thought
Kgothatso : thank you sir ..
Samkele pinches Mandla a bit as he glances at her and shakes his head ..
Masentle : ohh you're all here ..
She says smiling .
Masentle : I'm Kgothatso's mother , Masentle .
Bab'Ndlovu : it's great to meet you , these are my kids . Mandlawenkosi , Mpiyakhe and Samkele .
Masentle : oh okay , it's nice to meet all of you . Which one is supposed to get married to my child ?
Mpiyakhe : I believe its this one ..
He says patting Mandla's shoulder ..
Masentle : ohh .. wow ..
Mandlawenkosi : hello ..
Masentle : you're the one who's taking my daughter of the single market ?
Mandlawenkosi : I guess I am .
Masentle : it's an honor to meet you .
Mandlawenkosi : likewise .
Masentle : are these flowers for her ?
He glances at the flowers and sighs .
Mandlawenkosi : yes they are ..
Samkele : then go give the flowers to her ..
Mandlawenkosi : hmm ..
He takes a deep breath before walking towards Kgothatso who looks down shyly .
Mandlawenkosi : hello ..
Kgothatso : (clears throat) hi ..
Mandlawenkosi : these are for you , just to say thank you for saving my life .
She nods and takes the flowers .
Kgothatso : thank you .
Samkele : oh this is so cute !
Mpiyakhe : feeling like we're watching a movie scene .
Masentle : please come into the lounge and take a seat . Lunch will be ready soon ..
Mpiyakhe : yes thank you , lets go dad , Samke ..
They walk into the lounge leaving Kgothatso and Mandla .
Kgothatso : how are you feeling today ?
Mandlawenkosi : better , I slept for a while after you left so I'm better .
Kgothatso : I didn't have any problem sleeping last night so I guessed you were better .
Mandlawenkosi : you helped me ..
Kgothatso : I'm glad , you can go sit in the lounge . I'm actually the one preparing lunch so it's gonna be ready soon .
Mandlawenkosi : okay ..
Kgothatso : once again , thank you for the flowers . They're beautiful ...
Mandlawenkosi : you're welcome .
He walks to the lounge as Kelebogile and Realeboga share an eye contact after glancing at him .
Mandlawenkosi : hello ..
Kelebogile : hii , omawed !
Realeboga : hello .
MaMofokeng : please forgive my granddaughters . I suppose they're happy to see you .
Mandlawenkosi : no problem .
He glances at Kgothalo who's staring at him and raises his eyebrow ..
Mandlawenkosi : you look like my future wife .
Kgothalo : I look like a girl ?
Masentle : Kgothalo is Kgothatso's twin brother
Mandlawenkosi : ohh .. thought as much .
Mpiyakhe : she's like you in her male version and then you in her female version .
Kgothalo : yes , so how old are you ?
Mandlawenkosi : 27 ..
Kelebogile : you actually look quite good for your age .
MaMofokeng : Kelebogile , stop it .
Kelebogile : askis ..
Bab'Ndlovu : we're glad that you have accepted the letter , we will be sending our uncles soon .for the lobola negotiations .
MaMofokeng : wonderful ..
Mandla's eyes move to the wall as he glances at the framed photos , some having Kgothatso on them as a baby , toddler and teenager .
Kgothalo : she's beautiful ain't she ?
He glances at Kgothalo .
Mandlawenkosi : hmm ..
Kgothalo : as beautiful as she is , I don't want her to shed any tears because when she gets hurt , I get hurt and there's always consequences of hurting my better half .
Mandlawenkosi : I don't intend on hurting her .
Kgothalo : you must not , you'll be laying on your own death bed .
Mandlawenkosi : hmm ..
Masentle : forgive Kgothalo , he's just overprotective of his twin sister ..
Mandlawenkosi : I see that .
Kgothatso : Gosiame please come here , Kelebogile and Realeboga as well !
Kelebogile : lunch must be ready , we'll go and set up the table .
The three of them stand up , Gosiame glances at Samkele .
Gosiame : come ..
Samkele : me ?
Gosiame : yeah come ..
She stands up and follows her to the kitchen ..
Gosiame : I brought a little guest .
Realeboga : okay first of all .. why are all of you so good looking ? even the dad ?
Samkele : (chuckles) it's a family thing .
Kelebogile : are you his sister ?
Samkele : younger sister .
Kgothatso : you look a bit like him .
Gosiame : plus they're all light skinned .
Kelebogile : your future husband is hooooot ! what the heck ???
Realeboga : did you see the way he walks ? Like this ..
Kgothatso chuckles glancing at Realeboga who's mimicking the way Mandla walks .
Kgothatso : you're so bad at that .
Gosiame : so how old are you ?
Samkele : ngina 18 , I'm turning 19 next month .
Gosiame : ohh , I'm 17 .
Kelebogile : the youngest here ..
Kgothatso : please help me set the table and call everyone to the dining room..
Realeboga : okay sis .
Gosiame :: what do we need to do ?
Kgothatso : you just stand there and wait for me to dish up the food in these bowls then go place them at the table so everyone can dish up for themselves .
Samkele : okay ..
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Once she's finished cooking and dishing up the food , Samkele and Gosiame take the bowls to the dining room and place them on the table while Kgothatso sets up the plates .
She walks to the lounge ..
Kgothatso : food is ready ..
Masentle : ohh I'll bring water for you Mr Ndlovu and Mpiyakhe to wash their hands . You give Mandla the water to wash his hands and a cloth as well .
She sighs lightly .
Kgothatso : okay .
She glances at Kgothalo who stifles a laugh ..
Kgothatso : you're laughing ..
Kgothalo : I'm not , I'm just amazed . You've been working all morning ..
MaMofokeng : it's her duty .
Masentle : let us go eat , i know you'll enjoy Kgothatso's cooking . She's a very good cook .
Bab'Ndlovu : I believe you just by the aroma .
They walk to the lounge ..
Mandlawenkosi : you don't have to do all that .
Kgothatso : it's okay .
He nods and enters the dining room while she enters the kitchen with her mother .
Masentle : well you two look good together .
Kgothatso : hmm ..
Masentle : you're gonna make a great wife actually .
Kgothatso : I think that's evident enough .
They pour the water into the two containers and hang clean table cloths on their shoulders . They walk to the lounge ..
Kgothalo : I don't remember seeing you offering me to wash my hands .
Kgothatso : I ain't marrying you aren't I ?
Mpiyakhe smirks and glance at Mandla who's hiding a smile ..
Kgothalo : if we didn't have guests , I'd be throwing you outside on the streets now .
Kgothatso : my twin brother bullies me , please forgive him ..
Mpiyakhe : you two are one and the same . You have similar personalities ..
She glances at Mandla ..
Kgothatso : you can wash your hands .
He nods and washes his hands , he wipes them after .
Mandlawenkosi : thank you .
Kgothatso : you're welcome .
She walks back to the kitchen and places everything in its place , once she's done . She walks back to the dining room ..
MaMofokeng : sit there next to Mandla ..
Kgpthatso : but ...
MaMofokeng : there's no other seat available baby .
She sighs , Mandla stands up and pulls out the chair for her ..
Mandlawenkosi : go on ..
Kgothalo : (whispers) I'm actually cringing , my better half has never been this nervous .
Realeboga : (whispers) that's her future husband , what do you expect her to do ?
Kgothatso sits down and Mandla follows ...
Mpiyakhe : I'm actually glad you know how to cook because your future husband there doesn't know how to cook . The food is delicious ..
Kgothatso : you opened doors for us , I see .
Masentle : please everyone , you may dish up for yourselves . Kgothatso will dish up for Mandla .
Kgothatso : oh my God .. why are you doing this to me ?
Kgothalo : practice sister , practice .
Kgothatso : do you want me to dish up for you ?
She says glancing at Mandla ..
Mandlawenkosi : yes ..
She frowns ..
Kgothatso : that was supposed to be a no actually but whatever . Let me dish up for you .
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