Chapter 10 .
LOVE CONQUERS ALL .CHAPTER : 10 .
two weeks later ‚ zwelakhe has been crowned as king ‚ he’s now the head of the palace . the villagers are happy to have such a great king who’s very good leader . zwelakhe is sitting by the balcony watching the workers busy running around the palace preparing for tomorrow . his mother walked in .
thulisile : my king .
zwelakhe : hai mama don’t call me that .
thulisile : it’s tradition my boy .
she kissed his cheek & zwelakhe smiled .
thulisile : so are you ready to choose your queen tomorrow ?
zwelakhe : i’m ready but i have two invites left with me .
thulisile : so who are you going to invite ?
zwelakhe : i have two girls in my mind .
thulisile : hai wena .
zwelakhe : i kind of like them both ‚ the other one is so free & has some badgirl vibes ‚ the other is so calm & stubborn .
thulisile : haibo so who are you going to invite ?
zwelakhe : how about both ?
his mother looked at him & chuckled .
thulisile : you want to break the poor girls lives ?
zwelakhe : no but i think i have to choose .
thulisile : it’s up to you .
she walked out ‚ zwelakhe looked at the two letters in his hand with promise rings inside .
zwelakhe : f*ck !
he took his car keys & rushed out ‚ he got in his car & drove to the village ‚ he first stopped at asemahle’s house . he parked his car then stepped out ‚ he whistled & asemahle came out running ‚ she attacked him with a hug .
asemahle : i missed you my king .
zwelakhe : i missed you too .
he then took out one letter & gave it to asemahle ‚ her eyes popped out & she jumped in excitement .
asemahle : you are going to choose me right ?
zwelakhe : if you impress me .
asemahle : trust me i will .
zwelakhe : oh okay girl ‚ but i have to get going neh .
asemahle : sharp my king .
he hugged her then got in his car & drove a few houses away ‚ he already knows that anele is asemahle’s neighbour ‚ & speaking of those two ‚ their friendship is slowly sinking . zwelakhe sent a boy to go call anele .
anele is busy slicing the meat ‚ preparing to cook ‚ a small stands at the door & knocks ‚ anele looks at him with a smile .
boy : sanibonani ‚ ehhh kunobhuti weh moto eblack ufuna ukubona usis anele !
anele : mina ?
boy : yebo .
anele : okay ngiyeza .
she wiped her hands then followed the boy behind ‚ as she slowly approached the car zwelakhe stepped out & met her halfway ‚ she was about to turn & walk away ‚ zwelakhe held her hand .
anele : yini don’t you have a kingdom to run ?
zwelakhe : ishoda nge queen nje .
anele : your girlfriend will be your queen njena ?
zwelakhe : i don’t have a girlfriend mina .
anele : oh is that so ?
zwelakhe : i don’t want to waste your time neh so ‚ here take this .
he handed her the letter ‚ she scanned it with her eyes & her heart started racing .
anele : i....i can’t !
zwelakhe : don’t break my little heart maKhumalo !
anele : i can’t zwelakhe .
zwelakhe : i’ll be waiting for you tomorrow & you better impress me .
he gets in his car ‚ hoots then drives off leaving a trail of dust ‚ anele sighs then heads back home ‚ as she enters the gate asemahle appears from her house & stands by the fence .
asemahle : tomorrow i’ll go alone no need to accompany me .
anele : okay .
she looked down & swallowed so hard .
asemahle : what’s that ?
anele quickly hid the letter behind her back & smiled .
anele : nothing mahle .
asemahle : okay chomi ‚ i can’t wait to impress my king ‚ imagine he invited me on his own .
anele : (smiles) how nice of him .
asemahle : okay wait.... you sound a bit unsure yini are you jealous ?
oh shoot she finally spoke up ‚ anele looked at her with the “are you for real now ?” look ‚ asemahle folded her arms .
asemahle : yes i’m talking about the zwelakhe thing .
anele : i don’t know what you are talking about sisi because i’ve never even met zwelakhe .
asemahle : so why are you sour ?
anele : i don’t have to smile everytime mahle & i’m not jealous ‚ nxaaa futhi you are fighting for a man .
anele walked into her home ‚ asemahle fiddled with her fingers & got inside the house feeling bad after accusing anele about being jealous .
asemahle : i shouldn’t have said that .
𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 ‚ anele sat down on the chair & slowly opened the letter ‚ she took out the promise ring & looked at it .
anele : ipromise ring ?
she asked herself ‚ her brother walked in covered in sweat .
likhele : hello bunny .
he kissed her cheeks & anele frowned .
anele : you reek sweat man .
likhele : it was too hot ngamhlanje .
he spotted the ring & letter on the table ‚ he picked up the letter .
likhele : what is this ?
anele : zwelakhe invited me to the maidena ceremony .
likhele : haibo ufuna ukuba yiqueen ?
anele : i don’t know but he didn’t give me a choice .
likhele : thatha wena ‚ wait till mom hears this !
anele rolled her eyes then stood up & went to her room .
TOMORROW IS THE DAY THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS TESTED OR IS LOVE GOING TO BLIND THEM ? WHO KNOWS ? LET’S FIND OUT ON THE NEXT CHAPTER .
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