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THINGOLUHLE MTHETHWA
Guess what ? lm standing outside the palace and it's raining cats and dogs l won't let this weather keep me caged in this kingdom . And this guard here won't let me go .
Thingo : l don't want to be disrespectful , but with all due respect can you please let me go .
Guard : Mam l can't let you do that .
Before l can answer a car pulls up and some guy comes out running covering himself under the rain .
"This rain ain't doing justice " he says looking at his suit .
" Tom what l you doing just standing there ,and who's that lady you standing with "
He walks towards us , he looks like Melusi maybe it's his little brother ... lemme not jump into conclusion he might be his husband's phela this family is full of surprise. l end up chuckling and they both look at me with a frown .
Thingo : lf you really wanted to know who this lady is you would've asked me but anyways please tell your guard to let me go l don't want to be here anymore ! .
He frowns .
" who brought you here from the start , l suggest that person takes you back "
Thingo :mxm it's fine l'll walk then .
l push the guard attempting to walk but this guy holds my arm .
"okay miss , there's no need to be a dram queen . come on then l'll drive you back home "
Thingo : now you talking .
He chuckles and l follow him to his car also giving the guard a death stare .
I get into the back seat and he starts the engine .
"so where are we headed ?"
he asks looking at me through the mirror .
Thingo : Joburg .
"What ! l just came from there arg why me "
he sulks and l chuckle .
"By the way lm Bayanda Xulu and you are ?"
Thingo: Thingoluhle Mthethwa .
Bayanda: oh nice to know you Thingo labathethwa .
l smile widely .
Bayanda : So lm you don't mind me asking , what brought you to the Palace .
Thingo: arg it's a long story .
Bayanda ( smirking) : And l'll be driving for the next few hours so l don't mind .
Thingo : Okay let's just cut the story short lm the king's betroded and honestly l want nothing to do with this shit anymore .
Bayanda : what ? you Nkosenye's betroded ... he's married though .
Thingo : l just found out his the king today and he's a married man . infact l blame my father that man is selfish how could he do this to me .
Bayanda : hmm just wondering why my brother didn't tell you all of this .
Thingo: lt doesn't matter anymore , lm livid don't want anything to do with him .
he nods and the ride to Joburg not bad at all because Bayanda keeps on saying stupid things making Thingo laugh she was even in tears . They finally arrive at Joburg and it clicks to Thingo that she doesn't have a place to stay so she curses .
Bayanda : yin manje .
Thingo : l don't have a place to crash at . lm definitely not going to Melusi's mansion maybe l'll check in a hotel for today then look for an apartment tomorrow.
Bayanda : oh okay then to the. hotel then .
He arrives at the hotel and opens the car door for Thingo .
Thingo: thank you for the ride
Bayanda: it's not like l had a choice , you such a drama queen .
they both laugh.
Bayanda: but though l don't regret it .
Thingo : yeah right (smiles)l should get going then .
I say turning .
Bayanda : not even a hug nyana .
Thingo (chuckling) : nope bye Bayanda .
he chuckles as she walks away and he hops into his car driving off.
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MELUSI [ NKOSENYE ] XULU
I know l probably was expected to follow Thingoluhle especially after being told she's my chosen on but l couldn't . l told her there's a lot to know about me and it'll be up to her to choose where she wasn't to stay or not. And clearly she chose to leave and who am l to stop her ? afterall l have a wife to nurse right now this is a lot to deal with . She's a crying mess she was shouting at me thinking l went to Joburg just so l can bring someone who will be able to bear kids for me since she can't . Ashanti is not a barren at all l know that because the sanusi confirmed it and lve always had hopes that in due time Ash will be able to carry my kids but seems like the ancestors have it all planned now lm portrayed as the bad guy.
lm disturbed from my thoughts by my brother walking into the lounge .
Bayanda : My king .
He says with a cocky smile . l stand up and fist bump him lm actually fond of Bayanda he's an open minded person unlike our little sister Siphokazi l wonder where she is by this time . He takes a seat .
Bayanda : kunjan bafo ....
Melusi (sighs) : not good at all .
Bayanda : it's because of your betroded?
Melusi : Yeah ...(frowns) how do you know .
Bayanda (chuckling) : she was arguing with the guard Tom who didn't want to let her leave the palace because it was raining heavily earlier on , she even wanted to walk back to Joburg (Melusi chuckles) so l ended up offering her a ride since she was being a drama queen .
Melusi : She's indeed something else (smiles)
Bayanda : yeah and bafo why didn't you tell her you married.
Melusi : l know l was supposed to tell her but another part of me wanted her to find out once we here .
Bayanda : And now she wants nothing to do with the Xulu's .
Melusi : lts her choice (shrugging)
Bayanda : kodwa keh she's a gem , you should get her back please l wouldn't mind having her as umakoti
l just chuckle , yeah Thingoluhle is really a gem . But I don't know if l should fight to get her back to all this mess or what "sighs" This is when l kind of miss Lisa but then again l killed her .
THINGOLUHLE MTHETHWA
Im already settled in the hotel , l took a hot bath now lm busy scrolling on my phone looking for a apartment and l found the one l liked so l'll be checking it out tomorrow morning before l go to MABASO HOLDINGS to explain about my absenteeism and that'll l'll be back to work by Monday .
l try to close my eyes so l can drift to sleep but all l see is a picture of Melusi l roughly pull the sheets going to the kitchen to drink some water . **** ! did he have to be a married man though ?
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