THE AFTERMATH
07
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Muhle brings me a cup of sugar water and sits next to me.
I take a few sips and look at her.
“You’re scaring me,” she says.
“I slept with him”
She breathes out and throws herself back.
“Finally!”
I give her a blank stare.
“Sure it took a long time,but you and Mthoko are a thing so I guess that’s okay. I mean you love the guy,he’s controlling and a little bit aggressive sometimes but you like him so yeah. And you two are soon to he married and live a boring life”
I drop my head and fiddle with my thumbs.
“It’s not Mthoko”
She gasps and I raise my head.
“No,” she says, pointing at me.
“I slept with Sikhanyiso”
She jumps from the couch and covers her mouth.
“Bahle tell me you’re joking”
I shake my head and she claps her hands.
“Are you crazy?”
She sits and grabs me by both arms
“Uyasangana is that it”
Tears fill my eyes and I shake my head.
“Then why would you do that, why would you sleep with another man. A man that belongs to another woman while you are promised to another man. You want Mbovu to kill you”
She stands up and paces around.
“You want Ndlela to kill you,I think that’s the only reason you would do something so stupid”
“Musa ukungithethisa” I say.
She stares and I shrug.
“My heart is sensitive” I say.
She nods.
“You’re right,I shouldn’t be scolding you. Mbovu and Ndlela will do that for me. Better yet I should start looking for funeral outfits because you my friend are dead”
I wipe my tears and swallow hard.
“Musa ukungithethisa” I say.
She nods and places her hand over her waist.
“I am done shouting now tell me what happened?” She asks, now much calmer.
I shrug and she tilts her head.
“He wasn’t okay,I wasn’t okay myself and one thing led to another. It felt right Muhle,everything felt right. Being in his arms felt so right I didn’t want him to stop. I couldn’t and so I let him”
“I thought you loved Mthoko,” she says,softly.
“I do,I really do but this is different” I say.
“Different because he’s handsome?”
I shake my head.
“Different because it feels like I have known him forever,every part of me aches for him and my heart yearns for him. I lo..”
She presses a finger on my lips.
“Don’t say it” she says.
“I gave myself to him Muhle that should tell you how I feel”
She heaves a sigh and leans back.
She gives me a judgemental stare.
“Don’t look at me like that,don’t judge me” I say.
“I am not” she says..
“Then look at me like you care”
She opens her arms and I lean in.
“It’s okay,” she says.
“If Mbovu kills you then I will ask him to kill me too”
I laugh.
“What now?”
I shrug.
I don’t know what comes after this.
“Will you tell Mthoko?”
I shake my head.
“And what about the wedding”
I give another shrug and she laughs.
“What do you know?”
“That I love you to the moon and back”
“That’s a lot,” she says.
I smile hugging her tight.
“Bahle”
“Mhmm”
“This is going to break Mthoko,it’s going to shatter him. He has waited for so long to be with you. He has respected your decisions to wait,explored other ways just to make you comfortable and a guy we barely know comes along and he gets the prize”
I try to swallow but the lump of guilt remains stuck on my throat.
I pull away and look at her.
“I messed up didn’t I?”
She nods.
“Big time”
She pulls me into her arms once again and we both sigh.
“Want me to make you sonething to eat?”
I nod and she smiles.
“You are such a baby”
She stands up up and I follow her to the kitchen .
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SIKHANYISO
He called Kuyasa and he told him where he would find Malibantubahle.
He steps out of the car and sighs..
Last night was out of this world,it was just the two of them and no one else.
Nothing and no one mattered but them.
He heads inside and knocks.
The door opens and Muhle sighs.
“She doesn’t want to see you”
“Sawubona Muhle”
Muhle clears her throat.
“Bhuti Omdala” she says.
“May I speak to Mali please”
“She doesn’t want to see you,” she says softly.
“I understand,but I need to make sure she’s okay. She left without saying anything and I am worried about her”
Muhle moves out of the way and allows him in.
The door shuts and they both walk in.
Muhle looks at Mali and shrugs.
“I will be in the garden if you need anything”
She walks away and he walks over to the couch.
He sits next to her and gulps.
“Sawubona Mambomvu” he says.
“Hlomuka,” she says,softly.
He drops his head and pops his knuckles.
“I should have asked,” he says.
She shakes her head.
“I didn’t want you to ask,” she says.
He raises his head and looks at her.
“Angiyisoli mina Hlomuka nakancane” she says.
“Then why did you run?”
“Because I didn’t want you to look at me like some cheap girl”
He shakes his head.
“You’re anything but that”
He cups her face and caresses her cheek.
She closes her eyes and he leans close.
He brushes his lips against hers and kisses her.
“Ngiyabonga,” he whispers,kissing her.
She opens her eyes and looks at him.
He stares into her beautiful eyes and smiles.
“What are we?” he asks.
She shrugs and he smiles..
“Ngicela ukuk’nika inhliziyo Mambomvu” he says.
She breaks into a smile and pops three shirt buttons on her shirt.
He looks at her very visible scar.
“Mine is second hand so I don’t know how you’ll feel about that”
He chuckles.
“I like second hands good”
They both laugh and he holds her face and kisses her.
“Uyangiphilisa Mambomvu,angazi kanjani kodwa umoya wami uyaphila uma useduze kwami”
She smiles and his heart melts.
“Ngiwu dokotela wakho wokuphila”
He laughs and shakes his head.
He leans close and rests his forehead on hers.
“Bahle”
“Hlomuka,” she says.
“Ngidla ngedwa mina Mama” he whispers
He stares into her eyes.
“I will not share with that boy,” he says.
She gulps and he pulls her into his arms.
“Siyezwana angithi?”
She nods and he kisses her forehead.
His phone rings and he pulls away to look at the caller id.
He sees Hazel’s number and sighs,before putting the phone on vibration.
A whatsApp text comes through and he opens it.
*Hello Daddy Hlomuka*
He stares at the positive pregnancy test and cusses under his breath.
“Is everything okay?” Bahle asks.
He forces a smile and nods.
Hazel carrying his child is the last thing he needs right now.
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