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Zweli
I looked at both my brother and the girl.
Me: My name is Zweli
Her: I heard your brother call you that
Me: wanna share your name with me?
Her: Amani
Zwakhe: Armani or ...
I looked at my brother who raised his hand in defeat.
Me: Nice to meet you Amani
She looked at me as she slowly moved to lean on the wall. I know she did the same before fainting.
Me: No need to panic, I promise am not going to hurt you.

Amani
I looked at him as I was trying to breathe to calm my anxiety.
Me: I still don't know what am doing here

Zweli
I had to think fast. She was angry at something earlier on.
Me: From how we met, I thought you needed some fresh air.
Amani: How we met?
Zwakhe turned and I saw the sparkle in his eyes and I knew he was about to say something stupid.
Zwakhe: Oh enlighten me!!
I looked at my annoying brother.
Me: can you give us a second please

Amani
I don't know what made me say it but I really felt safer with the other brother in here. He wasn't too serious nor looked like he wants to eat me.
Me: Please don't go.
They both turned and looked at me with confusion in they eyes. I hugged myself and looked at them.
Me: Uhm I feel safer with both of you here. He looks friendly and you....
I struggled for a word and I just looked at him.
He nodded and looked at me and His eyes were light.
Zweli: Will it be too much for us to move away from my bedroom to the lounge?
I looked at both of them.
Me: Thank you for taking care of me when I fainted. Am much better now and Ill really appreciate it if you take me home or point me to the door and Ill walk home.

Zweli
I looked at her. Now here is the tricky part. I don't know where she from. She could be from anywhere in the world. I teleported to that tree because that the only place where I find peace in this whole world. The only place where I can be me. The only place where I can be human. As to where it is. I have no idea and the only way I could take her back is teleporting. Cause I do not think for a second that she will come closer to me if I had to spread out my wings and we fly.
Me: Uhm...
Zwakhe: So Amani where you from?
I love my brother for reading my mind.
Amani: Escourt Kwazulu natal
My brother and I both looked at each other that an 11 hours drive, 2 and half helicopter ride.out of all the trees in the world. I had to choose one that far.
Amani: Wait? Why you asking me that. We are in eEscourt. She turned and quickly ran to the window and stood there as she looked out to the palace beautiful garden and the houses that are showing from far and she slowly touched the window than turned and looked at us with so much fear in her eyes and I could see the tears rolling down her face.
Amani: I can't breathe...
She held her chest and my brother stood there as I went to her.

Amani
He was holding me and as much as I was panicking he touch was calming as he kept on saying "breathe slowly" with his smooth angelic voice. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I was really kidnapped. A whole me with my anxiety attacks and panic attacks. They kidnapped me!!! Am the most weird person in the whole world and he chose to steal me. Mina!!!
I managed to breath and I looked at him.
Me: I come from an average family, my dad have a few cows and goats but not much. We have a tiny spaza but really its small. We mot poor but we not rich too. Even if you call now and ask for 5thousand it will take us a whole month to raise that money.
I took a deep breath and looked at him
Me: What am saying is that. Am not worth much. You can just drop me back home and I promise i wont tell anyone any of this happened.
I looked up at him after rumbling and looked into his eyes and just like that my world and everything  that was happening in my head stopped. All I could feel was his hands on my shoulders. His warm breath on my face and crazy enough my heart beating as smoothly as if it was singing.

Zwakhe
I stood there and I saw them looking at each other and it felt like there was a glow of light and peace surrounding them. I saw my brother face relax for the first time in all our 25 years. It made sense as to why she was the chosen one for him, by just looking at her looking at him like his the only human on earth. I slowly backed away to the door and quickly ran downstairs to my parents and grandmother who were having tea.
Grandma: well
Me: All I can say is that I did not expect his chosen one to be like that
Mom: kanti unjani?
Me: A panickier!!
Mom looked at me.
Mom: what you mean a panickier
Me: I really don't know how to explain her. She average height, has an afro on her and it looks cute, has the smallest boobs iv ever seen in my life and she has some hips nyana and that it. Nothing fancy , just a regular rural girl with some goofiness and get this she feels much more safer with me than her own chosen one. How crazy is that!!!
Everyone was looking at me.
Mom: she sounds perfect for Zweli
I looked at my beautiful mom who always sees good in people and who is always positive. I still can't believe that she has no powers she is just a normal person married to my dad who can do almost anything.
Grandma: She is human
I turned around as fast as I could.
Me: what you mean?
Grandma: I mean exactly that. She is human in its purest form. She has never kissed a man in her life nor had sex. She never hurt a human before. Yes she has weird things going on but that just how she is. Clumsy, weird, nerdy yet full of self doubt and a big panickier. But that because she is an invested person.
Me: You got all that from my description
Grandma: while you were looking on the outside and explaining it. Your words were telling me that " i approve of my sister in law and I like her for my brother. Thank God its not my chosen one cause i want someone with boobs"
Everyone laughed at me. They know am a ladies man and i wish to stay like that for sometime and plus am not the oldest so the crown isn't mine when mom and dad retire so no pressure.
Mom: How Zweli taking this?
Me: I don't know mom he just kidnapped his chosen one from escourt.
The whole room went silent.
Mom:Where on earth is that?
Dad: its very far, its before mooi river when you going to Durban.
Mom: What was he even doing there? Wasn't he on a meeting in Johannesburg?
Dad: That what I thought.
Me: Well your perfect son was busy at escourt kidnapping a little girl. Oh this is going to be so much fun
I jumped on the sofa and had my shoes on the coffee table.
Mom: I really don't understand why you always find happiness in your brother discomfort.
Me: Ma that the whole reason why I was born!!! To delight on my serious brother discomfort.....