ACUMA MAAKE KANCUBE
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My alarm clock rings for 4am. I turn it off and I sit up straight, trying to wake myself up fully. I open my eyes to a purple led reflected room.
Today, I've decided to go to school. Or should I say Mpumi forced me to come to school today.
I get out of bed and I go sit by my desk. I let out a yawn and a stretch.
Now I regret waking up at 4am, I have nothing to do. If I get ready now, I'll be an hour earlier meaning I'll be done by 6am, and my ride gets here at 7:30.
I sigh and I open my laptop. Maybe that could chow some of my time.
I unlock my laptop and I see a notification from my mail.
I click on it and as soon as I see who it's from, I jump out of my seat.
He texted me! He finally contacted me.
I cover my mouth, trying to contain my excitement. I sit back down and I click on the tab.
Luyolomadlingozi1@gmail.com
Lets meet up. Tomorrow, 18:00
My heart pumps heavily and my body is filled with adrenaline. How do I reply, should I ask him how's he's doing, if he's out of hospital?
What do I say?!
Or...
I can ignore it.
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I walk into the school gates, Mpumi already waiting for me at the gate so we could walk to class together.
But we first had to stop by the office for my timetable since I was going to change my homeroom class.
"I'm so glad you finally back. School just wasn't the same without you." Mpumi says as we walk to the office.
Girls starring at me and some laughing as they walk past us.
I'd be lying if I said that didn't destroy me and I'm pretty sure it showed on my face.
"Well now if I knew I'd be getting weird stares and giggles at every corner of this school, I wouldn't have woken up at 4am just to feel like shit." I pull my lips in my mouth and I pull my bag higher on my shoulders.
A group of matric boys walk past us and one of them says, "Yoww, Cuma let's meet in the storeroom after break." then he winks at me.
The other says, "Yeah and I think i'mma need you to teach me how to kiss. Mwah, Mwah."
They all laugh making me feel smaller than I already was as soon as I walked into this shit hole.
As Mpumi was about to give them a piece of her mind, she's interrupted by the conflict behind us.
"Woah, look whose come to the rescue." the leader of the group says as Luyolo stands chest to chest with him.
He better not do anything stupid.
"Chill bru, it's not like he's going to do anything. Right?" the second matric says as the group walks past them, standing behind Luyolo.
They stand there, just staring into each other's eyes with rage. The leader walks away from him, bumping into his shoulder intentionally.
Luyolo looks at him as he walks away.
He turns around then looks straight at me. His eyes still raging with anger but somehow, it still made me feel weak and head over heels for him.
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