Mnakwethu

Chapter 1

Woke up in the morning, and the events of yesterday came flooding back. It was like my mind was waiting for me to wake up so it could remind me of what I am going through right now.

Agh, I dragged myself out of the bed and took my toothbrush along with the toothpaste and went to brush my teeth, and then washed my face. As I was busy outside the neighbor spoke to me.

Neighbor: ungowaka Zolani?

Zasembo: chabo angisiye owakaZolani

Neighbor: awu

I left her like that and went inside the apartment. Afterward, I cleaned the apartment and made some food for myself. I ended up not eating the soft porridge I had made for him the previous day. I made cornflakes and sat down and ate while my mind was far.

Since I was bored, I went to take a shower, then came back and scrolled through Instagram.

Around 12:30 during the day, Bendalo came back from work.

Bendalo: sawubona

Zasembo: yebo sawbona unjani?

Bendalo: ngiyaphila wena unjani?

Zasembo: ngiyaphila nami

She put her things down and sat on top of the bed.

Bendalo: akaze akuthumelele umyalezo uZolani?

Zasembo: chabo akaze ngikutshelile nje ukuthi ngeke

Bendalo: kuyathusa ke lokho ngoba mina ungithumelelile

That stung. He texted her and not me? Yes, I knew he wasn't going to text me to the fact that he really didn't text me, but he texted her still hit hard.

Zasembo: awu utheni?

I tried not to show that I was hurt.

Bendalo: uxolisile ngalokhu okwenzekile

That stung again. He apologized to her, and not me. He must really love her to ask for her forgiveness and not mine.

Zasembo: habee! uxolisela ukuthi ukufebelile wakuhlakisa noMnaks?

Bendalo: ngimbuzile ukuthi akabuyanga ngani ngoba usuhambile

Zasembo: wathini?

Bendalo: wathi ubenqena idrama ngamubuza ukuthi yani ngoba phela uyazi ukuthi angisiye umuntu onomsindo

Zasembo: ehee wathini?

Bendalo: wathi uyakwazi lokho inkinga uyazi ukuthi wena uwumuntu onjani ubenqena umsindo

Zasembo: amabhadi ami! Yazi ngisehlane ngiyalingwa!

Bendalo: usho njalo kimi ngavele ngathi okay ngathula

Zasembo: selokhu ufikile wena uke wangibona ngisangana?

Bendalo: chabo angikaze ingakho ngixakiwe nami

Zasembo: haybo uZolani

Bendalo: mina angisazi

Zasembo: ubulapha ngoNhlangulana?

Bendalo: yebo ngangilana

Zasembo: ingakho athi angeke ngikwazi ukuza lana ngoba kwakukhona wena

Bendalo: wathini?

Zasembo: wathi kukhona umngani wakhe ongenayo indawo yokuhlala wathi kukhona yena lana uyoze ahambe ngesikade

Bendalo: haybo yimi njalo umfana owumngani wakhe?

Zasembo: kshuthi ngoba nakhu uthi kwakukhona wena ngaze ngamubuza ukuthi yena ulala nenye indoda embhedeni manje

Bendalo: angikwazi ke lokhu mina haybo

Zasembo: kunini sithi haybo!

Bendalo: siyoze siphelelwe amazwi

Zasembo: ay bandla

Bendalo: wafika la ngoNtulikazi?

Zasembo: yebo ngafika la futhi mase ngicabangisisa ubhaskidi onezinto zakho wawukhona kodwa wazixuba ezakhe nezakho ukuze ngingeke nginake

Bendalo: ngabona ngifica iphepha lasendlini yangasese ngathi hlampe begula futhi ngabona ibhantshi lakhe elimunyama ayethe likuwena ngaxakwa ukuthi lifike kanjani la wangichazela indaba engatheni nje ngaze ngamyeka

Zasembo: Heh ngangikhona la ukuthi angilalanga ke

She went out and went to take a shower. I sat and applied some waterless cleanser on my sculp and massaged it. When I was done, I cleaned it and went to wash my hands, but I was met by a smell of cigarettes. It was coming from. The shower, then it hit me. Bendalo smokes, again something I don't do. Zolani doesn't like a woman who smokes, so what's so different about her?

I washed my hands and went back to the room. She came back and sat with me. She was already dressed.

Zasembo: uZolani akasithenganga isishebo esiyinyama yazi

Bendalo: asiye kaSpar siyothenga

Zasembo: ngikhohlwe ikhadi lami lasebhange ekhaya ngizowenza uCash send ke

Bendalo: kulungile

I wore another piece of clothes because it was cold outside, then we went to Shoprite instead because Spar didn't take out cash send.

After 2 hours or so, we were back in the apartment, and she was cooking for us. I chose to just go through my phone and not pay attention to what was going on because if I did, I would faint on the spot.

As we were sitting there was a knock on the door. I got up and went to open. The neighbor was there.

Zasembo: sawbona

Neighbor: yebo unjani

Zadembo: ngyaphila wena unjani?

Neighbor: ngiyaphila nami

Zasembo: kulungile

Neighbor: kunomlisa ofuna uZolani

Zasembo: ukuphi?

He pointed outside so i peeped.

Guy: hello my sista

Zasembo: yebo sawbona

Guy: sho sho ukhona uZolani?

Zasembo: chabo akekho

Guy: oh uhm ikhona iCherry yakhe?

I turned to Bendalo and laughed.

Zasembo: Bendalo iya

She went and came back.

Bendalo: ubefuna ukumudayisela iBurger enensangu ngamutshela ukuthi akabhemi

I laughed. We had our dinner and slept. I slept because I was bored and Bendalo slept because she had to go to work at night.

At exactly 11pm, Bendalo was getting ready for work. I watched as she put on Zolani's watch and used his perfume. She did all of that in front of me. Did she not care that I was also hurting? Was she doing all of this because she knew that he was going to choose her? Many questions rushed through my mind, and my heart sank. How can Zolani put me through so much pain?

She styled her hair and then left. I was left with my thoughts and unanswered questions. What was it that really made Zolani do this? There had to be a valid reason because no man on Earth would ever let his two girlfriends be in one room for so long.