Mnakwethu

Chapter 3

The morning came, and I was not okay. I got up and went to wash my face and brushed my teeth. Bendalo did the same, and then we started cleaning the apartment. When we were done, I went to take a shower.

I found her sitting and eating. Shortly after, Zolani came in.

Zolani: sanibona

Bendalo: yebo

I kept quiet, I couldn't bring myself to talk to him. He hurt me.

Zolani: ninjani?

Bendalo: syaphila wena unjani?

Zolani: ngyaphila nami, nilale kanjani?

Hawu kahleni bo wake wayizwaphi le ayenza manje uZolani? Ungabuza izintombi zakho zombili ozilalise ndawonye izinsuku ezinhlanu ukuthi zilale kanjani?

Bendalo: silale kahle

Zolani: Oh

He took off his clothes and got inside the covers without eating anything. Was he not going to talk about this even today?

Bendalo and I looked at each other, then him. He was not even bothered. He just slept like nothing was wrong.

We spent the day inside the covers until Zolani decided to hold me again. This time, I was facing him, and he put his hand on my ass and his face on my boobs and slept.

Bendalo: yoh

She said, then covered herself with the blanket. I tried wiggling myself out of his hold, but he didn't move. Then it hit me. He went to her and lied to her just so she could forgive him, and he also made her believe that he would dump me. Well, the least I could do was I make him do some explaining again.

I let him hold me, then put my arms around him so I could text behind him. Bendalo got out of bed and decided to go and shower. I laughed internally. This was going to be fun.

When she came back, we were in the same position, just that Zolani had completely moved from the middle and squashed me in my corner. We were now using one pillow while Bendalo had one all to herself and a huge space.

I wanted to feel bad that this was happening to her, but I couldn't because she didn't feel bad when they said all of those things about me.

She started cooking while I cuddled with her man. Cruel, but she had no mercy on me, too.

Zasembo: uthi wawazi ukuthi ngelinye ilanga uyophekela indoda yakho nomnakwenu?

She laughed out loud.

Bendalo: ey awukahle

Zolani held me closer again and made himself comfortable on my boobs again. Bendalo said nothing. She carried on cooking in silence. When she was done cooking, she asked me to accompany her to the tuckshop.

I assumed it was to make Zolani stop touching me, so I left with her. We came back and she dished up for us. After eating, she got inside the covers.

It seemed like her prayers weren't answered because Zolani held me again. She turned around and faced the other side until Zolani got up and went to the toilet.

Bendalo: awumenze akhulume angeke sikwazi ukuhlala kanje phela

She wanted me to seem like the loud one while she remained as the quiet one. Mhm, but I really don't care anymore, so I will do it

Zasembo: kulungile

Zolani came back in and tried to sleep, but I stopped him.

Zasembo: Zolani kuzomele sikhulume