FORCED TO MARRY AND I CHOSE YOU

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"Are you still feeling down?" That's me asking Hlanganani. When I left this morning he wasn't okay...emotionally and perhaps spiritually too. "Yah I'm better" he answers before taking a sip of his energy drink. Since he is standing on the other side of the counter,I walk to him and pull him in for a hug. "What's wrong?" I urge him to speak up about what's bothering him. "I don't know...I just feel like something is going to happen when I leave" he says defeatedly in a low tone. He is going on tour for two weeks and he's leaving tomorrow.

I eye him suspiciously "are you sure that you are not sulking because we will be apart for some time?" Honestly its suspicious that he's suddenly "feeling down" when he has to travel tomorrow. He clicks his tongue in annoyance and walks away from me,haibo and then. "Babe..." I try to reach out for his arm but he yanks it away. "I just don't understand..." Again I'm not given the chance to speak freely. "What don't you understand! I have a bad feeling about this tour!" He roars into my face making me back up in fright. I will let him cool off for a bit.

"Okay so now what? Do you want to cancel the tour?" I ask him even tho I know that canceling will back fire badly on his career. "I can't" he whispers before sinking into the couch. I sit next to him in silence,"maybe its just nerves" I throw in after a moment of silence. "Yah maybe" he agrees with me tho he doesn't look convinced. He's still worried. "If its about you missing me then you should know that I will be attending three of your shows." I say trying to lighten up the mood. He looks at me and gives me a small smile.

"And if I enjoy your concerts,I will attend another two" I add jokingly. Obviously his shows are going to be LIT,I mean its By HL so hello! But I'm not joking on attending two more concerts... I will try to make it if I'm not busy. He let's out a soft chortle. "I would love that" he says making eye contact. "Don't worry everything will be okay,maybe you are just thinking too much about it" I put in my 2 cent opinion and he agrees even though its clear that this is bothering him. "Anyways about my day..." He didn't ask me how was my day but I will still tell him anyways. I'm mostly doing this to take his mind off this tour thing.

"Jesus! Can you guys stop being disgusting in front of me?" That's Mthunzi interrupting our steamy kiss. Hlanganani pulls away but still holds me close to him,"go and wait for me in the car" he suggests looking over at his best friend who has a grossed out face. "Hell no,we won't leave with how you two are acting" he disputes. Not wanting to disgust idyani more than he already is,I climb off Hlanganani's lap and sit next to him. Today is thee Day,he's leaving right about now and shame I'm already missing him. Lapho he hasn't stepped out of the door yet!

"Umenzeni umzala wam Mthunzi?" I ask him now sitting and facing him. Instead of answering me immediately,he first cracks up. The way that he's laughing neh,its kind of hard not to join him. "Okay stop it,you are not funny" I reprimand him while lmao as well. Hlanganani is looking at both me and Mthunzi as if we have suddenly grown two heads. Its an inside joke...he doesn't get it. "Zama bra,mna ndilibele ukumxelela ukuba ndiyahamba" he says trying to contain his laughter. Idyani lesile that's what. My best friend only found out last night that her man is going on tour for two weeks.

"Aren't you just one cruel boyfriend" but honestly that was just cruel and now Khethiwe isn't talking to him. I don't blame her. I have known for weeks that Hlanganani is leaving. "Nah you can't say that. I had a lot going on,I was busy so it totally slipped my mind." He defends himself but still I give him the 'usile' look. "Andenzanga ngabom marn nawe,besides y'all will be attending some of the concerts so we will still see each other" he throws a cushion at me but luckily my man catches it before it hits me and sends it back flying to Mthunzi who ducks. "Chill I'm just playing with her" Mthunzi tells Hlanganani who doesn't look too pleased with what he did.

I stick out my tongue at him in a childish manner,"I don't care she's my wife don't play with her like that" he jokes. "Uyadika mfodini" he flips him off. "And what you said was bullshit and you know it too. These past two months have been hectic for me but she knew about the tour" Hlanganani retorts. "Kakade utshatile wena,I don't have a wife. So asifani n'wana mhani" Mthunzi knows that he's in the wrong but he will bring out every single excuse in the book to fight this. I gasp at his bluntness and yet again wickedness. Hlanganani laughs and says "I guess that some things will never change neh?"