IM FOR NOT PUBLISHING THIS CHAPTER ON SATURDAY LIKE I PROMISED I WILL ,I HAD A BUSY WEEKEND ZITHANDWA❤️
I just miss Zingisa so much ,I hate the fact that I won't get to see him today ,so I woke up before Menzi and prepared some soft porridge for him and served him.
Menzi:Ngiyabonga(Thank you)(He took his bowl of soft porridge and ate it)
Mbali:Let me go start doing the chores then
Menzi:Cha hlala phantsi ,ngifuna sikhulume mina nawe(No sit down ,I want us to talk)
Mbali:Talk about what?(I gave him a puzzled face)
Menzi:Ngawe ,ngathi (You ,us)
Mbali:Okay?(I didn't expect that and why the hell do we need to talk ,I just want to finish my chores and go see Lihle ,I think it's time I visit her so that I can tell her about Zingisa)
Menzi:(He sat up straight)Mbali I love you ,I don't like the fact that we always fight and argue ,yes I do want kids with you but I'll wait for you till you become ready to have kids with me ,angifuni ukulahlekelwa wuwe(I don't want to lose you)
Mbali:(This is so sweet ,now I feel guilty of what I'm doing with Zingisa)Uhm.....okay let me go finish the chores(I stood up and left him there)
I did the chores and prepared some lunch for my in laws
MaMhlongo:Usheshe wajwayela ukusebenzi MaNdlovu omncane(You got familiar with doing chores quick young MaNdlovu)
Mbali:(I just laughed a little at that)Hayi cha bekumele ngijwayele ukuze ngizoba wumakoti oqotho futhi nginijabulise nani ,niwumndeni wam phela(No ,I had to get familiar with it so that I can be a good wife and make you guys happy ,you guys are my family)
MaMhlongo:Hayi cha uqinisile Mbali ,kepha nathi siyabadinga abazukulu ,phela uMandisa ngathi akafuni ukushada(No you're speaking the truth Mbali ,but we need grandchildren ,it seems like Mandisa doesn't want to get married)
Mbali:(I coughed)Ma ,abazulu nizobathola hayi manje kodwa(Mom ,you will get grandchildren but not now)
MaMhlongo:Nini kodwa?sesiyaguga phela manje ,iskhathi asisekho(When though?We are getting old now ,time is not by our side)
Mbali:Soon(The conversation bored me so I just left her there and took a bath then I headed straight back home)
When I got there I went to Lihle's hut and I didn't find her there ,maybe she's with Sizwe so I decided to take a nap.
Someone woke me up and it was my mom
Ma:Mbali ufunani lana?(Mbali what are you doing here?)
Mbali:(Wait people!what kind of question is that)Ngifunani?kusekhaya la!(What do am I doing here?This is my home!)
Ma:Ngiyazi kepha kungobani ungazanga uzosibulisa sino baba wakho?(I know but why didn't you come and greet me and your father?)
Mbali:Why should I?(I gave her a straight face)
Ma:(She just popped her eyes out and paused for a moment)Mbali?uzama ukuthini?(What are you trying to say?)
Mbali:What I am trying to say to you Lindiwe Mkhize is that ,I don't have parents so I won't tell you when I'm here because I didn't come to you ,I came to see my sister Nolihle only ,so don't ask me that when you know that you so called parents forced me to fall in love with someone I don't even love just because you want wealth ,now I can't be with the man that .......(I paused after saying that ,I couldn't speak any further because if I talked about Zingisa ,I'll get into big trouble ,and Nolihle walked in)
Ma:Utheni?(What did you just say?)Which man are you talking about Mbali?
Mbali:Get out ma
Ma:I'm not leaving till you tell me
Mbali:Uzokhuluma wedwa phela Ma!(You'll speak alone then mom)
She just left us there ,then Lihle gave me 'the eye'
Lihle:(Sat next to me)Talk!
Mbali:There's nothing to tell(I stole a glance at her)
Lihle:Okay then ,nixabaniswa yini wena noMa?(What made you two argue?)
Mbali:Nothing Lihle ,I just felt like saying this heyyy(I played with my fingers)
Lihle:You're hiding something from me Mbali
Mbali:Something like?
Lihle:Mbali isikhumba sakho siyakhazimula ,ugcoke imbali nasenhloko Mbali ,umuhle nje Mbali ,usuyamthanda uMenzi?Wuye Lo okwenza ube muhle kanjena?(Mbali you're glowing ,you're even wearing a flower in your hair ,you're beautiful Mbali ,you fell in love with Menzi?Is he the cause of this?)
Mbali:Promise me you won't tell anyone about this and that you won't judge me Lihle
Lihle:I swear(Then she laughed)This sounds serious
Mbali:I fell in love with someone else ,I don't know whether it's love or what but I never felt like this Lihle ,it feels good ,I love life when I'm with him and I feel so sad when I'm not by his side ,when I'm with him it's like it's just me and him against the world ,I find peace and connect with my inner self when I'm with him ,I just feel so pretty when I'm with him
Lihle:(She just screamed)Omg you're in love sis!!!!!
Mbali:Cha......yebo ......angazi Lihle(No ,yes ,I don't know Lihle)
Lihle:Usemathandweni vele Mbali ,uyamthanda lomfana okhuluma ngaye ,wuye okwenza ube muhle kanjena ,wuye okwenza uzizwe ngalendlela ozizwa ngayo (You're in love Mbali ,you love this boy you're telling me about ,he's the cause of this beauty that I am seeing here ,he's the one who makes you feel the way you're feeling)
Mbali:Wulo uthando lolu Lihle?(This is love Lihle?)
Lihle:Yes it is sis ,it is ,who is this guy?
Mbali:(I let out a huge sigh and I became ready for judgements)Uhm.....well.......he's not from here
Lihle:Hayibo uthandana nomSotho Mbali?(You're in love with a Sotho man Mbali?)(She then laughed)
Mbali:Uhm.....no!(I popped my eyes)
Lihle:(Her eyes popped out too and she stood up and looked at me in shock)Mbali hayi ,Mbali Hayi ,cha mntasekhaya ,Cha Mbali ,hayi hayi hayi!(Mbali no ,Mbali no ,no sis ,no Mbali ,no no no!)
Mbali:No listen!I didn't plan all of this ,it just happened ,that's why I can't let people know about this ,dad is going to kill me and kill him too ,even worse kill everyone in that kingdom
Lihle:Mbali!how did this happen?
I told her how I met Zingisa and how I fell in love with him
Lihle:(Her eyes popped out and she raised her voice)You lied about your identity?!
Mbali:I had to ,he's our exact enemy!
Lihle:You're scared that he would've killed you or something?
Mbali:Yes Lihle
Lihle:But you have to tell him about who you really are ,I know you were planning to avenge Mangi through him but it's so clear that you'll abort the mission
Mbali:I don't want to abort it but I have to ,I really love Zingisa
Lihle:So what are you going to do?
Mbali:Nothing Lihle ,I'll tell him the truth when we are together ,not now ,we are still friends
Lihle:Mbali kodwa!(Mbali though!)
Mbali:(I just looked down)I'm sorry
Lihle:(She came closer to me and hugged me)No don't be sorry ,I'm sorry ,I'm the one who needs to be sorry
Mbali:But I shouldn't have let myself fall in love with an enemy
Lihle:Ngiyazi ,kepha izinto ziyenzeka futhi asizikhetheli abomaqondana bethu ,buka mina noSizwe ,singabantu abahlukile kodwa siyathandana soloku kunjalo ,into engizibuza yona ukuthi uzokwenza kanjan manje?(I know ,but things happen and we don't choose our soulmates ,look at me and Sizwe ,we are two different people but we are in love ,I'm just asking myself that what are you going to do now?)
Mbali:(Broke the hug)Angaz Lihle(I don't know Lihle)
Lihle:Just tell this person the whole truth including your identity ,then you'll see whether he loves you or not ,when are you seeing him again?
Mbali:Ksasa eb'suku(Tomorrow night)
Lihle:Okay then(She then kissed my forehead)Awuyi kwakho? ,kusebusuku phela manje(Aren't going back to your in laws ,it's late now)
Mbali:Eish ,we lost track of time ,let me get going sis ,bye
Lihle:Let me walk you out the gate then
She did so and then we reached the gate
Lihle:Bokuze ingane encane lana ekuseni ,ngikhohlwe ukukutshela yazi ,uSindi uzoza ngathi kusasa emini kepha akanaso isiqiniseko ,uze ke kusasa(Some child came here in the morning ,I forgot to tell you this ,Sindi wants to come tomorrow in the afternoon but she's not sure whether she'll come tomorrow ,but just incase come)
Mbali:Right ,thank you
We then hugged and I went straight back to my in laws and greeted them and joined them at the table since they were eating supper
Njomane:Hayi cha makoti uyazenzela ,lento yakho yokubuya ebusuku sekuyinjwayelo manje kwamele uyiyeke ,uphuma kuphi?(You as our daughter in law you do as you please ,you are getting used to coming back home late now and you have to refrain from it ,where were you?
Mbali:(All eyes landed on me ,I felt so annoyed at that very moment ,but I have to be obedient and humbled ,so I faked a smile)Cha Njomane ,ngibuya ekhaya bengiyobona uLihle ,bekanomkhuhlani othize nje ,bengikhathazekile kakhulu ngaye Bhebhe ,ngicela ningixoleleni(No Njomane ,I'm from my home to see my sister Lihle ,she had a flu of some sort ,I was worried about her Bhebhe ,my apologies)
Njomane:Ngathi kuhlezi kunezinkinga ekini Mbali ,unjan uLihle manje?(Your family is always facing problems I see Mbali ,how's Lihle by the way?)
Mbali:(Okay I didn't expect that ,it seemed like he doesn't buy my non-existant truth)She's not getting any better ,I think I'll have to check up on her tomorrow but I'll be back sooner than today ,that I promise
Njomane:Kuhle(That's good)
We continued eating our supper in peace then we went straight to bed ,Menzi was so quiet and he decided to sleep.
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