Uthando olungavumelekanga: Forbidden love

Mbali#13

I woke up very early today since I was excited about seeing Zingisa after so long ,about what me and Lihle talked about I don't think I'll be able to do it ,I don't want to lose Zingisa now and besides I still think of proceeding my plan.So I did my chores quicker than usual and made breakfast for my in laws ,well let me say my family ,and went to wake Menzi up.
Mbali:Breakfast is ready in the house ,go join the others my love
He just nodded ,no Menzi is moody I tell you ,he has always been like this ,it's a pity I won't even beg him or anything because I don't care at all ,and besides I kind off enjoy the silent treatment he's serving me ,less worries about the questions he can possibly ask me tomorrow morning ,yes I'm planning to come back home tomorrow morning ,I want to lay my head in the chest of the man I truly love ,just for this night ,I really miss him people.So I joined the family too ,and greeted them and took a sit afterwards.
Njomane:Ujabuliswa yini engaka makoti?(What makes so happy daughter in law?)
Mbali: Lutho Njomane ,ngizizwa ngibusisiwe nje namuhla (Nothing Njomane ,I just feel blessed today)
Njomane:Kuhle makoti(That's good daughter in law)
MaMhlongo:Kunento engifuna wena noMandisa ningisize ngayo namuhla ,ngifuna ukuchitha isikhathi namadodakazi wam(There's something I want you and Mandisa to help me with today ,I want to spend some time with my daughters)
Mbali:(I really don't want to disappoint her ,she really loves me but as for Mandisa surely she doesn't like the whole idea)What about Hlelo?
Hlelo:Hayi cha ningangifaki mina ,mina ngifuna ukuyovakashela umngani wam(No no don't include me ,I want to visit my friend today)
Mbali:(Arghhh bummer!)Eish ma ,angeke ngikhone namuhla ,kwamele ngiye ekhaya usisi wam uSindiswa uzobe akhona futhi angimboni njalo ,kwamele ngimbone(Eish ma'am ,I don't think I'll be able to today ,I have to go back home ,my sister Sindiswa will be there and I barely see her ,so I have to see her)
Mandisa:Wenza kahle(You're doing a good thing)
Okay I really hate this girl ,why didn't she just choose to keep quiet ,she has no reason to hate me ,I really really hate her so so so much.
MaMhlongo:Mandisa!no!(She then let out a huge sigh)Kulungile Mbali ,loku sizokubona ngelinye ilanga(It's okay Mbali ,we'll see this at another day)
She looked very disappointed ,I really hated what I did right now ,she really loves me and I love her too I'd say ,she has been nothing but kind to me nowadays ,but when I first arrived here she was strict but now she's soft
Menzi:Awusho Mbali ,uya kulabo sisi bakho abenza ukuthi ubuya ngobusuku la endlini?(Tell me Mbali ,so you're going to those sisters that cause you to come back home late?)
Okay I didn't expect this from Menzi ,I don't want to spoil my mood to be honest ,but what am I going to say? ,luckily Njomane saved me.
Njomane:Menzi!hayi mfana wami ,uma umakoti ethokozela ukuhlala nabantu bakibo myekele enze njalo ,kodwa nawe makoti ibuhlungu lento osenza Yona yokuthi Wena njalo usekini engathi awushadwanga la kwaMhlongo ,nalento yakho yokubuya ebusuku Ndlovu yiyeke ,umakoti akaziphathi kanjalo(Menzi!no my son ,if our daughter in law wants to visit her family then so be it ,but daughter in law ,you can't keep visiting them as if you're not married to the Mhlongo's that hurts ,and this habit of you coming back home late needs to stop Ndlovu ,a daughter in law doesn't act like that)
Mbali:(Someone just threw a bomb straight to my face ,I didn't even know what to say or do because the stuff I wanted to say would cause a fight and I really don't want that to happen)Ngiyakuzwa baba futhi ngiyaxolisa ngaloko ,angazi mina ukuthi umakoti uziphatha kanjani ,okokuqala bo Bhebhe ,ngishade noMenzi ngingekazilungiseleli ngomshado futhi ngingenaso isiqiniseko salokhu ,yebo uMenzi ngiyamthanda kepha.....(I hear you father and I'm sorry about that ,I don't know on how a wife should act like ,firstly the Bhebhe's ,I got married to Menzi when I wasn't sure and ready about this ,yes I love Menzi but) ....I wasn't ready for all of this
Menzi:Why didn't you tell me though?(He gave me a straight face)
Mandisa:Weeh ngiyahamba mina ,asambeni Hlelo nawe Lwazi(Weeeh let me go ,let's go Hlelo and Lwazi)
Lwazi:Hayi Mandisa ngifuna izindaba mina(No Mandisa I want the news)
Mandisa gave him a death stare and they left us there talking ,how did we get here people?I don't understand.
Mbali:I couldn't ,you were excited about this and besides I love you Menzi ,I thought I can be what you want but clearly I was wrong
Menzi:Mbali you're ruining our marriage ,you keep secrets from me worse part you always come back home  late ,you don't want us to have kids ,yhooo it's a lot(He brushed his face and looked down)
I felt as if I was a bad person in this and to be honest even though Menzi is the one who told his family about the marriage thing ,he didn't force me to get married to him ,I feel so bad and the guilt is killing me ,Menzi doesn't deserve what I'm doing to him but I can't lose my only chance at love just because Menzi feels like that ,I mean heartbreaks are a common thing or problem ,I do love Menzi as a friend ,as a brother too ,and sometimes he reminded me of my brother Mangaliso ,that's why I feel so betrayed at this.So I couldn't respond him
Njomane:Ngathi izinkinga zenu zinkulu ,angiboni ukuthi zizolunga uma sizifaka kulezi nkinga zenu ngokukhuluma nawe ,kepha ndodana angiboni ukuthi umakoti wenza loku ngamabomu ,uyazama uMbali Menzi ukuthi sijabule la ekhaya ,futhi naku uyasichazela ukuthi ebengazilungiselanga ngomshado(It seems like you two have too many problems ,I don't think they can be fixed if we intervene in this ,but son I don't think our daughter in law is doing all of this on purpose ,she's trying to make us happy Menzi ,and she just  explained to us that she wasn't ready for marriage)
Menzi:Inkinga yam iyodwa baba ,uMbali akakhulumi nami futhi leyonto yenza ukuthi sixabane Kakhulu ,ngiyamthanda uMbali baba ,Mbali ngiyakuthanda(I only have one problem dad ,Mbali doesn't communicate with me and that aspect is the one that makes us fight a lot ,I love Mbali dad ,Mbali I love you)
I didn't know what to say ,he did mean all of these words ,I don't want to lie anymore but I have to but my question is ,till when?but Heyy people I'll cross that bridge when I get to it ,but I only love that Xhosa gent people ,Menzi does love me and he sounded hurt but I can't possibly do anything ,I don't love him people.
Mbali:Ngiyakuthanda nam Menzi ,futhi ngiyaxolisa kodwa ngicela iskhathi ,ngizoba wulomfazi omfunayo ngiyathembisa ,angikazilungiseleli(I love you too Menzi ,and I'm sorry but please give me some time ,I'll be the wife that you want I promise ,I'm not ready yet)
Menzi:Ngiyakuthemba mkami ,kepha lento yakho yokubuya ebusuku ngisacela uyiyeke Mbalenhle (I believe you my wife ,but you need to stop coming back home late Mbalenhle please)
Okay now he's pushing it but I have to agree even though I'm not going to do so ,I'll always come home late when I go to Zingisa ,that's a fact
Mbali:I promise (I then faked a smile and he did too ,I just couldn't tell whether the smile is real or what but heyy I don't care)
MaMhlongo:Ngiyajabula manikhulumile zingane zam ,ngiyalubona uthando lwangempela ke manje(I'm happy that you spoke my children ,I can see true love now)
I just giggled ,took the bowls and went to the kitchen and I found Hlelo there
Hlelo:Sis'Mbali?kuhambe kanjani?(Mbali?How did the meeting go?)
Mbali:Kahle Kakhulu ,mina noMenzi silungisile(Well ,me and Menzi fixed)
Hlelo:Kuhle loko kepha Wena awujabulile la kwaBhebhe futhi ngicela ungaphiki Mbali ,ungakhathazeki ngeke ngitshele muntu ,akekho ongilalelayo la endlini (That's good but you aren't happy in the Bhebhe households and please don't deny it Mbali ,don't worry I won't tell anyone ,no one believes me in this house)
Mbali:(I laughed even though she had a point there but I have to deny it)I am happy here sweetheart ,I don't want to discuss my marriage with you but now I have to ,I wasn't ready to get married but otherwise I'm happy here and I miss home
Hlelo:(She gave me a straight face and then smiled a little bit)Mawusho sisi(If you say so lady)
She then said goodbye and went to wherever she was going ,I continued washing the dishes then I swept the yard and prepared a bath for myself and bathed.Well the flower Zingisa got me died ,so I took Menzi's flower because it was still fresh and putted it inside my afro to decorate it ,wore my cheetah skin clothing and went home.
When I got there I greeted my both parents and I went to Lihle's hut and when I got there ,I found her crying ,so I got worried and went closer to her.
Mbali:Ukhalelani Lihle?(why are you crying Lihle?)
She didn't answer me ,she just hugged me so tight and cried even louder ,okay now I'm getting more worried
Mbali:(brushing her back gently so)Lihle ungakhali ,yehlisa umoya uma uzoze  akuzwe ,shhhhhhh(Don't cry Lihle ,please call down ,mom will hear you ,shhhhhhh)
Lihle:(With a croaky voice and sniffed) Kub'hlungu Mbali ,kub'hlungu(It hurts Mbali ,it hurts)
Mbali:Don't cry ,what hurts?talk to me ,you're hurting me please stop crying ,please!(I found myself crying too ,something that I don't usually do)
Mbali:Lihle!!
Lihle:Kub'hlungu Mbali ,ngicela ungiyekele ngikhale , ngiyak'cela!(It hurts Mbali ,please let me cry , please!)
I just kept quiet and continued brushing her back ,while my tears ran fell from my eyes ,it hurts seeing her like that ,I never seen her cry like that after her mother's death ,she's crying as if someone has died.After some few minutes she broke the hug and wipes her tears while sniffing ,and she looked down
Lihle:(Sniffing)It's Sizwe
Mbali:WuSizwe?Kwenzakaleni ngoSizwe Nolihle?(It's Sizwe?What happened to Sizwe Nolihle?)
Lihle:Uqabulane .....uq......(he kissed .......ki......)(She broke and sobbed slowly)
I was so hurt at seeing this ,I can't believe Sizwe could cheat on my sister ,I wish I'd kill him this moment ,how could he?
Mbali:He kissed who?!
Lihle:Uqabulane noMandisa Mbali ,Kub'hlungu Mbali ngibabonile!(He kissed Mandisa Mbali ,it hurts Mbali I saw them)
Mbali:Uthini kumina Lihle?(What are you telling me Lihle)
She just sobbed again ,and layed her head on my shoulder ,I didn't know what to do but I brushed her back.
Mbali:Shhhhhhh I'm sorry ,cry ,let it all out ,shhhhhhhh(I then bushed her head)
After some few minutes she slept ,and i did so too ,I hate Sizwe for what he did to my sister ,I cant believe this guy ,Lihle is hotter than Mandisa but heyyyy  it happened ,surely they are dating since his relationship with Lihle is a secret.After some time I woke up ,and it seemed like Lihle woke up before me.
Mbali:Are you okay now?(I asked her that whole brushing her back)
Lihle:(She let out a huge sigh)I'm fine sis ,I just want to sleep ,that's all nothing much ,but are you okay?(She then gave me a pale smile)
Mbali:I'm worried about you ,and I have to go see Zingisa now but I don't want to leave you here all alone ,plus Sindi didn't come ,you seem alone and I don't want that ,I'll stay with you here Lihle
Lihle:Cha ,cha ,cha Mbali ,iya kwisithandwa sakho ,sebenzisa lelithuba ,hamba ngizoba right mina ,okwamanje wena hamba mina ngizolala ,uSindi uzoza kusasa mhlampe(No no no Mbali ,go to your lover ,use this opportunity ,go I'll be okay ,but as for now just go and I'll sleep ,surely Sindi will visit tomorrow)
Mbali:Okay ,do you promise that you'll be okay?
Lihle:Yes I promise little sister (She gave me a pale smile and rested her body on her bed)
Mbali:Okay ,thank you ,I love you(I kissed her forehead)
Lihle:Hayi Mbali hamba(No Mbali go)
I laughed and left ,went to my favourite place just to see my favourite human.

I got there and I found him already there ,I just walked straight to him and hugged him ,something is off with him ,he's giving me a straight face and he didn't hug me back ,but I don't want to ask him about what's going on ,if he wants to talk he'll just talk without hesitating.
Mbali:Unesikhathi esingakanani umile lana Zingisa?(How long have you been waiting here Zingisa?)
Zingisa:Asikho ninzi ,ndigqibo fika nam apha AMAHLE!(Not for a while ,I just arrived here too AMAHLE!)
Okay something is off ,like really off ,I got nervous ,maybe he found out who I really am and my plot ,but Nah I doubt it ,how could he know my plot meanwhile I only told Lihle only about it and Zingisa and Like barely know each other ,so that can't happen ,I doubt it .So I created a puzzled face
Mbali:Why are talking to me like that?
Zingisa:Makhe sincokole ,ndim nawe apha Amahle ,masihlale phantsi ,ndidiniwe kukuma mna(Lets talk ,its just you and me here Amahle ,let's sit down ,I'm tired of standing up)
We both sat down ,I said a little prayer to my heart ,and I wished for the best ,like maybe he wants to marry me or something ,not about the revenge ,so fingers crossed people.
Mbali:Ncokola nami ke Zingisa (Talk to me Zingisa)
Zingisa:(He gazed at me with a straight ,I never seen him that serious before)Ungubani Amahle?(Who are you Amahle)
Wait......I don't know how to respond to this ,why is he asking me that?I don't understand ,it's so confusing ,I'm even shaking ,what if he knows?
Mbali:(I faked laughter)Hayibo Zingisa(Geez Zingisa)
Zingisa:Hehake wasuka wanyuba ndikubuze umbuzo sisi ,ungubani?yintoni ekuxakayo kulombuzo mfondini?(And she laughs ,I asked you a question lady ,who are you ?what's so difficult about this question Dawg?)
Mbali:(My eyes popped out like I just seen a ghost ,this gentleman over here is angry ,his face is so straight I tell you)Don't you dare talk to me like that and why are you asking me that kind of a question
Zingisa:Voetsek phendula!(Go to hell answer the question!)
Mbali:I told you that I'm Amahle Zungu ,from the Zulu Kingdom but I no longer live there ,what else do you want from me?
Zingisa:Amahle Lo wasweleka okanye kuno Amahle abalishumi apho kulo lali yenu yobubhanxa?!(The Amahle that died or there are 10 Amahle's in that stupid kingdom?)
Where did he get that information ,I don't even know any Amahle Zungu ,but I heard about the relocation of the Zungu's and I don't even know any single Zungu for that matter
Mbali:Woah ,where did you get that?
Zingisa:From your friend ,uSindiswa Mofokeng ,does it ring a bell?(He raised his left eyebrow ,and clutched his jaws)
Woah Zingisa knows my sister ,no I have to have a talk with Sindi ,atleast Zingisa doesn't know my name.My plan is going to fail ,I don't even know what to say but I don't want to lose Zingisa ,I love him and he's the perfect key to solving the problem ,my avenge people ,I have to avenge Mangaliso
Mbali:Sindi?I wish I could see her(I faked some tears and looked down while playing with fingers)
Zingisa came closer to me ,and brushed my back ,yesssss I got him where I want him people.
Mbali:I'm sorry I didn't tell you everything but I didn't get banned from the kingdom ,they all think I died and if I came back ,they would've killed me because they will think I'm a zombie or something ,where is Sindi though?(I wiped my tears and looked at Zingisa who was calm)
Zingisa:(Let out a huge sigh)I thought you were a spy here ,about Sindi ,she's married to the Sotho's
Mbali:How did you know her then?
Zingisa:You will find that out soon
Mbali:Right(Well I will ask Sindi about it and she'll talk)
Zingisa:Ndiyakuthanda MaSengwayo(I love you MaSengwayo)
Mbali:Cha awungithandi wena ,phela uqeda ukungithethisa wacishe wangibulala ,futhi mina ngikwatile Zingisa(No you don't love me ,you just snapped at me ,you almost killed me ,and I'm angry at you Zingisa)
Zingisa:(Laughed a little)Hayi hle s'thandwa sam ,ndicela uxolo ,bendixakiwe nje mna ,Ohhhh yini baby(No my love ,please forgive me ,I didn't know what to do ,ohhh my baby)
I just blushed a little ,and he gave me a cheek kiss and I layed my head on his chest and we gazed at the moon
Mbali:Ngiyakuthanda nam Zingisa (I love you too Zingisa)
He then kissed my forehead and I was fast asleep ,yes I really do love him.

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