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Chapter One.

Chapter one.

"Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man." × SARAH HAGI

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"Zano! Zanokuhle! Holy balls, Zanokuhle open this door please!" The commotion from outside my door wakes me up. Nyiso!

"Go away!" I yelled burying my head in my pillow.

This is what always happened when Nyiso played cupid. I'd try it out and end up getting my fingers burned ,bad. The last guy who hurt me like this, honestly made me swear off men...but here I am again.

Trying to remember where the hell I hid those headache pills.

"I'm not going anywhere Zano. Not until I see that you're okay."
"I'm okay!"

"Girl if you don't open this door right now I'll get someone to kick it down for me." Nyiso said.

I ignore her.

She'll go away eventually.

Or...this is Nyiso we're talking about. I sit up. There's another voice on the other side of the door. I can't hear what they're saying but It better not be what I think it is.

There's a loud bang on my door that makes me jump off my bed.

Is this woman insane?

"Woah! Okay!"

I open and there she stood with my little brother who looked ready to kick my door again. I give him a look. One that said 'I wouldn't do that if I were you.'

"Really Nyiso?" I ask, putting one hand on my waist while the other still held the door open.

"Your money Khaya." Nyiso hands my brother a R100 note which he takes without hesitation.
"I think I like you more than my own sister." My idiot of a brother says.

As if I cared.

He walks off and I'm left with Nyiso.

"So you're not going to allow your best friend in?" She asked.

I moved and welcomed her in and she already was complaining about how it reeked of sadness and wet pillows. "It's past 10 mge and your curtains are still drawn."

"I was still asleep...in fact goodnight."

"Zano, don't even start with me." She says while I climbed back into bed.
"Ngithe goodnight." I rest my head on my pillow as I stared at the ceiling. The bed moved as she sat at the edge before she heaved a long sigh.

"What did Zweli do kanti Zano?" She asks.

"Nothing." I murmur hoping she'd drop this subject since I was over it and him.

"Nothing? Why is he still texting you then? Saying he's deeply sorry and is begging you to answer his calls?"

"Why are you going through my phone?" I say almost annoyed.
"Cause you're not talking Zano. I want you to tell me what happened between the two of you."

I eye her, placing my hand on my forehead.

"He cheated. He slept with...he cheated." I repeated because I couldn't even say her name without thinking of all the lies those two fed me.

"With Mpilo?"

Death!

If I had breathing problems, I'd probably have had an attack right there and then but because I was a certified crybaby, that's what I felt like doing.