Mnakwethu

Prologue

Bendalo: uyintombi yakhe uZolani?

Zasembo: yebo ngiyintombi yakhe, wena?

Bendalo: nami ngiyintombi yakhe uZolani

I felt a bomb of anger burst inside me, and my whole body shook in anger. A million questions were on my mind. What did she mean that she was his girlfriend? How? Zolani cheated on me? Why? Before I could even process everything, my mind went to the things I found in his room.

Zasembo: awakho amaphedi engiwathole la endlini?

Yes, I had found pads in his room while I was cleaning. I didn't pay much attention to it. I thought they were his cousins since he had mentioned his cousin coming over to his place before.

She nodded lightly before replying.

Bendalo: yonke into yomuntu wesifazane elana ngeyami

My heart sank. If everything thing in this room is hers, it means she lives here with him. I turned to the washing basket that was full of a woman's clothes. My chest tightened. How can Zolani do this to me?

Instead of showing my weakness to her, I just chuckled lightly and shook my head in disbelief.

Zasembo: manje uyazi uZolani ukuthi ulana?

Bendalo: yebo uyazi benginaye cishe ihora eledlule

Silence again, I was trying to find the right words, but nothing came to my mind. For the first time ever, I was speechless and dumbfounded.

Zasembo: uyeza yini yena?

She shook her head and replied.

Bendalo: chabo akezi ungene ekhumbini waya kubo

My eyes widened.

Zasembo: uye kubo?

Bendalo: yebo uye kubo ngenkathi ngingena ekhumbini eza la naye ubeyongena kweya kubo

Zasembo: hawu uZolani, uya kanjani kubo kade kumele aphathe isishebo

Bendalo: ufike namuhla?

Zasembo: chabo ngifike izolo kusihlwa

Bendalo: uZolani usibiza kanjani sobabili ngesikhathi esisodwa?

Zasembo: ubuwazi ngami?

Bendalo: mina ngazi ukuthi uyisithandani sakhe sakudala esingafuni ukumuyeka

To say I am shocked would be an understatement. His ex? I am not Zolani's ex. We have been together for close to 3 years now.

Zasembo: kwasho yena lokho?

Bendalo: washo njalo kimi ngithola ngawe

Zasembo: Heh! Haybo uZolani

I said, laughing darkly, still trying not to show any emotions.

Bendalo: uyazi ukuthi wena ukhona?

Zasembo: yebo uyazi ukuthi ngikhona ngifike ngosuku oludlule ebsuku

Bendalo: ungangitshengisa ubufakazi balokho?

Imihlola yami! I scrolled through our chats and showed her that I got here yesterday, and he came to fetch me.

She kept quiet and scrolled through her phone.

Bendalo: nangu engithumelela umyalezo

Zasembo: uthini?

Bendalo: uthi wena usandakumfonela uthi ula endlini uze kuyena usethi mina angijike ngibuyele emumva ngoba wena uyahlanya

Zasembo: hawu