#DAMON
Mahle and I had a great time in New York City. We did everything fun you could think of and we ate as much fries as we could because hello, we love fries. We headed back on Friday 1am and got to SA 7pm then flew to Durban at 7:30pm because this crazy girlfriend of mine wanted to go to Mthatha tomorrow, actually she wanted to leave tonight but i was too damn tired to drive her there so instead she was going to travel by bus early morning and come back Sunday late.
We drove off to my place and we were both oh so tired, the minute we got to the flat we stripped our clothes off and got into bed same time. The next morning she woke me up
Her: babe come on wake up
Me: 5 more minutes
Her: my bus leaves a 6 Damon. Please wake up
I was annoyed if you ask me, I took my phone to check the time. Waking up has never been fun at all.
Me: really Mahle? 4am?
Her: yes now wake up
Me: you so going to make up for this
Her: how so?
Me: i dont know. You'll think of something
Her: just tell me and i'll try grant your wish
Me: you'll think of something. Lets go shower
Her: fine...
We went to shower together and no we didnt have sex we just showered peacefully like any sane normal person would and when we were done we got out and dried ourselves and did all the necessary then got out of the bathroom.
Me: what are you gonna wear?
Her: I dont know, i need to check the weather first
she took her phone and paged through it
Her: well its cold in mthatha
Me: and its a bit chilly here. Hows tomorrow's?
Her: still cold
Me: well then i guess you should dress up warmly missy, we dont want you catching a cold now
Her: yeah yeah whatever
I took out a grey long sleeve knee length wool dress, brown ankle boots and a maroon coat which she wasnt going to wear now ofcause.
Her: arent you the stylish one
Me: hahahaha i know how your mind works Angel
Her: hahahaha that you do
Me: are your phones fully charged?
Her: yes they both are and i packed up everything i'll need
She wasnt going to carry a big bag because she had a suit case back in mthatha
Me: ok good, Lets go then and you driving
I was wearing black jeans, white T-shirt and a leather jacket with white sneakers.
Her: thats so not fair
Me: you woke me up at 4am
Her: geez as if you not used to waking up at that time
Me: when i have to go to the office yes but this. No
Her: ouch
Me: you'll get over it. Remember all you have is a reference number and not a ticket and you still need to eat so lets go
Her: right...
I grabbed the keys and threw them to her while i took my wallet, phones and house key then got out after her to lock up. We got to the car and she started the engine, i was still super sleepy AF* but i couldnt crash just yet. We went to grab breakfast at Spur then drove off to the bus station. She wasnt big on eating on the road this one so all she got was water and pringles. I gave her money to buy something to eat when she got to Mthatha and we waited for her bus just chatting about stuff in general til it came and it was time for her to leave, we said our goodbyes and she got on the bus and it waited for other passengers to climb aboard before it left. I left after it was gone and i went back to my place. first thing i did was text Mahle telling her i will be sleeping and my phones were both going to be off as i was going to sleep and wake up later on.
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#AMAHLE
After Damon's text i called mom telling her i was on my way back to Mthatha and she was super happy to hear those news and after the phone call i turned the iPhone off and plugged my earphones into my samsaung and started playing music as I drowned myself in thoughts til i fell asleep. 6 hours and 30min later i was in Mthatha and mom was waiting for me at the bus station waiting for me.
Me: mom
Her: my baby
She hugged me for the longest then broke the hug and observed me
Me: what?
Her: i'm checking if New York didnt hurt you or anything
Me: hahaha mom relax i'm still perfectly fine ok
Her: i trust Damon took good care of you and you not pregnant
Me: geez mom. I'm not pregnant ok and yes Damon took care of me
Her: ok thats good. wanna drive?
Me: i'm too tired
Her: i thought you loved the i8
Me: i'll love it when its mine
Her: forget it. It will never be yours princess
Me: oh come on. You not a fan of sports cars
Her: i love this one though. How many times will we have this conversation?
Me: as many times as we need to til its mine
Her: You not my child. I think i took the wrong one
Me: hahaha ouch mom
Her: you were meant to be your grandmother's child i swear
Me: love you too mummy
Her: where do you want to eat?
Me: Mugg and Bean please
Her: Mugg and Bean it is then
She drove us off to Ngebs and shocking enough she was known and they took us to a table for two.
Me: i see you're a regular here
Her: not a regular really
Me: then what?
Her: well.... my husband owns the place and i do business for him from time to time so yeah
Me: wait, Dad owns this place?
Her: yep
Me: since when?
Her: since it opened. He apparently has the most shares here
Me: another place for me to eat free
Her: hahaha no you wont be eating free here missy
Me: how boring. Whats the point of owning most of the company if you wont be able to eat free
Her: hello this is a mall and my husband is renting this space sweeteart
Me: ncoooh thats cute. I want a husband too
Her: not yet. when the time is right
Me: how boring you are
Her: watch it, i'm still your mom
Me: yeah yeah mom fine
Her: so tell me about New York
Me: what do you want to know?
Her: everything. From day 1 to yesterday
Me: thats alot
Her: we have all day
Me: where's your dearest husband?
Her: he's meeting a client at Mikes Kitchen. Now details missy
Me: argh fine mom
I told her E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G from the very first day to yesterday but ofcause i left out the amount of sex we had, protected and unprotected. Mom didnt need to know about my sex life, theres always going to be that invisible line between us of her being my mom and me being her daughter. Meaning she can only know so much about me. Eventually when we were dne eating we headed home and first thing I did was call my Nuni assuming he was up now since it was 2:30pm. He answered after a very long time, that being after 5 rings.
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#EMILY
My sister and I have been the besties of friends and she and dad finally sort of got along. Technically they didnt really get along but they got to know each other and Bomi forgave him for my mother's sins and the pain they had caused Bomi so they were practically on good terms and so was dad and I. Liam has been behaving lately and i was impressed by him, he was becoming the man i've always dreamed he would be. Sina was practising at St Mary's and was doing her last year in Medicine and she was now 24 this year, last year we told her Sol wasnt her real father and she went on some spree where she started performing badly in school and she wanted to know where her father was but it turns out he died a few years back and the only remaining person in his family was his sister. But eventually she pulled through with time and her grades went back to normal eventually and we were sort of back to normal but our relationship got a bit affected by this one lie but it didnt really come between us much thanks to Bomi's help. Speaking of Bomi i invited her over for dinner tonight, her and her family. We normally did this whole thing of having dinner every now and then, twice or three times a month whenever we could. I was preparing dinner with the help of my youngest, Ty
Him: so mom there's this girl
Me: are we seriously having this conversation right now?
Him: yeah we are. I would be talking to dad about it but you know how he is
Me: yeah i do. So who's the girl?
Him: We met in Maths extra classes in Norwood. She's amazing mom
Me: we really doing this huh?!
Him: yes now please. What do i do mom?
Me: whats her name and surname first?
Him: Okuhle Mbashe
Me: Mbashe? I know that surname from somewhere
Him: Her mom works with dad
Me: oh i remember her. So thats why you dont want your father to know huh
Him: pretty much. So what do i do?
"Tell her how you feel about her little bro"
It was Sandiso
Ty: how long have you been standing there?
Liam: long enough to know you have a crush on some girl
Me: hey stay out of this Liam
Ty: you think i should tell her?
Him: yeah. I mean you like her and what if she likes you back
Ty: what if she doesn't like me back :/
Me: well then its her loss because you are a great person with a good heart and hopefully nothing like your brother
Ty: and why's that?
Him: because i was an ass little one but i'm fixing my ways
Me: and i am proud too hear that and i'm seeing the change
Ty: mmh... So we going with me laying my heart on the sleeves for her and her probably rejecting me
Me: or her liking you back.
The was a knock on the door and Liam went to open it. It was the Hlathi's. We hugged and Liam led them to the lounge to join my husband and my daughter while Ama stayed to help me and Ty.
Her: so how have you guys been?
Ty: i've missed you but i'm good
Me: yeah we have missed you Ama. Uhhm Ty could you give us a minute please
Him: aaah man seriously
Me: i need to talk to Amahle alone please
Him: fine...
Her: dont worry you and i will talk after dinner ok. I'll be all yours
Me: maybe you can even spend the night here
Her: thats a great idea. I'll have to talk to mom
Me: dont worry i'll talk to her
With that Ty left us together
Her: so where can i assist?
Me: actually i'm done. I just wanted to talk to you alone
Her: sounds serious
Me: its about Sandiso
Her: what has he done this time?
Me: nothing wrong really. He's changing fr the better and becoming a better version of himself
Her: oh?
Me: yes and he's been doing great, I want to ask you to please be in his life as his friend and cousin. He's transferring to Durban next semester and i just want to ask you to please take care of him Mahle
Her: I dont know if i can do that Mrs L. I care about Sandiso yes but i dont know he would want me to babysit him
Me: i'm not asking you to babysit him, i'm just asking you to be there for him and keep him in check thats all
Her: i'm not making any promises but i will try
Me: thats all i ask of you baby
Her: so he's turned on a new leaf?
Me: he's been behaving, staying in the house more and pretty much being a great guy
Her: I heard he apologised to Sisa, well literally begged for her forgiveness
Me: yeah well he's trying to be a better man
Her: i see the efforts and i must say i am impressed. Do you know he deactivated all his social networks
Me: what? when?
Her: i dont know. one minute he's on facebook, twitter, instagram and snapchat and the next he's not on any either than whatsapp
Me: wow
Her: yep and Sbu told me that he's a changed man. Apparently he whipped out all his female contacts and made amends with all the girls he's ever hurt
Me: i didnt know about that
Her: yeah I was as shocked as you are Mrs L. I am happy that he is turning on a new leaf i really m and i promise i will be there for him
Me: thank you
She and I hugged then we took the food to the dinning room and we had a nice family dinner which was just great with everyone conversating and laughing their lungs out. It was just plain nice to have all of my family there with me and seeing everyone happy and at peace. I talked to Bomi about Ama spending the night and she said she could so she was going to sleep with Sina or in the spare room depending on her. All i wanted was them to Bond since tomorrow she was leaving and heading back to Durban and do was Sandiso and seeing how well he's been behaving i was going to hand over the keys to the Jag.