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The document features a narrative involving two main characters, Alana and Senzo, who are navigating their professional lives in a construction company and dealing with personal challenges. Alana is managing a project after her boss's sudden departure, while Senzo reflects on his past and prepares for a new chapter in his life. The story captures themes of responsibility, ambition, and the complexities of relationships in a work environment.

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OVERFLOW

I
NTRODUCTI
ON

ALANA

Irushoutpushi ngawheel barr


ow.I t
'ssoheavy,I
knowI '
m notsupposedtobedoi ngt hi
s,butweare
behindschedul eandthecompanyi slosi
ngmoney
fast.JustthenIhearaloudcr ashingsound.Ir ush
i
nt hatdirecti
on,onlyt
of i
ndthatt hescaf f
oldi
ng
hadgi venway.For t
unatel
ynoi njur i
eswer e
reported,I'
m sohappyIstartpraisingGod.Thi s
could'vebeenadi sast
er.Thiscan' twait,
letmego
seet heboss.

Iwal
kint
ohi
sof
fi
ce
Me:Daddywej
usthadanearf
atalacci
dent
.Wher
e
i
sMrScot
t?
Dad:Hejustuppedanddisappeared.I
'
m guessi
ng
hecoul
dn'thandl
ethepressure.

Thisof
fi
cebuil
dingwassupposedtohavebeen
concl
udedal
ready.Butt
heincompetentst
affar
e
al
wayslaggi
ngbehind.

Dad:Don'tworr
yyourpr
ett
yli
tt
leheadabouti
t.I
haveitcover
ed.
Me:Whatdoyoumean?Whathaveyoudone?
Dad:Ical
ledi
naf
avour
.
Me:Ok.Asant
edaddy.Letmenotaskf
urt
her
.

Mynamei sAlanaPhilli
ps.Lastof3chi
ldrenat
home.I
'm anelect
ri
cian,butdoeveryt
hingelsei
n
mydaddy'
sconst r
uctioncompany.Iam 24years
ol
d.Il
ovemyl if
e.
SENZO

Ihavewor kedoutsi
deofSout hAfri
caallmycar eer
Butthismovef eel
sfinal.Maybei t
'sbecauset here'
s
nothi
ngher eformeanymor e.Pennywasnever
minet okeep, butIhadal lt
hislovetogiveandshe
neededever younceofit.Afterthemesswi t
hmy
wifeIwasaf rai
dtogivemyal l
.Butthatthickqueen
openedmeupt oawor ldofpossi bi
li
ti
es.Ilookat
thefl
ightI'm abouttoboar dandsmi leatthe
possibil
it
ies.ByeAzani amyl and.

#l
ike#Comment#shar
e

WEAREHERENOW
OVERFLOW

I
NSERT1
ALANA

It
'sbeen2weekssi ncedaddyputhi s"plan"in
mot i
on.Wear eyett oseeit.Imeanwi t
hMrScot t
's
deserti
onI '
vehadt osuperviset
heconst ruct
ion.I
t'
s
agoodt hingIgr ewupar oundthisbusiness,and
canruni tinmysl eep.ButI'
m agirl
.I'
m 24.These
bushmendon' twanttoli
sten.Ithi
nkwhatmakesi t
worseist hatIwasbor nhere,grewupher e,butI
onlyspeakEngl ish.

Iwishmybr otherswereintown, butthose2never


comehome.Weonl yseethem Chr i
stmashol i
days.
Theyst ayat l
east2weeks.Iwon' tl
ieImi sstheir
overprotecti
veselves.Ionl
ylasted1dayi naco- ed
highschool .Oneday.Iwasshi ppedof ftoagirls'
school.Oneoft hosewher eyourdr essisbelowt he
knees.Ther ewer enoschooldancesordat esfor
me.Iwi shedIwasi nSouthAfri
caorAmer icawher e
Icouldat t
endpr omsandmat ri
cdances.
Mydadcal
lsmei
ntohi
sof
fi
ce.
Dad:Thi sisMrBut helezi,hewi l
lbet heproj
ect
managerf ort hi
shousi ngconst ructi
on.Buthel
ezi,
thi
sisAl anaorshoul dIsayMsPhi l
li
ps.She'
sour
resi
dentelect ri
calengi neer,buthasbeenmanagi ng
theprojectforme.Myper manentof ficei
snothere
onsite.Ihave6j obsinpr ogr essrightnow,soI
can'
tbeher e.Sheknowsever yt
hingthereisto
knowaboutt hisnightmar eandwi llbeofgreathelp
toyou.Wi ththatsai dIwi lll
eaveyout oit
.

Il
ookatthi
smount
ainofamanbef
oremeandI
'
m
gobsmacked.
Dad:Bef oreIfor
get.Her
eisyourworkcellphone,
yourdr i
ver'
snumber sar
ealreadypr
ogrammed.So
areallmi neandAlana'
stoo.Herear
eyourhouse
keys.Ther ei
sa24househel perwhowillcook,
clean,anythi
ngyouneed
But
hel
ezi
:Thankyousi
r
Dad:No,thankyou.Iknowyoudi
dnothavet
obe
her
e.Alanaknockthem dead.
Hewal
ksout
,leavi
ngmewi
tht
hisman.Hei
ssot
all
.

Me:Canwemovet hismeeti
ngtoyouroffi
ce.Good
tomeetyouMrBut ..
.sorr
ybutIcan'
tpronounce
yourname.Pleasewrit
eitdownformesoIcan
visual
izei
t.
Buthel
ezi
:Don'
twor
ryabouti
t.I
twi
llbeeasi
eri
f
youusedmysecondnameJoshua.
Me:Perf
ectI
'
llcal
lyouJosh.Ihopeyoudon'
tmi
nd.
I
'veal
waysli
kedthatname.
Isuddenl
ydevelopedverbaldiar
rhoea.OkIgetl
ike
thi
swhenI '
m nervousandthismount ai
nri
ghthere.
Damn...
.

JOSHUA

I'
m dri
ventomyhouse.Abeaut if
uldoublestor
yin
Masaki.Iwal
kintomyr oom andI'
m captur
edbymy
vi
ew.Thesuni ssett
ingontheoceanhor i
zon.Yoo
I'
m goi
ngtoenjoythese6mont hs.I
'vedeci
dednot
toconcernmysel fwit
hwhatIl
eftbackhome.God' s
plansarebiggerthanour
s,soIwil
lleaveHimi n
control
.Iwil
lenjoythi
scount
ryandever yt
hingit
hasinstoreforme.
Iam SenzoJoshuaBut
hel
ezi
.Readyt
oconquert
he
worl
d1count r
yatati
me.

Igetupat05: 00andhi tthegym.Myonl yrequests


forahomewer e:Abed,avi ewandagym.Mr
Phil
li
psoverdidhi mself,t
hishousei sbreatht
aking.
I'
m doneinanhourandgetr eadyforwork.My
dri
verisatthedoorby7asdi r
ected.Pr
oteinshake
i
nhand, I'
mr eadyt otakeonwhat everi
soutthere.
Thismangotmeasexymai d.Howdoesheeven
knowIpr ef
ert hem yell
ow!!!Ayi t
heseoldmen
though.Evenheruni form sayseatmenow.

Wegett
othesi
teat07:
30.Al
anai
sher
eal
ready.
Alana:Goodmor
ningsi
rJosh.Howwasyour
evening?
Me:Mor
ning.Il
ovemyhouse.Thevi
ew.Thegym.
Her
:Wai
twai
twai
t.Whi
chhouse.Di
dhesetyouup
i
nMasaki
?
Me:Yeshedi
d.
Her:Il
ovethathouse.Ifel
linlovewit
hitthesecond
Isawit.Il
ovethekitchen,
theviews.Imadethem
addtheskyli
ghtinthemast ercl
oset
.Ijustdr
eam of
l
ayinginther
eandwat cht
her ai
n.Ummm sor r
y.
Me:Ohwow.Thewayyoudescr
ibei
t,Iwantt
o
exper
iencei
t.
Wel
augh.Thi
sonei
ssuchahappyl
it
tl
eper
son.
Her
:Let
'sgo

Todaywear est at
ionedi
nt heboardroom, meeting
al
lthesupervisorsandteam leads.I'
m sati
sfied
wit
hthechangesshehasmadei nthepast2weeks.
Shereal
lyturnedt hemessar ound.Ischeduled
moremeetingsf orthenextday.Iwillhaveplansin
pl
ace.
Thenextdayi sgameti
me.Ilaythegameplanfor
eacht eam andgi
vet
argetsandachi
evementbonus
plans.Whenyouputextramoneyont het
able.
..

Thedayaftert
hattheycomebackwi ththei
r
resol
uti
onandplaysforthenextweek.Wemeet
nextFri
dayat8.Toseetruimphsandf ai
lur
es.I'
m
sati
sfi
edwitht
hest at
usquoandwi l
lbeavailabl
e
foral
l.

Amont hpassesbysof ast,workhasbeenamazi ng,


theheadwaymadeont hi
sst r
uctureisincredi
ble.
Handoverdateisin6mont hsandwhenIgott oDar
theywereover2mont hsbehind,nowamont hin,
wear ealmostonpar.I
'm brushed.It'
sFridaynight,
Ineedtoseet heni
ghtli
fe.Mymom andSamuwi l
l
behereonTuesday.Sol etmel etloosesomybaby
won'tsensetensi
on.Theyoungst ersinmyt eam
decidetoshowmear oundt own.

I
t'
s19:
00t
imet
ohi
tthest
reet
s.I
t'
smeand3guys,
whent heycomet opickmeupInot i
cetheyar e
dressedt othenines,l
iketi
es&3pi ecesuits.Hayi
kantiwher earewegoi ng.I
'minjeansat l
eastIhave
ashirton, Ial
mostputonamuscl e-t,
butIdon' tgo
togym toshowof f.Wepullupatt hefi
rstspot .Just
from outsideIcanalreadytel
lit
'snotmyscene.But
theyinsi
st .ThenIlookatthenameandunder stand.
It'
scall
edJoziPl ace.Soisthissupposedt oremi nd
meofhome?Ican' tbreat
hthemi nuteweent er .
Thereiswayt oomaypeopl e.Abortmission.

Thenextpl acei scalledHavocNi ghtspot.I'minlove


witht heser eni
tyout sideandi nsi
dewow! !Theplace
i
sf ull,happeningf oraFr i
daynight.Butwear eable
tofindaboot h, wehadnot r
oublepar king.Thisis
basical l
ymypl acetobef rom nowon.Wechi llor
der
plattersanddr inks.Theseboysar edrinkingway
toomuch.I 'mi naf oreigntown, I
'
m st arti
ngt oworry.
Nevermi ndnamiI '
mj ustassloshed.It akeoutmy
phoneanddi almydr i
ver.Hisphonei sonvoi cemail.
Itryhi m agazilli
ont i
mes.DoIcal lmybossormy
mai d?Achst uffit
.I'm call
ingLana.Idi alher
numberandsheanswer
stoosoon.

Her
:But
ty
Me:WHAT?
??
Shegi
ggl
es
Her
:Sor
ryJoshyIwast
ryi
ngt
hesur
name.
Shesoundst
oohappy.
Me:Sor
ryt
ocal
lsol
ate.ButIneedyourhel
p.
Her
:WhatcanIdoyouf
or?
Shegi
ggl
es.
Her
:Thatdoesn'
tevenmakesense.
Me:I'
m st
randedatHavocIneedyoutoorgani
sea
carf
orme, Ican'
tgetahol
dofmydriver
.
Her:OhHavoc,
I'
mther
etoo.Wher
ear
eyousi
tt
ing.
Letmefi
ndyou
I
'm shockedcosIcoul
dn'
thearnoi
seonherend.
Sheshowsup.Ohmygoshwhati sshewear
ing?
Her
:Heyboss,
let
'sgo.Imi
ghtaswel
lcal
litani
ght
.
Me:Byeboys
Wegeti
ntot
hebackseatofmyt
owncar
.
Dr
iver
:Hiboss.
Me:Sam yourphonei
sof
f.
Dri
ver:I
'
m sor
rysi
rIthoughtyouhadmysecond
numberaswell
.Idri
vesmallmadam ar
oundwhen
she'
soutatni
ght.
Her
:Yeahhe'
smi
neonweekends.
She'
scompl et
elyoutofit
.Heryel
lowthi
ghsare
cal
li
ngme, wit
ht hi
sbarel
y-t
heregol
ddressshe'
s
weari
ng.Ayiwomen
Me:Sam t
akeust
omypl
ace.
Wegett
her
e.
Me:Beher
eat12:
00t
omor
row.
Madam her
ehaspassedout
.Icar
ryheri
n.

Her:Aahbut
hiam Idr
eami
ng?Am Ir
eal
lyi
nyour
ar
ms?
Aahsheisbut
cheri
ngi
gamal
okhokhobami
.Imust
t
eachhertomorr
ow.
She'
shol
dingmesot
ight
,ni
bbl
ingatonneck.
Icarryhertomyr oom.I
'mtootur
nedon, ther
ei sn'
t
enoughdr essformet oholdontomysi nceri
ty.I'
m
touchingherskin.Thisdr
essissoreveali
ng,there'
s
nounder weareither.

Wegett omyr oom andthedressdi


sint
egrat
esi
n
myhands.IswearIdi dn'
tremoveit
.Itj
ust
disappeared.She'
smoani ngtomyeverytouch,
but
she'sbarelyconsci
ous.
Me:F@!
k.
Iswearundermyvoi cebecauseshel ookssogood.
She'sdr ippi
ngwet .Hermoansar esohot .She
keepst ouchi ngmeandsayi ngsensualthings.But
hereyesar ecl osed.I'm soconfusedrightnow.I'
m
cravingf orwhati si nfrontofme.Underme.Shei s
veryr esponsi veandi ntit
iat
es.Sheshoul dbelayi
ng
therel i
keNandoschi cken.Butshe'sremovedal l
my
clot
hes.I 'm power lessunderhert ouch.
Me:Sh%t
!!
!
Howcanonel
it
tl
eper
sonhavesomuchcont
rol
overme.

I'
m biggerthanthis.Ij
umpup.Il eaveheronher
bedcr yingandbeggingmet ocomef xvkher.Igrab
at-shirtinmyclosetandconvincehert oputiton.
She'scal meddownf rom hert
antrum andall
owsme
toputherundert hecovers.It
akeamuchneeded
coldshower ,t
akeaspi r
inandjoi
nheri nbed.

Her
:Joshua
Me:Mmmhhh
Her
:Joshuagetup
Me:Mmhhhh
Her
:Joshuaman.Joshua.GETUP!
!
Me:OkI
'
m up.I
'
m up
Her
:NomanJoshua,
eeehhdi
dwe.
...youknow?
Iseet
ear
sfor
mingi
nhereyes.
Me:No,
buthowmuchdi
dyoudr
ink?
Her
:Onl
y1coct
ail
.
Me:Thenwear
egoi
ngt
othehospi
tal
.Come

Irunherashowerint
hemai nroom andf
ind
another1downthepassage.
Wegettot
heERandIspeaktothedoct
orat
tendi
ng.
Herbl
oodi
sdrawnandweleave
Her
:Joshuawhydi
dyoubr
ingmet
ohospi
tal
,
Me:Honest
lyIj
ustwantt
omakesur
ethatyou'
reok.
Her
:Pl
easebehonest
.Whatmadeyoudoi
t?
Me:Yester
dayyouweresemi
consci
ous,
yetyou
keptbeggi
ngmeforsex.
Shegaspsandf
orcesherl
egscl
osed.
Me:I'm goi
ngtobehonest,Iwastempted.It
hrew
thatdressi
nthebin.Youhadnounder wearonand
keptonopeningyourlegsandtouchi
ngyour
pr
ivat
es.
Her
:Never
.
Me:YouhaveafreshHol
lywoodwax.Youhavea
t
atooofabutt
erf
ly.
..
..
.
Shecover
sherf
ace.Thatt
att
ooi
stoof
ar,
Ihope
thear
ti
stwasawomanbecausenoman.

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ike#comment#shar
e

LET'
SGO!
!
[
12/
27,
08:
42] :OVERFLOW

I
NSERT2

ALANA

I
t'
sbeenaweeksinceourevent
fulni
ghtout
.It
's
Fr
iday,
thedaywegetther
esult
s.Maybemy
al
coholt ol
er ancehasdi mini
shedsinceIdon'tdri
nk
oft
enanymor e.Myeveningsoutar eusuall
ya
movieordi nnerwi ththegirl
s.ButonFr i
dayIfi
nally
agreedtopai ntt
het ownred.Ichangedatmyf ri
end
Pat'
sflat.Thegi rl
sboughtmet hedresssoIcanl et
l
oose, Ihatedi tbecauseIcouldn'tr
ockitwit
hany
underwear ,butIlookedtoohoti nit
.I'
m missbori
ng
sothiswasmycomi ngoutandgoi ngawaypar t
y.

Goingawaybecauseappar
entl
yI'vebeental
king
aboutMrSouthAfri
casomuch,itwasobviousI
wasgoingtohiber
natewi
thhi
m unt i
lhegoesback
i
n6mont hsti
me.Justthi
nki
ngaboutbeinglocked
upwithhi
m excit
esme.

Whenwegott othecl ub,thefoodandthedr i


nks
werefl
owing.IknowIt oldbuttyIonl
yhad1dr i
nk.
ButIl
iketheguy, Ididn'twanttolookl
ikean
al
coholi
c.Icertai
nlydi dn'
texpecthimtot akemeto
hospi
talt
hough.I magi ne.Joshissotalland
muscledIjustwant edhi mtopickmeup.Not hi
ngis
hotterthanamant hatl
ookslikehecancar ryhis
l
oad.Maybei nsteadofButtyIcancal lhim
Kili
manj aroorHimalayasorEverest.I'
vebeen
fantasizi
ngaboutt hatmaneveryday, allday.It
's
starti
ngt oscareme.Whenhecal l
edIhadt he
phonei nmyhand.Iwasr eadytocal lhimt otestthe
waters.Iwi shIrememberhowi tfeelsliketobei n
hisarms.Tobeki ssedbyhim.

It
'saft
erworkandSam dr
ivesustothehospi
talf
or
ourappoint
ment.Wegett
ot hedoct
or'
srooms.Iam
nervousashel
l.
Dr:Af ternoonmyf avouri
tecoupl e.Letmegett ot he
resul
t s.MsPhi l
li
psyouhadal coholinyoursyst em
andt hef actt hattherewer esti
llremnant sofi tin
themor ning, meansyouhadqui t
eabi ttodr i
nkt he
nightbef ore.Yoursyst em wasal soposi t
ivefor
Rohypnolbet terknowsasr uf
fis.Basicall
ywhati t
meansi st hatyouwer eani mpr essi
onabl e,horny,
semi consci ousbumbl ingwoman.Youmustf ast
andt hankt heLor dforbeingwi thamant hatbrings
youher eforacheckupi nsteadofmol estingyout o
obl
ivi
on.
Mytear
sgavewayint
hemiddl
eoft
hatspeech.My
f
acewasgluedt
othef
loor
.

Senzo

Ican'tbel
ievewhatt hedoct ori
ssayingr i
ghtnow.
Shewoul dn'thaveevenknownwhathappened
whenshewokeupi nthemor ni
ng.LookatGod,
takingamant hatthousandsofki l
ometresaway
j
ustt osaveher .Iwasbr oughthereforthi
s.Angit
hi
anikholwawhent hebiblesaysallthi
ngs.Notsome
butall,
event hehur t
fulonesortheonest hatmake
mebl eedorsmi l
e,worktogetherforgood.

Iam here.IsavedheronFridayandIthi
nkIwantto
conti
nuet osaveher.Iputmyfingeronherchi
nand
l
iftherf
ace.
Me:Lana,
itwi
llbeok.
Her
:..
..
..
Me:Babypl
ease.I
twi
llbeok
Ipi
ckherupandwal kout.Ever
yoneisst
arr
ing,
but
honestl
yIdon'
tgi
veahoot .WhenSam spotsme,
hebringst
hecarcloserandopensthedoor
.Ihel
p
heri
nandj oi
nher.
Me:MyhouseSam.
It
'sstar
ti
ngt odr
izzl
e.I
t'
sagoodthingi
t'
sweekend
andIhavenot hi
ngscheduledf
ortheweekend.My
staf
fisoff.Shehasn'
tli
ft
edherheadfr
om my
shoulder
.

Icarr
yherinandgost r
aighttomyr oom.Iputthe
heronthesett
eeIplacedundertheskyli
ght.She
j
ustsitst
hereandwatchest her
ain.Ichangeinto
sweatsandjoi
nher.Iholdhersotightandshe
star
tstosob.Aft
erawhilesheli
ftsherfacetolook
atme.

Her
:Joshua,
itwasn'
tthef
ir
stt
ime.
..
.
ALANA

Joshua:Whatdoyoumeanbythat
.Whatdoyou
meanitwasn'tt
hefi
rstt
ime?
Me:It'
snott
hefir
sttimeIdon'trememberanything
aft
eradri
nki
ngspel l
.Ever
yti
meIgooutwi t
hmy
gi
rls,
Iendupnotremember i
nghal ftheni
ght.I
wakeupinmybedbecauseSam dr opsmeathome.
That'
soneofthereasonshedr i
vesmenow.

Iactuall
ystoppeddr inki
ngandpar t
yingbecause
afterSam start
edf oll
owingmear oundI'
dstil
lhave
blackouts.Notasmany, butI'
dneedaf r
iendto
carrymet othecar .Idon'tgoondatesIonlytr
ust
mygi rl
s.IjustthoughtitwasbecauseIcouldn't
handlemyal cohol.OhJoshuawhathasbeen
happeningt ome?

It
oldyouIcan'
tst
optalki
ngaroundhi
m.That
monologuewas2hourslong.
Joshua:Looki
t'
swor
ryi
ng.Butwe'
l
lgett
othe
bott
om ofit
.
Me:Ar
eyousur
e?
Joshua:Yes.Nowcanweconti
nuewat
chi
ngt
he
rai
n.Thisi
sbeauti
ful
.Cal
ming.
I'
m st
il
lfi
rmlyresti
ngonhischest
.Itf
eel
sso
comfort
ablehere.Idon'
twantt
oleave.

Joshua:But
hel
ezi
,Shenge,
Sokwal
isa
Me:What
?
Hi
m:Nobut
ty.
Hi
m:Choosef rom the3.Myclannames.Youcan't
maket hem shorter
.Letmesendt hem t
oyouvia
whatsapp,t
henyoucanpr acti
ceinfr
ontofthe
mir
ror.I'
m aZul umanAl anaandproudofit
.Those
ar
ethenamesofmyf or
efat
hers.Ok?
Heissoseri
ousashei
sspeaki
ngabouthi
speopl
e.
Il
ist
enat
tenti
vel
y.
Me:Ok,Ipr
omise.YousaidJoshuawasyour
secondname.Whatisyourfi
rstname.
Hesmi
les
Hi
m:Senzo
Me:Senzo.Notsohar
d.Senzo.Senzo.

Weconti
nuewat chi
ngt
hewatersl
idi
ngdown.I
t'
s
got
tenworse.Ideci
det
ocal
lmymom:
Me:Mommyar
eyousei
ngt
hisweat
her
?
Mom:YesdearandIdon'
twantyoui
nther
ain.
Me:That
'swhyIwascal
li
ngmommy.I
'
llcomeback
i
nthemor ni
ng.
Mom:Wher
ear
eyou
Me:Asknoquest
ionsandhearnol
iesmommy.
Wegi
ggl
eabi
t
Her:Yesdar
li
ng..Ihavet
ogo,goodni
ght
,yourdad
needsme.Wesuddenl yhavet
hehouser
o
oursel
vesal
leveningand
Me:Nonono.Idon'
twantt
ohearofyourecapades.
Byema

Il
ookatt
hemani
nfr
ontofme.
Me:I
'
m al
lyour
s.Whatdowedonow?
Hejustl
ooksi nmyeyes.Deepinmysoul,andjust
hol
dsmecl ose.Thismanrighther
eissuchagem.I
wonderwhyhe' ssofarf
rom home.Il
etoutan
i
nvolunt
arysigh.

JOSHUA

Il
ookatthi
sgorgeousti
nybeingi
nmyarms.Ican
seehermindi
smi ndiswor
kingover
ti
me.
Me:Ihavea4mont hol ddaughter
,shewas
supposedtocomevisitmethispastweekbutshe
caughtacold.Herf
everwast oounstabl
esoher
mom decidedtocancelthetr
ip.
Icanseeherf
acef
all
.She'
str
yinghar
dtohi
deher
emot
ions,
butIcanseethr
oughher.Shel
ooks
downbutshet
riest
orecoverqui
ckl
y.
Her
:Ncooot
hat
'st
oobadIwoul
dhavel
ovedt
o
meett
hem.
Ismi
lei
nter
nal
ly.Mor
eli
kesmi
rk
Me:Yes,mymom wantedtomeetyout
oo.I
'
m sur
e
pr
incesswi
llenj
oyyourcompany.
Iam enj oyingwat chi
nghergot hroughvarious
emot ions.Thisgirlherei
slif
eIt el
lyou.Shehasl ai
d
herselfbaref orme.Herhear ti
sonhersl eeve.Ican
tel
lshewant sme.Butshei ssof r
agil
eandI '
m sti
ll
heali
ngf r
om youknowwho.Oksomaybe2
woundedsoul scancomet ogetherandcreate
magi c.

I
nthemeant
imeI
'
m amanIhaveneeds.
..

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ke#Comment#Shar
e
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12/
27,
08:
42] :OVERFLOW
I
NSERT3

SENZO

Icanseeshehasf all
enforme.Itwouldbesoeasy
formetohavei nternat
ionalboot
y!!
!Ohgoshthis
gir
lhasruinedthatwor dformeforever
.Imeanhow
doesonegetf rom themi ght
yButhel
ezitoBut
ty.
Ubabaangaqul eka(dadwouldcoll
apse).We'
vebeen
sit
ti
ngintotalsil
encelikethi
sforoveranhour.Just
watchi
ngther ainandlisteni
ngtotheocean.

Me:MsPhi
ll
ipsl
et'
sgot
otheki
tchent
oseeabout
f
ood.I
'
m st
arvi
ng.
Shelooksupatme, herf
acei sabitswol
len,her
eyesarered,hernoseispink.ButIhaveneverseen
suchbeauty.Atthatmomentmyhear tshif
ted.I
t
l
iter
all
ymovedf rom thel
eftsideofmychestt othe
ri
ght,t
hensettl
edonmyt hroat.
Her:Ok.ButI
'
m nothungr
y.I
'
llj
ustcomewi
thyou,
I
can'
tsitbymysel
f.

Wegett othekitchen,itsmel l
sdivine.Ithoughtwe
wer estil
lgoingtopr epar efood.Thehousekeeper
hasout doneher self
.It houghtI '
dgi venhert he
weekendof f
.Weneedt odi scussherof fdays.She
can'tbeher e24/ 7365.Idi sh2pl at esandwesi tin
frontofthetvandi ndul ge.Thewayt hismi ssyis
stuffi
ngherf ace,Ithoughtshesai dshewasf ull.I
guesst hepast alookedt ooappeal i
ngandt hefood
devine.WhenIgett ot heki tchen,Suei sbackf rom
hergar denflattocleart heki t
chen.It hankherwal k
backt oAlana.If i
ndherst aringatthet v.Igot othe
studyandr eturnwi t
habot t
leofmer l
otandbr ing2
wi neglassesfrom theki tchen.Iputt hem ont he
table.

Me:Hi
Her
:Hi
Me:Iam her
e6mont
hs.Onl
y6mont
hs.My
problem ist hatIf
indmysel fveryattr
actedtoyou.I
cameher ewi thatruckl
oadofbaggage.2t ruck
l
oadsi nf act.ButwhenI '
m wi thyouIforgetallmy
wor ri
es.Ineedyout otr
ustmet omakeyouhappy
i
nt het i
meIhaveher e.Eveni fwet r
ytomai ntai
na
platonicrelati
onshipLana, al
lthischemistrywil
lbe
Hiroshima.Myonl yfearisthatImi ghtneverbe
abletol etyougo, butno-oneknowswhatt omor r
ow
brings,Icoul dbedeadinj ust24hour s.Lookyou
don'thavet oanswert oday.Act ual
lyIdon'twantan
answeratal l,
Ialr
eadyseei tinyoureyes, i
nyour
bodyl anguage.

Iopenthebottl
eofwi neandpourusgl asses.Yes,
thi
sisatest.Butvelengiyi
ndoda(obviouslyI'
ma
man)Iknowwhatr edwinedoest owomen.Ij ust
keeptheglassesfullaswewat chgoldenol di
es.

Whenwear ehalfwaythr
oughthesecondbot
tl
eI
getupandpullherup.Nostaggeri
ngaswewalkto
myr oom,
Irunusashower .Istar
tremovi
ngher
cl
othes.Shehasnotsai danythingtomesi ncemy
decl
arat i
on.Buthersi
lencehasbeenlacedwi thraw
emotion,she'sbeengl
uest ome.Iremovemy
cl
othesandhol dherhandaswest epint
ot he
shower .Asthewarm watertouchesherbody,she
movescl osertomeandpul lsmedownt oherl evel
andcar essesmyl i
pswithhers.Thi
swasgoi ngt o
beani nnocentshoweryouknow.Butshe' sreall
y
i
ntothiskiss.
Me:BabythisisnothowIwantt
otakeyoufort
he
fi
rstt
ime.Pluscondomsint
heshowerarea
ni
ghtmare.Plus.
..
.
Myexcusesst
arttobor
eherIguessbecauseshe
dr
opstoherknees.
Me:Aaaah.
..
Thisgir
ldoesn' tstartli
ghtly.I
t'
st hefi
rstsecond
andyenashe' sal readygaggi ngandhasmef ucki
ng
hertonsi
ls.Fast .BeforeIknowi tthesteam,the
heat,t
hepr essur e.Ican'
thol ditanylonger.Ipull
heroffsoqui cklyandr elease.
Her
:Joshy.Don'
ttel
lmet
hat
'si
t.
Thatmakesmesomad.Sohar d.Norecoupi
ngt i
me
requi
red.Ipushheragainstt
hewallwhil
eli
ft
ingher
i
nt heairandenterher
.Herturntost
artmoaning,I
guesswe' r
eheretoshowof f
.
Her
:Josh.
..
Herbr
eat
hqui
ckens.Mypacedoesn'
t.

Iwakeupandt hesuni sup.Mywomani ssti


ll
sl
eeping,f
acingt heoppositedi
rect
ion.I'
m af
raid
shewillwakeupandnotr emember .Ineedtothi
nk
onmyf eet.Ili
ftherl
eftlegandfindmywayi n.She
star
tsmoani ng.Iwhisperinherear
Me:Il
oveyouLana.
Her
:Josh
Sher
emember
s.Sher
emember
sme
Her
:Immmh
Me:Il
oveyousomuch.
Imoveherclosert
ome, hol
dinghert
ight
er.Il
ike
thatshedi
sappear
sint
omychest .Andmost
i
mpor t
ant
lyshe'
snotascreamer.Herbreat
hingand
softmoansar etheonest
ell
ingmehowshei s
fai
ring.If
eelhercumm.andIf ol
lowsoonafter

Me:Goodmor
ning
Her
:Hi
Me:Pl
easedon'
tbeshy.Tur
nar
ound.
Her
:HowcanInotbeshySenzo.Youwant
edt
o
wai
tandIf
orcedyou.
Me:Soyour
emember
?
Her
:Ever
ymoment
Me:Youralcoholtol
eranceisnor
malyouknowI
guesssomeonei sdefini
tel
youtforyou.Iwil
lspeak
toSam andwewi llgettothebot
tom ofthi
s.I
promiseok?
Her
:Ok
Igetupandcarryhertot
hebat
hroom.Weneedt
o
washoffal
lthatsexi
ng.
ALANA

Theweekendwasgr eatbutwedi dn'tuseany


protection.Itwasmyf i
rsttimemaki nglovewi thout
acondom.Fi rsttimedoi ngitintheshower .Andi t
wasawesome.Thi smani sst r
ong.Hecar ri
edme
l
ikeIwei ghnot hing.Iswearmyf avour i
tespoti sto
hangi nhi sarms.WhenI 'm st
raddlinghi m andhe's
l
ooki ngatme.That 'smyf avourit
egot oposi t
ion.
West artedatt hehospi talonMondaymor ning,for
theemer gencypi llandt ests.Ican'tbelieveIrisked
his.Lifel i
kethat.Wi thal lmybl acki
ngout ,
anyt hi
ng
couldbehappeni ng.Myl i
feissuchadi saster.

I'
m sitt
ingonhi sbalconywat chi
ngtheoceani nthe
moonl ight
.Ican'tremovet hethoughtt hatmydad
plannedal loft
his.Hepr obablymetJoshbef ore
andlikedhi m.Thensethi m upinmyf avourit
e
house, knowingIwi l
lenjoyvisi
ti
nghi m.I t
's
TuesdayandIknowhe' swor ki
nglate,I'mjusthear
towat chtheocean.
IopenmyeyesandI
'
m nowi
nbed.Joshi
sjust
watchi
ngme.
Hi
m:Heyyou.
Ismi
le
Me:Hi
.
Hi
m:Comesee.
Hepul
lsmetowardst
hewindowandit
'srai
ning
cat
sanddogs.Il
ookatmyclot
hesandI'
m dry.
Him:Suecal
ledmepanicki
ngthatt
heweat
heri
s
changi
ngandyouwon'twakeup.
Idi
dn'
tevenf
eelt
hewi
ndpi
ckup.
Hi
m:Wher
edi
dyougoaf
terwor
kyest
erday?
Me:Yest
erday?
Hi
m:YesonTuesday.I
t'
sWednesdayaf
ter
noon.
I
'
m shockedt
othecor
e.
Him:Formetobeabl
etoprotectyou.Youneedt
o
keepmeinf
ormedaboutal
lyoursteps.
I
'm st
il
lhunguponmi ssi
ngthewhol
eday.ButI
'm
weari
ngthesameclothes.Whydi
dn'
thechangeme?
Heshakeshishead.
Him:Igothomel atelastnightandjustsl
ept.Ididn'
t
seeyououtt here.Suesawyouwhenshecamet o
cl
eant hi
snor ni
ngandt houghtyouwer erel
axing.
Youdidn'tgodownf orbreakfastandwhenl unch
tr
ickl
edbyandt heweat herchanging.shegot
worri
ed,thencalled.Nowt ellmewher eyouwer e
befor
eyoucameher e?
Me:Nowher
e.Icameherest
rai
ghtf
rom wor
k.I
want
edtoseethesunset
.
Hi
m:Howdoyougetdr
uggedatt
heof
fi
ce?
Dr
ugged.Agai
n.

#l
ike#comment#shar
e

HAPPYNEW WEEK
[
12/
27,
08:
42] :OVERFLOW
I
NSERT4

ALANA

Wecoul dnotfortheli
feofmef i
gureouthowIwas
drugged.Wet houghti
twasmyf riends,butthey
werenowher enearmet hi
stime.Iatemyl unch,
packedbymom anddi dn'
teventouchalcohol.We
aresoconfused.Mrhasevendeci dedthatnot hi
ng
goestomymout hunlessit
'sgonethroughhi mfir
st.
Hishelperhasbeenmaki ngourlunchandweshar e
i
tatwor k.

Iseehi m walki
ngoutofmycont aineroffi
ce
carryingmybarf r
idge.Itdoesn'tevenl ookli
kehe's
bother edbyt hewei ght.I'
m surehecancar ryitwit
h
hisfinger.Hel ookssohot .Hismuscl esarenot
evenhal f
wayf lexed.Ihaveapi ct ureofhimi nthe
showerf l
exingwhi lehe'sdril
li
ngi ntome.It hinkI
j
usthadami
nior
gasm.I
t'
sbeendaysbutIst
il
lfeel
hi
m.
Senzo:Pennyf
oryourt
hought
s.
I'
m sureI
'
vet
urnedpi
nkr
ightnowI
'
m bl
ushi
ngso
hard.
Him:Wellbabeyourf
ri
dgedoesn'
thaveal
ocksoI
boughtyouanewone.
Me:I
tdoesn'
t?
Him:Yeah,
someonewi l
lcomefet
cht
hisol
dthi
ng
soon.I
'
veactual
lyt
radediti
n.
Me:Thankyoubaby.Youdi
dn'
thavet
o.
Him:Not hingi
stoomuchformywoman.I '
ve
stockeditupwithnewwaterandjuice.I
'
m keeping
thekeybecauseyoudon'thaveasenseofsel f
preservat
ion.Wehave85wor ker
sont hi
scompl ex.
85menyoudon' tknow,
butyouleaveeveryt
hing
open.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry
Il
ookdown.Iwanttocr
ysobadandheput
sthe
fr
idgedownandhugsme.
Hi
m:I'
m sor
ryf
orscol
dingyou.I
'
mjustr
eal
ly
wor
ri
ed.
Ij
ustnodandwal koff
.Myphoner i
ngsandi
t'
smy
gi
rlPat
.I'
m abouttoanswerbutJoshgr
absmy
hand.
Him:Lookbabeletmemakeitupt
oyou.Canyou
putyourt
hingsawayIwantt
oshowyousomethi
ng.
Inodandwal
kanswer
ingmyphone.
Pat
:Gi
rlhowar
eyou.
Me:I
'
m coolwhat
'sup?
Her
:It
'sFr
idayni
ght
.Let
'sgoout
.
Me:Sor
rybabe,
Joshhassomet
hingpl
annedf
orus.
Her
:Wher
e?
Me:Don'
tknow.Hedoesn'
treal
lyknowDar
.
Her:Tel
luswher
e.Wewi
llcomet
oyouguys.We
havetomeethi
m.
Me:Cool
.
Iwal
kint
omyof
fi
ceanddr
opof
fmyhar
dhatand
toolbel
t.If
indJoshst
andingoutsi
dehi
scar.He's
changedout f
it
sandI'
m st
il
linmyworkclot
hes.He
smilesandpecksmycheek,leadi
ngmeintothe
backseat.

Nowwear eonourwaysomewher ef orsundowner s.


Hesaysit'
sal laplantogettothebot tom oft he
druggi
ng.Myf r
iendshavebeencal l
ingnonst op.I
tol
dPatboot urneddownt heof
fer.Nowt heyi nsi
st
theywanttoknowwher ewear eandt heywillwatch
i
nt hebackground.Idon'tknowwher ewegoi ngyet .
SoIwillt
extthem whenwegett here.

West
opatabot
ique.
Joshua:Yourout
fi
tneedst
obeupgr
aded.
Wewalkin.Hepi
cksaf l
orala-
lineminidress.It
mat
cheshiswhiteli
nenpantsandfloralshir
t.This
manthi
nkshe'sMagnum.If i
titonandi tl
ooksl i
ke
i
twasmadef ormybody.Hepaysf oritandl eads
metothefit
ti
ngroomsagain.
Joshua:Pl
easer
emoveallt
heol
dit
emsonyour
bodyandwearit
.LanaIsai
dal
l.
Me:What
?
Hegivesmeast
ernl
ookandIobl
ige.Whatcoul
dit
hur
treal
ly.

Wear enowsitti
ngatt hebackofthetowncar .The
sexualt
ensionisinsane.Wehavet okeepi t
toget
herforSam.Josh' shandkeepstravell
ingup
anddownmyt high.Eacht i
memovingcl osertomy
happyplace.Het ouchesitandIopenmyl egswi der
.
Josh:Rel
axbaby.
Imoveclosertohim.I
'm concentr
ati
ngsohar
don
hi
m.Ididn'tr
eali
zethecarstopped.
Josh:Weareher
e.Let
'sgobaby.Sam youknow
whattodo.
Sam:Yesboss.Smal
lmam.

Il
eavemypur
seandl
uggagei
ntheboot
.Yes
l
uggagenow.Al ltheclothesIhadt oshed.Hel eads
medownapat h.I'
velivedinDaral lmyl i
fe,
butI 've
onlyseenplacesl i
ket hi
sonei nthemovies.Wear e
onasecl udedbeach.Ther e'sgazebosetupwi t
ha
minibarandaser vi
ngst at
ionwi t
hcoveredfood.
Thebar t
enderaskswhatwewoul dlikeandIset tle
formyf avouri
teCosmoandheset tl
esforwhi skey.
Wear eservedf oodaswel l
.Thevi ewisgorgeous.I
l
ovet heocean.Thebar tenderkeepst hecoctail
s
comingandwemovet oanot hert
entabitfurther
i
nland,coveredbyt reesbutwecoul dstil
lheart he
waves.

JOSHUA

Alanaisl
ucid.ButIpl
iedherwi t
halcohol.Yeswe
areti
psynow.Butjustthat.Notstaggeri
ngl ikeshe
wasaweekago.Il if
therup, sheisstr
addlingmeas
wemovet othesecondt ent.Herwarmthisonmy
stomach.Sheissowet ,soreadyforme.I tlooks
l
ikeanEgyptianmovieinthistent,t
hebedi nher e
al
lwhiteandfl
uff
y.Icanseeshe'
simpr
essed.But
anyt
hingformylady.

Me:Howaboutwef
ini
shwhatwest
art
edi
nthecar
.
Her
:Eem.
Iopenthebutt
onsonmypant sandl
ikeJackinthe
box,Shengepopsup.Isl
idehi
min,wit
houtputt
ing
herdown.Shegasps.
Her
:NoJosh.Condom.
Shesayst
hatwi
thsomuchconvi
cti
on,
Ismi
le.
Me:I
t'
sal
readyonbabe.
Her
:Huh?
Iam movi
ngslowlywhil
ewearehavi
ngthi
s
conver
sat
ion.Butmythrust
sar
edeepandIcansee
sheisl
osi
nghermi nd.
Me:Wanasee?
Her
:Yesuhm.
OhmyGod,
thi
swomanr
ighther
e.Icanseehow
muchshe'senjoyingme,Imeanhereyeskeep
rol
li
ngbackandhermoansar edri
vingmei
nsane.I
putheronthebedandpul loutandshowhert
he
condom andjuststar
eatherinawe.
Her
:Pl
easeShenge,
don'
tst
op.Ij
ustwantust
o..
..
..
Ir
am inbef
oreshecont
inues.Thosewor
dsmake
melosemymi nd.

Sam r
etur
nsaf
ter4hour
sandwedr
ivepr
incess
home.
Af
tershe'
ssaf
elyi
nsi
de,
wedr
iveof
f.
Me:Coul
dn'
tyout
ellt
hatsomet
hingwasof
f.
Hi
m:Nosir
.Ij
ustt
houghtshecoul
dn'
thandl
eher
al
cohol
.
Me:Wel
ltodayshehad6cosmos,
butwasl
uci
d.
Hescr
atcheshi
shead.
WedrivehomeandIt
akeamuchdeser
vedshower
andgetint
obed.
Bef
oref
all
ingasl
eep,
Iwantt
ospeakt
omyqueen.
Her
:Hel
lobaby.
Me:You'
renotsl
eepi
ng?Iwasr
eadyt
oleavea
voi
cemai
l.
Her
:NoIj
ustst
eppedoutoft
het
ub.
Me:Doest
hatmeanyou'
renaked?
Icanf
eelherbl
ushont
heot
herend.
Me:Iwi
shyouwer
eher
ewi
thme.
Her
:Met
oo.
Me:Whatar
eyouwear
ing?
Her
:Dudet
hati
ssocor
ny.
Wegi
ggl
e.
Me:I
'
mimagi
ningal
lsor
tsoft
hings.
Her:Wel
lwhenyoucall
edIjustf
ini
shedappl
ying
somelot
ion,
soI'
m naked.
Me:What
?
Her
:Comegetme.
Shel
aughssohar
d.
Her:Don'tyouwishyouwerei
nSouthAf
ri
canow.
You'dprobablydri
veher
e,ImeanI
'
m onl
y5minut
es
away.
Shei
ssohappywi
thher
sel
f.Ij
ustsmi
le.
Me:Il
oveyougoodni
ght
.
Shesoundsdi
sappoi
nted.
Her
:Oh.Goodni
ght
.

Nar
rat
ed

Alanajustl
aysonherbedhear tbr
oken
contemplati
ngonwhet hertogohim ornot
.Her
phoner i
ngs,shedoesn'tevenl
ookwhoi scal
li
ng,
soundingsad
Al
ana:Hi
Voi
ce:I
'
m out
side
Al
ana:What
?
Voi
ce:Isai
dI'
m downst
air
s.Come.
Sheputsthephonedownandputsonhersilkgown.
Whil
eshei sonherway,heput
sthecondom onand
wai
tsbythedoor.Assoonassheclosesthedoor
heatt
acksherwithakisspi
cksherupandmoves
tot
hesideofthehouse.
Him:Pl
easedon'tmakeanynoise,
wedon' twantt
o
wakeyourparents.Heput
sheragainstt
hewalland
pul
lsherpant
yt othesi
de.
Al
ana:Pl
ease,
condom
Hei gnoresherandr amsin.Hermoansar edeepin
herthroatmakingasmal l
sound.Hepi cksuphi s
paceandshehol dshimt i
ghter.Fasterandfaster
andshecan' tholditinanylonger,shecumsandhe
fol
lowssoonaf ter.Hecarri
eshert ot hedoor
wit
houtsl i
ppingout.Whenher eachest heveranda,
besl i
psoutandshecanseet hefullcondom.
Her:Onedayyoumustt el
lmewhenyouputthat
condom on,evenear
li
eron.Heusesati
ssueto
removeitandgivesi
ttohertof
lush.
Hi
m:Goodbyepr
incess.
Andhedi
sappear
sint
otheni
ght
.

LyingonherbedAl
anawonder
sifshei
magi
ned
that.
Her
:Howam Ievergoi
ngt
olett
hismango.
Ontheot
hersi
deoft
ownhet
hrowshi
msefont
he
bed.
Hi
m:DamnI
'
minl
ove.

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SENZO

Iwakeupfeel
ingfreshthi
smor ni
ng.It
'sal
azy
Sat
urdaymorning.Ical
lAlanabefor
eIdoanythi
ng
el
se.
Me:Goodmor
ningmyqueen.
Her
:Hi
.
Shegi
ggl
es
Me:What
'ssof
unny?
Her
:Di
dlastni
ghtr
eal
lyhappen?
Me:Whatl
astni
ght
?
Her
:Wer
eyour
eal
lyher
e?I
nthemi
ddl
eoft
heni
ght
?
Me:What
?
Her:Wel
lwhoeverwasher
e,gavei
ttomesogood.
..
.
aaah
Me:Heyst
opmoani
ng.It
houghtIwasyourman?
??
Her
:mmmh.
..aaaah
Me:I
'm gonagetyouandremindyouwho'
syour
man.Ngiyi
ndodayomZulumina.(
I'
m aZul
uman)
Her:WhoaaababyI'
m sor
ry.Don'
tbemad.Thank
youforl
astni
ght.
Me.
..
..
.
Her
:I'
m sor
ryf
orpl
ayi
ngt
oohar
d.Il
oveyou.
Me:SeeyouonMondaymi
ssPhi
ll
ips.
Her
:Wai
tI'
m..
..
Icutt
hecallbef
oreshef
ini
shesspeaki
ng.Let
'ssee
whatshedoes.
Messagealertonmyphone.
..Ayimywomancan'
t
getenough.

Sms:I
'
m att
heai
rpor
t,pl
easecomef
etchus.

Whatt
hehell
.Ical
lSam andhe'salr
eadyintheyard,
sohet
akesmet otheai
rpor
t.Ispottheexcarr
ying
mysunshi
ne.Ismi
leandrushtothem.

Me:SawubonamaNxumal
o
Thandi
:Hihubby.Pr
incessmi
ssedyou.
Me:Comet
odaddynunu.
Shehear
smyvoi
ceandi
slooki
ngar
ound,
sear
chi
ngf
orme.
Me:Sabona.Sabona.MaShengesabona.
Thetoothl
esssmileiseverything.Itakeherf r
om
hermom andshest art
sgi ggli
ng.Wegot othecar
anddrivehome.Tobemetbyasi ght.Myqueeni s
here,
standi
ngnextt ohercarinwhi t
eshor t
s.She
l
ookssohotr i
ghtnow.Idon' tthinkwe' vespoken
aboutThandiandknowi ngthisment alcasei nmy
car.I
'
m shit
ti
ngbricks.Evenst arti
ngt osweatand
Sam ismovinginslowmot i
on.

Thecarfi
nall
ystopsandIstepout.Thandidoesn'
t
waitf
ormet oopenthedoorortobeintroduced.
Sherushesstr
aightt
oLanawithSamui nherar ms.

Thandi
:HidearI
'
m mr sBut
hel
eziandt
hisi
sour
daught
erSamukeli
siwe.
Al
ana:Himam,
I'
m Al
ana,
Shenge'
shear
t.
Whaaaat
!
Thandi
:What
?
Alana:Ohsor rymam, IthoughtyouknewI'mthe
madam oft hishouse.Letmeshowyouguyst o
yourroom.BabeIf orgotmykeyst hi
smor ni
ng.
Pleaseopenf orme,soIcanhel pourguestsset
tl
e
i
n.I'm sur
et heyareti
red.

I'
m soshockedr i
ghtnow,wat
chi
ngthismovie
unfol
d.Ididn'
tthi
nkitwaspossi
blet
ofal
ldeeperi
n
l
ovewi t
hthiswoman.Iopenthedoorandtheywalk
i
n.I'mlef
twi t
hSam.
Me:Sam canyoubel
ievewhatj
usthappened?
Sam:It
rustsmal
lmadam si
r.Shei
sfant
ast
ic.

Ifol
lowthem i
nandcanhearhert
ell
ingThandi
aboutthehouse.
Alana:Andfinal
lythi
sisyourr
oom, there'sacoti
n
thereforpr
incessandyourensuit
ebat hroom.Iwi
ll
organisebr
unchf orus,
Joshwillcomegetyou.

Shewal
kst
omeandIcanseet
ear
sst
reami
ng
downherface.Iholdherhandandpul lhert
oour
room.Sheisshakingfrom shock,herl
egsgivei
n
andIholdherup.Iholdhersot i
ght,ki
ssi
ngthetop
ofherhead.
Me:I'
m sorr
ymyl
ove.I
'
m sosor
ry.Il
oveyouand
I
'm sor
ry.
Her
:St
op!
Me:Ican'
tst
op.Ineedyout
ofor
giveme.Pl
ease
saysomethi
ngmyl ove.
Her
:Whatar
eyouapol
ogi
singf
or?
Me:
..
..
.
Her
:Youareapol
ogi
singJosh.Oram ii
magi
ning
t
heapol
ogy?
Me:No
Her
:Sowhatdi
dyoudo?
Me:Idi
dn'
texpl
ainthesi
tuat
ionpr
oper
ly,
soI
'
m
af
rai
dyouwilll
eaveme.
Her:I
t'
sSat
urdaymor
ning.Yousai
dyouwi
llonl
y
seemeonMonday.OhgoshJoshua.Youwere
pl
anni
ngt
opl
ayhappyf
ami
lywi
thoutme.
Me:You'
vegott
obel
ievemeIdi
dn'
tknowt
heywer
e
coming.
Shesit
sont hebedl ooki
ngdefeated.Thi
sone
doesn'
tli
kefight
ing.Ikneeli
nfrontofhertaki
ngher
handsinmine.
Me:St
handwasam(Mylove)Ihonest
lydi
dn'
tknow
t
heywerecomi
ngtoday.
Sheput
sherf
ingeronyl
ips.
Her:Youtol
dmeyourdaughterwascomingtovisi
t.
Youtoldmethatyouhavet
ruckl
oadsofbaggage.
Youtoldmeyoulovedme.Youshowedmeyoul ove
meandIbelieveyou.
Ican'
thel
pmysel
fbutshedat
earatt
hispoi
nt.
Me:Mar
ryme.

Her:Pl
usyousai dyourmom wasbr i
ngingSamu.
Pl
usdidyouseehowshej umpedatthechancet
o
i
ntr
oduceher sel
f.Thatbi
tchiscr
azy.Wait.What
di
dyouj ustsay?
Me:Mar
rymeLana.
Her
:You'
vel
ostyourmar
bles.Weareonl
ygett
ing
t
oknoweachother
.Youhaven'
tseenMYcrazy.
Me:Okpr
omi
semet
hatyouwi
llt
hinkabouti
t.
Her
:You'
vel
ostyourmi
ndSenzo
Me:Youknowt
hatnamet
oo?
Her
:Iknowal otdarl
.Nowletmel eavet
hehappy
f
amily.I
'
llseeyouatwork.I
'l
ltal
ktoSusanabout
t
hemealIpr omisedmrsButt
y.
Sher
unsoutgi
ggl
ing.

THANDI

Iwantmymanbackbutt here'sal
wayssomehag
hangingaroundhim.Hewasmi netokeep,
buthe
wassobor ing.Al
wayssoloveydovey.Always
touchyfeel
y.Ineededadventureandgotburnt.
Evenaf t
erhecaughtmewekeptget ti
ngtogether
forsex.Ihavetobehonestthoughhissexgamei s
onpoint.Wewer ealr
eadybr
okenupwhenIf ell
pregnant.Iwasn'ttr
yingt
otraphi
m.Iwasont he
pi
llandweal waysusedacondom.Butthisoneand
hi
sbadhabi tofputt
ingacondom ontooearl
y.Me
beingonant ibi
oti
cscausedmypillnott
owork.
Doubletrouble.

Idevisedapl antowinhim backandtr


ickedmy
motheri nlaw.Shewassupposedt ocomehere,
but
Iexchangedhert i
cketsandthemandatorywai
ti
ng
peri
od, causedustodelaythetri
p.

Whenwef oundt
hatlit
tl
egir
lhere,Ithoughtmyli
tt
le
i
ntrowil
lleadhertorunoffcryi
ng,butthist
ough
bi
tchstuckittome.I
'mi mpressed.ButI'
m not
qui
tingSenzoismine.

ALANA
ALANA
Iranoutoft her
ei nsti
tches.Notbecauseanyoft he
shithappeninginthathousewasf unny.Butj
ust
becausemyl i
tt
lebraincouldn'
treconcil
eanyofit.I
want edtogoseemygi rl
s,buttheywer est
il
lupset
aboutl astni
ght.Idon'
tknowwhybecauseIwas
withmyman.I '
m notwi l
li
ngtoexpl ai
nmyselfsoI
willstayawayfrom them.

SMS:IMI
SSYOU.ILOVEYOU.

Thismani
srel
entl
ess.Isendhi
m avoicenot
e:I
knowmybaby.Justt
akecareofyou.

Igethomeandf
indmymom i
ntheki
tchen.
Me:Himommy
Her
:Hil
ove,
Iwasn'
texpect
ingyoubacksosoon.
Me:I
'
m her
e.
Her
:Whathappened?
Me:Honest
lyI
'
m notsur
e.
Her
:Tel
lmommybaby.
Me:Hi
sexar
ri
vedunannounced.
Her
:Al
lthewayf
rom Sout
hAf
ri
ca?
Me:Yes.Appar
ent
lyt
hedaught
ermi
ssedhi
m.
Her:She'
supt
onogoodbaby.I
shewor
thal
lthe
t
rouble?
Me:Il
ovehi
m.
Her
:Thati
snotwhatIaskedyoubaby.
Me:Hei
s.
Dadwal
ksi
n

Dad:Whatar
emyt
wof
avour
it
eladi
est
alki
ngabout
?
Us:Not
hing
Hi
m:Okbeli
kethat
.Iknowit'
sboytr
ouble.Anda
man'
sper
spect
ivewouldn'
tbeabadthi
ng.
Meandmom l
ookateachotherandbur
stout
l
aughi
ng.Wer
unoutofthekit
chen.Weknowhe
won'
tst
op.
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ALANA

Myper sonandIar egoingoutfordi


nnert oni
ghtand
wewilltakeSamut othebeacht omorrow.
Apparentl
ythethoughtofhim aloneinthathouse
wit
hhisexwi feisgivi
nghim anxiet
yat t
acks.Imust
fi
ndawayt ogetmommyt ogetmet hegr eenli
ght
fr
om daddyt ostaywithhimtil
lshegoesbackRSA.
Daddy:Wearesupposedt
obebondi
ngangelbut
yourmindi
snothere.
Ij
ustbl
ush.
Him:Youst
il
lwon'
ttel
lmewhot
hisboyi
sthati
s
keepi
ngyoubusy.
Me:Dad.
Mom:Leavemychi
ldal
onePhi
ll
ips.

Thehousephoner
ingsandIr
unt
oanswer
.

Me:Phi
ll
ipsr
esi
dence.
Voice:Gooddaymam.Youar espeakingt
oShaun
fr
om theTanzani anembassyinSouthAfr
ica.AMr
MichaelPhil
li
pshasbeeni dent
if
iedi
naSout h
Afri
canhospitalandthi
snumberwasi nhis
personalef
fects.
Me:Whathappenedt
ohi
m.I
shebad?
Voice:Heisunconsuous.Weneedyoutocometo
t
hecount r
y,ther
earedecisi
onsandsi
gnat
ures
requir
ed.
Me:Thankyousi
rwewi
llbei
ntouch.
Befor
eIhangupIrememberIhaven'
treal
lygot
ten
anyusabl
einf
ormati
onfr
om hi
m.
Me:Wai
t.Pl
easedon'
thangup,
letmecal
lmydad.
Mydadisal r
eadynexttome.Het akesthephone
whil
eIwalkslowl ytomymom whoi sstandi
ngat
t
hedoor,eyeswi deopen.I
'm af
raidtolookather,
mytear
sar ejustflowi
ng.Hertwinsareherworld.
Daddyquickl
yhangsupandcomest ous.
Me:DaddywhereisMatt
hew?Howcomeheand
Mi
chaelarenoti
nthesameplace?
Dad:Yourbr
other
sshoul
dbeinthesameplace.I
spoketoMattdur
ingt
heweek,
butnotMike.
Mom:Canyoubot
hjustt
ellmewhati
shappeni
ng.
Youar
escari
ngme.
Me:Thatcallwasfrom t
heTanzani
anembassyi
n
SouthAfr
ica.Michaeli
sunconsci
ousi
nahospit
al
ther
e.
Mom:Mybaby.
Shest
art
swai
li
ngt
oo.
Dadhugsbot
hofus.Hekeepsgi
vinghi
swi
febaby
ki
sses.
Dad:Letmearr
angef
orourt
ri
pther
e.Nowyout
wo
goandpack.
Bothofusheadtooursepar
ateroomswhi l
edad
goestohisst
udy.Myphonerings.Ianswerabsent
mindedl
y.

Senzo:Al
anayouhaven'
tbeenanswer
ingmy
messages.Ar
eweok?
Ij
ustst
artcr
ying.
Hi
m:Babywhat
'swr
ong
Ihaven'
tsai
danythi
ngtohim.I
'mjusti
npai
nand
makinghim deafwi
thmyloudsobs.
Hi
m:I
'
m onmyway
Hehangsup

Afewmi nut
eslat
ertheIhearacardri
vedownthe
dri
veway.Iwal
koutt ohi
m.I'
m notr
eadyforhi
mto
comeinasaboyfriend.
Heholdsmesot i
ghtandIwantt
ost
ayl
iket
his
f
orever.Thi
sfeel
ssori
ght.
Hi
m:Nowt
ellmewhyyouwer
ecr
ying?
Me:Oneofmybr
other
sisi
nhospi
tali
nSout
h
Af
ri
ca.
Hi
m:Howbadi
sit
?
Me:Weonl
yknowt
hathe'
sunconsci
ous.Not
hing
more.
Hi
m:Letmegoi
nandhel
pyourdadpl
ant
hist
ri
p.

Wewalkinhandinhand.Mymom spot
susand
comestous,Ir
emovemyhandquickl
yfrom hi
s.
Me:Mom t
hisi
sJoshua.
Mom:Pleasur
etofi
nal
lymeetyoumyson.I
'
m sor
ry
aboutt
hetimi
ng.
Hi
m:Thepl
easureismine.Mapl
easeshowmet o
wher
eMrPhil
li
psis,Iwoul
dli
ket
ohelphim ar
range
f
orSout
hAfr
ica.
Mom:Lanadearpl
easeshowmysont
oyourdad'
s
st
udy.
JOSHUA

Themoodi nt
hishouseissosomber.I
thur
tsto
thi
nkoftheamountofpaintheyar
egoingt
hrough.
MrPhil
li
pshas3chi l
dren.Twi
nboyswhoareolder
thanmyqueen,thenher.
Me:Gooddaysi
r.I
'
m her
etohel
p
Hi
m:Af
ter
noonson.
Me:Whatdoweknowsof
ar?
Hi
m:Nothi
ngabouthi
shealt
h.Onlyt
hathei
sat
Mi
lpar
kHospi
tali
nJohannesbur
g.Heneedsme.
Icanseet
hepai
ninhi
seyes.
Me:Si
r,l
etmear
rangef
li
ght
sandaccommodat
ion
i
nJoburg.
Him:Youwil
ldot
hatf
orme?Youknowyouonl
y
needtomanagemyworkpr
oject
.
Me:Ihavesomet
hingt
ogai
nbydoi
ngt
hisr
ight
.
Hi
m:Youdo?
Me:Iwantt
omar
ryAl
ana,soifIdot
hisr
ight
.You
wi
llwel
comemetot
hefamil
y.
Helaughssohard.At
leastf
orasecondIgethi
mto
f
orgethist
roubl
es.
Hi
m:Thatist
hebestnews.Icoul
dn'thavel
ooked
f
orabet
tersoni
nlaw.I'
m proudofyoumyson.
Me:Thankyousi
r,l
etmegett
oit
.

Iar
rangewit
hmyt ravelagentforaguest
housei
n
Parkt
own,f
li
ghtticketsfrom DartoJobur
ganda
V20,wit
hadriverforthedurati
onofthestay.
Thef
li
ghtl
eavesi
n4hour
s.

Igethomebr okenhearted.Ijustsawt hem offatthe


ai
rport
.Iopent hedoorandt hel i
ghti
ngi ssli
ghtl
y
dimmer.Dinnerislaidont het abl
e, i
t'
ssoqui et
Samui sprobablysleeping.I
nwal ksmadam i nthe
short
estdress.Herasscheeksar eout ,
herboobs
areal
sospi l
li
ngoutoft hisdr ess.Itl
ookslikeit'
s
about2sizestoosmal l,I'
m sur eAlanacanr ockthis
andl
ook2000t
imesbet
ter
.It
urnt
hel
ight
sal
lthe
wayup.
Me:Ngi
yal
ingwal
a.(
I'
m bei
ngt
est
edher
e)
Her
:Babakhe(
daddy)
.Wel
comehome.
Me:Er
m HiT.Pl
easehol
donasecond.
Imakeacal
l
Me:Sam I'
m sor
ryt
odothi
sbutpl
easet
urnar
ound,
Ist
il
lneedyoutoni
ght
.
Sam:Onmywaysi
r.Iwasn'
tfar
Me:Youl
etsgo.
Idraghertoherr
oom andputal
lherbel
ongi
ngsi
n
hersui
tcases.
Thandi
:Whatar
eyoudoi
ng?
Me:Youneedtocoolof
fabit
,you'r
esleepi
ngi
na
hot
elt
oni
ght.Whereismydaughter?
Her
:Shei
swi
thyourmai
d.
Me:Good.Yourl
if
tisher
e.Wewi
llseeyoui
n2days.
IdragheroutandgiveSam somemoneyt obook
herintoahot
el.Thiswomanisstupid,Ican'tbel
ieve
theuniver
sepickedhertobethemot herofmychi ld.
Whatam Isaying,Idr
il
ledi
ntothatvaginamysel f
.I
calli
nSueandmybabyandspendaqui etnight
withthem

SMS:Wel andedsaf
e.Wewi
llchati
nthemor
ning.
Loveyou
Me:Loveyout
oo

THANDI

Ihaveneverbeenthi
sembarr
assed.Thi
sfoolkeeps
l
ookingatmet hr
oughhi
srearvi
ewmi rr
or.
Me:Whatar
eyoul
ooki
ngatwena?
Sam:I
'
m sor
rymam.
He'
sapol
ogi
zed,buthekeepssteali
ngglances.I
l
ookdownandreali
zeI'
m st
il
lhalfnaked.Mncm
Senzodi
dn'
tevennot
ice.
Heboughtmet hi
sdresshimself,
wewer eona
baecat i
onintheNor t
hernCape.Heboughtitabit
smal l
.Hi swordswerethathelovedhowitgrabbed
everythingandspill
edouthisgoodies.
Sam:Youl
ovehi
m,don'
tyou?
Il
ookatthi
sfool
.Idon'
tknowwhyhet
hinkswear
e
fr
iends.
Il
ookupandwear
einf
rontofaf
orest
.Notahot
el
i
ntown.
Him:Youwi
llbeabl
etol
aylowinhere.It
'sa5star
bnbrunbyafri
endofmi
ne.It
'schi
ldfr
iendl
ytoo.
Hej
umpsoutoft
hecar
,openst
hebootandbr
ings
meajer
sey.
Hi
m:Weart
hissoIcancheckyoui
n.
Wewal kinintot
hereceptionandt heyseem t obe
expecti
ngus.Wear eleadt oagreatsuite.Iactual
ly
l
ovet hi
splace.I
t'
sthekindofquai ntestabli
shment
myhusbandwoul dbringmet ooonouri mpr omptu
escapeweekends.Ican'tbeli
eveIf oundthose
gestur
esbor i
ng.Hewouldmakelovetomef rom
thecartoevernookandcorner
.Thatli
tt
legir
lis
playi
nggames.Hel ovedmesomuchandI '
m sure
hestil
ldoes.Aloveli
keour
sdoesn'tj
ustdie.

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I
NSERT7

MRPHI
LLI
PS

Wel andinJohannesbur g,whenmyf eettouchthe


soilIam over
whel medbyasenseofcal mness.I
smi l
etomysel ft
hinkingofallt
heAmer i
cansthat
cl
aimt ofeell
ikethiswhent heylandi
n
JohannesburgorJobur gast hepeopleherecalli
t.
ButIcan'thel
pt heoverwhelmingsenseofdej avu.
I'
m soamusedIcan' thel
psmi l
ing
Wif
e:What'
supwithyou?Thatmoodyou'
rei
nis
def
ini
tel
ycont
agi
ous.
Shechuckl
es.
Me:Idon'
tknowdar
li
ng.ButIf
eell
ikeI
'
m home.

ALANA

Wear r
iveinJohannesbur gandt heweatheri
sabi t
chi
ll
y.Ourdrivertakesust oabeautif
ulguesthouse.
Joshuahasbookedoutt hewhol ehousefora
month.It
'snothuge, buti
twi l
laccommodat eallof
us.Mybr ot
her'sdoctoradvisedustocomef irst
thi
nginthemor ning,asit
'spassedvisit
inghours.

WewakeuponSundaymor ningandthechefhas
prepar
eda5starbreakfastforus.At09:
00wear e
readytomeetwhat'
saheadofus.Wear r
iveatt
he
hospit
alandMatt
hewi shere.
Mat
t:Mor
ningf
ami
l
y.
Mymom r
ushest
ohi
m wi
thahugandhebr
eaks
down.
Hi
m:I
'
m sor
rymommy,
Iwasn'
tther
e.Iwasn'
tther
e.
Mom:It'
sokmyboy,
ther
e'snot
hingyoucoul
d've
done.
PoorMat tlooksli
kehehasagedat housandyears.
Mybr othershavealwaysbeenweird,t
heyfeeleach
other'
semot ionsandevenphysi
calpain.Inever
askediftheyf eel
eachother
'spl
easuretoo.When
theoner eachesanorgasm,theotherf
eelsit.I
smile.
Mat
t:Andt
hen?
Me:Nobi
gbr
o.ThisIwil
ltaket
hist
omygr
ave.I
gi
vehi
mthel
ongesthug.
Dad:Whathappenedson?
Justashe'
sabouttoexplai
nthedoctorwalksi
n.He
shakesourhandsandleadsustohisoff
ice.

Dr:Goodmor
ningMrPhi
ll
ips,
fami
ly.I
'
m doct
or
Patel
Us:Goodmor
ning.
Dr:Iknowyoudon'twantpl
easantr
ies,butj
ust
actual
s.Itl
ooksl
ikeMrPhil
ll
ipssuf
feredamajor
heartatt
ack.
Us:What
?
Dr:Wehavest abi
lizedhim anditlookslikehe
requir
esquadruplebypasssur gery.Ihave
contactedaspeciali
sttoconsult.Hewi l
lcome
throughtomorrowmor ni
ng.I
nt hemeant imeyou
canseehi m,l
etmel eadyoutoICUsoyoucansee
him.

Wearedi
rectedtowearprot
ect
ivegearandwe
pr
eparet
oent er2by2.Welett
heparentsi
nfi
rst
.
Af
ter15minutesIwalki
nwithMatt..

Michaellookssopeacef
ul,helooksl
ikeheisjust
rest
ing.Amuchneededr estifyouaskme.My
brot
hersar e34year
sold,andIlovethem somuch.
Iholdhishandsandstartprayi
ngforhim.WhenI'm
doneavoicesaysImustnotf
ear
,al
lwil
lbewell.
That
'senoughtogivemethemuchneededpeace.

NARRATED

OnMondaymor ni
ngthefami l
yPhil
li
psisreadyto
gotothehospi
tal
.Asthei
rcarisabouttoexitt
he
gat
etherei
samani sblockingtheexi
t.MrPhil
li
ps
wal
ksoutofthecari
nat rance.

Man:Zi
kal
ala
Khuzeni
!
Mazi
buko!
Mvel
ase!
Mpungose!
Khuba!
Gebi
sa!
Mabhengeza!
Mal
ulekai
phi
li
banal
ikaDonda
Ngobal
eswel
abavubel
i
Mhayi
se!
Magwazi
ndoi
nyel
emphandeni
Ni
nabakwaNgonyama
Ni
nabakwaMni
ni
Mbangal
aka!
Masi
kiphepha
But
hel
inhl
abat
hi
Ni
nabakwaMansumpa
Ni
nabakwaMadl
iki
vana

ALANA

Themanwal ksoff
,getsinablackSUVanddr i
ves
off
.Mat tandIaresoconf usedatthi
spoint,my
mom iscr yi
nghereyesoutwhi l
edadi ssti
lla
st
atue,standingi
nfrontofthegate,j
uststari
ng.
Mom get
sofft
hecarandfet
chesherhusband.The
dri
vet
othehospi
tali
ssot
enseandquiet.I
fonlyI
knewwhatt
hatst
rangemanwaschanting.

Weareabi tl
ateforourappoi
ntment.Wearein
fr
ontofthedoctor'
soff
iceandthevoicesi
nthere
areel
evated.

Man1:NoShaki
r,whydi
dyoucal
lme?
Man2:Youaret
hebesti
ntheland.Idi
dn'
thavean
opt
ion.Pl
ust
heobvi
ousofcour
se.
Man1:Coul
dn'
tyouat
leastgi
vemeaheadsup.
Man2:Youwoul
dn'
thavebel
ievedme.
Man1:Ist
il
ldon'
t.
Man2:Youkiddi
ngmer
ight
?I'
m sor
ryIdi
dn'
twar
n
youol
dfri
end.
Man1:Ican'
treconci
lewhati
shappeni
ng.
Thevoi
cesar
ecal
mer
.DrPat
elwal
ksoutt
ogr
eet
us.
DrPat
el:Thesur
geoni
sher
e,pl
easecomei
n.Good
morni
ng
Wewalkinandf r
eezeinourt
racks.Ilookbehind
me,
Mat ti
ssti
llhere.Buthei
sinfrontofmet oo.Or
i
sMichaelawake,butwhyisheinadoct or'
scoat.
Doct
or2:Excuseme.

Hewal
ksout
.5mi
nut
esl
aterher
etur
ns.

Doct
or2:I
'm sor
ryIwal
kedout
,Ihadt
omakea
qui
ckcal
l.

Heactsl
ikehedoesn'
tseeorf
eelt
heel
ephanti
n
t
heroom.

Doctor2:Ihadthem r
untestsonourpatientandas
soonast heresul
tsar
eout,Iwil
ladviseonsteps
requi
red.Hekeepslooki
ngatMat t
,thendad.
Me:Doct
orcanweseehi
m.
Doct
or2:Ur
m Yes,
yesl
etusgo.
DrPatel
:Ihavemovedhimfrom ICU.Hecanbreat
h
onhisownnow.St r
angestt
hinghappenedwhenwe
wentinforaconsul
tthi
smorning.Thenewroom i
s
moreaccommodat i
ng.

Thedoct orsleadtheway.Weal lwalkin.Hehas


l
essmachi neryatr
achedtohi m,butheisstil
lnot
awake.Ir eall
ywanttoaskt henewdoct orwhohei s.
ButI'm af rai
doftheanswer.Andast heyoungestin
thi
sr oom, Ichoosetokeepmypeace.Mymom i s
deepi nt hought.Mydad'smi ndlooksli
keit'
son
overpr ocessmode.Coul dmydadhavecheat edon
mom?Iknowmypar entsconceivedontheirfi
rst
date.St oryofanotherday.

Justthent
hedooropens.Themanf rom thi
s
morningwalksi
n, f
ollowedbymydad.Wai t
.Mydad
i
sal r
eadyi
nhere,li
keWTF! !
!Myheadi sspi
nning,
thenmydadf ai
nts,thenonlookal
ikeinst
ructsthe
thi
rdtwi
ntoaddabedi nhere.Yeshe'sthethi
rd
one.OrshouldIcal
lhi
mt hedoctort
ri
plet.Mor
e
peopl
ewhol ookli
keuswalkin.Howmanymor e
peopl
ecant hi
swardhold?

Man:Ndodanangathikuyagcwala.Ngi
cel
abonke
abangagul
ibayekwakho.(
Soni t
'sget
ti
ngful
linher
e.
Canyouaccommodat eeveryonethati
snoti
llat
yourhouse?)
Doct
or2:Yebobaba.
(Yessi
r)
Thedoctorwhisperstot
heyoungst
ersandusher
s
them out
.Thenhecomest oMattandI,
weare
gluedtooneanother.
Doctor2:Mywif
eisonherwayherenow,shewil
l
takeyoutomyhouseandIwil
lstayher
ewithour
parent
s.Thi
sisalott
otakei
n,butal
lwil
lbewell
.
Iwantt
opr
otest
;buthonest
lyI
'
m par
alysedbyal
l
thi
s.
Funnyman:Nondodana(
son)
,theyshouldbeher
e.
Yourwi
fecanj
oinuswhenshear r
ives.
DoctorPatelhasalsolef
tus.Weareherewiththe
str
angers.Stranger
sthatlookj
ustl
ikeus.Mymom
i
sbeingcomf ort
edbyalady,Igat
hershe'
sthemr s.
Thedoctor'
sbeepersoundsandhest epsout.He
comesbackwi thachart
.

Doct
or:Michael'
sresult
sareback.Ihavetorun
moretest
sast hereisnothi
ngirr
egulari
nhis
bl
oodwork.HisECGr eadingwasof ft
hechart
s.
That
'swhytheycal l
edmeher e.Letmeorder
anot
herECGandaCTscan.
Thefunnymanwasi nthecorneroftheroom,the
ent
iret
ime.Il
ookther
e,hehascr eat
edami ni
shr
ine,t
her
earecandlesburni
ngandi ncense.

Iwhi
spert
oMat
t:
Me:Sout
hAf
ri
cai
swei
rdbr
o.
Hi
m:Tel
lmeabouti
t.
Funnyman:Noneed.Hei
sheal
ednow.
HemovestoMichael
,bl
owst
hei
ncensei
nhi
sface
andmovestomydadanddoest
hesame.

#l
ike#shar
e#comment

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NSERT8

ALANA

Thiscoul dnotbeanywei rder.Wehaveneverbeen


spi
ritual.Whatt hehel
lwerethesepar entsdoingt
o
us?Wedi dn'
tdochur ch.Didn'tgototradi
ti
onal
healers.Wej ustli
ved.Ionl
ypi ckedupchur chnow
i
nmyt went i
es.Godhear sme, speakst ome.ButI
can'texplai
nt oday'
soccurrences.
Thef unnyman, nowIknowi sMrZul ublowssmoke
i
nMi chael'sandmydad' sfaces, afterafew
moment smydadst irs.Hesi tsupont hebedand
mymom r ushest ohi m.Theyhol deachot herfor
thelongestt i
me.Theyhaveal otofexplaini
ngt odo.
Mypast ,myf oundat ionisficti
on.Madeup.Idon' t
knowmymom' ssideoft hef ami l
yormydad' s.It
's
alwaysbeenj ustus.Theysai dtheirfamili
eswer e
againsttheirunionandt heyj ustcutt hem out.I'
m
justwaiti
ngt oheart his.

Michaeli
sstil
lnotawake,butal
lthet
est
ingand
pr
odding,showednothing.
MrZul u:Wehavetogohome.AboMvel ase
basif
unaekhaya.Kufunekauyonyathel
a
emagcekeniobabomkhulubakho.(Theancest
ors
wantyout ost
eponyourancestralground.Weare
goinghome)
Idon'
tknowwhathejustsai
d,buthei
slooki
ngat
mydadandthebastardnods.Soheeven
under
standst
hisl
anguage.
Dad:Let
'sgochi
ldr
en

SENZO

Imissmywife.Imi
ssmywi
fe.Hel
lImissmywife.
Shedoesn'
thaveaSout
hAf
ri
cansim yet
,sowe
chatwhenshehasWiFi
.

Myphoner
ingsi
t'
sa+2711.
..soi
t'
sdef
ini
tel
yhome.
Me:Hel
lo
Lana:Hibaby
Me:Thi
sphonenumberl
ooksgoodonyou.
Lana:What
?
Me:Well
,theSouthAf r
icannumberbaby.Youknow
oncewe'
remarried,youwi llhaveaSout
hAfr
ican
number
.Mypar entsaret here.
Sheletsoutaheavysigh.Ist
artf
reaki
ngout
becausewehaven'tspokenaboutthi
s.Shi
t.She
si
ghsagain.

Me:Babywhat
'swr
ong?
Lana:LookJoshIwillt
rycal
lyoulat
er.Ineedt
oget
going.Weareleavi
ngthehospit
alnow.
Me:Wai
t,howi
syourbr
other
?
Her
:Whoi
smybr
other
?ByebabyIl
oveyou.
Shehangsup,
atl
eastshest
il
llovesme.Imi
ssmy
wif
e.Il
ovemywif
e.Letmetexther.

Sms:Nomat t
erhowhardthingsget.Nomatterhow
bl
eakitl
ooks.I
twil
lgetbet
ter.Not
hinglast
sforever
.
Ugonabeok.Iloveyou.

Bluet
icks.Of
fl
ine.Iwanabet her
eforher
.Butfor
nowsheneedsmeher e.Letmefini
shthi
sproj
ect.
ANDI
LE

Tosayt hingsar eamessi sanunder stat


ement !
!!
TheshockIgotwhenIwal kedint othehospi t
al
war dandf oundmysel flyingont hebed.Ial most
fellover.Pat elhadt oassur emet hatIwasn' t
hallucinati
ng.Tomakemat t
erswor seanother
replicawal kedi nwhenIwasi nShaki r'
sof f
ice!
!!
Whendad' sl ookalikewal kedi n, i
tallmadesense.
Thi shadt obet hebr otherthatj oinedAPLAand
disappear ed.Ical l
edubabat ocomet o
Johannesbur g,butturnsoutt heywer ealr
eadyhere,
hist radi
ti
onalheal ert oldhi mt opackupandcome
toJozil astweekal ready.Zul u'spoweri s
unmat ched.

Now, t
hereisnot hingphysical
lywrongwi t
ht heme
pati
ent,i
tisallspirit
ual
.WhenIwasst udyi
nghi s
chart
sitlookedlikeher equir
edaquadr upl
ebypass.
Butnowi ttur
nsouthewassupposedt ocoll
apse
sohecoul dbeat tendedbymyf r
iendandr equir
e
myassistance.Iam atther ecepti
onwit
hhisfat
her
complet
ingthedischargingpr ocess.Weareonour
wayhome.Weputt helifelessbodyinan
ambulance,Iknowhe'sf ine,Ij
ustneedhim
comfort
able.

TheconvoyofcarsleavesGaut
eng,al
lthewayto
Matati
ele.I
'
mt r
avel
li
ngwi t
hmywi f
e,t
hetwinsand
ournannyinthecar
.Myboysar enow6mont hsold.

Me:BabyIl
oveyou
Penny:Met
ool
ove.Youknowal
lwi
llwor
kout
.
Me:Idon'
tknowsthandwasam,Idon'tunderst
and
whyuncleMosesstayedawayt
hislong.Itj
ust
doesn'
tmakesense.
Penny:Iknowl
ove.ButI
'
m sur
ehehasaval
id
reason.

NARRATED
Theconvoyar r i
vesattheZikalalacompound.Babu
Zul uget '
soffthecarfir
st.Hewal ksintohis
ancest ralhutandr et
urnsnekhambaneshoba.He
startschant i
ngandspr ayingmut hiallovertheyard.
Hecal l
sf ort
hement ofoll
owhi m.Thesecond
uncl eMoses' feettouchthesoil,hefaint
sagai nand
hast obecar riedin.Theygoi ntohishut,sitina
ci
r cleandt he2passedoutmenar elaidint he
cent re.

Thewomenarel
eadi
ntot
hemai
nhouseandset
tl
e
i
nthel
ounge.
Mr
sZi
kal
ala:Wel
comet
omyhomel
adi
es.
MrsPhi
ll
ips:Howl
onghaveyoubeenmar
ri
edi
nto
t
hisf
amil
y?
Mr
sZ:Si
nce1982
MrsPhil
li
s:That
'sal
most40yearsago.
Congr
atul
ati
ons.Howmanychildr
en?
Mr
sZ:6.Ouryoungesti
s34.Icanseeyouar
e
tr
yingtocalcul
ate.Don'
tyouwi l
linj
ureyourbrai
n.1
setoft
wins.Theol dest
,boys.Thentri
plet
sallgi
rl
s.
Thenthelastbornboy.
MrsP:Wehavethe34yearol
dtwi
nboysandmy
l
astbor
ndaught
er.She'
s24.
Mr
sZ:10yeargap!
!!
MrsP:Thebabywasj ustnotcoming.Wehadgiven
upwhenshef i
nal
lyshowedup.Thel adi
esare
overl
ystressedbutt
hel i
tt
lel
aughterandli
ght
conversati
onismakingthem for
getthei
rstr
ess.
MrsZ:Butthegenesint
hishousear
est
rong.Ican'
t
bel
ieveal
lthei
rchi
ldr
enlookl
iket
hem
Mr
sP:Wewer
ejustcar
ri
ers.
Theybur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Aladywalksi
n;br
ingi
ngadi shtowashhands.
Thenshecomesbackwi t
htheirfood.Af
tert
he
meal,t
henannywalksinwit
ht heboyswhoar enow
wideawake.MrsPtakesone.
MrsP:Hel
locuteone.Event
heyl
ookl
iket
hem.We
ar
eintr
oublehere.
Penny:Iknowr
ight
!!
!Youcanj
ustt
ellwhoi
sher
e
oncontract
.
Mor
elaught
er.

I
NBABUZULUHUT

Themenar egather
edther
ewithnoshoesortops
on.Zul
ui nstruct
sMatttoj
oinhisfat
herandbrot
her
i
nthecircle.Hegiveshi
m somethingtodri
nkand
heimmedi atelyf
all
sasl
eepwiththem.
Zulu:Umut hiwalentokaziyakwaLer ol
edidthis.
Ubunamandl ai mpela.Makehl angana
nomaqondanawakhekusul ekekonke.Kwahamba
nemvelaphiyakhe.Kudi ngekaumsebenzi
wenhlambul uko.Kudi ngekasihlabei
nkomomanj e
ahlambul uke.Ekusenisamkel aumakoti
namazi nyaneakhe. (Thespel lfrom t
heLerolewitch
causedt his.Thesecondhemethi swif
ehel osthis
memor y.Hi ssyst em reset.Weneedt oslaughtera
cowt onightf orhiscleansing.Inthemorningwe
welcomehi swi feandchi ldr
en)
Themengotothekr
aal
sandsl aught
eracow.
Babuzul
uper
for
msthecleansi
ngceremonyfor
BabuMosesandbur
nstheremainderoft
hecowto
ashes.

Inthemorni
ngMrsPhil
li
psistakentot
hekraalto
stabacow.Towelcomehertothefami
lybil
eis
pouredonherandshei
soffi
cial
lyamakotiher
e.
Goatsaresl
aught
eredt
owelcomeeachoft hei
r
chil
dren.

I
ziphandl
aar
eputont
hei
rwr
ist
s.
BabZulu:SambuloMichaelZi
kal
ala.Usuwuf
ezi
le
owakhoumsebenzi.Vukamanje.
(Youhavefulf
il
led
yourassi
gnment.Wakeup)
Heopenshi
seyesandsi
tsup.
BabZulu:MosesSbusi
soZi
kal
ala.Usubuyi
le
ekhaya.Vuka(
Wel
comehome.Wakeup)
Hedoest
hesame
BabZulu:Sbongi
seniMatt
hewZikal
alavuka
ndodanausekhayamanje.
(Youarehome.Wakeup)
BabZul
u:Woza(
Come)Lut
handoAl
anaZi
kal
ala.

MrPhill
ipsst
epsoutofthehutwit
hhi
swif
eand
chi
ldr
en.Heisoverwhel
medbysomuchemotions.
Herunst ohi
stwi
nbrotherandhol
dshi
mfort
he
l
ongest

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KE#COMMENT#SHARE

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ALANA

Me:Lut
handoZi
kal
ala
Ikeeprepeat
ingi
tinf
rontoft
hemi r
ror
.Ikeep
thi
nki
ngaboutourcir
cumstances.

Wear
erel
axi
ngunderat
reewi
tht
hepar
ent
s.
Me:Youguysactedasi
fyourswasanormallove
stor
y.Mommydi dyour
eal
lyconcei
vet
hetwinson
yourfi
rstdat
e?
Theybot
hlaughatme.
Mom:ButLanai
sthatconvent
ional
?
Dad:Ourbegi
nni
ngi
sonef
ort
hest
orybooks.
Mom bl
ushesast
heyl
ookeachot
heri
ntheeye.
Him:Itwasal waysabi tweir
dsoweneverspoke
aboutit
.Iwasst at
ionedinUgandaf ort
rai
ning.
Aft
eragr uel
ingcoupl eofmonthswewer efi
nal
ly
gi
vent i
meof f,whichmeant,wecoul drel
axand
dri
nkinourtent s,i
nsteadofpatr
oll
ingthebushin
thedar k.Someoft heUgandanmi l
it
ant sstationed
there,offeredusf reshmeatf r
om Kenya.We
honest l
yt houghttheywer etalki
ngaboutal coholor
actualnor mall i
vestock,butwhenwegott ot he
vil
lageandi twasact ual
lygirl
s.Apparentlyloose
universit
ygi rlssotheywer en'
tint
erested.Youmust
knowl ifeint hebushi shard.Youdoal otof
despicabl ethings.
Hel
ookstothehil
lsasiff
ari
nthought.Heis
r
ememberi
ngthingsthatwer
elongstolenf
rom hi
m.
Hesmil
es.

MEMORY

Theyoungwomenhadbeent r
aveli
ngfordays.
Theyweretakenfrom di
ff
erentpart
softheEast
Coast,
someasf arasSomal i
a.Soldi
er:Wewantto
rat
ethemerchandisesowecanmakemoney.So
gointher
etasteforusandscor eoutoften.
Al
lthei
rheadswer
ecoveredi
nsacksandt
heywer
e
i
nlongbrownmusli
m dr
esses.
TODAY

Dad:Thewomencoul dhearthi
sconversati
onand
werecr yi
ng.Iwaswatchingthi
spart
icul
aronei n
thecornerbusyplayi
ngwi t
hherhandslikeshe's
doingnow.Igotupandt ookherouttotheHut
designatedtome.Wegoti nandthi
sonewasn' t
evenshy.Sher emovedthesackandlongdr ess.
Mom smi
les.
Her
:Sonowyour
emember
.
Dad:Wetal
ked,laughed,
cri
edtogether.By2inthe
morni
ng,wehadsnuckoutoft hatUgandanvill
age.
Bytheendofthatweekwehadent eredTanzania.
Fugi
ti
veswit
hnot hi
ng,butourl
ovef oreachot
her.
Me:Dadwhendi
dyoul
oseyourmemor
y?
Him:ThesecondIbrokehervi
rgi
nit
y.Shedidn'
t
knowenoughaboutmet ohelppi
eceittoget
herand
thebushwasn'tanopti
on.
Me:When?
Mom:Wewaited90days.Whi
chishowlongyou
shoul
dwai
tbefor
eyousleepwi
ththatni
ceyoung
man.
Mi
chael
:Whatyoungman?
Mat
thew:Let
'sgohomet
omeethi
m.
Me:Notsof
astidi
ots.Youwi
llmeethi
m,wear
e
get
ti
ngmarr
ied.

Mypoordadhaswor kedhar
dt obui
ldat
hri
ving
constr
uct
ioncompanyinTanzani
a,f
arawayfrom
anyoneoranyt
hingheknew
partneredwi t
hSouthAf ri
cancompanieswhent hey
hadpr ojectsinTanzania,buthasdoneno
const r
uctionhere.Wet r
avelbacktoJohannesburg
i
naf ewdaysandhehasschedul edmeetingswit
h
thepar t
ner swe'
vewor kedwi t
hbefor
e.All3ofus
plant ojoi
nhimf ormor alsuppor
t.
.
.
.
Me:Iwantt
ogohomenow.It
hinkI
'
veexhaust
ed
mystayher
e.
Penny:Real
ly?Youhaven'
tseennot
hingyet
.
Me:ButImi
ssmyman
Penny:Iknewi
t.I
thadt
obeaman.
Me:ButPenny,
Ican'
tevencal
lhi
m!!
Shebur
stsoutl
aughi
ng
Her:I
t'
syourf
aul
tyourphoneendedupi
nhot
st
eamycowdung!!
Ican'
thel
pbutj
oinher
.Wear
ebot
hlaughi
ngour
headsoff
.
Me:ButwhenIboughti
t;t
heysai
ditwas
wat
erproof
!!
Her
:Toobadi
t'
snotdungpr
oof
!!
!
Ist
artcr
yingnow.
Me:Idon'
tevenhaveapi
ctur
e.Not
hing.Ican'
teven
r
ememberhisnumbers.
Her:Tel
lyouwhat
.Let
'sl
eavetheboyswi
tht
hei
r
gr
andma'sandgoexplor
ethebeach.

Wespendalldayataspaandsit
eseeinginPort
Edward.I
t'
sbeaut
if
ulher
e.ButLuthandomisses
Joshua.
Her
:Ear
tht
oLana
Me:Hey
Her
:Youar
ethi
nki
ngaboutJoshuaagai
n
Me:Ican'
thel
pi tPenny.Hei
sthesweet
estman
ever
.Doyouthinkthedad'swi
llal
lowmetogoback?
Her
:Let
'sgogett
hemom'
sinourcor
nerf
ir
st.
Me:I'
m af
rai
dtosurpr
isehi
mthough.YouknowI
'
ve
beenAWOLf oraweek.
Her:So?Hewon'
tfi
ndsomeonenewi
nthatshor
t
per
iod.
Me:Il
efthi
m wi
thhi
sbabymama,
exwi
fe.
Her:NOOO!!Whydi
dn'
tyousayanyt
hingsooner
,we
needtogetyouont
henextf
li
ghtout
.
Me:Int
hesamehouse.Il
eftheri
ntheguest
bedr
oom.
Her
:Let
'sgo.
Shedragsmyar m.Whi l
ewe' r
ebei ngdr i
venhome,
shebooksmeont henextf l
ightout .Itonl
yt akesoff
tomorr
owmor ning.ItwillbeaSat ur daymor ning,
so
Joshwon'tbewor king.HonestlyIam wor r
iedabout
makingsurpr
isedr opins.ButImi sshi mtoomuch.

Penny:Sani
bonaniendl
ini
.
Moms:Hidear
Evenmymom hasl
ear
nthowt
ogr
eet
.I'
m
i
mpr essed.
Penny:Wehaveapr
obl
em.SisAlanaher
eneedst
o
beinTanzani
aasi
nyest
erday.
Mom:I
t'
sbecauseoft
heyoungmani
sn'
tit
.
Il
ookdownembar
rassed.
Me:Yesmommy
Her
:Wehavedoneever
ythi
ngt
hatweneededt
odo.
Everythingelsecanbedonebi tbybit.Wehada
discussionwi t
hyourdad,thatthecompanyneeds
youont heground.Soyoucango.Honest lyIdon'
t
seeapr obl
em.Iwi l
ltal
ktohimt oni
ght.I
nthe
meant imegopack.
Youdon'thavetotellmetwi
ce.Wer ushtomyroom.
From nowonI'm goingtopr
intoutapicsoIcan
keepiti
nmyt ravelbag.

Thef l
ighti
sintheairby5inthemor ni
ng.I'
m so
nervous.Ican'
tevencalm mysel
f.Iorderanuber
fr
om theairpor
t.Str
aightt
ohishouse

JOSHUA

Ihaven'
thadagoodni ghtsl
eepsi
ncethel astnight
Lanawasher e.I
tgotworsewhenIcouldn'ttal
kt o
heranymore.Ourlastcal
lwassoawkwar d.
Honestl
yIdon'tknowifshewastr
yingtobr eakup
wit
hme.I fIhadachoiceI'
dbeinSouthAf ri
caright
now.Iheart hedoorbell
.SoearlyonaSat urday.I
guessSueopenedbecausenowt her
eisaknockon
mybedr oom door.Whatdoest hismaidwant .Itur
n
andfacet heocean.Thedooropens.WTF.I '
m going
tofi
rethisbitch.I
fIwasn'tnakedunderthisduvetI
would'
vej umpedher .

Me:Susan,pl
easesendt heper
sonaway.Tel
lthem
Iwi
llcal
lthem l
ater
.I'
m undert
heweat
her.
Her
:It
'sme.
Thatvoicesendsmybl oodr ushi
ngtoallt
heright
places.Itur
ntofacethedoorandl i
ftt
heduvetfor
hertojoinme.Sher ushestomeandIhol dherso
ti
ght.Shestart
scryingandf orasecondIfor
getI'
m
amanandIl etatearescape.

Ikisshersopassionatel
y,shemeltsinmyhands.
Herbodyr espondstomyever ytouch.Herdr
ess
l
andsont hef l
oor,
foll
owedbyherunder wear.I
'
m
toweri
ngoverhert i
nybody,tr
yingbittoover
whelm
herwithmywei ght.
Me:Imi
ssmycast
leLana.
Her
:Itmi
ssesyout
oo.
Me:CanIjustvi
sitf
orasecond.Iwi
llgetupand
f
indthecondoms.Ijust
..
.
BeforeIcanf i
nish, shegr absShengeandpl aces
him attheentrance.Ipushi n.Ohmyheaven.I 'mi n
heaven.Iwantt orusht ofini
shbutt heemot ionsI '
m
feel
ingandt heonest hathaveengul fedherf ace,
makinghert earst of allaremaki ngmet otakei t
slow.Ili
ftherrightlegandpl aceitonmyshoul der.
I'
m goingindeeper , causi nghert omoanl ouderand
cryharder.Shei snear i
ngherend, hermovement s
arenowal lovert hepl ace.Iliftt
hel eftl
eg,sendi ng
heroffthetangent ,shemoanssol oudasshe
comes.Icanf eel myor gasm socl ose.Ipulloutj ust
i
nt i
meandspi llont het owelnextt ot hebed, Iwipe
herthencleanmysel f.
Imovecl
osert
oher
.Hol
dhersot
ight
.
Me:Il
oveyousomuchAl
ana.
Her
:Il
oveyout
ooJosh.
Andwebot
hfal
lasl
eep.

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NSERT10

ALANA(
Lut
hando)

Iopenmyeyesasmymount ainstepsintheroom
fr
om thebathroom.Iseehehasjustshowered.I
knowIcamet wicewhenIarri
vedthismorning,butI
sti
llwantmore.Ideci
detobesubtleabouti
t.
Me:Hibaby.
Iwal
kpasthi
m andgof
oraqui
ckshowerand
brushmyt eeth.Icomeoutwr appedinat owel,
drop
i
tont hefl
oorandsl owl
yapplymyl ot
ion.Iopenmy
suit
caseandt akeouranewsetofr edlace
underwear.Icanseehei sstr
ugglingtokeepit
toget
her.Butnomer cytoday.I'
m nottakingany
pri
soners
Ibenddowndi
ggi
ngi
nsi
demysui
tcaseandpul
lout
j
eans.
Hi
m:Noputt
hataway.
Ismil
etomysel f
.YES!
!!Iwasneverpl
anni
ngt
o
wearthem anyway.
Hi
m:AlanaIsaidthosej
eansar
enotgoi
ngt
ocover
mycastl
etoday.
Thi
smanhasseennot
hingyet
.Ipul
latearonque
andtur
ntof
acehi
m.Ofcour
seherushestomeand
hugsmesoti
ght
.
Hi
m:Idi
dn'
tmeant
ost
art
leyou.I
'
m sosor
rymy
l
ove.
Hepul
lsmet
othebed.I
t'
sal
readymade,buthe
gr
absacomf
ort
erf
rom t
hecl
osetandcoversus.
Heholdsmet
ightandkeepski
ssi
ngt
hebackofmy
head.
Hi
m:Il
oveyoumywi
fe.
Me:Youdo?
Het
urnsmear
oundandpecksmyl
ips.
Hi
m:Wi
thal
lthatIam.
Me:Thenwhywast her
easoi
ledt
owelonthef
loor
t
hismorni
ng?Joshuawhowasinyourbed?

JOSHUA

Iwasn'texpecti
ngthatquesti
onatal
l.DamnitI
should'
vebeenmor ecareful
.I'
m soembarr
assed
ri
ghtnow.Thi soneistoofast
.Igetmyphonefrom
thesideboard.Scr
ollt
omypi ctur
esandshowitto
her.
Me:Shewasmypar
tnerl
astni
ght
.
I
fIwaswhiteI
'dbebl
ushi
ngsohar
d,butI
'
m abl
ack
man.Idon'
tbl
ush.
Sheopenshereyessowi de.Iopent
hedrawerand
takeoutmyl
ubricant
.Iputitonthebed.
Me:Whyyousmi
li
ngf
rom eart
oear
?
Her
:Dudewhyyout
urni
ngpi
nk?
Me:Younott
heonet
hatwascaughtwi
tht
hei
r
pant
sdown.
Her
:Babyt
hat
'sapi
ctur
eofme.
Me:Yes,
so?
Her
:I'
veneverbeenanyone'
sfant
asybef
ore.
Withthatshest artscryingagain.IthinkI '
m
developi
ngext ramuscl esfrom holdingt hisone
ti
ght.Ist
artleavingwetki ssesalloverherbody.I
needapi ct
ureoft hisrednumber ,butshemust n't
see.Whoknowswhenshewi llbedisappear ingto
anothercontinent.Iki
sshert oesf i
rst.Shei slovi
ng
thi
sandhereyesar eclosed.Perfect.Picturetaken.
Imoveupslowly,hermoansaredrivingmecr azy.I
deci
denottoremovet hel
ace,
butfrenchki ssmy
cast
let
hroughit.Shewantsmore.Icanf eeli
t,I
sl
owlymovethet hongtot
heside,givingmef ul
l
acess,Ist
artl
icki
ng,bi
ti
ng,sl
urpi
ngli
keIhaven't
hadameali nweeks.Shescreamssol oudfr
om the
pleasur
eandsquirtsal
lovermyface.Igetuptoget
anewt owel.
Her
:No,
don'
tst
op.Don'
tleaveme.
Hayit
heset
ear
s,Ismi
le
Me:I
'
m notgoi
nganywher
e.
Iwipehercl
eanandr
emoveherunder
wear
.Ir
each
foracondom.
Her
:Nowedon'
tneedt
hatanymor
e.
Shesmiles.Whatt
hehell?Misscondom doesn'
t
wantit
?Butshedoesn'thavetotel
lmet wi
ce.Ihat
e
theadminanyways,Ij
ustentermykingdom.

Me:Babewhyhavewest
oppedusi
ngcondoms?
YesIwai
tedt
il
laf
terIcame,
twi
ce,
toask.
Her
:Babei
twasn'
tthef
ir
stwedoi
twi
thout
.
Me:Nobaby.I
twas.
Shest
art
slaughi
ng.

Her
:Remembert
hat1t
imewehadsexi
nyour
gar
age?
Me:We'
veneverdonei
tint
hegar
age.
Her:Letmer emindyou.Wedr oveinf r
om anight
outaf t
erwor k.Youopenedt hegaragesoIcould
parkint her
e.Itwasthenightwewer edowning
shots.Youmybabycan' ttaketequil
la.Idi
da
str
ipteaseforyout o"Redli
ghtSpecial"
Me:Ist
il
ldon'
tremember
I
'
m smi
li
ngf
rom eart
oearnow.
Her:It
ookeveryt
hingoffexceptformyheels.Then
Isatonthebonnetwit
hmyf eetagainstt
hewall
.
Youf@#$dmesensel ess,thenturnedmeonmy
stomachanddiditagai
n.Andagai n.Andagain.We
fel
lasl
eepinthebackseatwithyouinside.
Wewokeupat3i
nthemor
ningandwentt
obed
Me:Babeyoumakingt
hisup.Fi
rst
lyIwoul
dnever
l
etyoudri
vedr
unk.AndIwouldneverf
#%kmy
queenonacar
!!
!Onacar
!!
!!
Her
:ButIl
ovedi
t.I
twasoutoft
hiswor
ld.
Me:Babe.Iwasdr
ugged.
Shepopshereyesopen.
Me:AndIknowhow!
!!

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NSERT11

ALANA

Myattemptt
oseducemymant urnedoutt
obethe
bi
ggestbr
eakin"
drugAl
ana"case.Joshmakesa
cal
l.
Josh:Sam comeher
enow
Me:Buti
tcan'tbeSam.Hehasbeenwit
hmyf
ami
ly
f
orsolong.Damnbabythi
sisstr
essf
ul.
Josh:Lovecanyour
elax.Wewi
llgett
othebot
tom
ofthi
s.
Hegi
vesmeasl
ightsmi
le.
Hi
m:IloveyoumaZikal
ala.Youar
emyf utur
eandI
wi
llt
akecareofyou.Tr
ustme,Igott
his.
Me:Nomat
terwhat
?
Hi
m:Lookifyoupromisetobemystr
engt
hwhenI
am weakasIam your
sthenweareok.
Me:ok.
Hi
m:Eveni
fI'
m weakbecauseofmyowndoi
ng.
Me:Ok.
Him:I'
m ser
iousLana.Nowt
ellmewhati
sthi
s
aboutnotusi
ngcondomsanymore?
Justt
hent
hedoorbel
lri
ngs.

Me:Savedbyt
hebel
l.Let
'sgo.
Hej
ustshakeshi
sheadsmi
li
ng.

JOSHUA

IgaveSuetheweekendof
f,sower usht
oopent
he
door.Hewalksi
nandIpunchhim squar
eint
he
faceanddownhegoes.
Lana:Ihaveneverseenanyone'
sli
ght
sgoof
f
befor
e.
Shebur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Lana:Thatwasepi
cbabe.Epi
c!
Wesi
tont
hecouchandwai
tforMrt
owakeup.

Awhol
e20mi
nut
esout
.Idi
dn'
tevenhi
thi
mthat
har
d
Me:Babe.Weshould'
veusedt
hist
imet
odi
scuss
t
henocondom issue.
Her
:Isi
tani
ssue
Me:Myl oveareyoupr egnant
?Inot
icedyoustayed
awayfrom alcoholal
lweekendandyou'vebeen
superemotional
Her:Youwi shlove.Idi
dn'
tdr
inkbecauseIwant
ed
tobei nebr
iat
edbyyou.WhenIwasi nSouthAfr
ica
mysi steri
nlawt ookmetoagynaeandIchosea
contr
aceptivethatwil
lworkf
orus.
Me:Ok
Her:Youseem disappoi
nted.Pleasedon'
tbe;we'l
l
havelot
sofkids.I'
vebeensoemot i
onalbecause
thepast2weekshavebeent axi
ngandIcameher e
tobeengulf
edbyal lthi
slove.
Wear
est
art
ledbyal
aughont
hef
loor
.He'
sup.

NARRATED
Sam:Ifi
tisn'
tthefamouslovebi
rds.Shei
smine.
She'
ssupposedt obewit
hme.Nooneel se.
Lana:ButSam you'
remar
ri
ed.
Sam:Iknow.Youar
emysmal
lmadam.
Her
:Secondwi
fe?
Sam:Ifyoudon'
twantt
hatwewi
llgetr
idoft
hatpi
g
athome.
Her:Sam youl
oveyourwif
e.I'
vewat
chedyour
r
elati
onshipgr
owfrom not
hing.

LANA

ShitIneedhisl i
ght
soutagain.ShouldIki
ckhim?
Hithim overthehead?Baelooksatme.Ithinkhe
canseemybr ainisonover
drive.Igetupandgrab
awi nebottl
ef r
om ther
ack.
Josh:Woooaahwai
tbabe.
Hest
art
sgi
ggl
ing
Me:Iwanttot
alki
npr
ivat
e,wi
thoutwor
ryi
ngabout
hi
mr unni
ngaway.
Josh:Novi
olencekodwasthandwasam.Okl
et'
s
l
ockhiminthevisi
tor
'st
oil
et.
Me:I
t'
snothi
m.He'
staki
ngt
hef
allf
orsomeone.
Josh:Iknow.
Me:Youdo?
Josh:Idi
dn'
tbr
inghi
m her
efort
hef
oolt
oconf
ess.
Me:Butwhyisheherethen?We'vebeengoi
ng
ar
oundincir
clesandhonestl
yI'
m boredwi
ththe
whol
ething.
Josh:Someonei soutt
ogetyou?Someonedoesn't
wanttoseeyouhappyandi t
'snotSam.I'
veseen
howhel ooksatyou,i
t'
sdef
init
elyl
ove.Notl
ust.Not
envy.Purelove.
Me:Sohe'
syourcompet
it
ion.
Josh:Theycant
rymi
nangi
nguZul
ust
handwasam,
angi
yindawo.
Ij
ustbl
ush.Ionl
yunder
stoodt
handoandsam.
Josh:Cal
lyourgir
lstotheNightLounget
oni
ght
.
Let'
sendthi
s,it
'sexhaust
ing.

NARRATED

Thelovebir
dskeepSam secur
edi
nthet
oil
etand
keephisphone.

SMS:HiSam,t
onighti
sfi
nall
ythenight
.Br
ingt
hem
tot
heBlueI
nn.Her:r
oom 8.Him:r
oom 14.

Api
ctur
eist
hensentaf
tert
heSMS

CAPTI
ON
Encour
agementt
oensur
esuccess.

Thepi
ctur
ehasSam'
swi
fet
iedupi
nadar
kroom
Al
ana:Babywhati
sthi
s?
Josh:Letmemakeacal
l.Iwi
shIwasi
nSout
h
Afr
ica.
Voi
ce:Ndodana
Josh:MrPhi
ll
ipshowar
eyou?Orshoul
dIsay
Zikal
ala?
MrZ:Don'twor
ryyouwi
llgetusedt
oit
.It
hought
ourSkypemeeti
ngwast
omor row?
Josh:Iknowsi
r,Ineedyourhel
p.
Joshuanar
rat
eswhathasoccur
edandhi
spl
an.
MrZ:I'
m gl
admydaught
erhasyoui
nhercorner
.I
wil
ldi
scusswi
thmysonsandwewil
ldoexactl
yas
youask.
Josh:Thankyousi
r,goodbye.
MrZ:Byeson

ATTHEBAR
Thecoupleiscosyi
naboot
hmaki
ngoutwhen2
l
adiesapproach.
Lady1:I
fiti
sn'
tthel
ovebi
rds.
Shei
stryi
nghar
dtof
akeasmi
le,
butf
ail
ing
di
small
y.
Alana:HiAnne,
Jul
ie.Wher
e'sPat?It
'ssogoodt
o
seeyouagainmybestiesf
orli
fe.Youremember
Joshua?
Anne:Howcoul
dwef
orget
.He'
sgor
geous.
Joshuaget
supandgi
vest
hem war
m hugs.
Joshua:Don'
tmindmyl adyshe'sal
readyabi
tti
psy.
I'
l
ldothehuggingforhertoday.
Juli
e:Letmeorderussomedr
inks.Pati
sabi
t
occupiedt
oday.
Whenthewaiterar
ri
ves,Al
anaget
supandbumps
i
ntoher
,spi
ll
ingthedri
nks.
Al
ana:Ooops
Andgi
ggl
es.
Wai
ter
:Don'
twor
rymam,
I'
llmakef
reshdr
inks.
AnneandJul
iel
ookateachot
herandJul
iewal
kst
o
t
hebar.
Anne:Don'
twor
ryshewi
llr
esol
veever
ythi
ng.
Jul
ieretur
nswi t
hfreshdri
nksandt heyal
lstart
dri
nki
ng.Ast heroundspass,t
hegi r
lsgetdrunker
.
Jul
ie'
sphoner i
ngs.Shedoesn'tevenbotherto
movef r
om thebooth.Orspeakquietl
y.
Jul
ie:Heyyou.
Cal
ler
:..
.
Her
:Yes,
it'
sal
mostt
ime.
Cal
ler
:.
..
.
Her
:Sam i
sonhi
sway.
Cal
ler
:..
..
Her
:NoI
'
m notdr
unk.Justact
ing.
Cal
ler
:..
..
.
Her:Don'
twor
ryt
heycan'
thearme.Theyar
eoutof
i
t.
Sam comesinandassi
stst
hecoupl
eint
ohi
scar
andtheladi
esf
oll
owinAnne's.

Sam:Si
rIhopeyouknowwhatyouar
edoi
ng.
Josh:Don'
twor
ry.Her
elook
Sam l
ooksatt
hepi
ctur
e.Hi
swi
fei
sal
readyf
ree.
Sam:Thankyousi
r.
Josh:Patwastheonewhowashol
dinghercapt
ive
hasbeenarrest
ed.

Sam andJoshstumbl
eint
heassi
gnedr
oom and
Sam stepsout
.
Af
igur
eappear
sfr
om t
hebat
hroom.
Josh:You?
Thandi:Iwasgiventheopportuni
tytodot hi
s.
Couldn'
tsaynot oanotherbabywithyou.Wemake
beauti
fulbabi
es.Nowl i
ebackandr elax,
you'reon
candidcamera.
I
NANOTHERROOM

Sam pi
cksAlanaupandgent
lyput
sheront
hebed
andwalksout
Man:Youar
ebeaut
if
ul.Best$20kI
'
veevermade.
Asheunbuckl
eshi
spant
s,t
hepol
icer
ushi
n.
Pol
ice:Handsupyou'
reunderar
rest
.

Joshuabar
gesi
nandr
ushest
ohi
swoman,
hol
ds
hersoti
ght
.
Hi
m:I
t'
sover
.It
'sover
.
Shej
ustcr
iesuncont
rol
labl
y
Hi
m:Let
'sgot
othepi
li
cest
ati
onmyl
ove.

AnneandJul
ieareputinseparat
ehol
dingcel
lst
o
sl
eepofft
healcoholanddrugs.
ButPati
sconsci
ousandr
eadyt
obei
nter
rogat
ed.
JoshandandAl
anaar
el edbehi
ndt
he1si
ded
mirr
ortowat
cht
heint
erview.

Sgt
:GoodeveningMi
ssJumbo.Pl
easestat
eyour
nameandsurname,f
orr
ecor
dingpur
poses
Pat
:Pat
ri
ciaJumbo
Sgt
:Doyouknowwhyyouar
eher
e?
Pat:Youdon'
thaveacase.Sot
hisi
sawast
eofmy
ti
me.
Sgt:Inyourapart
mentwef oundruff
ies.Wehave
takenthem f
ortesti
ngtoseeifthebatchisi
dent
ical
totheonesfoundi nmissPhil
li
ps.I
fitis,
youwil
lbe
chargedwithdruggingher
.
Pat
:Youhadnor
ightt
osear
chmypl
ace
Sgt:Wear r
estedJohnatthehotel
.Youpaidhi
mt o
sl
eepwi thMissPhil
li
ps.Youfoundhim att
heAIDS
cl
inic.Ther
eforeyouwil
lbechargedwit
hattempted
mur der.
Patst
art
sscreaminguncont
rol
labl
y,hur
ti
ngher
sel
f
wit
hherrest
rai
nts
Pat:Thatbit
chhadi tcoming.Lit
tl
emissperfect
.I
wantedtoproveshewasl ooseandcarel
ess.I'
ve
beenfeedingherferti
li
typi
ll
sformonths.Thatrat
fr
om SouthAf r
icaruinedmypl ans.
Adoctorr
ushesinandinject
sherwithsomethi
ng
assheisnowbleedi
ngfrom tryi
ngtobreakf
ree
fr
om t
hehandcuffsandshef all
sasl
eep.

Alanacrumplesint
oJoshua'
sar
msandhecar
ri
es
heroutofthestati
on.
Joshua:BabyIl
oveyou.Iam sor
ry.

Thandii
sescort
edtoSouthAf
ri
caandi
sbar
red
fr
om everent
eri
ngTanzani
aagai
n.

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ALANA

Ican'
tbelievemyl i
feri
ghtnow.I '
mt ryingtomove
onbutmyhear tisj
ustsore.ImetPatont hefi
rst
weekofhi ghschoolatFeza.Shehasbeenwi t
hme
thr
oughout .Wemett heother2overt heyears,al
so
atFeza.Ithoughtfri
endsyouknowal lyourli
fe
becomef amily.Yeswewentoursepar at
ewaysin
ter
ti
ary,butwesnappedbackt ogetheraftert
hey
cameback.Theyal lwentabr oadtost udyfur
ther
andIstayedbackanddi dmyengi neeringdegree
l
ocall
y.

WhatPatsaidbr okemyhear t
.Itwasn'tmyf ault
t
heynevergr aduated.Butsheseemst oblameme
f
orallherfai
lures.They'vebeeninst abl
e
r
elat
ionshipswhenI ,ontheotherhand,quitinthe
morning.Myf i
rstlovetookthecooki eandran.Af t
er
t
hatIclosedupshop.Imeanhewi nedanddi ned
meformont hs.Af ullyearact
ually,t
henafterour
fi
r stti
metogetherheghost edme.They'
vebeen
tryingtohookmeup, butIwasneverint
erest
ed.All
theirguysseemedt ocareaboutthebusinessmor e
thanme, orjustwantt otapandpass.Joshis
act ual
lyt
hefirstguyeverIfoundonmyown.I 've
alwaysbeenhookedup.

Ourlastnightt ogetherasgi r
lswasshor t.Wewent
outfordri
nks, butIdidn'twanttodr inkwi t
hout
Joshua.Ididn' tt
ellthem thatthough, Ihadasi l
ly
excuseandt heykeptaddi ngshot s.Ijustwaitedfor
himt ocome.Whenhef i
nallyshowedupIhad7
tequil
ashot stodown.Hesai dSam haddel ayed
himt oapoi ntwher eheal mostdidn'tmakei t
.The
girl
sweresobor edwhent heysawhi m.Iknownow
i
t'sbecauset heysawhi m asmyhappi ness.Myr i
de
ordiewant edmet ober apedbyanHI Vposi t
ive
manandt henf allpregnantbyhi m.

Joshua:St
handwasam.Imi
ssyouatwor
k.
Iforgothe'sbackf rom t
hesi t
e.Ididn'tr
eali
zeIwas
daydreami ngandr aisemyeyest ol ookathim.He
savedme.I fIhadtakenal lt
hoseshot s,Iwoul
d
havesuf feredalcoholpoisoningorevenan
overdosef rom t
hoser uff
ies.Hedownedt hem l
ike
theywer ewat er
.

Joshua:Al
anaar
eyoul
ist
eni
ngt
ome?
Me:Ohsor
ry.

Hebabykissesmeandhol dsmetight.Icr
ysilentl
y
becauseallIdothesedaysiscr
yandhehol dsme
ti
ght.Weheart i
nyknocksonthedoorandIknow
mySamui shere,I
'
m sureSueisnearbybecause
si
ncelit
tl
emi ssycancrawlnowshe'severywher e
andveryfast,we'
vehadtobabyprooft hehouse.

Iopenthedoorandfindherfacebeami
ngup.She
hasthecutestsmi
le.Il
if
therupandwhenwet ur
n
wefindJoshonhisknee.
Him:Iwasplanni
nganext r
avagantproposal
.With
candl
esandroses.Butseeingthe2mosti mpor
tant
peopl
einmyhear tmademer eali
zeIdidn'
twantto
goonwi t
houtyoupermanentlybei
nginmyl i
fe.
Pri
ncessandIneedyouinourl i
ves.Wil
lyoumarry
meAlanaLuthandoZikal
ala.
Iscream andnod.Nodvi gorousl
y.Hepl
acesthe
ri
ngonmyf ingerandkissesit
.Ij
ustwanthi
mt o
holdmeandki ssmeandmakepassi onat
eloveto
meal lni
ght.Ihearlaught
erandimmediat
elyl
ook
up.He'sont hephone.
Hi
m:Babypackourbags.Wear
eleavi
ng.
Me:What
?
Hi
m:Weneedapr operengagement
.Mydad
al
readysental
ett
ertoyourfamil
y.I
'm payi
ngyour
br
idepri
cethi
sweekend.
Me:Andwor
k?
Hi
m:Alreadysor
ted.Nowhurr
y,ourf
li
ghtl
eavesi
n
2hour
s.SouthAfri
caherewecome.
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NSERT13

SENZO

Wear eatt heai r


por twaitingforourf light,herhead
i
sonmyshoul der.Shei ssocl ingy,Ilovei t.Ifonly
wecangetr idoft het ears.Shecr i
esover
everythi
ng.EvenwhenSam hi tthebr eakshar dto
avoidbumpi ngintoadogshecr ied.It
'sprobabl yal
l
from missingherf ami l
y.Theyhaveset t
ledi n
Johannesbur gandst artedPhi ll
ipsConst r
uct ion
thatside.Herdadandbr othersar ehandson, even
thegynecol ogistonei sinconst r
uctionf ort hetime
being.Althoughhei sont hesalessi dehe' seven
l
andedaf ewbi gpr ojects.Iguessshewasr ight
whenshesai dconst r
uct i
onr unsi ntheirvei ns.
Wel andinSout
hAfr
icaandwearri
veather
parent'
s.I
t'
sonl
yhermom andanotherol
derl
adyi
n
thehouse.
MaPhil
:Myson.Thankyouf
orbr
ingi
ngherhome.
SeeyouonSat
urday.
MaZi
k:Goodt
omeetyoundodana.
Mywifewal
ksmeoutandkissesmegoodbye,
Ican
seeshei
sbarel
yhol
dingi
ttoget
her
.

Aft
err
est
ingadayatmyhouseI'm offt
oSowetoto
seemyparent
s.Myext
endedsareherealr
eady,
it'
s
onl
yThur
sday.Butt
heyar
eallexci
ted.
Me:Ma,
yousur
pri
seme.It
houghtyoul
ikedThandi
?
Her:Butndodana,
shest
oppedbei
ngmyf
avour
it
e
whenyout ol
dmewhathappened.
Me:Hawuma,
yout
wopl
annedt
heTanzi
atr
ip.
Her:I
sthatwhatshet ol
dyou?El ahule(
Thatloose
woman)shet ri
ckedme.Ayi.Ihopet hisoneislevel
headed.Butf
rom theconversat
ionswe' vehadover
thephonengiyamthanda.Imissmygr andchi
ld
kodwa,
youshoul
dhavebr
oughtherwi
thyou.
Me:Wear
eonlyhereaf
ewdays.Pl
usIwasj
ustnot
r
eadyf
orThandidr
ama.
.
.
.
Myuncl esar estandi
ngout sidehergate.It
'sbeen
overanhour .IswearMrPhi ll
ipsi
senjoyingbeinga
Zikal
ala.Theyshoul dhavef oundthesepeopleafter
myweddi ng.I'
m sit
ti
nginthecarunderat ree
waiti
ngf orthenegotiat
ionst obecompl et
ed.ButI
haveaf eeli
ngt hi
swi l
lbeal ongday.Letmecal lmy
babe.

Me:St
handwasam
Al
ana:Mor
ningl
ove
Me:Iwantt
ovi
deocal
lyou.Ar
eyoual
one?
Her
:Nope
Me:Buti
t'
sbeen2daysmyl
ove.2days.Andmy
peopl
earesti
llst
uckout
sidet
hegat
e.I
t'
sbeenover
anhour.Whatift
heydon'
topenf
ort
hem.Whatif
..
..
Her:JOSH!!
!Okayever
yonecanyougi
vemea
minute,
Ineedtotal
ktomyman.
Them:NOOOOOO!
Thengi
ggl
esIhearmovement
s,thenshehangsup.
Myphonestar
tsr
ingi
ngit
savideocal
l.

Iam metbyt
hemostbeaut
if
ulsmi
le.Butmy
womanisbeaut
if
ul.

Me:Babel etmeseeyoupr operl


y.Awududl u
ntombazana.Ngadl ami namadoda!!!Youlook
perfectntombiyami.Babyyouar eblushing.Thank
yousomuchf oragr
eeingtobemi ne.Iloveyouand
Ipromi setobeyoursaf ehaven.Yoursmi l
ekeeper
.
Nowst opwi t
hthosetearsMrsButhy.

Ihangupcl
osemyeyes.
.
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NSERT14

NARRATED

TheButhelezi
sar
ef i
nall
yallowedi
nthehouseand
thenegoti
ati
onsbegin.Aft
era4hourmarathont
he
uncl
esfinall
yagr
eeandt heButhel
ezi
spayinful
l.

PENNY

Iruni
ntot
hebedroom tofet
chmysi
ster
.InherI
havef
oundasist
erindeed.
Me:I
t'
sdone!
!
Iwasonmywayt
othebat
hroom whenIbumped
i
ntoaunt
ysayingitwasal
lover
.Shei
ssoi
nlove.
I
'
m happyforher.
Me:Ihearyourfi
ancehasbeenall
owedin.Hei
s
sit
ti
ngonthesideofthehouse,wehavet
ogetfood
andgogivehim andhisbrot
her
s.Theauntswi
ll
feedtheol
dfolksint
helounge.

Ifol
lowAlanaoutbothofuscarryi
ngatray,
hersof
courseonlyhasoneplat
eoni t
,towar
dsthegroup
ofyoungmen.Shekneel si
nfrontofhi
m andhands
himt het
ray,bowsherhead.
Al
ana:Babanakuukudl
a.
Josh:Ngi
yabongankosi
kazi
.
Obli
vioustothewor
ldar
ound,t
heydon'
tsee
anyoneelse.Al
anat
urnstome.
Her:Babythi
sismysi sterPenny.She'
smarriedto
mycousinAndile.Shetaughtmet hatbeaut
if
ulli
ne.
IspeakZul
unow.Pennyt hisi
smyhusbandJoshua
Buthel
ezi
.
Ist
ret
choutmyhandandshakehi
s.
Me:Ni
cet
omeetyouJoshua.
Hei
ntr
oducesust
other
estoft
heguys.

Icannotbel
ievemyeyes.Maybei t
'snothi
m.She
j
ustkneel
edinfrontofthewrongbrot
herplusshe
cal
ledhi
m Joshua.NotSenzo.Ineedtoli
edownI
haveaheadache.Alanafol
lowsmet othebedr
oom.
Al
ana:Whathappensnow?
Me:Youarenowhi
swi
fe.Wecanpl
anyourbi
g
weddi
ng.
Al
ana:Am Ial
lowedt
obewi
thhi
m?Imi
ssJoshso
much.

OkSenzoi
snotJosh.Theyj
ustl
ookal
ike.

Me:Let
'
sgot
alkt
othemot
her
saboutt
hat
.

Ineedt
otal
ktohi
m.Ican'
tbel
ieveIhaven'
tseen
hi
minsol
ong.Myhul
k.

ALANA

Pennyhasbeenmyrock.Af
terwhatmyf ri
endsdid
tome.Shehasbeentheper
fectsi
sterandfri
end.

Wewal
kint
othel
ounget
ofi
ndt
hemoms.

MrZi
kal
ala:Goodyouar
eher
egi
rl
s.Comesi
t.
Uncl
e1:Yourin-
lawspai
deverythi
ngandr equest
ed
youcomevisi
tthem.Weagreed.Youaretheirwif
e
now.Gopackabag,you'
rel
eavingwit
ht hem.
Mam Z:Theyhaver
equest
edyoucomeasavi sit
or
ast
heynotwelcomedyouyet
.Thatceremonyisin
2monthsti
me.Youhavemadeuspr oudmydear.
Mom:Come,
letmehel
pyoupack.
Penny:Sot
hisi
sitmysi
ster
,you'
rel
eavi
ngme.
Me:NomanPenny, don'
tsulk.Joshsaidhishouse
i
snott oofar
,sowecanmeet .Wait.Howaboutyou
comewi thAndil
etosupperandwecandoubl edat
e.
Pleasecheckthedoctor
'sscheduleandletme
know.
Penny:Perf
ect
.ThenIcanmeetthemyst
eryman.I
can'
tbeli
eveyouref
usedtoshowmehispict
ures!
!!
Me:Honestl
yIdidn'
twantyoutotel
lmegaury
st
ori
esabouthim.Whatifyouknowhim andhe
wasaplayerinhi
spastli
fe.

Welaughandtheywal kmetothegatesi
nging.A
bi
gvanisparkedinfrontoft
hegate.Hi
sbrother
wal
kstousandt akesmysuitcase.

Josh:Mywi
fe
Ohhe'stheonedrivi
ng.Hedoesn'
tlookok.
Iwould
haveexpectedhi
mt obehappier
.Inf
acthelooks
di
straught
.Heholdsmyhandandki ssesit
.
Hi
m:Let
'sgohome.
Wet ravelinsi
lence.It
'smyf i
rstt
imeinSowet osoI
am inawe, myeyesar eout si
de.Iexpect
edslums,
butit'
snoneoft hat.Weendupi nalocati
oncall
ed
Diepkloof.Wepar kinfrontofabeauti
fuldoubl
e
st
or yhouse.
Him:Myparent
'shouse.Wear
espendi
ng2days
heresot
heygettoknowyoubett
er.
Me:Babyar
eyouok?
Hi
m:Neverbeenbet
ter
.
Me:Butyoudon'
tlookok.
Hi
m:Don'tworr
yyourpret
tyl
it
tl
eheadabouti
tmy
l
ove.I
t'
snothi
ngIcan'
tdealwi
th.
Me:Ok.Pl
easer
esol
vei
t.Idon'
tli
keseei
ngyoul
ike
t
his.

Hi
sphonebeeps.Hel
ooksatt
hemessaget
henat
me.
Hi
m:Ihavet
ogooutf orabit
.ButIwi
llbeback.I
pr
omiset
oexpl
aineveryt
hingwhenIcomeback.

I'
m soworr
iedabouthim now.HewalksmeinandI
greetmynewfamilyandI'mint
roducedpr
oper
ly.

Hi
m:Mamawhatt
imewi
lldi
nnerbeser
ved?
Mom:Why?
Hi
m:Ihavet
ost
epoutf
orasecond.Iwi
llbeback.
Mom:No.Youar
enotgoi
nganywher
e.
Hi
m:Pl
easemom.2hour
stops.
Mom:Senzoumnt
wanabant
ulout
hiningaye?
Hi
m:2hour
s
Me:I
t'
sokMr
sBut
hel
ezi
,hecango
Mom:Youar
etoosweetmydaught
er.Cal
lme
mamaok.Wena,
hambakodwauzozisol
a.

Hedr
ivesout
Mama:Comewatchmecookmydaught erandtel
l
memoreaboutyour
sel
f.Howismygrandchil
d
doi
ng?Iseeyoul
oveherver
ymuch.

JOSHUA

Idri
veli
keamani actomyhouse.Ifindherparked
outsi
dethegate.Iopeni
tanddri
vein.Shef ol
lows
meandpar ksnexttome.AssoonasIst epoutof
thesherushestomeandwehugf orthelongest
ti
me.

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NSERT15

ALANA

Todaywassupposedt obemyhappyday.Buther
e
Iam si
tti
nginthetvr
oom wit
hmymom inlaw.My
fat
herinlawisoutdr
oppingof
ffami
lyt
hatcarto
cel
ebrateus.Isi
gh.
Mama:Mychi
ld,
yourmi
ndseemst
obef
ar.
Isighagainandateardrops.Iwasn'
tpl
anni
ngon
crying.I
'
m astr
onggirl
.
Me:Hei
swi
thher
.
Mama:Withwhomydaught
er?Thatexwi
feofhi
s
i
snotafactor
.
Me:Nothermama.Butthereasonheendedupin
Tanzani
a.Maybewerushedthismar
ri
age.It
old
hi
mt otakehi
sti
mebuthewashel l
benton
marryi
ngme.
Ican'
thol
dbackmyt
ear
sanymor
e.Shehol
dsme
asIl
ett
hem f
all
.
Me:MamacanIgol
iedown.
Mama:I
'veknownmysonal lhi
sli
fe,
hest
andsby
hi
sdeci
sions.Tr
usthi
m pl
ease.
Me:MamaI'
m soscared.Our
swassucha
whi
rl
windr
omance.Icouldhavebeenhi
srebound.

Irunoutsidet ohisquater
s.It akealongshower,
takesomepanados, maybet heywi l
lkil
lthepai
nI'
m
feeli
nginside.IwishIcouldt akesomething
stronger
.If eell
ikesuchaf ool.

JOSHUA

Whenwebr eakf r
om ourhug.Iholdherhandand
wewal ki
nsidethehouse,assoonasIcl osethe
door,
shestandsonhert i
pytoesandmovesi nto
ki
ssme.ThismomentI '
vedreamedoff oralong
ti
me.ButI'
m broughtbacktoreali
tyandpushher
backbefor
eherl i
pstouchmine.Myhear t.Ican'
tdo
t
hist
oher
.Il
ovemyAl
ana.

Me:Come,
let
'ssi
tandchat
.
Penny:HiSenzo
Me:Penny.
Her
:Imissedyou.Youchangedyournumber
s.You
movedhouse.Youquityourj
ob.
Me:Yougotmar
ri
ed.
Her:Iwaspregnantandconf
used.I
twasasur
pri
se
wedding.I
..
.
Ist
opherr
ightt
her
e.
Me:I
'
m mar
ri
edPenny.
Her
:So?
Me:Il
oveher
.
Her
:Il
ovemyhusbandt
oo.I
'
m notl
eavi
nghi
m.
Me:Thenwhatar
eyoudoi
ngher
e
Her
:..
.
Me:Don' tanswerthat
.LookthelastdayImadel ove
toyouwasmygoodbyet oyou.Iclosedthi
schapter
.
Ijustcameher etotel
lyou,t
herecanneverbeanus
andal sotel
lyouthatI
'm goi
ngtotellAlanaabout
us.
Shejustbreaksdown.NotyourI
'm cr
yingbecause
I'
m sadtears.Butt
heI'vel
ostmyhouseinaf i
reand
Ihavenohopet ears.
Her:Ever
y..ever
ythi
ng.
.thi
ngi
ssucha.
.amess.I
..I
needto.
togethome.Th.
.ankyouf
or.
..agr
e..ei
ngt
omeet
me.
Me:Youcan'
tdri
vei
nthi
sstat
e.Let
'ssi
tandwat
ch
somet.
v.soyoucancal
m down.

Wejustsi
twithheri
nmyar msandwat chamovi
e.I
musthavedozedoffbecausewhenIopenmyeyes
i
t'
sdarkout.

Me:Shi
tPennyvuka.
Her
:NooononoSenzoi
t'
sdar
kout
.Whatt
imei
sit
?
Me:I
t'
s21:
36.Let
'sgo.

Wer
ushoutandIl
ockt
hedoor
.I'
minsomuchshi
t.

Idr
ivehomeandfi
ndmymom wat
chi
nghersoapi
e.
Shestar
esatme
Her
:Son.Don'
thur
tthatgi
rl
.
Withthatshestandsupandgoest oherroom.I
switchoffal
ltheli
ghts,l
ockandmakemywayt o
myr oom.Ifindherinbedsleeping.Shelooksso
peaceful
.She'swearingadiff
erentcolourdoeknow.
Iknowmymom gavehert hi
s1.Ismi l
ebecauseI
knowi t
.Fir
stti
meIsawmymom wear i
ngitIt
old
herthat,mywifewon'twearpant yhosetobedbut
thatdoek.Shemusthavesavedi tandneverworeit
again.Shedidn'
tgiveitt
oThandit houghandI
thoughtshelovedher.

It
akeashowerandj
oinmywi
fei
nbed.She'
sso
warm, Ican'
thelpmysel fbutsnuggl ecloset
oher .
Shemoans.Mywi f
eknowswhatt urnsmeon, even
i
nhersl eep.Igrabherandst arttouchingher,
the
wayIknowshel oves.Herbreathi
ngchangest othe
touch.Icantellshe'sawakenow, butshewon't
openhereyes.
Shemustbeupsetatme.IknowI
'
dbel
ivi
d.

Me:I
'
m sor
rymyl
ove.I
'
m sor
ry.
Istar
tki
ssingheral
lover.Ist
artonherfeet
.WhenI
gettoherknees,
shesquirms.Ipartherl
egs,gr
eat
nounderwear.Mykissesint
ensif
y,sodohermoans.
WhenIgett omycastle,
sheholdsmyheadand
tr
iestoremoveit
.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry.
Her
:Met
oo.Nowgetof
fme.
Igetmyt
ongueonhercl
itandhol
dhert
ight
er.
Shet r
iestosquir
m outofmygripbutmypowerand
thepleasureoverpowerher
.Shegivesi
nt ot
he
pleasureandgetsthemostexplosi
veorgasm.I
sl
owdowndownmyassaul
tandl
oosent
hegr
ip.
Sheturnsandfacestheotherway.Ihol
dherwe
spoon.I'
m notexpect
ingt
ogetanymor e.

Me:Myl
oveI
'
m sor
ry.
Her
:ForwhatJoshua?
Ful
lname.I
'
mint
roubl
e,butt
hisi
smywi
fe,
Iwont
qui
t.
Me:Fort
aki
ngl
ongert
han2hour
s.
Her
:Ok.You'
ref
orgi
ven.Nowl
etgoofme.

Thi
sisgoi
ngt
obemuchhar
dert
hanexpect
ed.

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PENNY

IgethomeandAndi l
eisnothere.Igotoourroom
andsiti
nt heshower,cr
ying.Idon'
tknowhowl ong
Iwasthere.ButAndilef
indsmei nthefet
alposit
ion
andcoldwat erf
all
ingonme.

Andi
le:No,
no,
nomyl
ove.Don'
tdot
his.

Hestruggl
estocarr
ymeout .Butmanages.Ismi
le
watchi
nghim atwork.Hedr
iesmeup, l
oti
onsmy
bodyandcoversmei nthet
hickest
,war
mestgown
i
nthehouse.

Me:Iwentt
oseehi
m.
Hel
ooksatme
Me:Ihadt
otal
ktohi
m.I
'
m sor
ry
Il
ookdown,
embar
rassedatwhatIdi
d.
Andi
le:Idr
oveyoui
ntohisar
msmyl oveandnow
youj
ustsawhim marr
yingmysi
ster
.
At
earescapes.Hewi
pesi
tof
f.
Hi
m:Iwil
lspendther
estofmyli
feprovi
ngtoyou,
t
hatyoudi
dn'tmakeamist
akecomingbacktome.
Me:Il
oveyouMpungose.
Hi
m:Soyouwentt
othatf
oolhuh?
Ismi
le
Him:Andhel
efthi
snewbr
idet
omeetmywi
fe.
Uzonya
Me:Baby
Him:Tr
ustmeuzozisol
a.Ngi
yindodami
na.Now
comehere.Letmeremi
ndyouwhyyoumar ri
edme
andnotthatf
ool.

JOSHUA
It
ri
edtotal
ktomywif
eal
lni
ght.Nosuccess.The
l
astthi
ngshesai
dtomewasthatIwasfor
given.
Andnothi
ngel
se.
Shewakesupint hemorningandgoestoshower
.
Shecomesback, get
sdressedandgoestothemain
house.St
il
lnot
hingsaidtome.

Ifi
ndheri
nthekit
chengiggli
ngwi
thmymom whi
le
theyar
emakingbreakf
ast.

Me:Goodmorni
ngl
adi
es.Iki
ssmymom onthe
cheekandgi
vemywomanapeckont
helips.
Them:Mor
ning
Isi
tonabarst oolandmywi f
egivesmesoft
por
ridge.I
ttast
esperfect
.Justt
hewayIli
keit
.
Me:Il
oveyou.
Shedoesn'tanswerme, shej
ustgoesbacktostand
nexttomom.Il ookatbothoft
hem andIcantell
theyarebothannoyedwi t
hme.Ineedtofi
xthis.
Me:LastnightIwentt oseePenny.Af terseeingher
atyourhouseIknewI 'dhavet osetthingsstrai
ght.
Youtoldmeaboutyournewsi st
erandhowyou2
hadgottenclose,butIdidn'
tforasecondt hi
nkit
wasthesameper son.Whatar ethechancest hat
outof30mi l
lionwomeni nSouthAfrica,youtwo
hadtobebestf ri
ends?Notonl ythat
, butthatmoron
ofhersisyourbrother.

Theyarewatchi
ngmei ntent
lynotbl
inki
ngor
movingorevenbreat
hing.

Me:Thedi scussionwassoi nt
enseweendedup
fal
li
ngasleep.Ipr omiseyounot hinghappened.I
promiseyou, wer espect
edyou.Iwi llneverdo
anythi
ngtohur tyoumyl ove.Whatwehavei sthe
bestthi
ngI '
veeverhad.Icoul dn'tbaretoloseyou.

Theybot
hjustl
ookatme,
nor
esponse.I
fIhad
takent he2hour sIpromisedIwoul d,noneofthe
shitwoul dhavehappened.Wewoul dli
vedthi
s
momentasani mportantmeetingbet ween2people
thathadunf i
nishedbusinesstohandl e.ButnowI
wasgonef orcloseto6hour sandspentghatt ime
withmyex.Al anahatestoargue,sohonest l
yI'
m
j
ustexpect i
ngt ear
sbutshej usthugsmeandwal ks
out.Shecomesback5mi nut
eslaterwheelingher
suitcase.

Al
ana:Ihavet
ogo.

Sherushesoutandthere'
sanuberatthegateshe
getsi
n.I'
m st
il
linshock.Mymom slapsmeandI
snapoutofit
.Irushaft
erher
,butt
het axii
sgone

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NSERT17

SENZO

Mymom' ssl
apwokemeupf r
om mytrancebut
whenIgetout
side,t
het
axiisnowher
etobef ound.I
r
uninsi
deandgr abmykeys.
Ma:Youhadbet
terf
indherandbr
ingmydaught
er
backhome.
Ir
unoutandr
usht
oherpar
ent
s'house.

MrPhi
ll
ips:Soni
thasn'
tbeen24hour
sandyout
ell
meyou'
velostmydaughter
.
Me:I
'm sor
rysi
r,wehadami
sunder
standi
ngandI
t
houghtshecamehere.
Him:Wellshei
sn'
t.Letmecall
herbr
other
stofi
nd
outi
fsheiswit
hthem.Sweethear
tpl
easecal
l
Penny,
maybeshe'swi t
hher
.
Waitwhydi dn'tIt
hinkofthat
.Theygetupgetthei
r
phonesandst artcall
ing.5minut
eslat
er,t
hefi
rst
cararri
ves.It
'sPennyandherhusband.Hecomes
str
aighttomeandpunchesmygut t
.Dudeisti
ny,
buthepacksami ghtypunch.Heactual
lymanages
tosucksomeai rout.

Andi
le:That
'sf
orf
ucki
ngmywi
fe.
Anot
herl
andsonmycheek.
Hi
m:Andt
hat
'
sformessi
ngwi
thmysi
ster
.

I'
m sodi sappoi
ntedi
nmysel f.Webot hknowI
couldlandhi minhospi
talwithjust1punch,butI
'm
i
nt hewr onghereandIneedhi shelpsoIleti
tsli
de.
Thet winswalkinandIcan'tgetusedtohow
i
dent i
calthese3are.Theyevenhavet hesame
haircut
.

Mi
chael
:Howl
onghasshebeengone?
Me:2hour
s.
Mat
t:Andyouonl
ytel
lusnow.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry,
Ithoughtshewoul
dcomeher
e.
Mi
chael
:Whathappened?
Me:Ami
sunder
standi
ng.
Andil
e:St
opl
ying.Hetookherf
rom her
e,di
tched
herathi
spar
ents'houset
ogohookupwi thanex.
Mat
t:What
?
Mi
chael
:Youf
ool
!!
Hel ungesformeandt heystophim.Mat tsit
son
thefloor,
withhishandsonhi shead.It
'sasifthe
twinshavejusthadat el
epathicconversat
ion
becauseMi chaelj
oinshim ontheflooranddoes
thesamet hing.
Mat
t:Wear
eint
roubl
e
Mi
chael
:Mommm!
!!
Mr
sPhi
ll
ipscomesr
unni
ngi
n
Mi
chael
:Hel
efthert
ogo"
chat
"wi
thhi
sex.
Mr
sP:Noooo
Shef
all
sont
hecouchandi
sdef
eat
ed.
Me:What
'sgoi
ngon?
Mat
t:Weneedt
ofi
ndmysi
ster
.
Me:Tel
lmewhati
shappeni
ngnow!
!!
!
Mr sP:Herexf i
ancel ef
theraf ewdaysbef orethei
r
weddi ng.Theybumpedi ntohisexdur i
nghisf i
nal
tuxfi
tting.Apparentlyhecouldn'tstopstari
ng.He
droppedmydaught eroffathomeandnever
ret
urned.Nevercal led.Alanawasdepr essedf or
mont hsaf t
erthat.Wet houghtshe'dneverrecover.
Shehadpr omisedtokeephervi r
ginit
yforher
weddi ngnight.Butgavei nthatmor ni
ng.Itwasal l
j
usttoomuchf orher.

Youarethefi
rstmansheleti
naf
tert
hatjer
k.And
whatdoyoudo.Youspotanexandditchherwit
h
yourf
olks.Onyourweddi
ngday.

I
'
m sodefeat
edIst
artcr
ying.Si
lentcr
iest
urnt
o
l
oudsobs.
Andi
le:Comeguysl
et'
sdr
ivear
oundl
ookf
orher
.

Wespendhour sgoingtomal l
s,busst ati
onsand
ai
rpor t
s.Nothi
ng.Allourconnect i
onsareyi el
ding
nothingeit
her.Allwecant el
listhatshehasn' t
fl
ownoutbecauseIst i
llhadherpasspor t.Butour
portsofentryarenotexactlysealedifyouar e
tr
avelli
ngbycarori nfoot.

Iwalkintothehousedef eated.It
'saf
termidnight
andIdon'tknowwher emywi f
eis.She'sbeengone
forover24hour s.Shedoesn'tknowSout hAf ri
ca
andshe'sallalone.IthoughtgoingtoPennywas
forthebest,butIwaswr ong.Allwedi dwast al
k.
Wellthatconversati
onkill
edmebecausei ttookmy
wifeaway.

ALANA
Mycabdr i
verthatpi ckedmeupf r
om myi nlaws
happenedt obet hebest .Het urnedouttobemy
savinggrace.Hedr ovemet ot hemal land
accompani edmet oclearoutmybankaccount .I
guessithelpedtoear nanengi neeringsalar
yand
stayathomewi t
ht hepar ents.Thenwef oundmea
cuteboutiquehot elwher eIcanl aylowandpl anmy
l
ife.

Thei deai
stogetoutoft histown.ButIdon' twant
toleavethecountr
yyet.Ij usthavetotakeabr eak
from ever
yoneandeveryt hing.WhetherI'
m sti
ll
someone'sfiancé,
Idon'tknow.Il ovehim yesbut
hehur tmesodeep.Bringi ngbackpasthur t
sI
thoughtIwasover.

Mysi st
ershouldhavescreamedwhenshesawhi m.
Canyoui maginehowdiffer
entt hi
ngswoul dhave
turnedouti
fshediscussedt hei
rpastont hespot
.If
allofushadthatconver
sationandquashedi t
.
Therewouldhavebeennosecr etrendezvous.
.
.
.
Wi t
hmyhugewor kexperi
enceI'vealr
eadygotaj ob
i
nat own1000km f r
om here.Iwassupposedt ofly
there,butwhenIspot tedthi
scarIcouldn'
tleaveit.
I'
m att hegaragefi
lli
ngitwithdi
esel.Thet
ri
pi s
taki
ngl ongerthanexpectedbecauseIhavet ostop
atever yfi
ll
ingstat
iontopee.

I'
m notgoingback, Ican'
tbehur tagain.I'
m
protecti
ngusf r
om thepain.Ican'tbesel f
ishthi
s
ti
meandt akeJoshbackj ustbecauseIl ovehim.
It'
snotjustme.Al lt
healcoholandt he
contracepti
vesItookcouldhavehar medhi m.But
thedoctorsayshewi l
lbeok.Iguesst hef er
ti
li
ty
pil
lsPatpliedmewi thwor ked.SouthAf r
icahastop
antenatalcare,
soIwi l
lstayhereunt i
lIputtobed.
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NSERT18

ALANA

IarrivedinPor tEl izabethverylatelastnight.Itwas


supposedt obean11hourdr ivebuti ttookmeover
15.At leastIhadal readybookedmysel faroom at
theHol i
dayInncl osetoTheBoar dwal k.I
'm now
sitt
ingdownont hebedwat chingtheocean.The
hotel isbeauti
f ulbutIhaveaf ewappoi ntmentsto
viewsomehousest or ent
.Iwantt obeset tledby
thet i
meIst artwor kinal i
ttl
eoveraweek.Joshi s
duebacki nDarsoon.Imi sshi m,butheneedst o
healf rom what everhol dPennyhasonhi m.I
believedhi m whenhesai dnothinghappened.But
I'
m di sappointedbyhi sschemi ng.Ilookatmy
phoneandsmi l
e.I tisnotthefancyi PhoneIhadbut
ablackbr
ick.Ican'
thel
pbutsal
ivat
ewhenIt
hink
abouthowIendedupwi thi
t.

MEMORY

Iwaspi ckingupmycaratt hedeal er


shipandi t
happenedt obeclosetoat axirank.Abeautiful
smellcalledmeandIj usthadt ohavewhat everit
wasthatwasi nsidet
hatr ank.Iwasabi ttooearly
becauseIwant edtoleavetownsoIwasst i
ll
wait
ingf orthem toopen.Thesal esperson
promisedt oopenat6butIwasst il
lwaiti
ng.

Ifol
lowthesmel landitleadsmetoacrowdall
faci
ngonedi r
ection,
tryi
ngt ocat
chtheatt
ent
ionof
whoeverisinfrontofthem.Whent hecr
owdclear
sI
approachtheladysit
tingdown.
Me:Hi
Her
:Goodmor
ning
Me:Ar
ethoseni
ce?
Her
:Thebest
.Her
etast
e1.
It
akei
tandbi
tei
t.
Me:Wowt
hisi
samazi
ngt
hankyou.
Igivehera50f or5mor e.Iref
uset
hechange
becausewhatI'm eat
ingisthebestt
hingI
'veever
tasted.Iwi
shshecouldt eachmehowt omake
them, pl
usI'
m onami ssion.
Me:Ineedafavour
.Pleasetaket
hisphone.Ican'
t
keepi
tandit
'stoopret
tytobethr
owni nthebin.
Shel
ooksatitandsmi
lesandpacksmemor
e
magwinyasasshecal
lst
hem.
Me:Thankyou,
youar
esoki
nd.
Her:No.Yout akecar
eofyou.Wai
ther
eismy
number.Pleasecallmewhenyouneedhel
porj
ust
whenyouneedanear .
Itakei
tandwalkof
f.Hernumberi
stheonl
y
numbersavedonmyphone.Jabhi
le.Myonl
yfr
iend.

JABHI
LE
Whenli
fegivesyoul
emons,makel
emonade."
Whoevercameupwitht
hatsayi
ngneverl
ived.
"Putallyoursal
aryinanenvelopeandoff
eriton
Thursday.Godwi l
lblessyouonthe3rdday.
"
Sundaycomes, sti
llonlyt
ears.Myli
fehasbeen
nothingbuttear
s.Iremembercomi nghomewi t
han
A+r eportcar
d.
Mydad:Youareonlyingrade2,i
ngr ade5,your
markswi
llst
artsl
ippi
ng.Youarejustli
keyour
usel
essmother.
Theydi
dsl
ip.

Iwakeupat03: 30get t
ingreadyf orwork.Ihaveto
beatmyspotby05: 30wi ththeperfectdoughmi x.I
switchonthegasst ovet oheattheoil.I
ttakesa
good15mi nutestober eadyf orthefi
rstgwinya.At
07:30Iheadtogym.Af tert
heZumbacl ass,I
showerandheadt ot hemal lformynextj ob.
Collegei
sexpensiveIneedal lthemoneyImake.
Myl ovelife.Wai t.Whydi dIgi veitaname.Thel ast
manIdat ed, t
riedtoforcehi msel fonmewhenI
refusedhi m sex.Ibeathi m upsobadIl andedinjai
l
forassaul t
.Myst atelawyergott hecharges
droppedandI 'llf
oreverbegr at ef
ultohi m.SoI
haven'tdat ed,kissedorf u@$danyonei nover3
years.Whoam Iki ddi
ng.Ihaven' tgivenitupto
anyoneever .I'
m notavi rgi
n, Ilovesex.Theamount
ofmast urbat i
ngIdo, thehymeni slonggone.So
yes,Iwillfailthevirgi
nitytest.

Mynamei
sJabhi
leSkosana.

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MI
CHAEL

Noonecaneverf ul
lyunderst
andpower soutt her
e
i
nt hewor l
d.Iwasnotaf ir
m beli
everinthe
supernatural
,butGodandmyancest orsf etchedme
from Berl
in,Ger
manyt obringthei
rlonglostson
home.Mynamei sMichaelSambul oZikalalathe
fi
rstbornsonofMosesandSami raZikalala.Iam
theoldestbecauseI'm awhole5mi nutesol derthan
Mat t
.

MEMORY

Iwassi tti
nginmyof fi
ceinBerl
inwhenIgotan
i
nternationalcal
l.I
twasoneoft hetop5big
constructi
oncompani esinSout
hAf ri
ca.Iwas
al
readyt ir
edofEur opesoIwasi nt
ri
guedbythe
off
er.

Ourf
ami
lybel
ievest
hatMat
tandIl
ivei
nthesame
cit
yinEnglandbutwemovedover3yearsago.He
i
sapr acti
cinggynecol
ogi
sti
nthestat
es,whi
leI
movedt oGermany.Weneverfaught
,inf
actwesti
ll
tal
ktoeachot hermini
mum t
wiceaday.

I'
mi nSouthAfri
cafort
hefinalmeeti
ngwithAveng
andsomet hi
nginmewant stocommuni cat
ewi t
h
myot herhal
f.Wehavegrownt ounderst
andthat
evenourspir
itsarei
ntunewi t
honeanother.SoI
call
.
Me:Br
owhat
'sup?
Hi
m:Ar
eyour
eady.
Me:I
t'
sal
ldoneI
'
mjusther
etosi
gnt
hecont
ract
.
Hi
m:I
'
m happyf
oryoubabybr
o.
Ichuckl
e.
Me:Ijuststeppedoutofmyr
oom.Headedt
othel
if
t.
Iwi
llcall
..
.
Suddenl
ymychestt
ight
ened.
Me:Mat
thel
p!!
Ionl
ywokeupinahuti
nKZNwi
thadi
ff
erentname
andsur
name.
.
.
.

Thatf eelsli
kesuchal i
fetimeaway.TodayIj ustgot
abr eakthroughinthesear chformybabysi st
er.I
knewmyseconddegr eei ncomput ersciencewoul d
comei nhandyoneday.Imanagedt of i
nall
ycrack
herphoneandIgotal ocation.It
'sbeenweeks
withoutherandever yonei sstressedout.Thelast
ti
mehernumberwasact iveshesentt hefolksa
messaget ell
ingt
hem she' sokandwi llbeback
soon.

Istopmycaratat
axirankinRandbur
gfol
lowi
ng
thephone'
sfi
ndmesignal.I
Phonesar
eso
advanced.
ALANA

Iwakeupr eadyt otakeont hewor l


d.Ilovethis
construct
ionsi te,i
tremi ndsmeofhome.I '
m not
showingyetbutI 'm al
readyi nmysecondt ri
mest er
mybumpi sbehavi ng.Ihaven'ttakenof fmy
engagementr i
ngsot heguysknowI 'mt aken,but
theytr
eatmel ikeadel icateegg.I'
m giftedwith
magwi nyasever ymor ning,al
lbecauseoneoft he
guyssawmebr eakdownwhenIf oundt hem sold
out.Sonowt heyhaveaschedul e,aslongas
"pri
ncess"Lut handoget sherfi
ll
.

JOSHUA

I'
vehadt oteachSuehowt omakemeamagwi nya
becauseit'
sal lIwanttoeat .Iusedt ohatethem,
butallofasudden, i
t'
smydai l
yfix.Ievenhadt o
i
ncreasemygym t i
me, myhear tcan'tcomeback
andfindmef at.Yesuzobuya.I '
m notlosingher
becauseoft hatfoolext hatdidn'
tappr eci
atemy
l
ove.Iwassuchafool
,taki
ngadvantageofLana'
s
sof
theart
.Samumisseshermor e,
youcant el
l
whenshelooksl
ongi
nglyatthedoor.Imustfi
nd
her
.

Workisgoinggreat.Toogr eati
fyouaskme.Iam
managing5sites,abouttoaddasi xt
hbecauseofa
newprojectIj
ustbagged.Iwasmadef orthi
sbut
I'
m awalkingzombie.Ijustwantmygi r
lback.

JABHI
LE

Hi
m:I
t'
spi
ngi
ngof
fher
.
I
'
m si
tt
ingatmyst
all
.Ngi
sabukel
obhut
iomuhl
e.
Hi
m:Sor
ryl
ady.Pl
easegi
vemet
hephone.
Me:Whatphone?
Hi
m:I
fyoudon'
tgi
vei
tni
cel
y.Iwi
llt
akei
tbyf
orce.
Uyangi
jwayelal
o.Akakwazinokukhul
umakahl
e
nomuntu.Icont
inuetoser
vemycust omer
s.He
moveshisphoneupanddownmybody.Thenhe
putshi
sicecol
dhandinmybraandyanksoutt
he
phone.
Me:Heyt
hati
smi
ne.
Hi
m:Showmet
her
ecei
pt.
Il
ookdown
Hi
m:Byebi
tch
Andwi
tht
hatnomor
esmar
tphone.

If
ini
shmydoughf
ort
hedayandheadout
.

AftermyZumbacl ass, Ishower,changeintomy


wor kcl
othes,appl
yheavymakeup, putonawig
andheadt othemal li
ntoSt ut
ter
fords.Icl
ockinat
thebackandheadt ot heper f
umecount er
.

Iwork11:
00to20:005daysaweek.Whenmyboss
putmeont hi
sshi
ft,
shethoughtshewaspunishi
ng
me;butI'
m gr
eatf
ulbecauseIgett
imetosel
latthe
rankint
hemor ning.Thulipaidhert ost
artat07:
00.
Janetpai
dhert onotcomei nonSundays.Ther e
hastobe2ofusdai l
y.Ipreferwor ki
ngwith
Nhlanhl
aandt odayI'
m wi t
hhi m.SoIcanmant he
make-upcounteraswel l
.Ididn'tneedtostudy
beautyt
herapy.Itcomesnat uraltome.

Boss:Yourwi
gisnotst
rai
ght
.
Idon'
thavet
heener
gyf
orNt
habi
sengt
oday.
Me:Sorr
ymam.Iheadt
othest
affr
oom andf
ix
mysel
fup.
I'
m sodepr essed.Ihadmanagedt odownl oadso
muchst udymat erialonthatphone.Iwasl ooking
forwardt obeinganAst udendthissemest er.I
'
m 22
yearsold.Firstyearsocialsciencesstudent.
Wi t
houtal aptopImanagedt osubmi tallmy
assignment s.ButIwasexci t
edI'dbeabl etostudy
formyexams.Nowondert hepoorladyr anaway
from thesepeopl e.Thathotmani ssorude.
By20:
00I
m dogt
ir
edandwal
ktot
het
ranspor
t.

#l
ike#comment#shar
e
[
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27,
08:
48] :OVERFLOW

I
NSERT20

MI
CHAEL

Iarri
vehomeanddumpt hephonei ntomyl apt
op
andst artgoingt
hrougheverythi
ng.Iwonderwhat
thatbitchdidtomysi st
er.ShewillpayIswear.
Therewassomuchf earandangeri nthose
beautifull
ightbr
owneyes.
Me:Waaaaai
t!
!!
!St
reetvendor
sdon'
thaveeyes.
Ithi
nkI'm goingcrazy.Speaki
ngt omyselfnow.
There'
sal otofvideosandpicturesofbefor
eAlana
l
eft.Imustsendt hem tothati
diotJosh.Thelat
est
entri
es.Self
iesandnudes.Thisvendori sfr
eaky.
Letmewat
cht
hisvi
deoshemade.

Me:Michaelyouaret
ryi
ngtofindyoursi
ster
.Not
per
voveradi r
tywomanthatl
ivesinthest
reets.

Butonel
ookwon'
thur
t.

Jabhi l
epl acest hephoneagai nstsomet hi
ngand
walksoutt her oom.Musi cstart
spl ayingandshe
saunt ersintot hebeat ,swayinghert inyhipsl ef
tto
ri
ght.Shet urnsar oundanddi psinf r
ontofthe
camer a,shakingherassasshesl owl ymovesup.
Shet ur nsslowl yfaci
ngt hecamer a, t
hoseeyes
l
ooki ngdeepi nmysoul .Sher emoveshercl ot hes
slowly, taunti
ngme.Herdel i
catedhandscar essing
hernakedbody.Fr om herboobsal lthewayt oher
cli
t.Sohot tt
.Sosensual .Shest ar
tsrubbingi tand
l
ickingherf i
nger s.
Isnapoutofitwhenshegi
ggl
esandswi
tchesof
f
thecamera.
Me:F@&k

Ir
untotheshowerasifsomeoneischasi
ngme.
WhenI'm doneIcomposemysel
fandprepar
eto
work.
IsendJoshal
lthei
rmemories.Andsenddadhi
s
goodbyevi
deo.Shedi
rect
edavi deot
omeaswel l

Al
ana:Mybr other
s,Iknowyouarelooki
ngforme;
whichishowyouf oundthi
sphone.I'
m perf
ectI
pr
omi se.Ij
ustneedsometimetomyself.Stop
l
ookingandt aket
hatphonebacktothenicelady.
Loveyou.
PS.Funnywhenyousayitoutl
oud.HahahaSt
op
l
ookingIwi
llbebackIpr
omise.

JABHI
LE
Iwakeupwi thsuchaheadache,i
t'
s03:00int
he
mor ni
ng.Ineedtogetup.Ist
il
loweR2800school
feestoquali
fytowrit
emyexam.Itrygett
ingup.But
Ican'tevenseestr
aight
.

Sms:Goodmorni
ngmam, I
'
m unabl
etocomei
nto
wor
ktoday.I
'
m notf
eel
ingwel
l.
Boss:YOUWAKEMEUPAT3I NTHEMORNINGTO
TELLMERUBBISH.IEXPECTTOSEEYOUFOR
THE07:00SHI
FTORYOUAREFI RED.

Isetmyal ar
mf or05:
30andtr ytogobackt osleep.
Ifi
nall
ysleep,butwhenthealarm goesof f
,If
eel
worse.Igetupandgetreadysl owly.Iappl
ysome
makeupandmakemywayt ot heshop.

Manager
:Jabhi
lef
ixyour
sel
fup,
youl
ookt
err
ibl
e.
Me:I
'
m sor
rymam.
Her:Pul
lyour
selftoget
herandsmi
lewi
thmy
customer
s.Thatfacemustmakepeopl
ewantt
o
buythemakeup.Orbet
teryet
.St
ayatt
heper
fume
counterJabhi
le.
Me:Iwi
lldosomam.

SeeSt utter
fordsclosedt heirdoorsinthecount
ry
andMrTeef uboughtr i
ghtst ousethenamet osell
makeupandper fumes.Heboughti tforhisevi
l
wifeNt habisengtor un.Straighttot
hegroundifyou
askme.Shedoesn' tknowgoodbusi ness.I
'm
uselesst ohertoday.Eveni fsomeonewant edt
o
buysomet hing,1lookatmet heyar
eoutthedoor.
Stupidbitch.

Herf
ri
endscomei
nfort
hei
rdai
lyvi
sit
.Iwonderi
f
t
heyeverwor
k.
Fr
iend1:Ineedmyf
acedonet
oday.
Boss:Comesi
ther
e,Thul
iwi
llassi
styou.
Friend1:Idon'twantThuli
,Iwantthatchar
coalof
your s.Isawherbeatafacelastweek.Iwantt
hat
style.
Boss:She'
snotavai
labl
e.
Fri
end1:Hawuchozashe' sri
ghtt
here.Ineedtobe
onfleektonight
.Phel
abaehasaworkt hi
ng,Iwana
showt hoseslut
satthatof
fi
cewhoistheirmadam
encumber ed.
Boss:Look.Letmegethertothedoct
orl
uncht
ime.
Whenshei sburckshe'
sallyoz.

It'
sluncht i
meandmyt hroatisonf ir
e.Ican' t
swal l
ow.Myheadi sheavy, Ican'tseest raight.I
walkt othechemi st
,Ionlyt r
ustthephar maci stnext
tomyst all
,heconsul tsandpr escribeswi thout
addi t
ionaldoctorchar ges.Thedi stancef rom the
mal ltothestallisnotf ar
,butIam f eeli
ngi tt
oday.I
slowlymakemywayt here.Icanvividlyseet he
phar macydoor .I'mtryingtowal kst r
aight, butit
feelslikeI'
m staggering.Ifeelstrongar msar ound
waistandI 'm whiskedi ntheai r
.I'mf l
yingandt hat'
s
thelastt hi
ngIr emember .
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27,
08:
48] :OVERFLOW
I
NSERT21

MI
CHAEL

I'
m dreadi ngtakingt hephoneback.Howwi l
lIface
heraf terseeingt hathotvideo.Ihavewat chedit
overadozent i
mes.Idel et
editoffherphoneand
doublel ockedi tonmyl aptop.It
'sonlyformyeyes,
hopef ull
yt hepersonshesenti ttolostit
.Ihaven't
evenbeenabl etot ouchmyl adysinceIl aidmy
eyesont hoset highs.Goodt hingInevermadei t
offi
cialwi t
hher .Wear ejusthangingforf un.I
've
keptthephonef oraf ul
lweek, I'
mt aki
ngi tback
today.

Igett
ot hestallat07:00int hemor ningandshe's
nothere,t
hat'
sst rangebecauseI 'vebeenherea
fewti
meswat chingherf r
om adi stance.Letmeget
somewor kdone, maybeshewi l
lbeback.Wehave
agalaeventthiseveni ng,celebr
atingcompleti
onof
ourfi
rstproj
ect .Weneedt ocommendourst af
fon
ajobwel ldone.Alsoencouragethem t
oconti
nue
doingproperwor konschedule.Mattwil
lbedoinga
walkaboutt ogetlicencestodeem t
heapart
ments
safeforpeopletomovei n.

I'
m sobusyonmyt ablet
,myphoner i
ngs.Achit
'
s
theseatwarmer.Ineedtoendthingswithher
.This
vendorisnotevenmi neyet
,butIdon'
twantany
gir
lsaroundme.

Me:Hel
lo
Ler
ato:I
sthathowyougr
eett
hemot
herofyour
ki
ds.
Me:Hmm.Howar
eyou?
Ler
ato:Love,
whatt
imemustIber
eadyt
oni
ght
?
Me:Iwi
llpi
ckyouupat18:
00,
thef
unct
ionst
art
sat
7.
Her
:Soear
ly,
Iwantt
omakeagr
andent
rance.
Me:I
fyouar
enoti
nmycarby18:
05I
'
mleavi
ng
wi
thoutyou.
Ihangup.

Ili
ftmyheadandIspotmyVst umblingont heside
oftheroad.Shelookssogoodi natightblackskirt
andwhi t
eshirt
.Butwhyi sshewalki
ngl i
ket hat.I
j
umpoutofmycarandr ushtoher.ThesecondI
touchherwaist,shepassesoutonmychest .Ipick
herupandr ushtomycar .Sheisburningup, and
hereyeskeeprolli
ngbackinherhead.

Me:St
aywi
thmepl
ease.

Theper ksofhaving2br ot
herswhoaredoct ors.I
si
tont hecouchnextt omybedanwat chhersl eep.
Shehasbeenoutcol dforaweek.Iknowshe' s
supposedt obeinahospi t
albutIdon'
tt r
ustanyone
wit
hher .Everyonecomesher etocheckonher .
There'
sal soafull
-t
imenursewhoadmi ni
sters
medicationandspongebat hshereverymor ni
ng,
whi
chi
stheonl
yti
meIl
eaveherr
oom.

Shefi
nal
lyopensherbi
gbr
owneyesandIr
usht
o
her
.
Me:Fi
nal
ly.
Ismsherdoct
orandhei
sonhi
sway.
Me:Youhavebeenoutf
or8days.Yourf
everfi
nal
ly
br
okeyest
erdayandyouar
estar
tingt
orecover
.

JABHI
LE

8daysmeansIhavel essmoneytopayof
fthef
ees.
Ist
artcr
ying.Mrnotsonicer
ushestomeandputs
meinavicegrip.
Hi
m:Pl
easedon'
tcr
ysweet
hear
t.
Me:.
..
..
.
I
'm st
il
lhunguponthesweet
heart,Ievenf
orgotI
wascrying.Thi
sguyi
sstr
ange.Justtheot
herday
hewasMrRude,
grabbi
ngmynewphoneoutmy
boobs.

Hi
sphoner
ings.

Hi
m:Ler
ato
Her
:..
..
.
Hi
m:Look,Ial
readyapol
ogi
sedf
ormi
ssi
ngt
hat
f
unct
ion.Iwasbusy.
Her
:..
..
..
Him:I
twasaweekagoal
ready.Getoveri
t.LookI
havet
ogo
Her
:.
..
..
Hi
m:ByeLer
ato

Yoomoguyubl
indman.It
ryt
ogetup,
butIf
eell
ike
myworl
disspi
nning.
Hi
m:Notsof
ast
.Wher
edoyout
hinkyou'
regoi
ng?
Iam st
ruggli
ngtoreadhi
sface.Thest
atementi
s
mean,butthelooki
ssoft
.
Me:Ineedt
het
oil
et.
Hi
m:Youhaveacat
het
eron.Soyoucanr
elax.
Me:Ihat
ethoset
hings,
Ial
soneedt
owash.Ismel
l
Hi
m:Noyoudon't
.Thedoct
orwil
lbeher
einafew
mi
nut
es.Thenyouwil
lbefr
eetomoveabout
.

Thedoct
orwal
ksi
n.
Dr
:Mi
ss.Howar
eyou?
I
'
mjustst
ari
ng.
Dr
:Yes,thisf
oolher
eismybr
other
.Don'
twor
ryyou
wi
llgetusedtous.
Thedooropensanda3r
donewal
ksi
n.
Hi
m:Wear
escar
ri
ngher
.I'
m Mat
t,hi
stwi
n.
Dr:AndI
'm Andi
le,Ij
ustlookli
ket
hem,
Idi
dn'
t
shareawombwi ththeidiot
s.
Mi
chael
:AndI
'
m Mi
chael
Matt
:Soyouhavealadyinyourhousef
oraf
ull
weekandshedoesn'
tknowyourname.
Mi
chael
:Shewassl
eepi
ngr
emember
.

Thedoctor1asksthem t
ogiveusspacesoheand
thenursecancheckonme.Iwantthedripand
cathet
ertogobuthepromisest
heywillbeout
tomorrow

Dr:Pl
easetakeiteasy.Wher
edidyougoonhol
iday?
Youalmostdied.Youcontr
actedMal
ari
a.
Me:Ihaven'
tlef
ttheci
tyi
nfor
ever
.
Hi
m:That
'sst
range
Me:Butmyneighbourcamebackf
rom vi
sit
ingher
peopl
einMozambiqueafewweeksago.
Dr:Shemusthavecar
ri
edani
nfect
edmosqui
toi
n
herluggage.
Me:Doct
orcanIhaveasi
cknot
e.
Dr
:Idi
dn'
tknowst
reetvendor
srepor
ttoanyone.
Me:NoIact
ual
lywor
kful
lti
me.AndIsel
lbef
oreI
gett
owork.
Il
ookdown.
Dr
:2j
obs.That
'si
mpr
essi
ve.
Me:I'
mtryi
ngtopushmyselfthroughcoll
egeandI
needbot
hincomestocovermyl ivi
ngexpensesand
paymyfees.I
tdoesn'
tmatterthi
ssemesterthough.
Dr
:Why?
Me:Myexamsstarti
nafewweeksandwi
ththi
s
t
imeof
f,Iwon'
thaveenoughmoneyt
opaythefees.
Dr:Youneedmoredaysof
f.Youwi
llonl
ystar
twor
k
nextMonday.Ohbythewaywhati
syourname?

Bef
oreIcananswerMi
chael
wal
ksbacki
nther
oom.
Mike:NotsofastAndi
le.Youarenoteven
supposedtobehere.Aheartsurgeonthatdoes
homevisit
sforMalari
a.
Dr
:Sot
hat
'st
het
hanksIgetsl
ima?Youar
ejust
l
uckyI'
m onleaveandIspentt
hatyearwi
thdoct
ors
wit
houtbor
ders.
Hel
ooksbackatme
Hi
m:Missyouwer
eaboutt
orespondbef
oret
his
f
oolbar
gedin.
Me:I
'
m Jabhi
leSkosana
Dr:Ni
cetomeetyoumsSkosana.Letmet
akemy
l
eave.Iwi
llbebackt
oni
ght
.
Me:Thankyoudoct
or.If
eel
somuchbet
ter
.I
t
houghtIwasdyi
ng.
He'
saboutt
owal
koutwhenhehear
sMi
chaelsay.
Mi
chael
:Letmepr
epar
ethatbat
hforyou.
Him:Notsof
ast.Notwi
tht
hatdr
ipandcat
het
er.
Tomorr
owbrother
.
Mi
chael
:Andf
ood?
Hi
m:Youcanbr i
ngthatsoupnow.Ihavetogo.
Si
sterseeyoul
ater
.Welcometothefamil
y.
Michaelcomesbackaft
eraf
ewmi
nut
eswi
tha
st
eami ngbowlofsoup.
Hi
m:Openwi
de.
Idon'
twantt
obutwheni
ttouchesmyt
ast
ebudsI
cl
osemyeyes.I
t'
ssogood.

#l
ike#comment#shar
e

Likes,comments&shareswi
llmot
ivat
eanot
her
i
nsert.Other
wiseseeyouMonday
[
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27,
08:
49] :OVERFLOW

I
NSERT22

JABHI
LE

Boydoest
hissoupt
ast
eawesome.
Me:I
t'
sunusualf
ornut
megt
obet
hest
arofany
di
sh.
Mi
chael
:Huh?
Me:OhIt
houghtyoucookedt
hesoupyour
sel
f.
Hel
aughsatme.
Him:Imi
ghtl
ovef
ood.ButIdon'
tknowhowt
ofr
y
anegg.
Me:Il
ovef
ood.

Wetal
kaboutnot
hingandever
ythi
ngt
il
lIst
art
yawni
ng.
Him:Ifwewer
ei nahospi
tal
,theywoul
dhave
chasedmeoutlongago.Letmegiveyouabr
eak.
Me:NoI
'
mfi
ne.
Hi
m:Just10mi
nut
es.
Hest
epsoutandIdozeof
finseconds
.
.
.
Iopenmyeyesandt
hedoct
ori
sher
e.
Hi
m:Goodmor
ningMsSkosana.
Me:Mor
ning?
Him:Yeahthatidi
otbrot
herofmi neti
redyouout
yest
erday.Youhavetotakeiteasy.Thecathet
er
anddripareoutsoyouarefreetomoveabout .But
nooverexerti
ngyoursel
f.
Ij
ustnod.Heleavesandthei
diothi
msel
fwalksi
n,
l
ooki
ngguilt
y.Youcouldswearhewascaught
st
eal
ingsweets.
Hi
m:I
'
m sor
ry.
Me:Canyouhel
pmet
akeabat
h.
Helooksfr
eakedoutbutr
ecover
sandsmi
les.Yoh
butt
hisguyisfl
ames.
Hi
m:I
'
llbeback.

Hewal
ksoutandcomesbackaf
ewmi nuteslat
er.
Hepi
cksmeupandcarri
esmetothebathroom.
Bubbl
ebath.I
'
veonl
yseensomanybubbl
eson
Gener
ati
ons.
Mi
chael
:Youcanr
elaxi
nther
eforaf
ewmi
nut
es.
Thesecondhel
et'
sgoofmeI'
m almostonthef
loor.
Hecatchesme,
IguessI
'
m notst
rongenoughyet.
Mike:Iknowi
t'
sunconvent
ional
,butyouneedmet
o
hel
pyou.

I
fIdi
dn'
tsmellsobadIwould'
veaskedhi
mtot
ake
mebacktobed.ButIneedt
hewater.
Me:Pleasehelpmesi
tint
hewat
er.It
hinkIcan
t
akeitfrom t
here.
Henods.

Hegent
lyremovesmyclot
hes.IseeI
'm wear
inga
ni
ght
y,nounderwear
.Duh,t
hecathet
er.Hi
shands
ar
esostrong,
yetsosof
t.

MI
CHAEL
Ileaveherinthebat handr ushoutofthere.Iswear
thisgir
lhasmef eel
ingshitIdidn'
tknowexi sted.
Shei ssofragil
eIwantt otakecareofherf orever.
Andilegavemehi ghli
ghtsregardi
nghertroubl es.
She'ssuchast rongwi l
ledwoman, it
'sobviousshe
won'taccepthandout s.Ihavetotri
ckherint o
acceptinghelp.Myphoner i
ngs

Me:Ler
ato
Her:Shoul
dIacceptt
hatt
hisi
showyouanswer
yourphonenow?
Me:Whatdoyouwant
?
Her:Imi
ssyou.Imeannof l
ower
sorgi
ft
sinovera
week.Whathaschanged?
Me:Youknowwear enotacoupl
eri
ght
?We
di
scussedt
his.Justfr
iends
Her
:Iknow,
butIl
oveyou
Me:Youl
ovemeormymoney?
Jabhi
le:I
'
M DONE
Her:Mi
chaelwhoi
sthat
?Ist
hatper
sont
alki
ngt
o
you?
Me:Sor
ryLer
atobutt
hat
'smywi
fe.Meandyouar
e
over
.
Wi
tht
hatIhangup.

JABHI
LE

Hewal ksinandf indsmei nanempt ytub.Ihave


drainedt hewat erandcleanedit.I
'
m nakedand
embar assed.Ifonlyhedidn'tf
eelsor
ryf orme.I
woul dl ethi
mf &ckmeher eandnow.Inever
i
magi nedmyf i
rstti
meonabed.I '
m milesawaytil
lI
feelhist ouch.Hecover smewi thatoweland
carriesbackt oadi ff
erentbedroom.

Him:Lookt hisi
smyr oom.Ijustwanttohave
properaccesstobeabletoloti
onyouanddr ess
youproperly.Iwi
llt
akeyoubackt oyourroom when
I
'
m done.
Me:Ok
I
'
m sureIcanl
oti
onmyownbody,
butIwantt
ofeel
t
hosestr
onghandsagai
n.

Hel aysmedownont hebedandst artsonmy


shoulders.Hecar essesmest rongly,butyetsoft
ly.
Hel oti
onsmyar ms.Iwat chhisfaceandt hewayhe
i
sconcent r
atingonmydar kskinisinsane.He
movest omyt or so.Whenhet ouchesmyboobsI
seeasweatbeadt ravel
li
ngdownf rom hishair.
Mi ndyoui t
'sMayandi t'
snotthatwar m.Hespends
hissweett imecover i
ngt heDcupswi t
hhishands.
Whendr oolescapeshi smouthIcan' thel
pbut
giggleal i
tt
le.Hecomposeshi msel fandusest he
toweltowi pei toffmyt ummy.Heput smor eloti
on
onhi shandsandl oti
onsmyt ummyandback.

Hi
m:Pl
easel
ieont
hebedsoIcanl
oti
onyourl
egs.
If
oll
owt
hei
nst
ruct
ionsandl
i
eonmyst
omach.He
star
tswit
hmyf eetandmovest othel
egs.Hest
ops
abitandtakesabreath.Hest
artsonmyassand
spendssomucht here.

Hi
m:Eeh,
pleaset
urnar
ound.
Ido.Heget
slot
ionandstartsonmyt highs,when
heopensmeup, hef
reezes.It
hinkhecanseehow
wetIam.DamnitIdi
dn'tt
hinkitwasvisibl
e.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry.
Hi
m:Youhavenot
hingt
obesor
ryf
or.Look.
Heshowsmehisveryhar
dmember
.Ext
remel
y
vi
sibl
ethr
oughhi
str
ackpant
s.
Igi
ggl
e.
Him:Thisi
sthemostsensualthingI'
veeverdone
andIhavetodoitagainandagaintil
lyouregai
n
yourf
ullst
rengt
h.Ihaveneverfeltt
hethi
ngsyou
aremakingmefeelri
ghtdown.
Il
ookdownembar
rassed.
Heput
saf
reshni
ght
yandgownonmeandcar
ri
es
mebackto"
myr oom".Swit
chesonthet.
v.and
wal
ksoutwi
thoutsayi
nganythi
ngf
urther
.
Idon'
tknowanyt
hingaboutt
hisman.ButIwantt
o
bearoundhi
m.

LERATO

Uyadakwal o.Ucabangaukuthisekangi
lahli
le
kanj
alo.Akangazi.(
Thi
smani shi ghonsomet hi
ng.
Hecan'tjustdumpmel ikethat.Hedoesn'tknow
me!)I
t'sapityI'
veneverbeentohi shouse.ButI
knowwher ePHI LLI
PSCONSTRUCTI ONi s.Letme
gonow.

Recepti
onist
:Goodmor
ningmam,
howcanIbeof
assi
stance?
Me:I
'
m her
etoseeMrZi
kal
ala.
Her
:Whi
chonemam?
Me:Don'
tbesmar
twi
thme.Youhaveseenmeher
e
bef
ore.
Her
:I'
m sor
rymam.
Shest
aresatme.
Me:Mncm,
Michael
Her
:I'
m sor
rymam butMrMi
chaeli
snoti
nthi
s
morni
ng.
Me:Iwi
llwai
tforhi
m?
Her
:Unfor
tunatel
ynotmam.He'
snotcomi
ngi
n
t
oday.Wil
lthatbeal
l?
Me:Yes,
goodbye
WiththatIwal
kout.Kantii
kuphil
endoda.
(Wherei
s
thi
sman)AchIwi llf
indhim,l
etmegochillwi
thmy
gir
ls.Theywil
lhel
pmecal m down.

Iwalki
ntoSt
utt
erf
ordsandmyf
ri
enddoesn'
tlook
happy.
Me:HawuTshi
diwhat
'sup?
Her
:Youknowchar
coalhasn'
tbeeni
nsi
ncet
hat
day.Imeanwhoj
ustl
eavesl
iket
hat
.Li
ker
eal
ly!
!!
Me:Wher
ewasshegoi
ng?
Her
:Cl
ini
c,bekaf
a(shewasdyi
ng)Hahahaha
Me:Maybeshe'
sst
il
lsi
ck
Her
:Shewasn'
tthatbad.
Justt
henherphoner
ings.

Tshi
di:UphumaphiJabhi
le?
(Wher
edoyoucome
fr
om)
Her
:.
..
..
.
Tshi
di:Youhavewhat
???
Her
:..
...
Tshi
di:Iwantyoubackher
eimmedi
atel
y.
Her
:.
..
..
.
Tshi
di:OnMonday,
haveyoul
ostyourmi
nd?
Her
:.
..
..
Tshi
di:You'
dbet
terbeher
eMonday,
7o'
cl
ockshi
ft
.
Getof
fmyphone!
!!

Me:Andt
hen?Wher
eischar
coal
?
Tshi
di:Shei
srecover
ingfr
om Malari
a.Mi
ndyou
she'
sneverbeenoutofJohannesbur
g.
Me:Hayishei
spl
ayi
ngyou.
Tshi
di:Iknow.Iwi
llf
ir
ehermi
na.
Me:Hayi
,thenwhowi
llgi
vemeaki
ll
erf
acebeat
.
Tshi
di:Myot
hergi
rl
s.
Me:Ionl
ywantblacky.That'
sabet
tername.Bl
acky
st
aysTshidi
,she'
sfantast
ic.

#l
ike#comment#shar
e

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27,
08:
49] :OVERFLOW
I
NSERT23

MI
CHAEL

Ihavet ogetoutofher e.Idri


veoutandIhave
nowher etogo, I
'vetakent i
meof fworkt otakecare,
yethereIam r unningaway.Thatgi rli
ssexyman.
Afterdrivi
ngaroundai mlessl
yIdeci det ogoback, I
havet omakehermi ne.Iwalkinandshe' sfast
asleep.Iguessit'shermedi cation.Sheneedst he
restthough,mypr i
ncesswor kswayt oohar d.I
settl
eont hecouchnextt othecust omi zedmedi cal
bedIgotj ustforher .Itur
nedt hissparebedr oom
i
ntoahospi t
alroom t oaccomodat eallthe
machi neryrequired.Shegotmei nmyf eelsItell
you.

Justt
henshebl
inksandopenshereyes.
Me:Youar
ebeaut
if
ul.
Shesmi
lesandIt
hinkbl
ushes.
Her
:Thankyou.
Me:Icoul
dn'
tstayaway.Ij
ustwanttobear
ound
you.Doyouneedanyt
hing?Morefood?
Her:I
'm okt
hanksMi
ke,
aunt
yEl
lenj
ustmademea
snack.
Ij
ustst
areatherl
ips.Ican'
thel
pit
.
Her
:Ear
tht
oMi
ke.
Me:I
'm sorr
yIhaven'
thadt
oaskanyoneout
,si
nce
Iwasinhighschool
.
Her
:Ican'
thel
pyou.I
'
venever
..
Me:Neverever
?
Her:Nevereverwhat
?Youdon'
tknowwhatIwas
gonasay.
Me:Whodi
dyoumaket
hatvi
deof
orSweet
ness?
Shegoesgr
eysamet
ime.
Her
:Yousawt
hat
?
I
fIwasn'
tlooki
ngatherIwoul
dn'
thavehear
dher
.
Me:Bestt
hingI
'
veeverseen.I
'
m goi
ngt
otel
lour
gr
andki
dsit
'showIfel
linlovewiththei
rnana.How
doyousaygrandmainyourlanguage?
Her
:Gogo
Me:Yesgogo.
..
..
Her
:Wai
t.Rewi
nd.Youl
oveme?
Me:From mywholemonologue.That
'stheonly
t
hingyouheard?It
houghtyouweregoingtobe
f
reakedoutbymewantinggrandki
dsfrom you.
Her
:Il
oveyout
oo.
It
'smytur
ntobl
ushandasayel
lowman,
IknowI
'
m
pink.
Andt hatismygreenl i
ghttokissher.Icant ellshe'
s
neverdonet hi
sbefore,soItakeiteasy,leadingher.
Shecat chesonfastandthingsgetheat ed.She
moansi nmymout handI '
m onher.Imovemyhand
toherboobandshemoansandopensherl egst o
welcomeme.Ist op.
Me:Wedon'
thavet
odot
hisr
ightnow.
Her
:ButIwantt
o.Youdon'
twantt
omakel
ovet
o
me?
Me:No.ImeanyesIwil
lmakepassionat
elovet
o
you.ButIwantt
owai
tti
llyougetbet
ter
.
Her
:Oh.
Me:Don'tbedi
sappoi
nted.Iwi
llf
@ckyout
il
lyou
f
orgetyourname.
Shesmi
les.
Me:Pl
ustherear
ecertai
nthi
ngsIneedt
osor
tout
.
Peopl
eIneedtocutout.
Her
:Oh.
Me:Youar
ethebest
.Ij
ustneedyourpat
ience.
Shegrabsmeandki
ssesme,
sodeep.Sowet
.So
i
ntense.

JABHI
LE

It
'sFr i
dayandDrAndil
egavemeacl eanbi
llof
health.Thi
shasbeenthebestweekofmylife.Yes,
Iwasbat tl
ingMal
ari
a,butIdi
dthatwit
hmyman
besideme.Yesmyman, sayi
ngiti
nmyheadf eels
sogood, Ican'twaittosayi
toutloud.Icanwalk
now,buthehasn' tl
etme.Icanloti
onmysel f
,buthe
hasn'
tletme.Iwantt ocookforhim bef
oreIgo
backtomypl ace,butIknowhewi l
lblowagasket.I
askedaunt yEllentobri
ngafewt hingsforme.

Iprepareaspr ead.Myf avouri


tesonly.Iknowi t
wouldhavebeenabet terideatoaskaunt yEll
en
whathel ikes.ButIj ustwantt oi nt
roducemysel fto
him.Wehaveki ssed.Havebeennakedi nt he
showert ogether,buthehasn' ttouchedmyvagi na
ornuf f
ieasIcal li
t.Iwonderhowl ongIshoul dwait
togiveitup.SteveHar veysays90days, Ibeli
eve
I'
vewai t
edal lmyl if
esot hatruledoesn'tworkf or
me.Iwantt obehi sdesser tt
onight.ButIwi l
lbakea
cheesecakej ustincase.Thi smanhasbeen
deprivi
ngmeofdi ckbat hong.

Hewalksinan17:30looki
ngexhausted.Irunt o
him.YesIcanrunnow.Imakehimf allont he
couchandam plast
eredonhi
ml i
kear ash.Yesa
r
ash.Hahaha.Igi
vehi
m al
ongl
inger
ingki
ss.
Me:Wel
comehomebaby.
Hi
m:Icouldgetusedtothis.Youknowyouhavet
o
dot
hiseverydaybecauseIlovei
t.
Me:Il
ovedoi
ngi
ttoo.
Wecont
inueki
ssi
ng.ThenIst
opandgetup.
Me:Nowgoshowerbaby,
dinneri
sser
ved.
Hi
m:Doyoumeanyoucooked?
Me:Yesandi
t'
snotmagwi
nya

Igoshowerashedoest hesame.Iset t
leonshort
short
s.Heboughtmeshor tshort
s,soIwillwear
them t
oday.IwonderwherehethoughtIwoul d
wearthem.Butit
'sjustt
he2ofus.Thet ableisset
.
Hecomest othediningt
able.Helookssurpri
sedby
thespread.
Him:Lovedidyoudothisbyyourself
?Itlooksli
kea
l
otofwor kandyouknowyoust i
llneedtotakeit
easy.Idon'
twantyoutorel
apse.Youarest i
llf
ragi
le.
Me:Babypl
easebr
eat
he.
Hi
m:Sweetness,
wehaveourwhol
eli
fef
oryout
o
dot
hingsf
ormebaby.

Me:Sambul o,Icookedal lmyfavouritest oday, I


wantyout oknowwhatt ypeofwomanIam.Idon' t
shyawayf rom challenges.Myl if
ewasachal lenge.
Istar
tedwor ki
ngatt heageof14.HeckIst arted
doingmyownl aundr ywhenIwas4.Igotasecr et
2ndjobat16, soIcoul dst ashawaymoney.Ir an
awayf r
om homet hedayIwr otemyf inalgr ade12
paper.Icamet oJobur gandst artedselling
amagwi nya.Ienr oll
edmysel fi
ncollege.Ial r
eady
have1di plomacompl et
ed.Inowst i
llsell,havea
ful
lti
mej obandst udy.Youhavekeptmei nt his
housef or12days.Sl eeping,eati
ng,wat chingt .v.
DidIment i
onsleeping?Mybodyi sinshockf rom
doingnot hi
ng.Thi sont het abl
eismywayof
showinggr atit
ude.
Hi
m:Comeher
e.
Idi
dn'
tevennot
iceIam cr
ying.Isi
tonhi
slap.
Me:Yougavemer est
.Agi
ftIhaveneverr
ecei
ved
f
rom anyonebef
ore.
Hehol
dsmet
ight
.Sol
ong.
Hi
m:Comel
et'
seat
.Letmeseewhatmywomani
s
madeof
.

Me:Ican'
tbel
ieveyourappet
it
e!!
!
Hi
m:ThiswasthebestmealI
'veevereaten.Baby
t
hisi
sfoodfr
om al
loverAf
ri
ca.Myf avourit
esfrom
t
hedif
fer
entcount
ri
esI'
vebeenin.Areyouachef ?
Me:I'
dlovetodothat
.Butt
hecoursesaretoo
expensi
ve.Il
ear
nfrom t
vandwatchingpeopl
ecook.
Hi
m:LoveIthinkIover
didi
t.Iwon'
tbeabl
etomove
f
rom t
hist
able.
Igetupandbr
ingi
nthecheesecake.
Het akesouthi
sphoneandtypessomethi
ng.5
minuteslat
erthedoor
bel
lri
ngs.Igoopen,Mat
t
walksin.
Mat
t:Hi
.
Hegoesstr
aightt
othet
abl
e,gr
absapl
ateand
st
art
seati
ng.

Aft
er2hourst
her
ear enolef
tovers.I
t'
sagood
t
hingIdi
shedupforaunt
yEllenbefor
eIsett
he
t
able.

Matt
:Thankyouourwif
efort
his.It
houghtt
hisf
ool
her
ewaskidding,
youarei
ndeedthebest
.
Hegi
vesmeahugandl
eaves.
Me:Letmehel
pyout
obedsoIcan.
..
Bef
oreIf
ini
sht
her
e'sanot
herknockIopen.2men
wal
kin.
Them:Goodeveni
ngsi
r;mam.
Mi
ke:Higuys.Thankyouf
orcomi
ngi
nlastmi
nut
e.
I'
m sti
llt
ryi
ngt
ofi
gur
eoutwhot
heyar
ewhent
hey
star
tcleari
ngt
het
abl
e.
Mike:Youwil
lletyoursel
vesout
.Goodt
oseeyou
again.Nowbaby,pleasecometuckmei
n,Ican'
t
move.
Ichuckl
eandIhal
fwal
k,hal
fcar
ryhi
mtohi
sroom.

Hi
m:Pl
easehel
pmeundr
ess.
Ist
artwi
ththepant
sandr
emovehisunderwearas
wel
l.AsIgodownhismemberspr
ingsoutandhit
s
meintheface.
Me:Bl
ap
Weburstoutl
aughi
ng.Igrabitwi
thmymout h.And
hemoanssoloud.Ihaveseensomanyvideosof
howt
hisisdone.ButasusualMrspoi
lst
he
momentbypull
ingmeup.Andl ooksmei
nt heeye.
Him:Jabhi
leSweetnessSkosana.Notyetpl
ease.I
t
wil
lbeyourfi
rstt
ime.Iwantitt
obecompl et
e.
Lacki
ngnothi
ng.WithnoET'slurki
nginthecor
ner.
Me:ButIwanti
tsobad.
Hi
m:Doyouknowit'
sgoingt
ohurt
?Youj
ustheal
ed
f
rom Mal
ari
a.Youwantnewpai
n?
Me:Fr
om you.Yes.
Hi
m:ButIaskedf
ort
imet
oconcl
udecer
tai
nthi
ngs.
I
'
vehear
denough.I
'
m sohur
tIj
ustwal
koutofhi
s
r
oom.

Herunsaft
erme.Gr
absmeandl i
ft
smeupl ikeI'
m
not
hing.Hewal
ksbacki
nhisroom.I'
m st
raddli
ng
hi
m andhehasmeagainstt
hewall.
Hi
m:Jabhi
leyouwil
lnotdi
srespectmeliket
hat
.
Whyar
eyouactingl
ikeaspoil
tteenager
?
I
'
m soscar
edr
ightnow.Ij
ustl
ookathi
m
Him:Thisrel
ati
onshi
pwil
lnotbebasedonsex.Iam
notreadytoworshi
pyourper
fectbodyandyouwil
l
respectt
hat.
Icant el
lI'
m bei
ngscolded.Buthi
sfacel
ooksmore
hurtthanangry.Hetakesmyhandandput si
ton
hisveryhardmanhood.
Hi
m:Iwantyouasmuchasyouwantme.Sogetof f
t
hathighhorseandrel
ax.I
fIwasn'
tscar
edyou'
d
r
elapseI'
dputyouinacoldshower
.
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ike#comment#shar
e

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SKNOCKI
NG
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I
NSERT24

JABHI
LE

Hehasmeagai nstthewalljustst
ari
ngatme.Iget
i
t.Hedoesn'twanttofuck.ButI'
m sohur
tthathe
j
ustscoldedmelikeIwasa6yearol d.Iwantto
r
etal
iat
e.ButIhavenowor ds.
Justt henweareinter
rupt
edbyaringi
ngphone.I
t'
s
myr ingtonebutIhaven'
tseenmyphoneinover2
weeks.IaskedAunt yEll
entohel
pmecallboss
earl
ierintheweek.
Me:Wher
eisi
t?
Heopensadr
awernexttohi
sbedandgi
vesi
tto
me.Howisi
tevenchar
ged.
Me:Hel
lo
Cal
ler
:Idi
dn'
tknowwhot
ocal
l.
Me:I
t'
soksi
si,
that
'swhyIgaveyoumynumber
Al
ana.
Her
:I'
m sol
onel
y.Imi
sshi
m somuch.
Me:Thencomeback.
Shesobs.Iwal
koutoft
hei
diot
'sr
oom andent
er
mine
Me:I'
m wi
thMi
chael
,doyouwantust
ocomesee
you.
Her
:Whi
chMi
chael
?
Me:Yourcrazybrot
her
.Iwasbeingscol
dedwhen
youcal
led.Thankyouforsavi
ngme.
Shebur
stsoutl
aughi
ng.
Her
:Iwoul
dloveavi
sit
.
Me:Letmegivehi
mt hephonesoyouguyscan
makearr
angements.Seeyou.St
ayst
rongok.
Her
:Thankyousi
steri
nlaw.Whatdoyoucal
lthat
i
nZulu?
Me:Skwi
za
Her
:Okbyeskwi
za.
Iwal
kbackt
oMi
ke'
sroom andhandhi
m myphone.
Me:Foryou.
AndIwalkbacktomyr oom.Ihadn'tevennot
iced
thehospi
talbedhasbeenrepl
aced.Iremoveallmy
clot
hesandgetunderthecover
s.

MI
CHAEL

Me:Hel
lo
Voi
ce:Br
other
.
Shest
art
ssobbi
ng
Me:Al
anawhat
'swr
ong?
Al
ana:I
t'
shar
d.I
t'
ssohar
d.
Me:I
'
m sor
rybabysi
s.
Al
ana:Ispoket
oyourgi
rl
fr
iendaboutapossi
ble
vi
sit
.Canyou2comeseemet omorrow?
Me:Done
Al
ana:I'
m atno67deLaanSummer
str
and.Por
t
El
izabet
h.
Mydoor
bel
lri
ngs.
Me:Someone'
satt
hedoor
.We'
l
lseeyout
omor
row.
.
.

Me:Dudewhatar
eyoudoi
ngher
e?Comei
n.
Hewal
ksi
n.
Me:Idi
dn'
tthi
nkyoucoul
dgetanybi
gger
!!Ar
eyou
t
ryi
ngtobeMrUniver
se?
Senzo:Hel
lot
oyout
ooMi
chael
.
Me:Don'
tyouhaveyourownhouse?I
t'
saf
ter
midni
ght.Andwhataboutmydad'
scompany?Who
i
slooki
ngaf t
eri
tifyouar
eher
e?
Senzo:Ineedmywi
fe.
Hesitsont
hecouchwi
thhi
sheadbur
ri
edi
nhi
s
hands.
Him:Imisshersomuch.Ican'
tfunct
ionwi
thout
her.Hel
pmepl ease.I
'
mlosi
ngmymi ndMichael
.

Mysweetnesschoosestowalki
natthatmoment.
Shekneel
sinfr
ontofhim andgi
veshim ahug.
Jabhi
le:Wear
egoi
ngt
oseehert
omor
row.Youar
e
comingwit
hus.

Helooksup.AndIthi
nkIsawt ears.I
fthi
swaslast
monthIwouldhavelaughedinhisface.Thepower
t
hesegirl
shaveoverusisallconsuming!!
!!

Me:Letmegetusf
li
ghtt
icket
s.
Igetmyl
apt
opandbookusseat
sont
hef
ir
stf
li
ght
out
.

SENZO

Aftersomeconvi nci
ngIl eavethatf ool'
shouseand
headt omi ne.Icouldhavegonet oMat t'shouse, but
myhear tkeptsayi ngMi chael.Mi chael.It'
sagood
thi
ngIl i
stenedbecauset omor row, nottomor r
ow
butinaf ewhour swear egoi ngtoher .Itr yfal
l
asleep, butthet houghtoft hepossi bil
it
yofseei ng
myl if
eagai nisfight
ingme.Whati fsher efusesto
seeme?Whati fshest il
lhatesme.If i
nal l
yf al
l
asleepandl it
erall
y5mi nuteslatermyal arm goes
off.Igetoutofbedandam atMi chael '
shouseso
quickly,Ithinkmyshowerwas2mi nutes.Theyar e
ready, anubert akesust otheairpor t
.2.5hour s
l
ater,Isweari tfeel
slikeadecade, wepar ki nfr
ont
ofthisbeaut i
fulcutehouse.Cut eli
kemyl ady.They
decidet oleavemei nt hecarandwal ki n.

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ike#comment#shar
e
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BONGAAMACOVI
D4AQUI
ETWEEKENDAT
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NSERT25

ALANA

There'
saknockont hedoor.Ididn'texpectthem
thi
searly,Ihaveadoctor
'sappointmenti n10
minutesdownt hest
reet,
Iguesst heywillbethe
fi
rsttoknow.Itakemybagandr ushtot hedoor
andwal kpastthem.

Me:Hi;youar
eonti
me,let
'sgo.Iwasabouttocal
l
at
axi.I'
m sol
azyt
odri
veyou'remyli
fesaver
s.
I'
mtalki
ngsomuch.Ihaven'
tevengiventhem a
chancetospeak.Hest
epsoutofthecar.Helooks
l
ikehehasageda1000year
s,evengoneasmi
dge
darker
.I'
mfr
ozeni
nmyt r
acks.
Mi
chael
:Lookwhodeci
dedt
odr
opi
n.

Hewal kssl owlytowardsme, Idon' tknowi fIshould


runbackt othehouseorst raightint ohisar ms.I
l
ookdownandmyoncef latst omach, suddenl yhas
asmal lbump.Li ter
all
yami nut eagot herewas
nothing.Nowal lofasudden, daddy' sher eand
someonedeci destomakeanappear ance.Ihave
i
magi nedt hismomentsomanyt imes, butt hi
s
overwhel mingsenseofbel ongi ngIf eelnowwas
notther e.Atthi
smomentIdeci dewhatourf utur
e
l
ooksl ike.Iwaitforhimtogett ome, hekneel sin
frontofmeandhol dsmywai st.Hel ooksupatmy
faceandbackt owher ehei s.Hel iftsmyt opandI
sweart hisbambi noisatraitor,Ifeelbubbl esandal l
sortsofcommot ioninthere.Heki ssest hest omach,
getsupandhol dsmei nhi sar ms.Imi ssedhi shugs.
Thismancanhug.
Me:Wear
erunni
ngl
atecanwegopl
ease.
Igi
veMi
chaeldi
rect
ions.

Weal
lwal
kint
her
ecept
ionar
ea.
Recept
ioni
st:AahmsZikal
alayouar
enotal
one
t
oday.Goodf oryou.
Thi
sgi
rli
stoomuch.Wast
hatevennecessar
y.
Her
:Thedoct
orwi
llseeyounow.Youcanal
lgoi
n.
Ilookatthe3set
sofeyesstar
ri
ngatme.They
haven'tsai
danyt
hing.I
t'
squi
tefunnyact
uall
y.I
n
thepast10minuteswit
hthem,they'
veal
lgone
mut e.
Me:Let
'
sgo.
Dr
:Goodmor
ningLut
hando.Thi
smustbedaddy,
HeshakesJosh'
shand.
Me:Mybr
otherandhi
sgi
rl
fr
iend.
Heshakest
hei
rhandst
oo.
Dr
:Comel
et'
scheckont
hisl
it
tl
eone.
Ili
eont hebedandli
ftmyt opup.Theheart
beat
greetsusfi
rst
,Iwi
llneverevergetusedt
othis,
a
teardrops,
Joshuawipesitoff.Il
ookup.
Joshua:Thankyou.
Dr:Okt hebabyisgrowi
ngf i
ne,wewi llknowt
hesex
atthenextvisi
t.Youaresti
lleati
ngtoomuch
Luthando,thi
sbabyisbig.Everyti
meyouovereat
justrememberyouhavet opushhi m outyour
vagina.
Hegi
ggl
esandIj
oinhi
m.
Me:Ican'thelpi
tdoct
or.Ieatamagwinyaf
or
breakf
astlunchandsupper.I
t'
sallhewant
stoeat
.
It
'sherfaul
t.
Ipoi
ntatt
hegi
rl
fr
iend.
Ever
yonebur
stsoutl
aughi
ng.
Joshua:Ican'
tbeli
eveit.NowonderI'
vebeen
eati
ngamagwi nyatoo.Babeyouwon'tbel
ieveeven
Sueknowshowt omaket hem now.
Me:Thankyoudoct
or.Goodbye.
Dr
:Byef
ami
ly.Don'
tfor
gett
omaket
he
appoi
ntmentbef
oreyoul
eave.
Wewal kout.Iremai
nbehindandschedulemynext
appointmentandwalktothem.Theyarealr
eadyi
n
thecar.Igeti
nandsitnexttohi
mi nt
heback.
Joshua:Youwantmet
oleaveyouher
e?
Itcameoutasawhi sper
.Butweal
lhear
dit.Il
ook
athim andIdon'thaveandanswer
.Ij
ustputmy
headonhi schestasdozeoff.
Joshua:Wear
eher
e.Wakeupl
ove.
Iopenmyeyesandi
ttakesmeami nut
etosee
wherewear
e.Weareattheai
rpor
t.
Michael:Ourfl
ightl
eavesi
nafew.Takecar
eof
yoursel
fsis.Il
oveyouandItr
usthi
m.
Hesayspointi
ngatJosh.Hi
sgi
rl
fr
iendhugsmef
or
t
helongestti
me.
Jabhi
le:Yousavedmyl
if
e.Thankyou.

Wewat
cht
hem go.Andgeti
nthecar
.
Josh:I
'
m st
arvi
ngl
ove,
wher
edowegetf
ood.
Wedr i
veof fwit
hmyhandi nhis.I'm cr
avi
ngst eak
thi
smor ning.Idi
recthimtomyf avouri
te
chisanyama.Wewal ki nandhegoest osortoutour
meal .Afterawhilehe'sdonebr aaingandcomes
withlotsofmeat ,papandsal ads.Assoonashe
putst hefoodonourt able,Isi
tonhi slap,
lookinhis
eyesandgi vehim aslobberi
ngki ss.
Me:Let
'
seat
.Wewi
llt
alkwhenwegethome.
Hesmi
lesatmeandwedi
gin.

Anhourl aterwepar kinmydr i


veway.Honest lyI
justwanttosl eepbutIknowt hismanwant stot al
k.
Theweat herhaschanged, t
hewi ndhaspi ckedup
andit'sr
aining.Ipul lhimtothebedr oom.Igodown
onmykneesandunt i
ehislaces.Pushhi m onbed
andremovehi ssneaker sandsocks.Iunt iehisbelt
andhi sj
eansbut ton.Iunziphisjacket,
getof fthe
bedandpul lhim up.Mi ndyou, t
hismani sdoubl e
mysi ze,
butr ightnowhei sputtyinmyhandsand
all
owingmet odot his.Heislefti
nhisboxer sand
vestandI '
m st i
llf
ullydressed.Iremovemyboot s,
l
eggingsandj acketandam lefti
nmyt -shi
rt.Ipull
theheaviestbl
anketoutofthecubboar dandputi t
onthebed.Igetunderi tandopenf orhimtoj oin
me.He'sbeenst andingther
elikeastatue,wat chi
ng
me.Her emovest herestofhisclot
hesandwal ks
towardsme.Igaspatt hesightofhishardmember .
Iputmyheadonhi schest
.Hepul
lsallofmetol
ay
onhim.Ihaven'
tfel
thi
mi nsol
ong.Thisishome
andIpassout.

SENZO

Ilethersleeponmef oranhour .ButImi ssher .I


startcaressi
ngherbum andmakeherst r addleme.
Shemoansi nhersl eep.It
'sbeensol ongIj ustwant
tobei nherrightnow.Imoveherpant yt
ot hesi de
andsl i
demyf i
ngerin.Shei ssowet .Damni t.She
l
et soutanothermoan.Ican' thol dmyselfanymor e.
Imoveherheadf rom mychest ,pul
lherupand
startki
ssingherlips.Sheopenshermout handmy
tonguemakesi t
swayi n.Shekissesmebackand
thati
sthegreenli
ghtIneeded.Shetr
iestomove
downsoshecanbei nli
newi t
hShenge.She'
sso
wetforme.Iholdherinplace.
Me:Lanayoul
eftme.
Her
:Pl
ease
Me:Youl
eftmeLana.Youl
eftme.
Her
:I'
m sor
ry.Pl
ease
Me:It
houghtIshowedyoulove.BabyIt
houghtyou
knewt
hatyouwer emyeart
h.
Her
:Pl
ease
Me:Pl
ease?
Her
:Pl
ease
Me:Pl
easewhat
?
Her
:Makel
ovet
omeJoshua.I
'
m sosor
ry.
Iputheronthebedandgetup, al
lthet
ime,not
movingmyeyesof fher.Shelookssofragi
leri
ght
now.Iremovehert-shi
rt.Herbraandlacebri
efs
fol
low.She'
slyingther
eallreadyforme.Myson
hardl
yvisi
ble.Thi
siswher eIwanabe.
Her
:Babypl
ease.
Me:Pat
iencemywi
fe.Pat
ience.
Iopenherlegs.Mykingdom iscal
li
ngme.Ir ub
Shengefrom thecl
itt
otoherentrance,
putitinabi
t
anditgr
ips.SHIT.Ipul
litoutandsli
deitbacktot
he
cl
it
.
Her
:Pl
easest
handwasam.
ShespeaksXhosa.
Me:Wi
llyouwal
koutonmeagai
n?
Iputt
het
ipi
nagai
nandI'
m aboutt
oexi
tagai
n,she
hol
dsmewit
hherl
egs.
Her
:Don'
t.Ishoul
d'vehadmor
etr
usti
nyou.I
nus.
Ipul
loutagai
n.
Me:Wil
lyoudi
sappearwi
thouthear
ingmeout
agai
n?
At
earescapesherl
efteye.
Her
:No,
Ipr
omi
se.
EnoughnowIputi
tal
lin.Sheyel
psi
npai
n.Shi
tthe
gr
ipi
sunbel
ievabl
e.
Me:I
'
m sor
rymyl
ove.I
'
m sor
ry.
Istar
tmovingkeepi
ngmyeyesonher s.Herwal
ls
aregrabbi
ngmesot i
ght.Igr
oan,
whi
leshe
whimpers.Myfamil
y.Ihavemyfami
ly.

#Li
ke#comment#shar
e

Yeahl
over
ules.

Lynnene.Foryou
[
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27,
08:
50] :OVERFLOW

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NSERT26

JABHI
LE
Thewholef l
ighthomemyheadi sonhischest.
Those2leftmesoemot i
onal
.Ijustwantt
obehere.
Nowhereelse.Noonehassai danythi
ng,weare
bothoverwhelmed.WegettothehouseandI
real
iseI
'm st
ar vi
ng.Il
ookathi
m andhesmi l
es.
Mi
ke:Come
Wewal kinandthet abl
eisset.Ismil
eandhead
str
aightther
etodishup.Aftereati
ngIdeci
deto
chatwiththeboyf
riend.
Me:Ihopet
heyf
indt
hei
rwaybackt
oeachot
her
.
Hi
m:Thanxt
oyou.I
t'
sdone.
Ibl
ush.
Him:Let
'sgoshower
.Al
lthatt
raveli
sdr
aini
ng,
we
needtorest
.
Hepull
smet ohisroom,strai
ghttothebathroom.
Webrushourt eethfi
rst
.Eeht hi
sguy.Het hen
r
emovesmydr ess,mybr a,goesdownandr emoves
mypanty.HonestlyImadeaf oolofmyselfsomany
t
imesinfrontofthisguyI'mjustgonalethim be.
Heopenst hewaterandst r
ipsoffhiscl
othes.He
walksinandpul l
smet ohi m, Ilandonhi schestand
wej uststandtherefeelingt hewat er
.Hel athersa
spongeandst art
swashi ngme.Hegoesdownon
hiskneeswashesmyf eet ,myl egs, myt highs,t
hen
helift
smyl egupandput sitonhi sshoul der.He
ri
nsesmynuf f
ie,
touchingi tsosof tl
ywitht he
sponge.Thenher eplacest hespongewi thhis
tongue.Igaspandal mostl osemybal ance.Buthe
hasmei naf i
rm gri
p.Thi sfeel slikenothingIhave
fel
tbefore.I'm moaningsol oudr ightnow.
Me:AahMi
chael
.Aah.Mmmhhh.
Whati
sthi
smandoi
ngt
ome.
Iscream asIcummm.Soi ntense.Thi
sisl i
ke
nothingI'vegivenmyselfbefore.Ismi
le.Hecat ches
mesmi l
ingandcomesupt oki ssmylips.He
devoursmewi t
hhismouth.Ihol dhi
m sot i
ght.He
l
ift
smeupandwal ksusoutoft hebathroom.He
dri
esmeandl oti
onsmybodyandhi msel f
.West ay
nakedont hebedf ort
helongesttimejuststar
ing
i
ntoeachot her'
seyes.
Hi
m:Iknowyouwantt
her
ealt
hing.I
'
mju.
.
Iputmyf
ingeronhi
sli
ps.
Me:Iwi
llwai
tforyou.Thankyouforl
ovi
ngme.As
l
ongasyoukeept heorgasmscomingI'
m game.
Hepull
smeonhi m.Myclitdir
ect
lyonhismember
.
Hestar
tsmoving.Iscr
eam.Hegroans.Hehol
ds
mybum ti
ghtandmakesmemove.Sl idi
ngupand
downhisf
ull
yerectmember .
Me:AaahbabyI
'
m cummi
ng.
Heincr
easest
hespeedandshoothisloadonour
st
omachs,asIhaveanot
herr
elease.Helaughsas
wegobacktotheshower.
Hi
m:If
eell
ikeI
'
m backi
nhi
ghschool
.
Me:Wast
hatnotsex?
Hi
m:Notevencl
ose.
Me:ButIt
houghtIwasr
idi
ngyou.
Hi
m:Don'
twor
ry.Youwi
llknowwheni
t'
sther
eal
t
hing.
MI
CHAEL

It
'sSundaymorni
ngandIdon'
tknowhowt o
suggestshemovesi
nwit
hmewi thoutbei
ng
condescendi
ng.
Me:Il
oveyou
Shej
ustbl
ushes.
Me:BabeyouknowIst
ruggl
etouseyourname.
Her
:Ihat
eit
.Ever
ythi
ngi
sinaname.
Me:Whatdoesi
tmean?
Her
:Di
sappoi
nted.
Shel
ooksdownatt
hispoi
nt.
Me:At
leastSweet
nessi
sok.
Shesmi
les
Her
:Igavemysel
fthatname.I
t'
snoteveni
nmyI
D.
Me:Wel
lIl
ovei
tandSweetnessZi
kalalahasani
ce
r
ingt
oit
.Wewil
ldropJabhi
lecompletel
y.
Her
:Iwoul
dli
keaZul
unameaswel
l
.
Me:Cani
tbemyhomewor
k.Iwi
llnameyou.
Shegi
ggl
es.
Her:Tomorr
owisMonday.I
'
m goingbacktowork.
Thepast2weekswer
ethebest.Butyouknowli
fe
conti
nues.
Me:Not
hinghast
ochange.Il
oveyousweet
ness.
Shescrat
chesherhead.Thisoneissuchat
omboy.
Ther
e'shardl
yanyhaironthathead.
Her:Ihaven'
tfi
gur
edi
tal
lout
.I'
m wri
ti
ngexams
nextweek.Ihavemyj
obandmyst al
l.
Ihavet
otr
eadcaref
ull
ywi
tht
hisi
ndependent
womaninfr
ontofme.
Me:Idon'
twanttodict
atehowyoul
iveyourl
if
e,but
Iwanttomakeiteasi
er.
Shesmi
les.Iment
all
ymoonwal
k.
Her
:Icoulddowithoutwaki
ngupat3i
nthe
morni
ng,butIhavetopayformyf
eesandst
uff
.
Me:Soi
fIsayIwi
llpay.Whatwi
llyousay?
Her
:Youar
emaki
ngmegethookedonyou.What
happenswhenyougett i
redofme.Myli
fehasbeen
ful
lofdisappoi
ntment
s.That'
swhyIhat
ethat
dreadf
ulname.
At
earescapeshereye.
Me:Mmh.Thatmeanswehavet
obecr
eat
ivewi
th
howwefi
nanceyou.
Me:Whatareyoustudyi
ngnow.Yousai
d
somet
hingaboutbeingachef
.
Her:Ihaveadipl
omainbusinessmanagement
.
Studyi
ngfinanci
almanagementnow,Iwoul
ddropi
t
yester
dayifcoul
dgotochefschool
.
Me:Thendropit
.Iwil
laskmypatoresear
chchef
school
s.Youwil
lchoosethe1youl
ike,
andIwil
l
payfort
heenti
recourse.
Me:Lastadmi
ndet
ail
..
.
Her
:NowI
'
m admi
n?
Me:Nol ove,Imeanwearetaki
ngcar
eoftheti
ny
buil
dingblockst
oensuresmoothsai
li
ngonthe
roadahead.Doyoutrustme?
Her
:Yes.What
'sl
eft
?
Me:Li
vingar
rangement
s.
Her:What
???Iwantt
ost
aywher
eIam.Iwon'
tvatn
si
t.
Me:Whatdoest
hatmean?
Her
:Meanscohabi
tat
ionbef
oremar
ri
age.
Me:Okayhowaboutwegetyoutheschool
.Fi
nd
youaplacecl
oset
otheschool
,thenyoust
ayther
e.
Shesmi
les.
Her
:Butyouar
enotgoi
ngbackt
oyourshackt
oday.
Shef
rowns.If
rownback.Shesmi
les.Idot
hesame.
Her
:Okay,
butweneedt
ofet
chmywor
kthi
ngs.
Me:Let
'
sgonow.

ALANA

Senzomadel
ovet
omet
il
lthecopscameknocki
ng.
Me:BabyI
'
mti
red.Ineedsomeshuteye.
Idon'
tthi
nkIhaveanot
heror
gasm st
ored
somewhere.
Hi
m:Ar
eyousor
e?
Me:Nobaby.Ij
ustwantt
osl
eep.
Hi
m:Weneedt
otal
k.
Me:Ar
eyoubr
eaki
ngupwi
thme?
Him:Mncm thi
sisnotamovi
e.Iwantust
otal
k
aboutourf
utur
e.
Ismi
leandsi
tup.Icant
ellhewant
stobeser
ious.
Hi
m:Iwantust
ogohome.
Ismi
le.
Me:Ok
Hel
ooksatmel
ikehe'
sshocked.
Me:I'
m onamontht
omonthcont
ractandmyboss
knowsIcanwal
kawayatanyt
ime.
Hi
m:I
'
m sor
ryIdr
oveyouaway.
Me:Mmh.Idon'twantt
ot al
kabouti
tagain.We
al
readyspent2hour
sdiscussi
ngit
.Pleasepromi
se
mewewon'
tevert
alkabouti
tagai
n.Ever
.
Hi
m:Ok
Me:Nowki
ssme.

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ke#Comment#shar
e

Admin,ver
ybori
ngne.Butthi
scouplei
stact
ical
.
Let
'sbearwit
hthem.Lovecan'
tbethesame.
[
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27,
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50] :OVERFLOW

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NSERT27

MI
CHAEL

I'
veneverbeenwi t
hagirll
ikethi
s.Wild,i
nnocent
,
fear
less,
int
ell
igentandhardworki
ng.I'm so
whippedandIwoul dn'
thaveitanyotherway.Igot
hertoagreetoalotofthi
ngs.ButIknowshe
agreedbychoice.She'
sgi
vingmeenoughropeto
hangmyself,
whi l
eherback-upsyst
em i
sst
il
lin
pl
ace.

Me:Di
dyougetever
ythi
ng?
Iaskherassheent
ersmycar
.
Her
:Yes.
Me:Ican'
tbel
ieveyoumademewai
tar
oundt
he
cor
ner.
Her:Don'
tworrywe'l
ldri
vepasti
tandyouwi
llsee
whereIli
ve.Turnt
here,5t
hhouseonyourl
eft
.My
shackistheonewit
ht hebl
uedoor.

SeewhatImean.Notf
ormerpl
ace,
butcur
rent
pl
ace.I
'
mi nl
ove.

Me:I
'
veaskedauntyEl
lent
omakespacef
oryoui
n
myclosetand.
..
.
Her
:NoI
'
mfi
nei
nmyr
oom.
Ismi
le.Okwe'
l
lsee.
Me:Whatt
imemustyoubeatwor
ktomor
row?
Her
:06:
30
Me:OkayIwi
lldr
opyouof
f.
Wegett omypl aceandtherei
sacaratthegate.
ShitI
'
m notreadyf orLer
atodr
ama.Howt hehelldi
d
sheevenfindmyhouse.Ineverbroughtherhere.
I'
veneverbroughtawomanher e.

Imakeacal
l.
Me:Josephmaket
hatcarl
eavemyhouse.
Mywi
femustnotseet
hat
.Wedr
ivepast
.
Her
:Sowear
erunni
ngaway.
Me:No,
wear
egoi
ngt
osupper
.
Her
:Letmecookussupper
.
Me:Dr
opi
t.Wear
enotdebat
ingt
his.

Wegett
odi
nnerandmybabyi
ssul
king.Sheseems
sof
araway.Iguesst
hisi
sourf
ir
stf
ight
.
Me:Love
Shej
ustl
ooksatme.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry
Shehasn'tevenbl
inked.Thenshebl
inksandat
ear
escapes.
FUCKl
erat
o
Me:RememberwhenIsai
dIhadt
hingst
ofi
nish.
Thati
soneoft
hem.
Her:Sowhyar eweher e?I'
m notint
erest
edinthi
s
fooddate.Idon'twantsur
prisesSambulo.Iwantt
o
beprepared.Always.
Ij
ustl
ookathershocked.
Me:Iwast
ryi
ngt
opr
otectyou.
Her:SeenowifImeethert
omorr
owIwilll
ookl
ike
yoursidechi
ck,smuggl
edawayf
rom t
hemadam.
Am Iyourmistr
ess?
Hervoi
ceisgai
ningvol
ume.She'sget
ti
ngmor
e
agi
tat
edeachsecondthatpasses.
Her
:Canweor
derf
oodt
ogo.
FUCKLer
ato

Wegetourf oodandgohomei
nsil
ence.Imissher
al
ready.Iwanthert
osmil
eatme.ButIdon'
tbeg.
SHIT

Wewal ki
nandshegoesst r
aightt
oherroom and
sl
amst hedoorshut.Idot hesame.Iputonmy
pyj
amabot t
omsandgeti ntobedbutsleep
decei
vesme.Ican'tsleep.Itossandturn.
Me:Youcandot
hisMi
ke.
Anhourl
ater
.St
il
lnosl
eep.

It
'snouse,
Igetupandgotoherr
oom.It
ryherdoor
andit
'sopen.Iwal
kinandjoi
nheri
nbed.Pul
lher
tomeandholdherti
ght.
Me:Hernamei
sLer
ato.We'
vebeenseei
ngeach
ot
herforaf
ewmont
hs.Ineverl
ovedher
.Shewas
j
ustagoodshagyouknow.
Her:I
sthatwhyyouwon'tmakelovet
ome,
becauseIdon'
tlookl
ikeagoodshag.
Me:Ineverl
ovedher
.
Her:Howdoest hatevenmakesenseSambul o.You
l
oveme, butyouwon' tmakelovetomebecause
youhaveagirlt
hatyouneverl ovedandjust
enj
oyedthesex.Canyoupl easeletmerest.
Me:Ibr
okeupwi
thher
,butshekeepscomi
ng.
Her:Soyousaydude.I
'm gi
vingyout
hespaceyou
need.Nowgotoyourroom.Ordoyouwantmet o
gotomyhouse.
Me:I'
m sor
ryIdi
srespect
edyoui
nyourownhome
andall
owedanotherwomantohavepowerover
you.
Sheturnstol
ookatme.Yest
hewhol
eti
meshehad
herbacktome.
Me:Ihaveneverbeeninl
ove.I'
vet
houghtIwas,
event
oldpeopleIwas.ButwhatIf
eelforyou
Sweetnesssuper
sedesanyt
hingIhavefel
tbefor
e.
Iputmyhandonherf
aceandfeelt
hati
t'
swet
.
She'
scryi
ngandi
t'
smyfault
.
Her
:Ar
eyousur
e?
Ikissher,
pouringal
lmysouli ntoher.Thekississo
tenderandI'mlosti
nher.Icaressherbodyandi t'
s
sosoftandf i
rm.Myhandmovesuphert hi
gh,no
underwear,she'
ssowet.Itouchhercl i
t,sheso
readyforme.Hermoansandwhi mperscallme

JABHI
LE

Heget sup,picksmeupandwal ksmebackt ohis


room, hi
seyesar egl
uedtomi ne,r
ender i
ngme
power l
ess.Helaysmeonhi sbedandr emovesal l
ourclothes.Hegrabsacondom f r
om thedr awer.
Notmovi nghiseyesfrom mine.Helif
tsmyr i
ghtleg,
openingmeupwi deanddrivesinsoswi ft
lyI
scream.Ithoughthewouldt akehisti
mewi t
hme,
l
iketheydoi nthemoviesputtingi
tinbitbybit.He
grunts.Hedoesn'tmove.It
'sasifhe'
st aki
ngi tal
lin.
Themuscl
esonhi sjawsar
esot i
ght.Iam stucki
n
pai
nmode.Ithoughthewasgoingtobet ender.
Tear
sarest
reamingoutonthesidesofmyeyes.
Hi
m:Iwant
edt
hismomentt
obesospeci
al.
Iseet
ear
sinhi
seyes.
Hi
m:I'
veneverwantedt
omakesweetpassi
onate
l
ovetoanyonel
ikeIwant
edwi
thyou.Thankyoufor
t
hisgi
ft
.
Hest
art
smovi
ng.Deep,
slowt
hrust
s.
Me:Sambul
oit
'ssor
e.
Iwhi
sper
.Fuckt
hisshi
tispai
nful
.
Hedoesn'
tletuphei
smovi
ngonme.Fuckhe
needst
ostop.
Hi
m:I'
m sor
rybaby.I
twi
llgetbet
terIpr
omi
ss.I
l
oveyou.Pl
easemarr
yme.
Me:Sambul
o..
.
Hi
m:Il
oveyou
Me:Sambul
o
Hi
m:Youfeelsogood.Hmmm.Iwantt
hismoment
f
orever
.
He'
snotstoppi
ng.He'
snotsl
owi
ngdown.He'
snot
goi
ngfast
er.
Me:Mi
chael
Hestar
tsni
bbli
ngonmyneckhar dandmymind
dri
ft
sontothepleasur
ehe'
sgi
vingmeinst
eadof
thepai
n.
Hi
m:Sweet
ness.
Hemovesabi
tfast
er.
Hi
m:MySweet
nesspl
easemar
ryme.
Whoevendoest
his?Pr
oposewhi
lehur
ti
ngme.
Hi
m:Mar
rymeSweet
ness.
Me:Ok.
Iwhisper.Whoeversai
dt her ealdealwasni ce.Li
ed.
Hegoesabi tfaster
,makingf unnynoi ses.IwishI
canfeelalit
tl
ebitofpleasure,butit'
sjustgut
wrenchingsore.Hegruntsloud.Iguesshe' sdone.
Hegetsupandgoest othewal kincl
osethecomes
backwit
har i
ngbox.Heopensi t
.Iseethemost
beaut
if
ulunderst
atedplat
inum diamond,sol
it
air
e
ri
ng.I
fIhadachoi cet
opi ck,
Iwouldhavepicked
thi
sone.I
tfi
tsperfect
ly.
Me:Whendi
dyougett
his?
Hesmi
les
Him:Whenyouwerelyi
ngher
eunconscious,
Igot
yousi
zed.Iknewt
hatIwasneverl
ett
ingyougo.

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NSERT28

JABHI
LE
Ispentt henighti nhisarms.Ideci dedt hatnomor e
sexforever.Mypoornuf f
ie,Ihonest l
ydon' tknow
whatIwasr ushi ngfor.Myal arm goesof fandhe
helpsmet ogetr eady.Thismanher et hinksI'm an
egg.Ifitwasupt ohim,Iwoul dspendmydays
fl
oatingonacl oud, notl
if
tingaf inger.Hedi dn't
evenwantt obreakmyvi rginit
ybecauseoft hepai n
thatitwouldbr ingme.Imeanwhodoest hat.I
tisa
bituncomf ortabledownt her e,butnothingIcan' t
handle.

Him:Soit
'sj
ustuncomf
ort
abl
eandnotbur
ningor
pai
nful
?
Me:ButIsai
dso.
Hi
m:Onascal
eof1t
oto10,
rat
eit
.
Me:0pai
n.About5ondi
scomf
ort
.
Hi
m:Yourwal
kseemsok,
butt
her
ewaswaymor
e
bl
oodt
hanIexpect
ed.
WaitIdidn'
tseebl
ood.Myeyesopenwi
def
rom
shock.Hegiggl
es
Him:Relax.Nowl
etmel
ookatyou.Damngirl
,you
tr
ansfor
m whenyougot
owork,I'
dneverr
ecognise
you.
Ibl
ush
Hi
m:Mydar kchocol
atequeen.Youar
e
br
eat
htaki
ng.
Me:Yousur
e?
Hegoest otheclosetandcomesbackwi
tha
prof
essionall
ookingcamera.Hest
art
sgi
vingmea
photoshoot.
Hi
m:Youwi
llseet
heseaf
terwor
k.

Hedr
ivesmet
othemal landIwal
kin.I
'
m metby
myohsowonder
fulboss.
Nthabi
seng:Iwasst
art
ingt
ocel
ebr
atet
hei
deaof
f
ir
ingyou.
Me:Goodmor
ningmam.I '
m sor
ryforf
all
ingi
ll
.
Her
eismyhospit
aldocumentat
ion.
Her
:Apr
ivat
ehospi
tal
?
Shehasnoi
deahowpr
ivat
e.
Her
:Youwereat
tendedt
obyt
heeDrZi
kal
ala?That
i
sstr
ange.
I
'
m am soamusedi
nsi
de.
Her:Wehaveafewf acebeat
sthatr
equi
reyour
at
tenti
on.Goputyoursackinthest
affr
oom.
Iwonderwhatshewi
llsaywhensheseesmyr
ing.

Iwal
kinandThul
iist
her
eal
ready.
Thul
i:Whatar
eyoudoi
ngher
e?Thi
sismyshi
ft
.
Me:Bossaskedmet
ocomei
near
li
er.
Thul
i:Oh.Uvel
aphibyt
heway?
Me:Iwasi
ll
.
Her:Nogir
l,I
'
m sor
ry.Somanydays,
itmusthave
beenser
ious
Me:I
twasmal
ari
abutI
'
m bet
tert
hanx.
Shel
ooksgenuinel
yconcernedandgivesmeahug.
TosayI
'm shockedne.Bosspopsherheadi
nand
l
ooksatme.
Her
:Yourf
ir
stcl
ienti
sher
e.

Iwalkoutandit'
soneofherf riends.Shei
swearing
abigtr
enchcoat .Looksri
diculousifyouaskme.I
meanit'
sonl yMayi nJohannesburg.Youonlyneed
ati
nyjersey.Iwalkuptoher .
Me:Goodmor
ningmam?WhatcanIdof
oryout
his
morni
ng?
Her:Gi
vemesmokeyeyes,
3Dheat
.Iwantt
oooze
sexappeal
.
Me:Yesmam.
Boss:Hawuchomiuyakuphisoear
lyi
nthemor
ning?
I
nat rench!
!
Cli
ent
:Stil
lchasingdownmymanchomi .Mot
ho
hasbeeninSout hAfri
caforasecondandhet hi
nks
he'
sclever.Ufundel
aukuhlakaniphaphezu
kwami.(He'susingmet obestreetmonth)
HerZul
uaccenti
ssof
unny.Ismi
le
Her
:Uhlekaniwenamnyamani
?(Whatar
eyou
l
aughi
ngatbl ackone)
Me:I
'
m sor
rymam
Boss:Let'
swaitt
il
lwegett
omyof
fi
cewehave
eavesdropper
s.
Justthenanetfl
ori
stdeli
verymanwalksincarr
ying
alargeboquetofmulti
color
edrosesandaman
si
zedt eddybear
.Istar
tblushi
ngoutofcontr
oland
Idon'tevenknowwhot heyarefor
.

Del
iver
yguy:Goodmor
ningl
adi
es.
Them:Hi
Hi
m:I
'
mlooki
ngf
orSweet
ness.
.
Bef
orehecoul
dfi
nish.
Boss:Ther
e'snoonebyt
hatnameher
e.
Shoul
dI?Shoul
dn'
tI?Ohhel
lI'
m nogwal
a(no
cowar
d)
Me:I
t'
sme.
Him:Her ewegomam.Isi gnforthem andtur
n
aroundt ofi
ndthe2wi tchesstari
ngatme.Thi swas
myf ir
sttimereceivinganyt hi
ngsoIknowmyf ace
i
spl aster
edwi t
hagr i
n.Ibitemyl i
pwhenIseet he
shockont heirfaces.Charcoalhasamanandt hey
neversawi tcomi ng.Iknowwhatt heycal
lme.I '
ve
beencal l
edallsortsofder ogator
ynamesi nmy
l
ifet
imebecauseofmydar kskin.
Me:Letmegoputthesei
ntheback,
I'
m sor
rymam
f
ortheint
err
upt
ion.

It
urnandl
eavet
hem t
her
eshocked.

MI
CHAEL

Iknowshel oveswhatshedoes,
butIal
soknowshe
hatesherboss.LetmepushPhindiont
hatchef
course.
Her
:Si
r
Me:Howf
arar
eyouont
hecul
inar
yinst
it
utes?
Her:Ihaveacoupl
esir
.Iwil
lputtoget
hera
comprehensi
veport
fol
iobytheendoftheday.
Me:Thankyou.
AsI
'
m aboutt
ohangupwhenshest
art
sshout
ing.
Her
:Excuseme,
butyoucan'
tgoi
nther
e!!
Nextt
hingmydooropensandi
nbar
gesmi
sst
hing.

Me:Whatt
hef
uck!
!!
Ler
ato:Hil
over
.
Sheclosesthedoorandlocksi
t.I'
m bei
ngtest
ed
here.Sheunwrapshercoatandreveal
sred
undergar
ments.
Me:Ni
ce,
nowwhatcanIdof
oryou.
Her
:Ni
ce?I
sthatal
l?Justni
ce
Me:Ler
ato.Whatar
eyoudoi
ngher
e?
Shesit
sonmydeskandopensherl
egs.That
'smy
que.Ij
umpupandrunt
othedoor.
Me:Phi
ndigett
hatt
rashoutofmyof f
iceandmake
sur
eshenevercomesback.I
'm goi
ngtosit
e.
Her
:Yessi
r.
Iwalktothel
if
t,l
eavi
ngherscr
eami
ngal
onei
nmy
off
ice..

SENZO

Mywi f
eturnedinherresi
gnat
ionandwear e
movingtoTanzaniaovertheweekend.Imissedthe
wholefi
rsttr
imest
er.Shesaysthemor ni
ng
si
cknesswasnotbad, butIwasnottheretotake
car
eofher .Myphoner i
ngsandit
'smymot her.

Her:Sonhaveyoufoundher
?Ismi
lebecausei
t'
s
al
readybeen2days.
Me:Sawubonama.
Her:Ther
e'snot
imeforpl
easant
ri
esSenzo.Have
youfoundmygrandson?
Me:Gr
andson?
Her
:Makotiwaspregnantal
readyngamal
obol
o.
Pl
easef
indthem.Shemustbesoscar ed.
Me:Di
dshet
ellyou?
Her
:Ihavel
ivedboy.Iknowal
lthesi
gns.
Me:Andyoudi
dn'
ttel
lme.
Her:Iwashopi
ngyouwoul
dhavef
oundt
hem by
now.
Idr
awabi
gbr
eat
h.
Me:Imessedupdi
dn'
tI?
Her
:It
'st
hatgoodhear
tofyour
s.Justl
ikeyourdad.
Makesyouapush-
over.
Me:If
oundt
hem.
Her
:Oht
hankGod.
Me:Mom we'l
lbehomeonFri
daymorning.I
'
dli
ke
youtoarr
angesomethi
ngf
orme.Justyou2and
herpar
entsaswel
l.
Her
:Youar
etr
yingt
ouseust
osmoot
hthi
ngsover
wi
thher
?
Il
augh.
Me:I
'vedonethatal
ready,
Ijustneedt
odo
somethi
ngspecialf
orher.
Ihearhercarpar
kint
hedr
iveway.
Me:MaIhavet
ogoshe'
sher
e.

Shecomesi
nlooki
ngexhaust
ed,
butsobeaut
if
ul.
Me:Youar
ebeaut
if
ul.Butdon'
tover
wor
kyour
sel
f
Lana.
Her :TodaywasspecialIwashandingovert
othe
newguy.Thenwehadababyshower .Pl
easego
fetchthegif
tsf
rom thecar.I
'm done.Wecanleave
today.
NOOOOOOOO.Thi
sonewant
stor
uinmypl
ans.
Me:That '
swonderf
ulbaby.It
hinkweshould
explor
et heSout
hCoastforafewdays.Ther
e'sno
rush..
..
Shej
umpsmeandst
art
stoki
ssme.
Her
:Thankyoubaby.
Ili
keseei
ngherhappy.I
t'
ssoeasyt
okeephert
his
way.Igri
pherbumm ti
ghtl
ywhil
ewalki
ngsl
owl
y
towar
dsourbedroom.

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NSERT29

LERATO

Icannotbeli
evet hi
sf ool.Hehadmedr aggedout
ofther
elikeIwassomecr i
minal .Securi
tytell
sme
nextti
meIsetf ooti
nt hatbuildingoranywher enear
MichaelIwil
lgetarrested.Ihaveneverbeenso
embarrassedinmyl if
e.Wi femyass.Hewi llgetme
thi
sboy.Letmegohomeandgetdr essed.Ineed
mygi r
lstohel
pmewi t hastrategy.
Iwal
kinandspotNt
habi
sengget
ti
ngherf
acedone.
Me:Wher
eyouof
ftoyourhi
ghness.
Her:Nowher
e.Ij
ustwantedtoseewhati
sthebig
dealwit
hthi
sone'
sfacebeat
s.Ever
yonewantsher.
Char
coal
:Mam i
t'
sal
most4canIgohomenow?
Tshi
di:Youknockof
fat5.
Char
:ButIst
art
ed7t
oday.
Me:HayimanTshi
di,t
hepoorgi
rlmustgot
oher
secur
it
yguar
dboyfr
iend.
Webur
stoutl
aughi
ng.Thi
sonej
ustsmi
les.
Nthabi
:Okyoucango.Wai
t,i
sthatanengagement
r
ing?
Her
:Yesmam.
Us:Congr
atul
ati
ons
Me:Nowyoumustwai
tforhi
mtosavemoneyf
or
makgadi
.
Herf
acechangesatt
hement
ionofmakgadi
.We
l
aughoutl
oud.
Me:Atl
eastyouareyoung.Youcanwai
tti
llhe
scr
apesitt
ogether
.
Tshi
di:Youcanst
artat9t
omor
row.
Wel
aughagai
n.
Me:Butthel
uckypacketr
ingiscut
e.I
tact
ual
ly
l
ooksexpensi
ve,l
iket
herealdeal
.
Wear einstit
ches,mystomachissorerightnow.
It
'sagoodt hingIcamehere.Madam Blackylooks
depressedasshewal ksouttheshop,
car r
yingher
beauti
fulbouquetandteddy.

Me:Yof
ri
endwasInotembar
rasedt
oday
Tshi
di:I
zanazont
anga.
(Comewi
thi
tfr
iend)
It
ellherwhatt
ranspi
redatPhi
ll
ipsConst
ruct
ion.
Her
:Maybeyoushouldlethi
m go.Pl
uschomiyou
wer
esayinghei
stoomuch.Pl ushei
skortandhe
i
syell
ow.Sonoti
typenana.
Me:Noonedumpsme.Notevenover
bear
ingl
it
tl
e
yel
lowmen.

JABHI
LE

Il
eavetheshopsodown.Those2knowhowt o
drai
ntheli
feoutofanyone.Ifeelsorr
yforthatwi
fe.
Igettot
heparki
nglotandMi chaelisalr
eadyther
e.
Igeti
n.
Me:Sambul
o
Hi
m:Hell
osweet
hear
t.It
houghtIwoul
dat
leastget
ahugf
orthi
s.
Hepoi
ntsatt
hef
lower
sonmyl
ap.Ismi
le.
Me:Thatwasthebestthi
nganyonehaseverdone
forme.Thankyousomuchbaby.Igivehi
m apeck.
Let'
sgohomepl ease.
Hi
m:Whyar
eyousodown?
Me:Mybossbabe.Iswearshewascr
eatedtosuck
al
lthej
oyf
rom t
hewor l
d.Tomorr
owIstartat9.
Hi
m:Wow.Justl
iket
hatyourshi
ftchanges.Doyou
haveal
icense?
Ismi
le
Me:Whatdoyout
hink?
Hi
m:Okl
ove.Sor
ry.
Hedr
ivesint
oamal
landst
opsatanempt
ypar
tof
t
heparki
nglot.
Hi
m:Let
'sseewhatyou'
vegot
.
Weswopseat
sandIst
artdr
ivi
ng.
Hi
m:Whendi
dyougetyourl
icence?
Me:2yearsbackandgoforalessonever
y6
monthssoIdon'
tfor
gethowto.
Hi
m:Youarenotbad.Let
'sgetoutofher
e.Pl
ease
dr
iveushome.
Me:Thi
scardri
vesbet
tert
hant
heconquestatt
he
dr
ivi
ngschool
.
Hesmi
les.
Ipar
kthecari
nthedr
ivewayandwewal
kin.He
l
eadsmetohisroom,
totheshower
.
Me:Youwantt
oscr
ubt
hewor
ldof
fmeIsee.
Hegi vesmeasmi rk.Weshowert ogether
.I'
m
quietl
yhopinghedoesn' ttryanything.Sexissore.I
spentthewhol edayt hi
nkingaboutt hepain.He
doesn'ttryanyt
hingandI '
m glad.Wegett ot he
room andhedr opshi stoweltolotionhimself,
I
can'thelpbutstare.Idi
dn'tevennot i
cehim move
closertome.Hegr absmeandki ssesme.

MI
CHAEL

Treadcar eful
lyMi chael.Mywi f
eisaspeci albr
eed.
I'
vebeencr avinghert ightnanathewhol eday.She
refusedtoletmet ouchheragai nallni
ghtand
mor ning.Thiskississosensualsosof tandmy
babyi sresponding.WhenshemoansIpi ckherup
andl ayheront hebed.I 'm soafr
aidshe'l
lstopme.
ButIdon' twantt orush.

NARRATED
Michaelstartskissingherneckandmovesdownt o
herbreasts.Atthispoi ntMsSweet nesshas
for
gottenherf earandi slostintheeuphor
iaher
fi
anceisser vi
ngher .Shetensesupwhenshef eel
s
him enterhernuf f
ie.Shewasexpect inghi
stongue
orhisfingerfi
rst,butMi chaeldeci
dedtoputhis
shlongin.
Her
:AaahMi
chael
.Hmmmm
Hi
m:Ar
eyouokbaby
Her
:Aaaha
Hest
art
smovi
ng.Hi
sthr
ust
sar
edeep,
slow.
Her
:Mi
chaelhmmmmm
Hi
m:Youf
eelsogood.
Whenthehairatt
hebackofherheadst
and,
she
knowsshe'
sinheaven.
Hel i
ft
sherri
ghtlegtohi sshoul
derandshe
screamslouderandst ar
tsshakingasshecomes.
Hedoesn'tstop,butputshersecondlegonhis
othershoul
der.Hestartsmovingfast
er.She'
s
scr
eamsasshef eel
sher
sel
fbui
ldi
ngagain.They
bot
hcomeatt hesameti
me.Hetakesadeepbreath
andki
sseshersodeep.

MI
CHAEL

Me:Thankyou
Shebl
ushes.MyGodshei
sbeaut
if
ul
Me:Youar
ebeaut
if
ulmyqueen.
Her
:Thankyou
Me:Ar
eyour
eadyt
otel
lmewhatupsetyoudur
ing
t
heday?
Her:I
'
m star
ving.It
houghtyouwoul
doff
erme
somethi
ngtoeatafterdr
il
li
ngint
ome.
Thi
sone.Wegetupandgot othekit
chen.Lucki
ly
si
sEll
encookedsupperbeforesheleft
,sowedish
upandeat
.Iclearthetabl
eandwemovet othe
l
oungetowatchsomeTVandIputherf eetonmy
l
ap.Shewaspr obabl
ystandi
ngallday.Igi
vehera
footr
ubandhermoansaremakingmemi ss
buryi
ngmysel
finher
.Ipul
lhercl
oserandki
ssher
.
Sheisonl
yweari
ngagown.Damni tt
herear
eno
condomsdownhere.
Me:Iwantt
ohaveyour
ighther
e.Ri
ghtnow.
Igrabheranddevourhermout
h.Icar
ryhert
othe
bedroom.Il
ayheronthebedandtakeacondom
outofthedrawer
.
Her
:Idon'
twantt
odoi
tont
hebed.
Shelooksscaredallofasudden.Il
iftherupand
pushheragainstthewall
.She'
sstraddli
ngmewi t
h
1leg.Isl
owlyinsertmysel
finher,t
henl i
fther
secondleg.
Her
:Aaah.
..
Thewaysheisenjoyi
ngmei smakingmel ove
ever
yminut
e.I'
m notloud,
butI
'm groani
ng.

#Li
ke#Comment#shar
e
t
ryi
ngt
ofi
nishbef
orekudi
sembeka
[
12/
27,
08:
51] :OVERFLOW

I
NSERT30

JABHI
LE

Me:AaaahMi
chael
.Mmmh
Thati
showIwakeupont
hisTuesdaymor
ning.
Hi
m:F$%k
Me;Mmmh
Hi
m:Goodmor
ning.
..mmmh
Me:Aaaaah
IopenmyeyesandI'
m hangi
ngof
fthebed.Hi
sgr
ip
i
ssot i
ght
,IknowIwon'
tfal
l.
Hesl
owsdown.Al
mostt
oast
op.
Me:Mi
chael
Hi
m:Yesl
ove
Me:Mi
chael
,pl
ease
Hei
ncr
easeshi
space,
thenf
ades
Me:Pl
ease
Hi
m:WhatdoyouwantSweet
ness.
Me:Har
dermmmh.Har
derpl
ease.Pl
ease.
I
t'
sasifIhavewokensomet hi
ngupinhi
m.Hedoes
mesohardsofast.Ir
eleasescreami
ngandhe
f
oll
owssoonafter
.

Hepul
lsmebackont
hebedandhol
dsmesot
ight
Hi
m:Il
oveyoumywi
fe.
Me:Damni
tbaby.Whatwast
hat
?Il
oveyout
oo
Wef
allbackasl
eep.

Myalar
m goesof
fli
ter
all
ymi
nut
esaf
terf
all
ing
asl
eep.
Me:Real
ly!
!!I
'
m def
ini
tel
ynotst
ayi
ngher
e.
Hi
m:Why?
Me:Becauseyoukeptmeupthewhol
eni
ght
.How
am Igoi
ngtosurvi
veonmyfeett
hewhol
eday?
Hi
m:Thatr
emi
ndsme.
Hewal
ksoutandcomesbackwi
thaf
older
.
Hi
m:Lookatt
heseandchooseyourf
avour
it
e.
Iopeni
tandi
t'
scul
inar
yinst
it
utes.

Hewalksintothebat
hroom andcomesback10
minut
eslater.
Hi
m:Seeanyt
hingyoul
ike?
Me:IhavefoundaMi chel
instaroneherei
n
Johannesbur
g,butt
hecour sestar
tsnextweekand
i
t'
sfullt
ime.
Hi
m:Goshowerqui
ckl
y.Wewi
llseet
hem bef
ore
wor
k.

Wear
ri
veatt
hecol
legeandever
ythi
ngl
ooks
expensi
ve.Iwanttot
urnar
oundandrunf
ort
hehil
ls.
Michaeljusthol
dsmyhandti
ght
erandwewal
kint
o
thebuil
ding.
Recept
ioni
st:Goodmor
ningsi
r,mam.Doyou
al
readyhaveanappoi
ntment
?
I
'm shockedthatsheseesmetooandI'
m al
readyi
n
myuni f
orm.Ithi
nkI'm goi
ngt
olovei
there.
Hi
m:Nomam
Shesmi
lesatme.
Her
:HowcanIhel
pthen
Hi
m:Wewant
edt
oenqui
reaboutyourcour
seson
of
fer
.
Her:Pleaset
akeaseat
.Someonewi
llassi
styou
short
ly.

Ashor
tbal
dingwhi
temanwal
ksout
.
Hi
m:Goodmor
ning.Pl
easecomewi
thme.
Hel
eadsust
oaboar
droom.
Hi
m:Youar
ethel
ucki
estpeopl
eI'
veevermet
.
Wej
ustl
ookathi
m.Hesmi
les.
Him:Wedoani ntakeofst
udentsonceever
y2
years.Ourcoursesareful
lfort
henext3int
akes.
Oneoft hepeopleduetoattendnextweekj
ust
pull
edoutthismor ni
ng.Iwasabouttoputwordout
andyouwal kin.
Ismi
lel
ikeI
'
vej
usthadi
cecr
eam.
Mi
chael
:Wher
edoIsi
gn.
Pri
nci
pal:Ourcourseisint
enseandtaxi
ng.Wewill
l
it
eral
lyrunyourli
feforthenext22months.Youwi
ll
havequart
ershere,butcangohomemost
weekends,andsomeweekdays.
Wefil
lint
hepaper
wor
kandMi
chaelpaysf
ort
he
ent
ir
ecourse.
Pr
inci
pal
:SeeyounextWednesdaymi
ssSkosana.

Wewalkouthandi
nhand.Wegeti
nthecarandI
st
artcr
ying.
Me:Youdi
dthatf
orme?
Hegetsoutoft
hecarpul
lsmeoutandhol
dsme
cl
ose.
Him:Iloveyou.Il
oveyourambit
ion.Yourdreams
aremydr eams.Weareinthi
sthi
ngcalledli
fe
toget
her.
Igi
vehi
mthel
ongestki
ss.
Me:ThankyouMpungosewami
.
Ismi
leathi
m.
Me:Allt
hismakesupforpoundi
ngmeallni
ght,l
ast
ni
ght.ThankGodweranoutofcondoms.Buti
twas
al
ready6inthemorni
ng.
Weburstoutl
aughi
ng.Hedr
opsmeof
fatt
hemal
l
andheadsout
.

NTHABI
SENG

Char
coalwalksin30minuteslat
e.Usual
lywhen
shei
slatesheissoscared.Shakesi
nherboots.
Butt
odayshehasast
rangeconf
idence.
Me:Youar
elat
e.
Her
:I'
m sor
rymam.
Me:Whereisyourgym bag?Wher
edidyouchange?
Idon'
twantyoudisgust
ingmycust
omerswit
hyour
magwinyasmell
.
Her
:Idon'
tsel
lther
eanymore.Ihadameet
ingt
his
morni
ng.That
'swhyI'
mlat
e.

1stitwast heprivatehospit
alinci
dent,bei
ng
att
endedbyt hebiggestcardiol
ogisti
nthecountry
formalaria.Thent hegi
fts.andthatengagement
ri
ngi sexpensive.IgoogleditanditcostsoverR60k.
Nowt hisatti
tude.

Her
:Wil
lthatbeal
lmam.Iseether
ear
epeopl
e
wai
ti
ngformeatmycounter.
Me:I
t'
sokyoucangot
owor
k.
Ikeepwat
chi
ngherf
rom adi
stance.She
commandsrespect
.Ther
eisdef
ini
tel
yahuge
changei
nheraura.

Voi
ce:Whatar
eyout
hinki
ngaboutf
ri
end?
Me:OhhiLerat
o.I
t'snot
hingr
eal
ly.Sohowi
s
oper
ati
on"Getkor
tesback"
Her
:Nowher
e
Me:Letmeseeapi
ctur
eoft
hisman
Her
:Idon'
thaveany.
Me:Whatdoyoumean?
Her
:Heneveral
lowedmet
otakeanypuct
ures.
Me:Hayimngani
.
Her:I
twassupposedt obea1ni ghtstand.Thenwe
keptgoi
ngtot hesamehotel
.Itwasanost r
ings
att
achedarrangementbutherui
nedit.He'dsend
fl
owers,gi
ft
sandcal lmeduri
ngtheday.
Me:Sohowdi
dyouf
indoutwher
ehewor
ks.
Her
:Ieavesdr
oppedonaphoneconver
sat
ion.I
didn'
tevenknowhehadawi
fe.Al
lofasuddenhe
rememberedherandi
cedmeout.
Me:Sheneedst
ogo.

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ike#shar
e#comment

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it
tl
eext
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ort
hecomment
s
[
12/
27,
08:
51] :OVERFLOW

I
NSERT31

JABHI
LE

Ihaveafewdaysleftinthi
splace.I'
m watchi
ng
madam andherbestiechatt
ing.Probabl
y
di
scussi
nghowt oruinthepoorwoman' smarriage.
They'
vebeenpl
anningt hi
seventthewholeweek.
TodayisFr i
day,apparentl
yI'm goingtoenjoy
toni
ght.Butit'
sasur pri
se.Michaelandhi sant
ics.
Thewomenher ear egreenwithenvybecauset her
e
i
ssomet hingdeliveredtoSweet nessdail
y.Hesays
i
t'sonl
ybecauseIwor kinhell,
hewant stogi
veme
somethingtolookf orwardtoti
llIleave.

Boss:Jabhi
le
Me:Yesmam
Her
:Whyar eyoubusydaydr
eami
nginst
eadof
wor
king.Comewithyourki
ttomyof
fi
ce.
AsIpackmyt
hingsanUberEat
sdel
iver
yguy
comesin.
Dr
iver
:I'
mlooki
ngf
ormsSweet
ness.
Igetcl
osertohi
m andhegivesmeapar
celf
rom
JohnDorys.Ismi
leandsi
gn.
Boss:HayiIgi
veup.
Shewalksawayevi
dentl
yangr
y.Ai
ntnobodygot
ti
meforthat
.Ij
ustsmil
e.
Iwalkint
otheof
fi
ceandf
indt
hem huddl
ed
toget
her.
Boss:Ourf
acesmustbespoton.Iwant3Deveni
ng
l
ook.
Fr
iend:Andformeaddasmokeyeyetothatlook.
I
'm snaggi
ngabusi
nessmanformysel
ftonight.
Boss:Wel
lTeef
uwi
l
lbet
her
e,soIhavet
opl
ay
happywif
e.

Igivemyselfapatont hebackbecauset hese2


l
ookr avi
shing.Nowt ogethomeandwor ryabout
what'sinstor
ef orme.Tomysur pri
seheisnother e
tofetchmebutachauf f
eurisstandingnexttoa
blackMer cSUVcar ryingaSweet nessboard.This
mani srel
entless.Il
ookbehi ndandf indt
he2
madamsgawki ngatme.Damni twhydidtheyhave
tosee.Iwalki ntot
hecarandI '
m dri
ventoahot el.
I'
m usheredtoagor geoussui te.Champagneatt he
door,Imledtoshower ,f
ullbodymassageanda
l
adywal ksin.
Lady:I
'
m her
eforyourhai
r.
Ipickand18inchwi t
hhighli
ghts,
sheputsiti
nand
styl
esitt
oper f
ecti
on.Il
ikethatasablackgir
lwe
canhave14l ooksin7days.Thismorningwasmy
shortnat
uralcurl
sandtonight18"Mal
aysianwaves.

A2ndladywalksinanddoesmyf
ace.Nat
ural
,
cl
assi
cbutradiant
.
Me:Thatbrandyouar eusi
ngisfantast
ic.I
tfeel
s
l
ikeIhavenothingon.Coodl
esfindi
ngsuchagr eat
brandthatcat
ersformyskintone.
Her:I'
m gl
adyouli
keit
.Thi
swholekiti
syours.We'
l
l
puttheonesyouli
kedinasmall
erbagforyour
handbag.Butt
hiswhol
ecaseisyours.
I
'
m soshockedIwantt
ocr
y.
Her
:Don'
tcr
y.Enj
oy

Ther
e'saknockonthedoorandagentl
eman
comesinpull
ingar
ailofeveni
ngdr
esses.
Hi
m:I
'
m Mbuso,
her
etost
yleyouf
ort
heeveni
ng.
Me:Icoul
duseyourhel
ptopi
ckl
adi
es.
Idoami
nif
ashi
onshowf
ormygl
am squad.
Il
oveallt
hedresses.Thesepeopl
ear
enohel
p
ei
ther
.Theyl
ikeeverythi
ngonme.Ipi
ckagl
it
ter
y
nudemermaiddress.
Hi
m:Mywor ki
sdonehere.Iwi
llhavet
her
estoft
he
dr
essesdr
oppedof
fatyourhouse.
Wit
hthathel
eft
.Wel
ookedateachot
herand
scr
eamed.
Them:Youar
esol
ucky.
Me:Thankyouf
orever
ythi
ngl
adi
es.
Theyal
sol
eavemei
nther
oom bymysel
f.
Nowwhat.There'
saknockont
hedoorandIgot
o
open.Her
eheis.Myknight
.

Mi
chael
:Mywi
fe
Me:Hi
Hi
m:Damnyou'
rehot
.
Me:Thankst
oyoubaby.Youdon'
tlookt
obad
your
sel
f.
Hi
m:Let
'sgobeaut
if
ul.
Wewal kt otheel evat orsandheadt ot helobby.We
walktoapr ivatel ounge.Ther e'
sonl yasi nglelong
beauti
full
ydecor atedt abl
einher e.Ther eareabout
20peopl estandingar oundchat t
ing, waiti
ngt obe
seat
ed.Ir ecognizedrAndi l
eandMat t,butthereare
l
otsoff acesint hisr oom whol ookj ustli
kethem.
Everyt
hingst opswhenwewal kin.Theonl ythingI
canheari smyhear tmaki nghugeduf fduffsounds.
Michaelsensesmyf earandhol dsmyhandt ighter
.

Mike:Eveni
ngfamil
yZikal
ala.Pl
easemeet
SweetnessSkosana,
mywi fe.
Man1:I'
mt hisfool
'
suncle.Waytoint
roducea
youngl
adymyman.Cal l
ingheryourwi
febefor
ewe
dothenecessit
iest
hough.Ncncnc
Woman1:Leavet
heki
dsPet
er.Ni
cet
omeetyou
mydear
.Youar
ebeaut
if
ul.
Me:Thankyouma.
Aswear
eaboutt
osi
tdown,
JoshandAl
anawal
kin.
Al
ana:Myskwi
za
Iheaveasighofr
eli
ef.At
leastIknowsomeone
here.Wehug.
Me:Youar
einJobur
g.Goodt
oseeyou.
Lady1:You2knoweachot
her
?
Al
ana:Let'
sjustsaymydist
ressbroughtt
hel
ove
bi
rdstoget
her.ThankyouPenny.
Penny'
sfacechanges
Al
ana:Yes,Iknowwhathappened.Youdoitagai
nI
wi
llf
orgetyoumarr
iedmybr ot
herandfuckyouup.
Shemovesclosertoher
.Joshholdshertightand
whisper
ssomethingi
nherear.Shesmiles.
Al
ana:I
'
m st
arvi
ng,
what
'sf
ordi
nner
.

Weset
tl
efordi
nner
.Tal
kisf
lowi
ngni
cel
y.I
'
m
i
ntroducedtohisparentsandt heyar
esweet.
Everyonehereiswelcoming.Pennykeepslooki
ng
atAlanaandJosh.Ineedt ofi
ndoutt hejui
cehere.
It
'sreal
lyuncomfort
able.There'smusici
nthenext
hall
.Blackpeoplemusic.It
'si
nt er
est
ing.
Andi
le:Howaboutweditcht
heoldfol
ksandcr
ash
t
hepar t
ynextdoorandgodanci
ng.
Josh:I
'
m sur
emybabyi
sti
redwe'
l
lcat
..
.
Al
ana:Justf
or5mi
nut
es.Idon'
tthi
nki
twi
llhur
t.
Matt
:Seei
ngt
hatI
'
m al
lbymysel
f,Ishoul
dcal
lita
ni
ght.
Me:Ther
ecoul
dbepr
ett
yladi
es.
Mat
t:OkI
'
min.
Pennyi
sjustqui
ett
hrought
hisdi
scussuon.
Al
ana:CanIt
alkt
oyoui
npr
ivat
ePenny.
Theguysl
ookscar
ed.
Al
ana:Iwon'
thur
ther
.Jabhi
lecanbewi
thus.
Michael
:Alanat
hatnamei
snoti
nuseanymor
e.I
t'
s
Sweetness.
Josh:Ar
eyousur
elove.Idon'
twantyout
ost
ress.
Al
ana:Yesdaddy.
Me:Howaboutweski
pthepar
tyandyouboyscan
goal
one.Wewil
lgouptoourr
oom.
Weleaveever
yoneandgotoourroom.Ever
yone
el
segoesthei
rsepar
atewaysexceptf
orourmen
andMatt.

WegetinandAlanaopensthebarf
ri
dgeandt
akes
outsnacksanddr
inksf
orus.
Al
ana:Whyar
eyouj
eal
ousofme?
Penny:Am not
.Yout
hinkyouhaveever
ythi
ng
fi
guredout
.
Alana:Di
dyouordi
dyounotcal
lmyhusbandon
ourspeci
alday?
Penny:I
t'
snotbl
ackandwhi
te.
Al
ana:Di
dyounott
ryt
oki
sshi
m.
Hereyespoppedopen
Al
ana:Yes,
wet
elleachot
herever
ythi
ng.
Pennyj
ustst
art
swail
ing,
aftershecomesdown,
sheget
supandwalkstothewindow.
Me:Hey,
don'
tjump.
Her
:Iwoul
dn'
t.
Shet
urnsandsmi
lesatus,
shel
ookssodef
eat
ed.
Her:ImetSenzoduringthedarkestper
iodofmyl i
fe.
Andil
ehadt ur
nedagainstme,evenkickedmeout
oft
hehouset ostaywithagir
lf
r i
end.Senzopicked
meup, mademef eelgoodaboutmysel fandgave
megr eatsex.
Shesmi
les
Alana:Heisf
antasti
c,i
nsn'
the?Heoncehadme
fl
yingint
heair,
intheshower.
..
..
Me:Stopri
ghtt
her
e.Doyouwantmet
ogoaf
ter
hi
mt oo?
Bot
h:NOOO!
Me:NowPennypl
easecont
inue.
Penny:ThenIf
oundoutIwaspr
egnant
.Honest
lyI
di
dn'
tknowwhot
hedaddywas.
Webot
hlookedathershocked.
Her:Thenitwasr evealedt
hatAndil
ewasundera
spellandwhenitbr okehedecidedheneededme
back.ItwastoolateIwasal r
eadyinlovewit
h
Senzo.Ihonestl
ydi dn'
tknowwhatt odo.Thelast
ti
meIsawhi m.
Shesmi
lesandl
ooksdown.
Alana:Letmeguess.
..youguyshadmi
ndbl
owi
ng
sex.
Penny:Yesandt henAndil
e...Andi
lebecamet he
manIf el
linlovewith.HeerasedallnemoriesIhad
ofSenzo.Itwasl i
kemagic.Hewascompl etel
y
bl
ockedoutofmyhead, Imar ri
edAndil
e,gavebi r
th
andthenyourl obol
anegoti
at i
ons,
myhul kwal ksin.
Al
ana:Yourhul
k?
Penny:That
'swhatIcal
ledhim.Ij
ustwantedto
ensurei
twasallover
.That'
swhyIcalledhim.I
'
m
sorr
yItri
edtoki
sshim.Ipromiseit
'sover
.
Al
ana:Idon'
ttr
ustyouasf
arasIcant
hrowyou.
Joshmakeswomengocrazy.Hi
scr
azyexwi
fe
evenf
oll
owedhi
mtoTanzania.
Webur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Me:Shedi
dwhat
?
Al
ana:Heyshewentasf
arasconspi
ri
ngt
odr
ug
meandgetmeraped.
Penny:Youl
ie.
Me:Thati
sscar
y.
Alana:SowhenIcameher eandt
henyouhappened.
Iquit.Ij
ustgotscar
ed.Howmanyot
hersar
e
l
urkingintheshadows.
Me:I
t'
sthegr
eatsex.Yal
lcan'
tgetenough.
Webur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Me:What
'shappeni
ngwi
thyouguysnow?
Al
ana:Wearegoingt
oTanzania.We'l
lbebackin
t
hesummer .I
nti
mef ort
hebaby.Wegotmar r
ied
t
hismorni
ngatthehomeaffai
rsoff
ices.
Penny:I
'm sohappyf
oryou.I
'
m happyhef
ound
you.Il
oveyou.
Me:Yey!
!!Nowhugi
tout
.
Al
ana:Let
'sf
ixour
sel
vesupandgot
othatpar
ty.

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CHAEL

Me:Let
'
sshowt
hesest
uff
ypeopl
ehowt
opar
ty.
Joshua:I
'
m wor
ri
edaboutt
hegi
rl
s.
Me:Don'
tbe.Sweet
nesswi
llsor
titout
.
Mat
t:Ihaveneverseenyout
hiswhi
ppedbr
o.You
r
eal
lylovet
hisone.
Ibl
ushl
ikeal
it
tl
egi
rl
.
Me:Ican'
thel
pitbr
o.
Theyl
aughatmeandIj
oint
hem.
Mat
t:Soyouguyshaveehmmed1gi
rl
?
Tr
ustmyt
wint
obei
nappr
opr
iat
e.
Andi
le:Ir
eal
lymessedup,
didn'
tI?
Me:Leti
tgobr
o.Yout
wo,
makepeaceandmove
al
ong.
Senzo:I
'
m overi
tman.Il
ovemywi
fe.
Andil
e:Mi
naIwi
llshootsomeonei
fther
eisanot
her
pr
ivat
emeeti
ng.
It
houghthewasapol oget
ic.Nowhe'
dnoteven
smil
ing.It
hinkSenzogotthememo.Pennyisoff
l
imit
s.
Me:It'
sal
lgoodnow.Let
'sgetdrunkboys.Ther
e
are4suit
esbookedi
nthi
shot el
.Hereareyourkey
cards.

Wewalkint
othepart
y.Theyletusi
nnopr oblem.
I
t'
saBMFf unct
ionsowef i
tin.Wehitthebar.
Ever
yoneknowsAndil
esowear esociali
tes.Ispot
herbef
oresheseesme
Me:Damni
t
Mat
t:Whatbr
o
Me:Cr
azyLer
atoi
sher
e.

LERATO

Teefu'
sstuff
yBMFf unct
ionwasreal
lydead.No
onewasr espondi
ngtomebatti
ngmyeyel i
ds.I
'
ma
gorgeouswoman, wi
thabangi
ngbody.Butthese
ol
df oggi
esarenotseei
ngme.
Me:Chomiazi
khi
phil
anayazi
.
Tshi
di:Rel
axmanandslowdownonthe
champagne,youknowi
tgoesst
rai
ghtt
oyour
vj
ayjay.
Me:Al
lthesi
ngl
emenar
elooki
ngatt
hese20year
ol
ds.
Her:Toni
ght
'sst
ock.Theyar
ebussedher
eto
ent
ertai
n.
Me:See.Ishoul
ddr
inkmor
e.

Af
terthespeeches,
theDJst
art
sbl
azi
nggr
eat
music.
Me:I
'
m goi
ngt
odance.
Tshi
di:Ok.Iwi
llf
oll
owyounow.
Shestaysbehindt ochattoherhusband.I'mthe
fi
rstoneont hedancefloor.ButIdon'tcar
e.Aftera
songor2ot herpeoplejoi
ni n,i
ncl
udingmyf r
iend.
ThenIspothi m att
hebar .Ithi
nkIdranktoomuch
becausethere'
smor ethanoneofhi m.IpullNthabi
bythearm.
Me:He'
sher
e.
Her
:Who?
Me:Mi
chaeli
sher
e.Ther
eatt
hebar
.
Her
:Wher
e.Wher
e.Let
'sgot
ohi
m
I
'
m seei
ngt
ri
ppl
e.Whi
chonei
she?
Me:Hiboys.
Hi
m:You'
dbet
tert
urnar
oundandwal
kaway.
Tshi
di:Don'
tbesomean.Whoi
swhoher
e.Youar
e
maki
ngmyheadspi n.
Me:Mi
nei
sthi
sone.Ipul
lhi
minf
oraki
ss.
Theybur
stoutl
aughi
ng.

MI
CHAEL

Peopleoftenask.What'
sthewor stthatcould
happen?Shegr absAndil
eandl andsasl obberi
ng,
wetkiss.Outoftheblueshe'
spul l
edviolent
lyaway
andahotsl aplandsonherface.Shitthegirl
sare
here.
Penny:Whatdoyout
hinkyouar
edoi
ng?
Ler
ato:Youmustbet
hewi
fe.I
'
m yoursi
sterwi
fe.
Pennyisl
ivi
d.Al
lat
tent
ioni
nthi
splacei
sonus
now.Eventhemusi
cstoppedpl
ayi
ng
Lerat
o:Iseeyoudohaveaweddingr
ing.Youdi
dn'
t
haveitononthedaysyougavei
ttomegood.
Tear
sstar
tfall
ingoutofPenny'
seyes.Andi
lel
ooks
soscar
edrightnow.
Andil
e:BabyIdon'
tknowthi
swoman.Iswear
.I'
ve
neverseenheri
nmyl i
fe.
Ler
ato:Let
'sgot oPhil
li
psConstr
uct
ionandcheck
onthei
rfootage.I'
m notyourf
oolmi
na.
Penny'sfacechanges.Welookateachot
herand
burstoutlaughi
ng.Lerat
oandherfri
endar
enow
superconfused.
IpullmySweet
nesst
omeandgi
vehert
hel
ongest
l
ingeri
ngki
ss.
Me:Sweetnesst
hisi
sthecr
azyexI
'
vebeent
ell
ing
youabout
.
Thehor
roront
het
hei
rfacesi
sast
oundi
ng.
Me:Doyouguysknoweachot
her
?
Sweet
:Eveni
ngmam.
Mam?Shehasbeent el
li
ngmehermake-up
ecapades.Pl
yingmake-
uponherbosses'mat
eso
shecannabamar ri
edman.
Me:Thi
sisyourboss?
Shenods
Me:AndI'mthemarri
edmant
hey'
vebeen
conspi
ri
ngagainst
?
Shenodsagai
n.Mybaby'
ssotr
aumat i
sedr
ight
now.Ihol
dhercl
oseandki
sshercheek.
Me:I
'
m sor
ry.Let
'sgetoutofher
e.
Mat
t:Thi
sisbet
tert
hanTheBol
dandt
hebeaut
if
ul.
Senzo:AndGener
ati
onsandScandal
.
Mat
t:AndThedaysofourl
ives.
Webur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Mat
t:I
'
m st
ayi
ng,
Iseeal
otoft
alenther
e.
Ishakemyhead
Me:Don'
tdowhatIwoul
dn'
tdo.
Mat
t:Depends
Wefistbumpandwewalkout
.Leavi
ngLer
atoand
hermatestuckont
hesamespot
.
It
'ssil
enceal
lthewayuptooursui t
e.Notthe
outcomeIplannedonhavingtoday.Wewal ki
nand
Iturntoputt
heDonotdisturbsignandclosethe
door.WhenIturnshepushesmeagai nstthedoor
andgivesmeal ongli
nger
ingkiss.
Her:Pl
easehel
pmeoutoft
hisdr
ess.Ineedt
o
shower.
Iunzi
pherandsheletsi
tfal
ltothegr
ound.Ididn'
t
knowhowhotr eadl
acewastil
lthi
smoment .AsI
deepent
hekiss.Shepul
lsout.
Her
:Don'
tevent
hinkabouti
t.
Sheleavesmestandi
ngther
e,sashayst
othe
bat
hroom andl
ocksthedoor.
FVCKLer
ato

NTHABI
SENG

Zikal
ala.Thatcharcoalgother
selfaZikal
alabrot
her
.
Ican'
tr eadLerat
or i
ghtnow.Allofasuddenshe
pukesabi t,
itdri
bblesdownherchin.Ihalfdr
ag,
hal
fcarryhert
othebat
hroom.Shelocksher
sel
fin
astal
l.She'
schuggi
ngandcryi
ng.
Me:Honeypl
easecomedown,
itwi
llbeok
Her:HowNt
habi
?Ican'
tli
vewi
thouthi
m.Idon'
t
wantto.
Me:He'
smovedonLer
a.
Her
:NOOOO!
!!
Shestar
tswai
li
ngagai
nandt hr
owi
ngup.I
'
m sur
e
herst
omachisemptyr
ightnow.
Me:Opent
hedoorIbr
oughtyouwat
er.
Sheunl
ocksandgr
abst
hebot
tl
e.
Voi
ce:Babyar
eyouguysoki
nther
e.
Me:OhTeef uIdon'
tknow.She'
sreacti
ngbadl
y
baby.It
hinkweneedtotakehertotheER.
Teef
u:Okhoneyl
etmebr
ingt
hecarar
ound.
Shefinal
lystopspuki
ng.Butshelookssoil
lal
lofa
sudden.Iguessourhealt
histr
ulyli
nkedtothe
emotionalwell
ness.
Wehavenochoi
cebuttowalkt
hrought
hepar
tyt
o
gett
other
ecept
ionandoutt
hedoor.

ANDI
LE

Wegett othesui
teMikegotforus.Boydidwel
l.
There'sevenachangeofcl
othesforthemorni
ng.
I
'm gladhedidn'
tfor
cearomanticsryup.
Me:Thatwast
hescar
iestni
ghtofmyl
if
e.
Penny:Yousur
vived.
Me:Bar
ely
Penny:Youshoul
d'veseenyour
sel
fwhent
hey
walkedin.
Me:Healmostt
ookyouawayf
rom me.Youwer
e
act
ual
lygoneweren'
tyou?
Her
:YesIwas.
Me:Andgoi
ngal
lJetLiont
hatpoorwoman.
Her
:Thener
veoft
hatgi
rl
!Nj
etoki
ssmyman.I
'
m
neverl
ett
ingMphohappenagai
n.
Me:AndI
'
m neverl
ett
ingBut
hel
ezi
happenagai
n.
Ipul
lhert
omeandki
ssher
.
Me:Let
'
sgoshowerst
handwasami
.

Tonightcould'
vebeenadi saster.Iwalkaroundwith
2clonesandwewi l
lforeverbemi stakenforeach
other.I'
m st
andingi
nt heshowerbusyt hi
nkingof
crapwhenIhavet hi
snakedgoddessi nfr
ontofme.
Ipullherroughl
ytome, surpri
singherandshe
gi
ggl es.Musict
omyear s.

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MI
CHAEL

Shestayedinthebat hr
oom foroveranhour .She
comesoutandl ooksatme.Iwashopi ngshewoul d
comeoutandt alktomebutt hebat hdoesn'tseem
tohavecooledherdown.Iknockedandbeggedher
toopen,sheignor edme.Nowshei sl ooki
ngatme
l
ikeIcausedthecr azyinLerato.Ideci det
otakea
shower.10mi nsandI '
m done.Idi dnotbring
anyt
hingtowearf orbothofust onight.Weare
supposedtobesl i
ppingandsl idingineachot her
s
sweat.
Iguessnakedwi llhavet
odo.WhenIst epoutofthe
bathroom If indheri nahotelgownsi tt
ingonthe
bed.Icallr ecepti
ont oorganisemeabot t
leof
tequil
lafrom t hebar.AknockandIopenwi t
hthe
towelwr appedar oundmywast e.Thisguybrought
l
emonsl ices, sal
tandshotgl asses.Iguessno-one
drinkstequi l
laalone.Perfect
.
Me:Wantsome?
Her
:Ok
Me:Notananswer.Doyouordon'
tyou?Foryour
hesi
tat
ionyouscor
eyoursel
f2shot
s.
Sheopenshereyeswi
dewi
thshock.
Me:Iwi
lll
ineem up.Weaskeachot
herquest
ions.
2shot
sforhesi
tati
on.3shot
sforomit
ti
on.1for
t
rut
h.4forali
e.

Il
ineupthe20shotglasses.Fi
llt
hem wi
thtequi
ll
a
andputl
emonslicesont op.Wesett
leonthefl
oor
onopposit
eendsofthecof f
eetabl
e.

Me:Dr
ink
Shedownsher2shot
s.
Her
:Youl
edheron
Me:Notnecessar
il
y
Her
:Badst
art
.Ifyouwon'
tbehonestIwi
llst
op
pl
ayi
ng.
Idownt
he4shot
s
Me:Youar
eaf
rai
dtot
rustme?
Her
:Yes.
1shot
Her
:Di
dyouenj
oysexwi
thher
?
Me:Notr
eal
ly.
Her
:Sambuloi
fyoudon'
tst
opbei
ngvague,
Iwi
ll
wal
koutofher
e
It
akemy4shot
s.
Me:Youhat
ethenameSambul
o.Why?
Her
:Longst
ory.
Shet
akest
he4shot
s
Me:Thegamewon'tbefuni
fwer
efuset
obe
honestwi
theachot
her.
Her
:Myfather
'snameisSambulo.Ij
ustr
esonat
e
t
owardsi
twhenI '
m madatyou.
Tel
lmeSambul
owhatdi
dyout
hinkofmewhen
youf
ir
stsawme.
Me:Shehasbeaut
if
ulski
n.ButIwantmysi
ster
.
It
akeasi
ngl
eshot
Me:Wear ecomingtopayyourbr
idepri
cein2
weeks.Ineedyourpar
ent
'shomeaddress.
Shet
akes4shot
s.Then2mor
e.
Her
:Theext
ra2i
stocl
oset
hesubj
ect
.
Weareslur
ri
ngourwor
dsnow.Shet
ri
est
ogetup
butgi
vesup.
Her
:Areyousur
eyouwantt
oeatt
hisnuf
fi
eyour
whol
eli
fe?
Ican'
tri
skt
ryi
ngtogetup.Icrawlt
owar
dsher
.
Take1shotl
ooki
ngatherintheeye.
Me:That
'sf
ort
wer
kingyourwayi
ntomyhear
t.
2ndshot
Me:That
'sf
orf
orci
ngf
orper
manentr
esi
dence
3r
dshot
Me:Forl
ovi
ngmeback
4t
hshot
Me:Forgi
vingmeyouri
nnocence.
5t
hshot
Me:YesI
'
m goi
ngt
oeatt
hisnuf
fi
easyoucal
lit
.Let
meshowyouhow.
Imakeherli
eont
hecar
petandgost
rai
ghtt
oful
fi
ll
mypromise.
Ili
ckhercl i
t,upanddown.Shet riestomoveaway
butIhol dhersot i
ght.Iputmyt ongueonher
entranceandpassmovi ngani nchlower .Thisone
i
sl osinghermi nd.I
'm sureit
'sthebooze.Ii ncrease
mypaceanddoubl eteam herwi t
hmyf ingers.Just
asshe' saboutt ocumm Ist op.Bi gMikei satthe
entrance.Isl i
deinandshewel comesmewi t
hthe
biggestor gasm.Ist artmovingandt histequill
ahas
hightenedal loursenses.Shecummsagai n,no
war ni
ng, Ifoll
owbutIwantmor esheal sowant s
mor e.Iturnheroverandl i
ftherlegandent erfr
om
theback.Icumm, shecumms, countlesst i
mes.
Thishasgott obethebestsexever .
Iopenmyeyes.Damni theadacheheadache
headache.Ir
ememberl astnightandbl
ushand
real
iseI
'm st
il
linher
.Istartmovingandshest
art
s
moaning.
Me:Wear emmmh,payi
ngyourbridepri
cein2
weeks.You,
youwi
llmakei
t.
..aaah..
.happen
Her
:mmmhSambul
o,aaaahno,
no
Me:Yes.
..
..yessss.
..
.aaaahyeeeesssss.
Shecumms,
Idon'
tst
opIkeepgoi
ngandgoi
ng.
Me:Iwi
ll
..
..st
op.
..
.whenyou.
..
.agr
ee.
..
Her
:Aaaah
Imovehert
othebedandcont
inue.
Her
:Okbaby.Okaaahok
Shestar
tscr
yingandIpullout
.Icoveruswi
tha
bl
anketandholdhert
ight
.
Me:Thankyou.Restsowecant
akethelet
terl
ater
i
ntheday.Myunclegavei
ttomeyester
day.
NTHABI
SENG

Wegett othehospi
tal
.Lerat
oissti
llpuki
ng.Ihope
thi
smeansshe' spr
egnant.I
fsheisthenwear ein.
AZi kal
alahei
r.I
'
m moreexcit
edthanshei s
ofcourseshe'
sbusypukingri
ghtnow.Butsingenil
e.
TheywheelhertotheERandwesi tandwai t.
Hour
spass.
Dr
:Ler
atoMof
okeng
Us:Yes

Shewal
kst
owar
dsus.
Dr
:Goodeveni
ng
Tshidi
:Yebodoct
orwhat
'swr
ongwi
thher
?Isi
tthe
baby?
Dr
:Whatbaby?Shi
t.Coder
ed!
!Coder
ed!
!
Shescr eamsrunni
ngdownthepassage.Wefol
low
herintoLerat
o'swar
d.Nur
sesanddoctorscome
rushingin.
Dr:Nur
seweneedasalinef
lush.Changethatdr
ip.
Add30mlCamidr
ol.Br
ingmet hemobilesauna.
Everyonei
sr unni
ngaroundli
keheadl
esschicken.
We'resnuggledinacornerwat
chi
ngallthi
shappen.
Anur sebr
ingsthesaunaandthedoctorchecksher
stomach.
Doct
or:Ohmy.

JABHI
LE

Ihavebeendreadi
ngt
histr
ip.Ican'
tbel
ievewe
can'
tjustel
opeandwal
kintothesunset
.
Me:Um.Ar
eyousur
e?
Mi
ke:Yes.
Isi
gh
Hi
m:Let
'sgomyl
ove.Il
oveyouok.
Inodandwewal koutofthehotel
,Il
ovet
heyel
low
dressheboughtmefortoday.
Me:I
'
m goi
ngt
otr
ytosl
eep.Lastni
ghtwasepi
c.
Him:Yeahaboutl
astni
ght.Wedi
dn'
tuseacondom.
Iwil
lpassbymydoctorfi
rst
.
Me:Goshwewi
llnevergett
her
e.
Heparksout
sideahugehouse.Wewal
kinand
t
her
e'sasecretar
y.
Hi
m:HeyMi
sh.He'
ssupposedt
obeher
e.
Her
:Yes.He'
swai
ti
ngf
oryou.
Wewal
kinandI
'
m shockedt
ofi
ndMat
tinher
e.
Me:Howmanyj
obsdoyouhave?
Matt
:Justthi
soneI'
m notanengineerli
kemy
si
bli
ngs,butIwashel
pingout
.Establi
shinga
busi
nessinanewcount r
yneededallhandsondeck.
Mike:OkdoctorweneedanSTIwor kup,plus
emergencycontracepti
onforher.Thengiveus
opti
onsonwhi chonet ousewithoutrui
ningour
chancesofconceptionlat
er.
Matt
:YoudoknowIdon'
tdomenr
ight
?Onl
y
vagi
nas.
Hegetsupandstartscoll
ect
ingt
hingsf
rom
cabi
netsandshel
vesaroundhim.Hegivesmea
smallpl
ast
iccont
ainer.
Mat
t:Gopeei
nthi
s
Ir
etur
nandheputs2st
icksinthecup.Het
hen
dr
awsourbl
ood.Usest
odr opsfort
heemergency
HI
Vkit.
Mat t
:Youarebothnegat
ive.Itwasreckl
essofyou
tohaveunprot
ectedsexbef or
etesti
ng.I
tshows
thatyoudon'
tlovet
heper sonyou'r
eputt
ingin
danger.
Mi
kebur
ri
eshi
sheadi
nhi
shands.
Matt:Ourwi
fethetestshowsyouar
enotpr
egnant
yet
.IsuggestanimplantoranI
UD.Whatwoul
dyou
l
iketouse?
Me:I'
vebeenondepo,
Iwasduet
othecl
ini
cina
weekorso.
Matt
:OkIwil
lschedul
eanappoi
ntmentf
oryoufor
Monday.Weneedyouofft
hathor
seinj
ecti
on,
I
wantki
dswif
ey.
MI
CHAEL

Avirgi
noncontracepti
ves.Mywi
feisalways
prepar
ed.Iwonderwhyshedoesn'twanttogo
home.Shedoesn'tevenwanttot
alkaboutit
.
Me:Your
eady?
Shejustlooksl
ooksatme.Ihol
dhert
ightandgi
ve
herakiss.
Me:Il
oveyoubaby.
Shetypestheaddr
essonthenavi
gat
orandcl
oses
hereyes.Thi
sisgoi
ngtobealongdr
ive.

Me:Babywakeupwear
eher
e.
Shesuddenlyl
ooksscared.Iopenthedoorforher
andshestepsout.Ther
earechildr
enplayi
nginthe
yard.Wewalki
nsideandknock.Awomanopens
thedoor
.
Sweet
:Lot
shanikgar
i
Kg:Jabhi
le.Nguwel
o(i
tisyou).Mmake(
mom)
comesee.
Sweet
:Canwecomei
n?
Kg:I
sikhuwaJabhi
le?
Sweet
:Sambul
odoesn'tspeakanySout
hAfri
can
l
anguage,
soit
'sbet
teri
fwespeakEngli
sh.
Kg:Okmt
akabhut
i.
(mybr
other
'schi
ld)
Gogo:Ni
yavuka?
(Youwel
l?
)
Sweet
:Yebogogo
Gogo:Mzukul
u
Sweet
:GogoI
'
m her
etoi
ntr
oduceSambul
oZi
kal
ala.
Hewantst
omarr
yme.
Theybur
stoutl
aughi
ng.
Kg:Mr
adzanayoucan'
thave2husbands.

LERATO
Iopenmyeyes.It'
smorni
ng.Lastni
ghtwasso
dramati
c.I
'm al
lal
onei
ntheroom.Myl i
fei
ssucha
mess,Ineedmydaddy.Letmecall.
Dad:Goodmor
ningbabygi
rl
.
Sni
ff
ing
Me:Daddy.
Hi
m:Wher
ear
eyou.
Me:I'
m atSandt
onhospi
taldaddy,
pleasecomeget
me.Iwanttocomehome.
Dad:Iwil
lschedul
eaf
li
ghti
mmedi
atel
y.I
'
m comi
ng
sunshi
ne.
Mom:What
'
swr
ongwi
thmybaby?
She'scr
yingt
oo.Mymom i ssuchacrybaby.Iput
thephonedown,at
leastI
'
llbesur
roundedbylove.I
closemyeyesanddozeof f
.

JABHI
LE
I'
m soaf
rai
dri
ghtnow.IexpectSambul
otowal
k
awayandneverl
ookback.
Sambulo:Idon'
tknowmuchaboutSouthAf
ri
can
cul
tur
e,butletmecal
lmydad.He'
llknowwhatt
o
do.
Hel
ooksatmeandhol
dsmyhand
Hi
m:Don'tst
ressyourpret
tyli
tt
lehead.Youar
e
al
readymywifeSweetness.I
'
m neverlet
ti
ngyougo.
Hegivesmeasmir
korisitanaught
ychi
ldsmi
le.
Fi
rstti
meIseet
hatl
ook.Hewhisper
sinmyear
.
Hi
m:Ipoppedt
hatcher
ri
e.Husbandmyass.
Hewalksoutt
ocal
lhi
sdad,
leavi
ngmesmi
li
ngl
i
ke
aret
ard.

#Li
ke#Comment#Shar
e#Enj
oy
Iwassobusyyest
erday.Hopet
hismakesupf
or
j
ust1inser
t
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NSERT34

JABHI
LE

MEMORY

Everyonewassoexcited.Ashoppingcompl ext
obe
buil
tatKwagga.Wewoul dn'thavetogoalltheway
toPr et
ori
anowf orgr
oceri
es.Butthatmallbei
ng
buil
tcamewi thit
'sdi
sadvantagesSiphoMahlangu.
Het houghtheownedthewor ld.Hegot5girl
s
pregnantthefi
rstmonthhewasher e.

I'
m wal ki
ngtoschool,i
t'
sr ai
ningandkgar igavemy
rai
ncoatt oherdaughter
.Appar ent
lymi nelooks
betterthanhers.That
'sbecauseshecuthol esi
n
hers.Itwasmor eexpensivethanmi ne.Acarst ops
nexttome.
Dri
ver
:Jabhi
le,
letmet
akeyout
oschool
,you'
re
get
ti
ngwet.
Il
ookt
oseewhoi
tcoul
dbe.Ach
Me:HiSi
pho.Thankyou
I
t'
srai
ningt
oohar
dformet
osaynot
oday.
Si
pho:ThankyouGod
Me:WhatdoesGodhavet
odowi
thanyt
hing.
Hi
m:Hemader
ainshor
di.Hemadei
trai
n.
Wegett
oschooli
nnot
ime
Him:Therai
nmadesureyougoti
nmycar.I
'
ve
beentr
yingt
otal
ktoyouformont
hsnow.
Me:I
'
m notgoi
ngt
obeyourbabymamano6.
Hesmi
les
Hi
m:Iknow.Enj
oyyourday.
Af
terschoolhewaswai
ti
ngt
otakemehome.
Me:Don'
tyougot
oschool
?
Him:I'
m 20Jabhi
le,
inuni
ver
sit
y.Mycl
assesar
e
notever
yday.
Me:You'
dbet
ternotbelyi
ngtome.Idon'
tbef
ri
end
peopl
ewhohavenof ut
ure.
Il
ethi
mtakemehome.
Me:Sohowdoesa20yearol
dmakesomany
peopl
epr
egnant
.
Hi
m:Thosearejustr
umour
s.Ihaven'
tevensl
ept
wi
th5gi
rls,
letal
onemakethem pr
egnant.
Me:Uyaphosi
sa.I
'
veseengi
rl
sinyourcar
.
Hesi
deeyesme.
Hi
m:OkIl
ie.
Webot
hchuckl
e
Hi
m:Iwi
llst
opwhenyouagr
eet
obemygi
rl
fr
iend.
Me:Iguessyouwi
llneverst
op.

TODAY

Sambul
owalksbackin.Hesi
tsnextt
omelooki
ng
atmydad'
ssist
erandhismom.Hesighs.
Hi
m:Mypeopl ewillbeher
enextSat
urday,f
ora
meet
ing.Theelder
swi l
ldi
scusst
hewayf or
ward.
Husbandnumber1'speopl
ecanbethereaswell
.
Herei
smyf at
her'
sphonenumber,pl
easegivei
tto
MrSkosanaincasehehasanyquesti
ons.Love
l
et'
sgo.

WewalkintothecarandIcrysil
ent
ly.Heholdsmy
handti
ghtl
y.Wedriveinsi
lenceunt
ilIdeci
deto
speakt
omyman.
Me:I
twasn'
tanar
rangedmar
ri
age.
Hi
m:What
?
Me:Wewer
einl
ove.
Hel
ooksatme.
Me:TheroadSandil
e.Keepyoureyesont
her
oad.
Molot
oisakil
lerr
oad.
Isi
gh.
Me:Doyoust
il
lwantt
omar
ryme?
Hi
m:Mor ethanyouwi
lleverknow.Youneedt
olet
goofhi
mt hough.
Me:I
'
m overhi
m.
Him:Babythi
sist
hef i
rstt
imeyou'
veaknowledged
thatyoul
ovedbef
ore.Youalwaysdodgedt
he
questi
on.
Iconti
nuetocrysi
lent
ly.Hepull
smeclosert
ohim
anddriveswi
thonehand.Drivi
nganautomati
cis
l
ife.

Hi
m:Wakeupwear
ehome.
Wewal kinandheleadsmet othebedroom.We
takeashowerinsil
ence.Thismanl ovest aki
ngcar e
ofme.Hewashesmet hor
oughly,dri
esme, l
oti
ons
meandcover smewi thathickgown.It hinkwinter
i
smyf avour
it
eseason.Wegot othekitchentosee
aboutfood.Aunt
yEllenpreparedcomf ortfood.I
'm
surethismoroncal
ledahead.
Hi
m:What
'st
hesmi
lef
or.
Me:You'
reamor
on.
Hi
m:Don'
tsayst
uffyouwi
llr
egr
et.
Me:Who'
sgonamakemepay?
Hi
m:Cont
inuel
ove.Cont
inue
Ist
ickmyt
ongueout.Befor
eIevenputi
tbacki
n
mymouthI'
m agai
nstthewallscr
eami
ngmylungs
out
.
Hi
m:What
..wer
e..
.you.
..sayi
ng?
Me:Mmmh.
..
.
Hi
m:Jabhi
le
Me:I
..
..l
o..
ve.
..
.you
Hesmi
lesandcont
inuest
odel
iveri
nsanest
rokes.

NTHABI
SENG

Igettot hehospit
alandLer atohasbeendi scharged.
I'
m sti
llshockedatyesterday'srevelation.Yout hink
youknowsomeonekant idololo.Heymi hlolostru.
HereIt houghtwe'dbehavingaZi kalalajunior.Dr
Andil
eZi kalal
awasf eat
uredi nthelastBMFawar d
ceremony.Hewascel ebrat
edast het opachi everin
medicinef ort
heyear.Iwasamazedbyhi syout h
i
t'
susual l
ygrandpa'
sthatar erecognized.
YESTERDAY

Dr
:Ohwow
Us:Whati
sitdoct
or?
Dr
:There'
snobaby.Ther
eneverwas.There'
sno
womb.Ican'
tdi
vul
gemor e.Shewi
llt
ellyouher
sel
f.
Ler
atot
hencl
osedhereyesandpr
etendedt
obe
asl
eep.

NOW

Igett otheshopandt hereisnoBlacky.It


'sherday
off,butI'
m notexpectingherback.IaskedTeefuto
selltheplaceorfindnewmanagement .Idon'
twant
toruni tanymore.Trustmyhusbandt oknowbet ter
.
Hej ustsmi l
edandbookedusona4weekhol i
day,
touringEurope.I'
ml eavi
ngtonight
.Thuliwil
lbein
chargeatt hemoment .I
'
m goingtomissthisplace.
Iwal
koutf
eel
ingont
opoft
hewor
ld.

LERATO

Whatwoul dhavegi venNthabisengt heideat hatI


waspr egnant.Ithoughtt
heyhadst abi
lizedmy
alcoholpoisoni
ngwhendoct or
sandnur sescame
rushinginscreamingcoder ed.I'
m sitt
ingi ndaddy'
s
j
etappar entl
ywear egoingtomyf avour it
eplaceon
earthtocomf ortme.

Dad:Youar
egoingtoenj
oyt
heGreekI
slesmybaby.
Spendi
ngti
methereal
wayscal
msyoudown.
Me:Thankyoudaddy.At29year
sol
dI'
m st
il
l
daddy'
spri
ncess.
Dad:Ihopeyoudon'
tmi
ndaf
ri
endofmi
nei
s
hi
tchi
ngar i
dewit
hus.
Me:Nodaddy,
Iwi
llbei
nmyr
oom mostoft
hef
li
ght
anyways.
Yesourj
ethast
inysl
eepi
ngquar
ter
s.
SHI
TSHI
TSHI
T
Teef
u:Ol
dfr
iendhowar
eyou?
Theyshakehands.Inwaltzeshi
smuchyounger
wife.Shespotsmeandr ushesme.Shegi
vesme
thewar mestt
ight
esthug.
Nthabi
:IthoughtIwasnevergoi
ngtoseeyouagai
n.
Youjustdisappear
ed.Iwassoworr
ied.
Teef
u:Sol
ovet
hatmeansyouar
edoi
ngbet
terand
wecangohome.
Shegi
veshi
m adi
rt
ylookandweal
lbur
stout
l
aughi
ng.
Me:Mypar
ent
scamet
ofet
chme.
Mymom walksi
n.Lat
easusual
.Appar
ent
lyshe
hadt
hingst
odothi
smorni
ng.
Mom:Sor ryI'
mlate,mysisterwoul dn'
tstoptal
king.
Hergrandchil
dissick,t
hedoct orsdon'tknow
what'
swr ong.Ngakatoldthem hisancest or
swant
hi
m.Nothi smaternal,
butpat ernalones.
Me:It
houghtMphowentf
orar
ti
fi
ciali
nsemi
nat
ion.
Mom:That
'swhyyourauntdi
dn'
tst
opt
alki
ng.The
sear
chi
sontofi
ndthedonour.
Me:Whenyout
hinkyouhaveprobl
ems,
someone
al
waystr
umpsyouwithbi
ggerones.
Nt
habi
senggi
vesmeanot
herhug
Me:Mamat hisi
snt ant
eTeefuandhi
swifemy
f
ri
endNthabiseng.Theywerewithmeinhospi
tal
,i
n
f
actt
heytookmet ohospi
tal
.
Mom:Thankyousomuch.IknowTeef u,niceto
meetyouyounglady.Maybeyouwil
ltellmewhat
drivessomeonet
odr i
nksomuchtheypoi son
theselveswi
thal
cohol.
Nt
habi
:Takeaguessmama
Mom:Monna.I
ndoda.Man
Weburstoutl
aughing.ThenIrememberthe
doct
or'
sreact
ion.Sounprofessi
onal
.Shereal
ly
embarr
assedme.At earescapes.Unpl
anned.
Mom:Her
eal
lydi
danumberonyouheh.
Me:Noma.Thi ngswit
hhim wer
ereal
lynotthat
ser
ious.Justwhatt
hedoct
ordidyest
erday.She.
.
It
ellherwhathappened.
Mom:Nthabiwhatmadeyout
hinkshewas
pr
egnant
?
Nthabi
:Wishf
ult
hinki
ngIguess.Coupl
edwi
tht
he
t
hrowingup.
Me:Iwasbor ni
nter
sexual,alt
houghmyfemale
charect
eri
sti
cshaveal
waysbeenmor edominant
.
I'
m att
ract
edtomenonl y,
Ihaveavagina,butt
he
repr
oducti
veorgansaremal e.
Nt
habi
:Thatexpl
ainst
her
ockhar
dlegs.
Ipl
aypunchheront
heshoul
der
Me:Iwasbornwit
houtawomb.Myvagi nahadto
benippedandt
uckedtobeperfected.Butt
hat
doct
orwashorr
ibl
e.I'
l
lneverf
or gethowshesaid:
ohwow.
Ishakemyhead.
Nt
habi
:Shewi
llknowuswhenwegetback.
Wel
augh
Nt
habi
:Canyoubel
ieveChar
coal
?
Me:Iam notr
eadyt
otal
kaboutt
hatyet
.

JABHI
LE

Ishoul
d'vefal
leni
nl ovewi t
hawhi teman.We
would'
veelopedandf orgotaboutthisfamil
y
nonsense.ButMichaelisdeterminedtobeaZul u
manandhaveat r
adi t
ionalwedding.IsighasI
acknowledgether
e'snowayout .
Mi
chael
:Pennyf
oryourt
hought
s?
Me:Thankyouf
orl
ovi
ngmet
hroughal
lthi
s.
Hesmi l
esandt hedoor
bellri
ngs.Hegoest oopen
andcomesbackwi t
htheZikalal
aseniort
winsand
theirwives.BabuZulucomesatt heend.I'
m so
afraidofthismanIfeelasifhecanseer i
ght
throughme.Theygr eetandset t
leonthecouches.
BabPet
er:Makot
igoodt
oseeyou.
Me:Ngi
yabongababa
Mama:Wel
oveyou
Thi
sisnotagoodwayt
ost
artt
hismeet
ing.Ohhel
l
BabuNkosi
:Mfanabr
ingt
wooft
hosechai
rsand
putt
hem t
here.
Hedoes.
Zul
u:Nowyouandmakot
isi
tther
e.
Yaqal
akei
nkat
hazomadoda.

#Li
ke#Comment#Shar
e#Enj
oy
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NSERT35

MI
CHAEL
Mypar ent
'slovewasal wayssomet hingtomar vel.
Weknewt hattheyl oveduski ds,buttheyputeach
otherfirst
.Al ways.Theydoubl eteamedusal lt
he
ti
me.Iwasbor nwi thmyt winbutt heirconnecti
on
wasj ustthatspeci al.Theywoul donl ystaymadat
eachot herforonl yan1hour .2hour smax.You
walkoutoft hekitchen, l
eavingthem ar guingabout
eggs.Youcomeback5mi nuteslaterandt hey'
re
l
aughi ngaboutsomet hi
ngel se.

Ididn'tt
hinkinmyl i
feti
meIwoul dmeetsomeone
l
ikemySweet ness.Ithoughtitwoul dbetoohar dt
o
fi
ndmyyang.Butt heuni ver
semadeourpat hs
meet .Ihadbuil
talif
eandset tledi nBerli
nbutt he
chancet ospear-
headanunbel ievableprojectl
ead
met oSout hAfri
ca.Icoll
apsedi nf rontoftheli
ftas
MichaelPhill
ipsandIwokeupwi t
hawhol enew
i
dent i
ty.Iwokeupwi thaher i
tage.Myf amilywas
rescuedbyt hatmoment .

Ibr
ingi
nthechai
rsasi
nst
ruct
edandSweet
ness
andIsett
lei
nfrontoftheseniors.Itakeherhandin
mine,t
ryi
ngtocalm herner
ves, butsheyanksitout.
Ismil
eandlookatbabuZul u.I'
m alsoshit
ti
ng
bri
cks.

Zulu:oMpungoseal l
owedust osendthatl
ett
erwith
nor eservat
ions.Makot
iwedon'tal
lowourboysto
bri
ngt hewr ongwomani nt
hisfamil
y.Iconsul
ted
themi nuteweheardabouttheengagement.
Il
ookatherandsheislooki
ngatt
hefl
oorasif
wishi
ngitwoul
dopenandswallowher.
Unfor
tunat
elyt
hatonl
yhappenedint
hebibl
e.
Zul
u:Si
cel
ausi
chazel
engal
empi
xabadal
a.
Ionl
yunder
stoodcel
a.
Zul
u:Sor
ry.
Iguessher
eadmyf
ace
Zulu:Pl
easetel
luswhathappened,sowecanbe
readyfort
hemeet i
ngonSaturday.Don'
tworr
y
whateveryousayinthi
sroom wil
lnotmakeus
changeourheartsormindsaboutyou.Youar
e
Sambulo'
spr
izef
orbr
ingi
ngt
heMpungosecl
an
toget
her.

JABHI
LE

Hear
ingt
hosewor
dsset
tl
edmyi
nsi
desabi
t.
Me:Ngi
yabongababa.
(Thankyousi
r)
It
akeadeepbr
eat
h,cl
osemyeyes.
Me:Myf amilywasoverj
oyedwhent heyf oundoutI
waswi thSiphoMahlangu.Theywer et herichest
,
mostpower f
ulfami
lyinthear ea.Myf atherdecided
tocashi n.Hewentstrai
ghtt ohisfatherand
demandedhepaysf orhisson" rui
ning"hi s
daughter.Hewasgivenal otofmoney.Hecame
homesayi ngIwasnowamar ri
edwoman.Iwasi n
matric,
Iwast ol
dwhenIf i
nishwr i
ti
ng, theywer e
taki
ngmet otheMahlanguhome.ThedayIf ini
shed
writ
ing,Ipackedmybagsandr anaway.
Bab'
Pet
er:Sot
heyl
i
edt
otheMahl
angu'
s?
Idi
dn'
tknowhowt
oanswert
hat
.
Bab'Moses:Theyar
enott
obet r
usted.Doyou
knowhowmuchwaspai dforyou?
Ishakemyhead
Bab'Moses:Don'
twor
ryyourpr
ett
yli
tt
leheadour
daught
er.
Bab' Zulu:AbaphansibakwaMpungoseseeyouas
theirmakot i
.Kodwabesebekul
indil
ekwaMahlangu.
Igazilakholichi
thekelakwaZi
kalal
a.Thatmakes
allt
hei rdeal
ingsuseless.
Il
ookatMichael
,heneedsmetoexpl
ainwhatwas
j
ustsai
d.I
nf r
ontofhi
sparent
s.
Bab'Pet
er:Myson,becauseyoubrokeseal
,youwi
n.
Theancestor
sacknowledgethatherbl
oodwasspi
lt
her
e.
I
'm bl
ushi
ngsohardri
ghtnow.ThankGodI
'
m dar
k.
Thi
sonesmilesl
ikearet
ard.
Bab'Moses:Thankyoumychi l
drenformakingme
proud.Wewi l
lresol
vethi
s.Wedon'tknowwhatto
expectwhenwegett heresowewilll
eaveyouher
e
andtravelal
one.
Aft
erl
uncht
heyleaveandwear
elef
tal
one.He
hol
dsmesotight
.
Mi
ke:Il
oveyou.
Me:Iknow.Thankyou.Il
oveyout
oo.
Hi
m:Sowhenwast
hel
astt
imeyousawhi
m?
Me:WhenIr
anof
f
Hi
m:So.
..
Me:Idon'
twantt
otal
kabouti
t.
Hi
m:Idon'
twantanysur
pri
sesSweet
ness.
Me:What
?
Him:Youwantmet or epeatmyself
?Real l
y?Ican't
dothiswithyourightnow.Al lt
hesesecrets.Iwant
thetr
uth.Notthatbull
shityoufedourpar ents.I
f
yourheartbel
ongst ohim, Iwantnopartoft hi
s.
Hewal
ksout
.
Isl
idet
othegr
oundt
ear
sfl
owi
ng.
MI
CHAEL

Iloveher ,
shei smyf uture.Butt here'snowayi n
hellI
'l
lbest uckinar el
at i
onshipwi t
hnohonest y.I
don'tknowwhyshet hinksI '
m ani diot.I'
venever
takenshitf r
om nobodyi nmyl i
feandi twon' tst
art
now.It akeaf ewmi nuteswal kingi nthegar dento
calm mysel fdown.WhenIr et
urnIf indheri nthe
exactspotIl efther
.Ipickherupandheadt oour
bedroom, removeourcl othesandgeti nt hecovers.
Shedoesn' tmove.Doesn' ttal
k.Doesn' teventurnto
l
ookatme.I '
m notdoingt hisshit.Igodownst air
s
andsi ti
nt heloungewi thmybot tleandagl ass.

AfteranhourI '
mt i
psyashellandshewalksin.She
comeswi thaglassandfi
ll
sitwithmydr i
nk.I'
m
wat chingtoseewhatshewi l
ldonow.Shedowns
thegl ass,
Itryt
ostopher,butshe'sgot
tenitdown
hert r
ap.It'
sStr
ohRum sot hatwasnotagoodi dea.

Her
:Al
ltheat
tent
ionhegaveme.Al
lthegi
ft
she
shower
edmewit
h.Iwasconvi
ncedhel
ovedme.I
was16whenwemet.Iwasnaï
veand.
..
Shei
sstar
ti
ngtoslurherwor
ds.Shedi
djustdown
80%al
coholper
centage.
Me:Wecandi
scusst
hist
omor
row.
Her
:NOTODAY!
!!
!
It
hinkshe'
saboutt
ofal
lover
,butIl
etherbe.
Her:I
'm sor
ryfornotbei
ngopenwi
thyou.Ihave
neverhadto..
.
Li
ghtsout
.Icar
ryhert
obedandpassoutnextt
o
her
.

Iwakeupf i
rstandlookathowbeaut i
fulshelooks.I
wanttotouchherandmakepassi onatelovetoher,
butweneedt ofocusinordertomovepastherhur t.
Itscar
esmehowdeept hatfoolaffectedher.Ifonl
y
shewouldtalktome.Ididn'tevenrealizeshehad
wokenup, I
'
m sodeepi nthought.
Her
:Goodmor
ning.
Me:Mor
ning
Her
:Whathappenedl
astni
ght
?
Me:St
rohRum
Her
:Thepl
anwast
otal
k.I
'
m sor
ryIgotdr
unk.
Me:Wecant
alknow.
Her:Iknewhewasaplayer.Fr
om t
hegetgo.ButI
chosetoeatupal
ltheschl
ephefedme.

JABHI
LE

Watchi
nghi mlastni
ghtmademer eal
izehow
i
mpor t
antiti
stolethi
min.Ideci
dedIwasgonat
ell
hi
m everyt
hing.

JABHI
LENARRATES
Me:Goodmor
ning
If
indSiphoi
nthecarwai
ti
ngtodr
ivemet oschool
.
He'sbeendr
ivi
ngmetoandfr
om schoolwhenever
he'
savai
labl
e.Hegi
vesmeasmal
lpackage.
Him:It
'snot
hingreal
ly.JustaBl
ackBer
ryphone.I
needtofi
ndyouwhenIneedyou.Keepi tonyou,i
t
won'tmakeanoise.
MonthspassedandIwashappy.TheyearIwasi n
matri
chehadf i
nishedvarsityandst ar
tedwor king.
Hewasser vi
nghisarti
clesataf i
rmin
Johannesbur
g,whichmeantl esstimeathome.On
weekendshewasbusyont hef amil
ybusiness.
Rumoursofhim withdiff
erentwomeni nt
ensified.
Hegottir
edofbeinginterr
ogat ed.
Him:WhatIneedasamanist
hatthi
ngbetween
yourl
egs.I
fyoucan'
tser
veme;someoneel
sewill
.

Dur
ingmyf
inal
sIgotacal
lfr
om hi
m
Voi
ce:AaaahSi
pho.Yessss.Aaaah
Voi
ce:Mmmh.
..
.Yesbabygi
rl
.
Ihungupthecal
landphonedback.Hedi
dn'
tpi
ck
upanditwentt
ovoicemai
l
Me:Whot
hef
ucki
sthatSi
pho?I
t'
sover
.
Myauntcaughtuswhenwewer ebusyar
guing.
Wellhewasapologi
singandIwasscreaming.
Whenmydadwentt oconf r
ontMrMahlangu,Sipho
convi
ncedhi
sdadt opayeveryt
hingmydadwant ed
becausehef
igur
edI'dbestuckwithhi
mf orl
if
e.

Af ewweeksl at
erIwasoutofthere.Ihaven'
tseen
Siphosi nce.Iwas17whenIf i
nishedMat ri
cIam 23
i
n2weeks.I fhewantedtofindme, hewoul dhave.I
wasal mostr aped3year
sago, l
andedi njai
lfor
beatingt hatsonofagunup.Ical ledSiphofor
assistance, andheignor
edmypl ease.

Michaelhasbeenqui
etl
ist
eni
ngt
oever
ythi
ngI
'
ve
sai
dattenti
vel
y.
Me:Saysomet
hing.
Hi
m:Youstar
tschooli
n2days.Wear
emovi
ngyou
i
ntomor
row,l
et'
sgo.
Me:SoyouhavenocommentSambul
o.
Hi
m:You'
vehadti
met opr
ocesst
hisbaby.Canyou
gi
vemeti
mealso.Ipr
omiseI'
l
lwei
ghinok.
I'
m sodi
sappoi
ntedri
ghtnow.Wegetreadyan
l
eavefort
heshopping.I
ttakesusal
lday.Weget
homeanda2gent l
emenwal kin.
Gent
lebr
other
:Wear
eher
etodoyourhai
r.
2hourslat
erIhaveabeaut
if
ulf
inet
wistonmy
head.Yes2hours.Magi
c
Mybabyhandsmepai
nki
ll
ersandwegot
obed.

Me:Doyoust
il
lloveme?
Hi
m:Doyoust
il
llovehi
m?
Me:St
opwit
hthi
semot
ionalbl
ackmai
lbul
lshi
t
Mi
chael.
Hel
ooksatme.
Me:Iwaswi thhimforalmost2years.YesIloved
him.Butitwasteenagestuff
.Inevergavehim my
soul
.HellIcoul
dn'tevengivehim mybody.Imet
youlandedinyourarmsasi fpushedbyagustof
wind.Youcaughtme.Yout ur
nedmywor ldupside
down, whi
chist her
ightwayup.Yougavemea
purposetoli
ve.IhaveneverbeenhappierthanIam
now.Youdi dnotsellmeadr eam.Youputitint
o
acti
on.Iam li
vingmydr eam.
Nowthisinsecur i
tycloakyouar
ewear ing,
doesn't
sui
tyou.Leavei toutsidet
hisr
elat
ionshipbecauseI
havenotimef orit.

Ifeelsoemot i
onall
yhighst rungnowIj ustst art
waili
ng.Hehol dsmesot ight ,andt henst ar
ts
ki
ssingmyneck, mytit
scr avedf ortheat tenti
on
he'sgivi
ngt hem now.Myst omach, allthewayt o
mynuf fie.Thenhest art
seat ingmeout .Ican'tstop
cryi
ng, i
tfeelssogoodi t'
smaki ngmecr yeven
harder.Icomesohar dandbef oreIcancompose
myselfhedr iveshimselfinsoqui ckly.Iscream.
Hi
m:Tel
lmeyou'
remi
ne.
Hisst
rokesar
eslow,deepandI'm hol
dinghi
m so
ti
ghtwit
hmyt hi
ghs.If
eeladropletonmyfaceand
openmyeyes.Mybabyi scr
yingaswel l
.
Me:I
'
m your
sSambul
o
Ipul
lhi
mtomeandhedoesn'
tst
opt
hrust
ingdeep
i
ntomysoul
.
Me:Iwil
lneverhur
tyouSambul
o.Il
oveyou.Il
ove
yousomuch
Wecumm insynchandwej
usthol
deachot
herf
or
t
hel
ongestti
me.

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LE

Wehavejustcompletedmovingal
lmyt hi
ngsinto
t
hei
nsti
tutequarter
s.Theroomsaregorgeous,no
r
oommatest hankheavens,
buttheroom i
tsel
fis
spacious,wit
hitsowntinyshower,toi
letandbasi
n.
Thisspaceistoot i
nytohecall
edabat hroom but
atl
eastit'
spri
vate.Ther
e'sagaladinnerinthe
eveningtowelcomeusf ormall
y.Igettodressup
again.I'
m soexcit
ed.Andscared.
Me:Won'
tyouf
orgetaboutme?
Mi
chael
:Whatdoyoumean?
Me:Iwi
llbest
uckher
eandyouwi
llbeoutt
her
e
havi
ngf
un.
Michael:Babet
hiswi
llbeyoursecondar
yhome,t
o
useifyouhavemajorproj
ects.Ort
ostudyf
ort
ests
andexams.
Il
ookathi
m wi
thquet
ions.Hehandsmeacarkey.
Him:It
'sal
readypar
kedout
side,
foryoutocomet
o
yourpri
maryhomewhenyouar enotbusy.He
handsmeasecondsetofkeys.Housekeys.
Hegi
vesmeapeck.Iscream whenIdi
gestwhathe
i
ssayingandgivehi
m ahug.WhenwebreakIrun
t
owardsthedoor
Her
:Youar
esl
owMi
chaelman.Let
'sgoseet
his
car
.
Wegettot
hepar
kinglotandhegoesst
rai
ghtt
oa
whit
eBMW 2ser
ies.Iscr
eam andj
umpupand
down.
Hi
m:Comedr i
veushomesowecanpr
epar
efor
t
hiseveni
ng.
Idri
veushomeandwegetr eady.Ipi
ckar edl
ace
dressfr
om t
heensembl
ethatmydesi gnerMbuso
broughtme

Wegetdri
ventothefunct
ion,ChefRamseyist
he
keynot
espeakerasoneoftheownersandlect
urer
s.
Mike:Everyweekendyouwi
llcookmeallt
hedishes
youlearnti
nyourmidweekl
ecturesandpr
epforthe
nextweek.Iwantyoutodowell.
ThereisaDJaf t
ert
hespeechesbutpeopl
eeatand
gotheirsepar
ateways.Wegethomeandpr epar
e
forbed.
Mike:Babeyourdadcal
ledmyol
dmanandasked
t
hem totel
lyoutocomehomeonFri
day.
I
'
m soshocked,
Ili
ter
all
yfr
eeze.Her
ubsmyback.
Him:Breat
hlove,br
eat
h.Don'twor
rydadtol
dhim
youwerebusyatschoolyouwouldbehomef ort
he
l
obolanegoti
ati
onsandthisweeki
t'
sjustameeti
ng
tocl
earthi
ngsout.
.
.
Schooli
ssomuchf un,youcantellt
houghthati
t's
fort
heri
chandfamous.AndI ,Jabhil
eSkosana,am
1oftheri
chandfamous.Ihavebeensl eepi
ngat
ressi
nceWednesdaytodayisFridayI'
m goi
ngto
seemyman.Igethomet of
indluggageonthefoyer
fl
oor.

Me:Babeyou'
rehomeear
ly.Whyi
sther
eabag
packed.
Hescr
atcheshi
shead.
Hi
m:Yourdadcal
ledagai
n.
Okt
hisi
snowget
ti
ngr
idi
cul
ous.
Him:Hesayst hedelegat
iondoesn'
tneedt
ocome
overalotofdays.Theycanbothmeetand
negot
iate.
Me:I
'
m notgoi
ng.
Him:Sweet
nesspl
ease.Let
'sj
ustgett
hisoverand
donewit
h.
Me:Buthei
supt
ohi
sol
dtr
icks.
Hi
m:Don'twor
ry,
mybr
other
sandIwi
llbeatabnb
cl
oseby.

IcanseeI 'm notmakinganyheadwayher e.Ijust


goupst air
sandchangei nt
oadr essandheadout .
I'
veneverdr i
venmysel fhome.ButIknowt heway.
Thelateaf t
ernoonwhenIgett here,Iparkont he
sideandwat chi namazement .Theyardi sf ul
land
buzzing,everyoneisbusy.Itdoesn'
tlookl ike
peoplearepr epari
ngforameet ingandl obol a
negotiati
ons.There'sahugewhi tetentblockingthe
wholest r
eet.IsendMi keansms.
Yourf
atheri
nlawisprepar
ingforabi
gfeasther
e
andIdon'
tthi
nkyou'
reinvi
ted.

Hecal
lsback

Me:Love,
ther
e'saweddi
ngher
e.
Hi
m:Whatdoyoumean?Who'
sget
ti
ngmar
ri
ed?
Me:Meofcour
se,
andsomet
hingt
ell
smeyou'
renot
t
hegroom.
Hi
m:Lovet
urnar
oundnow.Comeback.
Me:ItoldyouIdidn'
twantt
ocomehere.Youwi
th
yourstubbor
nnesssentmeherebymyself
.
Hi
m:I
'
m sor
rynowcomehome
Me:I'
vebeenparkedin,
andtherearepeopl
eher
eto
fet
chmealready.Idon'
tknowifI'
l
lbeablet
otal
kto
youagai
n.Bye

Ihangup.Whi
lehei
sbusyscr
eami
ngmyname.I
getoutoft
hecart
opeopl
esi
ngi
ngweddi
ngsongs
andulul
ati
ng.
Theywalkmei nandimmediatel
ymyauntt akesmy
bags.I'
m usher
edtoaroom inthecor
neroft he
yard.I
t'
snewlybui
ltandbeauti
ful
.Theyleavemein
therewit
hachangeofclot
hesont hebed.Itakea
bathandchange.

Anhourlat
erthesunhassetandt her
e'saknockon
t
hedoor.Igotoopenandheattacksmewi t
hahug.
I
'mtooshockedtorespondsoIlethim be.
Si
pho:Thepr
odi
galwi
fer
etur
ns
Me:Lot
sha(
Hi)
Hi
m:Youar er
eal
lyhere.Yourdadwasn'
tki
ddi
ng
af
teral
l.Your
eal
lycameback.
Thi
sonei
swayt
ooexci
tedaboutt
his.
Me:Dudewhati
sgoi
ngonher
e?
Hi
m:Yourfat
hercal
ledmydadandt
oldhi
m you
wer
efi
nal
lyheretomarr
yme.
Me:Hayiandyouboughti
t.
Hest
art
slaughi
ng.
Him:Weddi
nginvi
tati
onshavebeensentout
.Ihave
oneinmycar.Iwi
llbr
ingi
tforyoutosee.
Me:HayiSi
pho.
Him:Youknowyourcrazydadof
feredmeyour
cousi
ntomarrywhenyouleft
.Wait
!!!What
'st
hat
l
ook?Areyoujeal
ous?
Me:No
Shut
hatcameoutunexpect
edl
yasawhi
sper
.
Thi
soneher
eisl
aughi
ngsohar
d.
Him:Ir
emember edhowmuchyouhatedhersoI
tur
nedthem down.Yourdadi
sschemi
ngand
devi
ous.

Hekeepsqui
etf
orabi
tandj
ustl
ooksatme.

Hi
m:Youwer
enotr
epr
esent
edbyanovi
cest
ate
at
tor
neyf
oryourt
ri
al.
Me:Whatdoyoumean?
Him:Ipaidagreatadvocat
e,neverlostacaset o
getyouout.Andhedid.Iwasincour teveryday.He
wasfantast
ic.AndItookcareofthatbastardthat
messedwi t
hmywi fe.
Me:Huh?
Thi
smantoday.Heengulf
smei
nahugandl
et'
s
mesobf
oraf ewminutes.
Me:Iwassoscar
edandal
one.
Him:Youwer enotal one.Iwasjustal
waysint
he
shadows.Howdoyout hinkyougotapri
mespotto
sellyourmagwinyas?Andyourshackwaswar min
winteranddidn'
tleak?Butcoolinsummer .

I
'
m soshockedr
ightnow.I
'
m numb,
justst
ari
ng.
Him:Yout
hinkyoujustbef
ri
endedagi
rlt
hatknew
howtodofacesandshegaveyouafewpointer
s.I
pai
daprof
essionalt
oteachyou.
Me:Whydi
dyoust
ayhi
ddenal
ltheseyear
s?
Hi
m:Idi
dn'
tknowhowel
set
obe?
Me:.
..
..
Hi
m:Iwatchedyoufal
linl
ovewi
thhi
m.Isawhi
m
gi
veyouwhatIcoul
dn'
t.
Me:What
'st
hat
?
Hi
m:Hi
msel
f.

Si
pho:Howdi
dtheygetyout
ocomeher
e?
Me:DadpromisedtheZikal
alaf
amil
yameetingt
o
endrel
ati
onswithyouandacceptt
heirl
obol
a.
Hi
m:ButuSambul
omadoda.
Hemakesacal
landput
sitonspeaker
.
Hi
m:Baba.(
dad)
Dad:Ndodana.
(son)
Si
pho:Ngi
hlel
inonaSkosanal
a(I
'
m wi
thJabhi
le)
Dad:Sawubonandodakazi
(Hel
lomydaught
er)
Me:Yebobaba(
Eveni
ngsi
r)
Sipho:Akazil
uthongomtshado.
(Shedoesn'
tknow
anythi
ngaboutt heweddi
ng)
Hi
sdadbur
stsoutl
aughi
ng
Dad:KodwauSambulol
osizomt
hini
.(What
everar
e
wegonadoaboutSambul
o)
Si
pho:Heisrel
ent
lessdad.Wemustt
eachhi
ma
bi
glesson.
Dad:I
yendodanai
ye.Angi
bhenywamine.Uyeyi
sa
l
omsana.(Yesmyboy.Hedoesn'
tknowme)
Si
pho:Whatdowedo?
Dad:Comeseemewhenyouar edonethere.Makoti
don'twor
ryaboutanythingt
hatonetherehas
grown.Si
zowurarul
ulalomraro.
(Wewi l
lresol
vethi
s
problem)

Icanseet
hathehasgr
own.Hehandsmehi
s
phone.
Him:Her
e, cal
lyourdude,t
ellhi
m nottocomei
n
gunsbl
azing,Iwil
lfi
guresomethingout.

Imaket
hecal
l.

Mi
chael
:Hel
lo,
Michaelspeaki
ng.
Me:Baby
Hi
m:We'
real
mostt
her
e.
Me:Don'twor
ryaboutme.I'
m ok.Si
phowi
llsor
t
ever
ythi
ngout.Justgot
othebnb.
Sipho:Goodeveni
ngMrZi kal
ala.Ihaveyourphone
number snow.Iwi
llcal
lyouinabi t
.
Mi
chael
:Ok.
Hehangsup.Whoist
hismaninf
rontofme.Wher
e
i
sthatbumbl
ingf
oolwit
h5babymamas.
Therei
saknockont
hedoorandsomeonebr
ingsi
n
supper
.
Hewhi
sper
sinmyear
.
Hi
m:Idon'
ttr
ustyourdad.Don'
teat
.
Ismi
le,
theaunt
ywi
tht
hef
oodhast
hebi
ggestgr
in.
Me:Si
yabongamayoucanputt
hef
oodt
her
e.

Aft
erafewminut
esheleaves.Igetundert
he
cover
sandsl
eep.Si
phohascal medmedown.Ican
sl
eepnow.

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LE

I
'm wokenupbyaknockonthedoorandgivenbath
water.WhenI'
m donemygl
am squadwalksin.I
t
rustedSiphot
ohavemyback,butseei
ngMichael'
s
peoplegivesmemor ehope.Theyar esoexci t
ed
aboutt heweddi ng,Ihavet ocal mt hem downsoi t
sti
lll
ooksl ikemydadi sget tinghisway.Whi l
et he
otherisbusywi thmyweave, anotherisonmynai l
s.
Whent heyar edone, t
he3r donest artswiththe
makeup.Ismi letomysel fbecauseshei susingthe
same" Dar kDi ndy"brandIf ellinlovewi t
hamont h
aago.Myl ifeismovi ngsof ast.Ijustreali
sedthat
changehappensi nani nstant .Weaspeopl eli
ke
dragginghappymoment sbecauseoff ear.Thedevil
thencapi t
alizes.Ideciderightt hereandt hent oli
ve
forthemoment .Enjoymyhappi

Me:Doesoneofyoul
adi
eshaveaphoneher
e?
Ineedt
ogetoutofher
e.
Theyl
augh.
Them:Wewer
est
ri
psear
ched.Nophone,
not
abl
et,
nopager
.

Ther
e'saknockont
hedoor
.It
'smydad.
Hi
m:Goodmor
ningJabhi
le
Me:Yebobaba
Hi
m:Take,
alet
terf
rom mysoni
nlaw.
Me:Thankyou
Hi
m:Hewi l
ltakecar
eofyou.Andoft
hiswhol
e
f
amil
y.Ichosewell
Me:Yebobaba
Hewal
ksout
.Iopent
hel
ett
er.

MySweet
ness

WhenImetyouIknewyouwer etheoneforme.
Everyminut
espenttoget
herprovedtomet hatI
neverli
vedunti
lthemomentyousteppedintomy
l
ife.Thi
sisthedaythatt
heLordhasmadef orus.

ILoveyou
S

Ibeam f
rom eart
oear.Mymani ssoromant
ic.My
dadcomesbagwi thabigpackage.
Hi
m:Al
sof
rom umkhwenyana.
Iopeni t
.It
saweddi nggown.Ilovemer maidgowns
butthisoneist hemostbeaut i
fuldressI'veever
seen.It'
sabal lgown, withl
aceandspar kle.They
putmei nitandl eadmet oami rror.I
'm str
uggling
toholdbackt het ears.Il
ooksobeaut i
ful.Mydad
knocks,tel
li
ngmeever yoneisalreadywai ti
ngatt he
church.I'
m soner vous.Hetakesmebyt hehand,
walkingmear oundt heyardtell
indaboThamani
thatI'
m nolongeroneoneoft hem I'm offtothethe
Mahlanguf ami l
y.

Thesupposedmeet ingwiththeZikal
alaclanisat
11:00.I
t'
snow07: 30.Hetimedthisperfectl
y.We
gettothechurchandit'
sfull
.IseeSipho'sbaby
mamashuddl edinagr oup.Ican'
thelpbutsmi l
e.
Nothingli
keacommonenemyt obringfeuding
peopletogether.Idon'tspotasingl
eZikal
ala
person,butI'
m hopeful .Mydadwal ksmedownt
he
i
sle.Siphoisstandingatt heend.Anyti
menow.
Switchalready.I'
m starti
ngtopanick.
Whatifthepri
estdoesnthavet
hatl
ineandImarr
y
thi
sidi
ot.Justt
henallthedoor
softhechur
chopen
andshortli
ghtpeopl
ewal ki
n.

Mydadi sfrozen.Thesepeopl ecamewi th


bodyguards.Therear emachinegunsever ywhere.
DRAMA! !Thetriplet
swalkdownt heisle,l
ookingso
hotintuxedos.Wear ejuststandi
ngont heside
watchi
ngt hedramaunf old.MichaelshakesSipho'
s
handandt heybr ohug.Hel ooksatmydad.

Michael
:GoodmorningMrSkosana.I
tissogoodt
o
f
inall
ymeetyou.Thankyouf
ormybr i
de.

Mydadrel
uct
ant
lyhandsmeover
.I'
m notsur
eifhe
i
sgenui
nel
yhandi
ngmeoverorgi
vinguporisjust
afr
aidofallt
heguns.Buthi
sfacei
sri
ddl
edi
nfear
.
Thepastorissoamused.

Pastor:Igr
ewupwi thSambuloSkosanaandI
expectnothi
ngl essfrom hi
m.Thankyoumysons,
mydaught erforteachinghi
m alessonhewi
llnever
for
get.
Welookbehi
ndusandt
hecongr
egat
ioni
sgi
vingus
ast
andingovat
ion.
Thepastorl
eadsusinresi
ti
ngt het
radi
ti
onalvows.
Thecongregat
ioni
ssoamusedwhent heyfi
ndout
I
'm marr
yingaSambulo.Everyonei
sinsti
tches.

Past
or:Ther
ingspl
ease.
Mattgi
vesthem t
ohim.Theyaresobeaut
if
ul.I
remembershowinghi
mt hi
sri
nginamagazine
someti
meback.Heasksust osayourownvows
asweputtheri
ngon.
Me:Thefi
rstti
meyousawmeIwasinatshal
iat
t
hetrai
nstati
onsel
l
ingamagwi
nya.Wi
thyour
statusandmoneyyoul ookedatmet wice.Thank
youf oracceptingmeasIam.Formaki ngmel ook
thisbeautif
ul.Forensuri
ngmyf uture.Il oveyou
Sambul osami ,youaretr
ulymyr evelation.From
todayIpromi setoli
veforyouandourki ds.I
promi setogiveyouawar m home, f
ul lof
scrumpt i
ousf oodandlaughter
.

Michael:Iwasdrawni nt
oyoureyes, t
hemomentI
sawyou.Whenyoudi ppeditlowIwashooked.My
Sweetness,Njabuloyamiwiththi
sr i
ngItheewed.
Youaremysugar ,myjoy.Thesmi l
eonyourfaceis
formet okeep.Youarenol ongerJabhil
e,but
Njabul
o.Youdon' tbri
ngdisappoint
ment,butpur
e
j
oy.IloveyouNj abul
oSweet nessZikal
ala.

Pastor
:Wi
tht
hatsai
dIpr
onounceyouhusbandand
wif
e.Youmayki
ssthebr
ide.

Weki
ss.
Past
or:Ipr
esentt
oyouSambul
oandNj
abul
o
Zi
kal
ala.

Wewal koutofthechurchandintothecar
s.
Sambulo'speoplecanstayandenjoythef
ood
prepar
ed.Theconvoydr i
vesoff
,dir
ecti
on
Johannesburg.Iputmyheadonhi schest
.
Me:Youcame.
Hi
m:Iwoul
dn'
tbeanywher
eel
se.
Me:Wear
emar
ri
ed.
Hi
m:Yeswear
e.
Theconvoyst
opsathomeaffair
s.Weareassi
sted
toupdat
ethenamesandoffi
cial
lygetmar
ri
ed.Iam
i
ndeedNjabul
oSweetnessZi
kalal
a.
Me:Nowt
ellmewhathappenedl
astni
ght
.

NARRATED
Themi nut
eSi
phost
eppedi
ntohi
scarhecal
led
Michael.
Si
pho:HiMi
chaelI
'
m Si
pho,
Jabhi
le'
s.
.
Mi
chael
:Not
hing
Si
pho:Huh?
Mi
chael
:Jabhi
le'
sNot
hing.
Si
pho:Oh.ButanywayIdidn'tcallt
ofight
.This
meeti
nghastohappent oday.Sinceyouguysare
al
readyi
ntransi
tIwil
lsendyouourl ocati
on..
BabZul
u:Thankyoundodana(
son)wear
eonour
way.

Thedelegat
esarr
ivedt
heMahlangubusi
ness
off
icesandwereshowntoaboardr
oom.
BabMahl angu:Thankyouf
orhonour
ingour
i
nvit
ati
on.ThatSkosanaisnott
obetrusted.Son
pl
easetellourvi
sit
orswhywearehere.And
apol
ogise.
Si
phol
ooksdownembar
rassed.
Sipho:Idat edJabhileandwant edtoownher .I
convi ncedmyf athertopayt heR100kbabSambul o
askedf or
.Therewer enonegot i
ati
onsforthelobola,
j
ust2meni nanof fi
cecompl eti
ngabusiness
transact i
on.Iknewherf atherwasacrook.ButI
didn'tcare.SincethenI'vehadachangeofhear t.
That'swhywear ehere.IpaidbacktheR100kt othe
familyandwedon' trecogniseherasabridehere.
Nowt
hisi
swhatwe'
l
ldot
omor
row.
..
.

MI
CHAEL

Myhear tstoppedwhenIr eal


izedjusthowdevi ous
mysupposedst epf
atherwas.Hedoesn' tcarefor
hi
sdaught er'
shappiness,hejustwantstof i
llhi
s
pockets.Thisissupposedtobeourhappyday, but
mywi feisstari
ngoutsideatt
hepassi ngtraffi
cas
wedr i
vetoJohannesbur g.
Me:I
'
m sor
ryaboutt
oday'
sdr
ama.
Shelooksmeansmi
les.Butit
'sasadsmil
e.Noone
shoul
dbethi
ssadontheirweddi
ngday.
Her
:Myf
ather
..
.
Iputmyf
ingeronherl
ipssoshedoesn'
tcont
inue.
Him:BabZuluinsist
edthatweleaveyourf amilya
smallsomethinghecall
edit"
Mvul aml omo, Idon'
t
rememberbuthesai dhewantsthel i
nesof
communi cati
onopensowet akeyoucul turall
y.
Theywi l
lconti
nuealoneandwewi llshowupwhen
i
t'sabsolut
elynecessar
y.
Shej
ustengul
fsmewi
thahug.
Her
:Thankyou.
Wegett
oourhouseandl
unchi
ssetupi
nast
ret
ch
t
enti
nthebackyar
d.
Wef i
rstchangei
ntosi
mpl
eout
fi
tsandj
oinour
guests.Handinhand.
Me:Il
oveyou.
Shesmi
lesandl
ooksi
ntomysoul
.
Her
:Il
oveyout
oo.
THEEND.
..

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