Ayo The Storyteller

Ayo The Storyteller °•✦ Twisted Tales of Love & Life | Romance • Suspense • Emotional Drama ✦•°


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22/08/2025

Big shout out to my new rising fans! 🤝🏻📚🌹 Lwarh Thwala, Aneleh MaThumbeza, Zethu Nkwanyana, Zama KamaMlondo Somuhle, Phiwear MaBiyela, Matholy Ndebele, Sam Nkosi, Wendy Stemela, Indlovukazi Yako MoNdise Msongi, Nobuhle Kamamthembu, Nthabi Ñthæbï, Ma Wabafana Bayeni, Londiwe Mazibuko, Sibongile Mdhluli, Jazzi Shernick, Mamshengu Swazelihle, Sindi Njokwe, Thembi Xulu, Anele Maka April Jobe, Khanyisile Beauty, U MaNgwanase Omnyama, Lisa Olorna Khohliso, Duduzile Goba, Mhlophekaz Thandekile, Zenaida Zenande, Sisanda Myeni, Amanda Ndlela, NguMakhonya UNzamelar Oy'mele, Kwanele Gumede, Kholeka Maka Luthah Mhlongo, Tholarh Maziibii Shozie

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Wangena nezicabha endlini uOlwendalo, waphonsa ibag yakhe phezu kwebed, maqede waphuma.

Amanda? U'Amanda useyagula ngekhanda?

Yazi kwase kuyophela isonto lesibili amugcina uAmanda, sekuphele amasonto amathathu bahlambalazeka kwaDuma, emva kwalapho uAmanda wavele wanyamalala.

Ubethi ngisho emfonela angulubambi ucingo lwakhe, am'thumele ama message kuWhatsApp lutho ukuphendula intombazane. Ngalesoskhathi wayengafuni nokum'hlupha kodwa efuna ukuzwa waye right yini.

Nakhu ke ezinsukwini uzwa ngomunye usisi osebenzela estolo sama kwer*kwere ezansi ethi umngani wakhe amubona naye wamubona esehamba nemigulukudu yamazaizai adayisa ama drugs ahlala lapha kwi building yabo, wam'tshengisa nemoto ayesefika ngayo.

Wathuka uma eyibona ngoba wayengazi nokuthi uMkhululi usewa mubuyisela imoto. Ngoba izinto sezimuhambela kahle waye sehambela kude kunaye?

Kona yini eyayihlanganisa uAmanda nalabantu? Yazi wabona kwasek'qaleni mhla bebadiyisela intashi ukuthi benza iphutha elikhula lokuthenga kulababantu. Ngenxa yobulima akazange asole ngisho uAmanda esephindela okwesibili kubona esehamba eyodwa eyothenga ngoba engazitsheli waye ngazisondeza kubo emva kokubona ubunzima abamudlulisa kubo yena.

Ubuya edolobheni nje wavele wazithela kuyo futhi leyomoto, wabuza kwama tenants ukuthi uMosa waye ngam'thola kuphi, wabumkhopha e7th floor.

Nangempela yathi ivuleka ielevator 7th floor, waphambana nosisi owayezongena nengane yakhe yentombazane eyibambe ngesandla.

Wahamba ebuka izicabha efuna e7D...

Wafika escabheni wathi uma elalela kahle, kwakusho ingoma phakathi.

Washa iscabha hard ngesandla kathathu... waphinda okwesibili, kwathi esethi ushaya okwesithathu savuleka iscabha.

Waqhamuka ubhuti owayefake ishirt lezimbali nama siliva egcwele umqala, waze walivula kancane ishirt esifubeni kwavele isifuba esigcwele izinwele.

"What's all this noise for, baby girl?" Wamubuza ngale accent, wathatha ipull ku gwayi.

Yazi kwavele kwathi akahlanze uOlwendalo. Wangena ngendluzula, "Move," wakugquzula okuyi zaizai, wangena endlini wazithela kwamadoda ayegcwele indlu, kubhenywa yonke inhlobo yombhemo ongayicabanga, notshwala bugcwele itafula obunye bugingqika phansi.

Washawa uvalo uma ezithola esegumbini elilodwa naleza zilwane zabantu, wanyanyiswa nayindlela abavele bam'gijima ngayo ngamehlo kungathi babona inyama.

Iyodwa into ayeyizele lapha, okwathi uma ezikhumbuza lokho namehlo akhe egijima efuna uAmanda, washawa uvalo uma emubona egone kulo guy owabadayisela upowder okok'qala that night, uMosa.

Kwathi uma ehlangana amehlo abo wamubona esukuma, "Ufunani lana, Olwe?" Wabeka iwine glass phezu kwetafula wasondela kuye.

Impendulo kaOlwendalo yathi, "Yazi imina sisi okumele engabe ubuza wena lowo mbuzo."

Warolla amehlo uAmanda, washawa amahloni kodwa wangafuna ukutshengisa. "Angikukweleti incazelo, awusiye umawami, Olwendalo."

Haibo, washintsha umuntu! Am'shiya emangele amazwi kaAmanda uOlwendalo. "Uqinisile angisiye uMawakho, kodwa ngikukhathalele. And angeke ngikubuke umosha impilo yakhe kanje, Amanda, udinga usizo."

Before Amanda could answer, babona ngoMosa esukuma. "Lady, awukwazi ukufika emzini womuntu uzobanga umsindo," kwathi uma ethi umu brusha ingalo.

Wam'phusha uOlwendalo, "Don't. Ever. Put your hands on me," wadiyazela uMosa waze wathelwa nayi drink yakhe babona zisuka zonke izinsizwa phansi, kwaba ukuqala komsindo.

Yathi uma isondela neyodwa insizwa ifuna ukubamba uOlwendalo ngezandla ibuza nokuthi uyazi ubani lomuntu emuphushayo, wam'xolisela uAmanda, lapho uOlwe waye ngazwile elokhe ebuzile ukuthi khona yini ababefuna ukukwenza ngalokho.

Wazama ukum'khuza noAmanda ethi akathula, kodwa wavele wavuthela yena kakhulu.

"Angifuni kuzwa lutho ephuma emlomeni wakho wena, ongang'siza ngakho nje ngicela uthathe konke okungokwakho sihambe..." washo ebe em'donsa ngengalo kodwa wayidonsa noAmanda wahlehla wayoma eceleni kwa Mosa.

Akazange akholwe uOlwendalo, wanikina ikhanda kancane. "You saw what happened to me. Uzibonile izibazi enginazo ngenxa yalabantu. Ngak'xoxela nge mess I barely survived. Unesiqiniseko iyona into oyifunayo nawe le? Ukushiwa uphukile? Wasetshenziswa? Ufuna ukungalali nawe ebusuku ngenxa yama nightmares angapheli?!"

Kwathuleka endlini, amehlo kaMosa abuka uAmanda, abuka uOlwe, abuyela kuAmanda. "Baby, ukhuluma ngani lomuntu?"

Kunokuthi aphendule isoka lakhe uAmanda, wabuka uOlwendalo, washolo phansi. "Ngicela uhambe uOlwe."

Wadonsa umoya uOlwendalo, wazizwa ephelelwa amandla ebukaniseka kubantu bokufika. "Ngizohamba ngoba vele ubusishilo angisoyo umawakho. Ngoba vele angeke ngik'tshele ukuthi enzani ngempilo yakho. Kodwa ngilana because nginendaba nawe more than anyone else in this room ever will."

Wavele wabona nje uOlwendalo ukuthi udlala ngeskhathi la ngoba usisi wavele wagoqa izandla, wayoma emva kwa Mosa, okwakusho kona wayemdinga ehambile ngempela.

Athi uma ehlangana amehlo abo, wezwa ubuhlungu uOlwendalo ngoba wayesehla ngisho emzimbeni uAmanda, engazi noma wayeyosinda ke yini yena kulabantu ngoba babengashiyi lutho.

Amazwi akhe okugcina kuAmanda athi, "I wish you a lovely evening," maqede waphuma wabashiya kanjalo.

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Kulezinsuku uKukhanya uma engaphathiswa umyeni wakhe ngekhanda, kwakuba ilezingane ezazikhuzwa njalo.

"Linathi, ngiyakucela... ngicela uyeke lento oyenzayo gogo."

Ukhuza nje base behleli kwi dining table bedla isupper bonke, kwase kusiza kona nokubakhona kwezingane ekwazi nokuvuma umlomo uKukhanya ngoba ubaba walapha ekhaya waye ngangeneki. Ehleli kwisihlalo esi opposite esakhe elokhe ekungcofa ukudla edla kancane kungathi nomqondo awukho nalapha.

"Ha.ah Lwandle, usukuma uyaphi? Ngicela uhlale phansi udle inyama yakho, anike nizothe nje itafuleni ngelinye ilanga."

Engakaligwinyi nje uKukhanhya, umyeni wakhe wayinqaka isicishe iwa indoda yakhe. Wamubona eyigona igigitheka eyiqabula nasebusweni ebe eyikhuza ngoku ngalaleli.

Wahleka kancane uKukhanya uma eyizwa ithi ifuna ukuyonika uStorm inyama. Wabona kuvela izinyo naku Mthandazo, wayibeka phansi yagijima indlu yonke imemeza uStorm.

Inyama yayisigcwele itafula, oLwandle noLinathi uma beyidla beyimfimfitha bayibuyisela eplatini.

Kusenjalo bezwa ifoni kamyeni wakhe ivibrate phezu kwetafula, wamubona ebeka ibeer yakhe phansi, wathatha ifoni wayibuka iskhashana maqede wayibuyisela etafuleni wayibhekisa phansi, wabuyisela namehlo akhe kwi plate wadla kancane.

Ukudla kwakhe kwakusagcwele eplatini, engangabazi uKukhanya nokuthi hayi ke shuthi namhlanje wayeshaye eceleni.

Wamubona ephefumulela phezulu, enza sure nokuthi amehlo abo awahlangani nangephutha.

Kusenjalo baphazanyiswa uLwandle owabuya esemphethe uStorm, engakholwa nokuthi lomuntu kade ephatha yena zolo lokhu.

Wamugibeza esihlalweni uyise, wahlala phansi nenja wayifunza inyama. Ngoba babezele isiqhwaga sentombazane bakhuza esephuca uLwandle inja efuna ifunzwe uyena. Kwathi esakhuza uKhanya ukuthi abayigone bobabili, wezwa livibrate futhi itafula.

Wamubona eyithatha umyeni wakhe ifoni eyibuka futhi, kulokhu wabona emamatheka nakancane.

Umqondo wakhe uKukhanya wawu ngasekho nasezinganeni. Wayigqolozela iskhathi esijana nefoni umyeni wakhe, ezibuza ukuthi engabe yini le eyayimumoyizelisa kangaka benezinkinga ezingaka?!

"Namhlanje awulambile yini, Duma?"

Waphakamisa amehlo uMthandazo, wabeka ifoni phansi and cleared his throat. "No, angilambile."

Wanqekuzisa ikhanda uKhanyo, "Ngayak'qala ke ukukuzwa uthi usuthi kukudla okuphekwe yimi? Hayi izinto ziyashintsha ngempela, phela ngimazi umyeni wami engaphuthwa ukudla kwami," washo ngezwi elipholile, wakha ne spoon ekudleni wakhe wadla.

Umbuzo owalandela wayengaw'lindele.

"Ikuphi lokudla okhuluma ngakho, Kukhanya? Because last time I checked, I've been the one cooking in this house lately."

Isilence eyalandela emva kwalapho was thick. Ajika noyise namawele, sensing the shift in his tone though ayenga understand nokuthi kwenzakalani. Wawuvula wawuvala umlomo uKukhanya, wadonsa umoya. She wasn't about to start another screaming match again. Wayekuzonda nokuxabana kwabo naleyandoda.

"Ngikubuzile ukuthi uqonde ukuthi anguyeke lomsebenzi?"...

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Niyazi ukuthi izingane ezizalwa umfazi kaGumbi ziyakwazi ukuthi zifane neza mfowabo kaGumbi ziphinde zifane naye uGumbi uqobo kodwa amahebezi emphakathini ethi azizalwa kwaGumbi. And uma usuthi uyamubheka lomuntu ekuthiwa uyena yise wazo wangempela umubone zifana futhi naye. 😂

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"Awungicacisele something, Mthandazo—"

"Sengu manje Mthandazo kuwena? Usuvele ungigagule nje ngengama manje, MaNtuli?"

Wagwinya amathe uKhanyo, wangawasusa amehlo kwawa Mthandazo yize ayesezwa emsinda awa myeni wakhe.

"Yini ngempela ong'thukuthelele yona, Duma? Ukuthi ngaqhubeka ngenza ama DNA test ngaphandle kwemvumo yakho? Or yingoba they proved what we both suspected—ukuthi izingane zaAmanda azi don’t belong koMthombeni at all, not to you, not to Mkhululi either?"

Waye sephefumulela phezulu uKukhanya engasazi kanti yini eyayifunwa ilendoda kuye.

Waye ngazisoli nakancane ngokuqhuba inkani wagcina ewenzile ama DNA test ezingane zaAmanda ngoba abuya esho lonte ayey'cabanga. Lezingane zazi ngazalwa kwaDuma, sonke leskhathi uAmanda wayebadlala bobabili oMthandazo noMkhululi.

Wamubona edlala iminwe phezu kwe counter umyeni wakhe wathula iskhashana emubhekile... "Umthetho wakho uhlakaniphe kwaze kweqa," washolo phansi kodwa ngezwi eliqinile. "Ngakutshela ngathi hlehla kulento, ngathi yekela yonke into kimi. But no—Kukhanya always knows best, doesn't she?"

Oh, kwase kuyena owrong manje? She thought to herself. "Kumele engabe uyang'bonga wena... kodwa ubusy uyang'khonkotha engathi ngibulele umuntu. Right now umuntu ekumele engabe umemezana naye uAmanda, uqede ngalento."

Umbuzo amubuzo wona uMthandazo wathi, "Sekuwena manje indoda lay'khaya ekhipha izinqumo nekuzomele ngizwe ngayo ukuthi kumele ngenzeni? Ithi ngikukhumbuze ke sisi, kusayimina indoda lay'khaya, kusaqhubeka kugcine elami izwi."

Wanikina ikhanda kancane uKukhanya ebona nokuthi lento yayiya kude, ezibuza nokuthi ubani lendoda eyayimi phambi kwakhe ngoba kwaku ngesiye uMthandazo wakhe.

"Kulezinsuku lay'ndlini akukho ukuthula ngoba ngathi usehlezi ungicuphe nangento encane... uma singaxabani ngoAmanda, uhlezi uzong'thethisela umsebenzi wami. Uma kungesiwo umsebenzi wami, it's some silly fight you start just to make umsindo lay'ndlini."

"You think I enjoy ukubuya ekhaya njalo ebusuku umuzi uempty? Usung'phendula umfazi sekumina okumele ame emabhodweni? Iyona into ong'tshela ukuthi kumele ngimele leyo, MaNtuli?"

"Myeni wami..." waze wahlesi izwi uKhanyo, nezingane sezixakekile ukuthi kwenzekalani zigijima eduze kwabo ekhishini. "Mhla ungithatha wawazi ngumuntu osebenzela umphakathi. Ngifundisa ugrade 11 and 12 manje... and badinga iattention yami. Ubungenankinga nayo yonke lento ngoba sahlala phansi sakhuluma ngayo, yini manje esikushintshe umqondo?"

Wamuqinisela amehlo umyeni wakhe, impendulo yathi. "Ngiwuhlonipha kakhulu umsebenzi wakho kodwa engeke ngikumele ukuthi kudume wona ekhanda uze ukhohlwe ukuthi ungu mfazi wena, and anginaye umfazi uzoqhubeka abuye ngabo 8 lay'ndlini."

Wathula uKukhanya, ngoba uma beqhubeka bephikisana kanjeya kwakungaze kuse emnyango.

"Sengikhathele," waze waphefumulela phezulu. "Ngikhathele uku tiptoe around your moods, ngikhathele uwena uhlezi wenza engathi yonke into ingawe. Ungishintshele Duma, and awukuboni lokho."

"Iphutha lami uku demand irespect njengo ndoda kulomuzi?"

"Inhlonipho iyasetshenzelwa..." waqinisa izwi uKhanyo. "So bold of you to demand inhlonipho kimi usavuma izidwedwe zakho ukuthi zizong'delela kwami. Ngicela usheshe ung'tshele uma usuzisola ngokungishada bhuti!"

Wamubona edla imhlathi uMthandazo, wayazi nokuthi usevele wam'vala umlomo. Wasuka waqonda estofini uKukhanya wasicisha, waphenduka engasekho la ayehleli khona umyeni wakhe.

Wanxaphela ngaphakathi uKukhanya wazizwa ukuthi uyathukuthela.

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Amanda Ngcobo 🌹

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Waphumela emnyango imoto yakhe im'lindile kwi driveway uAmanda.

Emva kokuthi uMkhululi amuphuce imoto, ngoba efuna ukumubona enganalutho, wahamba wayolanda efana nse nale ayem'thengele yona wayithatha ngesikweletu.

Kubona base beqala bebuza nemibuzo eminingi emva kokuthi amawele abatshele ukuthi imoto yakhe yayisemzini kayise, waqamba amanga uAmanda wathi wayishiya ngoba uMkhululi eyoyilungisa.

Baqala baba nemibuzo abafana bakhe uma bebona izimoto sezimbili ngoba babeyibona le enye uma bevakashele uyise kodwa kwathi uma bemubuza wabatshela ukuthi abaphume ezindabeni zabantu abadala, kanti akafuni nokuphinde ezwe kuthiwa bakhuluma indaba yezimoto nomawakhe nosisi wakhe.

Kwakubulima loba abenza ngokugijima ayothenga imoto ekubeni nasezimalini ayengamile kahle nasezimali, but she did it anyway. For appearances. For pride.

Kwaba ukungena emotweni wakhipha upowder wakhe kwi handbag, wayephethe nezimpahla ezincane zokushintsha khona lapha esikhwameni, wakhipha upowder wakhe wawuthela kahle phezu kwesibuko sakhe esincane, wawulungisa kahle nge credit card wabe esebhema.

Esadonse ikhala elilodwa wezwa ishaya ekhanda, lazula wabona izinkayezi wavala amehlo for a second, smiling to herself as the high began to crawl in. Wezwa nomsindo ayenawo ngaphakathi, nezinkinga ayezithwele kwehlaaa...

Kusenjalo waphazanyiswa ifoni iringa, wanxapha yedwa ezibuza ukuthi kodwa ubani lo ophazamisayo ebe eyiphuthaza esikhwameni.

Kodwa kwaba ukubona igama kwi screen kwehla nokucasuka, wamamatheka yedwa wabe eyiphendula.

"Hello?"

Laphendula ivoice lendoda. "Babe... where are you?"

"Ngiyaphuma nje manje endlini. Ngabe kukhona obufuna ngik'phethele kona endleleni?"

The man chuckled low, the kind of laugh that could melt or terrify depending on who heard it. "Just bring your a*s over here," he said.

Wamamatheka uAmanda, "I'm coming," maqede wavala ifoni yakhe esencuma, waqhubeka nokubhema.

Wayidonsa intashi ngekhala waze wancika kwi shlalo semoto ngesiphundu wabheka phezulu eselalele loba bumnandi ayevele abuzwe.

Waye ngasakwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwa powder wakhe uAmanda, kanti futhi ngenxa yawo nekhanda waye ngasalazi ngoba kwakuthi meke lamuqala, abheme liphele nyaaa!

Lake lazula ikhanda iskhashana waze wafikelwa nawumbuzo owawuthi: wayefika nini kulempilo?

Abafana bakhe uMkhululi wayesabaqashela umalume, namhlanje bengekho beyomuvakashela.

Kumdina nje nokwazi ukuthi ingane zakhe zazilokhe zivakashela indoda engazizali, kodwa okwakum'dina kakhulu ukuthi uMkhululi namanje waye saphefumulo.

Wayemu blame uMthandazo for not finishing the job on the way to the hospital. Avika ngokuthi abazali babo babenabo emotweni ayengeke akwazi ukuqedela umsebenzi phambi kwabo.

Wabe esemcela ukuthi amuphe amasonto bazame enye indlela, kodwa waye sehluleka nawukulinda uAmanda esejahe kabi ukuzwa usililo esasiyobe sisho kwa Duma ngalelo langa.

Kwathi uma ecabanga ngokufa kwafika noMncedisi ekhanda, kodwa kunokuthi amuzwele wanxapha yedwa wadumisa imoto yakhe.

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THREE WEEKS LATER...

Wangena ekamereni lakhe uAmanda wagankaza iscabha... she wanted silence, but silence didn't live in this house anymore.

Savuleka ngaso lesoskhathi iscabha emva kwakhe, wangena uAmanda esethetha, "Ungenelwe yini, Amanda? Uyangibona kodwa ukuthi ngisakhuluma kodwa ungishiya kanjalo?"

Yhooo, kwake kwathi akazisake phansi uAmanda. Waye ngenaskhathi salomsindo kamawakhe njengamanje. "Ma, ngiyakucela bandla... not now!" Washo ebe eqonda ku wardrobe edonsa ijacket.

Wabeka izandla eqolo uMrs. Ngcobo wanikina ikhanda wazizwa efutheleka more. "Ungangitsheli lokho mina ikwami la, kona njengoba udonsa ama jacket uyaphi?"

Wavele wam'flathela uAmanda umawakhe, wakhipha ilipstick kwi bag, wama phambi kwesibuko wagcoba umlomo.

"Ngikhuluma nawe, Amanda. Ungibheke futhi uma ngikhuluma nawe ngiyak'bona ubuye ukhohlwe ngunyoko wena. Nanamhlanje uzobuya phakathi nobusuku ngoba phela usuphenduke indoda yalay'khaya?"

"Ma, can you just stop shouting in my room? I've had a long day nkosiyami."

Wahleka waze washaya izandla uMrs. Ngcobo, "Long day? Long day kuphi ntombi? Usukhohliwe ukuthi wena usubhuquza usuku lonke lay'ndlini noma ucabanga ukuthi ngiyisiphukuphuku ngaleyondlela ukuthi angisaboni kwenzakalani ngaphansi kwendlu yophahla lwami? Ngikubuze ukuthi uyaphi?"

Waphenduka uAmanda wabheka ngaku mawakhe, "Out... I'm going out again. Sekwicala lokho manje?"

Wanikina ikhanda uMrs. Ngcobo wayibuka iskhathi eside indodakazi yakhe ezibuza ukuthi ingenelwe yini. Amanda wayesevele wabashintshela, kungesiye uAmanda amaziyo lo. Kulamasonto ababephuma kuwo walala usuku lonke, avuke esoyolanda amawele, kube ukubuya eskoleni ziye sebeyomuzwa ngabo 1 izintatha eseknocka kumele kube yibo abavukayo bamuvulele.

Okwakuphatha kabi kakhulu uMrs. Ngcobo ukuthi wayebuya edakiwe njalo, ebovu amehlo aze azibuze ukuthi lomuntu wayeyiqhuba kanjani imoto enje?

Esontweni eledlule wamutshela ukuthi kuzomele abonane nabantu abazomeluleka ngoba wayebona lendaba ye divorce imlimazile kodwa wamutshela ukuthi uright, futhi akam'dingi umuntu ozomeluleka.

Impendulo kaMrs. Ngcobo yathi, "Ngikhathele ilendlela oziphethe ngayo manje, Amanda. Uma ungafuni ukuzitholela usizo, enzela abafana bakho ke..." waphuma ekamereni wamushiya kanjalo.

Wasala wadla imhlathi uAmanda... she hated this—hated being yelled at, hated being cornered. No sisi wakhe omncane wayesephundeke umawakhe, izolo ethole upowder wakhe ewufihle kwi drawer lama underwear. Wabona esezomubuza ngawo and Amanda had lied at first, pretending it was something else, pretending she didn't even know what the white powder was. But uNana waye hlakaniphile, wahlanganisa ama pieces together—indlela aye behaviour ngayo kulezinsuku uAmansa, ebuya nasebusuku, ecasulwa nayinto encane. Wamuvalela ekhoneni udadewabo waze wadinwa uAmanda and told her to just get off her back. Kodwa her sister had stood her ground, saying she would tell umawabo. Washawa uvalo uma ezwa lokho kodwa wazitshela ukuthi uyadlala kodwa ukubona umawakhe esethetha kangaka waqala wazibuza ukuthi ngabe wayem'tshele ngempela? Kodwa waye zomubuza ngeziyobisi naye, engatshengisanga futhi nokuthi khona ayekwazi ngo powder.

Waphuma ekamereni uAmanda esephethe ibag yakhe nejacket esandleni, wazithela kumawakhe naye ephuma ekamereni.

Wamubona ema emubuka, washawa amahlonyana uAmanda wavala iscabha ekamereni lakhe.

"Don't wait for me tonight. Angibuyi..."

"Amanda mntanami, for once in your life awuke ungilalele ngunyoko. Awuke uthi uma uphuma la endlini usazise uyaphi futhi nobani."

Wagaxa kahle iskhwama sakhe ehlombe uAmanda, washalaza.

"Mtanami, why are you doing this to yourself? Tell me, because angisakhoni ukuk'buka—"

Babona kuvela iscabha sasekamereni laNana, waphuma wababuka noAmanda wamungena emlomeni umawakhe. "Angisesiye umntwana, mama. I don't owe you explanations."

Wasuka wahamba babuka nodadewabo waze wayodlula ngakuyena.

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21/08/2025

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