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The gangster girl:

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They just arrived ,and it's 17pm ,while the udults are already here with the car.

Zakhona couldn't hold herself but was taking pictures for the whole way ,ended up taking pictures of the three of them.

The house is big enough, and vele Zakhona wasn't expecting a small house. It was dark she couldn't even see well ,the yard but probably heard the cows making sounds.

She is outside standing with Mbuso next to the car boot open

Zakhona: I enjoy the fresh air sthandwa sami. Like...its so peaceful,I enjoy my breathing

Mbuso:(chuckles) mxm mina I only smell the mud, cows nobulongo and again goats

Zakhona: you was born here with all that

Mbuso: yeah maybe that's why I hate it now??

Zakhona: (sigh) but to be honest, I love it here ,it's so peaceful

Mbuso: you know I last came here 6years ago. I thought something was changed but it's clear ..nothing has changed. but maybe I still have to see the inside

Zakhona: (clears throat) let's ..talk about something else my love

Mbuso: what is it?

As he held her hands

Zakhona: I am leaving dated 3days ,I have no much time 

Mbuso: then I am going back with you

Zakhona:no no ,that's what I want us to talk about. I want to go back alone ,and you stay here until I come back. Please

Mbuso: that's nonsense now

He says letting other hands andntakes out the things in the boot 

Zakhona:(turns to him) baby please

Thabani disturbs the moment as he arrive 

Thabani: sorry to disturb love birds. They are asking for you inside ,your aunt says I must tell you to find a room if you have problems to solve 

He is saying that while helping Mbuso with the loads.

Zakhona is taking one of the plastics as they get inside ,its beautiful. Just that there's no upstairs and downstairs.

It looks like the members of the family are now added as a girl almost the same age as Buhle, attacks Mbuso with a hug

Mbuso: Thuli come on

Thuli: whole 6years brother?

Mbuso:(smiling) you have grown up ,look at you 

Thuli: same as you

As she turns to Zakhona and takes out a hand for a handshake 

Zakhona does the same as they shake hands and she hugs her

Thuli: yey Mbuso the thing of getting married is serious Kanti?

Mbuso: yes as you can see 

They already put the bags and plastics down and talking to Thuli as Mbuso side hold Zakhona's waist

Thuli: I doubt that the doek will suit you 

Zakhona respond with a smile and doesn't utter a single word.

There's an uncle sitting in a wheelchair ,she feels bad for not greeting as she bow and greet

Aunt: you just took your time still preparing yourself to greet?or you forgot to greet when you was still entering the door?

Zakhona: sorry if I showed a bad manner

The uncle in a wheelchair responds "I am Uncle Zakhele ,nice to meet you finally makoti"

Zakhona is a little bit surprised, how can they just accept her so quickly? After all what she did to them ,none of them should be wanting her here , especially the uncles

Zakhona: unjani malume Zakhele

He coughs as he moves the wheelchair closer to her ,Mbuso is no longer here ,how can he leave her in a situation like this?like...where will she go or what will she do after these greetings?

Uncle Zakhele:(coughs) you are so young ,and beautiful. I understand why you might be needing more teachings from your in-laws. Now your new aunt there ,will let you know how you should dress and what to do as a wife and bride of the Gatsheni yards

Zakhona nods

Aunt: there's nothing I should say ,she knows she had to hide that thing in her head with a fork ,then dress respectively ,no knees revealing 

Zakhona opens her mouth widely in a surprised reaction

Nandi: haybo makoti what makes you say that?

Zakhona closes her mouth and clears her throat

Zakhona: ngyaxolisa but...I don't have any long dresses with me. I only have two ,and they are tight 

Aunt: which dresses do you mean? The ones that tight your whole body ,and shows us your bums? I will give you clothes to wear 

Zakhona nods ,as she is swallowing harder

Fakazi: Mbuso!!come and she your wife where you will be sleeping 

Wuu thanks to Fakazi for saving her from all this conversation

As Thabani comes 

Thabani: Mbuso is still busy with something ,you can come 

As she followed Thabani's lead

He leads him into a room where she will be sleeping with Mbuso. She isn't complaining at all ,even though it isn't soft and comfortable like the bed she usually sleeps on

The suitcases are on the bed ,Mbuso brought them here as she puts them down next to the bed as she takes off her tracksuits and change into a short and a gown on top. She couldn't find her silky pyjamas and that's why she just wore a short ,and closes with a gown on top.

Mbuso gets into the room, his hands are wet and his jersey arms are folded

Zakhona: what were you busy with?

Mbuso: (sigh) yoh they already made us fill.in the buckets with water.

Zakhona:(smiling) I love to see my man hard working 

She says getting into the bed

Mbuso: you're already sleeping?you haven't eaten ,we brought food nje sthandwa,you shouldn't be starving 

Zakhona: I am not hungry

Mbuso: no I will go make food for my baby not you now

He says going infront of mirror and takes off his jersey then his sneakers, he hears someone calling him

Zakhona: someone is calling you nje babakaOwethu

Mbuso: I will tell them I didn't hear them , yey they should stop disturbing us

He says getting on top of Zakhona

Zakhona:(smiling) what are you doing wena?

Mbuso: I am on top of my wife and about to satisfy her

He says as they engage in a kiss ,as Thuli...gets in

Thuli:(clears the throat) sorry guyz. Wena slima they are calling you 

She says to Mbuso while she is smiling a little cause she mistakenly disturbed them.

Mbuso: arghh... please tell them I am not here please

Thuli: haibo then where should I say you are

Zakhona is not even looking at the door side ,but looking away because of the embarassment.

Mbuso: say you don't know ,or say you last saw me with Thabani filling in the buckets

Thuli: nx you are crazy 

Mbuso: thanks ,at least you're not like Buhle who has a big mouth.

Thuli: I am also going to tell them cabanga 

Zakhona turns to her being brave to face her

Zakhona: please don't

Thuli:(sigh) okay ,Wena Mbuso thank her 

She says closing the door on her way out 

Mbuso: we can now continue

Zakhona: no ,I am tired. I am trying to control my cravings now. We shouldn't be disrespecting udults,they will hear us Mbuso

Mbuso:(release a sigh) mxm fine 

He says laying with his back and facing the ceiling

Zakhona moves next to him as she lays her head on his chest

Zakhona: I love you, and I promise I will make sure I come back from the Kennedy was alive

Mbuso puts his hands on her back brushing her as she kissed her head

Mbuso: I love you too.

Again..arghh someone opens the door ,and now it's their aunty

Mbuso: there's no privacy in this house

She is carrying clothes with her hands as she put them on the bed 

Aunt: Makoti tommorow morning I don't want to see you wearing those short things of yours. No knees revealed remember?and again I want you to tell me how much is it that you did on your hair

She says leaving. Wasn't she the one criticizing her hair and now she wants the price of how much did she do it with??

Mbuso: what is this?

He says sitting up and takes the clothes ,looking at the one by one

Mbuso: what are these tags for?

Zakhona: they want me to wear that. And as she said ,no knees revealed

Mbuso: what? You must wear this?

Zakhona: yoh I can't shem...these even look like your aunt's old clothes that she doesn't even wear anymore

Mbuso: cockroaches have played with these clothes I tell you. No wife of mine will wear this

Zakhona smiles

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It's early at 4am as Zakhona is woken up by aunty

Zakhona:(rubbing her eyes)it's 4am??

Anything: wake up ,we need to start cooking. A woman doesn't sleep until the sun is out 

Did she even bring shoes for her?as she left the room Zakhona sits up ,still rubbing her eyes waking up and wears one of the dresses she was told to wear and ignores the shoes. There's no way she is gonna wear that, she wore her white comfortable sneakers. And a black doek. Being a wife suits her shem. Mara the dress??

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Mbuso wakes up at 9am, meeting Zakhona looking for something in the wardrobe

Mbuso: sthandwa sami?

He raises her eyebrow when he notices what Zakhona is wearing 

Zakhona: i know,so don't judge me 

She says before Mbuso even say something

Mbuso: you're beautiful (chuckling)

Zakhona: tsek ,here is your food 

She says giving him the tray and sits with him on the bed

Mbuso: it's smells nice

Zakhona: and I smell smoke

Mbuso drops the piece of meat he was carrying

Mbuso: I just noticed...why you smell smoke?

Zakhona: I cooked using the woods and I was outside at 5am, your aunt woke me up at 4am to wake up and clean ,also cook. So be patient I will go bath now

Mbuso:(hold her hand) no I will talk to her ,she can't make you wake up early and make you work. 

Zakhona: Mbuso I thought all brides do chores when they are with their inlaws

Mbuso: not my wife. You are pregnant remember,you shouldn't be working too much and you know what?let me go now .

He says coming out from the bed and wears his morning shoes

Zakhona: Mbuso don't do that sthandwa sami haw

Mbuso: when I come back I want to find you wearing like the girl I now. Not that, and again I am the man remember? You don't disagree, you do hat I say 

He says leaving the room as Zakhona release a big sigh rolling in her eyes 

Zakhona: it's hard to be Zakhona Gatsheni

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Mbuso finds the udults in the sitting room eating, he doesn't even greet 

Mbuso: aunty why did you wake my wife early at 4am?

Aunt: good morning to you too, how do you sleep

Nandi: Mbuso what makes you not greet 

Mbuso: I slept well ,until I woke up with a bad morning to find out that ,you make my wife work hard 

Aunt: we all.woke up at 4 why is she alone special

Mbuso: because she has a man who treats her so, unlike you who are lacking with men to treat you so