Before Mikateko answered, Yoza got a call from Mpho. “Hey, are you still coming over this afternoon? I managed to get a day off tomorrow and I am on my way from work right now.” The day was Saturday and it was just a little bit past 5 pm. Yoza had never spent a night at Mpho’s place unless if they had all been drinking till late. Then it would never be an issue because they would all pass out wherever. She always had avoided sleeping over and it had never been a problem. As a matter of fact no one had ever suggested it. This was the first time Mpho had ever said something related to “Yoza sleeping over”.
“I am not sure Mpho, I can make it this afternoon. But I am not sure about tomorrow. Remember I have to go to church”. Amanda was still there and she whispered “The church starts at 8 tomorrow, do not forget.” Yoza winked at her and gave her thumbs up. Mpho was saying “yes, you can always wake up from my place and go to church”.
Yoza: But the church starts very early tomorrow.
Mpho: No problem. You can bring your clothes over here.
Yoza: Bring my clothes? (She said while looking at Amanda for a way out)
Amanda: (Whispering) you have just finished your laundry
Mpho: Yes, I have an iron here and everything.
Yoza: But I have just finished my laundry. The dress I am going to wear tomorrow is on the washing line. But I can come this afternoon and spend the evening there. Amish and Cindy will take off my laundry for me. But I must spend the night at my place. Maybe tomorrow after church I can come there and spend the rest of the day with you.
Mpho: Okay then. See you when you later. Bye.
They hung up the call and Yoza put her hands on her mouth with her eyes open wide. “Yhoooo” she said. “Too close chomi, too close” Amish said. The girls look at each other for a few seconds then they burst out laughing!
Amish: So sneaky. So, so sneaky!
Yoza: I know, poor Mpho, I wonder what excuse I would have to come up with next time he suggests it.
Amish: Do not worry; you will cross that bridge when you get to it. But at some point you gonna have to decide Yoza.
Yoza: Decide what?
Amish: You want him or you do not want him, if you want him you gonna have to get over his snoring. What do you know? Maybe he does not even snore everyday. Maybe that day he was just having a bad night.
Yoza: You have a point. But… (Quite for a few seconds), ye man, when is Cindy coming back?
Amish: I don’t know, since she left this morning, she hasn’t called. The date must be going great.
The girls kept quite for sometime again and they went back to their phones. There were two inboxes from Mikateko already. 1:“Can you come and fix it for me?” 2:”I hope you do not live far from here, but if you do, I can pay for your taxi fare”. Yoza looked at the messages and she was stunned. “I am not sure. Listen; if the technician hasn’t come after tomorrow then maybe I will come on Monday to check it for you (I wish I did not like helping out so much. But I will just fix the cable and get out of there).”
A knock and it was Cindy. “I knew I would find you sl*ts in here! What a day! What a day!!” she said as she threw herself on the bed. “How did it go?” They both asked. “Hoooo, you do not want to know, turns out Mr Lecturer is married” The girls had their eyes wide open in shock. “What?!?” They both exclaimed. “Before you judge me listen. I did not know he was married, and wipe off that shock on your faces; I do not have any classes with him anymore. He has been changed to another group.” “No, we want to know about the marriage Cindy.” Yoza said. “Ya, how did you find out?” Amish added.
“Well, after we ate and watched a movie, we went to his place. I couldn’t wait; I mean he is so damn fine. It’s a nice place and it was not obvious that a woman lives there, or maybe I did not notice because I was too horny. While we were busy kissing and about to do our thing, he stopped and told me to hide in the wardrobe” When I resisted he pushed me and told me his wife was going to kill me, and asked me if I wanted to die. I am no home wrecker ladies; so I just hid in the wardrobe. The wife came to fetch something she had forgotten on her way to wherever she had gone to.
After she had left, I got out of the wardrobe and told him I was out of there; I was so angry.” “But you do not look angry” Amish said in wonder. “Yeah, I am not angry anymore. I have figured out a way to revenge him. First of all I did not get what I wanted (his D), 2ndly he was willing to have his way with me in his wife’s bed! He will pay for that. That is for sure”. Cindy said with a murky smile. The girls have heard that before and they knew that she always meant business when she said that.
“Well, I have to go see Mpho guys.” Yoza said as she stood up and started fixing herself up. Her make up and changing clothes, etc. “She cares for this guy, doesn’t she?” Cindy said as she and Amish were looking at Yoza who was going up and down preparing to go see her “friend”. “I think so too. They are so cue together” Amish said. “Girls I am still here, and I do not care about him, not in that way.” Yoza said. “Keep telling yourself that”, Amanda said. “She is in denial” Cindy added.
On her way to Mpho’s place she looked on her Facebook for the last time. Another inbox from Mikateko, “Okay, thanks. I guess we will talk on Monday then” Yoza decided not to respond to that inbox. She just hoped a technician would come and fix the guy’s cable before Monday. Then after that all she thought about was Mpho. “Maybe he does not snore everyday, like Amish was saying” she thought.
“You look gorgeous, wow, it’s like I haven’t seen you in a year!” Mpho said hugging her. He seemed excited, Yoza just wondered what had got into him. Ya she hadn’t seen him in 2 weeks or so because they both had been busy. But that did not explain the excitement. While she was in his arms she realised that she had missed him too. She smiled and hugged him as well, then she took a deep breath. “Come along now, come see what I got.” Mpho said excitedly as she pulled her to the couch.