Zenande Okhethiweyo

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Zano falls on both his knees on the cold floor,he drops the little box on to the floor and looks down. From where I am standing I can see small drops falling on to his dress pants. He is crying! I'm in Schick Theee Zanothando Lwandle Zulu is crying because of me,the Prince of KwaZulu and a well known business tycoon is on his knees before me,such a strong and commanding man is now vulnerable. That snaps me out of my head.
"No...No" I say out loud shaking my head for emphasis but he can't see me,he is lost in his sorrow.

What are you actually saying? My subconscious asks glaring at me.

It breaks my heart seeing him in that position,that is not my Zano not at all. I wipe my tears with the back of my hand trying to put together words for my jumbled thoughts.
"Zano... No that's not what I meant" I say.
I mentally slap myself,I really need that slap maybe my brain could function properly. What am I really saying? I slowly breathe in and out a few times trying to calm my racing heart and the tornado that is in my head,I can feel a headache coming along.
"I'm scared okay?" I finally manage to say after a while,it comes out hoarse, I clear my throat so that he can hear me.
"I mean I'm only 20 years old and here I am about to get married. I just don't want to lose sight of who I am in all this. It doesn't mean that I don't love you because I really do,and a lot." He doesn't move.
I pick up the little box from the floor and walk over to him. I lift his face so that he can look at me by his chin. What I see is something I don't ever want to see again in my entire life, he is broken you can see it in his eyes,the tears are long gone but from his red eyes you can tell that he was crying.
At that moment I feel the room spinning,I close my eyes in hopes that it would stop. Instead of seeing darkness it's like I'm watching a movie.
"Ngisendleleni baba hawu!" She says smiling.
She looks so happy,she is even glowing. She is so beautiful no wonder all her children are this good looking.
"Nami ngiyak'thanda baba. Ngiphe umzuzu owodwa nje ngizobe ngilapho Baba kaPhephelo" then she hangs up.
"Mapholoba sizo fika kodwa?" She says asking the driver while laughing.
The driver looks at her through the mirror and also laughs shaking his head. He knows the king is always grumpy when the queen is not near him.
"Ungakhathazeki Ndlovukazi sesifikile" he says turning into the familiar main road that leads to KwaZulu village.
The queen had an important meeting in Pietermaritzburg that lasted the entire day on building a hospital in the village. Her baby boy Lwandle was at home sick that is why the king kept calling none stop. She was also now anxious to get home,she missed her babies and her grumpy husband. She smiles at the thought of him.

The sun is setting. She looks out the window to the beautiful view of the mountains,this looks like heaven. Never in a million years did she ever imagine that this would be her life. She smiles out of happiness,she is grateful for all that she has. She looks at the time on her phone 17:59 is written in bold,she will be home soon. She looks at her wallpaper and smiles. Her husband is carrying their beautiful daughter Minenhle,who is chewing away on her fist and on either side of him there are the boys. A smiling Lwandle to his left and a impatient looking Siphephelo to his right. She smiles at her favourite people in the world. Oh! How she loves them!

A truck crashes on to the left side of the car. Mapholoba tries to get it back in control but fails. The car instantly starts rolling. Mrs Zulu let's out a scream as her head crashes in to the window. The car rolls off the mountain. Mrs Zulu clutches her phone to her chest like it will get her out of this situation. When she looks at Mapholoba her most trusted driver he has passed out and he has a lot of blood on his head. As she tries to reach out and touch him the car hits a rock on her side and because of the broken window her head crashes directly in to the pointy rock. She screams at the unbearable pain,it feels like her head has split into two. She closes her eyes for a bit trying to stop the pain and after a few minutes numbness washes over her,she can't feel anything except being hot. She opens her eyes and there is fire all around her. She tries moving but fails because it seems like her body is dead from all that pain. A picture of Siphephelo playing with Minenhle who looks so happy while the king is on his phone and Lwandle watching TV in his pyjamas flashes before her. She smiles and closes her eyes.

I gasp at the lack of air. I look around and I'm still at the restaurant with Zano on his knees. Then it all comes back to me,I did the most insane thing ever! Was I dreaming while I was on my feet? Is that what happened when she died? I shake my head clearing those thoughts from my head. I will ask Zano or Nokuzotha some other time. I look at my hand and I still have the little box in it.

I take the ring out of the box and place it in his hand.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!" I say to him.
He shakes his head and his lips part like he just realized he wasn't breathing. I decide on another way. I also get on my knees next to him. I move closer to him and peck his lips,with each kiss I say Yes. After a string of kisses he pulls me to his chest and hugs me tight,I hug him even tighter and I feel my shoulder getting wet. That tugs at my heart and I feel like crying but I have to be strong,I'm the one who started this mess.
"It would be an honour to marry you Zanothando Lwandle Zulu" I say while rubbing his back.
I can feel him smiling against my shoulder causing me to also smile. We stay in that position for a while. I feel my legs getting numb due to the cold floor but I don't move or say anything,I know he is still reassuring himself of my presence and also composing himself.

He finally let's go and stands up.
"Sukuma I'm sure uyagodola kodwa awufuni ukusho" he says gently pulling me up.
I can't help but smile,he knows me. In the little time we had,he has made a 360° turn. Now I don't doubt even for a second that I can handle everything that I have going on in my life,with him by my side nothing is impossible. That is clear as day now. Just as about to walk away I pull him back to me by his arm.
"Please ask me again" I say to him.
He gives me a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. But he obliges after looking into my eyes for sometime he finally speaks.
"Would you do me the honour of making me the happiest man alive and marry me Miss Rosso?"
I smile and nod my head.
"There is nothing I would love more than to be your wife Mr Zulu. Yes I will marry you Mageba" I say out loud.
He laughs softly and I do the same,after so much drama. This is pure crazy. He puts the ring on my finger and it is so beautiful! It has two circles that go around my finger,they both have little diamonds and a 4 carat diamond in the middle,it's breath taking. This will surely be seen a mile away.
"Its beautiful" I say giving him a kiss.
He chuckles softly and pulls me close deepening the kiss. Just like that my entire body is on fire and only he can cool it down.
I hear laughter and a round of applause.  I pull away and turn back to be met by my dad,Diego,Rea,Buhle,Sipho,Mam' Martha,MaNkosi,Kwanele,Nokuzotha,Phephelo,Muzi and a few of Zano's employees,probably the ones that were on duty. My jaw drops. Oh my word! They saw everything! I look to Zano and he nods. I cover my face with both my hands and laugh out of embarrassment. Zano pulls me to him and I hide in his chest,i wish the floor would open up and swallow me. He kisses my forehead and rubs my back while softly laughing. And the vibration of his chest is enough to give me goosebumps all over my body. I love this man.

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