Angikwazi nhlobo ukuncenga, ngisho ikhala lami libhlokile ngiphefumula ngomlomo.

: “Uyazitshela lo.”
: “Ngani oe?”
: “Nje.”
Wemantombazane, udoti muni lo?

Graduation gown iyasinda, ngayizwa kahle kwa-grade R, ngathi no more.

Ngithe kuye asibuyelane, wathi seku-late. So, ngizovuka early kusasa ngiphinde ngimzame.

Yazi i-wrong i-Belgravia baf’ethu, bengithi ngicifela omunye u-girl ihlo ngavele ngazumeka.

“Ufuna amasi noma ngikuthosele inyama?”

MINA: “Ungabe ungenzela amasi ngaleskhathi usathosa inyama!

Lowo mzuzu ongixakayo, izivakashi seziyavalelisa. Two hours later basavalelisa.

Umthole e-single, umthande, bamthathe, umyeke, bamyeke, nibuyelane, babuye.

Jesu uthuleleni?

Akokote umngani wakho kini basaqeda ukukuthethisa ngaye.

Kule genge ka “Happy birthday to myself…” ngithi nje sengathi neRest In Peace ningazenzela.

Usathi uqedile ukubhala i-Life Science Paper 2, iphakame i-genius iyolalela i-heart beat ye-invigilator, ibuye ihlale phansi ibhale.

Bayanilwisa yini estolo uma nithatha i-foundation efana ncimishi neskhumba sakho? Noma nje ninenkani?

Bese belengisa i-mask ngaphansi kwesilevu usuku lonke, kube sengathi bazoyifaka uma i-Corona sebeyibona ingena ngomnyango.

Iyasebenza i-lipstick because ifihla nama-lips asaxetshulwa ugologo.

Mina nje ngiyofela iqiniso.

“Sthandwa sami, this is my male bestie.” Lapho usho umuntu onama-lips a-pink ongawacabuza kwawena mjita.

Likufebele i-2000, uthi uyalithethisa lithi: “Buzz off jeqe omanzi. Phihli! Phahla! Lawa iqanda, yakhala imbuzi, meeeeeeh!”