Busted! - Chapter 6.5: Not Yet Over!

So there we were in the car driving to Menzi's house, it was a bit tense but at least I knew what the reason for that was. A lot of things were going on in my head. I knew that what had happened that day would just make things very difficult for me and everyone involved. Thobile was going to tell Morithi, Morithi happened to be close to Lincoln, Lerato happened to be Lincoln's favourite etc. I knew I had to run before things got intense. I called Gavin to find out if I could sleep at his place that day because I didn't want to return to the commune to face the music. He was cool with it. My mother used to say: "keeping secrets is like being stuck in traffic, the more secrets you keep, the more the traffic." I felt like I was keeping too many secrets, some of which I happened to be a part of.

Menzi sat on his phone the whole time in the car and I could see that he wanted to see himself anywhere but in my car. My phone rang, it was Morithi. I was so nervous. I thought that maybe Thobile had told him about what happened so I ignored his calls. He kept on calling until I decided to answer and feel his wrath. Luckily for me, Thobile had told him that Menzi moved out and he was calling to find out if I was fine. Sihle then sent me a text telling me that he'd be home late that day as he was putting in some overtime.

Menzi was still seated in the car, quiet as ever and I didn't like it. "So it's quite obvious that now that we are no longer together, could we at least try out this friendship thing?" I asked. To be honest with you, I don't believe that two people can be friends after a relationship if they were never friends during the relationship. I honestly believe that relationships that last longer are those where the couples are more friends than they are lovers. In that kind of situation, life is smoother and a pair becomes very close because they relate to each other on a whole different level. Menzi then asked me why I slept with KG. I couldn't answer him because I didn't know what to say. I really had no explanation for my behavior. "Can we at least talk about this?" he asked. I swear I didn't understand why Menzi still wanted to solve things between us when I had done the unforgivable. "But why do you insist on us talking about things even when you're not in the wrong?" I asked. "Because I love you with your flaws, I'm not perfect myself. I'm not saying that things will get better overnight but they will, just don't give up on us" he pleaded. I wanted to cry because I don't believe anyone ever showed me love in the way that Menzi did. I know what they mean when they talk about a fool in love.

We talked for a while before coming to the conclusion that Menzi will go home and sort his issues out with his family. Whilst he did that, I wouldn't bother him, I'd just keep to myself and let him handle the situation the best way that he could. We were both keen on giving things another try but that involved having to face our demons before we could be together again…