There we were at the table, all at peace with each other but Lincoln was not eating. He kept on playing with his food and I couldn’t help but notice. I looked at Kelebogile and signaled to her that she should say something. “Babe, why aren’t you eating?” she asked Lincoln. He simply said he wasn’t hungry. Kelebogile looked at me and we both shrugged.
Thobile decided to change the mood at the table by asking me about my hospital stay. “It was quiet and lonely, but at least there were people who came to check up on me. I guess that’s what made it better.” I said. I looked at Lincoln and he just smiled and looked away. “I must say, it really sucked not having you around.” Kelebogile confessed and everyone seemed to agree with her. “I have never resisted food in my life but that night I didn’t touch food at all.” Morithi added. “Oh please babe, we were up at 3am rummaging through the fridge trying to find something to eat.” Thobile said. We all laughed, I never believed Morithi anyway. He eats for all of us. It felt good to be home in the presence of the people that kept me sane… and insane! “I kept on waiting for you to shout: Malcolm the key is on table!” added Malcolm. “I only did that once though” I replied. “I know, but the point is that I missed you.” he said. Sihle got a little jealous and Gavin could see it. “I just wanted a drink! That’s all!” Gavin said to shift the focus from Malcolm.
“So where are we partying this weekend?” KG asked. I suggested that we throw a house party and have people come to our side instead of us having to go out. Everyone seemed to like the idea. I guess my attitude towards life started to change because I learnt that tomorrow was never guaranteed and trust me when I say I started living my life from there on. We brought out all our contacts, DJ’s, friends and everyone else before sending out invitations via text. It was very short notice but everyone that knew us, knew that it was self-mutilation not to attend any of the parties that we threw. When that was done we chilled in the lounge and whilst we were channel surfing looking for something to watch, we came across a show called Big Brother which is a reality show about strangers living together under one roof for 91 days. I then decided to get my camcorder and started recording my house mates. We kept taking turns with the recording. KG kept making jokes; he’s funny when he wants to be. We did things that were out of this world and that’s only because people knew they were being recorded. Lerato and Gavin gave us a strip show whilst the couples talked about each other on tape. And then out of the blue, Sihle came up with the bright idea of playing Spin The Bottle. I honestly thought it was a bad idea and asked that we not do that, but because everyone was drunk, I lost. By the end of the night I had to kiss Lincoln and Malcolm. When I kissed Lincoln, none of us wanted to stop and people ended up complaining but I don’t think anyone took into mind what was really happening. Sihle and KG also shared an intimate kiss. The funny part was when Gavin had to kiss KG, they hated each other’s guts but because they wanted to play that game they had to do it, both of them spit afterwards. Nigel and Thobile shared a kiss too, and I was the only one aware of the chemistry that was between them. Morithi kissed Zama and it was boring. Basically everyone kissed everyone and the sad part is that it was all recorded. I must admit, as much as I hated the idea of that game, I appreciated the open-mindedness of my housemates.
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