“Forever and always” she giggled interlocking our pinkies.

High school love, complicated love. Once in a blue moon I got into a serious relationship. I was always known as the heartbreaker who dated almost all the girls at school. Dating Buhle changed me. Damn I loved this chick but shit the girl was too wild – money, soft life , sugar daddies but hey love, love love.

Girl played me several times but I always forgave her. I never thought I, the whole Thabo would cry over a girl yoh!!

This is my love story.

# Thabo
I gaze at my phone. Seeing my girl in a sex tape video breaks my heart. I’ve warned her about dating older men but she didn’t listen. She’d probably do anything for the sake of having money and being one glamour girl, but this time she went too far.

#Buhle
Everything is so heavy but I’m still hanging in there. I come from a very poor family. My mom is a single parent but she always made sure we had everything we needed. Things have changed, mom is very sick. She needs expensive surgery. We sometimes go to sleep on an empty stomach. I get into a risky game. ” Prostitute”. I really love Thabo but my mom’s health comes first.

# Thabo
My friends talk some senses to me and I finally realises that Buhle is not worth my love. I decided to let go.

The next day I get a call from Buhle.

She explains everything.

“Babe I can explain. He promised to pay for my mom’s surgery , bluh bluh bluh,” she says.

Just like always I pity her and decides to forgive her. My friends just don’t understand but it doesn’t matter what anybody else says being with her is all I need.

We forgive and forget and decide to start everything afresh. She blocks all her sugar daddies.

We lie under the bright stars and hold hands. I stare at her and we both smile.

After a week we decide to go out and forget our problems. Besides, it’s been a while since she went on outings because of her sex tape.

We decide to sneak out and go clubbing. I pick her up at her place.

We arrive at the club.

We go upstairs and boom. Weed, cocaine, shots.

“Today is a day to remember right,” I whisper to Buhle.

“Why not” she smiles.

We do cocaine, weed and alcohol. Buhle runs to the bathroom. She drops her cell phone. As I pick it up I see a text across the screen.

“I won’t let you go just like that. A war is about to start.”

She comes back and I give her her phone.

She reads the text and starts mumbling, “Babe I can explain.”

My girl was a prostitute, wow. We go downstairs, suddenly we hear gunshots. Everything was happening very fast.

“Buhleeee” I screamed.

She fell down. She was bleeding.

I knelt down and begged her not to leave me.

“”Buhle please, please don’t leave,” I said, tears slowly rolling down.

“I am sorry Thabo.” Buhle took a deep last breath.

“Forever and always,” I muttered as I lay beside the grave.