(Nonkuthazo, Nosidima’s daughter, enters Nzaliseko’s flat on a Thursday morning to give him breakfast.)

Nonkuthazo: Hello, Nzaliseko.

Nzaliseko: Hello, Nonkuthazo.

Nonkuthazo: I came to give you your breakfast.

Nzaliseko: Thank you, but I don’t expect you to act like my slave.

Nonkuthazo: Don’t worry, today I woke up at five o’clock to iron my mother’s clothes because she was going to town.

Nzaliseko: You are a very dedicated woman.

Nonkuthazo: Thank you, Nzaliseko.

Nzaliseko: You look so sexy when you wearing tight clothes.

Nonkuthazo: Are you serious?

Nzaliseko: Yes, you look like the women in the magazines.

Nonkuthazo: I don’t even use make up. Why are you telling me this?

Nzaliseko: I was scared to break your mother’s rules, but I don’t know how to control my feelings towards you.

Nonkuthazo: Don’t worry about my mother because we are not teenagers.

Nzaliseko: I realised when I first saw you that I have developed feelings for you.

Nonkuthazo: What about the mother of your child? You guys seemed very close when she was here.

Nzaliseko: She is only worried because I am not working so my salary will decrease. I realised when we had a child that she was not good for me.

Nonkuthazo: Are you telling me you were pretending to be somebody who is dedicated to their relationship?

Nzaliseko: Our relationship is not perfect. If you give us a chance, I will make sure I stay away from her.

Nonkuthazo: Give me a few days to really think about what you are telling me.

(Nzaliseko holds Nonkuthazo’s hands.)

Nzaliseko: Please, let’s make sure your parents don’t find out about us until I go back to my house. Your mother will punish me if she finds out about us.

Nonkuthazo: Don’t worry, I will make sure my parents don’t know anything.

Nzaliseko: I think we should act like we don’t really know or talk to each other while we are in public.

Nonkuthazo: I will describe you as someone who is only worried about his health and is feeling very lonely. If I describe you that way they won’t think that we are falling in love.

Nzaliseko: You are very clever and have good timing.

Tell us: What do you think about Nzaliseko and Nonkuthazo’s relationship?