In the office courtyard during the lunch hour.
DINEO: This man has got some nerve. (Mumbling to herself)
UNATHI: Sthandwa! Is this where you’ve been hiding out?
DINEO: I don’t know about hiding. I just needed some air.
UNATHI: Guess who’s been taken out for lunch again?
(Dineo rolls her eyes)
UNATHI: Men like that just don’t exist anymore. Tanya has struck gold with that one. I
Mean, last week he took her out on a dinner date after work, and today this.
DINEO: Yep, she’s very lucky. Do you know if client status is still on for Friday?
UNATHI: Okay…
DINEO: Is that a yes?
UNATHI: Eh… yes.
(Dineo types furiously on her phone)
UNATHI: Are you okay?
DINEO: You’ve got some nerve. (Mumbling to herself) Just give me a minute. I need to
respond to this. (Presses send on her phone and puts it in her pocket) I can’t believe this!
UNATHI: What now? Has our fearless leader unleashed yet another email?
DINEO: You know men are real dogs! I knew it. I knew it was too good to be true.
(Unathi stares at Dineo with wide eyes)
DINEO: Cheating bastard! How can he do this?
UNATHI: I didn’t know you’re seeing someone. Wait… Who are you talking about?
DINEO: He might as well be stalking me!
UNATHI: Is it Daniel again? I thought you ended that ages ago. That boy is just horny. I mean you’re hot babe, but you’re also old enough to be…
DINEO: No! It’s not Daniel.
(Not expecting Dineo to snap the way she just did, Unathi jerks her head back in surprise)
DINEO: Now what am I supposed to do?
UNATHI: (Lights a cigarette) About what exactly?
DINEO: About Ashwyn!
UNATHI: Ashwyn? Who is…
DINEO: (Cuts her off) Yes! Ashwyn bloody September!
UNATHI: (Unathi gasps) September? As in Tanya September’s husband?
DINEO: The one and only husband of the year.
UNATHI: No!
DINEO: Yes.
UNATHI: No! Mr. September is one in a million. He wouldn’t do anything…
DINEO: (Cuts her off again) What are you, his PR agent?
UNATHI: I…
DINEO: Look, meet me in the small boardroom downstairs at about ten past five, after work. I’ll tell you everything.
(Dineo finishes her sandwich, stands up, and throws the packaging in the dustbin. Unathi just stares at her with her mouth hanging wide open as her colleague walks back into the building.)
Tell us: Has your colleague’s or friend’s romantic partner ever flirted with you?