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Chapter one I looked at this man sitting across me with his head in his hands, a part of me wanted to reach out to him and hold him close. I wanted to wipe his tears and tell him everything will go back to normal. The greater part of me stood its ground and said ‘No, let him suffer, think about everything he has put you through.’ I just sat there staring at this handsome man I once loved and cherished. Once upon a time he was my prince charming, just the sight of him made me smile and my heart skip a bit, he was perfect. Tinashe looked up at me with tears streaming down his cheeks and said, “But why Shami. Pane chawaishaya here(did you lack anything)?” I almost burst out laughing but this was not the time to be putting salt on a sore wound. I looked on the floor and shook my head. He stood up and started pacing up and down, shame, he looked so lost. I think he had even lost weight. I couldn’t bring myself to say sorry, hell no, it was going to freeze in hell before I apologized. After sometime, he came and knelt in front of me with an innocent face full of questions. I wanted to pull him close and kiss his forehead but that said I was weak and vulnerable. I had to look strong and untouched by his emotions. Finally he said “Wandigura kunorira!!( you have hurt me where it hurts the most)” “We can work things out Tinashe, this cant be the end of us” I whispered. I know he wanted me to say I am sorry but there was no way I was going to apologize for something I wasn’t even sorry about. Tinashe deserved every emotion he was feeling right now, the few drops of tears he shed were nothing compared to the buckets I shed. There is a thin line between love and hate zveshuwa, did I hate Tinashe? Not yet but I was close.  I slowly drifted to the past, all the things this man put me through…….. There was a knock on the door, I quickly stood up as if I was expecting someone. There stood tete Lorraine, my day just got worse, she walked past me as if she didn’t see me. I took a deep breathe and said to myself “Shami ignore her!” I followed her to the lounge where Tinashe was. He had now composed himself and put on a fake smile. “ Aaah Tete makadii?( Aunty how are you?)” “ Tinashe, I am not here for chit chat, what is the serious issue you want to talk about?” she replied without even sitting down. Hooo now that the tables have turned he decides to run to his family!!!!! “ Tete(aunty) me and Shami we have a serious problem” he responded “I told you a long time ago to leave this uneducated woman. Now she is stressing you and yet she is living off you!!!!” This woman has some nerve, hold your horses Shami. She is not worth it. “ Tete incase you have forgotten I graduated a year ago!!!! And I have a full time job!!” I finally decided to speak up to this uncultured old woman. She ignored me totally and looked at Tinashe. “ Tete I think we should call the uncles for this. Can we meet next weekend?” said Tinashe “Not until you tell me whats going on?” “I think its best if Shamiso told you!” “ Tinashe, please don’t, just don’t!!! You called your aunt because you had a problem now you want me to explain the problem you have!!!” I responded “ taurai mhani (speak) What is going on here? “ Shamiso had an affair tete(aunty)!!!!” Tinashe said slowly. The bitter woman who had made my relationship with Tinashe worse, if such was possible, stood awestruck and silent for what seemed like a few hours. She had always ignored me to the point of denying my existence but she was now forced to acknowledge me, to acknowledge what I had done and to accept the situation that was now to involve her and the uncles as well. Tinashe looked at her as if he was a lost, weary traveler expecting directions from a stranger, but she would not speak, not until she had slumped into a chair as though by a will other than her own.