[MBALI]
"That is what I don't want her to do, Hawi. I don't want her to risk her life for me. I don't want her to hurt me. I don't want her to lose herself and all she believes in just because of me. I wouldn't live with myself if anything happened to her," Mbali sighed.
Hawi stared at her best friend and I could tell that Mbali had been thinking about this for the longest time. It was the kind of response that anyone who was scared and had thought of the endless possibilities has to have encountered at the moment.
It was fortunate but at the same time, an unfortunate truth in the realm filled with love.
"And you… would you do the same for her?" Hawi asked softly.
"I would do whatever it takes to keep her happy. Even if I have to give up my li… oh goddess," Mbali stated confidently, the realization hitting her a little too hard.