AFTER her morning at the divorce court, Phumzile finally felt some of the tension leave her body as she sat down and slowly sipped her wine.
“To ex-husbands,” her best friend, Doreen, said as she raised her glass.
“Amen,” Phumzile said, draining her drink in one go. She then poured herself another glass.
The following morning, her head was still feeling the effects of her late-night divorce celebration. She was grateful when her sales partner,Thomas Lesego, handed her two strong painkillers.
He smiled and said, “I take it everything went well, then.You’ve finally severed your ties with Moses. His loss, Phumzile. He never deserved you.”
She was flattered by Thomas’ attention, but she reminded herself that it was too soon to get involved with another man.
She and Doreen had…