10

UMNAKWETHU

{◇◇◇◇

SVL16

INSERT 10

KHOSI

***Ngbuya emsebenzini and I'm so damn tired..ngibeke isikhwama sami ngivule i fridge..my phone rings..ngiythathe and umama ofonayo***

Me:Mama

Mah:ngitshele ukuthi usuzilungisile izinto nomkhwenyana

Me:Not yet mama..

Mah:Ulindeni? Ufuna bamthathe?

Me:Mama angeke nje ngvele ngbuyele ku philani...kumele axolise ngoba ungizwisile ubuhlungu

Mah:Kodwa ukuhamba ushiye umendo wakho isinqumo esikhulu kabi...bazomthatha and uzosala..ngyazi ukuthi umendo ubuye ushise kodwa ungaveli ulahle ithawula kanjalo nje...before ushade ubuwazi kahle ukuthi umshado unjani..hlalani phansi nikhulume nomkhwenyana..izothini yona ingane lokhu uyehlisa uyinyusa

Me:Mama you don't understand...ngsola engathi uyangijolela

Mah:Ukutholile ubufakazi balokho?

Me:No but...

Mah:We nomkhosi awulungise izinto zakho...uphilani uyakuthanda lomuntu nisuka kude naye

***I sigh***

Me:Kufike umuntu oboniswayo wathi phakathi kwakhe no bhuti bakhe kukhona ozoba nesthembu

Mah:Uma kungaba uyena uzomshiya?

Me:Angeke ngim share uphilani mama...uphilani owami ngedwa

Mah:Uma ngampela kukhethwe yena ukuthi abe nesthembu..angeke ube nayo i choice

***Kungene enye i call***

Me:Kukhona i call engenayo ngizokufonela

Mah:Alright

***Ngphendule le call***

Me:Hello?

Caller:Hi, ngikhuluma no mrs zungu?

Me:Yes this is her..

Caller:Mem pls come to the hospital as soon as you can your husband has been involved in a car accident

***Angimlindanga ngisho aqede ngsukume fast ngthathe okey ngyophuma ngomnyango***

Me:W...which hospital

Caller:Sydney hospital

***Ngiphendule ukey and drive out fast...Izinyembezi lokhu zehlile! Philani you can't do this to me...i drive for 45mn ngfike...ngehle fast abantu bangbuka engathi ngyahlanya manje indlela engigijima ngayo..ngfike kwi receptionist***

Me:Where's my husband??!

Her:Mem pls calm down..mr zungu is still in the operation room

***Ngyohlala phansi and i break down and cry...God pls be with philani..ungamthathi kusanje...i need him..his son still need him...umndeni wakhe uyamdinga!! I haven't even forgiven him yet..lord pls!!***

* * * * * * * * * *

MELOKUHLE

***I'm with lonathemba right now...kune function estolo samngani wakhe u zinhle...my mind is far away...i can't help but think about philani...i sigh and drink my wine***

Lona:Uyabona ukuthi sihle kanjani?

Me:Hhu?

***She sigh and look at me***

Lona:Kwenzenjani melo? Lokhu sfikile lana you don't look okay

Me:I'm fine lona...

Lona:You can talk to me melo I'm your friend

***What can i say? Ohh ngithandana ne boss and manje i dumped him because that PIECE of shit andile blackmailed me and now i lost the love of my life***

Me:I'll be fine it's just a headech..

Lona:If you say so...

***Kufike uzinhle..she's a beautiful thick lady futhi unomoya omuhle***

Zinhle:Girls are you good?

Lona:Yes..gosh I'm proud of you shomi..

Zinhle:Thank you...

***Kukhale ifoni yami***

Me:Excuse me

***U andile..ngizwe kuthi xhifi enhlizweni***

Me:Yah?

Andile:Uyphendula kanjalo ifoni manje baby

Me:Ufunani andile?

Andile:I hope that ukwenzile lokhu engikutshele khona

Me:Yes

Andile:Good..manje ngikubona nini...yazi phela ngifuna ukuhambisa amalobolo ngikwenze unkosikazi wami wesbili since vele uyawathanda amadoda ashadile.

***I swallow the lump in my throat***

Me:Hambofa andile

***He laugh and i drop the call...i hear lona gasping ngbuyele kubo..uqeda ukukhuluma ne foni***

Zinhle:Yini mngani khuluma??!

Lona:Kthiwa i boss ingene kwi car accident njengamanje usesbhedlela and he went straight to a coma

***Ikhanda livele lindize as i look at her***

Me:W..what?!

Lona:Ohh my god!!

Zinhle:Uphilani zungu?? the hot boss!!

Lona:Awukahle zinhle

Zinhle:What? Uyababa vele...gosh ngcela nje engashoni i have a crush on him

Lona:Ugh i hope his wife is okay

***Philani is in acoma? Gosh ngizwe izinyembezi zishisa kukhona into eshisayo evela esfubeni sami..I'm numb i can't even talk***

Lona:Asambeni syombona..woza melo!

***Angdonse ngesandla syongena emotweni yakhe..***

Zinhle:Nami ngyeza

Lona:Awukwazi ukuvele ushiye abantu...

Zinhle:Bazoba right shut up and drive yhoo!!

***She drives off...I'm trying so hard to stop these tears...angazi ngingenzenjani uma engashona uphila..just thinking about it hurt so damn much!! Lapho i broke up with him then this happened***

Zinhle:Melo are you crying?

Me:No..ngixhophekile

***Lona eye me and i quickly look away..after iskhathi sfike esbhedlela singene phakathi***

Lona:Hi sis, size ku philani zungu

Her:Usandakphuma kwi surgery room...you can check in room 12 kodwa unomfazi wakhe

***Sihambe syekhona..umnyango uyabonakala ngaphandle...uphilani ulele embhedeni and i can't see him clearly kodwa unebhandisi engalweni nasemqaleni...eceleni kwakhe kukhona unkosikazi wakhe ulele ezingalweni zakhe...i fail to stop these tears..***

Lona:Melo...

***I wipe them off ziphume futhi***

Lona:Zinhle can you give us a moment?

Zinhle:Sure vele kukhona lo doc olokhu engbuka...

***Ahambe...ulona angbambe isandla sihlale phansi***

Lona:Talk to me...

Me:Angazi nanokuthi ngqalephi lonathemba

Lona:Calm down

***I sigh bese ngyaqala ngyamutshela konke...from the start sisazondana no phila...when I'm done i cry asukume and hug me***

Lona:It's okay melo...he's gonna be fine

Me:You don't sound surprised

Lona:Kade ngaybona lento kodwa bengingafuni ukukbuza i wanted you to tell me...indlela ebenibukana ngayo nine boss gave it away...indlela akubuka ngayo ngathi you're the only thing he sees...

***I sigh***

Me:And now he's here..amehlo akhe avaliwe and ngimalile...

Lona:I big boss i strong...he will be fine...now back to that dickhead andile...unayo i number yakhe angithi?

Me:Yes

Lona:Give me his number I'll sort him

Me:But...

Lona:Letha melo

***Ngimnikeze...***

Lona:Khona engizokhuluma nabo ungakhathazeki ngaye...

Me:Thank you..

***Ngsukume ngyobuka okokugcina...i wish i can hold him...touch him and beg him to wake up...unkoskazi wakhe anyakaze bese eyaphenduka and i see her face...I'm shocked beyond repairs***

* * * * * * * * * *

PHILANI

***Nginesqiniseko sokuthi seliphelile i hour ngihamba manje and angazi ukuthi ngikephi..ngibone izindlu ezincane ngiye ngakhona..ngikhiphe izicathulo ngingene phakathi kukhona necansi..ngihlale phansi bese kungena umkhulu osekhulile ahlale ebhentshini angbuke...i have never seen this man in my life kodwa ngyabona ukuthi umkhulu lona ngoba ufana no baba***

Mkhulu:Manzini

Me:Hamashe

Mkhulu:Uyangbona mina ukuthi ngingubani?

Me:Ngiyakubona mkhulu..

Mkhulu:Mhhh...

Me:Ngifike kanjani la?

Mkhulu:Awufuni ukulalela philani...kufanele ngabe usumshadile owesbili

Me:akukho lula kanjalo

Mkhulu:Uwena ozoba nesthembu ekhaya angeke ngikufihlele...kodwa indlela owenza ngayo izinto iyabheda...kumele uhlale phansi ukhulume no baba bakho kanye nonkosikazi wakho hhayi lokhu wehla wenyuka ungazazi wenzani...isthembu esakho mfana noma ungasibalekela kangakanani...uma ubaleka yilapho ozohlanya khona mfana wami ngoba uzomfuna kakhuku unkosikazi wakho futhi ukubonile lokho...

Me:Ngiyezwa

Mkhulu:Thina ohamashe senza izinto zenzeke...bengikuphaphamisa ngikuvusa emaqandeni...uma uvuka la yenza izinto ngendlela..uhloniphe nomamkhulu ungavele nje unyamalale khumbula ukuthi awukamshadi lomunye...uma uzoba nesthembu ingqondo ayisebenze!

* * * * * * * * * *

1 week later

MELOKUHLE

***It's been 1 week of hell for me...ngisho emsebenzini akaze ngiye ngoba ngyazi vele ukuthi ayikho nento engizoyenza...uphilani namanje akakavuki and that's depressing as hell...i miss him..it's kills me ukuthi uvelelwe ilesimo ekbeni bese ngihlukene naye...I'm still shocked ukuthi unomkhosi is philani's wife..ngenkathi ngimthola ekhala it was because of me...i feel so bad kodwa angikwazi ukulawula inhliziyo yami...i haven't heard of andilebi wonder wenzeni ulona...I'm in the hospital right now ukhosi usaphumile...ngidonse umoya ngingene...ngsondele ngbuke uphilani...ubuso bakhe bu right ama bruises amancane nje..ulimale engalweni i think waphuka nomqala...ngimubambe isandla sakhe esibandayo and immediately izinyembezi zehle and my body shake..***

Me:Manzini...ngcela uvuke manje sekwanele...ngyazi ukuthi izinto phakathi kwethu bezibheda kodwa ngfuna ukulungisa yonke lento...ngyakuthanda philani ngenhliziyo yami yonke and i wouldn't be able to live without you...ngcela uvuke

***I kiss his forehead and wipe my tears...God pls protect this man...i still need him..umndeni wakhe uyamdinga...ngthathe isikhwama ngithi ngyaphenduka unomkhosi umile emnyango..***

Khosi:You?

***Ngivele ngi freeze...did she hear what i said?? Ungbonile ngicabuza uphilani??!***

* * * * * * * * * *