Chapter 12

MAVEZI KA KHABAZELA

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LONDEKA

***I keep on turning and tossing... I can't stop thinking about what happened a few hours ago...i left ngazongena kwi room ngalala! Ohh bawo yintoni lena engizofake kuyo ngampela?! i kissed him and i loved it! Stop it londeka! You're here to work not to fall in love...i try to sleep and close my eyes...ngphaphame u inathi engvusa***

Inathi:Londy

Me:Mmh

Inathi:Wake up

***ngvule amehlo kancane and groan***

Me:What time is it?

Inathi:11

***Ngvuke and rub my eyes...gosh ngyaqala ukvuka late kanjena... ngihambe ngyogeza and put on a bagy pant and a top..ngehle ngyezansi and wonke umuntu ulapho except for him...***

Sbaya:Mama

Me:Hey

***Angcabuze isihlathi bese engvulela istulo ngihlale phansi***

Sbaya:Ulale kanjani?

Me:Nglale kahle wena?

Sbaya:Bekuzobancono uma kthiwa ubuseduze kwami

***Kufike usethu ahlale phansi bese eyabingelela...i keep on staring at my food***

Sambulo:Bhuti izolo uvele wanyamalala nje

Sethu:I had things to do

Sbaya:No portia?

***He chuckles shaking his head***

Sbaya:Uphi vele?

Sethu:She's packing

Sbaya:Packing?

Sethu:Mmh...kunento eqhamukile manje i have to go back home

Sambulo:Uyahamba?

Sethu:Yebo

***My heart break...ngphakamise amehlo ngimbuke***

Sethu:Uyaykhumbula le deal yama client asegoli?

Sbaya:Mmh

Sethu:Babuyile and balethe more customers

Sbaya:Kodwa bafo si-

Sethu:Ungazami ukungvimba...kmele ngihambe

Sbaya:Klungile

***Asukume usethu ahambe and i sigh..***

Sbaya:Baby

Me:Mmhh?

Sbaya:You can go and view cape town...nizohamba no sambulo...i have to speak to sethu

Me:Okay

***Angcabuze bese eyasukuma ahambe...***

Inathi:I know we're gonna a lot of fun

Me:Yeah hey, excuse me

***Ngsukume and go back to my room..ngthathe ifoni and call sbusiso***

Sbu:Partner

Me:Is it done?

Sbu:Yes

Me:Good coz i want to come back

Sbu:Early so? Why don't you just enjoy cape town

Me:No...i want to see my aunt and uncle

Sbu:Londeka uright?

Me:Ngi right sbusiso...i have to go

***I sigh...ngiphumele ngaphandle and watch usethu eyongena emotweni...ame angbuke from far bese engena emotweni eyahamba... I don't why i feel like this...i feel like i let go of something i shouldn't!***

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#FEW DAYS LATER

SETHU

***Ngizongena ekhaya...yonkinto ihamba kahle kwi business...uzipho, our cousin uyena ophethe i business since thina senza okunye...kodwa iskhathi esningi uyangdinga and kmele ngihlezi ngikhona...i never thought i could say this kodwa ngathi sengyakthanda ukuba se office all day...i know that uziphozonke naye ufuna ukqala eyakhe inkampani and soon kzomele kubekhona ophathayo phakathi kwami no sbaya...ngfice ubaba ehlezi phansi kwesihlahla...ngithathe istulo and join him***

Me:Khabazela

Baba:Khabazela Junior

***Angbuke***

Baba:Ngathi uhlezi ulaykhaya ndoda

Me:Hawu, anisangfuni laykhaya?

***He chuckles***

Baba:Cha...

***Angbuke***

Baba:Umakoti uthini uma uhlezi usekhaya?

***Nghleke***

Me:Akekho umakoti baba

Baba:Hhayi angizalanga izishimane mina! uchaze ukuthi ngakunika ama looks ami mahhala nje

Me:Ngihlezi ngimatasa baba

Baba:Cha ngyabona ukuthi uyayenza into yakho kwi business...uzipho ulokhu ekuncomile nje

***I nod***

Baba:Uzipho is stepping down soon...umfwenu akafune kuzwa lutho nje ezomhlanganisa ne nkampani...kuzofuneka ukuthi uphathe

Me:Kodwa-

Baba:Lempilo eniyphilayo no bhuti wakho iyabheda sethu

***Ngimbuke and frown***

Baba:Ngyazi ukuthi nenza i business lama drugs ethekwini

***I'm shocked***

Me:Kanjani??

Baba:Ayikho into engingayazi mina sethu...ningamadodana ami kmele ngazi ukuthi kwenzakalani empilweni yenu

***I sigh***

Baba:Umdala manje ubheke ku 29...usangenza kancono khabazela

***Ngthule...umama aslethele ukudla and we eat in silence***

Baba:Who is she?

Me:Ubani?

Baba:Lentombazane esengqondweni yakho

***I sigh***

Me:It's complicated baba

Baba:Then uncomplicate it...syafuna ukuba nomakoti nathi laykhaya

***My mind goes to londeka...indlela amuhle ngayo...indlela ahlina ngayo, her beautiful face and smile..angphathike amehlo akhe! Angkhumbuli ngizizwa kanje ngomuntu wesfazane and i feel like shit ngoba uyintombi ka bafo!***

Baba:You love her don't you?

***I sigh...do i???***

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LONDEKA

***Cape town was fun and all that...asihlalanga kakhulu but sibone izindawo eziningi! Even though ingqondo yami ibisingekho lapho...I'm glad that usbusiso kukhona akwenzile...ngizongena kwi gate lasekhaya...umalume aphume kqala ame angbuke with a smile on his face...ngehle and run to his arms angbambe angqinise***

Malume:Nana

Me:Malume

***Angcabuze isphongo***

Malume:Savakashelwa nguwe namhlanje

Me:Ohh so I can't come home now?

***He chuckles***

Malume:Uyazi ngiqonde ukthini

Me:I've been busy

***Singene phakathi...u aunty aphume ekhishini angihage***

Auntie:Uyaphila kodwa?

Me:Yebo aunty

Auntie:Hlala phansi ngikwenzele ukudla

***Ngihlale phansi and smile....it's good to be back home***

Malume:Kuhamba kanjani emsebenzini?

Me:Kahle kakhulu...awkhumbuli nje?

Malume:Sengimdala mina manje it's your chance to shine

***I chuckle...emvakokuthi kushone abazali umalume, my mother's big brother wangthatha no mkakhe ngahlala nabo...i was 18 when i came here...ngafunda and went to DUT and graduated...u auntie alethe ukudla and we eat at the dinner table...masqeda i wash the dishes bese ngyogeza and wear pijamas...ikhale ifoni yami, usbaya...i sigh bese ngiphumela ngaphandle..umalume uhlezi ku vrande...ngihlale eduze kwakhe***

Malume:Ngyabona ukuthi kukhona okungakphethe kahle...khuluma nami

***I sigh***

Me:Do you miss her?

***Angbuke and sigh***

Malume:Everyday nana

***I nod***

Me:I miss her too malume...

Malume:She would be proud of you

***I smile...bese ngbuka phansi**

Me:There's this task, I'm undercover

Malume:Izinto zakho lezo

Me:This time kuhlukile...lokhu ku involver ama feelings

Malume:Feelings?

Me:I'm someone's fake girlfriend...

Malume:And usuyamthanda?

***I avoid his eyes ngoba ngyazi uyangbuka***

Me:His brother

Malume:You love his brother?

Me:What is love malume?

***I sigh and he just chuckle***

Malume:Anghleki kodwa i never thought that ngingakuzwa ukhuluma ngabafana...you hate them

Me:I know but...

***Ngthule coz angazi ngingaychaza kanjani lento***

Malume:Ngitshele ngaye...

Me:Unomoya omuhle...yonkinto aykhulumayo make sense...i like the way he smiles...i like the way he carry himself...

***I sigh***

Me:Uma engbuka it's like I'm the only girl in the world...i like to be around him coz he actually sees me malume...he cares for me and akathandi ukungbona ngikhala...mangimbuka emehlweni inhliziyo yami ishaya ngamandla...magimbuka emehlweni or uma engthinta it's like yithi kuphela esisemhlabeni...ngyasaba malume...i feel this deep connection with him...i know it's wrong kodwa uma eseduze kwami I can't think straight

***Ngikhiphe umoya coz lento kade ngiybambe ngaphakathi! Ngimbuke umalume and he's smiling***

Malume:Ksamele ngimbone lomfana othathe inhliziyo yakho ngoba ngyakwazi nana...

***I chuckle...nami ngyazimangaza***

Malume:Lento iyinkinga ngoba okokqala ifaka umsebenzi wakho encupheni...you can't date a criminal...2, uzoqhatha labafana bandawonye ngoba lomunye I'm sure naye useyakuthanda

Me:I don't have feelings for him...yes he's s good guy except for being a criminal kodwa he's a gentleman...at first i thought there was a connection between us kodwa ngokuhamba kweskhathi ngabona ukuthi it was nothing..

Malume:Usangayeka le task and take another one

Me:I don't wanna disappoint my team baba...angfuni futhi ukuqhatha obhuti

Malume:Inhliziyo ayphakelwa londeka....there's nothing wrong with loving someone...umdala you're turning 26 in a few months and you have never lived your life...akaze ufane nezinye izingane...go out and have fun..khohlwa abantu ukuthi bazothini...kodwa I must warn you...if uqhubeka and lead this first guy on kuzoba nenkinga...

Me:I have to be close to him ukuze ezongthemba

Malume:There are many ways you could do that without involving ama feelings

***I sigh and nod***

Me:Ngyakuzwa malume

Malume:So tell me...if le task isiphela nibabambe labafana uzombopha lo omthandayo?

***Ngthule ngimbuke bese ngibuka phansi...why inhliziyo yami ibophana mangcabanga lokho??!***

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