Chapter 13

MAVEZI KA KHABAZELA

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SBAYA

***All of us are home...kuzoba nomhlonyane ka nothando, our younger sister ofunda e boarding school...umcimbi ungomgqibelo and namuhla ulwesbili...ubaba uyaziqhenya ngo thando and nathi ngokunjalo...ngiyamele emotweni ngyazibhemela....ever since ulondeka eyekubo ngyabona engathi kuba ne gap phakathi kwethu...i sigh coz i love her so much kodwa yena ngathi she's pushing me away***

Sethu:Wama wedwa nje kwenzenjani?

Me:Umjolo uyangingisa

Sethu:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Ulondeka...ungitshele ukuthi udinga i space?

Sethu:Ohh?

Me:Nakhona ungsendele i message

***Ngidonse ugwayi ngiwkhiphe bese ngyawulahla***

Me:Bengcabanga ukuthi she's the one yazi

Sethu:Ziphi kanti izntombi zakho wena?

Me:Ngizilahle zonke ngoba ngithi I'm focusing on londeka..

***Ngnikine ikhanda***

Me:Kyacaca kmele ngizibuyise

***Ngimbuke***

Me:These months ubusy kakhulu e office

Sethu:Ngyathanda ukuba khona

Me:Ohh come on ndoda...mina nawe syazi ukuthi we belong to the streets

Sethu:Angsekho sure ngalokho...ubaba ufuna ngphathe i business

Me:Uzovuma nawe?

Sethu:Uzipho uzoqala i legacy yakhe sbaya...mhlampe nathi sekuyiso iskhathi sokuthi siqhube eyethu

Me:Mina e office?? Ngfake uthayi?? Mina??

***Nghleke***

Me:Ungadlali ngami

Sethu:Soon I'll be stepping out

Me:Awukwazi ukyenza leyonto siphosethu! We fucken need you!

Sethu:Nizoba right...

Me:Sethu! Sethu! Fuckk!!

***I bang the car! Usethu akakwazi ukusishiya la! He knows we need him!***

Zamo:Are you okay?

***Ngphenduke***

Me:What are you doing here?

Zamo:I'm here to help...umawakho said-

Me:Fuck off

Zamo:Ohh really?? so ungfonela if ufuna usizo kphela? You know? fuck you sbaya!

***Ajike ahambe and i sigh***

Me:Nomzamo

***Ngimlandele and grab her hand***

Zamo:Don't touch me!!

Me:Ngyaxolisa

Zamo:Ngakwenzani sbaya?? Why do you hate me so much? Why do-

***I shut her up with a kiss....i grab her waist and kiss her...angbambe and kiss me back...ngimdedele fast and sigh***

Me:That was a mistake

Zamo:Just stay away from me sbaya

***Esholo phansi...akakwazi ngisho ukungbuka emehlweni and my heart hurt angazi why! Ahambe and i watch her...ngbone omah besbuka with a big smile on their faces! Fuck wenzeni sbaya??!***

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#Few Hours Later

LONDEKA

***I came to take the rest of my stuff la ebengihlala khona zithobile...i have decided...uma kphela le task ngzobheka indawo yokuhlala...sebgbonile ukuthi i love my own space...being at home and seeing my uncle helped me...ukukhuluma naye kungsizile futhi...ngihlale u2 days ngase ngahamba...ngehle emotweni and nock...avule angbuke up and down bese ngyangena***

Me:Hi

Zee:Yah ufunani?

Me:This is also my space

Zee:Mnx

***Ngimshiye and get my stuff...ngehle nazo***

Zee:Ukube bengazi ukuthi uyixoki kanje bengingeke ngizisondeze kuwe

Me:Okay

***Angbambe isandla and i look at her***

Zee:Ucabanga ukuthi ngokuthumela indoda yakho la izongthusa nami ngzothuka?

Me:Zee sis you must grow th fuck up! you're 29 for God's sake kodwa usaziphathisa okwengane encane?? Usbaya was just a damn crush akayona indoda yakho!! Get a man and fuck off!

***Ngimshiye kanjalo ekhamisile, ngingene emotweni and drive off...I'm heading to the bar to meet up with sbusiso...ngfake i hoodie nekepisi...emvakweshathi ngfike bese ngyaphuma...ngingene ngaphakathi and find him sitting alone***

Me:Partner

Sbu:Hey

***Ngihlale phansi***

Me:How's everything?

Sbu:Asikatholi nixx...abakayi kleyandlu yabo

***I sigh***

Me:Ngfuna iphele yonke lento ngikhathele sbusiso

Sbu:Awbukeki u right Kwenzenjani?

Me:Some personal stuffs

Sbu:I hope it's not that bad...londeka you know that we need you

Me:Ngyazi and I'm doing the best i can...bengithi mhlampe kukhona enikutholile

Sbu:Sizobathola soon and bazowukhomba onotshwala! And yabona ngzojabula kakhulu uma sengbona usbaya esephakathi ejele! Naye usiphosethu...ungambona ngathi uphansi but he's an animal

Me:Animal? How?

Sbu:That motherfucker is smart londeka...yingakho ngavuma ku sbaya ngoba vele uyasthanda isketi angeke asole kodwa uyabona usiphosethu? Uwukhandashisa and ubezothola ngawe

Me:I hear you...

***Asukume bese ekhipha imali akhokhe..***

Sbu:Ngyahamba, order anything you want

***Aphume ahambe...i just order water coz angphuzi nje...kubekhona intombazane ehlala eduze kwami...ikhiphe izibuko, her eyes are red...uyakhanya kancane ngebala***

Her:Give me something strong please

***Bemnike aphuze and sniff***

Me:Are you okay?

***Angbuke...ohh she's beautiful***

Her:Mind your own damn business!

***Ohh? ngsukume kodwa angbambe isandla***

Her:I'm sorry...

***Akhale...ngihlale phansi eduze kwakhe***

Me:You want to talk about it?

Her:Men are discusting!

***Aphuze bese enikina ikhanda... I'm sure imuncu lento ayphuzayo***

Her:All my life bengfundiswa ukuba a good girl! I don't drink, party or go out!! Ngyahlala ngoba abazali bafuna ngibe thiss perfect makoti...i saved myself for a man who doesn't even love me

***Akhale***

Her:He doesn't love me!!

Me:Why ungamshiyi?

Her:How?? abazali bami soze bakvuma lokho

***He sighs***

Her:Sometimes he likes me and sometimes he don't! I hate the mixed signals angnika wona

Me:Umuhle...you can get any man you want

Her:He's my soulmate i know...akekho omunye umfana engingamthanda nejngaye...give me another bottle wena angazi ubukani!

***Aphuze ebe ekhala telling me about this man...you see why i don't do love?? imagine sengkhala kangaka just because of a boy...ngbuke iskhathi and seku late***

Me:It's late and I can't leave you here

Her:My home is 3 hours away

Me:Ufike kanjani lana?

Her:My car

***Angeke ngikwazi ukumshiya kanjena...ngifonele usbu ngithi atshele uspha aze nayo lemoto...ngimthathe ngimfake emotweni and drive to my house...ngfike kanye no spha..ehle emotweni angsize syombeka kwelinye i room***

Me:Who is she?

Spha:Ngbone ID yakhe...Nomzamo Zulu

Me:Okay...ngyabonga kakhulu

***Nginyuke ngyogeza...ikhale ifoni yami and i sigh...ngiyphendule***

Me:Hello?

Sbaya:Baby

Me:Sbaya i said i need a break

Sbaya:Ngikukhumbule

Me:I have to go

***I drop the call and sigh...ngigeze and lock all the doors and sleep!***

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SETHU

***Ngibuka usbaya ehlezi ngaphandle ephuza...ngyambona ukuthi akekho right...i deep sigh... ngisthathile lesnqumo...angthandi ukuba semgwaqeni impilo yami yonke that why i decided to quit lempilo ebesiyiphila...usbaya is not happy about that...kodwake kmele siyqhube i legacy yethu! ngfuna ukuthi even if one day i decide to start a family izingane zami no mfazi wami zingahlupheki..***

Gogo:Mfana wami

Me:Sthandwa sami

***Angcabuze isihlathi bese ngihlala phansi***

Gogo:Ubukeka ukude ujulile nje impela

Me:Akuylutho gogo

Gogo:Simbona nini umakoti? Sengaze ngife ngingabatholi abazukulu

Me:Yithi abazukulu bakho

Gogo:Hhayi suka! Uyazi ngiqondeni

***I smile***

Me:Yonkinto izokwenzeka ngeskhathi sayo

Gogo:She's yours siphosethu

Me:Gogo?

***Angbuke and smile bese eyasukuma***

Gogo:Yonkinto izovela ngokuhamba kweskhathi

Me:Ukhuluma ngani gogo?

Gogo:Hambolala ngyazi ukhathele

***I sigh, ngsukume and go to my room...abantu basacula phandle...ngingene kwi shower ngigeze...mangphuma ngibhince ithawula ngezansi bese ngyaphuma...ngime uma ngbona intombazane ihlezi embhedeni wami**

Me:And then? Ufunani la?

Her:Uhmmm...i..

***Amehlo akhe agijima emzimbeni wami...i frown coz she's a little girl..for sure she's nothando's age lapho ko 19 or 18***

Me:Yewena ntombazanyana! Sukuma uphume la

***Asukume***

Her:I thought that we could-

Me:Tseg! Phuma la engaze ngikukhahlele!

***Aphume eqhaqhazela and i lock the door...imhlolake lena! Ngigcobe and put on my trunk bese ngyacima nglale...kufike ubuthongo...ngvule amehlo and ngikwindawo emnyama..angboni lutho***

"Mkhize! Khabazela kamavovo!"

Me:Ubani lowo? Ziveze!!

***Kubekhona abantu abathathu..beqhamuke beze kimi...angbazi kodwa lomunye uyafana no baba***

Him:Ungesabi

Me:Mkhulu? Kwenzenjani? ngifunani la?

***He smiles bese eyangbuka...abuke emvakwami nami ngphenduke and freeze...ufake isgqoko senhloko kanye nesidwaba...ufake ubuhlalo obumhlophe...amoyizele angbuke and my heart skips a beat coz she look beautiful! She look out of this world!!...umkhulu athathe isandla sami angsondeze kuye bese ethatha esakhe sibambane...angbuke emehlweni and in that moment i feel our love***

Mkhulu:Ungowakho ndodana...she's your chosen one...Umavezi ka khabazela

***Ngphaphame ngvule amehlo***

Me:Mavezi!

***Ngiqalaze and sigh...ngvuke ngvule i fan coz what the fuck did i jut dream??!***

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