Chapter 22

MAVEZI KA KHABAZELA

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SETHU

***Ngizwa umoya obandayo ongshayayo...ngvule amehlo and look around..uphila asukume fast ame eduze kwami***

Phila:U right?

Me:Amanzi

***Angphuzise amanzi...ngivuke ngihlale kahle..fuck ngsesbhedlela***

Sbaya:You scared the shit out of us

Me:Ngfike kanjani lana?

Phila:You had a heart attack..ngikthole uqulekile

***I sigh***

Me:How long was i out?

Sbaya:3 days

***Ngibrashe ubuso when i remember what happened..ngthathe ifoni yami ngiybuke and there's no missed calls***

Phila:Kwenzenjani bafo?

Me:Angfuni ukukhuluma ngakho

***I wonder where is she? Fuck akekho umuntu ongavele anyamalale nje kanjalo!***

Phila:Calm down bafo

Me:Ngi right...ngkgipheni lana

Sbaya:Udokotela uthe kmele uhlale la uze ube right

Me:Uma ungbuka wena ngyagula mina?

Phila:Sethu

***Ngikhiphe ama drip....udokotela angene anikine ikhanda***

Doc:Mr Mkhize

Me:I'm fine doctor

***Ngsukume ngyowasha ubuso...bayakhuluma bodwa and I'm not there... I can't believe i had a panic attack...ngiphume***

Me:My car keys?

Sbaya:Ngizoshayela

***Sphume...usambulo umile ngaphandle uyaphithiza nje...azekimi angihage***

Me:Yini manje wena?

Sambulo:Usthusile

Me:Angeke ngife kalula kanjalo mina

***Singene emotweni..endleleni kuthulakele...ngathi kukhona into engingayazi...ngbuke usambulo and he's avoiding my eyes***

Me:Kwenzenjani?

***Ngbuke usbaya and he sigh***

Sbaya:Sizokhuluma kahle kwi warehouse

***Sihambe size sfike bese syehla...singene ngaphakathi***

Me:Khulumani kwenzenjani?

Sbaya:Letha iskhwama sambulo

***Ahambe bese ebuya neskhwama eskhulu esimnyama..i frown...asvule***

Me:Wtf!!

***Ngbabuke***

Me:Kwenzakalani la?? Khulumani! Sambulo?!

Sambulo:Bhuti...

Sbaya:He stole those diamonds

Sambulo:Ngiwacoshile bhuti

Sbaya:Don't fucken lie sambulo ngoba uzongicasula!

Me:Awabani lama diamonds?

Sbaya:Sizama ukuthola khona lokho

***Ngithathe i laptop ngiyvule...ngyakwazi ukthola ama CCTV ayonkindawo...i hack into their system bese ngyabheka la ayekhona usambulo....bamile ngaphandle bayakhuluma...these 2 guys baqhamuke ngemoto emnyama...behle bephethe iskhwama bese beyaxabana...kuqhume isbhamu bebaleke...usambulo athathe iskhwama angene emotweni ahambe...kufike imoto kwehle umuntu ofake i hoodie emnyama bebuka imoto***

Sbaya:Uyuslima sambulo hhe??! Those people saw your number plate!!

Me:Iphi imoto?

Sambulo:Ngiyshisile

Me:Kuzomele siwabuyisele lama diamonds

Sbaya:Kodwa sekungawethu manje bafo

***Ngimbuke***

Me:I'm done with that life sbaya..sizothola ukuthi awabani bese syawabuyisa!

Sbaya:Yini inkinga yakho?? These things cost billions!!

Me:Uyawcabangela umndeni wethu?? Usukhohliwe ukuthi what happened last time?

Sbaya:Mnx!

***Ahambe...ngbuke usambulo***

Me:Uphinde wenze into ewublima kanje sambulo uyezwa?

Sambulo:Ngyaxolisa

Me:Mnx!

***We have to find the owner yama diamonds!***

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LONDY

***All i do is sleep, eat, sleep...i sigh while watching the sea....I'm far away from sethu...angshongo lutho kuye...he must be worried about me...but i couldn't just tell him that I'm leaving...angazi noma ngzokwazi yini ukuhlala ngaphandle kwakhe...ngehle ngyezansi ngyokwenza ukudla...angel is here...angbuke***

Angel:Uzizwa kanjani namuhla?

***I just shrug***

Angel:It's been 3 days londeka kumele ukhulume

Me:And say what?

Angel:Listen, i know you're heartbroken right now kodwa yabona yonke lento bayenzela wena

Me:Bayenzela mina?? Bake bangbuza ukuthi ngfunani mina?

Angel:Uyazi ukuthi it's not that easy...falling for a target is not allowed...you broke the rules...kfanele ngabe uxoshiwe kodwa buka unenhlanhla you're only suspended

Me:Ngisho ngabe sekthiwa ngixoshiwe

Angel:Ungakhulumi kanjalo

Me:For years I've been committed to this job! Kahle kahle impilo yami iwu lomsebenzi! Ngaphandle kwawo i don't have a life! Yazi angel those few days i spent with him i felt alive...i was dead inside for years kodwa yena wafika nje wazongtshengisa impilo and for the first time in my life ngazibuza ukuthi what if i just leave everything and just love him? ngyazibuza ukuthi iksasa lethu lingabanjani?!

***She sighs***

Angel:You love him

Me:So much

***Amehlo agcwale izinyembezi...***

Angel:Usbusiso won't let you leave this job

Me:I just want to leave a normal life angel... sengkhathele yikhokonke lokhu...the guns and undercover work...

***I sigh..***

Angel:What if ethola ukuthi wena uyiphoyisa?

Me:Angazi...i just hope usbusiso umnikile le letter engimbhalele yona!

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SBUSISO

***Ngbuka ngaphandle and smirk...yabona ngyabona ukuthi izinto zihamba ngendlela yami! A cop gotta do what he has to do ukuze aphumelele!***

Spha:Angboni ukuthi senze into eright

Sbu:Seku late ukuthi ungafuna ukuphuma manje

Spha:Bekmele sibabambele into ekhona not to set a trap! Uyazi ukuthi usethu can track anyone aphinde abe ne access to ama camera yonkindawo! What if uyabona ukuthi yithi esbeke iskhwama?

Sbu:Awkaze nawe ukuba yigwala! Ngyazi ukuthi they will keep this bag for themselves...thinake sizobabamba phakathi

Spha:Boss

Sbu:Sphamandle awume kancane

***Athule...angizwani negwala mina***

Spha:Uzomnika i letter yakhe?

Sbu:Cha

Spha:Ulondeka will never love you sbusiso

Sbu:Uwubani wena doctor love??

Spha:Ukuthi angazi ukuthi why ufuna ukumumoshela kangaka

Sbu:Ngyamsiza ulondeka la! ufuna athandane nesgebengu??

Spha:I have been watching them for some time now! Usethu is a business man! Nothing else

Sbu:One day nizongbonga nonke la emsebenzini! This is just a fucken act sonke syazi ukuthi Izigebengu lezi

Spha:Ulondeka is like a sister to me and mina angeke ngvumele wena ukuthi umumoshele impilo yakhe

Sbu:Uzovala lomlomo wakho if usafuna uksebenza nami uyezwa?? Ulondeka uzomkhohlwa lomfana wakhe ongasile abuyele emsebenzini...kwazi bani mhlampe ngingaba nenhlanhla angnike i chance bese syashada

***I smirk...asuse imoto ahambe...Mkhize brothers kuseduze ukuthi nginithole!***

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