Chapter 34

MAVEZI KA KHABAZELA

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#A FEW WEEKS LATER

LONDEKA

***Guess who got me an apartment? Yess my man my man...even though siqale saylwela lento ngoba mina bengizozithengela but usethu wanqaba...ufuna nje ngsebenzise imali yakhe and who am i to complain?? I told ukapteni ukuthi ngdinga iskhathi wangizwa futhi...ukuba yiphoyisa yiyo kuphela into engi good kuyo futhi angikaze ngacabanga ukuthi one day i would think of leaving my job! ngbuke ngaphandle and sekuzokhanya...i deep sigh coz namhlanje we're going to sethu's hometown...kunomcimbi kubo and he want to introduce me kumndeni wakhe wonke...akaze nglale kahle coz nginokusaba nje....ikhale ifoni yami and i smile when i see his name***

Sethu:Thembalami

Me:Hey

Sethu:Bengithi usalele

Me:I couldn't sleep

Sethu:Kwenzenjani?

Me:Lutho baby

Sethu:Mavezi

***I sigh***

Me:Ngithukile kancane nje

Sethu:Umndeni wami uzokthanda mama

Me:But-

Sethu:Okubalulekile ukuthi uthandwa yimi mavezi...angnandaba ukuthi abanye abantu bathini mina...inhliziyo yami izifunela wena mama

***I smile***

Sethu:Ngcela ungalokhu uzi stressa ngezinto ezingekho...yabona nje ukube ngseduze kwakho ngabe u right manje

***Nghleke kancane***

Me:You must get ready for work khabazela

Sethu:Ngyokwenza izinto ezincane mase syahamba...ngyakuthanda uyezwa?

Me:Nami ngyakthanda

***Sikhumule kancane bese ngvala ifoni ngyaqhubeka ngyalala...ngvuswe ifoni yami ikhala...ngivuke ngiybambe***

Me:Hello?

Caller:Londeka uvukile?

Me:Mmh kwenzenjani?

Sambulo:Ngcela uze la kwi apartment ka sbaya

Me:Yini kwenzenjani?

Sambulo:He's not okay...ulokhu ebiza igama lakho

Me:Why ungafoneli unomzamo?

Sambulo:Londeka

Me:Angeke ngikwazi sambulo, bye

***I drop the call ngiqhubeke ngilale...I'm so done with i drama ka sbaya***

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SBAYA

***Ngizwa ngathi inhliziyo yami izophuma ngomlomo! Ngshaye isfuba but nothing is working! Ahh shitt bekungamele ngiphuze kangaka!***

Sambulo:Get up man syesbhedlela!

Me:Ngi right!

***Kungene unomzamo eshesha and i sigh...why did i expect to see londeka?***

Zamo:Baby?? Baby are you okay?

***Afike anphuzise amanzi...bezame ukungphakamisa bengfake emotweni and sandile drives off***

Zamo:You're gonna be okay

***Bengingazi ukuthi ngingafa ngenxa yatshwala! Londeka and sethu ningimoshile! Sfike esbhedlela bese bengfaka kwi stretcher...ngibambe inhliziyo ngoba ngathi izoqhuma***

Me:L-londeka!

***Yonkinto ibe mnyama***

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SETHU

***Ngfonelwe usambulo esho ukutho usbaya usesbhedlela...lokhu ngagcina ukukhuluma no sbaya mhla silwa endlini yami and ever since then angikaze ngimbone...ngphuthuma esbhedlela njengamanje.. ngfike ngehle bese ngingena ngaphakathi...ngfice unomzamo no sambulo...***

Me:Unani?

Sambulo:Heart attack

Me:Ubephuza?

Sambulo:Everyday bhuti

***I sigh...ngyazi ukuthi lento ingani...ngbuke unomzamo who look so heart broken...ngyekuye ngfike ngimuhage bese eyakhala***

Me:Uzoba right sis

***Ngyafisa sengathi usbaya engayeka lento ayenzayo ngoba akazilimazi yena yedwa kodwa ulimaza ngisho unomzamo***

Sambulo:Doc, how is he?

Doc:He had a heart attack...njengamanje ulele... umzimba wakhe uyadinga ukphumula

Me:Thank you doc

***He nods bese eyahamba...ngithenge amanzi bese nginika unomzamo***

Me:Uzoba right

Zamo:Angsazi ukuthi ngenzenjani

Me:Kuzolunga ungakhali

***I feel and scent...ngphenduke and umile uyasbuka...ngisuse unomzamo ezandleni zami***

Me:Sthandwa Sami

Zamo:Londy

***Azekuye amuhage...ngsazibuza ukuthi ubekwa yini lana***

Zamo:Thank you for coming

Londy:Are you okay?

Zamo:Ngzoba right...ngsayombona

***Asukume ahambe...ulondeka aphakamise amehlo angbuke and my heart skips a beat...angazi ukuthi ungidliseni umavezi kodwa sengathi next time engawufaka wonke***

Londy:I'm here because of her...ungfonele wathi-

Me:Shhh it's okay mama...ngyazi ukuthi unomzamo is your friend

***She smiles bese eyasondela engbambe***

Londy:I'm here for you too, usbaya is your brother

***I sigh***

Me:Angfuni ukukhuluma ngaye mama

***Ngimcabuze isphongo***

Me:Are you ready to go home?

Londy:Kancane

***I smile***

Me:Ngyakuthanda mama

Londy:Uthandwa yimi babaz

Me:Babazi?

***Angthinte intshebe***

Londy:Yes...uyi babazi lami

***I chuckle shaking my head...unomzamo ephume amehlo egcwele izinyembezi***

Me:Kwenzenjani?

***Aphakamise ikhanda abuke ulondeka***

Zamo:Ubize igama lakho londeka...

***Ngiqinise imhlathi and shake my head...***

Londy:Nomzamo ngi-

Zamo:Ngdinga umoya

***Ahambe...ngbuke umavezi and uphatheke kabi...usbaya kuzomele aphaphame abuyise ingqondo ngoba sizoba nenkinga ngyabona***

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