Chapter 7

CRIMETELLA  

 

Chapter 7 

 

Azi: im pregnant.(we all looked at her) 

Zim: And i have sick cow i need to take care of as of it i must go now. 

 

Phaka:Azi what are you saying? 

Azi: Ow no bhuti im joking. I was.. 

Pheko: tata singaveli sihle siye ku makhulu. Kukhe kuhlolwe aba. 

Zintombi:Hayike thats bull Pheko fondini sibadala for such things. 

Dlangamandla :So you are no longer intombi( he asked with a painful voice) Azi:Tata... 

Dlangamandla :Ndiyabuza Zintombi. 

Ntombi: Dlangamandla andiseyontombi nto, ndiyaxolisa tata. Another thing we dont do much of the ancestral work so i didn't think you'll mind. ( Dlangamandla gulped his shot and took his car keys and left.) 

 MaDlamini: Its not about doings ancestral things but its about indlela utata wenu abukeka ngayo. People will look down on him, uthathwelwa phezulu u tata wenu ngoba wenze into engenziwayo kwaye yaphumelela into yakhe waze walizwa ngabantwana onyana nee ntombi but ngoku bazothi he failed to teach you to close your legs and the worse part is that the one that needs to marry to that family has to be a virgin. But ngoku you took away lonto kuye. Abantu elalini bazothini nxa ninganxibanga u gold and white. Niyabo izinto enizenzayo zijikela kwalo tata wenu nithi niyamthanda. Worse wena Azi you blow up saying youre pregnant and uthi uyadlala umdelela elohlobo u 

Dlangamandla. Do you think we are your age mates. Hayi guys I don't know how you are going to go by with this but what I know is that fix it.  

 

They all stood up and walk out the restaurant leaving me and my sisters in agony . They didnt settle the bill shit. 

 

Me: Guys the Bill. 

Zimbini: Hayike sinyile straight. 

Azi: ( sniff) yhoo guys im scared. 

Me:Hayini bethuna just wait with tears what are we going to do. 

Ntombi: call the waiter and let's see how much is it 

Me: Worse they were having scotch. We are so fucked. (the bill came it was R9 400) 

 

Zimbini: Hayi masiyovaseni izitya cause i have R2 000. 

Azi: I have R1500 

Me: Dont look at me im broke. 

Ntombi : i think i have R3 000 on me. 

Me:Let me make a call. 

 

I stood up and went to the balcony and texted Zungu "Emergency" and i waited for 5 minutes nothing. Gosh i just dailed his number kakade its going to the last day im talking to him 

 

Zungu: i thought i made myse... 

Me: Emergency Zungu 

Zungu:speak 

Me: please settle the bill on Maco restaurant. 

Zungu:Okay anything else? 

Me: Transfer money into my account please. 

Zungu: are you crying. 

Me:Everything is just a mess right now and i dont think i can handle it. 

Zungu: Let me sort this one out cause im in a meeting with your.. 

Me: zungu.. 

Zungu: Am sorry i will call you. You can go home. 

 

He dropped the call and i went over my sisters just then R15 000 was deposited into my account. The waiter came to take the bill saying it has been settled . We took our things and we went outside. I was going with Zimbini. 

 

Zim: Im not a virgin and my man doesnt want marriage. I dont know what i will do. 

Me:maybe he can pay the damages. 

Zimbini :I will talk to him about that. Atleast something will be sorted on myside what about you? 

Me: what about me. Zimbini : No ways Zine Me: What? 

Zimbini : You're virgin! Wow Zinenani youre so perfect. 

Me: Haibo sifike nini apho im not perfect you know that no one wants a phat girl. So thats why my aim was other things like studying and living on the edge. Its becouse nobody wanted me. When last have you ever heard me saying i have a boyfriend or im sleeping out, going on a date. So please you have a body to kill for and i dont so just dont if i had a man that loved me hendingeyiyo i virgin. Even the guy im busy with not even once he said i love you or i want to be your manbMaybe if i get to marry I'll find my happiness. 

Zimbini : So you are not happy? 

Me: Ow no girl im so happy now this man is treating me right. 

Zimbini : i can see the new phone, new things and the smile you have. Waze nga gainer futhi. 

Me: and im so loving it. 

 

We arrived at the house and there was a taxi parked outside and my brothers we taking out bags i think its our lagadge. 

 

Ntombi : i guess sihamba namhlanje ke Me :uphi u tata? 

Ntombi :inside the taxi sleeping i think he was crying. Us keeping ourselves pure was a big deal to him i see now. 

Me: Yah ne well i guess let me go and change into comfortable clothes. 

 

 I went inside the got into my room i see MaX was doing the packing. I wear my leggings and baggy top with socks. I took my cover and headphones. Ow what a boring trip bethuna kumuncu e taxin im seating next to Phaka he was busy on his phone im sure his speaking to his wife apparently it's been a week since the wives went to elalini. 

 

Phaka: I tried to settle the bill at the restaurant but they said it was already settled. 

Me: Yah 

Phaka: who paid? 

Me:us sidibanise imali. 

Phaka:Who brought you that phone? 

Me: my boyfriend. (ansedikwe ngu Phaka his busy fishing information and im going to give him what he wants im sick an tired of this.) 

 

Phaka:( raising his voice) MaXulu uyayazi u Zine uthengelwe i phone yindoda. 

MaX: Mxm khandiyeke wethu, wena umxelele u tatakho uyadyola? 

Dlangamandla : Intoni! Hayi sies bantwana ndini. No marn ikhona into e wrongo ngani it can't be that nonke ndiyagula niphambene kwaye anindixabisanga anindihloniphi.  

Pheko: tata will you relax i will sort things out. We are 1 hour away. And If you know you you not a virgin please inform your boyfriend to come and pay for damages asidlali apha. Saturday babe lapha kakusasa cause sunday ziyakhala. 

MaD: Yhooo bethuna i dont even want to think of what makhulu will say to say at this point. 

 

I typed on my phone for Zungu. 

 

Me:I might be getting married this weekend. 

Zungu: I know mamTolo. 

Me:How do you know cause i dont remember telling you that. 

Zungu: you will know soon Mfazi. 

Me: Worse will be doing i virginal testing nxasifika ansoyiki 

Zungu: What. That will never happen. (my father's phone rang) 

Me: it will ke Sengwayo and its my dad that is pushing this marriage to us. 

 

*NARRATED* 

 

Dlangamandla phone rang and he picked it up. 

 

DLANGAMANDLA: Zulu 

Zungu: Molo Baba, usaphila. 

Dlangamandla : Ewe ndondana siyaphila, kunjani kuni? 

Zungu: Siyaphila Baba, usendleleni? 

Dlangamandla : Yebo. Niseza nge Cawa. 

Zungu: Ewe tata kodwa bendinesicelo soba amantombi mangathintwa. 

Dlangamandla :Awuzange uthi ufuna intombi nto. 

Zungu :Ewe tata kodwa ndizozivela mina. Isidingo sokuhlola asikho. Enkosi. 

Dlangamandla :That means all of them will wear the white..  

Zungu:Kukunina lokho baba. Imali sendiyithumele ke ngoba bendingenohamba ne million esthubeni. 

Dlangamandla : Sibonge ndodana. Sizobonana ke kusasa nge cawa, ubulise kumhlobo wam. 

Zungu:Baba 

 

They dropped the call Dlangamandla looked outside the window after and hour they entered the Dlangamandla homestead time around 1 ekuseni so they all just retired to sleep in their rooms. 

 

Early in the morning the wives were up busy up and down trying to fix breakfast for everyone. 

Everyone is on the big table having breakfast.  

 

Makhulu: wena Kumkani uthini.  

Dlangamandla: Ndithi mama abazubasahlolwa zintombi nto ndanditshilo njee kuwe  

Makhulu : oh nyani. Phakama wena Azi unyuse iskipa ndibone. ( it's lucky that Dlangamandla spoke to Sihle her sister to teach his girls how virgins behave)  

Azi: heeee hayi makhulu mandisondele kuwe ke undijonge kakuhle. 

Makhulu: Zintombi nxa uqibile ukutya sizoya ekamereni ndiyokujonga andizodlalwa nguyihlo mna. 

Zintombi : Okay maKhulu, mama i pads unazo, ngoba zindiphelele. 

MaD: Ewe baby zikhona. Wena Zimbini i tempon uziphethe. 

Zimbini: Ewe mama ndiyifake ngoku. 

Makhulu: MaDlamini uyeka umntana afake i Temponi empundwini. 

MaXulu: ewe mama ngeyo imsebenzelayo. 

Makhulu: hayi niyazimosha izinto bendinithembile. Sdudla sika makhulu. 

Zine:Makhulu.( she hates it when someone refers to her as sdula) Makhulu: Ndiyazingca ngawe Tolokazi ow ubukisa ngathi kule lali. 

Zine: Ow enkosi makhulu ndilandele ekhondweni. 

Makhulu : Utsho uyinhlo jonga ke umntanam uze kum ndikucacisele yonke into ekufuneka uyazile. Bethuna ngo 12 ndifuna onke amantombi nizoyalwa ngo mama abadala. Nkumkani nonyana bakho masidibabeni ngentloko bethuna. 

 

The girls were chilling with u Sis Hlehle udabawo wabo but they call her Hlehle. They were busy drinking on the cups 

 

Hlehle:Ow kodwa what are you doing to my brother. 

Azi: no Hlehle you brother wasn't forward about this virginity thing we would have kept ourselves pure its not like we are not capable of doing that. 

Zimbini: And really we are not but ke thank you for the excuses cause wow u makhulu Zine:Guys my phone is ringing where is it? 

Zintombi: say bye to your boyfriend one last time. Here. 

 

She took the phone and walked outside walking to her room as he was on the phone. 

 

Zungu: Mfazi 

Zine: Sengwayo (burps) 

Zungu: you good, you dont sound good. 

Zine: Im fine im so horny baby i want you now. I want to you suck my clit till i squirt. 

Zungu: ( getting pissed) are you drunk? Zinenani we talked about this and we agreed that you wont be drinking again expect we are together. Why are you doing this. 

Zine: ow Mr Zungu. Im not child i wont be taking any orders from you. I dont even know you. Im tired of you and this. So Please. 

Zungu: You are raising your voice at me i dont like it. ( trying to calm himself) 

Zine:Ow just shut it. You act so innocent here busy saying i dont like it. Mxm stop calling me. I might be getting married this weekend and i dont want problems with my husband. So bye little boy and stop thinking you'll punish me it wont matter do your worst sbhanxa. Imagine ulibele ku bhejana nam nge mali kodwa uba broke yazi wena. 

Zungu: Okay.( he dropped the call. Zine looked at the mirror and cried cause now all what she was saying to him is coming back and she hates herself cause she is sure that zungu loves her the is no man in right mind that can take care a woman like that kanti he doesnt want to build with her. She fell asleep while she was crying. Darm alcohol is something else. 

 

*Day of the lobola negotiations* 

 

*Mqhele Zungu* 

 

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Dlangamandla ?