Chapter 10

Ebezixelele ukuba uzamphuca/mthatha ngenkani umntanam kulant'uba enguyise kuye,Never! ibingasoze yenzeke lonto,ukhe phantsi isitya sigcwele.Ebeyibhudile kum,ndimbethe nge bottle(empty) ye coke entloko yaqhekeka,wawa phantsi walala Ndikhawuleze ndathatha umntanam ebhedini wabe sevukile elila esofelweyo,Ndithathe bag ibinga kwi wardrobe ndayixwaya,ndithe nxandizophuma emnyango,ndive nge bhodlela le coke lisitsho kum kabuhlungu,ndaziva ukuba ndi dizzy kwavele kwajikeleza indlu le ndikuyo ndabe sendiwela phantsi ingathi ndiwela kwi flour kulant'uba ndi dizzy.Ndibone uMzomhle ephethe uKamva ephezu kwam,ngoku ndi dizzy ndabe ndiqhwanya'qhwanyaza,umphefumlo wam uphuma ndzima.Kwavele kwamnyama kum ndicimele ixesha elide,Ndive ndivuswa ngu Kholiwe endibizela kude,evakale kude,ndive sendigalelwa ngamanzi abandayo ndothuka.uKholiwe wandibamba kwabe sekusekuseni,kukhala inkukhu kulomzi ndihlala kuwo.

Kholiwe:"Ugqekezelwe! uphi umntana Busi?"

Ubuze ebonakala ebhidekile(Comfused.)

Bendidiniwe mna intloko ibuhlungu,isajikeleza ndivele ndaphefumla ndizama usukuma,wandisukumisa uKholiwe endisusi glass ezihlabayo ebezisenwelene zam,Ndiye ndaphefumla ndamjonga umzuzwana uKholiwe.

Busi:"Ebelapha utataka Kamva,siye salwisana futhi."

Ebekhamisile uKholiwe.

Kholiwe:"So he dicided ukupharhaza nge empty! yuh ukuba akathakathi uzazi yedwa nxaaa!!!,khona uve ngabani ukuba ulapha what else happened?"

Bekucacile ukuba ebendilandela ngoku bendisuka emsebenzini,ngelaxesha ebendijongile ndikhwela emotweni.

Busi:"Undibonile ukuba ndisebenza phi,undibonile ndikhwela taxi ebendijongile ekhwele emotweni,I think he followed the taxi."

Ebendijonge ebunzi ekhamisile wabe sendosula igazi,caba bendine Nxeba ngoba besekuvakala intlungu ngoku andosulayo,Inyembezi zivele zazehlela ngoba ebengekho umntanam kwaye bendixakiwe ukuba ndizokwenza njani.

Kholiwe:"Calm down chommie,you need to be strong,ndifuna siye kwa Makhul'ka Mzo ufike uxele lento ngoba akuncedinto ukuya emapoliseni,lomntu uphezu komthetho,the worse part he is a Captain,yiyo lento engoyiki ukuzela apha uyazazi ukuba soze umohlule nakweyiphi case."

Busi:"Kholiwe andiyi kwa Makhul'ka Mzo mna,ndizoyo thatha umntanam ndimke kwalapha kulendawo."

Uvele wothuka uKholiwe efinge intshiya.

Kholiwe:"Hayi! Busi uyaphi?"

Busi:"Ndibuyela eGcuwa ekhaya,enye nenye ndizoyibona phambile."

Kholiwe:"Yoh!,phofu nxa uyibona ikulungele lonto ungayenza,kodwa mna bendicebisa umyeke lobhuti azikhulisele lomntana wena usebenze,ubuyele esikolweni.uye naku Makhul'ka Mzo akuncedise as she said ukuba she will cover all,umntanakho uzamfumana nxa ugqibile ufunda ukuba uzebe usamfuna."

Ebendiphambanisa kelo,umntanam! ayikwazi kungase ndife kunoba ndimbukele ekhuliswa ngomnye umfazi,Ndim umntu oyaziyo inimba yalamntana ndandisifa ndedwa ngethuba ndimzala,andikwazi uvele ndiyekele umphefumlo wam,andikwazi! uKamva ebelithumbu lethumbu lam,bendingenokwazi!.

Busi:"I rather commit a suide! akekho ozondithathela umntanam ndisaphila,uMzomhle akazi niks ngalomntana yinja as you said before uswele umsila azokhonkotha,inimba uyithathaphi yena eyinja enje yena."

Bendonyanyile ndijonge kude inyembezi zisihla kancinc'kancinci,uKholiwe endisizela.

Kholiwe:"Masiye khaya chommie."

Uhambe nam uKholiwe endibambile,Sashiya sivalile kule flat,Safika kowabo,ndamxelela ukuba ndisaya egumbini lohlamba,wabe esithi ufuna undinika bandage endizolifaka entloko ukukhusela eliNxeba.Liihambile ixesha kwafikelela ixesha lokuba ndiye emsebenzini,besendigqibe yonke into ukuhlamba,uthambisa,ukunxiba nokubopha le weave bendiyifakele entloko,bendimhle kodwa lonke eloxesha entliziyweni yam bendicinga umntanam noMzomhle,bendicinga ingxaki zam nje ezi zindixakileyo.Ndikhwele taxi kwakhona ngoba imoto yam ibidinga petrol kwaye ibimdaka,ndafike emsebenzini,ekuhambeni kwexesha ndilapha kungene lentombazana,ihamba nenye bechophisile ndabe ndibala imali ngapha kwe khawuntara,ndijonge kuyo.Ndive behleke ndabe ndingekaba jongi ebusweni,bendisajonge ibilenze le ingaphandle!,babethe ekhawuntareni bendothusa,ndivuse intloko ndabajonga,Ndaginya amathe ibiyile nkazana kwa Mzomhle,ibincumile isonge izandla.

"Mzala my cousin,nguye kelo."

Bekutsho lentombazana ithandana noMzomhle,yancuma le ebehamba kunye nayo ihleka.

"Wow! kelonto ukuzala kwakhe kumbandisile endodeni."

Bekutsho losisi uhamba nale ntombi kaMzomhle.

"Hayi,mzala ndim kaloku ndinala that thing ndifike kucace endodeni,sumlahlekisa lomntana,bakayazi ukuba uyabanda qha qwaba."

Baye bahleka babethana izandla,zabe inzipho zinde ingathi ngonompopi,bendibonyanya abasisi bebekule age ye 30's,legenge ukuba ungalwisana nayo ingakubethe kucaca.

"Ha ha Mzala,My cuz ndikwazi ke wena,apho ubekhe wahamba khona udlula kucace,Khasenzele coffee ke ntombifuthi."

Ebesitsho kusiza u-mannager losisi,ndabe ndibilile ngumsindo.

Mannager:"Kwenzeka ntoni apha,bosisi singaninceda?"

"Yuh! manejala niyaziqasha izinto,ngunomokhwe otheni lo ulivila kangaka,send'tsho simcela itea uthi usebhizi yena."

Ebepheca izandla lentombazana kaMzomhle ngoku ithethayo.

"Akayazi ukuba zinintsi iCoffee shop's sosuke simke thina."

uMannager uvele wandijonga,babe bephuma abasisi bekhalaza,bendishiya nexhala ngasemva.

Mannager:"Yintoni ingxaki yakho mhm!?!,ayondawo yokhuphela stress kele,ndibone kwalento uthi usafika ubenama bandage entloko ukuba akhonto yowulunga apha."

Ndithe nxandizothetha akavuma uMannager ukuba ndithethe"Waphinda wasenzela ingxaki you out sisi,this is not a place of traumatized people."Uvele wandishiya ndikhamisile lo mannager,ndivele ndaphefumla ndicimela,ndabuyela emsebenzini wam,ndicinga esisigezo salosisi.Oko ndicinga ngoku ndisebenzayo;"Ubomi bundiphethe kakubi."Bendivele nditsho entliziyweni yam,Liihambile ixesha ndaphuma emsebenzini besime ngase mnyango wakule restuarant singabasebenzi bakhona silinde taxi,mna bendiphethe bhatyi yam cream nge colour ibimela emadolweni,ndabe ndinxibe polor-neck,ndixwaye bag.Kuze imoto emnyama ende,kukrobe Makhul'ka Mzo ndabe sendivulelwa icango ngulaNogada wakwakhe,ndihambe ndayokhwela kuye ngoba ebendikhweba,waqhuba loNogada,Ndababulisa,sabe sesincokola noMakhul'ka Mzo apha ngemva sijongene,ndabe ndimbalisela into eyenziwe ngutata kaKamva,nale yenzeke namhlanje kula Restuarant,ebenyikina intloko uMakhul'kaMzo.

Madlamini:"Lento ine nyawo lemfene,ukuba awuvuli mehlo uzothi waca nje ngempukane."

Busi:"Uthetha ukuthini Makhulu."

Madlamini:"Lentombi kaMzomhle ikhona into emtyise yona umzukulwane wam,soze uMzomhle kugqibele yena ndithetha,kodwa namhlanje ilibeke lacaca ukuba ndilimenemene ebethetha marn esithi sidibene nje ngokungcola thina sobabini,umnqwazi wam awuqini yile ntombazana ingathi ize ngesiNGQI sikaMtyholi(Sathane) uqobo."

Ebendoyikisa ke uMakhul'kaMzomhle mna,bendisoyikela umntanam kulantombi,ibingase angafikeleli ezandleni zalantombazana.

Busi:"Umntanam,Umntanam! Makhulu."

Bendikhwaza ndingcangcazelisa izandla.

Madlamini:"Suzihlupha ngaye uMzomhle akasokuze ayivumele lantombazana isesandla kusanalwakho mntanam,kwaye sendithethile nomncedisi wapha kwaMzomhle ukuba ahlebe iliso kulentombazana."

Ndiginye amathe uMakhul'kaMzo ebendibambe isandla endiphulula.Ndimxelele uMakhul'kaMzo ukuba mabandibeke ngakulo Kholiwe,Sifikile ngakulo Kholiwe ndohlika ndabuya ndafika ndanqonqoza ndavulelwa nguKholiwe.

Kholiwe:"Kunini ndikulindele."

Ebebheka pha ngoku atshoyo eyohlala esofeni ndabe sendivala icango mna.

Busi:"Lubelude usuku lwam yuh."

Nditsho ndihlala phantsi.

Kholiwe:"Mhhm I hope usebenze kakuhle."

Ndivele ndangqengqa esofeni ndancokola naye uKholiwe,Ebesoloko eyothuka indaba yam esithi ndibayekile abasisi,ebecaphuka nyan,Liihambile ixesha ndicofa phone yam kulo sofa,ndide ndalala ndibone ngoKholiwe sendombathisa ngengubo,ndalala ndivuke ekuseni,ngo 4am ndayohlamba bendifuna uqala pha kuMzomhle ngaphambi kokuba ndiye emsebenzini,bendifuna ubona umntanam.Ndiye ndagqiba konke uhlamba,uthambisa,unxiba,besendi lungele uhamba.Nditye papa yasekuseni,ndayoxelela uKholiwe ukuba ndiyahamba ubhuti wakhe ebenqabile kwaye ebekrokrisa he's kind like a gangster.Ndiphumile kuloKholiwe ndakhwela taxi,ndifike kwaMzomhle kuvuliwe kulayitiwe ngoba bekusemnyamana,gate ibingavalwanga ndifike cango likhiyiwe,ndakhupha esam isikhiya ebendinaso ndavula,ndangena ndacothoza ndisoyika kancinci kodwa bendizincamile ndifuna ubona umntanam bendimkhumbula,kodwa bendisuke ndanovalo ngoba lapha,ndinyuke stair's ndicothoza,ndafika kwi Room yam noMzomhle ndavula bekuvakala ukuba kuhleka umntanam,nxandijonga Nkosi yam! umntanam bamfake phakathi naleNkazana yakhe badlala ngaye uvele wandijonga umntanam.

Kamva:"Mama!"

Ebencumile,uTata wakhe uvele waqumba,bendonyanyile.