Zwi a Penga 71-80


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Duvha litevhelaho rovuwa u tavhanya nyana. Roya shawarani raswika ra tamba ubva hafho rovhuya kamarani.
Tshili:”bbe namusi ritea uya moloni please ndi khou tea u renga zwithu nyana hafha Cape Town”
Me:”asongo stresser nana, huna munwe mall une wapfi Canal Walk ridoya hone, ndi munwe wa mi mall mihulwane so ndi sure uri udo renga a fushea hangei”
Tshili:”mhm hafho nditounga ndido hufuna”
Me:”and hua lenga u vala so ridoya rono mona mona nyana hafha”
Tshili:”owk so plane ya namusi iri mini?”
Me:”uhm ndovha ndi khou humbula uri riye hafha waterfront, huna zwikepe zwine zwavha zwi tshi khou nameliwa bbe, zwitounga hezwila zwa Knysna except that hafha ridoya kule nyana hune rado kona nau vhona dzi Penguins, Seals and Whales”
Tshili:”we are definitely doing that”
Me:”and then after tshikepe ridoya table mountain”
Tshili:”mhm I like”
Me:”ndi tou sadivha uri u khou toda u dalela inwe yadzi Nature Reserve dzanga ngeno naa saizwi ri tshi khou ita Nature Conservation”
Tshili:”hai bbe hei weekend thi khou vhuya ndatoda zwithu zwine zwa elana na zwa tshikolo na luthihi thi ene o tou zwiamba zwavhudi vhudi ari ndi tshifhinga tshau awela so that’s exactly what we are doing”
Me:”owk kufumakadzi wanga and then after Table Mountain ringa yela hangei Canal Walk zwahone and then we can do some shopping”
Tshili:”bbe its going to be the mother of all shoppings ndi khou muvhudza nne”
Me:”ndi tou sadivha uri udo toda uri riye fhethu hune hado bambeliwa naa?”
Tshili:”bbe hezwo ringa zwiita ngahaningei Garden Route hune rabva hone hafhu ri tshi dzula tsini na lwanzhe vhoo so thivhoni zwi necessary”
Me:”your wish is my command” ro mbo di fhedza u ambara. Lol bbe tshanga tshovha tsho ambara ku Short ku tuku-tuku kwa bokhathi na vest ya blue and then tsha ambara na hemmbe ya check khulwane nyana yo gumaho ntha nyana ha hafha he ku rukhu kwa guma hone, zwovha zwi tshi khou mufanela shame, milenzheni tshovha tsho ambara zwienda zwa brown zwa sandals hezwila zwa ma bannda manzhi manzhi zwino guma kha thafu. Hahaha nne mufumakadzi wanga uya kona u ambara iyo, mavhudzi ovha o gamiwa zwavhudi and make-up yoto shushedziwa nyana tshafhedza tshari mabengele nyana. Vha-Thembu vhovha vho ambara Jean ya Bluewish brown nyana, Military boots yanga ya Brown, Grey Old Khaki T, ndafhedza ndari na Cap. The weather was fine outside so nne na bbe wanga aringo ambara zwithu zwino dina lini
Me:”vhonaka vho mme Mudau”
Tshili:”na ene u khou fanelwa nana”
Me:”ri khotou fanelwa rothe” we smiled at each other
Me:”lets go eat breakfast” ro mbo di khisana nyana and then we held hands as we walked down to the dining hall. Roswika haningei ra nanga nanga and we sat down and started eating. Hodela hei I tou vhonala uri ndiya vhathu vharena tshelede I mean ni tou zwivhona namusi vhathu vhahone vha tshi khou tshimbila uri hu khou tshiliwa life, ndi sure uri vhunzhi ha vhathu vha khou mangala vha tshi khou vhona nne na Tshililo hafha, I mean we look young and we deninitely don’t look rich. Ro ri u fhedza ula ra humela rumuni raswika Tshililo a dzhia hand bag yawe, nne ndoya kha bege heila khulwane ndabvisa zwi teki zwiraru zwa tshelede, you never know how much you will spend, nga maandesa u tshi khou tshimbila na Tshililo. Ro mbo di bvela nnda ra tshimbila nga milenzhe raya hune ha rengiwa hone dzi ticket dza tshikepe, roswika haningei ra badela and then raya hune ha namelwa hone, roswika ra ima nyana ri tshi khou lindela tshitshidala. Roya rarenga zwi snacks nyana zwaula musi ro namela. Ho mbo di swika vhanwe vhathu and then radzhena tshikepe tsha mbo di takuwa. Zwovha zwizwa vhudisa shame, muya wa lwanzhe u tshi khou fhefheda. Nne na bbe wanga rovha rodzula ro farina na zwanda ro ambara na idzo dzi life jacket dzahone, hafhu madi a lwanzhe havhuyi a faedswa na a luvuvhu lini so muthu utea u maker sure uri u safe. Lwendo lwa tshikepeni lovha lwa mathakheni, we didn’t get to see the penguin thou, fhedziha ro vhona dzi whales na dzi seal lol. Tshoya tshakhona hunwe kule nyana and then nga murahu tshakona u vhuya. Rotsa tshikepeni ra humela hodelani parking heravha rosia goloi yashu hone. Roswika haningei radzhena goloini and we drove off to Table Mountain
Tshili:”eish bbe khariye na Khayelitsha musi sitshibva Table Mountain”
Me:”u khou swaswa neh?”
Tshili:”not really, hafhu Khayelitsha is like the most famous township kha Western Cape yothe bbe”
Me:”and it is also the most dangerous”
Tshili:bbe ari khouya u tshimbila zwitaratani zwa Khayelitsha vhathu, we are just gonna drive past, ndi sure uri vhathu vhahone vhangasi kwashe goloi ine ya khotou fhira nga national road vhathu”
Me:”bbe ene u khou tamba ngoho, magintsa are fhala? Iyohh”
Tshili:”but t bbe wanga una tshigidi and nae u ligintsa musi”
Me:”mini?” ndo toupfa unga thingo pfa zwone
Tshili:”yeah bbe you do have a gun, u natsho hafha kani? And uya kona u tshishumisa” I laughed
Tshili:”u khou sea mini?”
Me:”bbe wanga u khou amba nga tshigidi tshanga, I mean that’s off limit kha ene”
Tshili:”not anymore, I mean bbe ndo tanganedza uri ene u gangster so I might as well enjoy the benefits”
Me:”ndovha ndisa kholwi uri ndinga swika hune ndapfa bbe wanga a tshi khou amba hezwo zwithu”
Tshili:”you just did” she was smiling, I looked at her and smiled
Me:”but ari khouya Khayelitsha bbe neh”
Tshili:”bbe wanga ndi gwala ngoho”
Me:”don’t do that ngauri azwinga shumi wee” she laughed
Tshili:”owk ndo tendaha” ro driver ralivha Table Mountain, u tou amba ngoho neh, this whole weekend still feels like a dream, I mean this is all just perfect. Roswika Table Mountain raya u renga ticket dzau namela iyo cable way yahone yauya haningei Table what what zwahone. Nna na bbe wanga rovha ri tshi khou sea ri tshi dovha sharp, u dzhia zwinepe itali rovha ri tshi khou dzhia every 2 minutes. Ro ri ubva hafho Table Mountain duvha lavha lonovha masiari tshothe
Me:”ndono farwa nga ndala bbe”
Tshili:”khariye hangei Canal Walk bbe udola khathihi ri tshi fhedza ra mona mona moloni neh”
Me:”owk nana” rodzhena goloini raya Moloni, roswika ngavho past 3 ya masiari. Roswika ratsa goloini radzhena
Tshili:”aridzhene riye ula hafhala?” ovha o sumba coffee shop
Me:”u khou amba gai bbe?” ndovha ndi khoupfa ndodada serious, I mean zwi imposible uri avhe a tshi khou sumba coffee shop so ndohumbulela uri munwe wawe ungavha usongo sumba hone
Tshili:”ndi khou amba hafha coffee shop bbe, khavhone hafhala menu wahone, huna zwi contsi zwavhudi eish”
Me:” u khou toda uri ri renge coffee?”
Tshili:”yeah”
Me:”ehhh bbe Cape Town hu khou mudzhena thohoni serious, khade nne ndiye u musumbedza fhethu hune radola hone” Tshililo o mbodi sea
Tshili:”mara bbe na henefha ridola ai”’
Me:”bbe ridonwa coffee matshelo nga matsheloni during breakfast please, zwazwino I want real food, ndoneta ngaula zwithu hezwi zwafhano hangei hodelani, zwazwino ndi khotou tama na vhuswa” Tshililo looked at me and continued laughing
Me:”kha sokou sea”
Tshili:”bbe udola vhuswa ri tshi humela George ai”
Me:”owk but we are definitely not eating at a coffee shop”
Tshili:”owk bbe” she was still smiling
Me:”ndido murwa nne ene ai, u khou ntsea mini?”
Tshili:”ahuna bbe” ndo mbo di lingedza u mugavha tshanda a suvha, ndosendela tsini nae and she started running a tshi khou ntshavha, nne ndombodi musala nga murahu and mind you we were at a mall, vhathu vhovha vha tshi khou risedza vha tshi khou mangala uri mulandu, rovha ri tshi khou sea hezwila zwa vhukuma. Tshililo o mbodi swika a kudana na munwe mukhuwa awela fhasi, nne ndombodi swika khae nga luvhilo, the poor guy just stood there o mangala uri naa mathina mulandu, Tshililo o mbodi vuwa o fara thoho
Me:”sorry about that sir” o mbo di sokou dzungudza thoho a di tutshela
Tshili:”this is your fault” ovha o dikwatisa khole
Me:”sorry nana thi” ndo mbo di mufara tshanda nda mutakusa. Rotshimbila rofarana khundu raswika radzhena Spur ra la hone, ufhedza ula ra mbodi thoma u monamona. Roya radzhena Sportscene ro mona mona nyana henefho
Tshili:”I am definitely buying this”
Me:”woow” owk huvha huna teki ya Nike ya Sneaker henefho ine yavha wedge, like really now
Me:”woow bbe”
Tshili:”I know right” she was smiling
Me:”kana mini kana mini teki hei ri khou irenga, kana ndi teki or wedge wee”
Tshili:”ndi zwothe” she said that smiling. Rodzhia teki heneyo for Tshililo, rodzhena mavhengeli manzhi nga maanda ri tshi khou ralo u renga zwiambaro ri tshi dovha. I mean Tshililo ovha o renga zwitshakatshaka zwinzhi zwinzhi zwawe and na nne ndovha ndi khotou kombetshedswa u renga something. Ro renga na rokho ya Sihle and Xolani ra murengela inwe boots ino fana na ye ra rengela nne but dzovha dzotou fhambana colour. Duvha losala li tshi kovhela ro no tou neta tshothe ngau mona mona mavhengeleni. Ro renga na something for murathu wanga na khaladzi anga na mianga, I mean ridovha ri tshi khouya hayani husikale. Ro ri rono neta ngau renga ra humela hodelani. Roswika haningei raya u tamba. U fhedza u tamba ra vhuya kamarani ra vha ri tshi khou vhona zwiambaro ro ambara dzi gawn. Nne ndovha ndi busy nau vhona zwiambaro musi tshililo a tshi takuwa ayela bathroom, I was not really looking at what she was doing ngauri ndovha ndi busy
Tshili:”bbe” ndo mbo di kwatamuluwa ndosedza munangoni wa bathroom he voice yavha I tshi khoubva hone, mafhefho nga vhanna
Tshili:”and?”
Me:”uhm----uhhhh-----wooow” she just looked at me and smiled. Ovha o ambara zwenezwila zwithu hezwila zwine zwa ambariwa pherani khulwane, ndi khou amba vhula vhu lace iwe vhathu, yooohhh this child was killing me
Me:”bbe----how did you?”
Tshili:”what?” ndovha ndo xelelwa nanga maipfi wee. Tshililo tshovha tshorwa nga hokula ku lace kwahone kwa rokho ko guma henefha ntha ntha hafha, ovha o ambara na tshiluvhelo tshahone tshino matsher ma vhanna, colour zwovha zwi red na black, ovha odola mapfura nwana a tshi khou penya, tshirumbi itshi? Ndo tou vhona unga nazwino asi Tshili wanga. I walked over to her
Me:”bbe u khou mmbulaya”
Tshili:”ncooo don’t die on me now” I smiled and carried her to the bed……………………..
Nga murahu nyana ro mbo di tshintsha zwiambaro raya ula tshilalelo, roswika ra diitela zwiliwa sanga misi raya radzula tafulani, rovha ri kati naula musi hutshi dzhena mulaedza kha phone yanga. Ndo mbo di ibvisa ndavhala “I know about you and Svig’s wife #smileyFace” ndo mbo di tzhipiwa nga zwiliwa, like ndopfa ndi tshi khou balelwa u mila
Tshili:”bbe mulandu” ndo mbo di hotola and then zwiliwa zwakona u fhira
Me:”uhm, ehhhh ndi right bbe” ndopfa muvhili hoyu u tshi khoubva munyavhili
Tshili:”you look scared”
Me:”bbe ndi nnyi asa ofhi ufa hafhu zwiliwa zwovha zwi ima mukuloni” ndovha ndi tshi khou lingedza u kanganyedza, Tshililo ha zwidivha na zwauri Sibu ndi musadzi wa Svig and how do I show her this message?
Me:”eish ndi khoupfa ndo no fura, khari ndiye bathroom ene avhe a tshi khou fhedzisa ula neh”
Tshili:”bbe u sure uri u right ene”
Me:”yeah ndi sharp bbe” ndo mbo di takuwa na phone yanga ndaya bathroom, ndoswika haningei ndafara phone, I tried to call the number and it took me straight to voice mail. Ndopfa ndo dada tshothe, ngoho life yanga yo swika magumoni, Svig is gonna slaughter me asa mpfeli na vhutunga

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Ndo kokodza milenzhe nda humela kha Tshililo, ndovha ndi si tshena mutakalo na mutuku tuku, ndovha ndono dada. Svig is not someone you can mess up with and get away with it, he is a damn gangster boss, I mean arali a nnyita zwinonga zwoitiwaho luvhengo nga Sticks, what about Sibu, hafhu na ene zwido mudzhenisa khakhathini tshothe. Ndo swika ndadzula kha tshidulo tshendavha ndodzula khatsho
Tshili:”bbe mulandu”
Me:”ahuna bbe ndi right”
Tshili:”u sure?”
Me:”yah bbe” Tshililo o fhedza u la ra humela rumuni. Muhumbulo wanga wovha usi tsheho fhano na luthihi, I was trying to figure out uri naa ndi nnyi ano divha nga ha nne na Sibu, adovha hafhu a divha uri nne ndi li gangster and ndishuma kha Svig, the only person who knows all that info ndi Xolani and zwazwino hoyo muthu u mmbeteni so ndovha ndi tshi khou balelwa u humbulela uri hungavha hu nnyi. Nne na Tshili rodzedza nyana ri sthi khou ralo u zuwa nga zwa namusi ri tshi khou vhona na zwinepe zwera foda. Ro edela ho no touvha late tshothe
Ro vuwa nga matsheloni ra dilugisa. Ro ya rala breakfast u fhedza ra humela rumuni rapaka zwithu zwashu and then radzhia bege na ma plastic a zwithu zwera renga raisa goloini and we drove back to George. Ro thoma ra mona mona nyana Cape Town fhedziha nne ndovha ndi si tsha dipfa na luthihi, I was too stressed out nga sms heila. Ro ri u swika George ri si mona mone doroboni and we drove straight to the campus. Ro ri uswika ratsa ra gagamisa ma plastic ashu na bege raya rumuni
Tshili:”wow” oralo a tshi khou sendela tsini hanga and gave me a kiss
Me:”o neta?”
Tshili:”not really but ndi khou sokoupfa ndodala lufuno wee”
Me:”mhm that makes the 2 of us”
Tshili:”oww yeah?”
Me:”ow yeah”, rovha ri kati nau pakulula zwithu musi phone yanga I tshi dzhena message, ndo I doba nda sedza
“I know you are probably very stressed, trying to figure out who I am, any way quite trying because you will know me in due time, for now you can just relax and maybe start thinking about how you gonna pay me to keep this secret to myself, I had kept it for way too long and I reckon its about time I start talking or benefit from it”
 ndo vhea phone tshikwamani ndi songo amba tshithu, ndovha ndi sa khou toda uri Tshililo a humbulele tshithu
Tshili:”Thembuluwo I am not a child, mulovha hodzhena sms hafho kha phone yawe anga asa tshipiwa nga zwiliwa ngau tshuwa and now hodzhena inwe and zwitouvha khagala uri o tshuwa”
Me:”bbe its nothing ai”
Tshili:”anga nthemba nga zwothe Thembuluwo and sometimes u share zwithu na munwe muthu zwia thusa, so kha mmbudze uri hu khou itea mini”
Me:”bbe ahuna mafhungo hafha fhethu” o mbo di mpfara tshanda
Tshili:”u khou amba na Tshililo Thembu, the only person who will never judge you and ndi a zwidivha uri huna something zwine zwa khou itea so tell me about it”
Me:”eish Tshililo”
Tshili:”kha ambe na nne nana”
Me:”u kha di muhumbula Sibu?”
Tshili:”zwi touvha khagala hezwo ai”
Me:”owk uhm ndori ndi tshi ya hangei PE hetshila tshifhinga tsha mipfiripfiri nda muwana a nduni ya Svig”
Tshili:”u khotou zwiambisa hani?”
Me:”musi Sibu a tshiri o malwa ovha a khou amba u malwa nga Svig bbe” ndoralo ndo kwatamela fhasi
Tshili:”hai Thembuluwo”
Me:”ndi zwezwo bbe”
Tshili:”that’s bad”
Me:”azwi gumi afho fhedzi, mulovha ndo wana sms ine ya khoubva kha muthu we a mmbudza uri uya divha nga mafhungo anga na Sibu and thidivhi uri muthu wahone ndi nnyi”
Tshili:”mianga weee” oralo a mbo di takuwa a hwala zwanda ntha ha thoho a nndavhelesa
Me:”I am sorry”
Tshili:”why asongo zwiamba mulovha”
Me:”ndovha ndisa divhi uri ndi zwi ambise hani bbe”
Tshili:”Thembu u khou vhuya ai vhona iyi nyete ine avha khayo ngoho, eish what do we do now?”
Me:”I don’t know”
Tshili:”u khou tea u amba ngoho, it’s the only way Thembu, you cant let him hear the truth from someone else”
Me:”bbe hoyu muthu angasi ambe ngoho, ovha a tshi dovha ono amba kale, ndi sure uri u khotou lingedza u ntshuwisa nyana”
Tshili:”bbe don’t take that risk please, ene u tou zwidivha a zwi fhedza uri hunga itea mini arali hoyo Svig wahone apfa mafhungo nga ndila”
Me:”bbe arali nda muvhudza udo mmbulaya”
Tshili:”and arali apfa ngoho nga munwe muthu u dotou muthukhula tshipida nga tshipida a sthi khou tshila ndi a muvhudza”
Me:”bbe u tou amba ngoho I cant tell him”
Tshili:”eya?”
Me:”yahh bbe”
Tshili:”ok” she looked sad
Me:”zwido luga nana asongo vhilaela neh”
Tshili:”zwoluga bbe” phone yanga yo mbo di lila and it was my mom
Me:”mma”
Mma:”huita hani wee?”
Me:”nne ndihone ndivhudzisa ngeo”
Mma:”nne ndo takalesa nwananga, havhala vhathu vhau fhata vha khouda matshelo, zwishumiswa vhodisa mulovha” vhovha vha tshi khou amba nga ipfi lotambaho nahone lo takalaho
Me:”ndi mafhungo a vhudisa hayo mma”
Mma:”nga maandesa nwananga, ngoho ndi khotou livhuwa Mudzimu nia divha ngoho”
Me:’eish yahh”
Mma:”nidovha na vhusiku havhudi thiri, ndido ni founela matshelo nda nitalutshedza uri zwi khou tshimbila hani thiri”
Me:”owk mma ndi zwone”
Mma:”ndi zwone nwananga” and I dropped the call
Tshili:”vhari mini fhedzi mma?”
Me:”vhari nndu I khou thoma u fhatiwa matshelo and zwishumiswa zwo no swika kale”
Tshili:”wow ndi mafhungo avhudi hayo”
Me:”nga maandesa bbe”
Tshili:”ridoya u vhona Xolani?”
Me:”arituwe” ro mbo di bva raya goloini and drove to the house, roswika rawana hokula ku goloi kwa helia duvha kuhone, ungari ndikwa Nokuthula zwahone. Nne na bbe wanga ro mbo di dzhena haningei. Roswika ra wana Noks odzula kha tshidulo o fara tshanda tsha Xolani. Dokotela ovha oima henefho nga tsini
Me:”hello”
Doc:”hey how are you?”
Me:”we are very good, thanks and you?”
Doc:”I am as good as my patient”
Tshili:”what do you mean”
Noks:”Xolani is moving his fingers” nne na bbe wanga rosedzana and screamed
Doc:”noise please”
Tshili:”oww sorry”
Noks:”I think he recognises my voice because he did his first movement when I was talking to him” she was smiling
Me:”oww”
Noks:”I am sure he misses me somuch”
Me:”yeah he do miss your friendship” Noks o mbo di ntsedza nga lito helia linwevho nyana
Noks:”he is moving again” she was screaming, nne na Thembu ro mbo di kwatamela khae ra sedza and zwavhukuma kuma he was moving. Ro mbo di takalesa ra kuvhatedzana na Noks naho rovha ri sa mutakaleli
Doc:”it looks like he is responding well to that surgery and maybe he will be up and talking by the end of this week
Noks:”you think so?”
Doc:”yeah there is a possibility” ndovha ndo takalesa, mungana wanga u khou fhola ma vhanna, hafhu ndo mutuvha X shame
Me:”I cant wait”
Tshili:”me too, wooow we miss him shame”
Noks:”this is the best news ever, let me call his mom” o mbo di takuwa abvela nnda, nne na Tshili ro sala rodzula haningefho na Xolani, Doctor na ene o mbo di bva
Me:”X my boy, I am happy that you are recovering and that you can hear us right now, I am here with Tshili, we miss you somuch bro and Sihle misses you too, she will come tomorrow morning to see how you are doing”
Tshili:”yeah keep strong and come back to us, things are not the same without you”
Noks:”he is gonna wake up guys” nne na Tshili ro sokou musedza
Noks:”owk I know we started off on the wrong foot but I love and care about Xolani as much as you guys so we don’t have to act like enemies”
Me:”but why did you pull that stunt on your first day”
Noks:”because I will always be his number one, you will know more about it when he wakes up, Xolani and I share something that he will never share with anyone and it’s the same thing wth me, why do you think he only started moving when I was here?  Sihle was here in the afternoon, his mother too and did he move? No, he only moved when I was here talking to him, that’s when he made his first movement and the Doctor confirmed that it was his first movement and there is more activities on him brains now” nne na Tshililo ro sokou mulavhelesa
Noks:”owk its fine I am living, see you guys around” and she walked off
Tshili:”ngoho houla musidzana una tshivhindi shame”
Me:”don’t let her get to you bbe, look at the brighter side hey, Xolani is about to wake up bbe” ndo amba hezwo ndi tshi khou setshelela nga maanda
Tshili:”eish yeah ri khou tea uya uamba na Sihle bbe ri mutalutshedze”
Me:”yeah, udo takalesa shame” nne na bbe wanga rodzula nyana na Xolani and then radzhena ndilani ra humela Tshikoloni. Roswika rapaka goloi raya rumuni ya Sihle. Roswika henefho ra khokhonya Sihle ada a vula vothi.
Sihle:”hi guys, you are back” oralo a tshi khou setshelela
Tshili:”yeah yeah we are back”
Sihle:”woow you are glowing hey, I hope you didn’t make a little baby there” nne na Tshili ro sokou sedzana and smiled
Tshili:”of course not, anyway how have you been?”
Sihle:”been bored wethu, I spent most of the time sitting by Xolani’s bed” zwazwino rovha rono dzhena rodzula ntha ha mmbete, Thembu ovha o dzula kha tshidulo
Me:”we were there now now”
Sihle:”oww that’s great, I went there this afternoon”
Tshili:”and guess what?”
Sihle:”what?”
Me:”Xolani moved his hand”
Sihle:”you are kidding right?”
Tshili:”nope and the Doctor said that he might be up and talking by the end of this coming week”
Sihle:”wow” she didn’t look happy
Me:”I thought you’d be happy”
Sihle:”no I am, its just that” she paused and breathed
Tshili:”what”
Sihle:”I wanted him to wake up or to make his first movement on my presence, I spent almost the whole weekend talking to him and talking about the good times we had together and I thought that maybe it was gonna make him move or something like that but it didn’t”
Me:”Sihle I think maybe that’s why he moved, I mean maybe he was thinking about you the whole time and about what he shared with you”
Sihle:”was Noks there?” nne na Tshili ro mbo di sedzana
Tshili:”uhm…no”
Sihle:”I can see that you are lying Tshili, so he moved because of the sound of her voice right?”
Me:”Sihle no don’t do that to yourseld”
Tshili:”yeah I mean we both know that Xolani loves you and only you”
Sihle:”or maybe he loves her more” she started crying
Tshili:”no he doesn’t, you are the one he loves so please don’t do that to yourself, just go to sleep for now and then tomorrow you can go see him owk” she nodded. Nne na Tshililo rodzula na Sihle lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu nyana and then ra onesa rahumela rumuni yashu

Zwi a Penga – Insert 73

Duvha litevhelaho hovha hu musumbuluwo. Nne ndovuwa u tavhanya nda dilugisa nda vhuya rumuni ndaita breakfast musi Tshililo atshe o edela and then nda muvusa uri aye u tamba. Ori a tshi khou tamba nne ndasala ndabvisa laptop ya Xolani and open his emails. Ndowana huna dzi report dzine dzi khoubva kha dzi managers, ndo replaya khadzi email dzahone. Ndo founela manager houla wa company yanga ya construction sa izwi ndopfa kha report o amba uri huna vhashumi vhavhili vho huvhalaho, ndo mukwama nda muvhudzisesa uri naa hoitea mini nahone vhashumi avho vha khou vuwa hani na zwauri mushumo u songo thithisea. Profit yovha I tshi khou dzhena nga ndila I akhamadzaho zwine zwaamba uri thi tei u vhilaela lini. Tshililo o mbo divha a tshi khou vhuya a ambara ubva hafho radzula ra la breakfast.
Tshili:”time table ya exam yobva bbe and na dzi resulst dzau qualifier dzobva”
Me:”opfa nga nnyi ene”
Tshili:” kha whatsapp group yanga na thama dzanga, ri khou thoma na dzi exams next week”
Me:”eish ndi khou tea uvha serious and maybe ndi tea uamba na Jay uri ndiite dzi delivery nga dzi Fridays until ndi tshi fhedza u nwala exam kani?”
Tshili:”yeah ndi muhumbulo wavhudi hoyo bbe”
Me:”ndi khou tea uvha serious tshothe, thi tsha toda u feila ufana na last year, ridoya ra tsheka uri ro qualifier naa zwino nga matsheloni neh”
Tshili:”owk bbe but ndi sure o qualifier”
Me:”bbe kha litshe u nkhuthadza ai, nne na ene rothe ria zwidivha uri mafhungo a tshikolo ndovha ndi sa khotou a thogomela ngauralo so ndawana ndisongo qualifier zwingasi mangadze na luthihi”
Tshili:”but lets hope for the best”
Me:”I wish I can be that hopeful but anyway ndia zwidivha uri tshi babe tshanga tshidovha tsho qualifier dzothe and tsho qualifier zwavhudi”
Tshili:”bbe na ene” ro fhedza ula rabva raya tshikoloni. Roya haningei he dzi results dza nambatedswa hone. Roswika ra ima ra tinga tinga checking our names. Owk yau thoma ndowana ndo qualifier nga 52%, not that bad. And ya vhuvhili ndovha ndi songo qualifier, ndopfa ndonyama to the last Degree, atleast ndovha ndo feila ya 2nd year so azwifani na musi ndo feila ya first year lwa vhuvhili. Dza first year ndovha ndo qualifier dzothe and ndisi qualifaye nthihi ya 2nd year. And babe tshanga tshovha tsho qualifier dzothe
Me:”congrats babe”
Tshili:”don’t, its not a big deal”
Me:”bbe just because nne ndo balelwa u qualifier module muthihi azwi ambi uri ene hatei u takalela uri qualifier bbe ai”
Tshili:”asi hezwo ai”
Me:”ndi khou takala nae nne bbe, zwine ra khou tea uita zwino ndiu vhala ro di funga kani?”
Tshili:”yeah” nne na babe wanga roya kilasini, hovha husina zwinzhi zwezwavha zwitshi khou itiwa, it was mostly just scope for the exams and students asking questions kha zwine vha khou balelwa u pfesesa. Rofhedza u attender raya rumuni yashu. Tshililo o mbo di receiver message une wa khoubva kha Sihle a tshi khouri ride. Roswika rumuni radzhia rokho heila yea rengela Sihle ratuwa nayo haningei. Roswika ra khokhonya Sihle ada a vula.
Sihle:”hey guys” ovha a tshi tou pfala uri o takala
Tshili:”something good happened, its written all over your face so tell us”
Sihle:”uhm Xolani woke up” she was screaming
Me:”what” ndopfa unga thingopfa zwone
Tshili:”uhm are you?”
Sihle:”yeah I am sure guys”
Me:”uhm wow bbe we have to go see him” ndovha ndi tshi khou setshelela
Sihle:”I was there with his mom this morning and he opened his eyes, it was the happiest moment ever”
Tshili:”so are you coming with us?”
Sihle:”of course, I am so happy, you should have seen his mom”
Me:”I am sure she is over the moon”
Sihle:”I don’t thing over the moon begin to explain the excitement in her”
Tshili:”in you too”
Sihle:”girl I couldn’t believe it when he called my name”
Tshili:”wow….uhm friend before we go, we got you this from Cape Town” Tshililo oralo a tshi khou setshelela
Sihle:”wooow what is it” she was smiling
Me:”open it” o mbo di bvisa plastic a bvisa rokho
Sihle:”whaaaat? Thank you somuch guys, this us wow”
Tshili:”so you like it?”
Sihle:”I love it” she was giggling
Me:”girls lets get going” ndovha ndo no dzhaela u vhona Xolani nne, mungana wanga ma vhanna. Ro mbo dibva ra driver asizwila rolivha haningei nduni. Roswika rapaka radzhena. Ro fhiruludza raswika heavha a hone. Ovha a tshe ntha ha mmbete and o mbodi sedza munangoni musi atshi vhona ritshi dzhena. Woow ndo tou vhona unga thi khou vhona zwone
Me:”my boy” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea, ndovha ndi tshi khou balelwa u difara, ndovha ndo takala nga ndila isa pfesesei ho
Tshili:”woow X you are up” Tshililo tshovha tsho musedza tshofara mulomo
Sihle:”hey babe” she went closer to him and kissed his forehead
Xolani:”hey”
Me:”ahhh bro you had us worried man tjoooo”
Sihle:”but here he is now”
Xolani:”yeah here I am, so whats been happening”
Tshili:”uhm nothing much, just coming in and out of this room and Sihle crying her lungs out and me and Thembu comforting her” Xolani laughed a bit
Me:”so how are you”
Xolani:”I don’t know bro, I have a headache and the Doctor said its gonna be fine so he is still giving me some medications but other than that I can even go clubbing” we both laughed
Sihle:”that’s not gonna happen anytime soon”
Me:”but Sihle”
Sihle:”huh uh Thembu, Xolani need to recover first” Xolani looked at her and laughed
Xolani:”and Thembu what was that?”
Me:”what?”
Xolani:”you coming here and crying like a baby, bro I wanted to laugh at you, it’s a pity I couldn’t but you sound funny man” rothe ro mbo di sea
Me:”ahg please Xolani I thought you were dying man, don’t make fun of it”
Xolani:”I am not, it was just funny man”
Tshili:”at least you are up now and my baby wont have to cry anymore”
Xolani:”yeah I am happy to be back hey, did I miss anything? Any parties?”
Sihle:”really?”
Xolani:”I am kidding babe, yohh guys I am happy to see you”
“woow this is unbelievable” a voice said from the door and we both turned around and looked and hovha hu Noks, looking as hot as ever. O mbo di dzhena a sendela tsini na mmbete, I could see Sihle’s face changing from being happy to being angry or annoyed
Noks:”wooow Xoli babe you are up” o mbo di sendela tsini na mmbete atshinga rine vhanwe ha rivhoni and she learned over to him and gave him a hug, ori u fhedza u hagana na Xolani a ima henefho
Noks:”hi everyone”
Me:”hi”
Xolani:”Nokuthula? Is this really you?” o amba ngau ongolowa a tshi khou poidza poidza mato a tshi vhonala o mangala tshothe
Sihle:”so you do know her?”
Xolani:”Sihle bbe wait”
Noks:”its me darling, I came as soon as I can when I heard about what happened to you”
Xolani:”oww”
Noks:”happy to see me?”
Xolani:”more than happy” what the? I mean Xolani o tou hangwa uri Sihle utshe fhano na vhanna, ovha a tshi nga muthu ane u tshe o mangala
Sihle:”now that you are up and talking, can you please introduce us to this girl” Xolani kept quite
Sihle:’Xolani?”
Xolani:”eish bbe its complicated” Sihle breathed
Sihle:”wh----what do y—you mean by that Xolani?”
Noks:”what he is trying to say is that I am the love of his life and nothing will ever change that”
Xolani:”why did you come Nokuthula? Did you really have to follow me here huh?”
Noks:’your mom called me”
Xolani:”but you know you are not supposed to be here”
Noks:”Xolani but”
Xolani:’no buts Noks, can everyone leave this room please” we looked at him in horror
Sihle:”you are kidding right?”
Xolani:”no I want everyone out, Noks please go, Thembu please I wanna be alone” now this was weirs, why Xolani a tshi nga ri thatha mara
Me:”Xolani bro you cant do that”
Xolani:”I am asking you all to leave this room” rothe ro mbo di tshimbila ngau ongolowa rabvela nnda. Ro swika radzhena goloini yanga radzula. Noks o mbo di ya adzhena goloini yawe and drove away
Sihle:”I cant believe this, I am done with Xolani, after everything I have been through, crying and praying for him and this is the thanks I get”
Tshili:”uhm its not that bad”
Sihle:”spare me the bull shit, did you see the way he was looking at her? He has never looked at me that way Tshili, you could see the love in his eyes”
Tshili:”I think you are just reading too much into this”
Me:”this doesn’t make sense, imma go back there and try to get him to talk”
Tshili:”but babe he made it clear that he wanted us out”
Me:”I know that but something is up and I wanna find out from him” ndo mbo di humela nduni ndaswika ndadzhena rumuni and I found Xolani crying
Me:”bro whats wrong? You know you can talk to me about anything”
Xolani:”I said I wanted you to leave”
Me:”I cant leave you like this Xolani, whats wong” he looked at me, mato o tsukuluwa. It was a bit shocking to see Xolani like this, I mean he has always been in control of everything, I have never seen him cry, ndi mudivha a muthu are strong nahone ano kona u handler mafhungo so hezwi zwovha zwi zwiswa
X:”where is Noks?”
Me:”she is gone”
X:”can I tell you some other time, I am still in shock to see her here”
Me:”so are you guys dating or what?”
X:”its complicated”
Me:”how complicated”
X:”its just complicated, just know that I love her somuch, somuch it hurts bro, like she makes my world stand still, like I can do anything for her, she is just in my heart and I cant change it” owk I was shocked, last time I checked Xolani said that ene zwa lufuno asi zwawe and that ua tama u funa muthu nga ndila ine nne nda funa ngayo Tshililo but zwazwino u khou sumbedzisa uri uya funa hoyu Noks zwahone
Me:”I am confused X”
X:”I know and I will make you understand one day but for know I need to rest”
Me:”owk I am happy that you are up and hey Sihle was going through a very tough time when you were unconcious and what happened now didn’t make it easy for her”
X:”eish I didn’t mean to, I will make it up to her”
Me:”owk, want feedback on businesses?”
X:”not today bro I trust you so we can do that when I am really owk”
Me:”owk sure”
Xolani:”sure” ndo mbo dibva ndahumela kha Sihle na Tshililo goloini. Ndo wana Sihle a tshi khou lila and Tshililo ovha a tshi khou mufhumudza. I also tried to tell her that what happened back there was just a total misunderstanding but ovha a sa khou vhuya a pfesesa na luthihi shame. O fhumula honovha kale nyana and we drove back to the campus

Zwi a Penga – Insert 74

Lavhuvhili nga matsheloni nne na Tshililo ro vuwa ro lala sa izwi rovha r si tsha attender class, ho mbo di dzhena call ya Jay kha phone yanga
Me:”yes boss”
Jay:”hey V, how is everything going?”
Me:”all good and well boss”
Jay:”owk did you hear that X is up?”
Me:”yeah I was there yesterday”
Jay:”yeah so we are thinking of throwing a little welcome back to life part you know, we haven’t had a peaceful gathering in a while and this is a good time to have one. So you can bring your girl friend as well, everyone is bringing their wives or girlfriends and kids”
Me:”woow that’s great”
Jay:”yeah it is and please we don’t want guns in public, my kids will be there so you can keep a gun with you but just make sure that the kids wont see it”
Me:”will do so”
Jay:”and if your girlfriend don’t know the truth about our business, well you can tell her that its my function for the people who works at my club and we are just doing a welcome back party for X”
Me:”owk boss”
Jay:”and the delivery is Wednesday night hey”
Me:”ow and about that, I am starting with exams next week, can I do deliveries on Friday from next week until I finish my exams”
Jay:”sure that’s fine”
Me:”owk thanks”
Jay:”sure boy” and we dropped the call.
Me:”bbe hu khouya uitiwa party yau takalela X mushumoni mani ene”
Tshili:”ow”
Me:”and na ene o rambiwa”
Tshili:”nne? Hai bbe nne ndi nga si kone”
Me:”bbe kha dzike wee, hudovha husina zwigidi hangei fhethu and plus munwe na munwe u khouda na family yawe, so hudovha hu safe, there will be kids running around”
Tshili:”oww that sounds nice”
Me:”yeah so rido tuwa rothe neh”
Tshil:”husina na zwinwe bbe wanga, rido tuwa nga tshifhingade library bbe”
Me:”kha ri vuwe ri dilugise rituwe” nne na babe wanga rovuwa ra dilgisela u ya library. Robva henefha ngavho 10 rofara bugu dzashu, roswika radzula tsini na tsini ra thoma u vhala. My phone beeped and I checked it. Hovha hu message une wa khoubva kha heila nomboro ndi sa idivhi, ndo femela ntha before nditshi vhala message, ndo u vula ndathoma u vhala “I saw you walking to the library, come to the library entrance now”
Me:”uhm bbe ndi khouda neh”
Tshili:”owk” ndo mbo di takuwa ndabvela nnda. The funny thing was that ndovha ndisa divhi uri muthu ane a khouri ndide khae ndi nnyi, so I stood there looking around. Ndori ndoima ngauralo hada muthu a mpfara nga hafha kha shada, ndo rembuluwa and hovha hu munwe mutukana ane tshifhatuwo tshawe tshovha tshi familiar nyana
Guy:”V Boy”, ndovha ndo mangala u pfa a tshi mmbidza nga helo dzina
Me:”uhm hi” ndovha ndisina vhutanzi uri hoyu muthannga ndi mudivhela gai. O mbo di nkokodza ra imela kule nyana na vhathu
Guy:”so, I am the guy who has been sending you those messages and you might be wondering why”
Me:”yeah why?” he chuckled
Guy:”V Boy V Boy, you need to slow down, you know, the thing about this whole situation is that I have the upper hand on this, you do as I say because I can put your life on the line bro”
Me:”owk what do you want from me, I mean I didn’t know she was married bro , you have to believe me”
Guy:”slow down V Boy, the thing about Svig is that, he wont care whether you knew she was married or not, the thing is you boinked his wife Boy”
Me:”owk what do you want me to do?”
Guy:”mhm good question”
Me:”I can give you any amount of money you want”
Guy:”don’t worry about the money boy, I have enough of that, I also work for Svig, and oww I forgot to tell you, remember the time we bit you up and you ended up in hospital?”
Me:”we?----so you were also there?”
Guy:”yeah and I still remember your face so clearly, and when I saw you in PE during that chaos, I couldn’t believe it and when I came here to see my sister, I saw you driving around”
Me:”uhm bro----“ ndovha ndo tshuwa, this guy can get me killed, my life was hanging by a thread
Guy:”back to the question you asked me-----what do I want?” he paused and looked at me
Guy:”your girlfriend”
Me:”what about my girlfriend”
Guy:”I want her” owk I looked at  the Nigga for a long time, waiting for him to say that he was kidding or something along those lines, but he didn’t say anything, instead he looked straight at my face waiting for my reply
Me:”you are not serious right?”
Guy:”I am dead serious bro, that girl is so fine and so sexy, I just wanna feel her you know” ndo mbo di mufara nga mukulo nda musukumedzela kha luvhondo, ndovha ndokwata, ndo mbo di mulitshedza a wela fhasi, he got up and came closer to me
Guy:”think about whats at stake bro, your life or your pretty girlfriend----I am giving you until Sunday to think it through” and he walked off. Ndosala ndo ima henefho, wishing that what just happened could just turn into a bad dream. Naa mathina maduna angaho vho Kenneth Mashavha aya wanala naa, well I am not going to play Sibusiso and give away my girlfriend, ndido tea uda na plane but whatever tha plan may be, it wont involve Tshililo sleeping with that animal. Ndo ima nda gogothela luvhondo ndi tshi khou lingedza u humbula uri ndinga ita mini, I was out of ideas. Thi mudivhi nne houla muthannga, so I cant possibly trace him down or anything like that. Thaidzo khulwane ndi ya uri this was not something I could share with any of my gangster colleagues. Ndo humbula nda wana ndi tshi khotou guma nga luvhondo. Ndo decider uya kha Xolani, ndi a zwidivha uri o tou vuwa mulovha henefha fhedziha nne ndopfa uri ndi khou toda thuso yawe shame. Ndo sendela Tshililo message nda mutalutshedza uri something came up and ndi khou thoma ndaya u vhona Xolani, ndo mutalusthedza uri a dzhie mukhwama wanga na bugu musi a tshi humela rumuni. Ndotuwa ndaya parking ndadzhena goloini yanga and drove to the mall, ndoswika nda renga zwiliwa nyana zwine ndadola ndodzula na bra yanga, hafhu ndikale roguma u tou zuwa, ndorenga na beer for myself, Xolani nda murengela juice, thi vhoni a tshi dovha o tendelwa unwa beer lini. Ndo ri u fhedza nda drive ndaya nduni, ndoswika ndapaka goloi ndadzhena nga ngomu ndo fara ma plastic. Ndo swika ndawana Xolani o tou dzula ntha ha mmbete o sedza fasitereni
Me:”hey bro”
X:”hey Thembu mfana”
Me:”brought you some food”
Xolani:”I have a feeling I am gonna gain wait, since I woke up, everyone is bringing me food”
Me:”I guess everyone misses you”
Xolani:”I guess so too” ndo mbo di bvisa zwiliwa nda vhea ntha ha mmbete and we started eating, ndobvisa na beer yanga nda thoma unwa, ndobvisa juice ndafha Xolani
X:”you are kidding right?”
Me:”what?”
X:”you don’t expect me to drink this orange thing”
Me:”you are still a patient X you cant be drinking alcohol”
X:”I had brain injury not lever injury so I believe that alcohol wont be harmful”
Me:”I will need a doctor’s note for that, and in the mean time, you gonna be drinking this orange thing” I started laughing and he just looked at me and shook his head
Me:”owk bro I have a problem”
X:”my problem is bigger than yours bro, I haven’t drank alcohol in weeks and you refuse to give me some”
Me:”I am serious X, I have a serious problem”
X:”you look scared bro whats wrong”
Me:”there is a guy who works for Svig and he knows about me and Sibu and he is threatening to tell him about our relationship”
X:”what? That’s some serious shit right there”
Me:”I know right? so I don’t know what to do”
X:”what does he want from you? I mean obviously he would have told Svig already if he didn’t want anything”
Me:”that’s the problem, he wants Tshili”
X:”that’s insane. Like he want to sleep with her?”
Me:”something like that”
X:”that’s a tough one my brother, I mean if that guy walk to Svig and tell him about your relationship with Sibu then you are dead”
Me:”so are you suggesting I give him Tshili?”
X:”of course not, I suggest you tell Svig the truths yourself, at least if you do that you can have 0.05 percent chance of survival but if someone else tells him, he wont even give you a chance to open your mouth and explain”
Me:”0.05%? I mean that’s like nothing”
X:”you slept with the big gangster’s wife, 0.05% is your biggest chance of survival bro, I suggest you go out there and tell him the truth”
Me:”and if he kills me”
X:”eish bro, I am sorry but there is no other way go and tell Svig the truth because even if you let this guy sleep with Tshili, he wont live you alone”
Me:”can you promise to take care of my family and Tshili if Svig kills me?”
X:”you know me better bro, I always have your back”
Me:”this life we are living”
X:”its bad I know” nne na Xolani roisa phanda na ula. Ro ri u fhedza ula ndadzhia zwiliwa zwosalaho ndavhea plastikini and continued drinking my beer
Me:”so whats up with you and that Noks chick”
X:”eish why you gotta say that name Thembu?”
Me:”is it that bad?”
X:”yeah it is”
Me:”you never strike me as a guy to fall in love bro, or let me say are guy who go weak when it comes to women, you were always the strong one and you didn’t care much”’
X:”that’s because someone I had already given away too much to someone who gave me little”
Me:”noks?” ne nodded
Me:”I am listening”

Zwi a Penga – Insert 75

X:”uhm owk I know you’ve seen that Noks name appear in my passwords”
Me:”yeah and that’s shocking for me”
X:”owk I started dating Noks when I was very young bro, infact we grew up together as friends but we have always liked each other, and when we reach high school we started dating. We were in love bro, she was my other half. When we hit grade 10 we made love for the first time” he was smiling, zwovha zwi tsh tou vhonala uri zwine a khou amba zwi khou muitela mutakalo
Me:”but you were still young hey” ndo ralo ndi tshi khou humbula uri nne musi ndi tshi kha grade 10 hovha hutshe vhusiku, ndovha ndi khadi tamba bola getheni la hayani, ndi tshi kha di tamba banner khathihi nau gidimisa goloi ya dirata, zwau pfana zwovha zwi tshi touvha manwe mafhungo nga hetsho tshifhinga
Xolani:”we were young and in love, we were the same age and I loved her with everything I had bro. Then we went to grade 11, damn the girl changed hey, she is a beautiful girl as you can see, so every guy wanted a peace of her, I was happy to be her boyfriend and then…….” His voice trailed off, he kept quite and I could see his facial expression changing
Me:”and then what”
Xolani:”she started going out with this group of girls and then all of a sudden she was too busy to see me, she started going to clubs, changed the way she dressed, she looked like a model and I started to feel that I wasn’t good enough for her, we then passed to grade 12 and one day on the first week of school she came up to me after school, I still remember the day perfectly well, I was excited to see her as usual and then she told me that she was ending things with me, that she didn’t feel the same anymore, that she was grown up and I was not matured enough for her and I couldn’t afford to take care of her”
Me:”wooooow” my mouth was just hanging
X:”honestly I couldn’t believe that Nokuthula could say something like that to me, I was crushed, I looked at her and begged her, but she turned me down flat, saying that she was rolling with the big guys who had money” he let out a fake smile “she said that we could still be friends, I was hurt, I left her on the street and walked home, I got home and cried like a baby, this was just 2 years a go but it feels like it was just yesterday”
Me:”yohh I am sorry bro”
X:”so I wanted to measure up to what she had become, I wanted to have money, I wanted to be the kind of man she would want, and on the other side things were not going well at home, my mom was struggling and that’s when I started hustling, I got odd jobs on weekends but it didn’t cut it and then I got offered this job by some guy, I was still at home then and I was selling to schools kids, I knew it was a bad thing to do but I needed money”
Me:”and then?”
X:”I went back to Noks, told her that I got a high paying job and that I can be able to take care of her. I took her out to a hotel on a weekend and we had a great time, I thought we were back together but to my surprise when we went back to school on Monday she acted like she didn’t know me, she was picked up from school by some guy driving an Audi, I was crushed, for the second time around……I had to let go, accept that it was over, it wasn’t easy thou”
Me:”wooow that’s quite a story, but I don’t understand why you are still close to her thou”
X:”I never really got over the break up bro, she moved out of our village and went to stay with this rich guy, last time I checked she was still with him but a part of me will always love her, like I still wish we could be together again man, although I don’t know if I will be able to because I am scared of commitments now, I don’t wanna love too much or trust too much anymore because the pain she put m through was unbearable”
Me:”it’s a tough one but I think you need to put her in her place, she cant waltz in here and claim to be your girlfriend, you have Sihle now and she don’t deserve to be treated like nothing Xolani, that girl stood by you when you were laying here unconscious”
X:”I hear you, I will talk to her”
Me:”tell her to leave you alone, she cant have her cake and eat it, she made her choice and she needs to live with it”
X:”so how do I stop loving her? She still have this hold on me bro, did you see how hot she was yesterday, damn”
Me:”X stop that”
X:”oww yahh I am not supposed to be doing that right?”
Me:”of course not” owk lufuno nau difha halo, sometimes luna tshituhu
Me:”so you lied when you said you joined drug dealing because of your family?”
X:”not really. I wanted to help my family too but the thing with Noks played a huge part as well”
Me:”I see” someone knocked on the door, nne na Xolani ro mbo di sedza and then Noks walked in, ndopfa ndodala linwe vengo helo khae
Noks:”hey bbe” she kissed his forehead “owww hi Thembu”
Me:”hi”
Xolani:”I thought you had gone back home”
Noks:”uhm Xolani please”
Me:”I’d better get going”
Xolani:”so when do I see you”
Me:”this evening again or tomorrow morning, I have to start preparing for exams” and then it hit me, Xolani might not write exams ngauri o pfukiwa ngadzi test dzau fhedza
X:”uhm I am gonna have to talk to the doctor to write me a letter so that they can use the tests I have written as my year mark”
Me:”yeah try that bro, are you gonna be fine to come to school thou?”
X:”I am gonna have to do it hey”
Me:”owk bye”
X:”sure Thembu” ndo mbo do sendela tsini na Xolani nda kwatamela kha ndevhe yawe
Me:put her on her place, don’t let me down” ndoralo ndi tshi khou muhevhedza ndafhedza nda kwatamuluwa
X:”sure bro and please ask Sihle to come here please, I know she is upset but tell her that I will make everything up to her, and tell her to bring my phone”
Me:”sure” ndo mbo di bva ndasia Xolani na Noks. Vha ambi vhari munna munwe na munwe una weakness yawe and I guess Noks was Xolani’s weakness and uya zwidivha that’s why a tshi dzhia advantage. Ndo ri ubva hafho nda driver ndolivha tshikoloni, phone yanga yo mbo di lila musi ndi parking ndi tshi khou yela rumuni, hovha hu mianga
Me:”mmawe”
Mma:”huita hani nwananga?”
Me:”nne ndo takala ndi vhudzisa vhone mmawe”
Mma:”nne ndo ditakalela ngoho”
Me:”zwi khou tshimbila hani?”
Mma:”zwi khou tshimbila zwavhudi zwone naa, vhathu vhahone ngoho vhaya tavhanya inwi Thembuluwo hafhu munwe na munwe u khou mangala we”
Me:”dzi contracts dzi tou ralo mma azwi lengi zwithu zwahone”
Mma:”ngoho no ntakadzesa nwananga, no tou nnyita muthu nia divha ngoho”
Me:”ndi khou takalela zwenezwo mma, rine ri khou nwala milingo hafha tshikoloni, ri tshi fhedza ndi khou vhuya hayani”
Mma:”owk nwananga ni vhale vhathu, ni songo kanganyedswa nga tshelede lini”
Me:”vhaya zwidivha uri nne ndi muthu wa dzi bugu mma I will make you proud”
Mma:”zwitakadza nne hezwo, ugai mazwale?”
Me:”u library u khou vhala, na nne ndi khouya hone zwino”
Mma:”owk nivhale zwavhudi nothe thiri?”
Me:”owk mma vhavhe na duvha lavhudi”
Mma:”owk ndizwone” ndori u dropper phone nda yela rumuni. Ndoswika ndawana Tshililo ono vhuya rumuni o dzula ntha ha mmbete nadzi bugu
Me:”bbe nne ndi khouri utshe library”
Tshili:”a si kale kale ndovhuya bbe”
Me:”owk zwi khou dzhena mara?”
Tshili:”yeah zwi khou dzhena bbe, hoi tea mini nga matsheloni”
Me:”ahuna bbe” ndo mbo di rembuluwa ndavula fridge ndabvisa apula nda dela he Tshililo avha o dzula hone ntha ha mmbete
Tshili:”Thembuluwo wee nne ndia mudivha ene ai, avhuya a poidza nga heyo ndila huvha huna mafhungo so kha mmbudze”
Me:”bbe its nothing hectic kha vhale” ndoralo ndi tshi khou doba text bugu nthihi hanefho ndathoma ui pager
Tshili:”zwine zwado ita uri ndi lose focus ndi musi ene asa mmbudzi ngoho, so did that guy or girl or whatever sent you another sms” ndo mbo di sokou fhumula
Tshili:”bbe hoitea mini”
Me:”ndo tangana nae”
Tshili:”what?”
Me:”yeah ovha o mmbona ndi tshi khou dzhena library and a nkhumbela uri ndibvele nnda ndi muvhone”
Tshili:”ndi muthu ane ra mudivha?”
Me:”eish hai bbe”
Tshili:”so u khou toda mini?” ndo mbo di femela ntha
Tshili:”Thembu vhathu”
Me:”he wants you” ndo ralo nda mbo di takuwa ndaima ndafara khundu ndosedza tshililo “yeah he wants to have sex with you Tshililo and that’s not gonna happen, he is gonna have to kill me first” Tshililo hango amba tshithu, she was just looking at me with her mouth wide open
Me:”I am sorry you have to be dragged into this”
Tshili:”uhm”
Me:”asongo vhilaela bbe ahuna tshine tsha do itea kha nne, ndo amba na Xolani and he also advised me to speak to ta Svig”
Tshili:”do you think he will understand?”
Me:”I just have to try”
Tshili:”and if he don’t?”
Me:”well I don’t know bbe, kha ri humbule zwithu zwa positive please”
Tshili:”yahh u khou amba ngoho” Tshililo o mbo di takuwa ada kha nne and gave me a hug “ndia mufuna bbe and ndina lutendo lwa uri ridovha sharp owk?”
Me:”owk bbe, thanks” ro ri u fhedza zwa hug radzula ntha ha mmbete ra doba dzibugu dzashu ravha ri tshi khou toda u thoma u vhala
Me:”eish bbe Xolani ori ndiambe na Sihle ade mani ene and nne ndi khou bvafha uya rumuni yawe eish”
Tshili:”khatou founa bbe”
Me:”do you mind calling, ndi thama yawe thi”
Tshili:”kha nnekedze phone”
Me:”a muvhudze uri atuwe na phone ya X neh?”
Tshili:”owk” Tshililo o mbo di dialer nomboro dza Sihle a mufounela. Sihle o thoma a kondisa nyana sa izwi ovha a tshe o dinalea nga zwo iteaho mulovha fhedziha o guma o tenda uri udoya. Nne na Tshililo rotwa nduni duvha lothe ri tshi khou ralo uvhala bugu. it felt good man, to know that I was doing something right for a change. Nga madekwana ropfa huna muthu ane a khou khokhonya, ropfa ro mangala sa izwi rovha risongo lavhelela muthu, Tshililo oya a vula
“heelllooooo” ndopfa voice ya Xolani itshi ralo, ndopfa ndo mangala tshothe, ndo mbo di takuwa ngau tavhanya ndaya munangoni
Tshili:”whaaaat?” ndowana Xolani oima munangoni na Sihle, Sihle ovha o fara plastic lirena zwithu
Me:”haaaa Xolani are you walking now?”
Xolani:”my legs were never injured hey but I am using these, just incase I lose my balance”
Me:”this is going to be the best night of my life”
Tshili:”guys come on in” Sihle na Xolani vho mbo di dzhena, daaaamn the excitement I had was beyond me
Me:”so my boy is back in campus, hahaha we need to call Ncedo and Thembani to join us and in the mean time we have to play some music, we need to drink and dance tonight, I haven’t done any of that in a while, we have to go get more beers but you are drinking the orange thing” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sumba Xolani
X:”no ways”
Tshili:”whats the orange thing”
Me:”juice” Tshililo laughed
Sihle:”don’t worry about getting beer Thembu, here” o mbo di nnekedze ma plastic mavhili e vhada nao and there were alcohols inside na juice and I guessed It was for Xolani and the girls. ndo mbo di bvisa phone yanga nda founela Thembani
Thembani:”Thembu”
Me:”come to my room now, Xolani is here and we gonna be drinking until the morning, bring that girlfriend of yours and buy more beer if you can”
Thembani:”slow down bro, who is there?”’
Me:”you heard me I said Xolani is F***ng here” ndoralo ndi tshi khou tavha mukosi
Tshili:”o takalesa ene” I looked at her and smiled, ndo mbo di founela Ncedo and nae o mbo diri u khou swika. Ro mbo di thoma u tamba nyimbo dza hiphop and husi kale kale someone knocked on the door, I went to open and Thembani ambo di dzhena na girlfriend yawe, ori u vhona Xolani a tavha mukosi and the whole room screamed, rovha ri tshinga ri khou penga, Tshililo ovha ono bvisa bugu dze ravha ri khou vhala adzi vhetshela thungo, hoda ha khokhonyiwa futhi and Tshililo opened and then Ncedo walked in with his girlfriend, we did the same thing and screamed again
Me:”owk I just wanna make this speech, before people get too drunk, hey Xolani bro, just know that life was not the same without you, we missed you somuch and let me tell you that we haven’t went to any party when you were on that bed bro so tonight its gonna be epic”
Thembani:”you are the king of parties and I am sorry you will be watching us getting drunk tonight while you are drinking juice but hey I am happy you are back”
Ncedo:”I am just happy that you are back my man” ro mbo di shela dzi drinks kha ngilasi, the other 2 ladies vhevhavha vhoda na Ncedo na Thembani vhovha vha tshi khounwa halwa na vhone, Tshili, Sihle na Xolani vhovha vha tshi khounwa juice
Xolani:”thank you guys for being my friends and for standing by me, to friendship” oralo a tshi khou imisa ngilasi and we both shouted “to the friendship” dzo mbo di thoma u welana, we were drinking and smoking, halwa hovha ho touwa mpale ngauri Thembani na Ncedo vhovha vhoda na vhunwe

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Ndo phaphamiswa nga muthu a tshi nkanda mulenzhe
Me:”mulandu naa?” ndo vusa thoho ndi tshi khou sikitedza mato and ndowana Xolani a tshi khou vula fridge and he took out one can of Heineken
Me:”really now X?”
X:”ahhh Thembu you are supposed to be sleeping bro”
Me:”and you are not supposed to be drinking” nne ndovha ndo edela fhasi, nga hafha thungo hovha huna Thembani, Ncedo ovha o edela kha tshidulo o kapea milenzhe yawe kha tshi tafula. Ndo mbo di vuwa ndadzula ndo imisa magona
X:”watching you guys drink while I was drinking juice was torture bro” oralo a tshi khou nwa
Me:”if something happens to you neh?”
X:”chill bro, I got this”
Me:”owk if you say so” ndo tinga tinga ndawana ntha ha mmbete ho edela vhasidzana vhothe vhana. Ndovha ndina babalasi nyana so ndo mbo di vuwa nda pepeleka ndayela fridgini, ndoswika ndawana ho tou sala can nthihi ya Lite
Me:”I cant belive we finished everything last night”
X:”you guys were drinking like there was no tomorrow”
Ncedo:”keep it low please I am trying to sleep”
Me:”its 8 oclock bro”
Ncedo:”exactly its too early” nne na Xolani ro mbo di sedzana ra sea. Thembani o mbo di vuwa a tshi vhonala o kwata tshothe, I think ovha o kwatela u vusiwa nga phosho yashu. O mbo diya fridgini
Thembani:”please tell me this is a joke”
X:”what?”
Thembani:”there is no booze in here”
X:”oww you mean that”
Thembani:”and why are you holding Heineken in your hand?”
X:”please Thembani its not my fault that you guys drank everything”
Me:”owk lets just go to the mall guys, its past 8 and I am sure they have opened already, we can go to PnP liqour”
Ncedo:”great idea”
Me:”I thought you were sleeping”
Ncedo:”not really” nne ndo mbo di doba key dzanga dza goloi
Me:”do you think we should wake the girls up?”
X:”nahh lets leave them guys” room yovha yo tanganana lwau fhedzisela. Nne na Tshili ro kombetshedzea nau bvisa dzi bedding dzashu ntswa ri tshi khou itela vhayeni havha. Mabodela ovha o dala nndu yothe, hovha hu tshi khou nukha fola na halwa nga ndila I akhamadzaho. Xolani ovha a tshi khou shumisa crunch u tshimbila. Rotuwa raya goloini yanga, roswika radzhena ra driver raya moloni. Roswika ratsa ra tshimbila rayela moloni and oww ndohangwa u talutshedza uri rovha rihani, hahaha rovha ri tshi tou vhonala uri rina babalasi shame. Owk nne ndovha ndo ambara vhurukhu ha shorty na vest zwe ndavha ndo edela ngazwo na mathaphuthaphu, Xolani ovha o ambara jean yawe na tshikhipha but obviously tshovha tsho onyana onyana ngauri ovha o edela ngatsho, milenzheni ovha o ambara manwe ma sandals anga, mavhudzi awe ovha o thamalala lunwe ngauri  ndikale o guma u gera and then na ndebvu hafhu hovha hu kale o guma u shaver so ovha o tanganana blind, Thembani ovha o ambara honovhu vhu trackpants ha ano maduvha, lovha lo tatamuwa nyana saizwi o edela ngalo, vest yeavha o ambara yone nayone yovha I tshi vhonga khulwane nyana, milenzheni ovha o ambara vhu sandals ha girlfriend yawe zwirethe zwi tshi khou kanda fhasi. Ncedo ovha o diambarela shorty sa nne na vest na sneaker tshawe, ovha ana mavhudzi mahulwane nyana so ovha o tanganana a tshi dingela a Xolani. Ro tshimbila rayela pnp liquour, roswika haningei radzhia trolley heneila khulwane radzhena ngangomu raralo u nanga mahalwa uya ngau fhambanana hao, ubva hafho roya ra badela.
X:”don’t you think we should buy breakfast?”
Me:”great idea”
Ncedo:”so where?”
Me:”I don’t know about you guys but I think that wimpy breakfast is the best”
X:”yeah lets go there” ro tuwa raya wimpy na trolley yashu heila irena halwa roswika haningei ra order dzi take away dzovhalaho dza zwiliwa zwa breakfast. Ubva hafho roswika ra panga zwithu zwothe goloini and drove back to the campus. Roswika ratsa ra gagamisa zwithu zweravha rinazwo rayela rumuni yanga. Roswika rawana vhasidzana vhono vuwa vha tshi khou lingedza u cleaner sa izwi hovha ho tanganana tshothe. Rine robva ravha roima nnda ri tshi khou nwa musi vha tshi khou fhedzisa u cleaner, vhori u fhedza radzhena rala breakfast, and yeah just as you might have guessed, hovha husina o tambaho, ndiamba na u tou tamba mulomo zwaho. Rori u fhedza u la ra onesana, Xolani na Sihle vhatuwa sa izwi Xolani a tshi khou fanela u dzudzanya mafhungo awe au nwala dzi exams, Ncedo na Thembani na vhone vho mbo di tuwa, nne ndo mbo di sala na bbe wanga ri vhavhili
Tshili:”bbe rido tea uisa dzi bedding hedzi laundry please”
Me:”ÿah rido tea u dziisa bbe hafhu a dzi khou nukha halwa”
Tshili:”hafhu u tou amba unga ovha a sa khounwa wee”
Me:”bbe naho ndi tshi nwa munukho wa halwa ndia upfa ai”
Tshili:”owk, khariye u tamba then ri ite zwau vhala bbe wanga”
Me:”eish yahh bbe and ndina delivery namusi nga madekwana eish”
Tshili:”eish” oralo o fara khundu o ntsedza nga fhasi
Me:”don’t worry nana, uya zwidivha uri bbe wawe u dzulela uvha careful tshifhinga tshothe ai”
Tshili:”yeah I know” nne na babe wanga ro mbo di tamba, u fhedza raya library u vhala. Rovhuya rumuni nga masiari ngavho 3 ro no farwa nga ndala, roda ra prepare zwiliwa ra thoma ula. Rofhedza ula ravha ro relax
Me:”bbe khari ndiye kha Xolani neh, ndi khou tea u mufha laptop yawe nau mufha update khadzi business”
Tshili:”owk bbe” ndo mbo di thoma nda mufounela before ndi tshiya ngauri ndovha ndi khou teledza u sokouya ndawana asiho. O mbo di ri u hone. Ndobva ndaya rumuni ya Xolani ndofara laptop yawe, ndoswika nda khokhonya ada a vula
X:”hey Thembu”
Me:’hey, so how did it go”
X:”perfectly well, I will write exams”
Me:”that’s great news man, and are you gonna go see your mom today?”
X:”nahh I told her I will see her tomorrow because I need to sort out things at school today and she is going back home tomorrow”
Me:”owk, I am gonna have to go see her as well before she leaves”
X:”we can go together tomorrow”
Me:”yeah that’s great, so I brought your laptop here” ndoralo ndi tshi khou vula ndi tshi khou toda u I funga
X:”nahh bro I am still a patient, I cant be running businesses already, everything is still in your hands” o amba ngauralo a tshi khou sea
Me:”but you look fine to me”
X:”Thembu just run the things for me please” nne ndo mbo di sea
Me:”I see someone doesn’t one to come back to reality here”
X:”yeah you can say that”
Me:”but I used some of the money for the house I am building for my mom”
X:”ahg that’s nothing bro, as long as we still have good income on the business then I don’t mind you using my money”
Me:”thanks bro”
X:”nahh thank you, for taking care of everything when I was not around, my mom told me about how you were running around and how you welcomed her, she couldn’t stop talking about how lucky I am to have a friend like you”
Me:”I guess that’s what friends do for each other”
X:”yeah”
Me:”so what happened yesterday when I left” ndoralo ndi tshi khouya fridgini ya X, ndo mbo di doba muomva ndavha ndi tshi khoula ndoima ndo gogodela fridge, X o mbo di dzungudza thoho
X:”uhm I told her to leave me alone, actually I told her to stay out of my life and she was telling me that she is sorry for everything and that she wants me back but I told her that I don’t have space for her in my life right now”
Me:”its better that way”
X:”yeah she was busy crying and telling me that she is prepared to leave the other guy for me because she now realise how much she missed me but I told her it was too late for all that”
Me:”so did she went back home?”
X:”she is still with my mom, they will leave together”
Me:”I hope you wont let her come back in your life again”
X:”nahh I wont but I will always love her”
Me:”owk I see, where is Sihle?”
X:”she is studying, I also have lot of studying to do, but atleast the lecturers gave me all the notes eish”
Me:”back to reality bro” ndovha ndi tshi khou setshelela
X:”eish yahh, Jay told me about the get together party on Friday”
Me:”yeah I am also going with my babe, you are coming with Sihle mus”
X:”yeah but I am gonna have to lie to her because I am not ready to tell her what I do for a leaving”
Me:”I hear you boy, I have a delivery to PE tonight”
X:”eish but its just few hours drive mus”
Me:”yeah” nne na Xolani rodzula rothe lwa tshifhinga nyana and then nne nda onesa ndatuwa. Ndoswika rumuni ndadzula nyana na Tshili ubva hafho nda onesa ndaya clabuni ya Jay, ndoswika haningei ra laisa dzi package dzahone and I drove off with Sticks on another vehicle sa nga misi. Ro swika PE raita dzi delivery dzashu and then we drove back to George. Ndovhuya vhusiku ngavho 2 ya madautsha. Ndoswika nda khiulula ndadzhena and ndowana Tshililo a tshi khou vhala.
Me:”bbe”
Tshili:”nana” o mbo di takuwa ada kha nne a mpha hug
Me:”hango neta ngauvhala?”
Tshili:”ndoneta but ndovha ndi tshi khou lindela ene a tshi vhuya” ndo mbo di mutakula nda muvhea ntha ha mmbete
Me:”ndia mufuna bbe and thank you for loving me”

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Lavhuna ahuna zwinzhi zwo iteaho. Ndovha ndi busy na dzi bugu na Tshilidzi wanga. Ndo bva nga masiari nyana na Xolani raya kha miawe. Ro swika haningei radzula navho na Noks lwa tshifhinga nyana and then ra vhafhelekedza Airport u namela flight yau humela hayani ngei Mthatha. Ubva hafho ro humela tshikoloni ra vha busy nau vhala. Lavhutanu hovha hu duvha la party. Nne na babe wanga rovuwa ro lala sa nga misi, ndovuwa nga vho nine nda ita zwiliwa zwanga matsheloni. Tshililo o vuwa ada rala. U fhedza ula ra dzhena fhasi nau vhala dzi bugu. Rovha ro dzula rumuni yashu ri busy na manwalo musi hu tshi dzhena message kha phone yanga. Ndosedza nda wana hu nomboro dza heila authi. Wovha wo nwalwa hezwi “ counting down, one day to go, I cant wait to have your girl in my arms, and don’t worry I will be gentle with her #smileyface” owk this guy ovha o tou divhudza u ntshinyela mutakalo shame. Ndi khou fanela uya u amba na Svig, ndi tou sa divha uri na ene u khouda partini naa, but ndi do tea uya PE matshelo ndi mutalutshedze ngoho before a tshi vhudswa nga helia pfene.
Me:”I wonder uri ridobva nga tshifhingade ritshiya partini bbe”
Tshili:”I khou itiwa vhusiku?”
Me:”kha ri ndi founele Jay ndi pfesese” ndo mbo di doba phone yanga nda dialer nomboro dza Jay
Jay:”hey V Boy”
Me:”hey Jay what time should we be there?”
Jay:”anytime V boy, this is like home so you are welcome anytime”
Me:”and which house?”
Jay:”the one that X was at”
Me:”owk we will be there around four,we are just catching up with some school work for now”
Jay:’owk see you then” ndo mbo di dropper. Jay ovha a tshi pfala o takala tshothe kana ndi lone li moody la get together line la khou itisa wee. Ndo founela Xolani nda mutalutshedza uri ridobva nga tshifhingade na zwauri ri khou tuwa rothe nga goloi yanga. Nne na Tshili roisa phanda nau vhala and then ngavho 2 ya masiari ra thoma u dilugisa. Tshililo o ambara skinny jean tshawe tshi ne tshanga tsho tshenuluwa nyana, na blouse ya vhudi yau nembelela nga murahu, tshofhedza tsha ambara na wedge. Nne ndo a,mbara vhurukhu hanga ha tshino ha blue, na hemmbe hedzila dzirena zwihaswa nyana nga hafha kha vhukuda vhavha, ndofhedza nda ambara na tshienda tshanga tshinonga formal nyana
Tshili:”bbe wanga u khou fanelwa musi”
Me:”na ene u khou faneleswa nana” Tshililo just laughed. Ndo founela Xolani ari na ene ono luga, ndo mutalutshedza uri kha ri tangane parking. Nne na bbe wanga robva rayela parking. Roswika haningei rawana Xolani na Sihle vho ri lindela. Xolani ovha o gera mavhudzi o shaver na ndebvu. Sihle ovha o ambara rokho yau pata ino guma magonani na high heel, thama yanga yovha yorwa nga jean na hemmbe na sneaker. Ro dzhena goloini and I drove off
X:”I think we should buy something to take with hey”
Me:”what can we buy”
Tshili:”I think we should buy something for the kids because they said there will be kids there”
Sihle:”yeah great idea and maybe some expensive wine”
X:”believe me babe, there is gonna be enough of that, I think some snacks for the kids will do” ro mbo di yela moloni raswika ra dzhena Woolworths ra renga zwi dzhangu dzhangu nyana. Rovha risina vhutanzi uri ndi vhana vhangafhani so ro decider usa renga zwithu zwingaho dzi toy. Ro ri ubva hafho raya haningei parthini. There was lot of cars on the drive way. Rovha ro takala rothe. Roswika ra paka goloi ratsa. Hovha huna vhana vha ne vha khou gidima gidima henefho. Ro mbo di dzhena nduni
“hey X my man” ndi Sticks we a ralo a tshi khou dela kha rine
Sticks:’wow so you are alive huh” ovha a tshi khou phaphatha Xolani. O ri lumelisa rothe and then ra mu introducer kha Tshili na Sihle. Gerrit na Javas na vhone vho mbo di bvelela, vho vha vha tshi vhonala vho takala. Ro vha introducer kha vho babe and we both screamed and chatted away. Mufumakadzi wa Sticks o mbo di bvelela na kwana kwawe, damn kwana kovha ko nakelela hoko. Rovha lumelisa and then she disappeared to the kitchen with Tshili and Sihle. Nne ro sala ro tou dzula nga tsha vhathannga, rovha ri tshi khou ralo u zuwa zwithu zwosinaho fhedzi lol, Jay na ene o mbodi bvelela and few other guys too. Ro ralo u zuwa ri tshi khou nwa mahalwa. And as you might have guessed, hovha huna mahalwa oyaho nga mifuda-foda, Hennesy nayo rovha ri khayo rine vhatukana. Hovha hu tshi khou lidziwa Drake-on a Tuesday, rovha ro fara dzi ngilasi munwe na munwe a tshi khounwa vhune a funa halwa, thoho dzi tshi khouya ngeno na ngei.
Javas:”so X how how was it my man, laying there the whole time while we come and see you every now and again”
X:”ahhh it was fine bro, I could hear you guys talking to me with your sad voices” we both laughed
Jay:”but you had us worried hey”
X:”eish yeah I know, I guess I will get triple pay for the fact that I almost died” rothe ro mbo di tou fa nga zwiseo
Gerrit:”you wish my bro, I will also want a cut on that, I was also injured remember?”
Me:”and I was uncouncious for a day” every one just laughed. Ho mbo di da kunwe kwana kwa kutukana henefho, koda kwaya straight kha Jay
Little:”daddy where is the bathroom?”
Jay:”go to mommy in the Kitchen my boy”
Boy:”owk”and he run off.
Jay:”that’s my prince right there, I’d kill for that little nigga”
Stic
ks:”it’s the same with me and my princess, she is the best thing that have ever happen to me, she gives me the reason to do all this, just to make sure that she gets everything she ever wanted”
Gerrit:”so when are you guys having little mini you” o ralo o sedza nne, Xolani na dzinwe authi nyana henefho
X:”eish we are still waiting for the right time eish”
Me:”yeah right time” vothi lo mbo di vulea and hadzhena Sibu na Sticks, ndosedza fhasi, ndopfa ndo no dala nyofho.
Jay:”the big boss, I didn’t think you were gonna make it”
Svig:”I could use some happy time hey” oralo a tshi khou ita shoulder bump na Jay
Svig:”sure team”. Rothe ro mulumelisa murahu
Svig:”you both know my wife Sibu so yeah this is the first lady”
Jay:”hello first lady”
Sibu:”hey guys, uhm where are the other ladies, I don’t think I should be sitting here with you guys” she was smiling, ovha asa khou vhuya a toda u nndavhelesa, ovha a tshi khotou ntswa
X:”they are in the kitchen, its that way” oralo a tshi khou sumba Kitchen. Sibu o mbo di tshimbila a yela kitshen. Xolani o mbo di nndavhelesa as if telling me to talk to Svig, I just shrugged my shoulders and engage on the conversations.
X:”uhm V can you please come this way” nne ndo mbo di mutevhela. Ro swika ra ima nnda
Me:”what?”
X:”you need to talk to Svig now before he start drinking or before this place gets full or before something upsets him, he is in a good mood now and that’s a great time for you to talk to him”
Me:”eish”
X:”Thembu please do this now or you will regret my bro”
Me:”owk I will do it” ro humela nga ngomu and then ndowana na heila authi ine ya khou ntshushedza I hone. He looked at me and smiled. Nne ndo mbo di sendela tsini na Svig
Me:”uhm boss can I please have a word with you in private please” ndovha ndi tshi khotou hevhedza
Svig:”who are you again?”
Me:”V Boy, I work with Jay here”
Svig:”oww I remember you, you were unconscious for like a day or so during that shit in PE neh”
Me:”yes”
Svig:”owk lets go this way” o mbo di takuwa and then we went to one of the rooms. O swika a dzula kha tshidulo tshetshavha tshi henefho nne ndadzula ntha ha mmbete.
Svig:”this is me” oralo o nndavhelesa
Me:”i----uhm i------I have a con----fession to make”
Svig:”I am listening”
Me:”I am so sorry for what I am about to say boss, I didn’t know at the time and I am deeply sorry” ndovha ndo tshuwa to the last degree
Svig:”what the hell did you do?”
Me:”uhm----i-----i-----before i---joined Jay’s team, before I even knew about you, I did something so terrible”
Svig:”I am gonna lose my patience boy, just tell me what you did”
Me:”I am the boy who was dating your wife” there was an awkward silent, you know that moment in a movie when someone say something they are not supposet to say and everyone went dead silent? Yeah it was like that. Ndovha ndosedza fhasi, waiting for him to say something
Me:”I didn’t know she was married boss, and I am so sorry” he grinded his teeths and looked at me
Svig:”so you slept with my F***n wife?”
Me:”I didn’t know she was your wife I promise, and when I found out, I was terrified and I honestly regretted everything” he gave me a deadly look
Svig:”is there anyone else who knows about this?”
Me:”there is a guy who is blackmailing me”
Svig:”so someone knows and then they decide to blackmail you with this?”
Me:”yeah”
Svig:” How did the other person know?”
Me :”he is one of the guys you hired to bit me up”
Svig:”is he here?”
Me:”yeah”
Svig:”go out there and call him” he looked pretty angry, zwovha zwi tshi touvha khagala uri u khotou lingedza u difara but he was soo angry. Ndoya hangei hehavha huna manwe majita ndavhidza heila authi yada na nne. ndoswika ndavula vothi ndadzhena
Svig:”so its you, you bloody moron” oralo a tshi khou mufara nga mukulo
Guy:”what did I do?”
Svig:”you are about to find out” o mu posa fhasi
Svig:”so you found out that the guy who was cheating with my damn wife is working for me and you decided to take an advantage of the situation huh”
Guy:”uhm that’s not wh?”
Svig:”shut the fuck up, you are supposed to be loyal to me boy, you answer to me, you don’t double cros Ta Svig” he opened the door
Svig:”follow me, both of you” ro mu sala nga murahu and raswika radzhena kha ime rumu and then he moved the bed and hovha huna fhethu huno vuleya hanefho
Svig:”open that and go in, I will be back” rovula radzhena nga ngomu, rotsela fhasi nga zwitepisi, hovha huna swiswi, so rovha ri tshi khou balelwa u vhona uri naa ri khou dzhena ngafhi. Svig o mbo di vhuya husikale na Sticks na Gerrit, o funga livhone, nne ra tinga tinga. Fhthu heravha rihone hovha hutshinga basement nyana, there were tools and all sorts of stuff there.
Svig:”no one mess with me and gets away with it”
Me:”bosss I didn’t know I am sorry please”
Svig:”shut----the----damn----up” owk he looked scary, the sound of his voice screamed ‘I am so angry I can eat you alive’ ndo mbo di fhumula na zwenezwo.
Sticks:”whats happening here boss?”
Sticks:”kill both of them, and that’s an order, I don’t want you to ask me any quastions. I don’t give a F**k how you go about it but I want them dead” and he walked up the stairs and left us there
Gerrit:”I don’t know what you did to the big boss V Boy but we have to do what we have been ordered to do”
Me:”please guys I am begging you”
Sticks:”it breaks my heart to know that I will be the one to end your life but I cant argue with the boss, sorry V”
Guy:”guys please”
Gerrit:”stop begging” Sticks oima a fara khundu a sthinga muthu ane a khou humbula. Nga hetsho tshifhinga nne ndovha ndi tshi khou femeleka, muvhili wothe wovha wo nukala nga biko hoyu, ndovha ndi tshi khou tetemela. Ndo thoma u humbula nga Tshililo wanga, this was going to kill her and I thought of my mom, mara at least Xolani udo vha thogomela but how is she going to cope with losing her first born son. ndovha ndi tshi khou lila ndodzula henefho. Sticks na Gerrit vhovha vha busy nau prepare zwithu zwau ri vhulaya ngazwo. I decided to make a little prayer, at least ndiye tadulu iwe vhathu. Ndo rabela uri Mudzimu vha nkhangwele zwivhi zwanga zwothe, ndo humbela pfarelo kha zwothe zwenda tshinya, ndo dovha hafhu nda humbela uri Mudzimu vha tsireledze muta wa hashu khathihi na tshililo. I opened my eyes and Sticks ovha o fara linwe livhanga lihulu lino tshuwisa. I closed my eyes instantly because I was afraid to look. Ndo bonyolola lito lithihi and I saw them moving closer to the other guy. Vhoswika Gerrit a mufara thoho oima nga murahu hawe and then Sticks cut his head off. Muvhili wo mbo di songa tshitungu, at least I wont have to worry about having nightmares sa izwi ndi tshi khouya u fa.
“murena vhulunga muya wanga” ndo hevhedza maipfi hayo musi ndi tshi vhona Sticks a tshi khou sendela tsini hanga. Gerrit oda a mpfara thoho nga murahu and then sticks looked at me o fara lenelia lifhanga. Ndovhona mutodzi u tshi rotha litoni lawe
Sticks:”I am sorry I have to kill you, but just know that you meant something to us and to our team. Goodbye Venda Boy” I closed my eyes as I wait for my death

Zwi a Penga – Insert 78

Ndo bonyolola mato nda vhona Sticks a tshi sendela tsini hanga, o imisa lufhanga a tshiri a nthukhule mukulo.
“stop” huna muthu o ambaho ngauralo. Ndovha ndo no tshuwa khathihi nau lindela lufu lwanga lwe nda feila nau divha uri ndi ipfi la nnyi lo ambaho zwenezwo. Ndovha ndi tshi khou ofha u vula mato anga ngauri ndovha ndisina vhutanzi uri hu khouda uitea mini
Sticks:”are you sure?”
“ yes” ndo vula mato anga zwavhudi ngau ongolowa nda mbo di vhona Svig o ima zwitepisini o panga zwanda tshikwamani. Ndo femela ntha nda wela fhasi. I was scared more that the word can say. Ndovha ndofarwa nga mutetelo muhulu
Sticks:”give me and this boy some privacy” Sticks na Gerrit vho mbo di bvela nnda vhavala. Ndovha ndi tshi khou ofha u musedza, I was totally traumatised.
Svig:”on the second thought----maybe you don’t deserve to die”ndopfa mbilu yanga I tshi humela vhudzuloni, ndopfa nungo dzi tshi vhuya kha muvhili wanga, ndo mbo di kona u vuwa ndadzula nda mulavhelesa
Me:”wh----what---did you say?”
Svig:”yeah, I mean at least you came forward and confess and for that I will give you a second chance”
Me:”thank you somuch boss, thank you” ndovha ndo khakhathela mitodzi, ufa ahu felwi ma vhanna, ndovha ndo sedzana na lufu matoni and zwazwino ndo lufuralela
Svig:”I don’t usually give second chances, so consider yourself lucky boy”
Me:”thank you somuch boss, thank you”
Svig:”but you are going to be my eyes and ears at the campus, if ever you see something suspicious about my wife, you will have to contact me directly, uya ndiva?”
Me:”yes boss”
Svig:”and if I ever hear about you and her?------one more thing, the fact that you used to-----dammit-----“ ombo di rwa pole yeyavha I vhukati ha rumu nga feisi, nne ndo mbo di tinya nga u tshuwa
Svig:”it must never leave this room, do you hear me, I cant have people knowing about this boy, if ever this debacle becomes the talk of the town then I am gonna have you killed because what you did was pure disrespect, I don’t even understand why you are still alive so don’t ever cross me because I will slaughter you myself”
Me:”I wont disappoint I promise”
Svig:”is there anyone else on the team who knows about this” ndo humbula u mutalutshedza nga Xolani but ndapfa ndi tshi khou ofha uri anga vhulawa but this was no time to lie, I will risk Xolani’s life by lying
Me:”X knows, but he also found out that time when we were in PE and he just woke up yesterday from the coma and he  is the one who encourage me to confess”
Svig:”I will leave that in your hands, make sure that X doesn’t breath a word about this to anyone”
Me:”I will make sure”
Svig:”that’s about it then”
Me:”thank you somuch Ta Svig, for giving me a second chance”
Svig:”you are still a young boy who still see the reason to confess, it shows me that you are not really a monster so I took a chance and believed what you told me when you said you didn’t know anything at the time”
Me:”thank you somuch”
Svig:”sure” o mbo di gonya zwitepisi a tshi khou bvela nnda
Svig:”,make sure that you close the door when you leave”
Me:”ok” ndosala ndadzula henefho nda femuluwa hafhu. So ndo ponya. Ndopfa ndo vhofholowa zwihulu ngomu hanga. Hafhala ndo tou huma munangoni wa lufu. Thoho yanga yovha I tshi khou rema. Ndo lingedza u vuwa ndathoma nda balelwa nyana. Ngoho ufa zwia tshuwisa. Ndo mbo di dovha hafhu nda lingedza u takuwa. Ndo goba-goba nda fhedzisela ndo takuwa. Tshitumbu tsha houla muthannga tshovha tshi tshe henefho fhasi, ndovha ndi tshi khotou tata nau lavhelesa. Nne ndovha ndo tsuka nyana Zwiambaro zwisongo tsha dzudzana zwavhudi. Ndo gonya zwitepisi ndabva hafho basementeni hendavha ndihone, ndovala vothi lahone ubva hafho nda vhuedzedza mmbete he wavha u hone. Ndobva ngau tavhanya ndaswika ndadzhena bathroom ndavala nda khia. Bathroom yahone hovha hu zwivhoni fhedzi luvhondoni. Ndoswika ndaima nda gogodela luvhondo ndo dilavhelesa kha tshivhoni. My life was a mess, ndo ponya lufu zwezwino, naa ndi zwifhio zwinwe zwine zwa khou tevhela. Hafhu ubva duvha le nda tou didzhenisa kha mafhungo haya a dzi drugs athi athu diwana ndina mutakalo lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu, ndi khou tangana na problem after problem. Tshelede I hone fhedziha mutakalo wone? Ndo sendela kha basin nda swika nda tamba tshifhatuwo. Ndo di fhufhura zwiambaro nda di dzudzanya zwavhudi. Ndovha ndi si tsheho kha li moody la party, I just wanted to leave, ndovha nditshe ndi traumatised, thi divhi uri ndi khouya u hangwa hani hezwo zwo iteaho. Ndobvela nnda ndayela kitchen. Ndowana Tshililo na vhanwe vhathu vha tshifumakadzini vha tshi khou ralo u zuwa hu tshi khou seiwa khathihi nau thogomela dzi bodo henefho hu tshi khou prepariwa zwiliwa. Tshililo ori u vhona ndi tshi bvelela a smiler. Ndo mbo di musumbedza nga thoho uri khade kha nne. ndobvela nnda a ntsala murahu
Tshili:”bbe, hoitea mini kha ene?” oralo a tshi khou mphuphuledza
Me:”do I look that bad?”
Tshili:”not that bad but nne ndia mudivha, u tounga muthu we avha a khou lila, mato o tsukuluwa”
Me:”kha ri tuwe bbe”
Tshili:”but bbe “
Me:”ndi khotou muhumbela, I just need to be alone with you please”
Tshili:”Thembu hoi tea mini”
Me:”ndido mutalutshedza ri tshi swika rumuni”
Tshili:”kha ri ndiye u onesa kha vhanwe”
Me:”owk and alitshe Xolani na Sihle bbe, ndido amba na Xolani uri a founela cab musi s tshi vho toda u huma”
Tshili:”ok” Tshililo oya hangei hu re na vhanwe vhathu vhatshifumakadzini, nne ndo humela hangei he vho Xolani vha vha vhahone, ndoswika nda muvhidza uri ade riambe
X:”I am happy to see that you are still alive” he had a serious look on
Me:”I wanna leave X so you gonna have to get a cab when you leave”
X:”did he fire you?”
Me:”nope but I was just at the edge of death mfo, I have never been that terrified of anything, I am traumatised bro”
X:”I am sorry, we can leave together then”
Me:”nahh you and Sihle can stay behind, I just wanna be with Tshili for a while”
X:”its gonna be fine bro, at least now the secret is out”
Me:”yeah sure” Tshililo o mbo divha a tshi khou bvelela o fara hand bag yawe, o onesa X and then radzhena goloini and drove off. Rovha ro sokou fhumula musi ri goloini, ahuna we avha a tshi khou amba tshithu. Roswika nda paka goloi radzhena rumuni.
Tshili:”so kha mmbudze uri hoitea mini”’
Me:’kha sendele ngeno” Tshililo o mbo di sendela tsini hanga nda mukuvhatedza. Ndopfa uri the only thing I wanted was to hug her. Nothing much. She broke the hug and looked at me
Tshili:”Thembuluwo hoi tea mini”
Me:”thi khou toda u amba ngahazwo”ndovha ndi tshe ndo tshuwa. Tshililo o mbo di sendela tsini hanga a nkuvhatedza hafhu. Thi divhi uri hu touvha na tshinwe tsho khakheaho kha nne naa, fhedziha ndi vhona unga hezwi zwa vhu gevhenga is not for me, ndingani ndi sa doweli u vhona zwithu zwisi zwavhudi, hafhu zwino tshifanyiso tsha musi houla muthannga a tshi khou tumulwa thoho tshovha tshi sa khou tuwa muhumbuloni wanga. Ndi a divhudzisa uri naa hudo vhuya ha swika hune nda do dowela ndafana na vhala vhanwe naa, or kha nne zwi do tou rali tshifhinga tshothe, everytime ndi tshi vhona muthu a khou vhulawa ndi do sokou dala mitodzi khathihi naupfa mbilu u vhavha. Ndi tou tama ngavhe na nne ndovha ndina mbilu yo omaho, hezwo zwovha zwi tshi do nndendudzela zwithu
Me:”vho toda u nthukhula thoho babe”ndo ri u amba ngauralo mutodzi wa rotha ndi tshi khou humbula uri ndovha ndi tshi dovha ndosia Tshililo wanga. O mbo di nambatuluwa kha nne a nndavhelesa
Tshili:”mini?” ovha a tshi vhonala o tshuwa
Me:”yeah bbe, houla munwe muthannga vho muthukhula thoho and they wanted to do the same kha nne”
Tshili:”babe”
Me:”thiathu tshuwa u fana na namusi Tshililo, vho mu thukhula thoho ndosedza and then vhadela khanne”
Tshili:”who is the other guy, zwavhudi vhudi hoitea mini?”
Me:”ndo talutshedza Ta Svig ngoho and then ari ndiambe na houla muthannga we avha a tshi khou ri black mailer and then a rumela vhanwe vhathannga uri kha vha rivhulaye rothe”
Tshili:”mini?”
Me:”yahh and then vhathoma nga houla munwe vha muthukhula thoho”
Tshili:”kha ime nyana bbe, izwo zwithu zwothe zwovha zwi tshi khou itea henengei phathini?”
Me:”yeah”
Tshili:”I am not sure I wanna hear the whole story, ndi khotou takalela uri u sharp” o mbo di dovha a nkuvhatedza hafhu
Tshili:”ri do vhuya ra dovha ra vhofholowa nne na ene?  Ndi amba uri ri do vhuya ra kona u tshila vhutshilo ha normal vhune ra do dzula ro takala naa kana tshashu hudovha u takala 2 minutes fhedzi”
Me:”one day zwithu zwothe zwido lug bbe, one day”
Tshili:”I hope so”

Zwi a Penga - Insert 79

Nne na Tshililo ro fhedzisa duvha lothe la Friday ro relax ri vhavhili ri tshi khou vhona na movie. Ndo receiver call ye yavha I tshi khoubva kha mianga. Vho ntalutshedza uri Muraga wovha u tshi khou tshimbila zwavhudisa nahone nndu yonovha tsini nau fhela. Ndo mbo di dzhia laptop ndaita transfer ya tshelede kha heila company ine ya khou fhata nda namba nda fhedzisa mbadelo dzothe. Ro langana na Tshililo uri thundu rido tsheka zwavhudi after exams sa izwi zwi tshi nga khakhisa. Xolani oda rumuni ya vho rine ngavho 9 ya madekwana ana Sihle. Vhoswika ra lumelisana. Nne na Xolani robvela nnda rasia Tshililo na Sihle nga ngomu.
Me:"so how was da party after I was gone"
X:"ahh it was fine but you know me, I was worried about you hey”
Me:"nahh I am fine bro I was just traumatised"
X:"what really happened back there?"
Me:"eish bro I told him the truth neh and then he got pissed, like seriously pissed, and then he asked me who else knows so I told him about the guy who was blackmailing me, so he said I should call him in"
X:"you never told me he was there"
Me:"yeah I know and sorry, so I called that guy and then Svig took us to the basement and went out to call Gerrit and Sticks and he told then to kill us both and he walked out"
X:"just like that?"
Me:"just like that bro, they cut the other guy's throat Xolani"
X:"noooo"
Me:"yeah and then they came to me, I was scared to the last degree and then when they were about to cut me, Svig walked in and stopped them"
X:"tjooo it was close neh"
Me:"very close"
X:"at least now he knows the truth bro, that’s minus one problem"
Me:"yeah it is, but now he wants me to watch Sibu"
X:"what?"
Me:"yeah bro"
X:"that’s one hell of a job"
Me:"yeah it is, and I decided that I am not gonna ask Sibu about the baby anymore, I am deciding to let it go bro"
X:"I think that’s the only option hey"
Me:"yeah bro, and uhm X I used a huge amount of money to pay off the contractor working at home to finish the house"
X:"what is huge? I am sure you didn't empty my bank account so its chilled"
Me:"I will pay you back monthly"
X:"are we really gonna go that route? Thembu you are my friend, or let me say you are a brother to me and my money is your money and vice versa so don't stress about my money, I think what we should be worrying about is furnishers for your house"
Me:"Tshili will deal with that"
X:"perfect, the money is there so use it, you can even buy some antique funisher if you want, I wont complain"
Me:"why are you doing this for me"
X:"uhm lets just say one day you will understand"
Me:"thanks for everything"
X:"you proved to me when I was on that bed that I didn't make a mistake trusting you, you are my true friend"
Me:"now you are making me feel emotional"
X:"please man, don't be a baby" we laughed
Me:"so I was thinking"
X:"what"
Me:"come home with me, I want you to meet my family"
X:"what?"
Me:"yeah, you are like a twin brother I never had....I wanted to say a big brother but hey I don't wanna be younger than you" X laughed
X:"owk I will come on one condition"
Me:"whats the condition?"
X:"next school holidays we are going to Mthatha"
Me:"consider it done" ndo ri uralo rothe ra sea
X:”we will have to sit and discuss how we gonna run the business Thembu, we can divide the work, you can do one thing and I can do another”
Me:”thanks bro” ro humela nga ngomu rumuni rawana Tshili na sihle vha tshi khou zuwa zwavho. Sihle na Xolani vho mbo di onesa vhadzhena ndilani. Nne na babe ro sala ra ralo u vhala bugu dzahone.

Three weeks later, Rovha rono fhedza kale u nwala dzi exams. Nndu ya hashu yovha yono fhedza u fhatiwa but yovha I saathu dzhenisiwa dzi thundu. Nne na Xolani lwendo lovha lo tsuka tshothe. Sihle ovha o borea nyana ngauri ovha a tshi do tuvha Xolani sa izwi tshikolo tshovha tshi tshi khou vala for a months but ro mutalutshedza uri Xolani udo founer regularly. Hovha huna bash nga madekwana yau celebrator uri exams dzofhela and sa nga misi rine rovha ri tshi khouya, I mean Xolani is a party animal so he cant get away from parties. Ro vha ro dzula rumuni yanga na Xolani, Sihle na Tshili.
X:”so tonight is going down”
Me:”all the way”
Sihle:”I am thinking of taking a sip of alcohol tonight”
X:”over my dead body”
Sihle:”bbe what?”
X:”no girlfriend of mine will get drank”
Sihle:’this is not fair” rine ro mbo di sea
Tshili:”but really friend why do you wanna drink” Tshililo o ralo a tshi khou setshelela
Sihle:”I just wanna cellebr” Sihle ha ngo tsha fhedzisa ngauri Tshililo o mbo di takuwa nga u tavhanya o vala mulomo nga tshanda, o swika a doba ndishi ye yavha I nga hafhala khonani a tanza
Sihle:”friend are you ok?”nne ndo mbo di takuwa ngau tavhanya nda ya khae, Xolani na Sihle na vhone vho mbo di sendela, ovha a tshe busy nau tanza. Nne ndo swika nda mufara nga hafha kha mashada ndo kwatamela khae
X:”Tshili is everything ok”
Tshili:”it must be the food I ate yesterday, remember I ate too much?” oralo o ntsedza
Me:”bbe u sure uri ndi zwezwo fhedzi?”
Tshili:”yeah positive”
X:”are you sure you are not preg?” nne na Tshililo ro mbo di sedzana
Tshili:”ahg of course not Xolani”
Sihle:”are you sure?”
Me:”guys please she just have a stomach bug that’s all”
Tshili:”yeah that’s all” I looked at Tshili, she cant be pregnant. Naho nne nae rovha ri tshi ita ri sa shumisi condom sa izwi ri tshi divha status zwashu, Tshililo ovha a khou ita hezwi zwa family planning zwahone so pregnancy was not possible. Ndo mbo di ya ndadzhia thavhula ndada nda muphumula mulomo
Tshili:”kha mphe ndiite”
Me:”hai bbe kha ri ndi muthuse ai” Tshililo just smiled
Tshili:”owk guys stop panicking, go back to your sits I promise I am fine” ori a tshi tou fhedza u ralo a mbodi dovha a kwatamela ndishini a tanza
X:”what did you say she ate again?”
Me:”too much junk foods, we went to the mall yesterday and she bought lot of junk foods and she sort of like ate half of them”
Sihle:”friend you gonna kill your self by these junk foods, they are not good for your body”
Tshili:”I know that now”
Me:”bbe” ndovha ndodzula tsini nae, Xolani na Sihle vhovha vho tumba hunwe nga henefho thungo. Tshili ori u fhedza u tanza nda muphula ndadzhia ndishi ndatuwa nayo bathroom ndaya u tevhula ndafhedza ndai tanzwa. Ndovhuya rumuni ndawana Tshili o dzula na vhanwe ntha ha mmbete
Me:’u sharp?”
Tshili:”yeah I am feeling much better but I don’t think I will make it to the party guys, I am sorry”
Me:”I will have to bail too”
X:”really now?”
Tshili:”no babe we are going home tomorrow so just go, I know Xolani will hate me”
X:”mhm you are right about that girl”
Sihle:”but she is sick Xolani”
X:”babe I am joking owk?”
Sihle:”it didn’t sound like it”
Tshili:”guys its fne, really I don’t mind staying alone, I will be checking staff for the new house online anyway”
Me:”bbe u sure?”
Me:”yeah bbe I am sure” ro dzula henefho ra haseledza nyana. Xolani na Sihle vhotuwa rumuni yavho nga vho 5 ya madekwana vha tshi khouya u dilugisa. Nne na nne ndosala ndaya u tamba. Then nda vhuya ndada nda ambara dzenedzi dzi trackpants dza ano maduvha, thi dzi takalela zwavhudi but ndo tou kombetshedswa u renga nga Tshili a tshiri dzinga mpfanela so nne ndo mbo di sokou renga. Ndovha ndo ambara ya grey, ndafhedza ndari sneaker tshanga tsha Addidas na tshikhipha tsha white tshirena dzi prints nyana nga phanda
Tshili:”hafhu o tou diimisela u charmer vhana wee” oralo o dzula ntha ha mmbete phanda ha laptop o nndavhelesa
Me:”bbe vhoo uya zwidivha uri nne ndi vhona ene fhedzi ai”
Tshili:”I know that”
Me:”bbe ha khou vhaisala zwinwe zwithu zwa serious ene? you look sick”
Tshili:”ndi utanza bbe”
Me:”bbe kha dori ndi vhone mato awe” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sendela tsini nae
Tshili:”ndi sharp wee”
Me:”mara mato a zwigodini nyana”
Tshili:”ene kha tuwe”
Me:”ndia mufuna bbe neh”
Tshili:”I love you too, a enjoye neh”
Me:”ndi khou feeler bad musi ndi tshi khou musia bbe”
Tshili:”bbe don’t feel bad”
Me:”owk, love you” ndoralo nda mukhisa nda mbo dibva. Ndoya rumuni ya Xolani ndawana vhono fhedza u dilugisa, robva ro livha partini, ro founela na Thembani na Ncedo vhari ri do tangana haningei. Ro swika haningei dzavha dzi tshi khou kwashana blind. Muzika wovha u tshi khou rwa holuya lwau fhedzisa. vhana vha tshikolo vhovha vh ambara vhofhedza, hovha hutshi mukhuwa, hari mucolored, hari blacky hari mugula, hovha hu zwothe. Nne roswika rayela barani ra ralo u renga mahalwa.
Sihle:”this place is packed”
Me:”yeah it is”
X:”I love it like this” Sihle o mbo di mulavhelesa
X:”bbe please I am just saying that I love it like this”
Sihle:”I didnt say anything” Ncedo na Thembani vho mbo di swika and ndopfa ndo takalela uri a vhango swika nadzi girlfriend dzavho. Ro lumelisana henefho, ra ralo u order mahalwa ri tshi nwa, rovha ri tshi khou ita na competition  yaunwa dzo shorts. Vhanwe vhasidzana vhararu vho mbo di da kha rine
Girl1:”hey guys” thaidzo nga vhasidzana mahalwani ndiya uri vha tou hana uvhona vhathannga vha tshi khou diitela munati khathihi nau renga mahalwa, vha mbo di disusuvhedza
Ncedo:”ovha a tshi khou setshelela”
Girl2:”we kinda realise that you guys need a little company from us ladies” Sihle ovha o imela thungo na Xolani, ori u vhona dzikhomba dzoima na rine a mbo di sendela
Girl1:”can we join you”
Sihle:”no” she said that looking at them with a straight face
Girl3:”what are you?”
Sihle:”their girlfrind’s friend”
Girl2:”but their girlfriends are not here right?”
Sihle:”I am”
Thembani:”owk lets make this easy and simple…..uhm I am sorry ladies but we are fine, we don’t need company”
Girl3:”are you sure?”
Me:”positive” they walked away
Sihle:”you will thank me later? O mbo di sendela thungo na Xolani wawe. Nne roisa phanda naunwa ri tshi khou ralo u dzhaiva. Sihle o mbo divha o dzula fhasi drinking some alcohol lol so Xolani finally gave in. xolani oda a joiner rine ra ralo uita zwera duma ngazwo

Zwi a Penga – Insert 80

Duvha litevhelaho hovha hu Mugivhela. Wovha u tshi touvha mupfufhi usi mphire vhathu vha tshi khouya mahayani. Rine rovha ro langana uri rido takuwa nga vho five ya madekwana uitela uri riswika hayani nga masiari. Ro langana uri rido tuwa nga goloi yanga so rido sia ro paka goloi ya Xolani giratshini ya hangei nduni yawe ire doroboni. Nne na babe wanga rotwa ri tshi khou paka thundu dzine ra khou tuwa nadzo. Tshililo ovha ono order zwithu zwingaho ma curtains na dzi bedding HomeChoice online a vha nea postal address ya mianga uri vha zwi pose hone. Dzi fanitshara ro vhona uri rido ya ra renga na mianga na Xolani. Ro ri rono fhedza u paka thundu dzashu rabva raya rumuni ya Xolani, rowana Thembani na Ncedo na vhone vha henefho
Me:”so this is it guys”
Ncedo:”yeahh until end of July hey”
Sihle:”yeah”
X:”so Sihle will drive with us and we gonna drop her at the airport”
Thembani:”we gonna take a bus in town”
Me:”we can give you a lift to town then, when Xolani is dropping Sihle at the airpot I can drop you guys at the bus station “
Ncedo:”great then”
Sihle:”how are you feeling today friend”
Tshili:”perfectly well”
Sihle:”that’s great”
Thembani:”was she sick?”
Me:”she had a stomack bug”
Thembani:”ow owk”
X:”lets make our final good byes guys” ro mbo di hagana ubva hafho Xolani na Sihle vhabva na bege dzavho, Xolani o panga bege dzawe goloini yanga and then dza Sihle adzi vheya kha yawe.nne na Tshili roya radzhia dzashu dzi bege rada ra panga goloini yanga. Ncedo na Thembani vho mbo di bvelela. Ro takuwa nne ndaya u dropper Ncedo na Thembani bus station musi Xolani oya u dropper Sihle airport. Nne ro ri u dropper Thembani na Ncedo raya nduni ya Xolani doroboni he ra swika ra mulindela hone. Hu si kale kale Xolani o mbo di vhuya, o paka goloi yawe giratshini and then ada a dzhena goloini yanga. Rovha ro no onesa kale kha Jay zwauri ri khou mahayani sa izwi zwikolo zwovala and ori tendela ari udo maker sure uri huvhe na vhathu vhane vhado cover mishumo yashu musi risiho.
Me:”ready?” ndoralo ndosedza Xolani
X:”lets go my brother”
Tshili:”you gonna see where we are from”
X:”I am very excited” ro mbo di dzhena ndilani. Ndo I kanda asizwila ra dzhena kha N12 ra gonya dzithavha dza Outeniqua ra bvelela Oudtshoorn, ro fhira nga yone N12 asi zwila raswika ra bvelela Beufort West. Ubva henefho ro mbo di fara N1, ro ri ri tshi swika Hanover ra tshintshana u driver, Xolani a driver nne ndavha ndo relax. Tshililo ovha o dzula kha seat ya murahu uri a edele. Roita nau renga zwiliwa henefho. Ro tshintshana u driver lo vhalaho musi ri ndilani ri tshi khou itela uri rothe ri kone u awela. Ro swika Johannesburg henefha ngavho 6 ya matsheloni
X:”its my first time in Gauteng”
Me:”oww why haven’t you come here thou”
X:”I don’t really travel you know and maybe I should start travelling this days”
Me:”yeah maybe we can spend a day or 2 here on our way back to NMMU”
X:”yeah you are right” rovha ri tshi khou amba ngauralo ri tshi khou fhira nga hangei Randburg kana wee, thi touvha na vhutanzi zwavhudi saizwi Jozi ndi sa tou hudivha zwavhudi. Ro mbo di fhira nga Centurion mall ri tshi renga zwiliwa. Tshililo tshovha tsho edela so ndo mbo di tshi vusa raswika ra ralo u lingedza u wana zwiliwa, ma shorp ovha atshe o vala so ro touya giratshini ra wana hone zwaula. Ro ri u fhedza ula ra takuwa. Hovha hu tshi khou reila nne
Me:”bbe u khou dipfa hani?”
Tshili:”ndi sharp, ndi khoupfa ndo tou neta ngau edela kha seat”
Me:”u dovha sharp”
X:”are we still far?”
Me:”haaa bro just relax”
Me:”bbe do you mind if we play some music?” ndovha ndi sa khou toda u murasela if she still wanted to sleep
Tshili:”nahh its fine bbe, kha lidze holu luimbo” oralo a tshi khou nnekedza phone yawe
Me:”which song is that?”
X:”haaaa we gonna be playing Tshili’s music, I am sure its gonna make us sleep”
Tshili:”don’t be too quick to judge”
X:”owk lets hear it” X o mbodi connector phone ya Tshili, hovha hu tshi khou lila luimbo lwa Beyonce 7-11…..hahahaha thi divhi uri ndi ngari ho I tea mini but we were both dancing in the car, nne ndovha ndo no hangwa uri ndi khou driver, Xolani was busy waving his hands looking all gayish and Tshili ovha a tshi khou ita zwi a hula back seat ndo mulavhelesa nga tshivhoni nda fa nga zwiseo.
X:”Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air” he sang, Xolani ori uimba ngauralo nne ndasea ndi sa fhedzi ma vhanna, I didn’t take him as a guy to sing these type of songs
Me:”bro you look so gay hey” ndo ralo ndi tshi khou sea
X:”Legs movin side to side, smack it in the air” oimba ngauralo o kwatamela kha nne
Tshili:”babe this song neh”
X:”I don’t mind acting gay just for the length of this song bro”, lo ri u fhela ha dzhena nyimbo dza drake, damn rovha ri tshi khou tshimbila ri tshi khou imba ri tshi khou sea. Ro mangala ro no swika hafho Makhado. Roswika ra fara bada yauyela nzhelele hangei ha Tshililo
Me:”we are going t Tshili’s place now and we gonna drop her off”
X:”so we are going in?”
Tshili:”of course not”
X:”oww I wanted to see where you stay”
Me:”some other times bro, our tradition don’t allow me to just rock in there”
X:”owk I see”
Tshili:”maybe you will come on our wedding day” she said that smiling and looking at me
Me:”yeah definitely” ro swika haningei Tshikombani zwahone. Ndoswika ndaimela kule naha tshili, rotsa rothe ra bvisela Tshililo bege yawe, ovha o vhuya na bege nthihi fhedzi
Tshili:”X I will see you when I see you”
X:”see you” oralo a tshi khou fha Tshili hug, Xolani oya a dzhena goloini afha nne na Tshili ku privacy nyana
Me:”ndido mutuvha”
Tshili:”ri do di vhonana hanefha vhukati bbe”
Me:”yeah and arali havha na zwinwe hayani a ntalutshedze neh and if Luvhengo aita mathaithai a ntalutshedze ngahazwo please”
Tshili:”ndi do muvhudza bbe”
Me:”ndia mufuna” ndoralo ndi tshi khou kwatamela kiss
Tshili:”bbe ri hayani hafha ai” oralo o mpfara khana uri ndi si mukhise
Me:”eish ndohangwa”
Tshili:”ni drive zwavhudi vheiwe please”
Me:”ri do ita ngauralo bbe, so ene u dovha sharp musi”
Tshili:”except for the fact that ndido mutuvha but other than that ndi dovha strong”
Me:”owk a sale zwavhudi, ri do amba nga phone neh”
Tshili:”bbe ene udo onesa asa fhedzi so khatuwe please” ndo mbo di sea ndaswika ndadzhena goloini nda imisela Tshililo tshanda and then we drove off. Ro driver ri tshi khou lidza manyimbo a house. Ro mbo di swika Thohoyandou husi kale
Me:”this is my home town bro”
X:”oww I see, cant say I am surprised because Mthatha is pretty much the same, we are rural boys mfana”
Me:”oww yeah do you remember how you go about greeting people?”
X:”uhm Ndaa?”
Me:”sure and you will learn the rest as time goes by”
X:”kuzaba nzima mfana”
Me:”you will be fine. Lets get something for the kids hey”
X:”sure” ro mbo di swika rapaka hafhala phanda ha Absa Mvusuludzo and then raya radzhena KFC ra renga dzi take away nyana and then we went to Spar ra renga zwi dzhangu dzhangu nyana, u fhedza henefho ra fara bada ya Punda Maria ro livha ha Tshisele. Ndovha ndi tshi khoupfa ndo takala, nga maandesa ndi tshi khou takalela nndu ntswa.
Me:”we are just few minutes away now” ndoralo ri tshi khou fhira Phangami. Ahhh ahuna zwithu zwino disa mutakalo u fana nau vhuya hayana ma vhanna.
X:”yohhhh finally, you guys live far daaaamn”
Me:”more than 1500Km from From George bro”’
X:”yeah its very far” ro ri ri tshi fhira hafhala cell c ndapfa mbilu yanga I tshi rwela ntha nyana ndi tshi khou humbula hahashu. Hafhala mudini hudo dzula hu hahashu, ndo alutshela hone and I will always regard It as my home. Ndo mbo di swika ndadzhena Tshikhudini ngafhala musumani asi zwila ndalivha ngei mudini wa mianga muswa. Ndo ri ndi tshi swika ndi si kholwe ma vhanna, hafhu nne ndo huguma duvha le ravha roda u badela tshitentsi hu tshi touvha na 2 room fhedzi. Nndu yovha yo naka ndi iyo lini, ndo mbo di sokou thoma u nwenwela. Ndoswika ndadzhena ngangomu dzharatani ndapaka goloi henefho nnda, ndotsa ndi tshi khou tinga-tinga
X:”wooow is this your home?” ndo balelwa u fhindula Xolani ngauri ndovha ndi tshe ndo mangala tshothe
X:”woow bro”
Me:”this is beautiful”
X:”I am proud of you V Boy” nne na Xolani roita zwa shoulder bump and smiled at each other
Me:’welcome to Venda Boy” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea, Xolani na ene o mbo di sea. Murathu wanga o mbo di da ngau gidima a tevhelwa nga khaladzi anga
Thendo:’Thembu” o mbo di da a nnambatela
Me:”hee mutukana, uri mini fhedzi naa”
Thendo:”nne ndo takala, eee rovha ro nituvha yoo”
Me:”yahh na nne ndovha ndo u tuvha iwe”
Rendy:”mhm khaladzi anga”
Me:’nwana wa mma”
Me:”uhm Xolani this is my younger Sister Rendy and this is my younger brother Thendo”
X:”hey guys” Xolani ovha a tshi vhonala o takala tshothe
Rendy:’hi” Rendani ovha a tshi khou amba a tshi khou setshelela
Me:”dzhiani ma plastic vheiwe”
Rendy:”ndi ene Xolani wahone uyu?” she had a smile on her face
Me:”yeah”
Rendy:”o naka”
Me:”ndido ni raha na wela kule hangei ai, ni vho vhona u naka ha vhatukana inwi”
Rendy:”Thembu ndikha Grade 11”
Me:”and nitshe nwana” ahg uyu nwana u khou nndwalela mara ngoho. O mbo di dzhia ma plastic na Thendo vhaya nduni
Me:”I apologise bro most of the times you wont hear the things we say hey”
X:”nahh its fine I will get used to it and I will learn quickly”
Me:”yeah lets take the bags in” ro ri rofara dzibege ri tshi khou dzhena mianga vha vha vha tshi khou bvela nnda
Mma:”mutukana wanga iwe vhathu” dzovha dzo takala, hu touvha uri rine vhathu vha vhavenda ari iti zwadzi hug na vhabebi ngauri zwi a ila thi, mara nga ndila ye mianga vhavha vhotakala ngayo vhovha vha tshi nga vha sa nkuvhatedza
Me:”mianga mani…..mmawe ndi ene Xolani hoyu, Xolani this is my mom”
X:”Nndaa” oralo o nekedzela tshanda
Mma:”Aa nwananga, o takala?” Xolani o mbo di ntsedza
Me:”she is asking if you are fine?”
X:”hayi ndiya phila ma, wena u philile?”
Mma:”hai nne roditakalela”
Me:’she is also fine, ndoralo ndo sedza Xolani”
X:’I think I got that, nd zawfuna I dictionary ye Svenda ne English ndiya uxela Thembu”
Me:”I don’t think we have that” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea
Mma:”come in” Xolani looked at me a mbvisela lulimi a sea a tshi khou takalela uri mianga dzo amba nae nga tshikhuwa
X:”thanks ma, I will have to learn Venda”
Mma:”you have too”
Rendy:”I will teach him” we both went dead silent
Me:”I will teach him”
Rendy:”owk I was just trying to help”
Me:”you can try to help by showing us our rooms” ndovha ndo mulavhelesa ndi serious tshothe.
Mma:”this way” ro mbo di vhasala murahu, nndu ya hashu yovha yonaka lwo kalulaho ma vhanna and yovha I khulu nga maanda. Yovha yo penndiwa nga colour inonga silver grey nyana kana ndi heneyo wee, hafhu nne zwa mivhala asi zwanga but colour yahone yovha isongo shouter lini, yovha yotou dzika zwavhudi. Sitting room hovha hu saathuvha na masofa sa izwi rori ri do tuwa navho u nanga, so hovha hu saathuvha na thundu nnzhi lini. Roswika ra sumbedziwa bedroom dzire tsini na tsini. Nne ndo sumbedswa yanga ine yovha yonovha na thundu dzanga nga ngomu.
X:”thanks mama”
Mma:”pleasure”
Me:”mathina mianga dzia kona tshikhuwa?”ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea
Mma:”inwi wee ni khou toda uri ndinirwe novhuya zwino?”
Me:”ndi khotou vhudzisa vhoo thi”
Mma:”nne hafhu ndo litsha tshikolo kha grade 11 nga nthani hau maliwa Thembuluwo”
Me:”na TV I kho di thusa kani?”
Mma:”ndido nirwa inwi nwana “ she was smiling,
X:”I wish I could hear what you guys are laughing about”
Me:’I am teasing her because I have never heard her speak English”
X:”you are insane bro”
Me:”lets put our stuff in the rooms and then chill for like 30 minutes or so and then I will be giving you an orientation” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea
X:”where are we gonna go”
Me:”you will see”, Xolani oya a dzhena rumuni yawe nne ndavha ndi kha yanga, hovha hu sharp nga maanda

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