Zwi a Penga 61-70

Zwi a Penga - Insert 61

Ndovha nditshe ndo edela musi ndi tshipfa ipfi la soft li tshi khou mmbidzelela. Ndo thoma nda ignora saizwi ndovha ndi khofheni khulu nga maanda.
“Thembu” ndopfa voice I tshi mmbidzelela futhi, ndo bonyolola mato ndawana husina munwe muthu sa izwi Tshililo ovha o edela.
“idani” ndopfa voice itshi ralo. Ndovuwa ndasia Tshililo o edela nda tevhelela. Ndovula vothi ndabva and ndori nditshi tou swika passegini ndawana tshitumbu tsha X henefho na tsha houla houla muthannga wenda muvhulaya, ndori nditshi sedza zwanda zwanga ndawana zwo khakhathela malofha. Ndotavha mukosi ngauvhona X o lovha.
“you deserve to suffer” ndopfa voice itshi khou amba na nne ngauralo, I cried in agony, vhutungu hendavha ndi tshi khou vhupfa hovha vhusa talutshedzei, ndovha ndina pain ya uri mungana wanga X ori sia, na pain ya uri ndo vhulaya muthu and there is nothing I can do about it. Ndingasi muvhuise and now ndido tea u tshila na tshiphiri hetshi lwa vhutshilo hanga hothe. Ndovha ndi tshi khou lila ndodzula fhasi.
Me“ndo tou kombetshedzea ma vhanna” ndoralo ndi tshi khou lila
Me“X mfowethu ni nnyita hani ngaurali mara, how can you die on me like this huh?”
“Thembuluwo” ndopfa ipfi linonga la mianga li tshi khou mmbidzelela. Ndo takuwa nda gidima ndabvela nnda, ndowana mianga vhoima tsini na goloi yanga. I was shocked to see her.
Mma:”anithu lenga nwananga, divhofhololeni Thembuluwo, vhutshilo hovhu asi hanu, dibviseni hutshe zwino ngauri zwihulu zwitshe phanda”
Me:”mara mma vhopfa nga nnyi?”
Mma:”ndi mme anu Thembu and zwithu zworaliho ndingasi kundwe u zwidivha, malofha are zwandani zwanu ndi khou avhona, zwidinga na u divhona mulandu hena huhwala ndi khou huvhona”
Me:”mmawe thingo ita nga khole, thingo muvhulaya nga khole, ndovha ndi khou zwi itela Xolani” ndo mbo diya kha mianga ndi tshi khou toda uri vha nkuvhatedze, at least she was not angry at me and hezwo zwaita uri ndipfe ndikhwine. Ndori ndi tshi swika khavho vha mbo di nyamalala
Me:”mmawe, mma” ndoralo ndi tshi khou tinga-tinga
Me:”mmawe please thingo muvhulaya nga khole, ndoitiswa nga mushumo, thi muvhulai, thi muvhulai nne” ndoralo ndi tshi khou tavha mukosi and then nda mbodi karuwa. Ndovha ndo shisha biko ndi tshi khoubva na mitodzi, ndombodi vuwa ndadzula.

Tshililo ovha o dzula o ntsedza
Tshili:”bbe mulandu u khou ntshuwisa, ovha a tshi khou tavha mukosi”
Me:”uhm mhm”
Tshili:”Thembuluwo mulandu?”
Me:”ndo vhulaya muthu Tshililo, I killed someone” ndoralo nda thukhula Tshililo tshihulu.
Tshili:”you mean when they were shooting at you guys zwila a PE?”
Me:”hai bbe munwe muthannga, ro tou muyela and I shot him and now he is haunting me, thaidzo ndiya uri o amba uri una girlfriend irena thumbu before ndi tshi muvhulaya and now ndi khou disola”
Tshili:”Thembu u khou amba ngaha mini?”
Me:”ndovha ndi khou lifhedzela zwea ita kha X bbe, I didn’t mean to do it”
Tshili:”mini Thembuluwo, naa mathina ene o tou ita hani?”
Me:”bbe ndo tou kombetshedzea, I didn’t have a choice, ndi ene wea thuntsha X”
Thi divhi uri ndovha ndo lavhelela uri Tshililo aite mini, fhedziha ndovha ndi songo lavhelela uri antsedze nga ndila yea ntsedza ngayo. Ndovha ndotshuwa khathihi nau dada and I wanted someone to hold me and tell me that zwothe zwido luga but Tshililo ovha asa vhuyi a vhonala atshinga u tsini nau ita zwinonga zwenezwo ngauri ovha atshi vhonala na ene ono tshuwa khathihi nau dada. Hango amba tshithu, o mbodi takuwa mmbeteni aya aima munangoni atshinga u khou nkhofha.
Me:”Tshililo kha ambe something” nwana wa vhathu ha ngo amba tshithu and I saw a tear slowly escaping her eye and I could see the look of pain coupled with disappointment in her eyes.
Me:”bbe please I am still the same person”
Tshili:”no you are not” oralo mitodzi I tshi khou elela. Ndo mbo di vuwa ndanga ndi khou yela khae and she quickly unlocked the door abva ngau gidima. Ovha o ambara zwiambaro hezwila zwau edela zwa penty na vest but I guess nga hetsho tshifhinga ovha ono hangwa uri o ambara mini. Nne ndovha ndo ambara boxer and I ran after her. Ndoswika nda mufara onovha nga hangei tsini na parking. Hovha hu quiet nga maanda ngauri hovha honovha vhusiku tshothe.
Me:”Tshililo please kha pfe hafha”
Tshili:”kha mmbudze uri hezwila zwea amba it was just a joke please, ndi khotou muhumbela” oralo atshi khou tswimila khathihi nau femela ntha. Nne ndombodi sokou fhumula nda musedza matoni, and then ambodi tou nana u lila musi atshi vhona ndisa ambi tshithu ngauri o zwidivha uri it’s the truth
Tshili:”khari ndituwe ndiye u edela na Sihle Thembuluwo I can’t deal with this” oralo atshi khou lingedza u sutuka and nne nda mbodi munyima tshanda nda mukokodzela kha nne and just hugged her.
She was angry and terrified I know but I needed her hug, I needed her support,  ndovha ndi khou mutoda tsini hanga. O lingedza u tsemba a tshi khou lila fhedziha ndo mbo di sokou munambatela ndi tshi khou lila until atshi tenda mulandu na ene a nnambatelavhoo. Ndori upfa zwanda zwawe zwitshi sokotela ngahafha kha khundu dzanga ndapfa ndi tshi delwa ngainwe feeling heyo. Nga murahu ha tshifhinga ndo mbo di mufara nga tshanda and we walked back to the room ro fhumula. Ro ri uswika nda khia vothi ndadovha nda mu kuvhatedza hafhu. Ndovha ndi tshi khou zwivhona uri o vhaisala tshothe fhedziha ndovha ndi tshi khou toda uri azwidivhe uri ndikhadi mufuna and ndi kha divha honoula Thembuluwo wawe, ahuna tsho shandukaho kha nne.

We broke the hug and I looked in her eyes and I could see the pain, rovha ro khakhathela mitodzi rothe. I bent down to kiss her, ndovha ndo lavhelela tshinwe na tshinwe when I kissed her, its either mpama kana u senwa fhedziha ndo sokouri aredi. I wanted Tshililo more than ever at this moment, I wanted her love, her kisses, actually I wanted her everything. O mbo di nkhisa murahu. I wrapped my hands around her ri tshi khou khisana and then nda mbo di mutakula milenzhe yawe yada ya nambatela nga hafha kha khundu dzanga, ndo tsetsemela murahu ra gogodela vothi ri tshi khou ralo u khisana, zwovha zwi tshi tou vhonala uri ndikale rogumana, ndi khou amba u gumana in a sexual way. Ndo mbodi mubvula ku vest hokula and ralo atamba nga  zwire khanani yawe. I then went to the bed ndaswika nda muvhea ntha ha mmbete…………………ro ri u fhedza ra ganama ntha ha mmbate, Tshililo ovha o vhea thoho yawe kha khana yanga, tshanda tshanga tshithihi tshinga hafha kha thoho yawe. Ndovha ndi sa divhi uri ndi khou fanela uri mini. Ndodoba founu yanga nda sedza tshifhinga, it was 5 past 3 in the morning.
Tshili:”ndo tshuwa Thembuluwo”
Me:”I know” o mbodi bvisa thoho yawe kha nne a edela o sedza thungo
Me:”bbe ari ndi muvhudze uri hoitea mini”
Tshili:”no I already know enough”
Me:”please bbe don’t push me away”
Tshili:”I won’t”
Me:”but u kha di mpfuna kani?”
Tshili:”that’s the thing Thembuluwo, I am in love with not just a drug dealer, but a killer too” oralo o rembuluwa o ntsedza, tshifhatuwo tshodala mitodzi, ndopfa ndisa divhi uri ndiite mini
Tshili:”uhm khari ndi edele please”
Me:”owk, ndia mufuna thi”
Tshili:”I love you too” o mbo di nkhisa tshikuma a rembuluwa asedza thungo a edela.

Zwe Tshililo reactisa zwone zwi normal, I mean musidzana munwe na munwe anga tshuwa arali awana uri boyfriend yawe o vhulaya muthu, nahone ndivhona unga reaction ya Tshililo I khwine kha zwe vhanwe vhavha vha tshi nga reactisa zwone. Ndo mbo di sendela tsini na Tshililo nda mukuvhatedza. Ndovha ndi tshi khotou rabela uri ndisongo fara khofhe ngauri ndovha ndi tshi zwidivha uri miloro yahone asi ya vhudi na luthihi. Duvha lotsha ndo lisedza. Ndovuwa nga vho five ndabva nguvhoni, Tshililo ovha atshe o edela. Ndo mbo di dzhia washini yashu ine ya khou fanela u kuvhiwa ndai vhea ma plastikini, ndovha ndo pulana uri ndi do tea u ya ndai dropper laundry musi vhono vula. I knew uri Tshililo udo vuwa o tsikeledzea so ndovha ndi khou toda uri at least atwe o relax nyana. Ndori u fhedza henefho nda dzhia dzi phuleithi ndaya u tanzwa, uvhuya ndada ndadzi paka and then I started cleaning. Ndopfa uri u di keeper busy zwikhwine u fhirisa utwa ndi tshi khou humbula. Ndori u fhedza henefho nda mbodi thoma uita breakfast, Tshililo o mbo divha a tshi khou vuwa.
Me:”ndi matsheloni”
Tshililo:”avhudi”
Me:”khaye u tamba bbe atshi vhuya udo wana ndofhedza uita breakfast”
Tshili:”nahh thina ndala”
Me:”bbe please ndi khou lingedza ma washu”
Tshili:”u lingedza mini?”
Me:”to be a better person”
Tshili:”you will never understand how this feels like to me” oralo a tshi khou vuwa a sedza ma plastic endavha ndovhea fhasi arena zwiambaro
Tshili:”zwi khouyafhi izwi?”
Me:”ndi khou zwiisa laundry”
Tshili:”ow”
Me:”yah, so kha ite uri ndi pfesese hezwo zwine a khouri I will never understand”ovha odzula ntha ha mmbete milenzhe yo kanda fhasi
Tshili:”I want you to quit this thing” ndo toupfa unga na zwino Tshililo u khou ntulela nne
Me:”ha serious kani?”
Tshili:”I am dead serious Thembuluwo”
Me:”Tshililo ridola mini huh, hayani? Hai mani bbe ai” she started crying
Tshili:”o vhulaya muthu Thembu, X u mmbeteni wa sibadela hakoni tshithu, naa mathina zwa ndeme ndi mni bbe huh? Tshelede kana life yawe? O diimisela uita zwithu zwingafhani to get the money?”
Me:”its not just about the money, ndi ngasi kone u humela murahu zwino bbe, I already know too much”
Tshili:”then I don’t know if I can do this Thembu, it was one thing u tanganedza uri u khou rengisa dzi drugs and when you told me about your trip to PE ndo pfesesa nyana ngauri hovha hu sa khou vhulaya ene but hezwi zwi different”
Me:”u khotou zwiambisa hani atshiri hana vhutanzi Tshililo?”
Tshili:”exactly that” zwauri Tshililo ovha o vhaisala zwovha zwi tshi touvha khagala tshothe and ndovhona uri thamusi ndi khwine u mulitsha nyana arwiwa nga muya ndi sakhou mudina, u khou toda tshifhinga tshau tanganedza zwo iteaho. Tshililo o mbo di tuwa aya u tamba. Ori uvhuya a mbo di ambara avha a tshi khou toda ubva
Tshili:”ndi khouya ha Sihle”
Me:”owk, ndi a mufuna thi?” o mbo di sokou fhumula abva. Nne ndosala ndala breakfast yanga ndindothe ubva hafho ndaisa zwiambaro laundry then ndavhuya rumuni.

Ndo mbo di dzhia phone yanga nda founela mia X.
Mia X:”hello”
Me:”hello ma how are you”
Mia X:”I am trying mtanam”
Me:”what time will you be here?”
Mia X:”I will be there at 12:30”
Me:”owk I will come fetch you from the airport and I will also book a hotel for you”
Mia X:”owk see you in few hours”
Me:”owk thanks”
Mia X:”bye”
Me:”bye” ro mbo di droper phone. Vhovha vha tshi tou pfala uri muya wavho u fhasi. U fhedza henefho ndo mbodi founela dza mianga.
Mma:”nwananga”
Me:”he nndaa”
Mma:”no vuwa hani vhathu?”
Me:”zwavhudi vhone vhoo”
Mma:”zwavhudi nwananga, ri mudini muswa wee” dzo amba ngauralo dzi tshi khou sea
Me:”hu hani?”
Mma:”ndi kho toupfa ndo vhofholowa tshothe, hafhu khotsi anu ubva tshena tuwa vhovha vhatshe vhokwata khathihi nausa ita tshithu hayani, hezwo vhovha vhomangalesa musi nne ritshi khou hwala thundu”
Me:”nne ndi khotou takalela uri at last vhopfuluwa mma”
Mma:”hone nne nwananga, hafhu ndi khotoupfa unga nazwino ndi miswaswo wee”
Me:”and zwinwe hafhu ndi zwauri ndi khou toda u fhata nndu hafho, nne nga June ndi tshi vhuya hafhu ndidovha ndisina hau edela hone”
Mma:”mara nisongo tou divhulaya nwananga”
Me:”vhasongo tshuwa tshithu vhone, ndido ita hezwila zwau hira contractor, ndi khou toda nndu ine yado fhela within a month”
Mma:”inwi Thembuluwo”
Me:”mmawe duvha lo ri tavhela and kha ri diphine ngau li ora please”
Mma:”mara inwi nwana ngohoi, owk rido amba thiri, nne ri busy nau paka paka hafha”
Me:”vhagai vhana?”
Mma:”vha busy navhone henefha” mianga dzovha dzi tshi khou amba dzo takala lunwe and hezwo zwoita uri nne ndipfe ndi muthu tshothe
Me:”owk mma, ndizwone thi, bye”
Mma:”bye”

Zwi a Penga – Insert 62

Ndori u fhedza u amba na mianga ndadzhia key dzanga dza goloi na dza goloi ya X ndaya rumuni ya Sihle. Ndoswika nda khokhonya and then Sihle ada a vula. ndowana Tshililo odzula ntha ha mmbete na Sihle vha tshi khou vhona movie.
Me:”hey”
Sihle:”hey”
Me:”uhm can I talk to Tshililo for a second?”, Tshililo o mbo divha a tshi khou  takuwa
Me:”uhm Sihle how are you holding up?”
Sihle:”doing my best”
Me:”uhm Xolani’s mom is coming today and we will go see Xolani late afternoon, but I have to go to town now to book a hotel room for her and I also have to fetch her from the airport”
Sihle:”thanks Thembu, for everything you are doing for X”
Me:”it’s the least I can do, uhm bbe can we talk outside so that I can run?” nne na Tshili ro mbo dibvela nnda raima henefho
Tshili:”yah”
Me:”uhm ndi khouya hangei nduni ya X ya doroboni, o nnwalela lunwalo and there are few things I need to do, tshinwe hafhu ndi khou tea u booker hotel for mia X and then I have to go pick her up ngavho 12”
Tshili:”owk” ovha atshi vhonala o kwata
Me:”so I was just wondering if atshi toda uri rituwe rothe, ndi sure uri ndido toda thuso yawe kha zwinwe”
Tshili:”sorry but ndi khou teya u dzula na Sihle uitela uri asa humbulese”
Me:”bbe please, I know that this is not about Sihle, kani u khoupfa atshi khou nkhofha? I will never do anything to you, uya zwidivha ene hezwo”
Tshili:”I am not sure if I know that, ufana na musi ndovha ndisa zwidivhi uri u muvhulai” ndo mbodi fara khundu nda mona-mona nda femela ntha, ndopfa ndisa divhi uri ndi mufhindule uri mini
Me:”so ha khou toda u nthusa?”
Tshili:”ndivhona unga zwidovha khwine ayethe Thembuluwo”
Me:”and why atshi khotou mmbidza sa mianga?”
Tshili:”really? Just go please”
Me:”ndi a mufuna”
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”Tshililo ndi serious, zwenda ita zwikhou n lisa mbilu u amba ngoho and please asongo nndatela tshanda bbe, you are the only person who know what is really happening in my life, u zwothe kha nne and kha zwidivhe uri ndo ditika ngae and support yawe ndi khou itoda tshothe please asongo nndatela tshanda ngauri hezwo zwinga nkwashekanya tshothe, I know uri o tshuwa khathihi nau disappointea nga zwe nda ita fhedziha kha zwihumbule uri zwine nne na ene ra shera is stronger than anything. Ndi khou munea tshifhinga tshau dinalea or whatever the feeling you might be feeling, just don’t forget lufuno lune ravha nalo”
Ndori u amba hetsho speech nda mukhisa kha tshikuma nda tuwa. Ndoswika ndaya goloini ya X ndaswika ndabvisa letter ndadovha hafhu ndaivhala. Ubva hafho ndo mbodi doba key dza nndu yawe dzedzavha dzi henefho ngangomu khathihi na card dza banngani, ndodzhia vhurifhi ndatuwa naho saizwi hovha huna combination ya safe na dzi pin dza banngani. Ndori ubva hafho nda mbo diya nduni ya X.

Ndoswika ndawana huna vhathu henefho, ndo humbulela uri ndi vhathu vhano dzula henefho, ndoswika nda vha lumelisa ndavha talutshedza uri ndi thama ya X nahone X o nnea key dza nndu. Ndo mbo di ya main bedroom ndaswika nda khiulula ndadzhena. Mhm nice room and na nndu yothe in general yovha I sharp. Ndo swika nda tinga-tinga uri ndivhone uri safe yahone ingavha inga gai. Ndosedza hothe ndisi iwane, ndoita nau bvisa zwinepe nadzi paintings dzedzavha dzi henefho kha luvhondo uri ndi sedze but yovha I siho. Ndoya kha closet yawe  nda sudzulusa nyana zwiambaro and then ndambodi I wana. Ndo bvisa vhurifhi nda tshekha dzi password combination dzahone. Ndombodi I vula. Ndo tou dzula fhasi nda digeda ngauri hovha huna ma bambiri henefho so ndovha ndi khou toda ane a khou amba ngaha business uitela musi nditshi amba na miawe ngaha uri ndinga vha thusa hani ndivhe ndi khou divha zwothe. Ndo bvisa ma bammbiri e a vha a henefho and then hovha huna zwiteki zwovhalaho zwa masheleni. Tshelede yovha yodala heyo. Ndosedza ma bambiri heneo ndi tshi khou lavhelesa ane anga nthusa. Ndowana huna linwe lonwaliwaho upfu Thembuluwo. Ndo mbo di thoma ndavhea manwe ma bammbiri fhasi ndasedza helo. Owk ndovhala zwavhudi ngau ongolowa and yovha I agreement or rather a contract yau sumbedza uri X u khou nnea business yawe ya construction.
"What?"
Ndo mangala ndi tshi khou tavha mukosi ngauralo. I mean nne nditshipfa X Atshiri u dompha business hangei kha vhurifhi i thought he was talking about a restaurant or something like that, mara hai ovha a khou amba business ya serious, hafhu a construction company Ndi zwithu zwihulwane. Ngoho X Nne ovha o mpfulufhela khathihi nau mpfuna sa thama yawe. Ndo sedza-sedza nditshi khou lavhelesa manwe ma bammbiri and I found the one written TM construction company,  wow T yovha yo imela Thembuluwo and then M yo imela Mudau. Ndovha ndi tshi khou balelwa u zwikholwa hezwo. Hovha huna number phone dza loyara yawe kha document heila yau thoma yenda I vula, maybe ndi khou fanela u kwamana na loyara then udo kona u mpfumbudza uri hezwi zwithu ndizwibve hani.

Ndobvisa phone yanga nda dialer nomboro dza loyara.
Lawyer:"Mr Jantjies speaking how can I help you?"
Me:"hello sir, you are talking to Thembu, I am Xolani's friend"
Lawyer:"oww you mean Mr Xolani Shezi?"
Me:"yes sir"
Lawyer:"owk what can I do for you?"
Me:"uhm I was just wondering if we can have a meeting on Monday please, Mr Shezi was involved In some sort of an accident and he is in a very critical condition and he left me in charge of some of his things so I wanna know more from you as far as his businesses are concerned"
Lawyer:"owk no problem sir, can we meet on Monday because I don't usually work on a weekend unless it is an emergency"
Me:"Monday is fine then
Lawyer:"owk I will sms you the address for my office, so this is your contact number?"
Me:"yes it is"
Lawyer:"owk see you on Monday"
Me:"owk bye" and I dropped the call.
Ndopfa uri khwine ndiu lindela Monday nditshi tangana na Loyara uri a kone u mmbudza uri hu khou tangana mini ngauri ndopfa vhunzhi ha zwithu ndido balelwa u zwi pfesesa nga nne mune. Ndo mbo di dzhia dzi documents nda humisela kha safe, ndo dzhia na tshelede yothe nda I humisela nga ngomu. Ndo mbo di vala ndabva rumuni nda khia. Ndotuwa ndaya hodelani yendavha ndi tshi khouya u bookela Mia X room hone. Ndoswika nda vha bookela ya mathakheni tshothe khathihi nau badetshela zwiliwa luraru nga duvha. Ndovha ndisina vhutanzi uri vhado dzula tshifhinga tshingafhani so ndo sokou vha bookela until next week nga Saturday, ndo shumisa tshelede yanga ngauri ndovhona uri zwi khou sokou fana its not like thina access na tshelede ya X musi. So ndori u fhedza henefho ndaya airport uvha lindela. Tshifhinga hovha huhone I tshi khou toda u tshaya 12 so I still had about 30 minutes yau lindela. Ndo swika ndapaka goloi yanga and then ndadzhena nga ngomu ndavha ndodzula dzi tafulani. Ndo decider u sendela bbe wanga ku message zwenezwi ndo lindela
“hey bbe ndi khou toda u tou muhumbudza uri ndia mufuna nga maanda and you mean everything to me and please don’t push me away, I need you now more than ever. Anyway ndovha ndi khou toda u tou muvhudza uri zwithu zwihani hafha, ndi Airport ndo lindela mia X and ndo no vha bookela kale hodela. Ndia mufunesa and see you in a few”

Ndori ndodzula henefho hada muthu a mpfara nga hafha kha shada, ndo rembuluwa ndi tshi khou toda u vhona uri ndi nnyi, and boom! it was Terresa and she had a huge smile on her face
Terresa:”hey you” ndo mbo di takuwa nda mufha hug
Me:’hey”
Terresa:”what are you doing here? Please don’t tell me you’ve been following me”
Me:”sorry to disappoint but nah”
Terresa:”going somewhere?”
Me:”nah I am waiting for my friend’s mom, she is landing in about 30 minutes”
Terresa:”mhm owk I guess we can get a cup of coffee this time around as we had enough alcohol the other night”
Me:”owk on one condition”
Terresa:”owk lets hear it”
Me:”its on me” Terresa laughed
Terresa:”you love being a gentleman don’t you?”
Me:”I am a gentleman” she laughed again and we walked to the coffee shop.
Me:”lets sit over there”
Terresa:”owk” ro mbo di ya kha tafula yeneyo, ndoswika nda mukokodzela tshidulo a dzula fhasi
Terresa:”thanks” oralo a tshi khou nwenwela. Hai tsha munwe tshia khodwa, nwana ovha ana smile tshavhudi hoyu. Ori u dzula fhasi na nne ndadzula fhasi vho
Me:”I am not really a coffee person so I will go for a coldrink” ngoho ndi ya uri uya nga he nne nda dowela ngaho, tie kana coffee I nwiwa hayani nahone nga matsheloni ina vhurotho, you don’t buy tea, ndingazwo na Venda husina Coffee shop unless huna ntswa yo vulwaho zwenezwino. Why ndi tshi tea u renga coffee at a restaurant hu nouri I can just make it at home, it just sounds so wrong
Terresa:”we shouldn’t have come then”
Me:”nope you wanted a coffee and that’s what you will get” ndoralo ndi khou sea
Terresa:” nope I wanted to chill with you that’s all”
Me:”oww is that so?”
Terresa:”yep” ho  mbo dida waiter henefho, Terresa o order coffee nne nda order Coke yanga
Me:”how have you been and what are you doing here?”
Terresa:”I have been trying to get over that bustard which I think I have and I am here for an interview in some restaurant”
Me:”its only been 2 days, you can’t be over him already”
Terresa:”I think I have, seriously I have”
Me:”owk let me take your word for it so how was the interview?”
Terresa:”not difficult, I think I will get that job”
Me:”you are positive hey”
Terresa:’I have to” Waiter o mbo di disa dzi drinks dzashu ra ralo u thoma unwa. Ndo dzula na Terresa ri tshi khou ralo u zuwa u vhuya u swikela mia X vhatshi mpfounela. Vho ntalutshedza uri flight yavho yoswika George, nne ndo vhavhudza uri vhado wana ndo ima munangoni.
Me:”uhm I have to run hey, hopefully we will bump into each other again”
Terresa:”do you think it can happen again?”
Me:”I think so”
Terresa:”if it happens again, you are taking me out on a date” I laughed
Me:”nice try but I have a girlfriend”
Terresa:”I know that but we can go on a date as friends you know, you can even bring your girlfriend with”
Me:”you are insane” ndo mbo di takuwa na ene a takuwa and we hugged each other goodbye.

Nne ndo mbo di tuwa ndaya nga hangei hune dzi Arrivals dzavha dzihone. Ndovha ndi sa vhadivhi Mia X so I guess ndi do tea u sokou tinga tinga ndi tshi khou sedza muthu wa mufumakadzi muhulwane nyana. Ndo mbo di vha founela futhi musi ndi tshi khou vhona vhathu vhatshi khoubva vhofara dzibege. Ndovhona vhanwe mufumakadzi vha tshi khou fara phone nda zwidivha uri hudovha huvhone. Vho vha vhasongo aluwa na luthihi shame. Vho vha vha tshi vhonala sa muthu mutuku tshothe, mara azwi hanedzei ngauri X ndi ene tanzhe. Vho vha vho ambara zwikete hezwi zwau pata tsha purple, na blouse ya vhudi ya pink na ku blazer nyana nga ntha vhafhedza vhari high heel milenzheni, hei dzi tou vhonala tshothe uri dzia difuna shame. Ndoya khavho ndi tshi khou setshelela.
Me:”hello ma”
Mia Xolani:”you must be Thembu right?”
Me:”yeah I am, nice to meet you” ndoralo ndi tshi khou vha khada, nda mbo di dzhia dzibege
Mia Xolani:”eish mtanam I want to see Xolani right away can we please go to him first?”
Me:”uhm I will have to make few calls first because they are transferring him from PE to George today”
Mia Xolani:”yohh owk but unjani yena? Have you seen him?”
Me:”I have seen him mama but they have a new Doctor from Tanzania so I am sure he will be better” ro mbo di swika goloini yanga nne ndadzhia dzibege ndapanga buthini and then ra mbo di dzhena goloini and I drove to the hotel
Mia Xolani:”so what really happened to him?”
Me:”I think we should sit down for that”
Mia Xolani:”is it that bad?”
Me:”its just a long story”
Mia Xolani:” hee bandla, I am just praying that my son gets better that’s all I need right now” Mia X dzovha dzi tshi khou stressea lunwe and thi vha blame shame, if I am this stressed about X imagine how his mom would feel. Roswika hodelani ndavha farela dzibege radzhena.
Mia Xolani:”so tell me what happened?” ndovha ndi tshi kha di vhea dzibege fhasi musi vha tshi ralo
Me:”don’t you wanna eat first?”
Mia Xolani:”please just tell me what happened to my son, do you also work with him?”
Me:”yeah but I just joined few weeks back, it was on a Monday late afternoon when I received a call” ndovha talutshedza tshitori tshothe na zwauri nne ndovha ndo dzidzivhala, ndovha talutshedza zwenezwila zwenda  talutshedziwa zwauri Xolani o thuntshiwa hani and then ndofhedza nda vhatalutshedza na tshiimo tsha Xolani, I mean sa mme mubebi vhaya deserver u divha ngoho ngaha tshiimo tsha nwana wavho. Ndo sala ndi tshi fhedza u talutshedza mia Xolani vah tshi khou lila. Fhedziha I didn’t tell her about the part where I went back to kill that guy.
Mia Xolani:”oww my son, I blame his father for all this, if he didn’t leave us, if he didn’t abandoned his family Xolani wouldn’t have seen the need to get involved in something like this, if my child dies, I swear I will kill that man with my own two hands”
Me:”I am sorry that things turned out like this”
Mia Xolani:”I am sorry for breaking down in front of you and for snapping its just that…….i honestly don’t wanna lose my son and a part of me blame myself for this, I should have stopped him, I should have got a job and supported him not him supporting me” vhoralo vhodzula ntha ha mmbete tshanda tshithihi tsho tiba mato vha tshi khou lila. Nne ndopfa ndi sa divhi uri ndiri mini uamba ngoho, I mean hafhu muthu muhulwane a tshi lila uya pfa usa divhi na uri u mu fhumudzise hani
Me:”uhm can I call the guys and find out what time they will be here?”
Mia Xolani:”owk Mtanam” ndo mbo di takuwa ndabvela nnda nda ima passegini and called Jay.
Jay:”shoo V Boy”
Me:”what time will you guys be here?”
Jay:”uhm we are passing Wilderness as we speak so we gonna be in George in 15 minutes”
Me:”owk can you please send me the address of the house, I will bring X’s girlfriend and then his mother later on”
Jay:”owk sure and we need to have a meeting tonight at 7 in my club”’
Me:”owk noted” we dropped the call. ndo khokhonya mia X vhari andi dzhene
Me:”I think you need to settle in first and get something to eat too, I will come fetch you at around 5 in the evening to go see Xolani. They are on their way here with him but they still need to get him settled in first”
Mia Xolani:”which hospital is he in?”
Me:’uhm well is not really an actually hospital, our boss have the health facility and the Doctors who are in charge of Xolani”
Mia Xolani:”hayini why didn’t you people take him to the hospital?”
Me:”the hospital wasn’t safe for him”
Mia Xolani:”yohh hey mtanam”
Me:”unga stressy mama u Xolani uzoba right”
Mia Xolani:”you think so?”
Me:”yeah of course, he is a fighter”
Mia Xolani:”thanks”
Me:”I need to run you can settle in and there is a map there for the dining hall where you can go have your lunch”
Mia Xolani:”thanks mtanam” ndo onesa nda mbo dibva ndatuwa. Ndo driver ndolivha tshikoloni. Ndovha ndo plana uri Sihle aye avhone Xolani zwino nga masiari then mia Xolani ndido tuwa navho late nyana. Ndoswika tshikoloni ndaya rumuni yanga and Tshililo was not there, ndosedza phone and realised that she didn’t respond to my message. Ndo tuwa ndaya rumuni ya Sihle, ndoswika nda ima munangoni nda khokhonya and Tshili came to open then ahumela ngangomu as if hango vhuya azwi vhona uri ndi nne. Ndori nditshi dzhena ndawana huna Sihle, Thembani, Ncedo and Ncedo’s girlfriend
Me:”hey guys”
Thembani:”hey dude Sihle and Tshili told us what happened to X at the club, how is he?”
Me:”I am not sure, we’re gonna have to go see him in an hour”
Sihle:”has he been transferred yet? Why cant we go now?”
Me:”relax Sihle we will go see him owk, in an hour because they just arrived with him now and he still need to get settled”
Ncedo:”is he at George provincial hospital”
Me:”uhm well he is not at the hospital”
Thembani:”what do you mean bro?”
Me:”ahh well the owner of the club is keeping him at his house because the guys who shot him might finish him off, I mean you never know so he is keeping him safe there and he have his Doctors on board and they are doing everything they can”
Sihle:”is that even safe?”
Me:”yeah it is”’
Ncedo:”something sounds off here”’
Me:”we don’t care about something that is off, Xolani is in hospital and he needs our support that’s all that matters”
Thembani:”there is no need to shout Thembu”’
Me:”eish sorry guys I am just too stressed, I just wanna go lay down for an hour and then we can go see Xolani”
Sihle:”eish I can’t wait to see him”’
Me:”uhm bbe can we go please?” ndo realiser uri Tshililo ovha o sokou fhumula ,musi ri busy ri tshi khou amba, ovha a tshi vhonala atshinga utshe o nkwatela
Tshili:”uhm bbe Sihle need me, I am sure you can manage”
Me:”please bbe” ndoralo ndo musedza nga mato ha ala au sumbedza u luvheledza
Sihle:”its fine friend you can go”
Tshili:”are you sure?”
Sihle:”yeah”’
Tshili:”owk I will see you when we go to see him, love you”
Sihle:”love you too”
Me:”see you in an hour guys”
Thembani:”sure Thembu” nne na Tshililo ro mbo di bva. And Tshililo o mbo di hwenya phanda nne ndasala muraho, roswika a khiulula vothi adzhena.
Me:”o u wana message wanga?”
Tshili:”yah”
Me:”and you didn’t say anything?”
Tshili:”please don’t”
Me:”owk, ndi khou toda uvha ndo ganama, do you mind just being close to me”, o mbo di sokou ntsedza
Me:”ndi khotou humbela”, o mbo di bvula zwienda a gonya mmbete, na nne ndobvula zwienda nda gonya mmbete nda edela ndovhea thoho yanga kha zwirumbi zwa Tshililo musi Tshililo o dzula o gogodela head board. Ndo mbo di sedza ntha nda mulavhelesa
Me:”thanks”, she didn’t say anything, o mbo di sikou thoma u vhanda thoho yanga and I closed my eyes uri ndi awele nyana saizwi madekwe ndi songo dzibonya.

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Ndo karuwa honovha kale and Tshililo ovha o sokou dzula o nndavhelesa.
Me:”uhm ndi tshifhingade bbe?” ndoralo ndi tshi khou vusa thoho ndadzula
Tshili:”uhm past 3”
Me:”mini?” ndoralo ndi tshi khoutsa ntha ha mmbete ndathoma u ambara zwienda
Tshili:”bbe nne ndovhona o edela and a tshi sumbedza a sa khou lora sa izwi ovha asa khou ita hezwila zwau tavha mikosi nda vhona uri ndikhwine ndi mulitshe a awele nyana”
Me:”eish bbe hotea o sokou mvusa, kha a mbare zwienda rituwe. Ndi sure tshothe uri ri do wana Sihle o kwata eish”
Tshili:”tenda o awela nyana, you needed that” Tshili o mbo di vuwa a ambara zwienda
Me:”thanks” ndoralo ndi tshi khou kwatamela khae uri ndi mukhise and then o mbo di sedza thungo. Ndo mbodi kwatamuluwa nda kweta mukulo ndaya u doba key dza goloi ndavula munango ndaima nnda. Tshililo na ene o mbo di tevhela ra tuwa ra ya rumuni ya Sihle. Roswika rawana Sihle, Thembani na Ncedo vhoima passegini, girlfriend ya Ncedo ovha asitsheho.
Sihle:”really Thembu? We have been waiting out here for how long now? One hour have long passed and you guys were busy playing lovy dovy while my baby is out there all alone”
Me:”I am sorry guys, I got there and slept I am so sorry”
Ncedo:”this is not cool bro”
Me:”I know and I am sorry, lets get going” ro mbo di tuwa raya goloini yanga. Ndo sedza dzi direction dza uya hangei he X avha a vhone saizwi Jay o ntsendela dzone. Ndo driver ndo livha henengei. Ndo swika henefho nduni ndapaka henefho nnda rothe ratsa, hovha huna munna o ambaraho suite ya black munangoni
Sihle:”whats up with him? Is he a bodyguard or what”
Me:”maybe, I don’t know”
Thembani:”its weird” ndo swika nda lumelisa and then ra mbo di dzhena ngangomu. Sticks ovha o dzula kha sofa o kapea milenzhe kha tafula. Ndopfa uri I had to act cool, thi tea u actor unga ndia vhadivhesa lini, na zwauri ri tea uita uri havha vhanwe vhathu vha si vhuye vhavha suspicious na luthihi
Me:”hi”
Sticks:”hey Thembu, eish bro I am really sorry about your friend hey”
Me:”thanks bro uhm this is my girlfriend Tshili, Xolani’s girlfriend Sihle, our friends Ncedo and Thembani and guys this is my Colleague, uhm…ehhh Sibusiso” owk ndo realiser at that moment uri thidivhi dzina la Sticks lavhukuma and zwau muvhidza Sticks zwovha zwi tshi ngavha suspicious nyana. Vhothe vhombo di mulumelisa
Sticks:”nice to meet you guys, I am really sorry about your boyfriend Sihle, he will be fine”
Sihle:”thanks”
Sticks:”let me show you to his room” oralo a tshi khou ri ranga phanda rine ra musala murahu. Mbilu yanga yovha I khou rwela ntha nyana. Ndovha ndi tshi khou swela udivha uri naa honovha na mvela phanda nyana naa. Ro ri ri tshi swika ra ima munangoni and then Sticks a vula vothi a tolela a vhidza Dokotela weavha a nga ngomu uri abvele nnda. Dokotela obva ofara mabammbiri nyana.
Me:”uhm Doc how is he?”
Sihle:”please tell us that he will be fine please, is he fine? Is he up yet”
Doc:”enough with the 21 questions guys, is any of you a relative here”
Thembani:”ahh well no but we are his close friends”
Doc:”isn’t there a relative close by?”
Me:”uhm Sibusiso can you please talk to your Doctor, we are not in hospital here and there are no rules he should just tell us whats wrong with Xolani and then let us see him that’s it, he is getting paid a lot of money for treating just one patient” nga hetsho tshifhinga ndovha ndo no dinalea ndo no hangwa uri mini ndi mini
Sticks:”uhm Thembu please the Doctor is trying to do his job here”
Sihle:”Thembu is right, just tell us whats happening please?” Dokotela o mbo di sedza Sticks and then Sticks a tenda nga thoho
Doc:”owk this is what is happening”
Sihle:”owk?”
Doc:”owk your friend had a penetration severe brain damage. This can affect his thinking, sensation, language and emotions but at this point I am not sure what have been affected on him.
Ncedo:”that sounds bad” rothe ro mbo di mulavhelesa as if telling him to keep quiet
Doc:”uhm what happened to him is that the bullet went inside his skull but luckily it didn’t really damage any important vessels, so I am going to do a neurosurgery called craniotomy on him in order to remove any blood clots in the brain and also to repair any damaged vessels” owk I am not sure if I even heard half of the things he was saying but zwipfala zwi bad tshothe
Me:”and the bullet?”
Doc:”the bullet has been removed”
Tshili:”when can he be fine, like when can he wake up?”
Doc:”uhm that will depend on the neurosurgery that he will under go”
Sihle:”so when are you doing that neuro what what?”
Doc:”tomorrow because the sooner we do it the better” rothe ro mbo di femela ntha ra sokou sedzana
Sihle:”can we see him please” oralo nga voice ya muthu o tungufhalaho
Doc:”and please don’t say anything upsetting, just incase his hearing senses are active as we are not sure at this moment and don’t make noise, I will give you 15 minutes tops”
Me:”just 15 minutes?”
Doc:”yes please, I heard his mom is also coming in later today so we don’t wanna overwhelm him”
Sihle:”owk”she looked at me
Me:”huh uh Sihle if you wanna meet her you can just organise that yourself, she already know you mus and plus you have her cellphone numbers”
Sihle:”I talked to her last night but the thing is I am just speechless whenever I talk to her, I cant be crying to her about X because obviously she is also in pain because X is her son and I am just his girlfriend”
Me:”stop thinking like that Sihle, call her tonight and tell her that you are coming to see her tomorrow, she is your mother in law you need to support each other during times like this?”
Doc:”are you guys still coming?”
Sihle:”yeah you are right Thembu” oralo ri tshi khou dzhena ngangomu rumuni ye havha huna X. Rothe ro ri u dzhena ra mbo di fhumula and we walked closer to the bed. Sihle o mbo di thoma u rothisa mitodzi and then Tshililo was holding her hand. Zwe Xolani avha a zwone zwovha zwi sa takadzi na luthihi. Ndo musedza mutodzi wa toda u rotha fhedziha I had to be strong. Sihle ovha asitsha kona u difara atshi vhosokou tswimila o dzumbamisa tshifhatuwo nga shada la Tshililo ngeno Tshililo a tshi khou mu phaphatha shada
Tshili:”don’t cry Sihle Xolani is gonna be fine”
Sihle:”why him though, why him?” oralo a tshi khou lilela fhasi. Thembani na Ncedo vhovha vho sokou fhumula vho mulavhelesa, zwovha zwi khou vhavha shame, hafhu u tolela muthu are kha tshiimo tshoraliho zwia bora ngauri nipfa ni sa divhi uri ni ambe nae niri mini. Rothe ro sokou ima ra mulavhelesa
Ncedo:”uhm eish, uhm X, if you can hear us please just know that we love you somuch and we miss you”
Thembani:”get better bro, I know you are very strong”
Ncedo:”yeah and get better so that we can go clubbing together, you know that we cant really go out withot the mighty X” ori uralo ra smiler nyana
Sihle:”enough about clubbing guys, he needs to wake up so that we can chill together until midnight watching chick flicks” Sihle oralo a tshi khou smiler nyana o nambatelana na Tshili
Me:”are you saying that my boy sleep late watching romantic movies?”
Sihle:”yeah”
Thembani:”you lie?”
Sihle:”guys please X is also romantic hawu” Tshililo laughed
Tshili:”mhm I never thought that X can do that”
Sihle:”he also cooks for me sometimes” we both laughed, na Tshili ovha a tshi khou sea a tshi vhonala onovha khwine tshothe
Me:”we miss you bro, get better please, for both of us” rodzula henefho ri tshi khou amba ngaha X uvhuya uswika Doctor a tshi ri thatha.

Robva  ravha ri tshi khou humela tshikoloni
Me:”uhm guys can we go to Nandos, I am seriously hungry”
Thembani:”sure”’
Ncedo:”as long as its on you bro” we laughed. Roswika Nandos ra order zwiliwa rathoma ula, rovha ri tshi khou zuwa ngaha X na ha uri ri khou funa hani a tshi tavhanya a recover. Rola ngau tavhanya uitela uri nne ndiye ndidzhie mia X ndivha ise u muvhona. Rotuwa ra humela tshikoloni, roswika ratsa havhala vhanwe vhatuwa, nne ndosala ndo ima na baby wanga.
Me:”bbe ndido muvhona nditshi vhuya neh?”ndoralo ndi tshi khou smiler, ndovha ndi tshi khou takalela uri ndovhona vhoo smile tsha Tshililo namusi sa izwi ovha asa athu u sea na luthihi ubva tshe nda muvhudza ha ala mafhungo
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”kani u khou toda utuwa na nne ene?”
Tshili:”hai ndi khou fanela uvha ndodzula na Sihle and please avhuye orenga zwiliwa ngauri ndido balelwa u bika nne”
Me:”or we can just go out”
Tshili:”I am not feeling like going out Thembuluwo”
Me:”bbe please asongo mmbidza sa mianga ai”
Tshili:”sorry”
Me:”owk kiss nyana ndituwe”
Tshili:”khari ndi di tutshele nne” o mbo di rembuluwa atuwa. Ndosala ndo sokou ima ndo mangala.

Ndo mbo di dzhena goloini ndaya hodelani he Mia Xolani vhavha vhahone. Ndoswika henengei nda vha lumelisa ubva hafho rabva raya sibadela. Vhovha vha tshi tou vhonala tshothe uri vho dzhaela u vhona nwana wavho. Ro swika haningei nne nda di lumelisa Sticks. Ndosala ndo dzula sitting room ndi tshi khou itela uvha nea tshifhinga tsha u vhona nwana wavho in private. Ndosala ndodzula na Sticks
Me:”so what’s the meeting about tonight”
Sticks:”payments I think because last week we were too busy and no one got paid”
Me:”ow”
Sticks:: yeah and believe me, this time we are going to get real money”
Me:’what do you mean?”
Sticks:”after lasy week’s victory? Ahh I know that we are going to get bonuses”
Me:”great” ndopfa ndi sa vhuyi ndavha excited na luthihi nga ha u wana tshelede. Ndodzula henefho nda haseledza na Sticks u vhuya u swika mia Xolani vha tshi bvela nnda. Ndo mbo di onesa ndatuwa nda vha humisela hodelani. Ndovha vhudzisa arali huna zwine zwine vha khou toda, vhari ahuna. Ndo mbo di vha talutshedza uri ndi do vhatodela cab ine yadovha isa hothe hune vha do toda uya, vhari ahuna thaidzo, ndovhona uri u thoma nga Monday ndidovha ndi tshi khouya kilasini and ndido balelwa tshifhinga tsha vha driver.

Ndobva nda reila ndaya clabuni ya Jay. Ndoswika nda fhiruludza ndaya haningei bvungwi, ndoswika ndawana vhathu vhothe vhahone, ndovha ndi songo lenga vhoo lini. Ndoya barani ndaswika nda doba short nthihi nyana, ndovha ndi tshi khoupfa ndoneta tshothe, mato haya ovha a tshi khou lemela nga khofhe. Ndoya nda dzula ntha ha tshidulo tsini na Javas. Jay o mbo di takuwa aima nga milenzhe a tshi khou funga cigar yawe.
Jay:”thanks everyone for coming and I…just wanna let you guys know that we are now back to the game, I understand that last week was hectic but now its back to business” o ima nyana u amba a tshi khou shela whiskey nyana kha ngilasi
Jay:”although I am very very sad to announce that Xolani is still in a critical condition and we have our best Doctors looking after him so lets hope for the best” he paused, ahoba cigar luthihi adovha aisa phanda “and I will urge all of us here to go see him whenever we have a chance as we know that we are family. I will personally go and meet his mother tomorrow, just to show some support so you can all do the same, uhm enough about X, as I have said that everything is going back to normal. I want all the operations to resume and everyone to start getting busy. Another thing Is we will need someone to fill up X’s shoes”
Guy:”I can do it, I operate at Thembalethu so I am sure I can make rounds at NMMU every once or twice a day and plus I know the customers” ho amba munwe muthannga ane ndi si mudivhe dzina
Jay:”are you sure you can handle it?”
Guy:”sure I can”
Jay:”that’s sorted then, uhm Javas?”’
Javas:”sure boss”
Jay:”bring the bags” Javas o mbo di ya khainwe room irenga henefho tsini aya a tshi dzhia dzibege. Ori a kati nau dzhia atshi vhuya nadzo adovha a vhuelela, Jay o mbodi thoma u vhidzelela madzina a vhathu e avha o nwalwa khadzi bege dzenedzo, na nne ndo vhidziwavhoo ndaya ndadzhia yanga. O vhidzelela madzina a vhathu u vhuya u swika rothe ri tshi wana.
Jay:”now that everyone got their share, you can go about your business and you also received a bonus for the extra effort” ndo wana munwe na munwe a tshi khou setshelela.
Nne ndo onesa nda dzhia bege yahone ndai hwala ndi tshiya goloini. Ndofhira nda Spur ndi tshi renga zwiliwa. Ndo droiver nda humela tshikoloni. Ndoswika ndapaka goloi parking ndadzula nda gogodela seat. My life was a total mess and it was draining. Hafhu ubva tshe duvha latsha nne ndovha ndi sa athu u diwana ndo tshi kho tou awela vhoo. Ndo dzhia bege heila nda I vula ndasedza tshelede irenga ngomu, yovhai tshelede nnzhi nga maanda, ndovhona uri ndi dotou ivhala zwavhudi ndi tshi swika rumuni. Ndovha ndi tshi khoupfa tshelede I si tsha nndisela mutakalo u fana na mathomoni, it was as if tshelede ai tshena mushumo. Ndopfa uri huna zwinwe zwithu zwa ndemesa zwine nda khou zwilila vhutshiloni hanga, ndi khou amba a peace of mind nau wana vhutshilo hanga ha kale murahu. Arali hovha hu tshi pfi ndi khou fhiwa a second chance at life, u tou amba ngoho hezwi ndovha ndi sa do zwinanga, ndovha ndi tshi do kondelela vhusiwana kana u vhona mianga vha tshi khou tambula naho zwovha zwitshi khou vhavha fhedziha azwi vhuyi zwa fanywa na hezwi zwe nne nda di rambela zwone. I was only 20 years old fhedziha huna tshifhinga tshine ndovha ndi tshi pfa unga na zwino ndina 45, I felt so old sometimes, like my life was nearly coming to an end, ndo ri u humbula ngauralo mutodzi wa mbo di rotha.

Ndotsa goloini ndaya rumuni. Ndowana Tshililo a mmbeteni fhedziha a songo fara khofhe, ndovha ndoneta lune ndopfa uri na nungo dza u tamba thina. Ndoswika ndavhea bege fhasi ndabvula zwienda nda tshintsha zwiambaro nda ambara zwau edela nda gonya mmbete.
Me:”bbe ndolenga ndi hangei ha Jay, rovha rina meeting”
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”ndoneta nga maanda bbe khari ndi edele neh”
Tshili:”owk kha edele”
Me:”bbe u khou humbula uri rido tshilisa izwi uswika lini mara ngoho?”
Tshili:”thidivhi Thembu”
Me:”yohh owk” ndo mbo di fuka nguvho nda mukuvhatedza nda edela

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Ndovha ndi tshi khou gidima nga luvhilo luhulu nga maanda. Huna zwendavha ndi tshi khou shavha zwone fhedziha thizwidivhi ngauri ndovha ndi kati nau gidima lwe nda vha ndi tshi khou balelwa tshothe o sedza murahu. Mitsindo ya muthu kana tshithu tshenetsho tshetshavha tshi tshi khou mpandamedza ndovha ndi tshi khou ipfa, ndovha ndi tshi khou shisha biko ndo neta tshothe fhedziha ndo zwidivha uri vhutshilo hanga vhu khou depender henefha so I cant stop running. Ndoswika hunwe ndawana huna luwa luhulu phanda hanga, there was no going back, livhanda lovha litshi khou swika, mitsindo ndoipfa yonovha tsini tshothe. Nga hetsho tshifhinga ndovha ndi tshi khou femeleka hezwila zwine zwa tou vhaisa na khana hei. Ndo todzimela uri ndivhone uri ndinga kona u fhufhela fhasi naa, zwenda vhona ndi swiswi fhedzi. Ndori ndi kha di vhalela uri ndia fhufha kana hai, ndapfa nditshi hwamuliwa tshanda ndo tavha mukosi ndi tshi khou pfunyapfunya, ndo lingedza uri ndi ponyoke fhedziha zwovha zwi tshi khou bala.
“Thembuluwo kha vuwe vhathu” ndopfa voice I tshi amba ngauralo, ndo mbo di bonyolowa mato ndawana u muloro, Tshililo ovha a ntha hanga o mpfara zwanda zwothe
Tshili:”bbe u khou lora futhi” she had a scared and concerned look on her face
Me:”bbe” I said that removing my hands from her grip, ndovha ndo tshuwa khathihi nau neta khathihi nau sa divha uri ndiite mini. Tshililo o mbo di tsa kha nne a tou dzula, na nne ndovuwa ndadzula
Me:”hu khou itea mini kha nne mara ngoho?” Tshililo o mbodi sendela tsini hanga a mpha hug
Tshili:”zwothe zwido luga bbe” oralo o nkuvhatedza. U tou amba ngoho ndovha ndo tshuwa, ndovha ndi khou divhudzisa uri zwiamba uri nne thi tshado dovha nda kona u tou edela khofhe sa vhanwe vhathu naa
Me:”Mudzimu vha khou m punisher bbe kha zwe nda ita” ndoralo ndo tungufhala tshothe
Tshili:”Mudzimu avha purnishi muthu bbe, zwido luga nana thi?”
Me:”u khou humbula ngauralo?” ndoralo ndo litsha u hagana nae ndo musedza matoni
Tshili:”definitely bbe, zwothe zwido vhuelela ngonani and nne ndia mufuna nga maanda and I will support you”
Me:”but you have been so distant lately, not that ndia muvhona phoswo lini but I need your support now more than ever Tshililo please”
Tshili:”I am here to support you through everything zwine zwado itea bbe, ndi khou muthembisa. Khari ndi tou muvhudza ngoho uri zwovha zwi tshi khou nkondela uri ndi tanganedze uri this is what our lives have become but bbe nne ndo mufulufhedzisa u mufuna ene and ndido mufuna na zwothe zwine avha nazwo, hezwo zwikatela tshelede yawe na mathada awe othe ane avha nao, share everything with me and I promise to be as supportive as I possibly can”
Ori u amba ngauralo Tshililo ndapfa ndo dalelwa, I cried like a baby. Reason why? Well vhutshiloni huna tshifhinga tshine wavha u tshi khou tangana na zwithu zwi kondaho tshothe and the only thing tshine wavha u tshi khou tshilila ndi muthu ane a do kona u u kuvhatedza au talutshedza uri everything is gonna be fine, huna tshifhinga tshine muthu uvha atshi khotou toda u funiwa fhedzi and that was that time for me, and upfa Tshililo a tshi khou amba maipfi haya e a mmbudza one zwo shandukisa zwinwe zwithu kha nne
Tshili:”kha sendele” oralo atshi khou nkuvhatedza hafhu, ndi musi ndi na Tshililo fhedzi hune ndapfa uri ndinga lila sa nwana and never feel embarrassed about it.
Me:”you have no idea uri hezwi zwea amba zwiamba mini kha nne bbe wanga”
Tshili:”kha mpfarele khau lenga u pfesesa hanga bbe, u wanga ene and ndido mutikedza kha zwothe” she said that smiling. Rovha ro no tou dzula rosokou sedzana
Me:”vhutshilo vhua konda uyadivha mara bbe?”
Tshili:”ndido mufarisa kha vhukondi hothe hovhu bbe, I will be by your side tshifhinga tshothe neh”
Me:”ndo livhuwesa”
Tshilo:”so saizwi a tshi khou balelwa u edela, how about avhe atshi khou ntalutshedza ngaha miloro yawe and how you were really feeling after tshiimo tsha X na zwila zwinwe zwea ita”
Me:”eish bbe”
Tshili:”I wont judge, kha ambe na bbe wawe ene”
Me:”owk” ndo femela ntha and told her about what really happened musi ndi tshi vhulaya houla muthannga, ovha a sa khou fhindula tshithu, she was just looking at, me atshi vhonala o tshuwa tshothe
Me:”ndori u zwiita ndapfa vhutungu vhune thiathu tangana naho bbe, it was painful, ndo disola nditshi dovha bbe but ahuna zwe ndavha ndi tshi nga ita ngauri zwovha zwono itea kale. Ubva hafho ndo sokou thoma u mulora ndi sa gumi houla muthannga uvhuya u swika na helia duvha ene ndi tshi mutalutshedza”
Tshili:”ndi khou disolesa uri I was not there for you and giving you the support you deserve”
Me:”hai asongo disola bbe, ndi vhona unga na nne ndovha ndi tshi nga reacter nga yeneyo ndila, haya asi mafhungo o leluwaho na luthihi and thi lavheleli uri ene a pfesese nga luthihi”
Tshili:”tshithu tshe nda tshi feeler u fhirisa zwothe ndi nyofho, the thought that you have k…..i mean uita zwezwila, scared me to the core, ndovha ndi sa khou ofha uri anga zwiita na kha nne but I was scared of what you’ve become”
Me:”ha tsha ofha zwino?”
Tshili:”I trust you and ndia zwidivha uri zwothe hezwi u khou itiswa ngauri hana choice”
Me:”uya divha ndia mufuna and ahuna tshithu tshine tsha khou nnyitela mutakalo ufana na haya maipfi ea mmbudza one bbe”’
Tshili:”the pleasure is all mine, so u khou toda uri ri edele kana rivhe rodzula ri tshi khou vhona movie, I mean if a tshi kha di ofha futhi”
Me:”kha ri edele bbe maybe ndido kona u edela this time”
Tshili:”or khari ndiye u dzhia bivhili ndi muvhalele dzi verse nyana then rite thabelo neh” I smiled musi ndi tshipfa zwine Tshililo a khou amba hezwo
Me:”uya divha ndi khou mufunesa nne ene”
Tshili:”I love you too” o mbo di takuwa aya u dzhia bivhili a vhuya nayo ntha ha mmbete. O vula dzi bible verses nyana a mmbalela ubva hafho raita thabelo
Tshili:”namusi u dotou edela hezwila zwavhukuma bbe I promise”
Me:”ndi khou livhuwa my bbe” she kissed me and then we slept.

Ndo vuwa nga matsheloni ndi tshi khoupfa huna zwiliwa zwine zwa khou nukhelela zwavhudi nga maanda. Ndovusa thoho ndawana duvha lo no toutsha tshothe. Ndodelwa nga munwe mutakalo muhulu when I realised that ndo edela and thingo lora tshithu, the feeling I got was out of this world. Tshililo ovha a tshi khou mona-mona henefho, ori u vhona uri ndovuwa a mbodi gonya mmbete ada tsini na nne a nkhisa
Tshili:”o edela hani?” o ralo o ntsedza matoni a tshi khou setshelela
Me:”like a baby and ndi khou livhuwa ene”
Tshili:”my pleasure, uya zwidivha uri ndi tshifhingade?”
Me:”hai ndi tshifhingade?”
Tshili:”past 12”
Me:”what? Hai bbe kha ambe ngoho”
Tshili:”ngoho wee” ovha a tshi khou sea
Me:”mulandu asongo mvusa?”
Tshili:”you needed to rest bbe and ndo mulugisela zwiliwa kale” ndo mbo di vusa thoho nda mukhisa
Tshili:”please khaye u tamba u thoma” ovha a tshi khou sea
Me:”u khou kola neh?”
Tshili:”hai ai” ndo mbo di vuwa nda mu gonya nga ntha nda mu sanganedza nyana na ngahafha khadzi thumbu. Tshililo ovha a tshi khou sea sa nwana. I stopped and looked at her
Me:”thank you”
Tshili:”for” oralo a tshi kha di sea nyana
Me:”for loving me this much and for being an important part of my life and for all the support, kha do vhona namusi ndo edela nda tou fara khofhe lwa u tou thoma”
Tshili:”the power of love”
Me:”lone luna maanda tshothe mani”
Tshili:”nne ndi khou livhuwa u thembiwa nga zwothe zwine zwa khou itea vhutshiloni hawe, thanks a lot”
Me:”kha ri ndiye u tamba thi?” ndoralo ndi tshi khou mukhisa shama ndi tshi khoutsa ntha ha mmbete
Tshili:”owk khari nne ndiye u khona hangei ha Sihle bbe ndovha ndo tou lindela ene atshi vuwa, Sihle uri u khouya u vhona mazwale wawe nga vho 2, so ndido vhuya zwenezwo neh”
Me:”owk love, na nne ndi tshi fhedza u tamba ndidoda neh, ndia mufuna”
Tshili:”owk bbe I love you too”
Tshililo o mbo dibva nne ndasala ndaya u tamba, ndofhedza u tamba ndavhuya rumuni. Namusi hovha hu sondaha and ndi khou humbula uri maybe Sondaha Idaho ndido fanela u wana kereke ine nda nga dzhena khayo. Ndo mbo di ambara shorty yanga ya Khaki ya Old Khaki yenda renga heliya duvha ndina Tshililo na tshikhipha tshanga tsha grey tsha Guess na Sandals dzanga dza Puma. Ndovha ndi tshi khoupfa ndo vhofholowa nahone ndina mutakalo nyana. ndo mbo dila zwiliwa zwe ndavha ndo bikelwa nga bbe wanga, ovha o bika vhuswa na nama ya khuhu na dzi salad, what a better way to start my day than a meal cooked by my woman, ndori u fhedza ula Nda mbo dibva ndaya rumuni ya Sihle, ndoswika nda khokhonya Sihle ada a vula
Sihle:”hey Thembu”
Me:”hey, how are you?”
Sihle:”fine I guess”
Me:”You will be strong my dear” ndo mbo diya ndadzula kha tshidulo tshe tshavha tshi henefho ngeno Tshililo na Sihle vhodzula ntha ha mmbete.
Sihle:”yohh Tshili before I forget neh Thandeka was here?”
Me:”who is Thandeka”
Tshili:”our classmate bbe, that girl that we usually do group activities with, the one with short hair”
Me:”ow owk”
Sihle:”yeah apparently she is pregnant neh and then her boyfriend just disappeared, like no one knows where he is, he have been reported missing”
Tshili:”oww that’s terrible news, I don’t know her boyfriend, was he also a student here?”
Sihle:”no, he was home in PE and now they said that he was involved with this gang thing, so people are suspecting that maybe he got killed because there was lot of gangster shootings in PE from Monday and lot of people died” nne na Tshililo ro mbo di sedzana, no it can’t be, he can’t be her boyfriend
Tshili:”uhm…uhhh….thats really…b…bad so does anyone knows what happened to him in particular?”
Sihle:”like I said no one knows what happened to him and the worst part is even if there is someone who has seen something they wont say a word because people are afraid of these gangs, I mean imagine if it is true that he was killed huh, Thandeka just found out that she is pregnant and now she is all alone”
Me:”uhm I have to go”
Sihle:”but you just got here”
Me:”yeah I just wanted to check if you were owk that’s all” ndo mbo di takuwa
Tshili:”uhm Sihle bbe I think I should leave with Thembu, I will come check you out when you come back neh, just give me a call”
Sihle:”guys did I say anything wrong?”
Tshili:”of course not bbe, we just have to run owk”
Sihle:”owk I will give you a call”
Tshili:”sharp”
Me:”sharp” nne na Tshili ro hwenya raya rumuni yashu.

Roswika radzhena ra vala vothi, nne ndo mbo di ya ndadzula ntha ha mmbete nda kwatamela fhasi zwanda zwi ntha ha thoho
Me:”Tshililo zwe nda ita zwipfi mini ngoho?”
Tshili:”bbe arina vhutanzi uri ndi ene zwavhukuma”
Me:”bbe na ene u touvha na vhutanzi uri ndi ene vhathu, that guy made it very clear that una girlfriend irena thumbu and ane asi kale o zwidivha”
Tshili:”but bbe ovha asa zwidivhi”
Me:”but still Tshililo, khavhone musidzana wa vhathu u khouya u alusa nwana asina khotsi nga nthani hanga” Tshililo o mbo dida a tumba phanda hanga a mpfara zwanda
Tshili:”look at me, Thembuluwo kha ntsedze” oralo a tshi khou mpfara tshifhatuwo uri ndi musedza
Tshili:”bbe ene oita what needed to be done nga henetshila tshifhinga and you cant reverse it now so khalitshe u dilisa mbilu vhathu, you cant keep stressing about this azwi healthy na luthihi”
Me:”ndiite mini?”
Tshili:”kha tanganedze uri zwo itea bbe please, I am here for you and khavhe sharp neh” maybe Tshililo was right zwau dzulela u di blamer azwi nga do vhuya zwa nthusa na luthihi
Me:" maybe u right bbe"
Tshili:" ndi right bbe, ndia mufuna neh?"
Me:"I love you too"
Tshili:"now smile for me" she was smiling
Me:"uya penga ene ngoho"
Tshili:"I know and ndi khou pengiswa nga ene, bbe do you mind if I go to the library just for an hour?"
Me:"bbe ndi nga sivhe na thaidzo a tshi khouya library so kha tshimbile even if its for 3 hours"
Tshili:"I love you"
Me:"I love you too and bbe ridoya u vhona X nga madekwana neh"
Tshili:"owk bbe, Sihle udo tuwa na mia X"
Me:"owk" Tshililo o mbo di paka bugu dzawe a panga begeni abva. Nne ndosala ndi tshi khou paka bugu dzanga, matshelo ndi khou tea u catchup kha mishumo ya tshikolo. Ndoya buguni dza bbe wanga ndi tshi khou toda inwe bugu henefho, ndo mbo di wana diary yawe. Ndoi sedza and I got tempted to open. I mean ndovha ndi tshi khou toda u divha uri naa Tshililo u humbula mini nga nne zwavhukumakuma, and I also wanted to know uri ovha a khou humbula mini nga nne for the past few days saizwi ovha a sa khou amba na nne. Ndoivula page lau thoma and I closed it again. I was arguing with my self, should I read it or should I not?

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Ndo mbo di idoba ndaya nda dzula ntha ha mmbete. Ndo pager u vhuya uswika ndi tshi swika kha page yo nwaliwaho date ya mbamulovha. Hovha ho nwalwa hezwi

“Dear Diary
Owk where can I start, ndodada hezwi ndihafha, Thembu told me something that really drove me against the wall, I mean ndi zwiite hani nne? He killed someone, uri ovha a tshi khou zwiita sa revenge for Xolani but how do I move on from such a thing? Ndi tshilisa hani nae as if everything is still fine and normal? Hone hu do itea mini matshelo? Thembu ndia mufuna no doubt about that, but what if this is who he has become, a killer. Ndido zwikona naa nne zwau tshila na muthu wau vhulaya vhathu? Tshi ntshuwisaho u fhira zwithu zwothe ndi zwauri what if ari a kati na izwi zwithu zwawe na ene vha muvhulaya, what if he dies I mean ndi mufuna lune the thought that he might get shot anytime kills me, ndido isa phanda hani na vhutshilo knowing that mufunwa wa mbilu yanga o vhulahwa nga nthani hanga. Yeah this whole thing is my fault, if I didint tell him about my problems with Luvhengo, if I didn’t call him that night, nne na Thembu rovha ri tshi dovha ri tshi khadivha vhangana and he probably wouldn’t have got involved in something like this. Ovha a right mulovha musi atshiri nne ndi nne ndo mudzhenisaho kha hezwi zwithu and now I don’t even know what to do. He is in too deep and a hu tshena u humela murahu. Ndi khou lingedza u humbula uri ndiite mini, mara at this……”

I stopped reading, ndopfa ndi tshi khou disola uri ndo vhalelani. Tshililo blamed herself for the things I have done and she was even regretting being with me nga nthani hauri ndo vhulaya muthu. Now I understand why she was so quiet the whole time but why a tshi khou divhona mulandu? I mean thi khou hana situation yawe nayone yoshela mulenzhe khauri ndi di dzhenisa kha hezwi zwithu fhedziha its not her fault that ndo vhulaya muthu. Ndo mbo di thoma u divhona mulandu kha zwine nda khou vhaisisa zwone Tshililo, she loved me a lot and ovha a tshi khou kondelela na zwi sa kondelelei nwana wa vhathu nga nthani ha lwone lufuno, eish ndopfa ndodada tshothe ndisa divhi uri ndiite mini, nae Tshililo uya deserver u takala nyana ma vhanna. A touvha mashundu mavhi ngauri i couldn’t confront her about this sa izwi ndovha ndisongo fanela u vhala diary yawe. Ndo mbo di I doba ndai humisela henda I wana hone, ndo ya nda dzhia bege heila yenda vhuya nayo hangei ha Jay nda thoma u vhala tshelede. Ndowana tshelede I 80 grand, I couldn’t believe it, tshelede yovha I nnzhi hei for muholo wa vhege lithihi. Ndo dzula nda I sedza nda humbula uri ndinga ita mini. Anyway ndo pfa uri ndina tshelede yo vhalaho nga maanda lune ndi khou fanela uita hezwila zwa u hira contractor ane anga kona u fhata nndu ino vhonala within a month ngauri ndi khou toda uri nditshiya hayani ivhe yonofhela. I knew uri tshelede yendavha ndi nayo yovha isado swika tshothe but ndo decide u shumisa na ya X and ndido I replacer zwenezwi ndi tshi khou shuma. Ndofhedza u vhala tshelede nda I vhea nda ganama ntha ha mmbete.

Ndo mbo di farwa nga khofhe, ndo tou vuwa nga murahu ndawana Tshililo ono vhuya.
Me:”bbe ndikale o vhuya?” ndoralo nditshi khou swota mato
Tshili:”ndo tou dzhena zwino wee”
Me:”owk mara zwo tshimbila zweavha o yela zwone?”
Tshili:”yahh zwi sharp, and bbe ndi khotou muluvhelela vhathu hei vhege u khou fanela u focus khazwa tshikolo, last week ha ngo attender na duvha na lithihi ene”
Me:”zwi khou pfala vho madam but ndido tea u tangana na loyara ya X matshelo nga matsheloni”
Tshili:”ndi serious ene wee”
Me:”ndo mu pfa bbe wee” o mbo di sea. Oda ravha ro ganama ntha ha mmbete
Me:”uhm bbe wee”
Tshili:”yes”
Me:”uya disola uvha na nne? like ndi khou amba nga nthani ha zwithu zwothe zwine ra khou tangana nazwo” o mbo di vuwa a tou dzula a ntsedza, owk ovha o ntsedza nga ndila ine ndopfa ndi tshi vho disola uri why ndo muvhudzisa
Tshili:”bbe how can you ask me such a question?”
Me:”ahhh bbe I know this is not the love that you could have chosen for yourself, u khotou kombetshedzea nga nthani hauri we are together already but arali hovha ho toupfi kha nange uvha na li gangster or just a normal guy obviously ovha a tshi do nanga a normal guy”
Tshili:”but I chose to be with you Thembu, gangster or not I love you right?”
Me:”yah bbe but nne ndi vhona unga ndi khou mutswela mutakalo nga nthani ha life yanga”
Tshili:”so whats your suggestion?” ovha a khou amba atshinga ono sinyuwa nyana
Me:”bbe I don’t know but ndi khou toda uri a zwidivhe that arali a tshi khoupfa uri anga si tsha kona u tshila nga hei ndila ndi ngasi mufareledze nne, ndi khou toda atshivha na mutakalo nne and if ndi sa khou mutakadza then I am willing to let you go for the sake of your happiness”
Tshili:”u khou ntala?”’
Me:”what? Of course not?”
Tshili:”then u khou amba ngaha mini mathina?”
Me:”bbe are happy with me? Thi khou toda utwa ndi khou mulisa mbilu nne, I want you to be happy”
Tshili:”I am happy with you Thembu and u tou amba ngoho ahuna zwinwe zwine nda khou toda vhutshiloni more than just being here with you”
Me:”nne ndi sokoupfa unga-” o mbo di nkatudza
Tshili:” bbe thi khou hana zwo ndzhiela tshifhinga u tanganedza zwea ita fhedziha ndi sharp nne zwino and ndi khou mufuna nangwe owk and ndotakala so ndi khou humbela uri asongo tshadovha a mmbudzisa nga ha uri ndi happy naa please”
Me:”zwopfala bbe” ndo mbo di sendela khae nda mukhisa
Tshili:”I love you”
Me:”na nne ndi mufuna zwone bbe wanga, so I was thinking?”
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”lets go on a weekend away somewhere in CapeTown this weekend”
Tshili:”wooow really?”
Me:”yeahh bbe kha ri hangwe mathada othe just for one weekend”
Tshili:”sounds nice but bbe ene u khou tea u catch upper kha zwa tshikolo vhathu and I will also need to focus more”
Me:”o zwipfa uri ndori mini? Ndori kha ri hangwe mathada othe just for 2 days ri Cape Town and hezwi zwi katela mushumo wa tshikolo please bbe”
Tshili:”it sounds tempting”
Me:”please lets do this, I want us to act like kids just for a weekend, run around the streets of Cape Town and laugh our lungs out, I want us to have fun please”
Tshili:”you really want this don’t you?”
Me:”I really do”
Tshili:”owk Cape Town we go” oralo a tshi khou tavha mukosi a tshi khou sea. Ndo mbo di sendela tsini nae nda kwatamela khae
Me:”hanga disoli na luthihi bbe, I will make reservations matshelo owk”
Tshili:”ndi vho sokoupfa unga zwi khou lenga wee”
Me:”mara muthu ovha a tshi khou sokou ri he he Tshikolo, he he u focus”
Tshili:”ndi khou zwipfesesa uri maybe we need to live a little”
Me:”yeah bbe, kha ri tuwe riye u vhona X bbe, then rido vhuya nga moloni ri tshi la supper kani?”
Tshili:”yeah that’s fine” ro mbo di takuwa ratuwa raya u vhona X. Roswika ra khokhonya, Javas o mbo dida a vula
Javas:”hey V Boy”
Me:”hey Mjav, uhm this is my girlfriend Tshili and bbe this is Javas” he looked at me like he was asking me a question
Me:”yeah she knows so its fine”
Javas:”ow owk hi lady”
Tshili:”hi” ro fhirela sitting room he rawana Gerrit o dzula ofara phone yawe
Me:”G”
Gerrit:”V Boy”
Me: hey G this is my bbe Tshili and bbe this is Gerrit”
Gerrit:”hi Madam” oralo a tshi khou mukhada
Tshili:”hi”
Me:”uhm guys we are just gonna go see X and then maybe we can chat then”
Javas:”ahh sorry V we were just leaving”
Gerrit:”yeah we just came to check up on him, but there are people guarding the house so its safe here”
Me:”owk sure” nne ndo mbo di fara Tshililo nga tshanda raya hangei kha X.
Tshili:”why vha khou muvhidza uri V Boy?” oralo musi ri tshi khou tshimbila
Me:”uhm ndi dzina langa”
Tshili:”u thoma lini?”
Me:”ubva duvha lenda thoma u shuma hafha”
Tshili:”zwo imela mini?”
Me”V yo imela venda, so vha mmbidza uri Venda boy”
Tshili:”owk I see” ro mbo di swika radzhena he Xolani avha a hone. Dokotela ovha o imela thungo nyana a tshi khou nwala nwala kha bammbiri. Kha Xolani hovha husina tshanduko ino khou vhonala
Me:”evening Doctor”
Doc:”evening sir”
Me:”how did the surgery go?”
Doc:”it was a success and we are waiting to see if he will respond well”
Me:”so you haven’t seen any changes yet?”
Doc:”its too early to tell plus these things are unpredictable so we just have to wait and see, sometimes it can only take a day for the patient to respond but sometimes it can take the whole month or more”
Tshili:”so if he doesn’t respond to this neuro what what surgery that you did, is there another surgery that you can do?”
Doc:”at this point we are just hoping for better results”
Me:”owk”
Doc:”I will leave you guys here with your friend for few minutes”
Tshili:”thanks” Dokotela o mbo dibva a ri sia na X. nne na Tshili rodzula henefho wardini ri tshi khou amba na X lwa tshifhinga nyana uvhuya u swika ri tshi tuwa. Robva nne nda humbela Tshili uri riye u vhona mia X. Roya hodelani raswika ra vha founela uri ri ndilani, vho mbo di tenda vha founela reception vha amba uri hudovha na vhathu vhane vhadoda. Roswika ra fhiruludza raya rumuni ya mia X. roswika ra khokhonya vhada vha vula.
Mia Xolani:”hi Thembu my boy unjani?”
Me:”ndiya phila mama wena?”
Mia Xolani:”ndi philile” nne na Tshililo ro mbo di dzhena
Me:”uhm mama this is my girlfriend Tshili and Tshili this is Xolani’s mom”’
Mia Xolani:”oww hi sisi”
Tshili:’hi mama, how are you?”
Mia Xolani:”I am trying my child”
Tshili:”I am really sorry about Xolani, we are praying for him to get better”
Mia Xolani:”yeah lets keep praying”
Me:”maybe that surgery will help”
Mia Xolani:”yahh, you just missed Sihle she was here”
Me:”yah she told us she was coming but we were busy with something and then after that we went to see Xolani”
Mia Xolani:”you are a good boy Thembu, my son is lucky to have you as a friend”
Me:”thanks mama”
Mia Xolani:”let me order something for you guys to eat owk?”
Me:”no thanks mama you don’t have to”
Mia Xolani:”huh uh Thembu I am not eating supper alone tonight, you guys are joining me” she said that smiling. Nne na Tshililo ro mbo di tenda uri ri dola navho. Ro ri u fhedza u la rine ra onesa radzhena ndilani. A ri ngo tsha ya ula restaurant sa izwi rovha ronola kale. Roswika rumuni ra mbo di dilugisela u edela. Tshililo ovhala Bivhili ra ita thabela ra mbo di edela

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Nne na bbe wanga rovuwa nga matsheloni ra dilugisa. Nne ndobva nga matsheloni ngavho 8 ndaya nduni ya X u dzhia mabammbiri ane ndadivha uri ndinga a toda for a meeting with the lawyer. Ndo ri ubva hafho nda humela tshikoloni. Ndoswika nne na bbe wanga Rabva rothe raya kilasini ya nine. Ndo thoma nda founela loyara ya X before nditshiya kilasini uri kha ri tangane nga 10 coffee shop hangei Garden Route Mall, ndovha ndi khou itela uri after meeting ndikone udovha hafhu ndi tavhanya u vhuya tshikoloni nda attender sa zwe bbe wanga a nkhumbela zwone. Yo ri I tshiri 09:45 nne nda mbo di bva kilasini ndolivha moloni, ndoswika haningei nda ya coffee shop ye ndavha ndo langana na loyara uri ndido muwana hone. Ndo swika ndadzula and hu si kale vho Mr Jantjies vha mbo di bvelela, vho mbo di tinga-tinga, vha mmbona vha mbo di dela kha tafula yendavha ndodzula khayo.
Lawyer:”morning Mr…” vhoralo vha tshi khou nekedzela tshanda uri vha nkhade
Me:”just call me Thembu”
Lawyer:”owk Thembu how are you doing?”
Me:”I am very good sir and you?”
Lawyer:”fantastic, so lets get down to business”, nne ndo mbo di bvisa mabammbiri e ndavha ndinao nda a vhea ntha ha tafula.
Me:”uhm My friend X uhm I mean Xolani was involved in a shooting and now he is sort of like in a comma, he has been unconscious for few days now”
Lawyer:”uhm that’s bad news, I am so sorry to hear that”
Me:”thanks, so he kinda sensed that something was gonna happen and he wrote me a letter, and then he mentioned that I should take care of his businesses if something happens to him”
Lawyer:”yeah he told me about that, he actually left you in charge of his businesses but his mom own them but he gave you the signing powers to make big decisions although his mom will still be the owner so if you wanna sell or make any drastic change in his businesses, his mom need to be consulted and her signature is needed”
Me:”owk that makes sense”
Lawyer:”yeah and also if you are found to be not managing everything as expected or if you are not putting his family’s needs first or if you are not found to be acting in the interest of the business then I am allowed to appoint someone else to manage everything and fire you”
Me:”owk I see”
Lawyer:”and another thing is that you are also allowed to spend the money for your own personal benefit but as long as you ensure that there is still profit coming in to the business. Uhm Thembu I must say that your friend really loves you and trusted you and the only reason why he put these conditions is because he wanted to make sure that you remain loyal to him and to yourself to so that you don’t let money change you”
Me:”he is a really good friend and I pray for him everyday to get better so that I can tell him to his face how lucky I am to have him and how thankful I am to have a friend like him”
Lawyer:”yeah he is a really good guy”
Me:”uhm while I was going through his documents I came across this” ndoralo ndi tshi khou nekedza loyara bammbiri heliya lau sumbedza uri ndi khou owner construction company. The lawyer looked at the paper and then back at me
Lawyer:”this is the business that belongs to you, he have already signed everything, all that is needed is your signature over here. He told me he was waiting for the right moment to break the news to you, I guess this is it”
Me:”so this is my company?”
Lawyer:”yeah”
Me:”wooow”
Lawyer:”this envelope here has his laptop password and his email password, you will find anything you want from there, his businesses and his operations. But he don’t micro manage his businesses, he has managers on place and all they do is give him updates on a weekly basis and then he do calculations to see how everything is running”
Me:”I am not really good with running a business”
Lawyer:”its not a train smash, I am sure you will get the hang of it within a week”
Me:”you think so?”
Lawyer:”of course, so sign here for me and this business can be legally yours”
Me:”thanks” o nnekedza black pen nda signer, he gave me another document
Lawyer:”and this one over here is the agreement giving you the authority over Xolani’s businesses”
Me:”where should I sign?”
Lawyer:”end of every page”
Me:”do you mind if I read it first?”
Lawyer:”no of course not” ndovhala heila document before ndi tshi signer, hovha husina zwine zwa khou mangadza, it was just a contract to say that nne ndidovha ndi in charge nadzi business dza X, hovha ho nwaliwa nadzi terms and conditions dzahone henefho, dzinwe dzahone ndi hedzila dze loyara wa X a ntalutshedza dzone. Ndori u fhedza u vhala nda signer
Lawyer:”owk great you are officially the owner of the construction company as well as being in charge of all Xolani’s businesses and if ever you need help with anything, I am just a phone call away don’t hesitate to give me a call please”
Me:”thank you somuch sir”
Lawyer:”my pleasure”
Me:”if there isn’t anything more I would like to go back to school I have classes”
Lawyer:”I think this is all, just don’t be afraid to give me a call anytime”
Me:”yeah I won’t, thank you” ndoralo ndi tshi khou vhakhada ndabva ndaswika ndadzhena goloini ndaya tshikoloni.

Ndovha ndina zwithu zwinzhi thohoni yanga, like uya u dzhia laptop ya X na uya u mutolela fhedziha ndopfa uri kha ndi thome ndi focus kha tshikolo sa izwi kilasi dzi tshi khou fhela nga one. Mara Xolani o talifha zwa serious, I mean that guy is my age but he think like a 50 years old, he is filthy rich at such a young age, thi khou hana u hola every week but ovha a tshinga tambisa tshelede heila hu si vhonale nauri u khou ita mini but he was building a real empire, this is woow. Ndo swika nda attender class yanga ya 11, ndovha ndi sa khou attender na Tshililo kha heyo and then to my surprise ndo wanulusa uri huna test ine ya khou nwaliwa matshelo. Ndori u fhedza u attender heyo class ndaya u attender inwe ye yavha I tshi khou fhela nga one. U fhedza henefho ndo founela Tshililo nda muvhudza uri ndido muvhona later nyana sa izwi ndi tshi khou lingedza u wana notes for test ya matshelo. Ndoya kha inwe authi ine nda attender nayo ya mpha notes ndaya uita copy, ndopfa uri thina tshifhinga tshau kopa. Ndo ya bookshop nda swika nda renga bugu ine ya khou shumisiwa kha hoyo module.

Ubva hafho ndoya rumuni ya Sihle, ndoswika henengei nda khokhonya. Sihle oda a vula
Sihle:”hi Thembu”
Me:”hi, how are you?”
Sihle:”I am getting there, how is everything with you?”
Me:”everything is perfectly fine”
Sihle:”that’s great then”
Me:”uhm I am here for Xolani’s laptop, I need to do something for him”
Sihle:”whats that you wanna do for him?”
Me:”I am afraid I can’t tell you”
Sihle:”Thembu please what are you hiding?”
Me:”nothing Sihle just get me the laptop please this is serious”
Sihle:”something is off here”
Me:”nothing is off just get me the laptop” Sihle o mbo di ya a dzhia laptop ya X a nnekedza
Me:”thanks hey”
Sihle:”owk”
Me:”are you going to see X today?”
Sihle:”I was thinking of focusing on the books a bit you know”
Me:”yeah I think its best that way hey, I will go see him though and I will let you know if there are any changes”
Sihle:”owk thanks”
Me:”sure” ndo mbo di vula vothi ndabva, ndo tshimbila ndi tshi khou yela rumuni yanga. Ndori ndi tshi khou tshimbila pavementeni nda mbo di tangana na Sibu, iyoo ndo tou hwenya uri asongo vhuya amba nne, u tou amba ngoho ndovha ndi sa khou toda u vhulahwa nne
Sibu:”Thembu, you don’t talk these days?” oralo a tshi khou vhidzelela nyana
Me:”I don’t wanna die Sibu and please don’t worry about the DNA Tests anymore, I don’t wanna know” ndoralo ndo humela khae ndi tshi khotou hevhedza, ndori u fhedza u amba nae ndahwenya ndatuwa, o sokou sala o ima henefho o mangala. Ndo swika rumuni ndavula ndadzhena, hovha hu tshi khou nukhelela nama ya kholomo eish
Me:”u khou bika bbe?” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sendela kha Tshililo we avha oima tsini na tshitofu o fara lufo
Tshili:”yeah bbe hovha huhani kilasini?”
Me:”hovha hu sharp nga maanda bbe, ndina test matshelo mani ene ndi khou tea u vhala”
Tshili:”kha nambe a dzhene fhasi, bege ina mini iyo?”
Me:”laptop ya X”
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”khari ndivhale for 2 hours and then ndi doya u tolela X ngavho 5”
Tshili:”ri khou tuwa rothe kani?”
Me:”eish bbe ndi khou humbela u tuwa ndindothe please, I need privacy nyana na X”
Tshili:”owk, meeting na loyara wo tshimbila hani nga matsheloni?”
Me:”zwavhudi nga maanda bbe, ndi dotou muvhudza zwidodombedzwa zwahone zwavhudi musi ndina tshifhinga neh, zwazwino khari bbe wawe a vhale”
Tshili:”owk bbe na nne ndi khou tea u fhedzisa hafha nda vhala, ndina test nga Lavhuraru”
Me:”owk nana” nne ndo mbo di dzula nda ita zwau vhala musi Tshililo a tshi khou fhedzisa u bika. Ori u fhedza u bika na ene a bvisa bugu dzawe aita zwau vhala vhoo. Nne ndo tiba bugu dzanga nga vho five nda ita zwiliwa ndala. Ndori u fhedza ula nda onesa Tshililo ndaya u tolela Xolani.

Ndo swika ndadzhena nduni. Hovha husina muthu nga nnda hadzi body guard, ndo fhiruludza ndaya he avha a hone, ndowana na hone husina muthu. Ndoswika nda kokodza tshidulo tshetshavha tshi henefho ndadzula fhasi. Dokotela o mbo di dzhena
Me:”hey Doc, any changes?”
Doc:”yeah there is some brain activities so its either he Is remembering some things or he is hearing when people talk, but I will just do more tests on him to find out how everything is”
Me:”woow that’s great news hey” u tou amba ngoho ndopfa ndotakala lunwe
Doc:”yahh it is, it looks like he is going to recover quicker than I thought”
Me:”yeah that’s my friend for you, he is quite a strong champ”
Doc:”I have noticed”
Me:”can you please give me few minutes with him please”
Doc:”sure” Dokotela o mbo dibva. Ndovha ndi khoupfa ndo takala nga ngomu hanga
Me:”X bro, I always knew you were strong and I always knew you will pull through, please bro keep getting better for your mom, your siblings, Sihle and me bro” I took a deep breath and then continued
“uhm I met up with your lawyer today and eish X I don’t know what to say, to trust me with your fortune and to give me a company free of charge, I am out of words, people like you are rare bro, I didn’t know that you trusted me this much and I promise you I will make sure that I make you proud, I don’t want you to regret ever trusting me. I love you bro and get better” ndo amba ngauralo ndo tungufhala tshothe.

Ndori u fhedza u amba na X nda bvela nnda then nda dzhena goloini yanga and drove back to the campus. Ndoswika ndaya rumuni ya X, ndo swika nda khokhonya Sihle ada a vula
Sihle:”hey”
Me:”hey, you wont believe what happened today?”
Sihle:”what?”
Me:”Xolani’s brains are showing some activities, the Doctor said its either he is remembering something or he can hear us when we talk”
Sihle:”what?” she said that screaming and hugging me so tight which was a bit awkward. Ndo mbo di mufara khundu nda munambatulula kha nne
Sihle:”wooow so can I go see him tonight?”
Me:”how about tomorrow, he needs to rest and the Doctor is busy with him”
Sihle:”wow owk I will go there first thing tomorrow morning, I will get a cab”
Me:”owk and are you still good financially? I am sure X would have wanted you to be taken care of”
Sihle:”I am kinda fine”
Me:”it doesn’t sound like it”
Sihle:”owk I am a bit short”
Me:”owk you should tell me these things you know, X was my best friend and I am sure he would do the same for Tshili if I wasn’t around” ndo vhona uri ndi nga si muvhudze uri X o nkhumbela uri ndi mu thogomele sa izwi a tshi do mangala uri X o zwidivhisa hani uri udo thuntshiwa
Sihle:”thanks Thembu, for everything, X is lucky to have you”
Me:”I am trying my best” ndo mbo di bvisa wallet yanga nda munekedze 2k, oww yahh I am a damn gangster ndidzula ndina tshelede on my wallet, I am gangster like that lol
Sihle:”uhm Thembu I didn’t mean that you should really give me so much money”
Me:”anything for my friend X”
Sihle:”thank you” oralo a tshi khou mpha hug, owk whats wrong with this girl and hugs tonight, maybe ndiu borea nau tuvha X, nne ndidori mini
Me:”pleasure, I better get going hey”
Sihle:”owk bye” ndo mbo dibva and I called Ncedo and Thembani on my way to my room, vhothe vho vha vhotakala nga maanda musi ndi tshi vhavhudza uri X u khou recover. Ndoswika rumuni Ndawana Tshililo a tshe busy na dzi bugu dzawe.
Me:”lovy”
Tshili:”hey bbe”
Me:”X u khou recover bbe” she popped her eyes out
Tshili:”what?”
Me:”yeah there Is some activities in his brains bbe, hupfi angavha a tshi khou ripfa ri tshi amba or a tshi khou humbula zwinwe zwithu nyana”
Tshili:”woow bbe” o mbo di takuwa ada kha nne a nkuvhatedza
Me:”ndi khoupfa ndo takalesa bbe wanga”
Tshili:”woow bbe nne ndi khoupfa ndo fhelelwa na nga maipfi, o muvhudza Sihle?”
Me:”yeah ndofhira ngaho”
Tshili:”owk bbe hango takala badi?”
Me:”o takalesa bbe, khari ndi mu joiner khau vhala eish, ndi khou tea u phasa test ya matshelo”
Tshili:”yeah you have to” ndo mbo di thoma u vhala bugu

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Ndo vuwa nga matsheloni ndaita revision nyana and then nda ya u dilugisa. Ndovhudza Tshililo uri ndi khoubva u tavhanya uitela uri ndiye library for an hour. Ndo sia Tshililo hu hone a tshi khou dilugisa. Ndotuwa ndaya library ndaswika nda ita revision futhi. After an hour ndoya kilasini u nwala test, ndovha ndo prepare shame so ndovha ndi songo tshuwa na luthihi. Ndo swika nda nwala test na vhanwe, yovha isa kondivhoo lini, u fhedza u attender ndo mbo diya kha kilasi ine ya khou tevhela yendavha ndi tshi khou attender na Tshililo. Ro mbo di ya radzula rothe phanda nyana. Ro ri u fhedza u attender heyo ra attender inwe ino tevhela and then ravha rofhedza. Ndo receiver sms ine ya khoubva kha Jay saying that ndi khou tea uita delivery ya PE namusi nga madekwana so I should come to the club nga madekwana ngavho 6. Nne na bbe rombo di ya rumuni yashu, roswika ravha ro ganama ntha ha mmbete ro awela
Me:”bbe ndi khouya mushumoni namusi nga madekwana” o mbo di ntsedza tshifhatuwo tshawe tsho tungufhala
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”bbe asongo vhilaela, its just a delivery to PE nothing more owk”
Tshili:”its just that the last time you went to work hoitea zwithu zwi si zwavhudi na luthihi”
Me:”I know bbe and ndi khou mufulufhedzisa uri this time ahu nga itei tshithu”
Tshili:”do you promise?”
Me:”yes I promise bbe owk”
Tshili:”owk”
Me:”yeah enough about that, uhm bbe ndi khou toda u hira company ya construction ine yanga kona u fhata nndu ya fhela before tshikolo tshi tshi vala”
Tshili:”bbe tshikolo tshi khouda u vala within five weeks”
Me:”yeah which is why nne na ene ri khou tea u sedza online for some construction companies around Venda dzine dzanga tavhanya u fhata nndu ngau bonya ha ito”
Tshili:”owk u khou toda nndu nngafhani?”
Me:”uhm I was thinking of a five bedroom house hey, zwine zwa amba uri hudovha hu bedroom thanu, sitting room, kitchen, three bathrooms, double garage and a study room, zwihani?”
Tshili:”sounds fine to me and can I choose the kitchen design?’
Me:”mhm yeah of course bbe ndi zwithu zwavheiwe thi izwo”
Tshili:”owk khari nambe ri search company ine ranga I shumisa bbe and then ri humbele uri vhari sendele plane dzo fhambanaho and then we can choose the one we want and then we can take it from there”’
Me:”yeah and after rono nanga ine ra khou toda ringa ita deposit and then vhaya u thoma u fhata and then rido badela full payment nga murahu nyana, and in the meantime musi vha tshi khou ita plane rine ridovha ri khou nanga plane ya kitchen ine ra khou itoda naya dzi build-in dza bedroom”
Tshili:”that’s just perfect bbe, khadise laptop yawe risedze”
Ndo mbo di zwihumbula nga tshenetsho tshifhinga uri I still have to check Xolani’s laptop for zwithu zwa business eish, ndo humbula uri maybe ndido zwiita matshelo saizwi nga madekwana ndi tshi khou shuma. Ndodzula na babe wanga ri tshi khou searcher dzi construction companies, rowana dzo vhalaho and we called few of them. Ro vha talutshedza nndu ine ra khou toda yone and then vhari sendela dzi quotation via email. We compared them and chose the one that was better. Vho ri talutshedza uri arali ranga depositer half ya mutendo wevha rihumbela wone then vhanga thoma u fhata and then we can pay the full amount musi nndu yonofhela hotousala uita dzi ngilasi, na fhasi nadzi build-in fhedzi. Nne ndo tendelana navho kha lenelo and they said the house can be finished within 2 weeks if I have the cash. Ndovha talutshedza uri tshelede is not a problem and that I will deposit the required money tomorrow, ndoshavha u badela full amount vha sa athu thoma na mushumo.
Tshili:”mhm hei nndu idovha yonaka, I can feel it”
Me:”eish yah bbe and then musi ri tshi ya hayani ridovha ri khou edela kha bedroom yashu ntswa, so you better start buying some bedding for our new bedroom bbe na zwithu zwau decorator nyana”
Tshili:”uhm bbe we are not married remember?”
Me:”uhm but u do da hahashu bbe kani?”
Tshili:”ndido vhona bbe”
Me:”bbe ndi khotou luvhelela ai”
Tshili:”bbe ndori ndido vhona vhathu”
Me:”owk but mianga vha khou tea u muvhona please”
Tshili:”owk bbe”
Me:”and when the time is right you can introduce me to your whole family”
Tshili:”yeah”
Me:”kha ri ndi founele mma neh?”
Tshili:”owk”, ndo mbo di bvisa phone yanga nda founela mianga
Mma:”nwananga”
Me:”mmawe”
Mma:”no vuwa hani vhathu?”
Me:”nne ndovuwa ndi khotou vhudzisa vhone haningeo mutani muswa”
Mma:”hey nwananga nne rodi takalela shem, hezwo ri khotou kapula mapfura nga lebula”
Me:”ndi zwavhudi hezwo mma, uhm hezwila zwenda amba zwa contract yau fhata nndu ndo zwi dzudzanya, vhathu vhahone vhangada nga Friday vhavhona bulege and then nga Saterday vhadisa zwishumiswa and nga Musumbuluwo vhavha vha tshi khou thoma u fhata”
Mma:”inwi Thembuluwo ndi miswaswo izwo zwine na khou amba zwone?”
Me:’hai mmawe ndi ngoho ai” mianga dzo mbo di devha tshifhere
Mma:’inwi nwana izwi zwiamba uri vhusiwana hofhela ngoho nwananga?”
Me:’mmawe vhusiwana bye bye” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea
Mma:”ngoho Mudzimu ndi muhulwane nwananga”
Me:”nga maanda mmawe and mazwale wavho uri udo thusa ngau nanga design ya kitchen nadzi build in dza bedroom” Tshililo o mbo di nthaha musi ndi tshi amba hezwo and I just laughed
Mma:”eya naa iwe vhathu, ene u fanela u thusa ngauri rine ari divhesi zwithu thiri”
Me:”yahh udo thusa nga hezwo”
Mma:”ugai ene?”
Me:”ndinae henefha”
Mma:”aniri nda mulumelisavhoo”
Me:”hei mmawe”
Mma:”ndi mini ai”
Me:”ok mma khoyu” ndo mbo di nekedza Tshililo phone and ombo di thoma a nthudela mato before atshi I dzhia
Tshili:”hello…..nne dihone ndi vhudzisa ngeo…..ee……ahunavhoo zwinwe…….nga maanda…….ndolivhuwesa…….owk khoyu” o mbo di dovha hafhu a nnekedza phone atshi khu setshelela
Me:”hello”
Mma:”udoda musi nda muvhona musi ni tshi vhuya vheiwe?”
Me:”ahuna zwinwe mma”
Mma:”owk nwananga nivhe na duvha lavhudi thiri”
Me:”owk ndizwone” and we dropped the call. Tshililo was laughing
Me:”uhm and now?”
Tshili:”miawe vhari ndinga thusa nga u decorator nndu ntswa, like u renga thundu nau nanga colour ya macurtains and all those things ngauri vhone vhono aluwa avha tu divha zwithu zwa tshi zwino zwavhudi, can you believe it bbe?” ovha a tshi khou amba nanga zwanda o takala, vhathu vha tshifumakadzini vha andana lunwe na mavhengele
Me:”zwipfala zwi zwa vhudi hezwo”
Tshili:”bbe it’s the best news ever, ndi khou tea u wana na bugu heila ya HomeChoice bbe and then ndido teu uya @home na Boardmans u sedza zwithu zwavhudi, eish bbe the excitement I am feeling neh?”
Me:”hatei u mmbudza bbe ndi khotou zwivhona wee”
Tshili:”yeah wooow I still cant believe it and you are saying that idovha yono fhela in 2 weeks? Eish babes can we go to the mall now?”
Me:”hai bbe khalitshe u mpengela nne zwino ai, this is our time to relax” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sea
Tshili:”bbe vhoo thi ritea uthoma raita window shopping naa”
Me:”bbe kha check zwithu zwawe online please”
Tshili:”perfect idea, kha mphe laptop yawe” ndo mbo di mufha laptop, a mbo di ya kha website ya HomeChoice avha a tshi khou sedza ma curtains nadzi bedding dzahone na zwitshaka tshaka zwa nduni
Tshili:”bbe khavhone hei wee”
Me:”bbe ari ndi awele please, khatou nanga zwinwe na zwinwe zwine zwado mutakadza”
Tshili:”and asongo gundula nga mutengo”
Me:”I wont”
Tshili:”ndi mufunela zwezwo ene mathina, kha edele and I got this” ndo ganama musi Tshililo a busy na zwithu zwawe, ndovuwa honovha kale nyana ngauri ndovha ndonovha na ndala, ndoya fridgini ndadzhia zwiliwa ndala musi Tshililo atshe busy na zwa u sedza dzi thundu kha internet
Me:”bbe ene una test matshelo aren’t you supposed to be studying?”
Tshili:”bbe ndovhala nga maanda mulovha nne and ndi kha divha na tshifhinga tshinzhi nga maanda ngauri ene udovha asiho nga madekwana
Me:”owk bbe” nne ndodzula nyana and husikale yavha I tshi khouri past five. Ndo mbodi onesa kha bbe wanga ndalivha mushumoni. Ndo founela mia X musi ndi ndilani and vha ntalutshedza uri vhoya vha vhona X nga matsheloni, vha di ntalutshedza zwenezwila zwe Dokotela a mmbudza mulovha zwauri X u khou recover, vhovha vha tshi pfala vhotakala tshothe.

Ndoswika clabuni nda paka goloi yanga nda fhiruludza ndaya ngei bvungwi ha Jay. Ndoswika ndawana Jay o dzula kha couch a tshi khounwa whiskey
Me:”hey boss”
Jay:”sure V” ndo mbo diya barani nda humbela u nekedzwa shot nthihu nyana, the bar lady gave me one shot, ndoya ndadzula kha couch, Gerrit o mbo divha a tshi khou bvelela
Gerrit:”where is the stuff?” Jay pointed to the other door and Gerrit o mbo di tshimbila ayela ngahaningei
Me:”so Gerrit is coming with?”
Jay:”yeah” Gerrit o mbo di vhuya o hwala box, oda a vhea box kha tafula
Gerrit:”sure V Boy”
Me:”sure G” na nne ndoya ndadzhia box lithihi ra isa goloini yanga, ro vhuelela raya u dzhia manwe ma box mavhili futhi ra isa goloini ravhuya kha Jay’
Jay:”good luck boys”
Gerrit:”dankie boss” nne na Gerrit ro mbo dibva, Gerrit was using another car with another guy as usual and I was driving alone.
Ro takuwa George henefha ngavho 7 ya madekwana and then raswika PE ngavho past 10. Roswika ra ita delivery fhethu ho fhambanaho and then we came back. Ndori nditshi swika tshikoloni yavha ivho 2 ya madautsha. Ndoswika nda khiulula vothi ndadzhena. Livhone lovha lo tsimiwa and obviously Tshililo ovha o edela. Ndo bvula zwiambaro nda sala nga boxer nda gonya mmbete and Tshililo o mbodi vuwa a dzula
Me:”nne ndi khouri o edela bbe”
Tshili:”hai” her voice was shaky atshinga muthu ane a khou lila, ndo mbo di mukuvhatedza
Me:”bbe mulandu?”
Tshili:”ndovha ndotshuwa bbe” oralo a tshi khou lila
Me:”bbe ovha o tshuwa mini vhathu?”
Tshili:”Thembu I was just scared owk, like what if ha sokou itea zwinwe zwithu and then asitsha vhuya” owww crap
‘me:”bbe there was no need to worry”
Tshili:”you have no idea what its like Thembu, to sit here and wait for you without knowing if you will ever come back”
Me:”I am sorry”
Tshili:”I am scared to lose you thembu, I don’t think I will be as strong as Sihle”
Me:”I know bbe and nothing will happen to me owk?”
Tshili:”promise?”
Me:”yeah I will always come back to you babe” ndo mbo di nambatuluwa khae nda musedza
Me:”ahuna zwine zwa do itea kha nne, hezwila zwoiteaho kha X was just a mistake owk?”
Tshili:”owk, ndia mufuna”
Me:”I love you too” ndo dovha nda mukuvhatedza futhi, it breaks my heart to see Tshililo like this and to think that everytime ndi tshi ya mushumoni udo feeler ngaurali

Zwi a Penga – Insert 68

Lavhuraru nga matsheloni ndovuwa ndoneta nga maanda sa izwi ndo edela u lenga. Tshililo o tavhanya u vuwa a dilugisa aya library uita revision nyana. Nne class yanga yau thoma yovha iya 10. Ndovuwa nda dilugisa ubva hafho ndaya banngani na masheleni anga uita deposit ya nndu. Tshelede yendavha ndinayo was not really enough so ndo thoma ndaya nduni ya Xolani to take some Money ubva hafho ndakona uya banngani uita deposit yahone. Ndo ri ubva banngani ndaya u attender class dzanga, I only had two classes so nga 12 ndovha ndi tshi khou fhedza u attender. Ndo ri u fhedza ndaya rumuni, ndo sendela babe message uri udo nngwana hone. Ndoswika nda bvisa laptop ya Xolani, ndo dzhia envelope ye yavha ina password yawe ndai funga. Ndoya khadzi documents dzawe ndawana huna folder yonwaliwaho uri businesses. Kha heyo folder hovha huna Madzina a business dzino fhira five, ndo katela na heila TM Construction company yanga. Ndodzhia Moderm wanga nda connector kha laptop yawe and logged in to his email, password yawe ya emai yovha I khouri NokuthulaNoks and then ndo mbo di zwihumbula uri na password combination yawe ya safe ndi Noks01, ndopfa ndisa pfesesi uri Nokuthula ndi nnyi but ndo sokou humbulela uri hungavha hu miawe or murathu wawe. Hovha huna email dzo vhalaho nyana henefho. I went through them one by one. Nnzhi dzovha dzi tshi khoubva khadzi manager dza Dzi Company. Before I could start replying ndo checker dzi previous reports from each company na zwauri dzothe dzivha dzi tshi khou operator nga ndilade and then I went back to the emails and replied to them the best way I knew how, ndo vha divhadza uri Xolani is not available lwa tshifhinga nyana and that I will be attending to all their queries.

Tshililo o mbo di dzhena
Tshili:”hey bbe” oralo a tshi khou nkhisa kha shama
Me:”hey love, o nwala hani?”
Tshili:”zwavhudi nga maanda bbe wanga, ene o attender hani?”
Me:”zwavhudi bbe”
Tshili:”u busy na mini afho?”
Me:”eish ene ndi khou lingedza u runner zwithu zwa Xolani hafha”
Tshili:”dzi business?”
Me:”yeah bbe eish”
Tshili:”khari nne ndisi mu disturber thi, I wanna go to the mall but don’t worry ndido namela taxi”
Me:”hai bbe taxi?”
Tshili:”bbe the mall is just 15 minutes away”
Me:”I know that but ndido mufhelekedza nne”
Tshili:”are you sure?”
Me:”yahh ndi sure, khavhe a tshi khou ita zwau bika and then nne ndido fhedzisa hafha”
Tshili:”owk” Tshililo o mbo di thoma u bika and nne ndaisa phanda na zwe ndavha ndi khazwo.
Ndo check account balance ya business dzawe dzothe kha internet banking and daaaamn this boy was rich, R.I.C.H in capital letters. Ndosedza tshelede yo dzhenaho last week ndai compare naya dzi vhegeni dzo fhelaho  and the profit was still good. Ndodzula fhasi nda vhala background ya business dzothe, hovha huna heila yanga ya Construction, hovha huna restaurant Mthatha na PE, Guest House PE, another construction company in Mthatha na Guest house inwe henengei and then havha na nndu hei yawe ya George. I checked the account for the house in Charge and all the rent money for this month was deposited. Everything was still up and running. I can only set up a meeting with the managers arali ndavhona tshelede I sitsha dzhena nga ndila yone kha dzi account dza business but zwazwino ungari zwithu zwothe zwitshe under control and na report dzi khou zwisumbedzisa. Ndo vhona uri zwithu zwothe zwi under control nda tsima laptop ya Xolani ndai vhea thungo.

Me:”bbe nne ndofhedza zwendavha ndi tshi khou ita ndotou lindela ene neh”
Tshili:”owk bbe ndi khou fhedzisa”
Me:”owk bbe, uhm Xolani o mpha company” Tshililo o mbo di rembuluwa a ntsedza o fara lebula yau bika
Tshili:”what do you mean?”
Me:”una construction company yea I nwalisa kha madzina anga”
Tshili:”wow bbe that’s, wow”
Me:”na nne ndopfa ndi shocked nga maanda bbe, Xolani una ndavha mani ene”
Tshili:”ene opfa nga nnyi?”
Me:”ndo zwiwana kha vhurifhi”
Tshili:”vhurifhi?” Tshililo o mbo di sendela tsini a tou dzula ntha ha mmbete a tshi khadivha o fara lebula tshandani
Me:”yeah onwala vhurifhi that day ri tshi khouya PE ngauri ovha a tshi zwidivha uri anything can happen, so a sia dzi key dzawe nadzi pin dzawe dza zwithu zwawe goloini and he has a house in Town ine u khou I rentisa out, so ndihone henda wana dzi document dza heyo company yea mpha yone and Loyara o zwi confirmer nga Monday uri company I madzinani anga and odovha hafhu a ntsia in charge na dzi business dzawe dzothe na dzi tshelede dzawe dzothe”
Tshili:”bbe that’s a joke right?”
Me:”no its not, ndi ngoho bbe”
Tshili:”nne ndovha ndi sa zwidivhi uri Xolani u muthemba uswika hafha”
Me:”me too, zwitouvha tshimangadzo hezwi”
Tshili:”so ene ovha a tshi khou tsheka zwithu zwa business afho?”
Me:”yeah that’s what I was checking”
Tshili:”owk bbe, khari nne ndi fhedzise u bika” o mbo di takuwa aya tshitofuni, nne ndosala ndadzhia laptop yanga nda connector na Moderm nda mbo di thoma u searcher dzi places dzine ranga dzi dalela musi ritshiya Cape Town nga weekend
Me:”bbe u khou toda ritshiya gai musi ri Cape Town?”
Tshili:”bbe I have never been to Cape Town so hunwe na hunwe holuga”
Me:”na nne ndi lwa u thoma bbe, rido tea u tou shumisa map kani?”
Tshili:”yeah eish hafhu ringa xela, dorobo heila ipfala I khulwane tshothe”
Me:”yah bbe”
Tshililo o fhedzisa u bika musi nne ndi busy nau toda accommodation Cape Town, ndo fhedzisela ndowana hodela yendavha ndi tshi khou I takalela and I made reservations. Tshililo ori u fhedza u bika raya moloni. She was wearing a short pink dress, hedzila dzo tandavhuwaho hafha fhasi sa amburela kana dzipfi mini wee na ku wedge nyana, she looked beautiful, like a high school kid lol, mavhudzi tshovha tsho lukwa dzenedzi dzi bonding dzahone, yovha I short yavha na colour ya merune. Nne ndi muthu wadzi shorty so ndovha ndorwa nga shorty yanga ya chino na plain T yanga ya grey….i love grey and then I wore an Air max sneaker tsha black and white tshavha na vhuvhala nyana ha red and a RedBat cap. Ro swika moloni ratsa radzhena @Home
Tshili:”woow bbe khade a vhone” Tshililo ovha o takala nga inwe ndila heyo
Me:”ndi mini bbe?”
Tshili:”imagine this curtain in the kitchen wow”
Me:”yeah lonaka” ndoralo ndi tshi khou checker price and amazingly lovha li tshi khou ita R1095
Me:”bbe is this a joke?”
Tshili:”mini?” o mbo di da a tolela kha price
Me:”bbe ndi curtain la Kitchen heli, this thing is supposed to be hundred Rand, plus ndi lu veil musi”
Tshili:”bbe ori hana thaidzo na mitendo please so kha ri litshe u tuwiselana mutakalo”
Me:”ahhh bbe thi khou hana tshelede I hone but u renga ku curtain kwa kitchen nga tshelede nngafhala?” ndo mbo di zondololiwa ho fariwa na khundu
Me:”owk ndo fhumula” ndoralo ndo imisa zwanda, ndi tshi khou ita hezwila zwau sumbedza u tenda mulandu
Tshili:”so hedzi thavhula nehh dzinga matcher na munwe Mat wenda u vhona online kha zwithu zwa HomeChoice bbe so ringa renga dzone for bathroom u khou zwivhona?”
Me:”yeah”
Tshili:”woooow bbe look at this”
Me:”mhm tshonaka” owk in all honesty I was bored but I had to pretend like ndi khou enjoya otherwise ndido kwateliwa
Me:”asi tray iyo?”
Tshili:”yah ndiyone”
Me:”wow and its three hundred and fifty Rand, and you still have to put food on it and carry it to the table, hafhu mutengo wahone wo tou vhewa unga nazwino idovha I tshi khotou ditshimbilela”
Tshili:”Thembu wee”
Me:”bbe don’t mind me ndi khou sokou diambela ai”
Tshili:”you better”
Me:”uya zwidivha uri tshelede asi thaidzo, Its just that ndipfa ndisa pfesesi uri why Tray ya Trai itshi nga dura ngauralo, I mean its just  a Tray”
Tshili:”ndido pretender unga thimupfi nne ene”
Me:”owk” ro mona-mona henefho lwa tshifhinga nyana, ubva hafho raya Edgars u checker thundu dza boardmans and then raya sheet streets, ro ri u fhedza u mona mona raya Woolworths u renga zwiliwa nyana zwine zwa khou shorta and then we drove back to the campus.

Ro swika rapaka zwiliwa zwera vhuya nazwo
Me:”bbe khariye u vhona Xolani arali asa teledzi”
Tshili:”of course thi teledzi ai”
Me:”owk khari ndi founele Sihle, Thembani na Ncedo rituwe navho neh”
Tshili:”owk” Ndo Vha founela vhothe and and Ncedo was not around but Thembani na Sihle vhori vha khouda so ndo vha vhudza uri vha do riwana parking lot rovha lindela. Nne na Tshili robva raya parking raswika radzhena goloini and waited. Sihle o mbo di bvelela ada ari lumelisa a dzhena goloini and then we waited for Thembani, o mbodi bvelela husikale and then we drove to the house. Roswika rapaka nnda, hovha huna goloi ndisa idivhi yo pakiwa henefho nnda, it wasn’t the one that Thembu’s mom hired so ndopfa ndisa pfesesi uri ndiya nnyi sa izwi vhunzhi ha goloi dza vha shumisani vhanga ndi tshi dzi divha. Rotsa radzhena nga ngomu, ndo lumelisa dzi guard nda fhiruludza ndaya hangei he Xolani avha a hone. Roswika ra vula vothi radzhena and there was a girl sitting on a chair, ovha a tshi vhonala a thangana ya vho rine. Ori u vhona ritshi swika a mbo di takuwa a ima. Ovha o naka shame, jealous ndiya mini, ovha o ambara zwikete hezwi zwinonga formal nyana zwine vhasidzana vha ambara zwa guma ntha kha thumbu nyana, tshovha tshi merune nyana and tshina maluvha a black asa vhonalesi, ovha o ambara na blouse ya white yo zonyedziwa and she had one of those long weaves, mulenzheni ovha o ambara high heel heila ndapfu-ndapfu yadzi leopard prints, make up yovha yorwiwa tshothe.
Girl:”uhm hi”
Me:”hi, uhm who are you?” I had to ask, ahuna muthu a no tea u tolela mungana wanga nne ndisa mudivhi
Girl:”maybe I should ask you the same question, who are you?”
Me:”owk lets stop playing games, I am Xolani’s bestfriend so what are you to him?” o mbo di peta zwanda khanani a nwenwela a tshi khou tonga
Girl:”oww so you are the famous Thembu”
Me:”I am not sure about the famous part but yeah I am Thembu”
Girl:”owk since you are Xolani’s bestfriend, I guess you already know about me, my name is Nokuthula but you can call me Noks, I am Xolani’s girlfriend aka future wifey” and then she smiled. There was an awkward silence, for a second it felt like we were paused, no body moved or said anything, our mouths were just hanging
Girl:”uhm---owk—are you guys always this weird?” no body answered her, Sihle fell down on her knees

Zwi a Penga – Insert 69

Noks:”can somebody please explain to me whats going on?”
Me:”your lie almost worked sisi and you are not as famous as you think you are because Xolani has never mentioned your name before and I guess that’s because you are not his girlfriend because she is and his mom knows her too” ndo amba the last part ndo ndo sumba Sihle and then I remembered Xolani’s email password and his safe combination, maybe she was right, Xolani ovha a player nyana but if he loved this girl in such an extent that he would put her name as his passwords then why did he introduce Sihle to his mom?
Noks:”ncooo shame poor thing, anyway I am not going to argue with you kids, I know where I stand with Xolani and with his mom too, she knows I am his first girlfriend, the rest of the ladies can just try to take my place but they wont”
Tshili:”you are lying”
Noks:”who do you think called me to come here? I mean we can all see that Xolani is in no state to make a call obviously, so someone did gave me a call and asked me to come and that person is my mother in law” Sihle was just sitting down, a tshi tou vhonala uri o kulea nungo tshothe nwana wa vhathu
Thembani:”look here Noku”
Noks:”its Noks not Noku”
Thembani:”whatever the hell your name is, just get out of here owk, we don’t care who you claim to be but just leave”
Noks:”yeah I was about to leave and by the way, Xolani and I come a long way, we grew up together”
Me:”please leave” I had my serious face on
Noks:”owk I am leaving….toddles” and she walked off, Tshililo o mbo di gwadama tsini na Sihle
Tshili:”Sihle bbe are you owk?”
Sihle:”I wanna leave”
Thembani:”but we just arrived”
Sihle:”I don’t wanna see him owk?” she was crying
Me:”Sihle please that girl can be anyone, or even his X girlfriend, you cant just believe anything she is saying, we don’t even know her” I wanted to believe what I was telling Sihle so badly but a part of me felt that the girl was telling the truth, maybe she is his childhood sweetheart, I mean why use her name as his passwords if she is nothing?
Sihle:”do you think so?”
Me:”yeah we think so” owk I was lying to her shame but ndovha ndisina choice, ndovha ndi sa khou toda nwana wa vhathu a tshi dinembeledza, X u khou fanela u vuwa a solve ndavha dzawe
Tshili:”definitely”
Thembani:”we both know that Xolani loves you” nne na Thembani ro mbo di sedzana, I mean Xolani was no angel, nne na Thembani rovha ri tshi touvha na vhutanzi uri houla musidzana angavha a tshi khou amba ngoho ngauri Xolani ovha a muthu wa vhasidzana, he wasn’t ready for a real commitment yet, which is why I don’t understand why he introduced Sihle to his mom. Sihle o mbo di takuwa and we walked closer to Xolani’s bed
Thembani:”I have a feeling that maybe that girl is just an X you know”
Sihle:”yeah you are right, uhm can I have some privacy with him?”
Me:”of course” rine rothe ro mbo di bvela nnda rasia Sihle oima tsini na mmbete wa Xolani. Ro swika ra ima henefho passegini
Thembani:”wow that was something else hey”
Tshili:”do you guys know that girl?”
Me:”haaaa bbe u vhudzisa hani zwithu zworaloho? Of course not”
Thembani:”I have never heard of anyone named Nokuthula” Tshililo o mbo di risedza o fara khundu
Me:”bbe we are serious, we don’t know that girl”
Tshili:”I am warning you guys, if some girl walk over to me with some stupid high heel and claim to be my baby’s girlfriend neh? I will kill her with my own 2 hands shame” nne na Thembani ro mbo di sedzana rasea
Tshili:”just keep on laughing guys, I am dead serious, I will fight for my Thembu shame, not after zwothe zwenda tangana nazwo ndi tshi khou funana na ene nne and some girl just have to come and claim to be yours? never” rosea rapfa ri si tsha kona shame
Me:”bbe you are killing me”
Tshili:”I wont do what Sihle did, I mean crying and falling down on my knees, huh uh I would beat that b***h up shame”
Thembani:”eish Thembu if I were you neh, I was gonna take that as a warning”
Me:”eish yeah bro, but bbe you will never have to beat up anyone for me, I promise”
Tshili:”I am Sure Sihle was also promised the same thing” nne na Thembani rovha ri tshi kha di sea, the thought of Tshililo a tshi khou rwa munwe musidzana killed me shame, hafhu bbe wanga tshina body thukhu lol so ndivhona unga vhanga tshi rwesa lolest
Tshili:”guys did I crack a joke? Yhini?” Sihle o mbo di bvelela a ima munangoni
Sihle:”you can come back guys” nne ro mbo di humela ngangomu rumuni
Sihle:”can you please share the joke because I could hear you guys laughing”
Me:”uhm nahh its nothing”
Sihle:”it didn’t sound like nothing”
Tshili:”uhm guys is the Doctor around?”
Me:”I am not sure because I haven’t seen him”
Thembani:”so he can hear us when we talk now?”
Me:”that’s what the Doctor said” ro ima henefho mmbeteni wa X ra amba nae nyana and then nga murahu rabvela nnda.

Roswika ra dzhena goloini and drove off
Me:”guys lets go eat out at Spur, its on me”
Thembani:”sure mfana” ovha a tshi pfala o takala
Sihle:”I wonder when its going to be on you shame” we both laughed
Thembani:”mtzm I will ignore that”
Tshili:”yeah please do” ro swika rapaka Spur doroboni radzhena nga ngomu. Roswika ra nanga tafula. Waitress oda a dzhia order yashu and then we waited for our food.
“wow Thembu” a very familiar voice said from behind me, and damn ndo sokoupfa ndotshuwa, like I haven’t even told Tshililo about this chick
Me:”hey Terresa”
Terresa:”double date I see” oralo a tshi khou setshelela
Me:”nahh we are just a group of friends” and then Tshililo o mbo di nzwikula nga linwe lito helo
Me:”uhm this is my girlfriend Tshili, our friends Thembani and Sihle”
Terresa:”ncoohh you are cute girl and I am so honoured to meet you hey” oralo a tshi khou nekedzela tshanda uri a khade Tshililo and Tshililo hango nekedzela tshanda
“uhm owk you guys are also cute hey” oralo o sedza Sihle na Thembani
Sihle:”thanks”
Terresa:”it was nice meeting you again Thembu and thanks for finally meeting you Tshili, you must be proud of him, he really loves you”
Tshili:”I guess so”
Terresa:”uhm bye” she awkwardly walked away from our table and I was feeling very bad, I mean Tshililo was so rude and I didn’t say anything because I didn’t wanna seem like I was taking Terresa’s side ngauri hezwo zwovha zwi tshi dovha inwe thaidzo but ndi khoupfa na nne o ndzhenisela mato mah, I mean zwe a ita zwovha zwisongo fanela na luthihi. A little tip to the ladies: guys don’t like it when you become insecure, especially kha muthu ane vho vha vhasina na muhumbulo wau muambisa, it’s a total turn off
Me:”bbe zwovha zwovhuya zwafanela?” she gave me a death stare and I decided to keep quiet, lito lendavha ndo newa lone lovha li si lau tamba lini. There was an awkward silence now
Thembani:”this food is taking long hey”
Sihle:”yeah it is” vhovha vha tshi khou lingedza u vhulaya the awkward silence ye yavha I hone. Zwiliwa zwoswika rala, ro ri u fhedza ula raya goloini yanga and drove to the campus. Roswika tshikoloni Sihle na Thembani vhatuwa nne na bbe wanga raya rumuni yashu, rori ri tshi tou dzhena Tshililo a vha a tshi khou bvula zwienda
Tshili:”bbe who is that girl?”
Me:”Terresa”
Tshili:”yeah dzina lawe ndolipfa, ndi khou amba uri ni divhelana gai?”
Me:”huh uh bbe cant I talk to people now? Hai mani ai, bbe ene ovha a rude nga maanda kha houla musidzana and I don’t understand why”
Tshili:”the thing is I don’t know her and ndovha ndi sa zwidivhi uri ene uvhotwa na dzi khomba dza macoloured”
Me:”and you are a racist now?”
Tshili:”asi hezwo Thembuluwo, I know all your friends, nne ndi khou toda udivha uri no divhana hani fhedzi and that’s all, but when you start to become so defensive then zwia ita uri ndi humbule luvhili na luraru”
Me:”owk thi u khou toda ngoho, ndotangana nae barani helia duvha lenda lala nnda, and all I could talk to her about was you, that’s why ovha o takalela nga maanda u tangana na ene but I guess zwovha zwi si necessary”
Tshili:”sorry for the way I reacted” owk. ndo actor unga ndo kwata nyana. this is the card that us guys always pull whenever shit start to hit the pan, THE BLAME CARD, it is our best short at escaping all the lies and secrets we keep
Me:”bbe not every girl is out to get me owk and plus nne ene ndia difela nga ene bbe, there is no need to be insecure please”
Tshili:”ndi a zwidivha bbe and ndolivhuwa u funiwa neh” there was no way that I was gonna tell Tshililo the truth, anga edela a tshi khou digegenedza vhusiku hothe hoyu, so khwine ndiu fhumula. Nne na bbe wanga ro vhala Bivhili ra ita Thabelo and then ra edela.

The following morning ro vuwa ra dilugisa uya dzi kilasini. Roya ra attender and ro ri u fhedza ngavho 2 ya masiari raya rumuni. Nne ndo talutshedza Tshililo uri ndi khou thoma ndaya u tolela mia Xolani, zwavhudi vhudi ndovha ndi tshi khou toda uya u divha ngaha houla musidzana Noks. Ndodzhena goloini ndaya hodelani he mia Xolani vha booker hone. Ndoswika nda vha founela and then vha humbela reception uri vha ntendele ndi dzhene. Ndoswika ndakhokhonya vhari kha ndi dzhene and to my surprise, Noks was there.
Me:”hello mama”
Mia Xolani:”hello my son, how are you?”
Me:”I am good mama and you?”
Mia Xolani:”I am fine, uhm I don’t know if you know Nokuthula, but she is Xolani’s friend” oww so they are just friends, ovha a tshi vhonala o borea tshothe musi a tshipfa uri mia Xolani vhori u mungana
Me:”oww yah I met her at the house yesterday when I went to see Xolani”
Mia Xolani:”owk, she is a very good friend of Xolani, they grew up together, I think they even dated at some stage but you know what happenes when people grow up”
Noks:”huh uh mama don’t talk about me like I am  not here” oralo a tshi khou setshelela, nwana ovha onaka hoyu vheiwe. Ovha o ambara vhurukhu ha trackpant ya pink yodzulaho henefha fhasi fhasi kha khundu naku vest kwa pink and white na ma sleepers, and mavhudzi ovha o ita hezwila zwau khwantheliwa likhwantha lihulu lo nembelela nga hafha matungo
Mia Xolani:”I don’t know what happened to you kids, you and Xolani was supposed to get married” mia Xolani navhone vho vha vha tshi khou sea, I also faked a smile
Me:”so when is Sihle coming to see you again?”
Mia Xolani:”I don’t know shame, that girl is really taking a strain shame, Noks have you met Xolani’s girlfriend?”
Noks:”yah I saw her yesterday” tshifhatuwo tshawe tshovha tsho no tshintsha a tshi tou vhonala tshothe uri hango takala na luthihi
Mia Xolani:”I called Noks to come here because I thought that maybe she can help Xolani wake up because I know how close he is with her and he needs all the people that cares about him close by, the Doctor said that having the people he love and care about close to him every now and again can help him recover quicker”
Me:”owk mama I understand”
Noks:”he will get better mama don’t worry”
Me:”I have to leave now, I just came to see how you were doing”
Mia Xolani:”thanks for stopping by my son”
Me:”bye mama and bye Noks”
Noks:”bye” ndombo di bvela nnda ndaya parking.


Ndo mbo di thoma u humbula nga houla musidzana Terresa na the way ye Tshililo a amba nae ngayo, ndopfa unga ndi khou mukoloda u humbela pfarela. Mara I don’t even know this girl, why does it matter uri Tshililo o amba nae nga ndilade? Anyway ndo decide uri I am not going to try and reason why I feel the need to apologise fhedziha ndopfa uri ndi khou tea u toda Terresa. Ndo humbula uri ndikhwine nditshiya airport saizwi duvha lendavha ndi tshi khouya u tanganedza mia Xolani ori oda u folela restaurant. I drove to the Airport, ndoswika ndapaka goloi yanga ndabva. Ndo mona-mona nadzi restaurant dzothe looking for her, tshe tshavha tshi tshi khou boresa ndi tshauri ndovha ndisina na vhutanzi uri mushumo o fhedzisela o u wana naa so I was just taking my chances. Ndo ri musi ndono tou fhulufhuwa tshothe nda mbo di muvhona o ambara uniform ya waitress kha inwe yadzi restaurant henefho, ndo ima nda fara khundu nda mulavhelesa. Ovha a tshi khou setshelela na dzinwe dzi customer henefho, I looked at her as she walked away from them o fara tray isina tshithu, it was as if everything was happening in slow motion. Ndo mbo di karuwa kha muloro we ndavha ndi khawo, hu khou itea mini mara ngoho? Why am I smiling like this just by looking at this girl? Ndi Tshililo fhedzi ano tea u mpha smile tshoraliho. I think ndina dzi feelings kha hoyu nwana and I honestly cant act on them, if I walk over there now, it might be the beginning of something…ndo humbula ngauralo nda dzungudza thoho. I looked at her as she walked over to another table, the smile on her face though
“dammit” I shouted as I ran to my car, I cant do this, like thi tei u tama munwe musidzana, nope I cant. I started the car and drove off.

Zwi a Penga – Insert 70

Ndo humela tshikoloni. Ndo swika nda paka goloi ndaya rumuni yanga. U tou amba ngoho Tshililo wanga ndovha ndi tshi mufuna and ndo pfa uri I will never ever cheat on her and zwa houla Terresa wahone ndi khou tea u hangwa nga hazwo. Ndoswika ndavula vothi ndadzhena, Tshililo was sitting on the bed watching a movie kha laptop yanga. Ndo mbo di bvula zwienda nda yela khae. Ndoswika nda thoma u mu khisa
Me:”ndo mutuvha bbe” ndoralo ndi tshi khou mukhisa
Tshili:”owww”
Me:”hango ntuvha?”
Tshili:”mutuvha nga maanda” roita zwenezwi zwau khisana and then murumba waguma u tshi khou tambela tshanda. Rovha ro no tou ganama ntha ha mmbete
Tshili:”o tshimbila hani ha mia X bbe?”
Me:”angasi kholwe zwoiteaho wee, ndowana Noks a haningei”
Tshili:”mini?”
Me:”yeah but the best news is that she is actually not Xolani’s girlfriend”
Tshili:”kha ambe ngoho bbe”
Me:”ngoho my love, houla musidzana o tou aluwa na Xolani and that’s all”
Tshili:”naa mathina vho Matshidiso vha muvhango vhodadza shango ngaurali?”
Me:”eish ene na nne ndovha ndo mangala, fhedziha ndi khotou takalela uri at least mbilu ya Sihle ido rula nyana zwino”
Tshili:”yeah rido tea u mutalutshedza matshelo”
Me:”yeah bbe” nne na bbe wanga ro mbo di edela

Nga lavhuna ahuna zwinzhi zwo iteaho, ndo talutshedza Sihle uri Noks u touvha thama ya Xolani fhedzi-fhedzi and that vho aluwa vhothe, ovha o takala nga maanda a tshipfa mafhungo hayo. Ndo founela Jay nda mutalutshedza ngaha trip yanga yauya Cape Town just incase havha huna zwinwe zwea plana zwone mushumoni and he was fine with it. Mia Xolani na vhone ndovha talutshedza uri ndidovha ndisiho nga weekend.

Ro vuwa nga matsheloni nga lavhutanu ra dilugisela trip yashu. Rovha ro ambara nga ndila ine ya tou vhonala uri rikhou fara lwendo lwa vhuawelo shame. Nne ndovha ndo ambara shorty yanga ya red saizwi ndi muthu wadzo, ndo ambara na vest ya white na hemmbe ya check isongo gunubedzwa, milenzheni ndovha ndo ambara sandals dzanga. Baby Tshili ovha o ambara ku rukhu kutuku tuku kwa pink na vest ya white and pink, milenzheni tshovha tsho ambara sandals dzenedzi dza simple, tshori u fhedza tsha ambara na munadzi hoyu wa duvhani
Me:”bbe zwi necessary uri a ambare munadzi naa?”
Tshili:”bbe kha nnditshe vhathu ai”
Me”owk” Tshili o mbo di dzhia ku sling bag kwawe nne ndafara bege khulwane ye yavha ina zwiambaro raya goloini, roswika ndapanga bege kha boot and then radzhena nga ngomu
Me:”bbe rido fhira nga moloni neh, ndi khou toda u renga camera ya vhudi wee”
Tshili:”perfect idea bbe”
Me:”yeah hafhu ridovha ri khou fodana uda vhukati” ndo mbo di starter goloi radzhena ndilani, ro ri ritshi swika moloni mavhengele avha a saathu vula ngauri hovha hutshe matsheloni
Me:”rido renga ndilani kani?”
Tshili:”yeah kana haningei Cape Town ri tshi swika”
Me:”yeah” ro mbo di takuwa asizwila rafara bada ya N2. Robva George ra fhiruludza asizwila ra fhira Mossel Bay, ro fhira ra vhuya raswika Riversdale
Tshili:”bbe ari renge breakfast, nne ndina ndala vhathu”
Me:”owk bbe ariye u renga hafhala wimpy ya giratshini” ro mbo di ya rapaka goloi hanefhala garatshini ratsa.
Ro swika Wimpy ra order breakfast rala, ubva hafho ro fila goloi full tank then radzhena ndilani. Ro driver asizwila nga N2 ra fhira Heidelberg, Swellendam then ro mbo di swika Somerset West, damn ndovha ndo no neta ngau driver, tshifhinga zwino hovha huvho 12 ya masiari
Me:”uhm bbe khari dzhene hafha moloni kani?”
Tshili:”ronovha tsini nau swika tshothe, ndi khou vhona hafha kha map”’
Ma:”zwavhudi-vhudi Somerset West nahone huwela kha Cape Town so we are just few Killos away”
Tshili:”the excitement in me neh?” ndodzhena ndaya parking, ndopaka goloi ratsa. Ro ri ri tshi khoutsa phone yanga ya mbo di lila
Me:”eish ndi nnyi naa?” ndoralo ndi tshi khou ibvisa tshikwamani ndasedza caller ID, hovha hu thama yanga Khathu, yohh when last did I speak to this boy
Me:”boy yanga”
Khathu:”ahhh boy”
Me:”ndi kale ma vhanna”
Khathu:”nga maanda ma munna, mara hu khou fara hani Cape?”
Me:”hu sharp nga maanda ma, ngeo hayani huhani?”
Khathu:”hu sharp nga maanda, ndi khotoulwa na dzi assignment hafha eish dzi khou vhuyesa mah”
Me:”yeah na hanefha hu hectic bady”
Khathi:”ndi khou sokou vhona dzi pro pic una mia vhana, zwitonga zwi khou tshimbila tshothe”
Me:”ahhhh bro ri touvha bannda na vhurukhu wee, hezwo lu khou duga mutukana wanga, u dotou vhavhona zwavhudi nditshi vhuya mia vhana” ndoralo ndi tshi khou sunyedza Tshililo we avha o ntsedza and she smiled
Khathu:”ni do da navho hayani naa?”
Me:”ee wee ndi khou tea uvha divhadza kha mukegulu, nne ndoguma hanefha thama yanga, thitsha sedza nditshiya phanda”
Khathu:”ri khou livhuwisa mahh, iwe udina u fhumula this days eish”
Me:”dzi khotou vhuya ma munna”
Khathu:”owk sure nne ndi khouya kilasini neh”
Me:”sure mjita” ro dropper phone. Ndo mbo di vhea phone tshikwamani ndafara bbe wanga nga tshanda radzhena moloni
Tshili:”hafhu u tou amba nga nne unga ndi mufumakadzi wee”
Me:”ow bbe sorry vhathu, kani hovha hotea ndori ku bbe kwanga ndi tshi khou vhudza khathu?”
Tshili:”maybe” ndo mbo di ima ndatshi fara khundu ndatshi khisa
Me:”I love you”
Tshili:”I love you too” one thing I love about Western Cape is that you can hold hands with your babe and kiss in public and no one will ever say ni khou vhonelelwa or ndi mulilo wa matanga sa zwine zwa itea hangei henda aluwa hone. Mall hoyu rovha risa udivhi so rovha risina vhutanzi uri ringa wana gai vhengele line la rengisa camera
Me:”I wonder uri ringa wana gai Kloppers bbe, huna camera dzavhudi”
Tshili:”I doubt uri ingavha I hone hafha, but ari sokou sedza”
Me:”ndi khou vhona Cape Union Mart kheila, riye u sedza hone”
Tshili:”yeah anga wana yavhudi na haningei” ro mbo di hwenya asizwila raswika radzhena. Ro mona-mona, rowana huna camera dza sharp, ronanga nthihi henefho raya ra badela.
Me:” hango farwa nga ndala?”
Tshili:”mhm nyana”
Me:”khari tuwe riye ula” ro vha ri tshi khou tshimbula ro farina nga zwanda vhone.
Ro swika ra dzhena Nandos, roswika henefho ra order zwiliwa, zwiliwa zwashu zwoda ra thoma ula. Ro humbela munwe wadzi waitress uri ari fode zwinepe lol.

Ubva hafho ro mbo di dzhena goloini. Ndonea bbe wanga dzina la hodela ine ra khouya khayo uri a nevigater uri risi xele. Rovha ro booker hodelani ine ya wanala nga hangei u yela V and A Waterfront, hodela yahone ipfi Cape Grace Hotel, iyooh ndi dzenedzi hodela dza mavhaivhai hanefha hune wawana rumu dzi tshi khou thoma kha 7000 na zzwitshaka tshaka, nne na bbe wanga rovha ri tshi khouda u difhelwa shame. Ro driver bbe wanga a tshi khou ralo u n director nga map uri ndi khone gai nahone ndiyele gai. Ro mbo di swika hangei Cape Grace Hotel zwahone, he vhanna, vha ambi avha zwifhi vhatshiri you haven’t really lived until you come to the Cape, I mean fhethu hothe hune ndono huya ndi hafha Western Cape, ho tou nakela swili, daaaamn, this was a beautiful place
Me:”wow Tshili” ndoralo ndi tshi khoutsa goloini ndi tshi khou ambara na zaza langa saizwi duvha lovha li tshi khou penya nyana
Tshili:”Thembu” oralo a tshi khoutsa goloini a tshi khou tinga-tinga, o mbo di bvula na munadzi weavha o ambara
Tshili:”please tell me that this is not the hotel that you have booked for us please”
Me:”bbe ndi khou vhona honwalwa upfi Cape Grace Hotel bbe so I guess this is our home for the next 2 days” Tshililo o mbo di da tsini hanga and gave me a tight hug
Me:”I love you”
Tshili:”nne ndi khou mufunesesa wee” we broke the hug and looked around, the happiness was written all over our faces, we were smiling non stop. Ro mbo di dzhia bege raya reception, he vhanna vhashu, shangoni huna zwithu zwavhudi nisongopfa u fhurwa, hodela yonaka hei. Roswika reception ndavha nea basa yanga saizwi ndoita dzi booking nadzi payments online. Vhombodi nnekedza key ya room vha ri sumbedza uri ribve ngagai. Nne na babe wanga rogonya zwitepisi rolivha rumuni yashu. Roswika nda khiulula ndadzhena
Tshili:”Thembuluwo” oralo o ntsedza, o mbo di hwenya aswika a diposa ntha ha mmbete, I laughed at her na nne ndambodi ya ndadi posa ntha ha mmbete tsini nae
Tshili:”bbe am I dreaming?”
Me:”nope”
Tshili:”o badela vhugai afha fhethu?” ovha o notou dzula a tshi khou tinga-tinga
Me:”it doesn’t matter” she looked at me and just laughed, o takuwa a gidimela bathroom
Tshili:”babbbby” she screemed, nne ndo takuwa ngau tavhanya ndaya khae, hahaha vhanna vhashu, have you ever seen a bathroom ine ni tou shona nau dzhena toilet khayo, like really, how do I begin to sit on that toilet sit and do my thing huh
Me:”wooow honaka ufhira na zwinepe zwakha internet bbe”
Tshili:”lets go sight seeing ri mona mone henefha tsini na hodela”
Me:”obvious” ndo mbo di ya fasitereni nda kokodzela ma curtains thungo
Me:”mafhefho nga vhanna, bbe khade a vhone view” Tshililo o mbo di gidima ada
Tshili:”haaaaa bbe lets take a selfie please, view hei ndiyone” owk ro ri ritshi sedza nnda ravha ri tshi khou vhona zwikepe nyana zwo Pakiwa zwavhudi henefho, the water was just blue and beautiful, na mupo wahone wovha wotou naka. Ndo mbo diya ndadzhia camera ndada nayo and we took few selfies
Tshili:”bbe udo tea uzwi uploader kha laptop nga madekwana please, ndi khou fanela uzwi sendela kha phone and then I can put one as a pro pic”
Me:”hey kha bbe wanga naa”
Tshili:”mini ow”
Me:”khade rituwe”

Ro mbo di bvela nnda ro faranga nga zwanda wethu, robva raima parking nne nditshi khou sedza map wa Cape Town kha phone yanga
Tshili:”kha ri dzhene hafha Waterfront mall bbe”
Me:”bbe zwa mall rido zwivhona matshelo vhathu neh, namusi ariye u vhona hunwe fhethu havhudi nyana bbe nga hanefha tsini, then matshelo ringaya kule nyana neh? And mall thi u hanefha tsini-tsini, ria ya na nga milenzhe”
Tshili:”owk nana so ri khouya gai?”
Me:”uhm ndi khou vhona hunwe hafha honwalwaho upfi Green Point lighthouse, khariye hone, ndihunwe ha fhethu hune dzi tourists dzau dalela nga maanda”
Tshili:”owk khari tuwe haningei bbe”
Ro mbo di dzhena goloini ra fara bada heila ya Beach Road ri tshi khou itela uri ritshimbile ri tshi khou vhona fhethu, rofhira nga murahu ha Cape Town Stadium asizwila, azwi ngo vhuya zwa ridzhiela na 20 minutes u swika Green Point Light House. Roswika ndapaka goloi ratsa goloini, there was nothing surprising though, it was a Park close to the coast and hovha huna lighthouse yahone ine hapfi yofhatiwa haningei ngavho 1920 something, nne na bbe wanga ro humbela vhanwe vhathu henefho uri vhari dzhie zwinepe as we pose together. Hahaha life was perfect shame. Ro ri rono neta ngau fodiwa nau gidima gidima henefho tsini na lwanzhe ra mbo di tshimbila si tshi khou yela goloini
Me:”ndi tshifhingade bbe?”
Tshili:”uhm 15:37”
Me:”ndi khou toda uri riye Two Oceans Aquarium and then we can go relax eish ndoneta nne, unless huna hunwe hune ene a khou toda ritshiya hone”
Tshili:”you are calling the shorts bbe, arituwe haningei” ro mbo di dzhena goloini and I drove to Two Oceans Aquarium, ndo vhona  zwisharp saizwi hovha hutsini na hodela yeravha ro buka khayo. Roswika haningei ndapaka goloi and then radzhena ra renga ticket and then radzhena haningei ngangomu
Tshili:”wow bbe khavhone” owk this was incredible, u vhona zwithu zwa fhasi ha lwanzhe nga ndila hei zwovha zwi zwavhudi nga maanda. Ro spender tshifhinga nyana henefho, laughing and kissing and taking pictures lol, zwovha zwizwa vhudisa. Ro ri u fhedza u vhona rabva ra driver for less than Five minutes ra humela hodelani. Roswika ra paka goloi rayela rumuni yeravha ro booker khayo.
Me:”uya divha ndoneta bbe” ndoralo ri tshi khou dzhena rumuni
Tshili:”na nne bbe, khari ndiye u tamba neh?”
Me:”ari tuwe rothe” I said that smiling and she looked at me and smiled too. Robvula zwiambaro raya khaila bathroom ya mavhaivhai. Roswika haningei radzhena shawarani nne ndavulela madi au dudela ngandila yo edanelaho
Me:”one day I will make you my wife” ndoralo ndo musedza madi a tshi khou ralo u phophela kharine, Tshililo ovha o ambara hetshila tshithu tshau ambara ntha ha thoho uri mavhudzi asi nukale
Tshili:”and one day I will make you my husband” we laughed. Ndo mbo di sendela tsini na tshililo, zwanda zwanga zwothe zwa fara luvhondo on both side of her and I looked down on her eyes
Me:”u tou amba ngoho neh, thiathu funa muthu sa ene and I want to spend my life with you Tshililo, all my happy and sad moments, uzwothe kha nne and thanks khau nkondelela for all the pain I have put you through and I promise to put you first” she sniffed while looking down ngauri madi ovha a tshi khou dzhena matoni nyana. She tried to look at me, mato o tsukuluwa, ndovha ndisina vhutanzi uri ovha a tshi khou lila naa saizwi rovha ri madini
Tshili:”Thembuluwo”
Me:”u khou mmbidza sa mianga futhi” I said that playfully
Tshili:”kha litshe hezwo please”
Me:”owk”
Tshili:”nne ndi nne ane ndatea u livhuwa ene, you have been my everything and duvha na duvha u dzulela u mmangadza bbe, with everything we have been through, da pain and the joy, u tou amba ngoho thi disoli na kha tshithihi tshazwo ngauri it was all worth it, I love you”
Me:”I love you more” ndobvisa zwanda zwanga kha luvhondo nda mufara tshifhatuwo and kissed her passionately, zwinwevhoo ni do tou humbulela. Ro bva shawarani ra di phumula and I carried my babe to the bedroom, roswika haningei murumba waralo u tambela tshanda. Rovha ri ntha ha mmbete ro kuvhatedzana
Me:”ri khou tea uya ula tshilalelo bbe, ndo badela Buffet ngauri ndi khou toda uri ri tou nanga zwine ra toda”
Tshili:”yeah ndina ndala nga maanda bbe”
Me:”but we can do room service arali a khou teledza uya dining hall”
Tshili:”nahh kha ri tshintshe rituwe” ro mbo di vuwa rathoma u tshintsha
Me:”and huna Spa bbe, ndi tou sa divha uri zwadzi body massage uya zwifuna naa?”
Tshili:”bbe I’d rather have you massaging me not munwe muthu lini”
Me:”owk zwopfala bbe wanga” ro fhedza u ambara rabva
Me:”o nakelela bbe”
Tshili:”dankie” oralo a tshi khou setshelela. Ovha o ambara rokho dzenedzi dzau papamala dzinonga umbrella yadovha ya sia mutana nnda, yovha ina colour ya yellow, milenzheni ovha o ambara vhu sandals ha brown, ovha o naka and atshi tounga nwana mutuku shame. Roswika haningei dining hall rawana zwiliwa zwo fola laini