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Ndo ima henefho nda humbula uri ndi ite mini. Hovha hu tshe matsheloni so ndovha ndi tshe na tshifhinga nyana before ndi tshi tea u driver to Mossel Bay for the delivery. Ndo dzhena goloini and just smiled at myself. Ndo driver ndaya Garden Route Mall, ndoswika haningei ndaya woolworths. Ndoswika nda renga chocolate dzenedzo dza madzina dzino dura nyana, ubva hafho ndoya American Swiss ndaswika nda sedzela Tshili necklace yo mufanelaho. Ndoswika nda renga inwe yeyavha I khou ita 3500 grand, I had the mula so why not spoil my girl. Ubva hafho ndoya Nandos ndaswika nda renga zwiliwa nyana, ndovha ndo pulana u swika ndi tshi luvheledza babe wanga and ndovha ndi khou fulufhela uri udo mpfesesa. Ndo founela X uri kha vhidze Sihle saizwi ndi khou toda kufhinga nyana na Tshili,  X agreed and later nyana a mmbudza uri Sihle unae rumuni so Tshililo ovha o sala ayethe. Ndo driver back to school, ndo swika ndapaka parking ya tsini na rumu ya Tshililo. Ndotsa ndaya u khokhonya rumuni. Tshililo o mbo di vula.

Tshili:"u khou toda mini?", ndovha ndo fara haala ma plastic enda vhuya nao moloni

Me:"bbe we need to talk"

Tshili:"kha ambe"

Me:"can I come in first?", o mbo di sendela thungo nda dzhena.

Me:"ndo murengela hezwi" ndoralo ndi tshi khou munekedza box la chocolate na la necklace heila. o mbo di zwidzhia a zwi vhea ntha ha mmbete a peta zwanda a ntsedza.

Tshili:"so tshelede u khou iwana gai?"

Me:"babe ndo renga zwiliwa ari thomi rala, then a vula present and after that ri do kona uamba"

Tshili:"kha ri thome ngau amba"

Me:"eish Tshililo washu"

Tshili:"arali asi ready nau ntalutshedza then khabve"

Me:"owk goloi asi yanga then ndoto hadzimiwa nga mungana wa X"

Tshili:"do you think I am that dumb, huna muthu ane anga hadzima munwe goloi ntswa ngau rala"

Me:"ahh nne thi tsha divha uri bbe u khou toda ndi tshi ri mini"

Tshili:"mulovha ene ori u khou fhelekedza X hunwe fhethu neh and then you came back with a car" o mbo di fhumula sa muthu o tshuwaho kana ane a khou humbula

Tshili:"oww my God Thembuluwo you are working with X?"

Me:"no I am not", o mbo di sedza ntha o fara khundu a tshimbila a tshiya ngeno na ngei

Tshili:"do you have any idea what you have gotten yourself into? And for what Thembu huh for what?"

Me:"bbe thi khou shuma na X nne"

Tshili:" then explain the car, the endless money, hafhu ene ha shumi fhethu"

Me:"Tshililo please"

Tshili:"khabve Thembuluwo and asongo vhuya a dovha a luvhea hafha"

Me:"but babe khari ndi explaine"

Tshili:"ndori khabve Thembu, I can't deal with a drug dealing boyfriend I really can't,  isn't it enough that you are hanging with a drug dealer and you just had to join the pack?"

Me:"Tshililo washu"

Thembu:"so thats where you went yesterday,  to your drug dealing friends"

Me:"eish vhanna vhashu" ndovha ndi si tsha divha uri ndi iteni, Tshililo ovha o kwata and mitodzi yawe yovha I tshi vho elela

Tshili:"khabve Thembuluwo and nne na ene we are done, there is no way that I am going to date a drug dealer, no ways.....ngoho thi pfesesi uri ovha o tou humbula mini nne, ndihone vhuhovheleli or wanting to be like your room mate X?"

Me:"I had my reasons"

Tshili:"yeah sure you did, ngoho ndovha ndi khotou difhura thinking that you are a good guy", o mbo di ya munangoni a vula vothi aima henefho

Me:"Tshililo khadzule fhasi ri ambe"

Tshili:"kha tuwe Thembuluwo"

Me:"babe please"

Tshili:"please khatuwe", ndo kombetshedzea ndaya munangoni, ndoima nda musedza and she just looked down.

Ndobvela nnda a mbo di hanzhamedza vothi. Ndo ima henefho lwa tshifhinga nyana ndo gogodela vothi. Thi divhi uri izwi zwiamba mini kha relationship yanga na Tshililo, ro talana naa or what? Ndopfa ndisina vhutanzi.

Ndobva henefho nda yela rumuni yanga, ndowana X na Sihle vha tshi khou bva. Nne ndo mbo diya shawarani utamba, ndori ufhedza utamba ndavhuya rumuni nda tshintsha. Ndo diitela zwiliwa saizwi ndovha ndo sia Nandos heila ye nda renga ha Tshililo. Ndo dzula nda humbula uri what if Tshililo aya police station u report izwi zwine ndavha khazwo, she wouldn't can she? With Tshililo you will never know, ndo pfa uri ndido tea uya khae nda muvhudza ngoho yothe na zwauri mulandu ndo decider u ita hezwi zwithu. Nga vho past 12 ndo receiver call yauri hudoda muthu getheni la tshikoloni ane a do mpha tshitoko, hudovha hu mabogisi mararu ane avha na masimba ngangomu but huna dzi drugs nga fhasi. so nne ndido a vhea bootini nda driver to mossel bay, ndovha ndofhiwa na address yahune ndado dziisa hone vhengeleni, hopfi muthu hoyo ane ado da udo mpha na map. Ndo vhudziwa goloi ine adovha akhayo na number plate yahone. Yo ri utshaya 1 nda driver ndaya getheni, ndo swika nda vhona goloi heila yenda vhudzwa yone, I didn't know the guy and I guess hovha husina need yauri ndi mudivhe saizwi ri tshi khou ita business. Ndo swika ra khadana. Ubva hafho gagamisa mabogisi haala a panga kha booty ya goloi yanga, ovha a mararu fhedzi so o kona ufhelela. thi ngo vhona need yau vula mabogisi hayo. Ubva hafho nne ndo onesana na houla muthu ndadzhena ndilani, ndovha ndi tshi khou shumisa map for dzi directions saizwi ndovha ndisa hudivhi Mossel Bay.

Ndo ri musi ndi tsini nyana nau swika nda imiswa nga mapholisa e avha oita road block ndilani. Ndopfa ndo tshuwa blind but I kept my cool.

Police:"Good afternoon Sir"

Me:"afternoon"

Police:"your licence please", ndo bvisa licence yanga ndavha nekedza and he looked at it and gave it back to me

Police:"so where are you off to?"

Me:"Mossel Bay"

Police:"owk can you please open the boot for me?", my eyes popped out, did he just said open the boot? Ndovha ndi khou toda u starter goloi and ran but hezwi zwido mpfarisa mara zwia fana arali vhavula mabogisi ala vhawana dzi drugs?

Police:"the boot please"

Me:"ow yahh the boot" ndovha ndi tshi vho tetemela, ndo mbodi thoma u shisha biko na zwenezwo.

ndotsa na nne uri ndivhone arali vhatshi do vul a. Vhoswika vhavula nga murahu and he opened one box, damn it, hovha husina masimba atshithu, the box was full of the damn coke. Ndo hwala zwanda zwanga ntha ha thoho nda mona-mona. Ndo ima nda lavhelesa pholisa lelavha lo nndavhelesa

Police:"well well well, look what we have here" this was it, my life was now over, hovha hu si tshena zwendavha ndi tshi nga ita, I was going to jail for many years, zwino khou vhavhesa ndi zwauri ndovha ndi sa athu u kovhedza na duvha ndo didzhenisa kha hezwi zwithu and already I was going to jail

Me:"uhm officer I....I can....explain"

Police:"I am sure you can......Officer Van Starden come and have a look here", hovha hu haneo mapholisa mavhili fhedzi, the other police man came and looked Inside the boot

Police 2:"what the....hand cuff him we are taking him in"

Me:"we can make a deal please"

Police:"we don't make deals with boys", o mbo di mmbofha zwanda

Police2:"whats your name again?"

Me:"Thembu"

Police2:"owk mr Thembu you are under arrest and everything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law, you have the right to........." thi ngo tsha kona uvhapfa vhatshi fhedzisa, I think my hearing senses just died. Muhumbulo wanga wovha u numb, like I was trying to understand if this was true or not. Vho mpanga ngangomu venini and drove off. Ndovha ndi tshi khou lila, mianga vha dotoufa nga vhulwadze ha mbilu, Tshili ene u dotou zwibva hani? I was sure uri khotsi anga vhovha vha tshi do balelwa nau lindela u ntalutshedza uri I told you so.

Ndodi wana ndi tshi khou lila musi ndi nga ngomu venini. Ro swika police station ya Mossel Bay nda iswa khainwe room, muthihi wa haala ma pholisa oda adzula tsini na nne ofara bugu na hetshila tshithu tshau recorda.

Police:"so Mr Thembu, I am going to take your statement"

Me:"uhm owk can I make a call first please?", nga hetsho tshifhinga ndovha ndi si tsha kona nga u lila. Ndovha ndi tshi khou toda u founela Jay kana Xolani and tell them uri hoitea mini

Police:"I am afraid not"

Me:"please officer"

Police:"we need to do this first,  so I want to make a deal with you"

Me:"I am listening"

Police:"I know you are not the one behind these drugs, so we can let you go for free if you can just tell us the name of the person behind this whole operation"

Me:"what?"

Police:"yeah you can be a free man if you give us a name of your boss and be a state witness" I thought about it and ndapfa maipfi a Jay atshi unga thohoni yanga "I don't like betrayals and I don't deal well with them" naho arali nne ndanga farisa Jay, I'd be dead by the end of the day

Me:"I am afraid you have the right person right here, I am the one dealing drugs" the police man laughed

Police:"I know and understand you are afraid but we can protect you"

Me:"yeah I know that but I don't need protection" ndopfa uri zwakhwine ndi uri nne ndifarwe ndiye dzhele u fhirisa uri ndi vhulawe, atleast dzhele ndingabva after about 10 yeats or so

Police:"so you are willing to stay in jail for a minimum of 20 years for the drugs that don't belong to you?"

Me:"I wish the situation was like that but the drugs actually belongs to me"

Police:"owk suit yourself, I was just rying to help you" and he walked out.

Ndo sala ndo dzula, scared as ever. Ndihone vhumatshelo hanga hofhela, hone ndovha ndi tshi ri ndi khou itani nne mara ngoho? Pholisa helia lo mbo di vhuya, lari kha ndi litevhele, ndo humbela u founa and o mbodi khiulula zwanda zwanga ndadzhia founu yanga and called Jay.

Ndo humbela uri vhamphe privacy nyana and vhombo di tsiruwa vha ntsia ndindothe

Jay:"sure"

Me:"uhm Jay, I have been arrested"

Jay:"what do you mean you have been arrested?"

Me:"there was a road block and the police searched the car and found the drugs"

Jay:"you know what V Boy, you are on your own, I don't know you and you don't know me"

me:"but…" he dropped the call. I felt my head spinning, what happened to being a family and all that crap he told me last night? Ndo decider u founela X

X:"hey Thembu"

Me:"hey mfana i have been arrested please i need your help, Jay refuses to help me"

X:"What happened?"

Me:"its a long story are you gonna help?"

X:"eish Thembu if Jay cant help you i also cant bro"

Me:"but we are friends"

X:"i know but you cant mention  my name to the police my man, i dont know anything about dealing drugs please" and he dropped the call.

Heh vhanna, ndo di ita mini nne afha fhethu? Vhathu vhothe khevha vho ntamba. Ndo toda u founela Tshililo but I didn't wanna stress her yet, ndo decide uri ndido mu founela musi ndono divha uri ndi khouya dzhele I fhio. The policeman came back minutes later.

Police:"so you are a student at NMMU you say?"

Me:"yes"

Police:"owk we are going to take you to George Police station and they can deal with your case there", ndo sokou fhumula ngauri ndovha ndi sa divhi uri ndiri mini, everything felt like a dream. Vhodovha hafhu vha mmbofha vha ndzhenisa venini.

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Veni yo mbo di takuwa ndovha ndi khou disola ndi tshi dovha fhedziha u disola hanga hovha hu si tsha thusa tshithu. Ro swika hunwe veni ya mbo dibva kha bada heila ya N2 ine yalivha George ya dzhena kha gravel road, ndopfa ndisa pfesesi uri ri khou ya gai. Yo swika ya ima hunwe fhethu, hovha hoima linwe li BMW henefho, na ku goloi kwanga kovha kuhone. Mapholisa vho mbo di da vha mbvisa venini vha mmbofholola zwanda, Jay came out of the car and he had that weird smile on his face. O mbo di vhanda zwanda slow a tshi khou dela kha nne. Ndovha ndi tshi khou divhudzisa uri naa hu khou itea mini afha fhethu, why Jay a afha?

Jay:"Bravo" ndo tinga-tinga ndo dada ndi sakhou pfesesa uri hu khou itea mini, ovha ana Javas. Oswika tsini na nne a nekedzela tshanda tshawe uri ndi mukhade, I slowly stretched my hand to shake his

Jay:"you've just passed the test"

Me:"what?" ndoralo ndo dada, fhedziha ndopfa muya wanga utshi tsela fhasi nyana

Javas:"yeah the whole thing was a set up, we wanted to know where your loyalty lies and now we know"

Me:"you mean the whole thing was a set up?" Jay nodded. Ndopfa ndo vhofholowa nga inwe ndila heyo but I was also angry uri vha nnyita hani ngaurali, the stress I had the last few hours was unbearable.

Jay:"I am impressed V Boy, the officer here told me about how you refused to disclose any info about me"

Me:"so you know him?"

Jay:"he is part of our team" I couldn't believe it

Me:"do you have any idea how stressed out and scared I was?"

Javas:" it had to be done mfana, we had to make sure if you can be trusted and now that thats done then you are part of us now"

Jay:"yeah get in the car and follow us and we gonna have a serious talk with you" ndoya nda dzhena kha ku goloi kwanga,  Jay na Javas vha dzhena kha bmw heila, mapholisa vhodzhena venini and drove off.

Nne ndo driver nga murahu ha Jay. Ndovha ndi kha di balelwa u kholwa uri Jay oita zwithu zworaliho. Ro driver ra humela Mossel Bay and we went to one of these beach houses. Nndu yera swika ra paka khayo yovha yonaka lusi lwau tamba. Ndo swika ndatsa and Javas ari kha ndidzhene. Lidu lovha lonaka helo nahone lovha loto siamela lwanzhe, ndo swika nda dzhena ngangomu and looked around in amazement. Yovha I tshi tounga inwe ya hedzila nndu dzine ra dzivhona kha Top Billing. Ndoya kha balcony ndaima ndasedza lwanzhe, lol vhathu vha khou tshila life ya serious.

Javas:"hey V Boy Jay is calling you this side", ndoya nga haningei he Jay avha ahone, ndo swika ndadzula masofani, sofa lahone na lone li tou vhonala uri ho lovha dzi thousand dzo vhalaho musi litshi rengwa.

Jay:"this is my home, I don't usually have business  meetings here but my wife and kids went to Cape Town to visit her family so thats why I came here"

Me:"you have a wife?"

Jay:"yeah and 2 beautiful boys"

Me:"no offence but you don't look like a family man", o mbo di nzwikula nga linwe lito ndapfa ndi tshi vho ofha.

Me:"uhm after really looking at you I can see that you must really be good with kids" ndoralo ndi khou ofha lito lendavha ndosedzwa ngalo.

Jay:"enough about that, now that I know I can trust you, you gonna start the real work. You are going to deliver for us, but you gonna be delivering stuff to PE every once a week, its gonna be a big delivery so we will have to be on the look out for the cops"

Me:"owk"

Jay:"and one more thing, you will get the Parcels at my club everytime you need to do a delivery, we used to deliver once a month but the business is looking good and we have more dealers as well so the stock will be delivered on a weekly basis"

Me:"understood"

Jay:"so your first delivery will be Wednesday night in order to be safe and you will get your  Wage every Friday morning"

Me:"so how much is the wage?" Jay laughed

Jay:"not to worry about that, I am sure its gonna be enough cash"

Me:"owk"

Jay:"hey Javas bring the machines", Javas disappeared and came back with a bag, o da avheya bege kha tafula, abvisa zwigidi zwino swika zwitanu. What the......

Jay:"which machine do you prefer?" what does he mean which machine do I prefer? there is no way in hell that I was gonna use a gun, no ways, hafho kha ndi farelwe

Javas:"V Boy your choice"

Me:"uhm yo...you..c...ant expect me to use this"

Jay:"actually you are going to own one"

Me:"sorry boss but I don't do guns" ndoralo ndi khou sea khole nyana

Jay:"thats about to change V", I looked at him expecting him to tell me that he was kidding but he looked serious

Me:"I...I...I don't even know how to hold a gun"

Jay:"Jav can you give him few lessons, its as easy as ABC, I am sure you will be a pro in 15 minutes"

Me:"I don't want a gun though"

Jay:"V Boy we are not running a spaza shop here, this is some serious shit and sometimes hell do break loose so you should be prepared.....its a must you need a gun"

Me:"uhm...eish"

Javas:"come this way"

Jay:"give him a 9mm for now" ndo di wana ndo sokou ruda mato shem

Javas:"sure boss", Javas o mbo di doba tshinwe tshigidi henefho, I guess youvha I yone 9mm yahone

Javas:"this way V Boy", ndo mbo di musala murahu. Roya kha inwe rumu yeyavha yo khiiwa. Roswika a khiulula radzhenga ngangomu. I tou vhonala uri ndiyau trainer u shooter, ngauri hovha huna zwenezwila zwithu zwahone zwine vhathu vha thuntsha zwone musi vha tshi khou guda khathihi na hezwila zwau ambara ndevheni.

Me:"doesn't the gun make noise?"

Javas:"nahh the room is sound proof so the noise stays inside these walls"

Me:"woow" lovha lulwa uthoma ndi tshi vhona rumu ire sound proof and rumu yahone yovha yohula vhukuma.

Javas:"come hold here", ndotsetsema nda sendela heavha a khouri ndiime hone, ompfarisa tshigidi, damn tsimbi hei I dangerous vhanna. O ntsumbedzisa uri ndi thuntshisa hani. Ndo ambara hezwila zwa ndevheni zwau ita uri ndisi pfese phosho. O nthusa ufara tshigidi and then he helped me pull the trigger, lwa u tou thoma nditshi thuntsha nga tshigidi. Ndori u thuntsha ndanga ndisawa nga nyofho

Javas:"relax V Boy I got you"

Me:"I am a bit nervous"

Javas:"I know the feeling, we all start somewhere hey" he said that laughing. Ro thuntsha lo vhalaho nyana, uvhuya uswika nditshi kona asongo mpfara

Javas:"enough for one day, we just wanna make sure that you can protect yourself if something happens"

Me:"I am sure I can", o mbodi ntsumbedza uri gulu dzibviswa hani na uri dzidzheniswa hani and all there is to know about guns.

Ro ri ufhedza ra humela kha Jay. Duvha lovha lono vha vhusiku, ndosedza tshifhinga ndawana hu vho 10 ya madekwana. Ndo onesana na Jay na Javas ndadzhena ndilani yau humela George. Ndofhira nga KFC doroboni saizwi ndovha ndina ndala isa vhuyi fhano. Ubva hafho ndo mbo di ya NMMU.

Ndo swika nda paka goloi ndaya rumuni yanga. Ndowana X a tshi khou thetshelesa muzika a nguvhoni, ndopfa zwo mmangadza ngauri lovha lonovha vhusiku

X:"hey how did it go?" ovha atshi khou setshelela

Me:"what did what go?"

X:"the test?"

Me:"so you knew?"

X:"yeah I mean that’s how its supposed to be done so that your loyalty won't be questioned"

M:"do you have any idea how stressed I was X? Thinking about my family?" ndo ralo ndi tshi khou bvula zwiambaro zwendavha ndo ambara ndasala nga boxer

X:"eish sorry bro"

Me:"ahg forget it" ndoralo nditshi khou dzhena nguvhoni

X:"Thembu mfana"

Me:"stop it X"

I was angry at X, I was angry at Jay and his group, I was angry at myself for being so stupid thinking that being a drug dealer was easy, ndopfa ndo kwatela khotsi anga for pushing me into this, ndopfa ndokwatela mianga khau kondelela havho abuse lwa minwaha minzhi-minzhi ngauri ndizwone zwo ntswikisaho hafha, ndovha ndo kwatela Tshililo for not supporting me when I needed her support the most. Zwavhudi-vhudi I was angry at the world for being so unfair, I mean ndingani rine vhanwe risongo bebwa midini ya normal sa vhanwe vhana and have a better  upbringing? U tou amba ngoho the whole event of today traumatised me. I mean ndovha nd ofarwa and after that I had to learn to use a gun, all in one day. Ndovha ndi khou sokoupfa unga life yanga aitshavha yanga, I mean when did I move from being an innocent boy from Ha-Tshisele ngei Venda to this? I stayed awake the whole night....ndovha ndi tshi khou balelwa u fara khofhe.

Ndo vuwa nga tsha matshelo nga matsheloni ndaya bathroom u tamba. Ndovhuya ndawana X odzula ntha ha mmbete.

X:"I am sorry if you are angry about yesterday Mfowethu"

Me:"but you should have at least warned me X"

X:"I am not allowed to say anything Thembu I am sorry"

Me:"I thought we were friends"

X:"we are bro, you know I care"

Me:"and the gun? You never told me there were guns involved"

X:"eish like I said I couldn't tell you much"

Me:"do you also have one?"

X:"I have 2"

Me:"what?"

X:"yeah its just a procedure,  just incase something happen"

Me:"eish" ndombodi ambara vhurukhu ha shorty na vest na mathaphuthaphu.

Me:"I am going out neh"

X:"but are we fine though"

Me:"you live with me bro its not like I have a choice" ndoralo ndavala vothi ndabva. Ndo tshimbila ndolivha rumuni ya Tshili. Ndo swika nda khokhonya, Tshililo ada uvula.

Tshililo:"u khou toda mini afha"

Me:"can we talk?"

Tshili:"thina mafhungo na ene nne" o lingedza u vala vothi fhedzi nda lifara

Me:"ndi khou toda u muvhudza uri mulandu ndikha hezwi zwine ndavha khazwo, its not like I have anything to loose anymore ngauri ha tsha ntoda, so khari ndi muvhudze ngoho and then I will walk out and you will never see me here again" o mbo di sendela thungo a vula vothi uri ndidzhene. Ndodzhena ndaima ene odzula ntha ha mmbete, lucky enough Sihle ovha asiho

Me:"uhm huna zwithu zwoiteaho hezwila ndoya hayani zwe ndisi mutalutshedze" ndo mutalutshedza tshitori tshothe ngaha hovhula vhusiku he khotsi anga vharwa mianga nne ndafhedzisela nditshi vho vharwa. I told her about my dad not buying food at home nga nthani ha nne.

Tshili:"mara Thembu why asongo amba tshakale kale ngoho?"

Me:"nga murahu ha musi ndovhona nyimele ya hayani na zwauri u aluwa mutani une khotsi vhadzula vha khou rwa mme zwi damager hani muhumbulo wa nwana, ndopfa uri ndi khou tea u phulusa murathu wanga na khaladzi anga, and ndopfa uri ndila ya khwine yau ita hezwo ndi uri mianga vhapfuluwe, Tshinwe hafhu, ndori musi ndi tshi khou tangana na mathada a hayani ene a ntalutshedza thaidzo yawe na Luvhengo, I had to do something to help you Tshililo, I couldn't sit and watch you go through what I had seen my mother go through over the years", ndopfa mitodzi yanga itshi rotha nakha Tsholi yovha I tshi khoubva

Me:"ndo founela X and he offered to help me and a mmbudza na nga ha mushumo hoyu wadzi drugs I told him I will take the job. Tshelede ye X ampha yovha I R100 000"

Tshili:"what?"

Me:"yeah, ndo rengela mianga tshitentsi tshirena 2 room, bought some food for Good Friday, and then nda vha sia na tshelede nyana ya ndinda khombo, I spent few grands with you....zwovha zwizwa ndeme uri ndi zwiite hezwi zwithu ngauri na khotsi anga vhovha vhori vhanga sitsha mpha tshelede yau vhuya tshikoloni"

Tshili:"Thembuluwo" oralo atshi khou lila

Me:"Tshililo arali u rengisa drug hu zwone zwine zwado nthusa u phulusa muta wa hashu kha khotsi anga, u phulusa ene kha Luvhengo nau maker sure uri ene u khouya tshikoloni nau maker sure uri nne ndi khouya tshikoloni then thats exactly what I am going to do, I am sorry you don't like it but thina choice"

Tshili:"bbe ndi sorry nga maanda"

Me:"nahh asongo humbela pfarelo ndikha divha drug dealer Tshililo and you can't date one remember?"

Tshili: but that was before you…" ndombodi mukatudza

Me:"holuga, asongo vhilaela ndido isa phanda nau muthusa nga tshikolo saizwi ndo mufulufhedzisa uri I will always be there", ndombo di ya vothini. Tshili o takuwa ada a mpfara tshanda

Tshili:"don't go please", ndo mbo di fara tshanda tshawe zwavhudi ndatshi bvisa kha nne and left. Ndo tuwa nga u hwenya ndaya goloini yanga. Ndo swika ndadzula henefho lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu, I later drove to Wilderness beach, ndoswika nda paka goloi ndaya ndadzula mutavhani ndosedza magabelo.

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Ndo dzula henefho lwa tshifhinga tshilapfu. Ndo bvisa founu yanga nda founela mianga just u toupfa mutakalo, vhori litshe lolala. Ndori ufhedza henefho nda founela na Khathu thama yanga. Ndo swika he nda tou edela henefho mutavhani ngau borea. Ndo vuwa nga murahu, ndaya nda dzhena goloini yanga nda humela tshikoloni, hovha hu vho 4 ya mathabama. Ndo swika rumuni yanga ndawana huna Ncedo, Thembani na X.

Ncedo:"Thembu my boy", oralo atshi khou nkhada atshi vhonala o takala

Me:"hey majita, you are back"

Thembani:"eish back to business baba"

X:"back to studying eish "

Ncedo:"how was your holidays in Venda?"

Me:"ahhh nothing much happened hey"

X:"oww really now?"

Me:"what?"

X:"the graduation?" lol nne ndo mbo di sea, X uya penga mara serious

Thembani:"what graduation?"

Me:"uhm Tshili and I are dating", yeah yeah I know we were not dating anymore but ndovha ndi khou sokou pfa unga ndi miswaswo and we gonna get back together again

Ncedo:"come here mfana, finally you have the right girl for yourself"oralo a tshi khou nkhada

Me:"yeah I know hey"

Thembani:"congrats hey and don't mess that one up"

Me:"nahh don't stress and there is one more thing"

Ncedo:"what"

Me:"lets go outside I wanna show you something", ro mbo di takuwa rothe rabvela nnda parking. Roya hafhala heravha ropaka hone goloi yanga.

Me:"here is my new baby"

Thembani:"what are you talking about now?"

Me:"you are looking right at her" ndoralo ndi khou khiulula goloi

Ncedo:"huh uh nah nah nah this has to be a joke"

Thembani:"nahhhh you lie bro"

Me:"this is some serious shit I am telling you"

X:"I told you that Thembu is going big this year"

Me:"yeah what you see is what you get"

Ncedo:"how did you….?"

Me:"my dad mfowethu"

Thembani:"woooow can we take it for a spin?"

Me:"why not?" ro mbo di dzhena ngangomu goloini rothe ratuwa asizwila raya u khona nga hangei location Thembalethu. Ro mona mona nyana nga haningei, lovha lu lwa u thoma nne ndi tshi ya Thembalethu so ndovha ndi khotou fhiwa dzi direction nga X. Ro mbo di ya hunwe halwani nyana nga haningei, uswika rarenga halwa radzula fhasi rathoma unwa.

Ncedo:”Thembu mfana you are only drinking one beer because you will be driving hey”

Me:”but we are not very far from the campus mus”

X:”better  safe than sorry, one beer for you and that’s final” ho mbo di bvelela kunwe kwana so, kovha kutshi vhonala sa nwana ane u kha divha high school.

Nwana o touda olivha X, rothe rine rosedza X ro mangala uri naa mathina hu khou bvelela mini.

Girl:”woow bbe I didn’t think you were going to make it” we both looked at him like what? So X o tou ridisa hafha nga khole knowing very well that he was coming to check his chick, ngoho X thi mu pfesesi, zwezwino mbamulovha henefha ovha a khou zuwa uri o introducer Sihle hayani nahone u serious badi so ndi mini iyi?

X:”uhm bbe come this way” o mbo di bvela nnda na nwana houla.

Ncedo:”I wish I was this guy, girls just love him”

Me:”but I thought his thing with Sihle was now serious because he introduced her to his mom”

Thembani:”that was a mistake, X is just not the type of a guy to get commited”

Me:”but he seems to care about Sihle”

Ncedo:”that’s X for you” nga murahu nyana X o mbo di vhuya ada ari joiner.

Thembani:”and who was that?”, rothe rovha ro musedza rolindela phindulo

X:”some girl I know”

Ncedo:”and she calls babe?”

X:”ahg guys come n”

Me:”nah you come on, you introduced the poor girl at home while you know you still wanna mess up?”

Ncedo:”yeah you can beat this thing of yours of wanting to fuck every girl that walks past man”

X:”that’s not what I do”

Thembani:”no offence bro but we both know that you have lost count of the girls you’ve slept with”

X:”but its not that bad”

Me:”it is that bad and now that you have someone like Sihle in your life you should start practicing faithfulness”

X:”fai what? Uh uh that word don’t exist in my vocabulary” we laughed

Ncedo:”on a serious note though you can’t loose a girl like Sihle over some whores that you don’t even know”

X:”who said anything about losing her?”

Me:”do you think she will stick around if she find out about your games?”

X:”eish guys”, ro haseledza nyana ubva hafho ratakuwa raya tshikoloni. Ro swika raya rumuni yanga na X, rori uswika rathoma u prepare zwiliwa and then we ate. Rovha ro vhuya na mahalwa nyana so we were also drinking. Ncedo na Thembani vhotuwa late nyana. Nne na X rosala ra edela.

The following morning was a Tuesday and tshikolo tshovha tsho vula. Ndo vuwa nga matsheloni nda di lugisela uya kilasini. X na ene ovuwa a dilugisa. Ndori nditshi sedza phone yanga ndawana huna missed calls dza Tshili, ndo decider usa humela murahu khae, ndovhona uri huna class ine ndado attender nae so decide uri ndido muvhona kilasini. Ndo tuwa ndaya u attender class yanga yau thoma nga 9. Ndoswika haningei nda lumelisana nadzi class mate saizwi rovha ro gumana 2 weeks back musi tshitshi vala. Ndori ufhedza u attender class yanga  yau thoma ndaya kha ine ya khou tevhela ine ndi attender na Tshililo. Ndoya kilasini ndawana huhone vhathu vha tshi khou dzhena, ndo tinga-tinga ndawana Tshililo o dzulela hafhala vhukati nyana, nne ndo mbo di ya ndadzula murahu. Thidivhi uri mulandu ndovha ndi tshi khou ita ngaurali kha Tshililo but I guess ndovha nditshe ndo mukwatela. Ontsedza nda sedza thungo, class yori ufhela ndavha ndofhedza u attender. Ndo mbo di takuwa ndavha ndi tshi khou tuwa, tshililo o mbo di da kha nne ngau gidima.

Tshililo:”babe”

Me:”I thought we broke up”

Tshili:”uhm about that, can we talk?

Me:”ok” ndoralo ndo peta zwanda ndo musedza

Tshili:”khariye rumuni yanga”

Me:”mara anga di amba henefha musi”

Tshili:”ndi khotou  luvhelela babe please”

Me:”owk kharituwe” ro mbo di tshimbila raya rumuni ya Tshililo. Ro swika ra dzhena Tshililo a khia vothi. Ndo mbo di ya nda dzula ntha ha mmbete na Tshililo adzula.

Tshili:”ndo founa and you didn’t pick up my calls kana u mpfounela murahu”

Me:”kha ambe zwea mmbidzela zwone Tshili”

Tshili:”owk uhm bbe, sorry khau mujudge ndisa divhi ngoho ya mafhungo othe, hovha ho fanela ndo mutikedza fhedziha nne ndo mulatedza, kha mpfarele vhathu” ndo fhumula and just looked at her, eish mara ni kwatela hani muthu ane na mufuna ngoho? As much as I was hurt and angry nga the way ye Tshili aita ngayo zwithu neh, I also couldn’t help but feel that I missed her somuch

Tshili:”babe I understand why you did what you did and ndi khou toda uri a zwidivhe uri ndido mutikedza please kha nmpfarele, ndia mufuna Thembu and mulovha nau dzibonya thingo kona u dzi bonya”

Me:”but bbe ene hatakaleli zwa dzi drug dealings and u tou amba ngoho thi khou lavhelela uri a shandukise muhumbulo wawe nne” o mbo di mpfara tshanda

Tshili:”nne ndi khou toda u mutikedza the same way ye ene a ntikedza ngayo, ene u munna vhukuma Thembuluwo, asi vhanzhi vhathannga vhane vhanga ita hezwi zwine ene a khou ita and zwi tou sumbedza uri u brave hani, please let me be part of your life again”

Me:”naho zwitshi amba uri u khouya uvha girlfriend ya drug dealer?”ndovha ndi khou toda uri Tshililo adzhie tsheo ya uvha na nne knowing very well uri u khou didzhenisa kha zwifhio

Tshili:”if a drug dealer girlfriend is the title I should earn in order to be with you then zwoluga”

Ndo toupfa unga na zwino ndia lora. Nne Tshililo ndia mufuna ngazwothe zwine ndavha nazwo and u tou amba ngoho the fact that ovha o nndatela tshanda without even giving me a chance to explain zwovha zwo mmbavha…ndo amba ngauralo nga mbilu nda mbo di mufha hug. Ndopfa ndo vhofholowa musi ndokuvhatedzana nae, ndopfa mutodzi wanga utshi rotha, maybe it was because I had been under too much stress for days and knowing that Tshililo finally knows the truth was overwhelming.

Me:”hana vhutanzi uri o ntakadza hani bbe” ndoralo ndi khou phumula mitodzi

Tshili:”ndia mufuna and ndido mutikedza misi yothe”

Me:”ndo tshuwa Tshililo, u tou amba ngoho ndia wisher duvha linwe na linwe uri ngavhe zwithu zwivhe zwikha tshiimo tsha khwine hahashu na kha ene ndovha nditshi dovha ndi sakhou didzhenisa khazwo, ndi khotou lingedza uvha munna bbe but the truth is deep inside I am scared” ndoralo ndi tshi khou lila and Tshililo o mbodi nkuvhatedza na ene atshi khou lila

Me:”the fact that hovha husina muthu wendavha nditshi nga amba nae nga haya mafhungo was really eating me up, mara zwazwino ndi khoupfa ndikhwine babe. U tou amba ngoho ndia mufuna”

Tshili:”I know bbe and ndido mu supporta all the way and ndi khou zwipfesesa uri otshuwa nana but its normal to be nervous so asongo digegenedza ngazwo”

Me:”eish Tshililo” ndoralo ndi tshi khou nambatuluwa khae and we started kissing.

Tshili:”ndovha ndo mutuvha”she said in between the kisses

Me:”na nne ndovha ndo mutuvhesa” ndoralo ndi tshi khou femeleka, ro isa phanda nau khisana, yovha I tshi touvha khakhathi thovhela ngauri nau tuvhana rovha ro tuvhana. Ndodi wana ndonovha nga ntha ha Tshili ndi tshi khou ralo u mu  munekanya ndi tshi dovha. Ndotsa khae ndaya ndabvisa condom kha mukhwama wanga, it’s a must uri muthu wa muthannga a tshimbile na condom, you never know if you’ll get lucky. Ndohumela kha Tshili ra ita mushumo. Rori ufhedza ra ganama Tshili ovhea thoho yawe kha khana yanga.

Tshili:”so tell me all about it”

Me:”about what?”

Tshili:”the business”

Me:”are you sure you wanna know?”

Tshili:”bbe just tell me”

Me:”owk” ndo mbo di mutalutshedza zwothe ubva duvha lendaya hangei clabuni henda tanganyiswa hone na Jay na zwa musi nditshi fariwa na zwa musi nditshi fhiwa tshigidi khathihi nau trainiwa u tshi shumisa, I didn’t wanna leave anything out so ndo muvhudza zwothe.

Tshili:”u khou toda u mmbudza uri una tshigidi ene?” o ralo o imisa thoho o ntsedza matoni

Me:”yahh bbe”

Tshili:”tshigai?”

me:”goloini”

Tshili:”mara bbe u kondelela hani izwi zwithu zwothe a tou balelwa nau ntalutshedza ngoho, hafhu its all just too much”

Me:”ovha asa todi upfa tshithu bbe”

Tshili:”u tou amba ngoho I feel so foolish for shutting you out ndi sorry nga maanda”

Me:”its fine bbe ahuna thaidzo”

Tshili:”but ndi khou pfa ndotshuwa Thembu, ndi vho sokoupfa unga life yawe I khakhathini”

Me:"I know bbe na nne ndotshuwa nga maanda, but we will figure it out together"

Tshili:"ndia mufuna Thembu and please avhe safe, hafhu hoyu Jay nga ndila ine a mbuamba ngayo ndi khoupfa ndisa muthembi zwavhudi"

Me:"ndi do lwa nazwo bbe, so ha todi u thetshela goloi ya papa?" ndoralo ndi khou setshelela

Tshili:"do you even have to ask? Ari tuwe" ro vuwa ra ambara rabvela nnda.

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Ro hwenya raya goloini ro farina nga zwanda.

Me:”ndia mufuna neh?”

Tshililo:”I love you too” ro mbo di swika goloini nda khiulula nda vulela Tshili vothi.

Me:”seat hei ya phanda ndi yawe bbe neh?”

Tshili;”u sure uri thinga swiki hune nda do to i lwela?”

Me:”na luthihi muthu wanga”, ndodzhena kha seat ya phanda and we drove off. Rovha ri khou sokou mona mona na George yothe risina vhutanzi uri ri khouya gai. Roswika ra paka hunwe tsini na bada madakani nyana uyela nga hangei Airport. Ro relax henefho lwa tshifhinga nyana.

Me:”so matshelo ndidovha ndi khou thoma na delivery yanga yau thoma”

Tshili:”ngoho ndi tou tama ngavhe hovha huna ndila ya khwine bbe”

Me:”but with you by my side ndivhona unga zwothe zwido tshimbila bbe”

Tshili:”u khou humbula ngauralo?”

Me:”yahh bbe sometimes tshine munna a toda ndi support ibvaho kha mufumakadzi ane a mufuna and ene u khou nnea support yoraloho”

Tshili:”ndido dzulela u mutikedza misi yothe bbe wanga” Rodzula henefho lavhuya la kovhela nyana, ro driver ra humela tshikoloni henefha ngavho 7, rofhira nga Wimpy ri tshi renga zwiliwa nyana.

Ro ri uswika tshikoloni nne nda fhelekedza bbe wanga rumuni yawe and went back to my room. Ndowana X odzula henefho na Sihle wawe, ndoswika nda vha lumelisa and then ndathoma u checka bugu dzanga. founu yanga yo mbo di lila, number phone ndovha ndisa dzidivhi.

Me:”hello”

Caller:”hey V Boy, Jay here…are you up for tomorrow night?”

Me:”positive”

Jay:”so what time does your classes end tomorrow?”

Me:”around one”

Jay:”owk can you be here at 2 then, we have to show you the map of the areas where you need to drop the stock and many more instructions we need to go through”

Me:”owk no stress”

Jay:”sure 2 o’clock tomorrow”

Me:”sure” and he dropped the call.

Lavhuna ndovha ndina class ya 10 o’clock, eish zwiamba ndovha ndi khou tea u tavhanya ndavhuwa and ngoho ndiya uri ndidovha ndoneta mara ndovha ndi khou tea u kondelela, I was hoping that muholo wahone will be worth it. X na Sihle vhombo dibva husikale. Nne ndosala nda founela bbe wanga.

Tshili:”love”

Me:”ndi khou tea uya mushumoni matshelo right after my classes so ringa si do wana tshifhinga tshilapfu tshauvha rothe matshelo neh”

Tshili:”eish uhm owk”

Me:”asongo vhilaela nana rido vhonana zwavhudi nga Lavhuna nditshi vhuya neh?”

Tshili:”owk ndido muvhona mara classini musi before atshi tuwa?”

Me:”yahh”

Tshili:”owk ndia mufuna”

Me:”I love you too” u fhedza henefho nne ndo mbo di edela.

Ndovuwa matshelo ngavho 9 ndadi lugisela uya kilasini saizwi class yanga yauthoma yovha iya 10. Ndori ufhedza henefho nda dzhia mukhwama ndaya kilasini. yau thoma ndovha ndi khou attender na tshili, fhedziha ya vhuvhili naya vhuraru ndi hedzila dza first year dzenda feila so ndovha ndi sakhou attender na bbe. Tshili o ntsendela message wauri o no vha classini kale. Ndo swika nda tinga-tinga ndi tshi khou sedza uri angavha anga gai. Ndo muvhona ndaya ndadzula tsini nae.

Me:”bbe”

Tshili:”hi”

Me:”atshinga ha ngo takala?”

Tshili:”ndi khou vhilaedziswa nga ene Thembu”

Me:”hai bbe asongo vhilaela ene, zwothe zwido luga”

Tshili:”eish”

Me:”bbe u tou vhona unga nne ndido tshimbilisa hani ngei fhethu arali ndi tshi divha uri ene o sala o bilufhala mara, kha relax and then na nne ndido driver zwavhudi knowing that my baby is happy”

Tshili:”owk mara ndia mufuna neh and please be safe”

Me:”ndidovha safe nditshi khou itela ene nana”

Tshili:”Thanks”, ro attender class, ubva hafho nne ndaya kha hedzila dzinwe class Tshililo ene aya kha dzawe. Ndori ufhedza ndawana bbe wanga oima tsini na goloi yanga.

Me:”ndikale o nndindela?”

Tshili:”asi kale kale” o mbo di da ampha hug

Tshili:”ndi khotou luvhelela bbe avhe safe please” I gave her a faint smile

Me:”bbe kha vhofholowe ene”

Owk ngoho ndiya uri na nne ndovha ndotshuwa, hafhu ndovha ndi tshi khou deliver dzi drugs dzine dza worther dzi million and you can only imagine uri hunga itea mini kha nne arali ndanga farwa. hu touvha uri ndo pfa uri thi tei u sumbedza Tshililo uri ndotshuwa uswika ngafhi ngauri na ene a nga tou nana u tshuwa.

Tshili:”ndia mufuna” rovha rono breaker hug rosedzana khofheni

Me:”I love you too”  ndo mbo di mukhisa.

Roima nyana ubva hafho ra onesana nne nda dzhena goloini ndaya clabuni ya Jay. Ndo swika nda dzhena nga ngomu ndawana Gerrit o ima barani. Ndoya khae ndaswika ra lumelisana. O mbo di ri khari yele bvungwi, ndo musala murahu rayela hangei he Jay avha odzula hone helia duvha. Ndo wana dzavho Jay dzo digeda dzitshi khou nwa Whiskey. Ndo swika ra lumelisana nne na Gerrit radzula fhasi.

Jay:”so this is how it will go down V Boy, I talked to my contacts and there wont be any road blocks on the road but you must always be on the look out and make sure that your phone is fully charged just incase we have some rapid changes because it does happen sometimes"

Me:"owk boss"

Jay:"and take your machine with you, anything is possible when you are doing such a big delivery"

Me:"I will handle it"

Jay:"this is a very serious shit hey, its no joke, you will be delivering millions so you do know what that means right? You must always be extra careful so Gerrit and one of my guys will  drive with you on a different vehicle, just incase one of our competition decide they wanna take us down so we must be prepared"

Me:"uhm..owk" this was getting scary though, I thought it was just a matter of delivering the drugs and I didn't think about the implications or the things that might go wrong

Jay:"so I have boxes with me here but we will put some snacks on top and the real thing will be at the bottom, don't stress too much hey, Gerrit is very experienced and he knows what must go down"

Me:"sure boss",

Jay:"Good luck on your first delivery, this is a very big delivery and the salary for this will be worth the risk"

Nne na Gerrit na inwe authi ro gagamisa ma box ra a vhea goloini yanga. Ro takuwa George henefha ngavho 6 ya madekwana, Gerrit na heila authi vhovha vha khou tshimbila nga Benz ya black, vhovha vhatshi khotou fhelekedza nne, just incase ha itea zwinwe saizwi dzi drugs dzendavha ndohwala dzovha dzi tshi khou dura vhukuma.

Ro driver asi zwila nga bada ya N2 rafhira Wilderness, then Sedgefield,  ubva hafho ra fhira Knysna and then Plettenberg Bay, ubva hafho ro mbo di dzhena khala Eastern Cape. Ro swikela PE and the ra ya Summerstrand, Roswika henefha radzhena kha linwe lidu, lovha lilidu lihulu nga maanda. Ro swika haningei ra tanganedzwa nga linwe li duna la mucoloured, ro gagamisa tshitoko raya nduni, Gerrit na heila inwe authi vhodzhena na rine. Roswika ha vuliwa bogisi then vhari ahuna stress and we walked away. Ubva hafho ro driver raya Uitenhage na Motherwell. Rofhedza dzi delivery hedzo dzothe henefha ngavho 12 ya vhusiku, ndovha ndi khoupfa ndoneta nga maanda ngauri ndovha ndi saathu vhuya nda diwana ndi tshi khou driver distance nngafha and now ndovha ndi khou fanela u humela murahu. Ro driver back to George, ndosala nditshi swika tshikoloni henefha nga vho 3 ya madautsha. Gerrit na heila authi vho mbo di fhiruludza. Ndo swika nda paka goloi ndaya rumuni yanga, ndovha ndoneta to the last degree, ndo swika ndavula vothi ndadzhena nda edela.

The following day ndovuswa nga X.

X:"hey Tshili is here to see you" ndovha nditshe ndoneta nga maanda, ndovusa thoho fhedziha ndovha ndi khou balelwa u bonyolola mato

Me:"kanti what time is it?"

X:"something past 5"

Me:"what? And Tshililo is here? Already?"

X:"yep she is waiting by the door"

Me:"eish" ndo kondelela ndabva nguvhoni, mato haya ovha a khou lemela, ndo pepeleka ndaya munangoni nditshi khou swota mato, ndovha ndo ambara lu boxer na vest. Ndovula munango Tshililo ambodi n gavha nga hug, ndo pepeleka nda toda uwa ngauri ndovha ndisongo lavhelela u gavhiwa nga heyo ndila.

Tshili:"thank God you are owk", ro mbo di litsha u kuvhatedzana

Me:"babe hutshe matsheloni vhathu"

Tshili:"wooow you look horrible"

Me:"hafhu ndovha nditshe ndo edela bbe, why oto buba ngaurali?"

Tshili:"tingo kona u edela na luthihi bbe, ngoho ndovha ndi khou sokou humbula nga ene"

Me:"vhathu bbe you didn't have to worry", ndo ralo nda kuvhatedza ku bbe kwanga, shame nwana hoyu uya mpfuna ndizwone

Tshililo:"u tou amba ngoho thidivhi uri ndido tshilisa zwezwi uswika lini Thembu, its painful"

Me:"sorry nana but asongo tsha vhilaela ngazwo please"

Tshili:"u to vhona unga hudo swika hune ndado dowela mara babe?"

Me:"yahh zwituku nga zwituku nana" rovha roima henefho munangoni ro gogodela vothi, Tshililo tshovha tshoima phanda hanga nne ndotshi fara nga khundu

Tshili:"ndia mufuna nga maanda bbe neh?"

Me:"na nne ndia mufunesa bbe"

Tshili:"so ndido muvhona dzi classini?"

Me:"eish bbe ndi tonga thinga attendi, nne ndo netesa mani ene, zwido mbalela", o mbodi mbvisela mato haala auri you are kidding right?

Me:"asongo ntsedza ngauralo vhathu hafhu thina 3 hours ndovhuya nne bbe and ndonetesa please, ndido wana notes kha ene na kha vhanwe thi?"

Tshili:"I don't like this one bit Thembu, zwausa attender?"

Me:"sorry bbe but ndido balelwa vhathu"

Tshili:"next time uteya uamba na Jay wahone uri a shume nga weekend vhathu please"

Me:"ndido dzudzanya bbe thi?"

Tshili:"owk nana wanga"

Me:"khari ndiye u edela bbe, ndido muvhona atshi fhedza u attender neh?"

Tshili:"owk love", o mbodi nkhisa and walked away.

Ndosala ndadzhena rumuni ndaisa phanda nau edela. An hour later ndo vusiwa nga call,  ndosedza screen ndawana hu Jay, ndoswota mato and picked up the call.

Me:"hello"

Jay:"hey V Boy, I received the messages that the delivery was successful so well done V"

Me:"thanks boss"

Jay:"tomorrow is a pay day so I won't disappoint, you did a great job for a beginner"

Me:"thanks hey"

Jay:"and if you ever need to hang out in this club, just know that you are welcome hey....you are our family now"

Me:"thanks Jay"

Jay:"sure go back to sleep you sound very sleepy"

Me:"sharp" Jay o dropper phone and I went back to sleep.

Ndovuwa nga masiari musi Tshili o dzula ntha ha mmbete a tshi khou amba na X. Ndo vula mato and I was surprised to ser Tshili walking around

Me:"babe" ndovha ndi khou amba nga voice ya muthu o mangalaho

Tshili:"hey ndo touri ndide ndi mubikele zwiliwa zwino divhalea saizwi nditshi zwidivha uri X udo bika zwithu zwine hanga furi, ndobika vhuswa na nama ya khuhu nadzi salad nyana"

Me:"wooow bbe you didn't have to"

Tshili:"bbe ovha o neta nga matsheloni and I had to do something"

Me:"uya divha nne ene ndia mufunekanya"

X:"uhm guys I am gonna leave you to have your romantic afternoon", X o mbo di bva. Nne ndovuwa nda tou dzula

Tshili:"khaye u tamba udo kona uvhuya atshila neh?" I just smiled at her

Me:"owk bbe wanga" ndo takuwa ndaya bathroom u tamba, ndori ufhedza  ndavhuya rumuni ndada nda ambara, Tshili o mbo di avha zwiliwa a nnekedza rathoma ula

Me:"uya divha ene u touvha musadzi sadzi bbe?"

Tshili:"thanks"

Me:"ngoho bbe, ndia livhuwa u kona u diwana ndina ene, u zwothe kha nne bbe wanga"

Tshili:"ndi khou ita zwine nda khou vhona zwo fanela"

Me:"and ndi khou livhuwa zwiliwa zwi khou difha nana eish"

Tshili:"uya zwidivha uri mufumakadzi wawe u a bika thi" rofhedza u la Tshili a vhea dzi phuleithi. Ro dzula ntha ha mmbete ro pfuna tshisenga ro sedzana.

Tshili:"uhm bbe ndowana mushumo" o ralo a tshi khou setshelela, fhedziha nne ndovha ndo dada uri ndi mushumo wa mini

Me:"uhm bbe ndi mushumo wa mini?"

Tshili:"wa u shuma coffee shop hafho moloni" ndo musedza ndo mangala

Me:"bbe but why?"

Tshili:"u khotou zwi ambisa hani atshiri why?"

Me:"bbe nne ndi khou ita hezwi zwothe ndi tshi khou itela rine, ahuna need ya uri a shume, ndido mu supporta bbe"

Tshili:"I know bbe mara na nne I need to support myself, ndingasi depend kha ene kha zwithu zwothe, khari ndi shume coffee shop and then ndido senda tshelede yanga ya muholo hayani please"

Me:"ahhh na nne ndinga zwiita hezwo"

Tshili:"bbe ndi khou mupfa but please khari ndi thuse hune ndado kona hone vhathu"

Me:"you really wanna do this don't you?"

Tshili:"yahh bbe"

Me:"owk arali zwitshi mu takadza kha zwiite but arali a neta a litshe I won't blame you"

Tshili:"thanks, ndidovha ndi khou shuma dzi weekend"

Me:"but nne ndidovha ndi khou toda u spender tshifhinga na ene dzi weekend bbe vhoo"

Tshili:"bbe please mushumo hoyu ndi khou toda vhathu, thi tsha toda u ita hezwila zwenda ita kha Luvhengo"

Me:"ow"

Tshili:"don't get me wrong please thi khouri udo ntala kana mini bbe mara na nne ndinga takala nditshi khou hola ku holo kwanga naho I tshi touvha tshelede thukhu-thukhu"

Me:"owk bbe ahuna thaidzo"

Tshili:"thanks" ovha a tshi khou smiler.

Nga ndila ine ndafuna ngayo Tshili neh, ndinga ndisa mumala nne, mybe ndido tea u muhumbela uri ridzule rothe and then X can stay with Sihle, kana u do tenda wee?...ndo humbula ngauralo nda sokou smiler. Ndo dzula na bbe wanga u vhuya uswika duvha litshi kovhela. Ndo mufhelekedza rumuni yawe ubva hafho ndavhuya murahu. Ndovhuya nda da nda edela, X ovha asathu vhuya.

The following morning was a Friday,  ndo vuwa ndadoba founu yanga uri ndisedze tshifhinga, hovha huna Sms dzodzhenaho, yau thoma yovha iya banngani, R37 354 on my account,  what the,,,,? Ndiwone muholo wa vhege uyu? Hovha huna sms ino khoubva kha Jay "next time we won't do transfers because they can have implications so you gonna have to come and take the cash here"....ndopfa ndisina ndavha na zwe message wawe wavha u khou amba zwone, ndovha nditshe ndo dadiswa nga muholo.

Zwi a Penga - Insert 40

Ndo pfa unga na zwino ndia lora. X ovha atshe o edela fhedziha ovha a songo fara khofhe.

Me:"uhm X how much do you get paid again?"

X:"why?"

Me:"I just received 37k on my account from Jay"

X:"yeah that's your wage for the week then"

Me:"you lie"

X:"this is a real job mfana, we are making cash here"

Me:"we need to celebrate tonight, I heard there is a bash at the main hall"

X:"yeah its going down"

Me:"lets go out bro, with Tshili and Sihle, drinks on me"

X:"no worries, I will talk to Sihle and you will talk to Tshili"

Me:"done", ndovuwa nda dilugisela uya kilasini.

Ndobva ndaya u attender, ndovha ndi tshi khou attender na bbe wanga, ndoswika kilasini ra hagana and then we sat and attend. Nne dzanga class dzofhela nga 12 but dza Tshili dzofhela nga one but ndo attender nae class yawe ya u fhedza. Nga murahu ha class ya u fhedza roya radzula fhasi ha muri.

Me:"so namusi ndo hola bbe?"

Tshili:"owk thats great news"

Me:"so you are not gona ask me how much I got?"

Tshili:"ahhh babe a si zwa ndeme hezwo ai"

Me:"owk mara khari ndi muvhudze neh, ndo hola 37K"

Tshili:"mini?"

Me:"yahh babe, we are about to get rich"

Tshili:"Thembuluwo tshelede yo dalesa nga maanda heyo"

Me:"I know right?"

Tshili:"wooow"

Me:"so tonight we are going to celebrate na vhangana vhanga na ene na Sihle"

Tshili:"gai?"

Me:"huna bash hangei main hall so ridoya hone"

Tshili:"mhm owk I don't mind doing that"

Me:"mhm ndi khou toda u diitela mutakalo nyana bbe, after all the trouble I went through to get this money, ndi khou tea u dilivhuwa muvhili"

Tshili:"hezwo ndizwone but asongo hangwa hayani hahawe please"

Me:"eish yah khari ndi founele mianga", ndo mbo di doba founu nda vha founela

Mma:"nwananga"

Me:"hee Ndaa"

Mma:"no vuwa haniha?"

Me:"nne ndovuwa ndi vhudzisa ngeo mma"

Mma:"nne ro takala nga maanda"

Me:"Rendani na Thendo na vhone vho takala?"

Mma:"vho takala nga maanda nwananga, inwi zwi khou tshimbila hani ngeo tshikoloni?"

Me:"zwavhudi nga maanda, and na hangei mushumoni ndi khou lwa nazwo nga maanda, hosala vhege nngana uri ri pfulutshele ngei habe?"

Mma:"mbili nwananga"

Me:"owk ndido vhasendela tshelede yau renga thundu nyana dza nduni, thi khou toda vhatshi dzhia na thundu na nthihi ya baba nga nnda ha zwiambaro"

Mma:"tshelede ni doi wana fhi nwananga, novha nono shuma kale naa ila ye mungana wanu anifha?"

Me:"aithu fhelela mara ndi khou shuma nga maandesa mma so ndido kona u renga thundu ntswa musi vhatshi pfuluwa and then rido kona uamba ngaha u extender"

Mma:"uri ni khou hola tshelede ine I nga tenda uita izwo zwithu afho Thembu?"

Me:"Ee mmawe zwi khou tshimbila nga maanda"

Mma:"ngoho ndi khou livhuwa Mudzimu nga inwi nwananga"

Me:"ahuna thaidzo mmawe"

Mma:"owk"

Me:"owk bye"

Me:"bye", ndori u fhedza u amba na mianga nda vhea founu fhasi

Tshilo:"uya divha zwine a khou itela miawe hayani ndizwa vhudisa bbe"

Me:"ndi khou sokou lwa nazwo eish"

Tshili:"hezwo ndi zwi hulwane my love, u tou amba ngoho u khou thusa na vhana vhahawe and ndi sure uri one day vhado mulivhuwa bbe"

Me:"mara the price that I am paying to do all that is too much"

Tshili:"I know but it had to be done"

Me:"yahh eish, so udo tea u mpha dzi banking details dzawe nehh bbe"

Tshili:"ow"

Me:"yeah and udo tea u senda nyana tshelede hayani, miawe vha kha di shuma ngei he vhavha vha khou shuma hone"

Tshili:"yeah ndi khotoupfa ndi khou mangala uri Luvhengo hathu vha pandelisa mushumoni"

Me:"yahh neh" nne na Tshili rodzula henefho nyana and then ra mbo di takuwa nne nda fhelekedza Tshililo rumuni, ndo mu talutshedza uri ndidoda nda mu dzhia late nyana na X musi ri tshi khou tea uya besheni. Ndoswika rumuni nda relax nyana, ubva hafho ndaya u tamba, ndovhuya rumuni ndawana X na ene a hone. Ndo tshintsha zwambaro. Ncedo na Thembani vho mbo di swika, robva rumuni yashu henefha nga vho 7, raya rumuni ya Tshili na Sihle. Ncedo na Thembani vho mbo di ri rido vhawana holoni so nne na X roya u dzhia vho bbe vhashu. Ro swika ra khokhonya vhana vha mbo di bvela nnda. You will never guess uri bbe wanga ovha o ambara mini, ahhh nne ndovha ndi jealous mah. Ovha o ambara legging hedzi dzino guma hafha kha thumbu na kukhipha kuno guma fhasi ha madamu, afhedza ari sneaker tsha ku boots kwa nike, hahhh nne ndopfa ndisitsha kona ma vhanna.

Me:"b...bbe"

Tshili:"nana" she smiled. Mara hoyu nwana neh, ovha o naka wee mara dzi legging hedzi na dzone dzi do rivhonisa zwithu ngoho. X o mbo di fara Sihle nga khundu vhatuwa, nne na Tshili rosala ritshi khou tshimbilela murahu.

Me:"mara bbe washu"

Tshili:"mini bbe?"

Me:"the way yea ambara ngayo ma washu"

Tshili:"what about it?"

Me:"zwauri o tana thundu dzanga dzothe ha zwuvhoni vhoo"

Tshili:"bbe please" o ralo a tshi khou ntsea

Me:"u khou ntsea mini?"

Tshili:"ahuna" she was still laughing

Me:"ngohoi, namusi thi nga do vhuya nda sendela kule nae shame"

Tshili:"eya naa....oww bbe ndohangwa u muvhudza neh, ndi khou dzhena mushumni nga half past 9 matshelo"

Me:"ow bbe ndido mufhelekedza neh?"

Tshili:"owk nana", nne na Tshili ro mbo di tevhela X na Sihle ra livha holoni.

Ro swika haningei ra wana ho tanganana, DJ a tshi khou ita zwea duma ngazwo, vha dzhaivi hu vha dzhaivi, halwa hu halwa.

X:"dude you said its on you right?"

Me:"sure bro" hovha hu khou rengiswa mahalwa henefho, ndoya ndarenga for nne na X,  Sihle na Tshili ndavha rengela Juice. Ncedo na Thembani ndovha ndi khou balelwa u vha vhona. Nne na X roralo unwa ro fara vho babe vhashu nga dzi khundu. Rovha ri khou ita ritshi dzhaiva rothe, thi khou amba u dzhaiva hezwila zwau shishisa biko lini, hai ndi khou amba hezwila zwau sokou dzinginyea nyana.

Me:"uhm bbe ndi khou vhuya neh?" I was feeling a bit tipsy

Tshili:"u khouya gai?"

Me:"bathroom"

Tshili:"owk bbe" ndo mbo di ya toilet, ndoswika nda ita zwenda ita. After that ndo vhuelela holoni. Mtzm ndowana huna inwe authi tsini na babe wanga, X u tounga ovha a sa khou vhona tshithu ngauri ovha a busy na Sihle wawe. Ndopfa ndi khou nengisea nga inwe ndila heyo. Ndoswika ndadzhena nga vhukati havho

Me:"babe" ndo ralo ndo mu sedza nga mato arena mbudziso, heila authi yo mbo di ntsukumedza

Guy:"whats your problem man?"

Me:"my problem is that you are standing here chit chatting with my wife on my presence"

Guy:"uhm dude its not like she have your name on her forehead" ahg damn hoyu ovha a khou nndowelesa, ndo mbo di mufara nga dzi khola dza hemmbe

Tshili:"uhm bbe please" she hissed

Me:"stay the hell away from my wife" X o mbo di vhona zwezwavha zwi khou itea ada kharine

X:"what’s going on?"

Me:"this guy right here is testing my patience"

Guy:"leave me man", X o mbo di mpfara uri ndi litshe heila authi.  ndo mulitshedza

Guy:"dude this little temper of yours will get you killed one day" and he walked away

X:"what the hell was that?"

Tshili:"yeah what was that huh?" o ralo a mbo di hwenya a tshi khoubva

Me:"uhm bbe kha ime" ndo mbo di musala nga murahu. Ndoswika nda mufara tshanda

Tshili:"kha nnditshe ndi tuwe Thembuluwo"

Me:"but o kwata musi ene"

Tshili:"mara ene u khou lavhelela mini ngoho, zwiamba uri nne thi tsha tea u lumelisiwa naa"

Me:"eish bbe sorry"

Tshili:"hu khou itea mini nga ene mara, that guy is my damn class mate, ndi uri ha ngo vhuya a toda nau divha uri hu khou itea mini"

Me:"eish bbe kha mpfarele"

Tshili:"mtzm ndi khou ya u edela nne"

Me:"owk khari ndi mufhelekedze"

Tshili:"nah I am cool", o mbo di hwenya nne nda musala nga murahu raya rumuni yawe.

Ro swika radzhena a thoma ubvula a ambara zwiambaro zwau edela a dzhena nguvhoni.

Me:"sorry nana please"

Tshili:"bbe u tou amba ngoho neh, I really don't need another Luvhengo in my life please.....arali ene atshi dovha insecure nga heila ndila aringa andani na luthihi bbe" ndopfa ndi offended more than ever, a tou mpfanyisa na Luvhengo naa vhanna vhashu

Ne:"but bbe a tou mpfanyisa na Luvhengo mah washu?"

Tshili:"zwila zwea zwiita namusi zwiamba mini bbe huh?"

Me:"but bbe na ene o tou ambara nga ndila ine yavha attractive nga maanda and nne I am a man u khou lavhelela uri ndiiteni musi ndi khou vhona ono ima na zwinwe zwikanda marukhu huh?"

Tshili:"really now....nne thi object kha ene Thembu, maybe we should just get this straight" o mbo di vuwa a tou dzula

Tshili:"nne ndia mufuna nga maanda bbe, and o nthusa nga maanda khau talana hanga na Luvhengo but please Thembu be careful not to be like him, sometimes tshelede iya shandukisa muthu, ndi khotou muluvhelela....thingo takalela hezwila zwea ita namusi or let me just say that ndopfa ndi disapointed ngauri it was the last thing I expected from you"

Me:"sorry bbe please kha mpfarele, problem ndi uri I love you somuch and u tou amba ngoho ahuna tshithu tshine tshanga mmbavha ufana nau looser ene vhutshiloni hanga"

Tshili:"but nne thinga mutali bbe"

Me:"mara na ene legging dzawe hedzi eish"

Tshili:"hai please"

Me:"owk o mpfarela?"

Tshili:"kha mpfulufhedzise uri anga sitsha dovha"

Me:"na luthihi nana"

Tshili:"owk bbe" she smiled, ro mbo di onesana nne nda humela rumuni yanga, thingotsha humela besheni. Ndoswika nda edela.

The following day hovha hu mugivhela. Ndori nditshi bonyolowa mato ndawana X ontsedza

Me:"hey bro"

X:"whats happening with you?"

Me:"what do you mean?"

X:"what was that last night?"

Me:"eish bro I don't wanna talk about it please"

X:"Thembu you can't start acting like you own the world because you have the cash, the money and the gun"

Me:"uhm that's not why I reacted the way I did"

X:"I know you man, I have been your friend for more than a year and I have never seen you hurt a fly and now that you have joined the drug dealing you can't control your temper?"

Me:"X stop lecturing me man"

X:"a piece of advice neh....don't forget the real reason why you joined this Thembu please, you might look at me and think that I am just a guy who fucks every pussy thats available but bra I know where to draw the line when it comes to serious shit"

Me:"please stop with the lecture"

X:"I am just saying, you are in this thing for the money Thembu don't complicate your life"

Me:"owk bro I hear you"

X:"owk sure" ndovuwa ndaya u tamba, ndori nditshi vhuya u tamba nda ambara shorty na vest ndaya kha Tshililo saizwi ndovha ndi tshi khou fanela u mu fhelekedza mushumoni. Ndoswika ndawana ono luga, robva nda muisa haningei moloni, ovha atshi khou shuma hafhala Mugg n Bean. Ndo mutsitsa nda humela murahu.

Ndori nditshi swika parking ndavha ndo paka tsini na goloi ya Sibu. Hafhu ndovha ndo notou hangwa na zwauri u kha di tshila shame. Ndori ndo paka henefho ndavhona Sibu a tshi khou dela goloini yawe and you will never believe what I saw. Sibu ovha o dihwala. Ndo tsa goloini uri ndi tou musedza zwavhudi and she really was pregnant.  ndoya nda ima tsini na goloi yawe saizwi ovha a khouda khayo. O swika a khiulula goloi yawe a tshi nga ha mmboni.

Me:"uhm Sibu is...is that wh...what I think it is?"

Sibu:"what are you on about? No hello nothing and you just gonna ask me questions?" o ralo o vula vothi ovhea mulenzhe muthihi kha goloi atshi khou toda u dzhena

Me:"you are pregnant"

Sibu:"yeah so?"

Me:"are you really going to play that with me now?"

Sibu:"I don't have time for this Thembu, I have a husband remember? So falling pregnant is what need to happen to married women like myself" o mbo di dzhena goloini a driver. Ndo sala ndo sokou ima henefho with thousands questions in my head and ndovha ndisina na phindulo ya nthihi dzadzo. Ndo dzhena goloini nda dzula nde goo ndabvisa vhukamba nyana, what if nwana a wanga mara? There is a possibility right?