#14 The next morning I was up by 5, bathed and got dressed in white high waist tights and a grey tank sweater. Sibu knocked. I went to open for him, wangena. Sibu: Yuuuh tshomi! Ndi-late! Lelethu: usukaphi? I looked around outside. Sibu: ulindele umntu? Lelethu: huh? No. Uvelaphi? Sibu: ku Andile peto yam. he went to bath. I made quick cereal before sihambe satya. Sibu: ina tshomi. giving me a bottle of brutal fruit ndaysela yonke. Sibu: uphelelephi last night. I opened another bottle. Lelethu: ndigodukile. Some guys wanted to get lucky. Sibu: mtshana, obviously guys will want to get lucky. Umhle, awuzbon wena? I shrugged, I was just ordinary girl wethu nothing wow. Sibu: so ugoduswe Nguban? Lelethu: uhm. Ndifumen lift wethu kwamanye amacherrie. Sibu: awaphi? Lelethu: Heee hayi Sibu ntombi. Sibu: bathi ooJosh umke nomny ubhuti. I rolled my eyes. Lelethu: did he also mention lo Josh wakho was trying to gang bang me? Hayi wethu Sibulele. Sibu: haibo! Uthini na apha kum? Lelethu: tshin Sibu, makanga qavi uJosh, if bengakhange akhatywe ngu Luxol- shit. Sibu: HEEE??? Lelethu? Lelethu: you dont understand. Sibu: uright peto, I DONT understand why youd be hanging around with your abuser! Lelethu: I wasnt ha- Sibu: you went home with him! Umthemba njani lomntu emveni ekwenze Le shit! Lelethu, he will do it again! Over and over ude umithe! Suka kulomntu. These situations NEVER get better. Subanenceba! Makayonya man. Lelethu: I know I should stay away Sibulele. Sibu: kanti? Why dont you? the car hooted outside. I took my bag. Sibu: Lelethu, I dont want you to feel like you need him. Lelethu: andfuni uthetha ngaye Sibu! Sibu: but he affects you. Lelethu: so? Sibu: mna peto andifuni nyani ubenje. Uyamyeka qithi lomntu, umtyhafele! Lelethu: can you just stop! Stop it!! I yelled. Lelethu: andinayo inzondo sibulele! Ndakhula ndingenayo! Okay? So just stop expecting me to loathe him because I dont! I walked out the house. What the hell did I just say? Kwenzekani na ngam? I got in the car. Sibu locked the house and we left. He was mad at me again for yelling at him, but ke kodwa bendithe andifun interference kulento yam. I wanted to deal with it my own way. We were driven to Kwa Magxaki, my moms friends place, mna I thought wed be getting ready at our house but I guess since it technically belonged to my father that wasnt happening. ndayongena eroomin yabo and took my dress. Lelethu: molweni ma. Lorraine: hello my angel, yuh uyakhula sana ubayi ntombi. was I a boy before dun? Hebana. Ma: unjani Lelethu? Lelethu: Im fine ma. Wena? yabe intloko iringa sana. Ma: ndiright ntombi. Ambo nxiba ke uzokwenziwa i-make up. I got dressed and went to check on Sibu. Lorraine did Thandekas hair. Thandeka: my friend? Youre a social worker mos. Lorraine: hm.. Thandeka: is it me or.....uLelethu utshintshile? Lorraine: haha! Uyakhula kaloku nje. Obviously uzotshintsha. Thandeka: no but, uske wane cheek ngoku. And like shes drifting away from me. Lorraine: shes a teenager Thandeka. Maybe unayo ne-boyfriend by now. she chuckled. Thandeka: its just something wakhe wayithetha kum. Lorraine: yinton leyo? Thandeka: usamkhumbula uLuxolo? she whispered. Lorraine: hehe, ndingamlibala njan isaram sabantu esihle busidyolela live. Thandeka: ayiyilonto man, ndafika ngenye imini, esithi Luxolo umdwengulile. Lorraine: haibo!! Thandeka: I couldnt believe it...watshintsha after that, but instead of ukwenza into ezfunny....its like uye ngo ncamathela kuye. Lorraine: and? Thandeka: and, its weird Lorraine. Andisayazi ndi believe(e) ntoni. Lorraine: mntanakho was in your stomach for 9 months Thandeka, Nguye umntu suppose uyambeliever, if she cant trust you, hes always going to be there for her and thats why she pushes you away! Thandeka: ayenzi sense lento uyithethayo. Xa umntu ekuvisa kabuhlungu Lorraine ulifumanaphi xesha lomthanda? Cacile mos bebedyola. Lorraine: kwi experience yam with abused victims ndiyibonile isenzeka Lena into Thandi. Kukho icondition ekuthiwa si- Stockholm syndrome, mna ke emsebenzini ndiybiza nge Capture bonding. Thandeka: what does that mean? Lorraine: its when a victim feels sympathy for their abuser. Amdefend(e) amlwele. Bayoyika, so in order ba bangabethwa or bangaviswa kabuhlungu, they nurture their abusers in hope that abazokwenziwa nto. This is caused by trauma. Especially xakungaphakathi endlin, umntu has nowhere to run to. These can be very strong emotional ties thandeka. Beware, be very afraid. Ziyingozi kakhulu. Thetha naye lomntana umse kwi psychologist or counseling. You dont want to push your child away ngenxa yendoda. Thandeka: kodwa ndohlukene noLuxolo. He will never see her again. Lorraine: wont he? Thandeka, the one minute Lelethu feels abandoned, uyamazi ngubani umntu wokuqala oza balekela kuye? Cut those ties permanently! Before it gets out of hand. Isa umntana ayofumana uncedo and put that bastard in jail where he belongs! Thandeka: oh my God umntanam Lorraine! she cried. Thandeka: what have I done! Lorraine: noo! Sukhala sisi. Kuzolunga. Mamela ke, today youre getting married. Uhambe uye kwi honey moon. Lelethu uzohlala nam, I will help her. Uyeva? Xa ubuya, I will council you both. She will be fine. I promise. And if this is true, ndiyamazi umntana akacingi axoke, Ill call social services bambambe for child abuse. Thandeka: what if she lies for him Lorraine? Huh? What if unale Stockholm uthetha ngaso angafuni uthetha? Lorraine: I have been doing this for 11 years thandeka. Ndiyazibona i-sypmtoms zomntu oabusewayo Yilento ndimfuna ahlale nam for a while. Thandeka: thank you so much my friend. For all this. Lorraine: akho ngxaki wethu. Shes only a little girl. I knocked on the door. Lelethu: mama Masambe kaloku. Its almost time. Thandeka: hayi wethu mabalinde, iza, ngena nawe, youre not allowed outside. urrgg bendisiyaphi. Andinxile ngelo xesha. Time to sober up. I walked into the room and sat down carefully. Thandeka: uzosiculela ne sweety? Lelethu: andicingi kanene. Lorraine: ncoooh, you have a wonderful voice. Khawculele mamakho. Lelethu: no. Thandeka: hayin umabhabha...ndizokphathela present from Paris. Lelethu: hewethu mama ndizoshiyeka nabani mna? Waske waqaqadeka umfazi esya koma Paris. Thandeka: uzoshiyeka noLorraine wena. Lelethu: Intonii??? Thandeka: hayi hayi! Imbeko! Lelethu: hayi mama, ndizobase ndlin mna. Thandeka: uzohlala noLorraine ke kanti. No parties, no coming home late, uzolandela imithetho ka Lorraine QHA. Lelethu: but ma- Thandeka: that is final! Hehake. Ndizonga Seli ngoku? 3 weeks for what? Lorraine uzobe endibalisela ngeencwadi zika mamlambo ingathi ndina 2, ndimqhelelephi khona? Tshin Bawo ndincede!!
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 19:47:25 +0000
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