#19 Ndavuka ngentsasa elandelayo intliziyo yam incumile. I had spent the night with Mkhulu and that was something to smile about. I could still feel the heat from the fire and I was even sweating a bit. I opened my eyes only to find Azola fast asleep beside me. The wood with which Mkhulu had made fire was still there, unburnt. There were no ashes either and no sign that Mkhulu had been there. I ran to open the door but it was still locked from the outside. I panicked and screamed. UMkhulu angayenza njani into yokutshixa ngaphandle na? Ndaluxikiza olo cango ndikhwaza uMkhulu isidala engaphenduli kwade kwavuka noAzola. She also panicked seeing that we had no way out walila. After what felt like eternity the door swung open and sisVuyi stood at the entrance. Yintoni na Alizwa ngenjixukuxa? ezityikitya amehlo. Ndifuna umkhulu mna I said that and moved past her, she made way for me. She looked rather confused though. I ran straight to Mkhulus hut and knocked until my fingers hurt. No answer. I was about to give up when I noticed a huge padlock hanging. So Mkhulu was not home after all. I sat down on the door step and wept. Something was not right but I just didnt know what exactly. When I looked up I saw sisVuyi looking down on me, her eyes moist with tears. She had a tearful Azola in her arms. Sisi ndiyamfuna mna uMkhulu I said to her in a pleading voice. By then I was starting to feel cold as I had only a vest on. SisVuyi knelt beside me, she was no longer holding the tears zazizehlela nje. Lizzy, umkhulu usesbhedlela nontombi, uzobuya thula sisi, thula kaloku... kodwa ebekhona nje phezola besilele naye.... wabhideka mpela ke ngoku ewakhuphe eziingqanda awakowabo. phi...? njani...? I told her about the fire mkhulu had made, also went to show her the wood on our bed. The way she was shocked! She looked like she was ready to jump out of the nearest window. She couldnt exit the room fast enough naloo Azola sele emphose pha kude. She left us standing there, confused. Minutes later, she called out for us to get dressed because we were leaving. We did just that and found her waiting by the sho later, with keys and a handbag. siya edolophini mama? asked a very excited Azola. Ewe sana lwam My curiosity lifted my spirits and I just couldnt wait to see where we were going. It was obvious that we were not going to town because we were not dressed for it. And besides, we walked all the way through the mealie fields. At last we reached what seemed like our destination. It was a big household with lots of mud huts. Wakhwaza esekude Aah Sjula Somkhonto! kwaphuma umntu ongutata onxibe iimfele zezilwanyana ezahlukeneyo. Camagu! We walked closer, Azola and I dragging our feet with uncertainty. Kwaphuma inkwenkwana iphethe ukhuko yasondlalela sahlala. Phoff ke mna ndaguqa ndilungiselela ukubaleka nanini na xa kukho imfuneko. UAzola wabe ethe nca kusisVuyi. After a while the boy emerged again from one of the huts to announce that it was sisVuyis turn, they went inside one of the huts, leaving Azola and I outside. They closed the door and started chanting. The old man was talking really fast and sisVuyi kept saying Camagu! Siyavuma! When they were done we were called in. Ndangena ndichwechwa kuloo ndlu yayimnyama isoyikeka. Lo tata wayeguqe pha entla echithe inqwaba yamathambo phambi kwakhe. Ikho ke nale nto yayiqhuza kusisisi nje ngumsi indlu yonke. Apha eludongeni kwakujinga iimfele zeenyoka neengwenya nemisila yeenkomo. Sangena ke sachopha pha ngasemnyango, wabe eququzela laa tata pha entla evula iibhotile ngeebhotile ezinyhukunyhuku edibanisa izinto endingazaziyo. Esidaleni ke kwathiwa mandingqengqe, ndathobela ke nam kodwa ndisoyika. Ndandiqonda ukuba ukhe walinga wasondeza nokuba lunye kwezaa mfele ndakuwenza ube mnye umtsi. He came closer holding a very dirty mug and a spoon. He instructed the boy to hold my hands nd sisVuyi my knees, then poured the liquid through my nostrils and some in my ears. I suddenly felt the need to hold on to the floor, the room was spinning uncontrollably and I was losing it. I tried to hold on to his legs but I couldnt get a grip. I felt nauseous and there was no way I was gonna be able to hold it in. I let go, I could see someone ducking to the side and the other one rushing with a cup of water as if from a distance. And then it all went black.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:09:21 +0000
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