Insert 183 I swallowed dry saliva and tried hiding my shock. When the hell did he get in the kitchen? Me: Hay tata bingu mbuzo akutshiwo ba umithi nyan. Vig: Why uzobuza lonto?. Me: I was just pulling her leg.. Since when do you eavesdrop?. Vig: Since my baby sister decided ukuleqa into ezinkulu and got pregnant. Me: FIY akhange sithi upregnant, bingumbuzo qhat. Thats gay. Suyphinda baby its unattractive. He looked at Lalas stomuch then her face. She was pale. Vig: You better not be pregnant young lady, ungaphangeli. I cant take care of u and a baby. Andzokwaz. Siyevana. Lala: Ewe bhuti. Watsho ngele cawa. Vig: Ndagqiba ubulaleka yi-rent yakho mna, wena wenze lonto. Me: Oh hay Taka Neo. Vig: Ndatsho ndanxanwa norh. He poured himself water in a glass, he galped it in one go then got out of the kitchen. Push: Yhoo uzonya ngobhuti bakho. Lala: But Im not pregnant. I swear. Me: Are you sure?. Lala: Ewe. Me: Mhmm okay. We continued cooking then Lala set the dinner table. Pushy dished up and I dished out to everyone. We all got seated. Tata wasikelela ukutya, kwatyiwa. After dinner we washed the dishes, then sahlala nje for a few minutes sahlisa ukutya. When it was time for us to leave, we all gathered around for a little prayer. Tata waphinda wathandaza. Tata: Ndiyabulela bawo ngokuthi usithwale usisuse kuCentane sade sazongena ebhayi kungabikhwanga nto iphazamisayo endleleni. Ndibulela nobona abantwana bam besahlel kakuhle, bonwabile, basagcinekile. Uzulale nathi ke mgcini ka sirayeli xa sizawlala. Uphume nabo abaphumayo, ubafihle ezingozin zendlela bade bayofika kwindaw ngendaw abaya kuzo. Ndingabalibelanga naba ngekhoyo apha. OoWandisa nkosi yam, kwakunye nabazali bam beku Centane, nabo bafihle. Usigcine sonke. Usambathise ngengubo yoxolo nothando, ufikelele nalapho ndingakwazanga ufikelela khona. Amen. Us: Amen. Tata: Mzoli samkelele ufefe. Mzoli: Kulowo unako ukusigcina singabi nachaphaza lasono, kuye makubekho uzuko nembeko. Alwaba ufefe, uthando nobudlelwane buka moya oyingcwele bungahlala phezu kwethu sonke kude kubuye inkosi yethu uKrestu wase Nazarethe. Amen. Us: Amen. We opened our eyes sacula a soft hymn while hugging each other. Me: Sawbona ngomso ke mama. Ma: Kulungile ke Mamsukwini. Nihambe kakhle mntanam. Me: Enkosi mama.. Nani nihambe kakuhle. We said our goodbyes, sathatha iintsana zethu sayqhwitha ukuya eSummerstrand. Sifike nje ngolala, asabe sihlala. A week passed oomama besakonwabele ukuba ngabahlal basebhayi. Umama was a great help because she looked after our kids, mine and Pushys daughter. Ebengu lo makhulu waseshlangwini. It was a cold Tuesday morning when my phone woke us up in the wee hours of the morning. I checked the time, it was 4:15 a.m.. I checked the caller I.d and the screan flashed Nomboniso. Nomboniso is one of Vuyanis cuznz, ehlala nooMakhulu pha kuCentane. I picked up the call in an concerned husky voice. Me: Hello. She breathed in gaps and talked fast eqhawka ndingamva kakuhle. Me: Nombo calm down. Breath and talk to me. Yintoni sisi?. Vuyani opened his eyes and looked at me. Her: Umakhulu.. She-.. Ufu-. She cried louder. Me: Nomboniso uyandoyikisa bonanje. Khanike omnye umntu iphone, onokwaz uthetha. She hung up. I sat up straight, kanti kwenzeka nton ngalo mntana. Vig: Yinton ngok?. I sat up straight and switched on my bedside lamp. Me: Andiyaz, uNombo ufowna elila apha uthetha ngomakhulu but I cant make out what shes saying. Ill try someone else, maybe uyaphupha. He sat up too. I page through my phone and called umamakhe. It rang to voicemail. I tried 3 time. She picked up after the 4th time. Me: Thank god.. Maka Nombo kwenzeka ntoni?. She: Umama(Granny) unyukelwe yi-high blood pressure yakhe neswekile. Me: Hay zombini? Ngoku uphi yena?. She: Utaka Nomboniso nosisi bazama ukumbalekisela esibhedlele. Me: Oh bawo aberyt. Ziyingozi xa zizonyuka zombini. Wes iHigh blood ingamenza istroke. Her: Ey sana lam ndithandazela lonto nam ba aberyt. Me: Okay. Zenisxelele ke ba izinto zihamba njani. Her: Okay sisi sawkwenza njalo. Me: Enkosi ke dabawo. We hung up. Vig: And?. Me: Kuthiwa unyukelwe yi-Pressure neswekile, zombini. Vig: Yhoo nkosi yam, yinton ngok zombini?. Me: Andaz nam. Masthandaze baby. I grabbed my gown and a duke. We kneeled ezantsi kwebhedi and prayed for Makhulus speedy recovery. My man cried while praying. I hugged him and cried to coz its not like him to cry. He must be really scared. After praying sahlala ebhedin coz ubuthongo abuhli tu. Silindile and siyoyika. Sihlel wabetha u5 sisalindile. I called to check, bathi abekeva nto. I panicked, ndayovasa nje kuba ndihambisa ixesha. Me: Awfun kutya?. Vig: No thanks. At 6 a.m my phone rang yabe ingu maka Nomboniso. Me: Bathini dabawo. She sighed loudly. She: Oh mntanam. Bathi umakhulu akakwazanga usindiswa. Usishiyile mntanam.. A tear a escaped my right eye ndoma. Ndzomxelela njan umyenam lento bawo?
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 23:56:41 +0000
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