Scene 142 I wont lie, I enjoyed myself phaya eMlazi. Ntsika actually let meh have a chat with other girls and I made new friends, Thuthu and Hloni. They were very nice, kodwa bazthanda nyan izinto. They kept on asking about how I manage Ntsika cause hes wild and all. Lord, did I even know what to tell them? :-/ Well, we swapped numbers and all, and promised to meet up some day and chill. As Ntsika had said, we went back to Amanzimtoti at 3am then Vuyiswa and I drove back home. Vuyiswa: Dumi is such a nice guy, undbonise eliny i-side lakhe ebendingalqhelanga tu! Meh: Which side? She giggled and looked away. Vuyiswa: Khawyeke wethu! So how was the trip to Umlazi? Meh: Yuu, bekumnandi vha? Okay, at first bendsoyika kodwa-ke I got used to vibe. Abantu besela left and right, kutsh intsimbi phezulu! Ai no, I saw something else. It was so full ndikxelele. Vuyiswa: Kuthen ungadinwanga nje? Meh: Hayi wethu, bendingu-madam, we laughed at that! bendhleli phantsi the whole time, abantu bezizela kum xa befun undazi. Some guy actually went to fetch juice from his house for meh, seeing that bendngaseli kwanto. For some reason, uNtsika was so chilled, the whole night. Ngoku ndyayqond ukbana why ethand u-spinna iimoto. She clapped once. Vuyiswa: Lets just hope ukba lo mntana wenu will be totally different from the both of you! Meh: Haha, uphambene-ke wena. I yawned! Yeah, I needed my bed, right there and then. I parked in the garage then we went inside the house. I just threw myself in bed right after changing to my pyjamas. I quickly set my alarm for 08h00 then I dozed off. . . You know that thing that whispers in your ear when your alarm rings, 5 minutes nyana then you press Snooze and go back to sleep. As I was about to sleep again, Vuyiswa just walked in my room and I wanted to kill myself! Meh: Huh uh maan! Ktheni na ngawe?! Andkalali tu, ndakcela maan! 30 minutes then ndivase. Vuyiswa: Hehe, uxolo sisi. I dont wanna be late, kwaye andthand uDumi andjonge ngeny i-way. So get up, uvase. Mna ndenz i-coffee ekhitshini ngoku and xa ndgqib usela loo coffee, ndiz apha. She pouted and left. I rolled my eyes, ever been ordered around by your little sister?! :-/ Yeah, thats messed up ndikxelele. I woke up after a few minutes of checking my messages, then I went to take a bath. It all came back to meh, Im actually going to bury my friend today. I tried so hard ukbana ndingalili and I somehow managed. I was quick enough to get dressed in time, I was ready by 09h30. Vuyiswa came into my room already dressed up in black, the same as meh. Vuyiswa: UDumi u-busy, undtsalel umnxeba ngoku. Uyahamb umzimba kaXolani ngo-11 uy ecaweni. Meh: Syahamba ngoku, lemme just grab a snack. Ndcel undcocel apha. Vuyiswa: Yeah, whatever. I quickly went to the kitchen and had my cereal. Vuyiswa came to the kitchen with my stuff which I needed. In a few minutes, we were in the car, driving to Amanzimtoti, playing Gospel. . . We got there, the cars were so many, zange ndiyfumane ne-parking ecakomzi. I had to park across the street, at least 5 houses down. Vuyiswa and I had to walk up to the Mthembu residence. The crew was standing right next to the gate, wearing black suits except for Ntsika and Sphe. They were wearing grey suits with white shirts and no ties. Meh: Molweni manene. Them: Hey, hey. Ntsika came duze and kissed my cheek. Meh: Kutheni ninganxibang ii-suits ezimnyama nje? Ntsika: Hayi wethu, besngayazi thina ukba kunxityw ezoo-way. Meh: Oh, kodwa benyazi ukba nina nizonxiba ezii-way eniznxibileyo?! He giggled and looked at Dumi who was coming from the inside, wearing the same suit as Ntsika and Sphe. Vuyiswa: Haha! It was his idea, ndyayazi loonto. Meh: Unyansile. Sphe: Aklona icala lelo, we are brothers in Christ! I so didnt wanna laugh nor comment, so ndavuma ngentloko nje qha. Dumi: Moja, moja. Sanbonani bosisi, bengcela sngene ngaphakathi, sithandaze. His eyes were red, he was crying. We didnt say a word, but we just followed him into the house. The tent was full, other people were standing next to their cars. We actually managed to squeeze into the lounge, though we stood on our feet as Mlu (Dumis cousin) prayed. Mlu: Siphuma nje Baba, sibiza wena kqala silandele ngoMvelase, obabomkhulu bethu, ogogo bethu. Sinmemeza nonke mathong amahle. Sithi hlanganani noMdali wezulu nomhlaba, owasiph isphiwo sokxhumana nani bokhokho bethu, mathong amahle. Hlanganani sphuma nje, sesilbhekise esontweni nalo mzimba kaXolani, osehlangene nani ngokomoya... He started chanting and all, breathing heavily and actually shaking. Yooh, bendothuke nyani. The room just went hot as the other healers joined him. Mlu: Hamba nathi Somandla, makubenjalo. Hlabelela mhlabeleli, siphume manje. UXolani uvumile, ukhululekile. Amathongo ayathokoza, indlela isikhanyile. Hlabelela. Some other mother started a hymn... Hamba noJesu, hamba noJesu indlela yonke... then the other Christians joined her as the crew went to hold the coffin. The healers led the way, calling out Mthembu clan names. The family followed out after the coffin then we followed. I actually saw Xolanis ex girlfriends, crying together and shook my head! :-/ Today, Ill be strong, no matter what! I have been tearing apart for too long, ngoku I just have to make peace with this! Vuyiswa and I got in the car, ndaphefumlela phezulu, ndajong uVuyiswa. Meh: I dont think ndi-ready. Vuyiswa: No one is ever ready to let go mntase. Masihambe before sisalel emva kweziny iimoto. I faced front and looked at the hearse being slowly followed by the family car. I frowned then started the car and drove behind other cars. I held my tears back cause they were gonna ruin my make-up and I wasnt sure if I had brought my shades or not. The church wasnt that far from the house, we arrived there in less than twenty minutes. Luckily, I got there before it got full, so I found a parking space under a tree then Vuyiswa and I got out. My phone rang, Gosh! Ndilibel ukuyfaka ku-silent mode, it was my mother. Meh: Molo mama. Mama: Molo sana, kunjani? Meh: Ndphilile, kunjani kuwe? Mama: Hayi, ndi-right nam. Bendsithi andbuze nje ukbana uNqubeko ufikile na apho. Meh: Hayi! Zange andxelele nokundxelel ukba uyeza. Mama: Oh, bendngayazi-ke mna loonto. Undxelel ukba uz apho for umngcwabo. Vuyiswa: Hhe Yoliswa, nank uNqubeko. I turned and looked at the entrance gate. The parking was already full, so other cars had to park by the pavement. Meh: Oh, nanku mama. Silaph ecaweni ngoku. Mama: Oh, thats good. Undbuzele kuye ukba ktheni eval umnxeba nje, angatsho nokutsho ukbana uhambe njani. Meh: Haha, okay. Ill ask him. I have to go now mama, ndakthanda. Mama: Ndakthanda nam nontombi. I hung up as I was looking at Nqubeko, who was standing right next to meh. Nqubeko: Okay! Okay! Before undi-lecturerishe, my battery died at the airport, I was gonna tell you that I was coming. Meh: Hehe! Unqandwe yinton izolo? Nqubeko: Sisemngcwabeni Yoliswa, khawpheze wethu. Vuyiswa, kunjani phofu? Uza nini pha ePE? Vuyiswa: Andazi kutata. Nqubeko: Khawlibale ngotata, kukokwenu pha! Awding i-permission katata, tyini! Meh: Okay, guys! The coffin is about to enter, some silence. We walked closer to the church as the crew took out the coffin from the hearse. I remembered to put my phone on silent mode then threw it in my bag and recognised that my shades were there, oh thank God! I took them out and wore them. When I looked around, I could see the crew from work. Every race was at this funeral, except for Chinese I think! :-/ We got in the church after the coffin and stood infront of our seats as Dumi was the one showing us where to sit. Mlu was busy lighting candles around Xolanis coffin then he went to sit on the floor with the other healers of the family. The pastor stood on the podium, facing us. Pastor: Let us pray. We closed our eyes. Father, God, we call upon You in this very sad morning, where we say our final goodbye to this man lying here. We ask for Your guidance throughout this service. May You be with us and prevent any harm that may occur and let this mans body lie peacefully on our very own soil. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. All: Amen. The service went on, until it came to the part where speakers were welcomed to talk about Xolani. Some other girl, Lihle, who was Dumis cousin was the programme director. Lihle: Njengamanje, sicela ukwamukela uDumisani, ozokhulumela abomndeni. Dumi waved his hand as he was looking down, signalling that he couldnt do it. Therefore his grandmother stood up and walked to the front and faced us. Granny: Ngibingelela umfundisi, umndeni wakwaMthembu sengibala namakhosi amahle athwasiswa ngenyoka yamathongo, izihlobo, abangani kanye nani nonke enikhona lapha. All: Amen. Granny: Ngithe angsukume njengoba uDumsani esaphatheke kabi. Mina ngingugogo kaXolani, ozala ubaba wakhe, ngisuka le Olundi, lapho enghlala khona. She looked down and looked up again. Ningxolele bazalwane. Ngisathukile ngalokhu okwenzekile kumzukulu wami wokuqala ngqa. UXolani wayehlonipha, emazi umuntu omdala, nomncane naye emazi kahle. Akazange ahluphe nakancane, ngisho esamncane, wayethi mayefikile Olundi nabazali bakhe kanye noDumisani, angbuze umbuzo owodwa nje qha, athi, Gogo, ngizokhula nini kanti mina ngilingane nawe? Ngithi mangimbuza ukuthi yin indaba engbuza athi ufuna ukuba nabazukulu naye azobathuma, yena nje ahlale phansi. People giggled, for meh it brought tears and Nqubeko looked at meh. Nqubeko: U-right? Meh: Ewe. Granny: Kuthe sekshona abazali bakhe, esekhulile nje impela, sihleli ku-mattress e-lounge. Ngikhala ngizibuza ukuthi ubani oyohlala kowami u-mattress uma umakoti esehamba kqala, waphendula wathi, Imina... She looked down and cried, I cried too. It was so painful, I couldnt take it. Nqubeko pulled meh closer to him and gave meh a pat on my back as Granny went on. Wathi, Imina Gogo engyohlala kulowo matress. kanti akazi ukuth imina engyohlala kowakhe. She swallowed hard, the room went dead silent. Ngikhumbul esethi, Gogo, mina nginguXolani, oxola abantu bengaxolisanga. Angxolisi nami futhi, ngoba igama lami lyazisho, lithi Xolani. Kubuhlungu Xolani, kuyankenketha njengoba ungasekho namhlanje. Those words brought memories, those were the words he said to meh during the early days after we met. Hamba kahle Xolani, hamba kahle Mvelase. She said that as she looked at the coffin then went to sit down. The service went on, I just decided to get up and walk outta church. I needed some fresh air, I just couldnt take it anymore. You know when you cry until you cant catch your breath, thats exactly what happened to meh. As I was looking at the sea from far, still crying, I heard Ntsika call my name but I didnt turn. He held my hand then I turned. Ntsika: Sthandwa sam. He took off my shades and wiped away my tears using tissue then he held meh. It will pass. Ndyazi ukbana ucing ukba ndyayvuyela yonke le nto kodwa hayi, ndvelana nani sthandwa sam. I just want you to know that everything happens for a reason. I just continued with my crying session and held on to Ntsika. I didnt wanna let go. I swear, this shit hurts! :(
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:07:53 +0000
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