Chapter 89. With shaking hands I tore the envilope kwaphuma isthombe esidala esiwu-black and white. It was a woman. Me: You think this is my mother? Joshua: Could be. he took the picture wasibuka. Me: Im scared to read it. Joshua: She looks familiar. Ngathi ngike ngambona ezinsukwini. Me: Umbona keph? Joshua: Im not sure, but ukhona umuntu onje engike ngambona. Read the letter Thandeka Me: We are related Joshua. Joshua: Wazi ngani? Me: Why would he leave us an equal share if singabona abandawonye? Joshua: Maybe uchazile encwadini. But I doubt ukth singabandawonye. You are not my sister. Me: Kuncono ifundwe wuwe. Joshua: Okay letha. i gave it to him. Dear Thandeka. Angazi kumele ngiqale ngithini mtanami. Ngiyazi kuningi kakhulu okwenzeka kusuka ekuzalekeni kwakho. Kwaba iphutha mtanami. Ngiyacela ungamzondi umama wakho. Yimi owenza iphutha. Ngahlangana nomama wakho siseGoli. Wayesamncane ebambe itoho efemini engangisebenza kuyo. Ngalingeka mtanami ngamshela wangithanda. Ngamfihlela ukth ngiganiwe. Kuthe uma kuvela wabe esekhulelwe. Wabe esengitshela ukth naye unalo isoka elase limethembisile umshado. Ngokwesaba ihlazo sasifihla isisu waze wabeletha. Emva kokuzalwa kwakho ngakuthatha ngoba unkosikazi wami wath uzokwamukela akukhulise. Usuzelwe umama wakho wabuyela ekhaya nami ngakusa ekhaya kumkami. Uthe uma ukhula sase sifisa ukuba nabanye abantwana kwazise wena noSizwe sasinithole ngaphandle. Sizamile kodwa kwangalunga ngaze ngaya kudokotela wafike wathi anginayo inzalo. Kwangethusa lokho ngoba ngangazi ukth uzalwa yimi. Ngamtshela umkami wangitshela ukth angikubuyisele kumama wakho. Ngamfuna ngangamthola la eyethe ungowakhona. Saxabana nonkosikazi ngoba wayethi angikuse ezintandaneni kodwa ngenqaba. Wabuye washintsha wath uzokukhulisa. Ngiyaxolisa mtanami. Kwaba iphutha. Igama likamama wakho uNomalanga Dlamini. Wayethe kimi ungowaseNkandla. Ngiyazi ukuthi unayo imali futhi lena engizokupha yona awuyidingi kodwa ngiyacela mtanami uyithathe njengesipho sami kuwe. Ngehluleka ukuba ubaba oqotho kuwe. Ngasuke ngathemba umkami kakhulu ngangabona ngisho esekuhlupha. Angizithetheleli kodwa ngiyethemba ngelinye ilanga uyongixolela. Ungibongele nakumkhwenyana ngokuba khona kwakhe empilweni yakho..... Joshua paused wangibuka. I wiped the tears away with the back of my hand. Joshua: ULindiwe. Me: Owenzeni? Joshua: The woman in the picture unetshwebu kaLindiwe. I took the picture ngasibuka. I tried to imagine my friend. Me: It cant be. Maybe bayafana nje. Joshua: Look at that smile. She looks like her. Me: Lo uNomalanga Dlamini and uLindiwe owakwaMyeza. Joshua: Uzalwa umabani? Wake wambona umama wakhe? Me: Akaze ngiye kubo. I never asked ukth uzalwa umabani. Joshua: Call her and ask. Me: No. Joshua: Give me her number ngimfonele mina. Me: Its fine. I will call her and ask but I doubt its true. I took out my phone and dialled her number. It rang twice before aphendule. Lindiwe: Ntokazi Me: Unjani? Lindiwe: Ngi-right wena? Me: Ngi-right. Awusho oe. Ukhona umuntu omaziyo owuNomalanga Dlamini? Lindiwe: Beside my mother futhi naye sewaba uMrs Myeza. Cha akekho. Why you asking? Me: Im trying to track down someone. Lindiwe: Uhlala kuph yena lowo? Me: Wayehlala eNkandla or wathi uhlala khona ukuze engatholakali. Lindiwe: Ukuph? Me: At Joshuas place Lindiwe: Im on my way. she hung up. Joshua: You want to hear the rest of the letter? Me: Then who is my father? Maybe naye akamazi. What if wayehambe elala nje? Joshua: Dont think like that. Me: What am I suppose to think? She gave birth to me qede wangaphinde wabheka emumva. What kind of a mother is that? Joshua: Maybe she lost contact like your father did Me: Or maybe she never wanted me. Joshua: I will make you some coffee. he went to the kitchen. I took the picture ngasibuka. Now that Joshua mentioned it nami ngase ngiyibona inswebu. 5 minutes later Lindiwe knocked ngamngenisa ehamba noBongeka. Lindiwe: Unjani? She gave me a hug. Me: Im okay. my eyes filled with tears. Bongeka: Ungakhali girl. Kuzolunga. Lindiwe: She is right. Kuzolunga. Do you have a picture of that woman? I nodded and went to the lounge. I took the picture and gave it to her. Lindiwe: This is my mother. her eyes filled with tears. Bongeka: Hau kanti kunjani nje emhlabeni. I was felling dizzy. I held the chair and tried to sit. My whole body shaking. Lindiwe: Thandeka she sounded far. There was a sound in my ears. Bongeka: Call an ambulance Joshua: Thandeka can you hear me? his voice sounded loud and slow. I wanted to laugh but kwangavuma ngasala ngisinekile nje. In a second everything went blank. When I came around I was in bed and there was a man staring at me. Man: Im doctor Mdluli. Can you hear me? Me: Yes. Where is Joshua? Joshua: Im here. he came to the view. Me: What happened? Joshua: Uqulekile. Me: It wasnt a dream? Joshua: No my love. Me: I hate her
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