Insert #8... All my childhood friends have either moved away or besingesenanto in common so all I did xandilapha was to hang around my house ndizincokolele no mama or just sleep. Sometimes I wished bendifana no Bukho yena ongumntwana and making friends at his age was easy. I spent the rest of my afternoon watching TV. Bukho went back to his friends and my mom was as quiet as a mouse. Nam ke I was so careful not to mention the strange phone call. Around 5 Oclock kwamisa imoto phambi kwendlu, I saw my mom peeking through the curtains. Thereafter fixed her hair wandibuza u right na? Me: yimoto kabani dan le? Mom: Nolthando! Ndi njani? Me: ewe ma, uright. Now I couldnt wait for the person to make it inside the house. Ngubani lo ubaluleke kangaka kucacba umama uzakuba nervous xa kufika yena? I sat upright as soon as I heard our visitors knock. My mother went to get the door. My blood went cold when I saw who it was... Mom: ungahlala phantsi. Him: Enkosi. Mama: Bendisenza iTea ke. She said making her way to the kitchen, leaving me alone with him. Him: Noluthando Me: molo ta- Molo. The man in our sitting room was my father it was so strange seeing him after all this time. I didnt even know how to address him ngoba the last time we spoke wathi ndingabe ndimbize ngo tata. Shortly after that awkward greeting, the front door swung open and his wife stepped in. Okay... now that was unexpected... I thought to myself. She walked in holding a cellphone on her hand, okomntu lo obe busy on the phone. I immediately got up and went into to the kitchen to warm my mother of her presence. Mom: I know ulapha naye. Nguye lo nendithetha naye earlier over the phone. Me: uzothini yena? No. In fact, bafuna ntoni apha xabebobabini? My mother just stood there akandiphendula. So I excused myself and went to my room. Ndafika khona ndazidlalela umculo. Andile called me kanye xa ndisaqalisa ukucinga nzulu. The call was just to apologise for last night wandibuza nokuba ndizoba right nini na for our date Part of me wanted to say tomorrow and pack my things ndibuyele emva no Bukho. Ithi ifika loo family sibe singekho kwalapha. But that would look bad on my mom and probably get me on her wrong side. So I just explained to the man that I was in a bad space and had to come home so saphela sivumelana kwelithi ndizaku fowna mna ngokwam xa ndi ready. He was very sympathetic shame endikhuthaza ukuba izinto zizakulunga. We said goodbye and ended the call. After that ndeva ngathi kuyaphikiswana, kuthethelwa phezulu ngabantu abadala. Ndanyusa umculo kancinci in an attempt to spare my ears of whatever it was that was being discussed. Dad and his wife abahlelanga xesha lide after that. Nam I stayed in my room ndinika umama iSpace ndisonqena nokumbuza kwenzeka ntoni. That evening the atmosphere was so thick endlini you could cut through it with a knife. After dinner I quickly washed the dishes ndazivasa nam ndagqiba ndalala. Bukho ebesele ehlambile yena before we ate. I went to bed thinking of Bongani and his family. My family seemed to be making decisions and doing things without involving me. I knew that whatever it was le beza nayo I had no say ngayo. The whole night I kept tossing and turning and trying to fight iingcinga ezithi mandithathe umntana wam ndizimele naye. Into ibindoyikisa kakhulu ekuzimeleni no Bukho ngamazwi ka Gogo. When I eventually got sleep ibisele ilixesha lokuvuka. Mama wangena ezokundishukumisa esithi lixesha lokuvuka. I just made a grunting sound azova bandihleli. As soon as she closes the door I tried falling back to sleep but bingancedi loo nto The day was here and bekungekho kuthini. I got up and made my bed. Ndagqiba ndahlamba before making breakfast. Bangena ooTatomncinci beno Tatomkhulu sisahleli sisitya. Ndaphakama and made them coffee. I finished my breakfast in the kitchen standing up. I was nervous, what if banikezela ngomntanam? Standing in the kitchen I could here them discussing and from what they were saying I could tell my dad wanted nothing to do with us or what was happening, ndaqonda ukuba yilento bebe xabana ngayo no mama. My fathers family loved my mom very much and ungathi babesambona njengo nkosikazi ka tata. Even though sayeka ukuba as close after my pregnancy babesasithanda noko. Time seemed to be flying fast, bafika abantu bakulo Bongani ndingekabalindeli. It was around one ukufika kwabo. Bukho was over the moon xa ebona ubhuti wakhe. His mother made comments about Bukho being the true son of his father yonke loo nto. After everyone exchanged greetings kwacelwa ukuba uBukho, uBongani kunye nam sikhe siphume. We all went outside. I sat under the tree and the two of them went to the car kucaca ukuba uBongani umphathele izinto. After a long time discussing kwaphuma uTamnci ezosibiza. I couldnt get up fast enough! Besendingxamele ukuva kwaye besendikruqukile kukuhlala phandle. Just as I was about to sit down my fathers car stopped outside. I looked at my mothers confused face kucaca ukuba ebengamlindelanga naye. My uncle ebemdala kuno tata so as my das made it clear that akayikhathalelanga yonke lento, my uncle was the one othethayo kucaca ukuba nguye intloko yelikhaya. My uncle asked my father to sit down kuzokuqhutyekekwa. Kwanikelwa ku Bongani athethe. And all he said was that he was sorry for the shame he has brought to my family (My dad looked so disgusted at that) waqhubekeka ke uBonga exolisa kubantu abadala both my family and his for ukubaxokisela. Wagqiba wacela uxolo kum ngayo yonke into. I just looked at him with tears streaming down my face. Yangathi kukho isigaqa sento elapha emqaleni. Emveni kweso speech sakhe kwecwaka endlini umzuzwana. Waphakama uTatomkhulu wamkela uxolo lwakhe on behalf of our family. And my mother was nodding her head this whole time ukubonalalisa ukuba naye uyamxolela. After my uncle sat down wonke amehlo akum. I didnt say anything- I really had nothing to say. Bathe bakundibona ukuba andide ndithethe kwaphakama one of his uncles and made a long speech about how they never abondon their own. Wabulela kumama ngoku khulisa uBukho. Wagqiba waxela eyonanto bayizeleyo. He told everyone that bazokucela ukuhlawulela umntwana and to ask for my hand in marriage. I looked at Bongani...as soon as our eyes met wakhawuleza wajonga phantsi. Ndacela ku Tatomkhulu ukumbona ecaleni. We excused ourselves and went to the kitchen, I asked my uncle what was going on. He explained to me that ngoku bebefikile kuqala ababantu bebeze kucela umtshato. That is why bendibizele apha nje umama. By now I was so emotional and upset that amazwi ebengesaphumi emlonyeni wam. He made me sit dow and gave me sugar water. I was still trying to drink the water and calm myself down when my dad stormed in. Heeeh umntu omdala!! Wafika wabe esenza iScene about how disrespected he feels ngoba ingathi akekho ngoku ekhona. Wathetha into eninzi. Andakwazi ukuzibamba ndasitsho isijwili! Ngaphakathi bendifuna ukuthetha kodwa umsindo wam ngulo ulilisayo.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:13:53 +0000
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