Insert #89. I told her everything again about the incidence, how he almost became our heroe. Siphe: ndimazi ngesibindi ubhuti. Zamo: yamazi, ngulo walwa nabantu abathathu emnye. Siphe: yoh lomini, wandinceda. Mama: hay masamkeleni bantwana bam kubuhlungu kunjalo. Zamo: ey mama, akululanga ncam. Bendisithi ndomelele, kodwa ngoku. She bite her lower lip, tears filled her eye. I looked down. Siphe: yazi mna Im happy simazi uleliphi and kwenzekentoni. Siya uncedile bra waza ngapha. Biyakubalinxeba elingavalekiyo eli. Mama: phinda utsho mntanam, kukho izi-aram ezisabhuqana namathambo abantu bazo. Kuzofuneka udibane nomntu Nomzamo uthethe mntanam. Izophuma yonke lento. Zamo: yah. She exhaled. Lathitha walked in with a coloured lady, It must be her mother. Mama: nankumzukulwana wam. You staying for the night right? She referred to the lady. Lady: yes ma. She need me. Zamo: yes she does. Lathi: makhulu, who is he? Mama: how about you go and introduce yourself? Lathi: daddy told me not to speak with strangers. I smiled, thats so Mike. Lady: Hi Im Bridget, thats my daughter Lathitha. We shook hands. Then told her who I was, probably she new me but just for formality. Bridget: you see that wasnt harmful. Lathi: Im Lathitha. Me: nice to meet you. Zamo: Im sure youve heard about her. Me: yes only cute and wonderful things about this angel. Mama: benikhe nincokole? Zamo: they were kinda... Siphe: no ithi uyadlala. Mama: nithini nanina? Bridget: were you? Zamo: yes they were. Mama bebencumelana. Mama: asoze. Zamo: yes they did. Umbilini wam, ndingabethwa kulendlu bawo, but ke Zamo said they all had accepted Mikes life style. Mama: bilixesha elingakanani? I looked at Zamo, who nodded. Me: aloxesha lide mama. Bilityeli lesibini. Mama: ok, bekungekabiphi. Zamo: sad thing mama ngento yabo, Mike had plan to ask Siya umtshato. Me: he? Zamo: yah, we bought the ring ipha kwakhe. Me: yoh. Mama: hee zizwe nithini napha kum, lomfana ebezokwenda ndingayazi. We giggled. Siphe: why bungatsho ungusbali? Me: haibo. Mama: kodwa bendikhe ndayirhanela lento, ntonje ndabhidwa kunxiba kwakho. Zamo: ndothuka when I called him, yindoda ay lamantonjazana sana ubhuti ebekhe wanawo. Siphe: hey uyenzileke into. Uxakwe noba uzothini xa ubulisa. Mama: kukho lo ndamkhupha ngomtshayelo ezomfuna apha. Azinantloni ezanto. Zamo: mama thina sizayolala pha kaMike ne. Mama: kulungile ndizohlala noBridget noLathitha. Saqhubeka sanckola, kuthe pha emaxesheni. Sahambeni sele kumnyama. Safika kwaMike, damn the place was just heaven on earth. I put my bag besides the door. My phone rang Fikile. Me: bhuti! Fiks: hay hay sundiqhela. Me: yintoni ngok? Fiks: awusatsho uhambe njani? Me: hay uxolo ta maan, kuske kwabusy ndalibala. Siphe and Nomzamo walked to other rooms. Fiks: nesms yanzima? Me: ndilibele serious. Fiks: ok, wenza ntoni? Me: kulungiselelwa ulala. Wena? Fiks: ndikhumbula umntu wam brushing my... You know what. Me: unamanyala kanjani. Fiks: ndiright. Me: uphi uSonke? Fiks: kunye noNandipha, Mcebisi and Qhamani. Mna ndifuna nje uzihlalela, I cant wait ubuye. Khona ubuya nini? Me: Monday. Fiks: ok, ndiyakuthanda ke bra. Me: oh ntoyam enice maan, tha.... Hello, hello. Phone yacima, I took out a charger out of my bag, charged my phone. Then looked around the place. Man bendizakonwaba apha. Nomzamo out of a room with a box. Zamo: I guess this is yours. I took it. Me: yintoni le? Zamo: your ring. Wabetha umbilini wam, I opened it. A silver ring with diamonds. I took it out. Me: wow, intle. Zamo: I picked it. I imagined you friendly, warm, kind, loving all the good qualities as Mike described you. So I figured thet would complement you. Me: enkosi sisi, andazi kengok. Zamo: take it, at list banento oyifumanayo. Me: enkosi. We hugged. Siphe came back with cocktails. Siphe: lets celebrate a life well lived. Zamo: yes, but ndizonishiya mna after le glass. Ndinomzi. Me: oh, utshatile. Zamo: yah, but his in England abantwana bakunye neneni. Me: ok ngowubazisile kodwa. Zamo: ha.a maan bendingenamdla wonqanda nokhala kwabo. We took our glasses and raised them. Siphe: salut Mike, will forever love you big bro. Yeah Yeah! We drank, sayohlala phantisi. After that glass, Nomzamo left us. Siphe: siphume or sihlale? Me: masihlale. Siphe: mandothatha iwine ke, yayisela moss. Me: yah. He got up, took the glasses and walked to the kitchen. I took of my shoes and blazer, turned on the Tv. He came back with 2 bottles of white wine, and glasses. We drank. Sancokola about ngathi, what we doing now and future plans. Soccer, rugby, cricket to politics, love, family, friends. We were tipsy, getting drunk. He looked so much like Mike, even the voice. I smiled. Siphe: awusencume. Me: nguwe bra. Siphe: nditheni? Me: just,.... Uyafana nomkhuluwa wakho, nevoice le. If besincokola over the phone yoh. Bendizothi unguye siphe: hahahahaha yanxila wena ngok, uqaphela ezonto. Ubuzomtshata? Me: yah with no doubt. Siphe: ok. We set there quiet just drinking and watching something.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:05:13 +0000
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