The next day i woke up. Went to take a shower then came back lotioned my body then got dressed. There was a knock on my door. I opened. It was mamVee.
MamVee: nthombi yam ( my girl) breakfast is ready and the madam will be joining you before she retires to bed. I said okay and i would be there soon. She left. I picked up the cellphone to check the time it was around 8am. There was also a message from Sthe. " i cant sleep thinking of you" i just smiled to myself. I made my way to the lounge its not like i knew where they had breakfast i was never given a tour of the house. I sat down patiently waiting for any sign of mamVee. I heard someone come.
Person: hey sweety?. I stood up
Me: oh umm hello err Sthe said he could... I would...
Person: its okay baby girl i get it. Sthe told me all about your stay here im okay with it. I'm his mom by the way you can call me Thandi or mamThandi, she smiled at me. This lady isn't at all what i pictured, when Sthe said she's a matron i just pictured some old woman who was probably going bald or something but this Thandi woman was a stunner for her age. She looked like she was in her forties. I introduced myself and she said i must follow her. I did as told. Sthe's mom was friendly looking but something about her made me feel uneasy. I just thought i was being too cautious. I should just relax.
Thandi: Vee we are ready for our food.
MamVee: coming mam.
It was awkward nje between us i didnt know what to say so i just sat the twiddling my thumbs waiting for the food." So where do you say you are from? " she finally asked.
Me: well i grew up in a orphanage, i never knew my parents i had a friend who took me in but now she too is no longer around. The sadness in my heart returned.
Thandi: oh im sorry to hear that so wena no Sthe? Is there something there?. I blushed a bit.
Me: um no there's nothing.
Thandi: ok good you know about mixing business with pleasure. I just nodded the food arrived and we ate in silence. When we were done she told me she was going to take a little nap and she would be up around midday. She left. I sat there not knowing what to do with myself i took the dishes to the sink and washed them. MamVee walked.
MamVee: hai wethu nthombi ( no my girl ) thats my job nono dont trouble yourself.
Me: its no stress mah, i smiled then walked out. I guess i would go to Sthe's room and having some quiet time to myself.
I sat on the bed just thinking about all these dreams and what they meant to me and all they had in common. I was not a big believer of dreams having meaning but these were troubling me too much to let go. Who was Nomzamo was it someone i was supposed to know? Who were all these people trying to kill me? I thought maybe my subconscious was causing me to have these dreams based on what i already knew, like it was a lady trying to kill me and hiring men to kill me as well but that doesn't explain the woman and child, the old man and Nomzamo. My head hurt from all this thinking too much. I decided to call Sthe. He picked up on the first ring.
Sthe: hey beautiful? I laughed.
Sthe: hawu wanghleka? (you laughing at me)
Me: sorry hey didn't mean to just nje was caught by surprised by the hey beautiful. Anyway the reason for my call was that i wanted to organise a funeral for my Rose. He was silent
"Sthe? usakhona? "(are you still there). He cleared he's throat.
Sthe: umm ya im here. Listen about that I'll talk to you when i come to the house. Just get some rest. I said okay and we hung up.
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Sthe got to the house greeted mamVee and headed straight to his mums bedroom.
Sthe: mah?? Wake up!. He shook her.
Mom: mmm yini ungvuselanj( what why you waking me up).
Sthe: sinenkinga! ( we have a problem). We cant find the body!
His mom immediately sat up.
Mom: what do you mean you cant find the body! Sthe ungangihlanyisi wena( dont make me mad) i need to be satisfied ukuthi leyanja ifile( that the dog is dead). Sthe just put his hands on his head.
Mom: dead people dont just get up and leave i want Menzi's body burnt beyond recognition i dont take betrayal too kindly.
Sthe:" its fine mah i'll get more men and we will find him maybe there was a mix up you know how incompetent these morons can be. Lala ke( sleep then) im going to check on Nomzamo.
Mom: Yey!!! Dont EVER call her by that name again yangizwa!! (you hear me). She warned.
Sthe: sorry it slipped it wont happen again. He stormed. " you better pull those brains out of your pants wena!!! She shouted behind him.
Nomfundo
I was bored out of my mind at least planning a funeral for my friend would occupy my mind and Rose deserved that much i couldn't even contact her boyfriend i didn't know his numbers by head. I heard a soft knock then a male for say, " is it safe to come in?" i instantly recognised Sthe's voice and i smiled and said he could enter. He got in.
Sthe: how are you gorgeous?
Me: wow im gorgeous now they keep come ne?
Sthe : aw kahle yini( oh stop it) he looked away shyly. So do wanna get some fresh air a bit.
Me: yes i would love that. Is it safe to do that though because i also want to go to my place and Rose's place for a few things.
Sthe: that wont be possible at the moment but your friends' body will be realesed next week after the state is done collecting all it needs.
Me: oh okay and umm Sphiwe whats the latest on him?
Sthe: " dont worry about that bastard i doubt he will try anything again. He sounded so sure of himself. I just left it at that.
Me: so where are we going?
Sthe: lets go to Mike's kitchen it's in parktown i want a hearty breakfast.
Me: well i already ate so I'll watch you eat. " if you say so, he smiled to himself. We drove off. It was now day so i could see we the suburb was really beautiful i didnt know it though just read the signs didnt really care much. After some 30 minutes or so we got to Mike's kitchen. As soon as we got in the aroma of the food yoh ngavele ngalamba futhi( just got hungry again) we got a table a waiter came to serve us. I ordered juice although my heart wanted their farm house breakfast. Ai ke Sthe just ordered a whole lot of things but wanted a coffee before everything else.
Me: are you seriously going to eat all that you just ordered.
Sthe: A man has to eat. He laughed.
Damn this guy was so attractive.
We talked nje general stuff while waiting for our orders.
Sthe: listen Nomfundo i have been trying to be professional with you at all times but sengyahluleka( i cant anymore). I know that after the incident with that bastard you might cast off any man that comes your way kodwa my wish is that you leave that small space for me to at least love that pain away. Wow like i didnt expect those words from Sthe, i mean we had chemistry but i just thought i was something that would die down. Now here he was asking me for a chance for him to love me. Would i be able to do? He took my hand.
Sthe: lalela ( listen) Ndoh im in no rush to get a response but please think of me and whenever you are ready ill be waiting. I just nodded. He excused himself saying he was going to the bathroom. He left. As soon as he left a waiter came to our table and passed me this note and said a man gave it to her to give me. I read it " not all that glitters is gold,you are the only sheep amongst wolves". I looked up the waiter was already at another table. Sthe came back.
Sthe: yini you look like you seen a ghost. I kept quiet and handed him the note. " think its Sphiwe he might be watching me" i said almost in tears.
Sthe: don't cry Ndoh that bastard wont hurt trust me he will be dealt with he crumpled the paper and tossed it away. He touched my face.
Sthe: hey look at me i wont let anything happen to you okay i dont want to see a single tear on that beautiful face yezwa( you hear). I nodded. His breakfast came ai ke yaqala futhi indlala( hunger began all over). I just gulped down my juice, trying not to look at him eat. He just laughed and said " wanna share? " he didnt have to ask me twice i just dug in we both laugh. " anything for my girl" he smiled staring at me. I just shyly looked away my eyes landing on another man seated by the door as soon as our eyes met he wore hid dark glasses and left. I found that strange but brushed it off . I focused my attention back to Sthe. This guy was making it hard for a girl not to fall in love.
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