Zimpande Zamathongo (unedited)

Chapter 9

Mvelo
I thought of calling Lunga but I knew he'll just bite my head off, I decide to call Qaphelani

Ringing *

Me:Bafo (brother)
Qaphelani:lento yokungifonela ekseni angiyifuni (this thing of you calling me in the morning annoys me)
Me:ngimutshelile mfethu (I told her)
Qaphelani:ubani? Ukuthini? (who?, what?)
Me:uThingo ngiphunyukile, we had an argument ngasho ukuthi ngiwu myeni wakhe (I told her I'm her husband)
Qaphelani:Usuyahlanya!! (are you crazy?) Mvelo!
Me:I know
Qaphelani : mutshele iqiniso (tell her the truth)
Me: uyazizwa! (are you hearing yourself)
Qaphelani : cha uyakwazi ukwenza, you're not even sure about that maybe she's not the person you think she is, mina ngithi do this thing ukuze kuzophela yonke lento (advise you to carry on with the sacrifice, so this thing could end)
Me: were do I even start?
Qaphelani:well okumele ukwazi ukuthi (first thing you need to know is that... [removed*]

I didn't plan to start my day like this, I thought of going back home but Qaphelani said I mustn't run away from the situation, I could tell that Thingo wasn't okay, she wanted to speak about it but I kept on brushing it off, the bell rang for everyone to go home, I stayed behind to sort out my notes it's nice being a smart kid, teachers just let you do anything, I tried calling Thingo but she didn't pick up few minutes later she came to the class I was in

"I was with principal Ndlovu when you called" Thingo

"what happened? Are you okay?" Me

"my nails, he said I must take them off by the end of the week" Thingo

"ohh, Lalela Thingolwenkosazana ngiyaxolisa for what I said earlier angazi bengingenwe yini (listen, I'm sorry for what I said earlier, I don't know what got into me) " Me

"mmh, is that all? " Thingo

"it's not that I'm claiming you or anything but I got carried away" Me

"there must be something behind those words, there's no way, I was thinking about it the whole day, I heard the whistles I don't get it Mvelo" Thingo

"maybe you don't have to understand" Me

"are you mad?" Thingo

" ehlisa umoya (calm down) stwerk.a, all I'm saying is don't worry about it there's nothing, I got carried away ngenxa yothando enginalo ngawe (because of the love I have for you) " Me

Silence

I could see her face changing, she was
shocked but more like she expected it, she's a fierce woman she doesn't show her emotions when she's angry or anything like that

"ngicela sidlule kulolu daba (can we move past this) " Me

"I can't believe you, you're trying to manipulate me telling me all of this because there's a mystery behind what you said earlier, kwenzakalani Mvelo, tell me!" Thingo

"there's nothing Thingolwenkosazane I was jus-" Me

Mr Ndlovu: Mvelo kwenzakalani la (what's happening here?)

" Gatsheni ubeseyindlela uNkosazana (she was on her way out) "

Mr Ndlovu:goduka Nkosazane (go home)

"I'm waiting for Uber" she says checking her phone

Mr Ndlovu:ulinde lapha esangweni phela (wait for it on the school gate)

"it's the same thing" Thingo

Thingolwenkosazane wasn't like any other students, she was smart, she was always number 7 in all her classes, she really does take her work seriously sometimes , If she did I bet she would take the first position everytime, she didn't listen to her teachers most of the time, things were done in her way and that's one thing I don't like about her, silawulwa nguye.