Uthando lwabaphansi.

chapter 15

Nomzamo's POV

It's a long walk from the house to the river in this place and especially since it's already dark
Lwandle is holding a flashlight to lighten the way for us to walk

We arrive at the water and wow this is not at all what I expected this river is in the middle of a forest who would have thought nje

I place the things I was carrying down well it was only remedies for Gogo she said just incase
Theres something about the water that just keeps drawing me close

I look at it and I'm so taken the water is a different kind of blue but still I like it
Someone whispers in my ear

Lwandle:"you have to get inside and call upon your ancestors"

Me:"what why ?"

Gogo:"what did you expect la kanti ? This is not a playground"

Luckily I bought a change if clothes I'm already wearing a long dress Gogo said it's much more respectful as if I am a makoti smh

I slowly take off my shoes and start walking to the middle of the river

Me:"what if there's snakes?"

Gogo:"the water is basically yours why would there be snakes ?"

Lwandle:"zamo just focus "

The river is not that deep I'm not floating or anything I'm still walking to the middle of the river and stand

Me:"now what do I do ?"

I shout at lwandle

Lwandle:"clan names "

Luckily the girl did her assignments imagine a whole girl not knowing her clan names
I feel like there's something overcoming me something just tells me to speak louder

I call out my clan names loudly the water is so cold yohhh

Ndlangamandla,mntungwa
Mphazima mawandla kandlela
Nina basemandlovini ---

Somthing pulls me deep inside the river one thing about me I can't swim not even to save my own life

I let out a scream but it's like something is controlled my body I swim yep you heard me I swim deep into the water and it's like a whole new world

I see the water queen's wait I ca breath underwater there's 3 of them they look so beautiful

There's no longer water but it's a land surface kinda place I look around me and can I just say it is so beautiful

Me:"what am I doing here ?"

Queen1: "nomzamo"

Me:"ndlovukazi"

Me:"but y'all are the queen's here why am I here ?"

Queen 2:"this is all yours ,but you need help my daughter "

Me:"help? What kind of help "

Queen 3:"excellent job for preserving till this stage I'm proud of you , nomzamo you are the chosen one but it's still too late manje "

Me:"I already accepted that I have to get married "

Queen2:"your souls are one in the same thing "

Me:"that's impossible"

Queen 1:"y'all both need each other "

Me:"I don't think I'm ready for marriage "

Queen 2:"we all weren't but our husbands turned out to be the best and we fell in love your story is yet to be so different"