Umfelokazi

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

NONKONZO MVELASE

Planning a wedding is not all great all alone and I have atleast well I don't know the date yet of when I would love my wedding to be in but I would love a winter wedding hence I wanted the ceremony to be in a church. I have decided to get a planner that will help with the wedding preparations but I have to run it past Qophelo first. 
I have just gotten out of the shower preparing for work. Yes I am going to work as much as I would love to overstay my leave but there is alot of work waiting for me to get to it. The trip brought some good for us as much as finding out that Nomvula’s sister is now going to my sister in law but I am just happy that she is not going for Qophelo anymore. 
The elevator pings and I step out of it and make my way to my office, I unlock the door and I walk inside and throw my bag onto the table before placing my laptop there. I go to the windows and I open them just to have some fresh air in the room. I got to my desk and I took out my phone and call my mother.  It rings a few times before she answers.
“Nkonzo”
“Mama, how are you?”
“I am well and yourself?”
“I am okay, I just called to check up on you”
“Oh we are all okay, your brother is home”,She mentions.
“Oh”
“He said he will call you”
I wonder what does he want.
“Okay”,I mention.
“Wait here he is, talk to him”,I hear some shuffling and soon his deep voice booms through the other side of the phone.
“Nkonzo”,His voice comes through.
My older brother and I get along but he is more strict in a way. Always shielded me from things and at times I am grateful that it happened.
“Lange”
“I heard you got hitched”,He mentions.
Yes he was not there when Lobola was being paid and I was partially grateful as I know how he would've delayed the whole thing. Not because he doesn't want me to get married but because he does not trust any man near me that easily.
“Yes”
“I want to see the boy”
“He is only two years younger than you Lange”
“I don't care if he was 40 I want to see him"
“I will talk to Qophelo”
“Tomorrow at 3 pm is fine”,He hangs up after that.
I know that he was not asking if the day and time is fine but he was telling me. I cannot go against him, I sigh and I put my phone down and I open my laptop and I sit down and take out my things and prepare to work. 
My phone rings that very moment and I take it. I look at the screen and it is Nomvula, I answer the call.
“Hey"
“Hi, I don't know who to call. I have a problem at my apartment my shower has been leaking and now it is flooding all over my apartment”,she mentions.
“Have you contacted the owner of the building?”,I ask.
“Yes it has been weeks since I did that and he told me that he will get a plumber for me and the plumber came but didn't solve the problem and now he is not answering my phone”,She mentions.
“Okay I will call someone I know who might help”
“Thank you”
“You are welcome”,We hang up and I quickly make a call to my brother and it rings a few times, knowing that he might or might not answer his phone. 
“Nkonzo”,He says.
“Are you working?”,I ask.
“Why do you ask?”,I sometimes wonder how w are related.
“My friend has a bursted shower at her apartment and she needs help”,I mention. 
I hear him heave a sigh.
“Send her address”,He mentions.
“Okay thank you”,I quickly hang up and send the address to him. 
My brother has his small “Business”,he is very good with his hands. Though he never went to university to study but he got plumbing skills that bring money and food to the table to help him survive. I send Nomvula's address to him and then I tell Nomvula that someone is coming and she thanks me.  I get back to work.

NOMVULA ZUNGU

I had to call in sick today at work as I can't leave my apartment like this. The water has reached my whole apartment and I finally found a place where I can turn off the water going into my apartment. I hope that the person Nonkonzo has sent really does solve the problem. I don't understand what is going on because when the last plumber came in here he said that my shower needs new pipes and he changed them so now I do not understand why this is happening. 
I sigh frustrated at the moment and I try to get the water out of the apartment atleast to get the place dry. I open all windows in my place and the door when I am done even though it is still wet on the floor but I leave the burglar gate closed. 
My boyfriend calls just when I was done and I tip toe to the kitchen to get my phone and I answer the call.
“Hey baby, I got your message”,He mentions.
Yes I was calling everyone I know that could help me find a plumber ASAP.
“Nonkonzo has found one for me but I don't know if the job will be done”,I mention.
“I am at work now but I will come later on to check if you are fine”
“I am okay”,I sigh. 
“Okay bye”
“Bye”,He hangs up and I put my phone away.
“Knock knock”,I hear a very deep voice by the burglar gate.
I tip toe making sure that I don't slip and fall towards the door and there stands a tall caramel skinned man infront of me wearing a cap that almost covers his eyes.
“Is this apartment 38?”,He asks looking at his phone before shoving it in his pocket and holds his tool box on the other hand.
“Yes it is,are you the one Nonkonzo called?”,I ask.
“Yes, I am her older brother”
I open the gate. I have never met Nonkonzo’s brother before. Her cousin yes but her brother I have never met him though I have been to her place a couple of times. 
He walks in and I direct him to the bathroom and he walks in and places his tool box down before he gets to the shower and he inspects it.  I watch, watch my friend's brother inspecting what I cannot even figure out is the problem. 
“How did the water stop flowing?”,He asks.
“I turned off the water”
“Can you go and open it?”,I nod my head and move out of the room and quickly go and open the water.
I come back and stand by the door. He just seems to nod as he sees the water splashing all over seemingly wetting parts of him. 
“You can turn it off”,I nod my head and turn to leave.
“I don't appreciate people who give me body signals when they can speak with their own mouth unless uyisimungulu(a person who cannot speak)”,He mentions.
“I am sorry”,I mention before I quickly walk away.
What? What did that man just say to me? Heeh imihlola Yami!
I turn off the water and go back to the bathroom and I find him already starting to be busy on the Pipe.
“What is wrong?”
“The new pipes are inserted wrong”,He mentions.
“Ohw”,He looks at me and then goes back to taking his tools.
“How long will this take?”,I ask.
“It will depend on the way they are inserted”
“Okay”,I mention and turn to leave.
I walk out of the bathroom and go to the kitchen to make some food. 

NOMVELO GWALA

I woke up this morning in the arms of this man feeling rather tired I would say. I have never felt this tired after having sex and he seemed to have knocked me off dead but I really slept like a baby.
I look outside the window and it seems that the sun has been up for some time now and I wonder why this man is not at work.I slowly tap him and he opens his eyes and looks at me before a light smile surfaces on his face.
“Sawubona Mama”,he pulls me in to him and gives me a light perk.
“Good morning love”,You surely slept, I thought you would be awake a long time ago”
“I felt tired”
“I know”
“Are you not going to work?”,I ask
“Later on during the day”,I nod my head.
“I also need to work on the dress too”,I mention.
“You will, how are you feeling?”,He asks and runs his fingers on my skin.
“I enjoyed everything yesterday, I have never experienced what I did”,I mention.
“There is more in store don't worry”,He mentions.
“If we are not too careful I might fall pregnant”,He smiled wider.
“I mean it wouldn't be a bad idea”,He mentions.
“Yes it wouldn't be but I still want us go enjoy being together before our attention is split between us and a child”,I say.
“That is a valid point. I still have alot to do with you”
“Like what?”
“Like us getting married legally”,He mentions.
“If it is intimate with friends and family but for now we shouldn't spend money on a one day occasion”,I say.
“You like saving huh?”
“Yes Mzimela”,I turn around and give him my back and he spoons me. 
“Well baby you don't have to worry about anything that is money related”,He says.
“If you say so”,He kisses my shoulders.
“Don't worry”,He cups my breasts and I feel tingles through me. 
“Let's go and bath together”,He mentions.
“Okay”,He gets out of the bed and he pulls me to him and picks me up. 
“Do not drop me”
“Trust me”,I give him a smile and I nod.
We enter the bathroom and he puts me down. I rush to the toilet while he opens the bath water and I pee. After I was done I go and brush my teeth while he pee as well before he comes to brush his teeth. He goes and closes the water and we both get inside the bathtub to take a bath together. 
I am starting to get the hang of this but I truely love it.

NOMVULA ZUNGU

It wasn't that long before he got done with doing my pipes and he asked if I can switch on the water again and I did and it was okay no leaking nothing. I never felt that relief in my life before.  I quickly go and take my phone as I don't have any cash on me to transfer some money to him.  I offer some water to him and he gladly takes the bottled water. He opens it and gulps down the content as we are between the kitchen and living room space.
“Please may I have your account to transfer the money”,I mention.
“Give me your number I will send my account number later on”,He mentions.
“I-Okay”,he takes out his phone and I dial my numbers and save it on his phone.  He takes his phone and looks at it.
“Nomvula, what is the purpose of having that name?”,He asks.
“My twin sister and I were born during a rainy day in Spring”,I mention and he is taken aback that I am a twin.
“Identical?”
“No feternal”,I mention.
I wouldn't say Nomvelo and I are identical but we do look alike here and there.
“Oh, okay. Do call me if you have a problem with anything I do more than plumbing”,He mentions with a slight smirk on his lips. The first sight of a small smile I have seen from him all day.
“Like?”
“You might find out”,He takes his tool box.
“I will call you”,He says before he disappears from my eyes.
What does he mean he will call me? Why would he call me? Haibo this person.
I call Nonkonzo just to thank her for getting someone to come and fix my shower though it was her brother but I really appreciate it.