NOMZAMO

chapter 3

Nomzamo vuka.....kwamele ulungise owakwenza kimi.Angilalanga kahle lapho engikhona.Kufanele ukhulume iqiniso ukuth wangenzani uma ungakwenzi lokhu ayikho into yakho ezo hamba kahle empilweni yakho.Lungisa iphutha lakho ngane yami.(Nomzamo ,wake up...you need to fix the mistake you made by ending my life.I have not found peace while resting,the truth has to be told and if you don't do right by me you'll always be faced with hurdles. Fix your mistake my child)

(Nomzamo screams)
Nomzamo:Mama uBaba ukhona lana ,ukhona.Ngiyasaba uthe kwamele ngilungise iphutha engalenza lokumbulala.Kodwa msindisi bengingazimiselanga ukuth ngiyenze lento.Ngangizama ukuth ngisuse lobuhlungu akade ebuzwa.Kwakuyiphutha konke lokho.Mama uthe ayikho ento enhle ezongivelela yonke into engizoyiyenza angeke iphumelele.Ngiyaxolisa mama ngalobuhlungu engikulethele bona. (I can feel dads presence he is herw;thedream felt real he said to me that I must fix my mistake.Lord I did not intend to kill him all that I wanted to do was to rid him of the painhe had been suffering from. I deeply apologize mother with all the pain I have caused.)
Mom:Ngizwisisa yonke leyonto oyishoyo and futhi uBaba wakho ubesefile yena .Sazama konke ukuthi simsize kodwa keh akusebenzanga.Uzokuxolela uBaba wakho lapho akhona.Inxeba lona lisase buhlungu ngemva kokuthi adlule emhlabeni. (I understand everything that you have just said besides your father had no life left in him.We tried all that could havw been done to try and make him better but we failed)
Nomzamo:Mama angisakwazi ukuqhubeka kanjena.Kuncono ukuth ngivele ngizibulale ngiyo xolisa kahle kuBaba. (Mom it is not easy anymore to go on like this. A solution for this problem would be ending my life once so thag I can ask forgiveness from Father in the place of heaven)
Mom:chaaa(sighs)ngingaba yini ngaphandle kwakho kodwa.Icebo lizovela ngane yam akeho owazi lemfihlo ngaphandle kwam nawe.Zama ukukhohlwa ngayonke lento ulale.Unosuku olude ksasa. (I wouldn't survive without you but then we know that every problem has a solution to it.Try to forget about all of that and you have a long day tomorrow)
Nomzamo:Okay mama.

After a while...

Mom:Good morning ma'am
Boss:This is no time to be saying those words,there is absolutely nothing good about this morning.I've got work for you to do and unfortunately sweetie you'll not be working in the house for today.I just figured out that the garden might just fit perfect with your standards.Now the lillies in the garden need to be watered and those outgrowing little plants like your daughter need to be removed from there. The weeds need to be taken out of the pavement.If you are kind enough please go and start doing your duties.
Mom:I will ma'am.You treat like a slave and one day I know that all of this will be over and I may not have the luxury that you have but I have a heart.(sniffs)

The boss lady's POV
Her nerve to talk to me like that .She forgets that I feed the both of them .I should've killed her the day she'd been here maybe this slave of mine wouldn't be this proud .I'll show her who is boss.

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Boss Lady: Remember that you also have to clean the house after you are done with the garden darling. You said you wanted money now you'll have to work like a slave to acquire money. As they say in your ghetto language that "nothing is for mahala" (cunning smile)
Mom:Madam are you even human.According to me ,I would label you as a silver stone covered with mud.You need to be saved wena.I have a problem with my sugar levels currently they are at it's lowest and that is very detrimental for my health, don't you think?I might faint or even die.(sighs)
Boss lady:That is nothing darling.Stop whining and get back to work.

Nomzamo's Mom(POV)

I can feel that my end was near.She has always wanted to kill me and today the white lady was going to succeed today.I cried to her but my pleas fell on deaf ears.She has always wanted to put me in my place right where I belong. I felt my walls closing in death was near.Darkness began clouding my eyes the last thing I saw was her face my poor Nomzamo smiling and beautiful . I tried protecting you dearest at that time I understood what people always meant when they said "We plan but God decides ".I couldn't protect you mtanami(my child).The only hope that I will cling to was that God will look after my princess after my demise.