I wake up to a ringing sound in my ears. What's going on? The last thing I remember was being laid on the ground. I stretch my arms and realize I'm in a hut. Why does it feel like I'm watching my own life on TV? I try speaking but I can't. Kganti what's happening?
Mkhulu: Thingo usuvukile.
Thingo? Whose Thingo.
Mkhulu: Khuluma Kehla
Kehla What the hell? I start grunting and making those weird sounds.
Me: Uphi uNgema olandela wena? (Where's the second Ngema son?)
Mkhulu: Usesishiyile Gogo. (He has left us )
Me: Cha. Uphi uNgema olandela wena?(No.wheres the second Ngema son?)
Sibonelo: Washona ubaba. Why would you ask such a question? ( Dad passed on)
I can feel my spirit rising in anger.
Me: Mfuneni. Buzani uMndlokovu ngoba yena uyazi wayaphi. (Find him. Ask Mndlokovu she knows where he is)
And everything goes black again. I wake up and this time I'm in a bedroom Sibonelo is sitting at the edge of the bed.
Me: Sibonelo what's wrong?
He jumps up and turns to me with wide eyes.
Sibonelo: Mama you're awake.
Me: Yes. What happened?
Sibonelo: Eish. I don't know too.
What does he mean he doesn't know? We stare at each other for some time and someone knocks on the door.
Sibonelo: Ngena.
A girl around my age walks in and looks at me in anger then she turns to Sibonelo.
Girl: There's a meeting in the hut. Bring Thi-Buhle with you.
She shuts the door before Sibonelo answers. Tjo.
Sibonelo: Go take a shower and change into something comfortable. You'll find me here.
I stand up and enter the bathroom. I look in the mirror and god am I a mess. I open the shower tap to get the water ready and walk out to fetch my toiletry in the room.
Sibonelo: You good?
Me: Mhm.
I walk back into the bathroom. I slip out of my clothes and enter the shower stall. As the water hits my shoulders I let go of a breath I didn't know I was holding. My body instantly relaxes. After 10 minutes I'm done showering. I quickly lotion my body and wrap a towel around my body. The moment I walk past Sibonelo his eyes go wide. He stares at me while I take out a skirt and black long-sleeved shirt and slides from my suitcases.
Me: Done staring?
He clears his throat and looks down to his phone screen. I enter the closet and get dressed. Once I'm done I put on some lip gloss and walk out.
Me: Let's go.
He stands us and we walk out of the room going downstairs. This house is really nice. We exit the main house and as we pass by some girls they give me weird looks. Mxm. He leads me to one of the round houses and before we enter Mkhulu comes out and tells us to take our shoes off. We do as we're told and enter the house.
Me: Sanibonani.
Them:Yebo.
This house is filled with men including the 2 Brothers and an older woman whom I'm guessing is the lady of the house.
Man: I'm the boys' uncle, Sakhile. I'm the 3rd son of uMndlokovu .
Me: Nice to meet you.
The older lady keeps throwing me ugly glances and I wonder why.
Mkhulu: We're gathered here to discuss a very serious matter. As you all saw Buhle went into a trance and as she was in that trance she revealed some shocking information. Buhle can you tell them what you said?
Me: Abaphantsi in this household are not very happy. Sibonelo's mother showed herself to me and told me to tell you all something. Bab'Ngema is not dead, Kuthiwa uMndlokovu uyazi ukuthi kwenzakalani. ( Your ancestors are not happy. Sibonelo's mother showed herself to me and told me to tell you all something. Bab'Ngema is not dead. Mandlokovu knows what happened)
Mndlokovu: Yeyy uyasangana ntombazana. Angazi lutho mina. Eyam ingani iseya shona! Manje uzongqaba ngopende engingalazi! ( You're crazy girlie. I don't know anything. My child died. Now you're accusing me of things I don't know of?
Me/Kehla: Batshele iqiniso Mandlokovu. Ngoba okuzayo l'khuni. Ngeke kuze kufe imfuyo yakho yodwa nayi ngane zakho nazo bazozithatha.(Tell them the truth Mandlokovu because what's coming is dangerous. Not only your livestock will die but your children too)
while everyone in the room gasps at what I just said and I couldn't care less.
Uncle Sax: Ukhuluma ngani Ma? (What is she talking about mom?)
Mandlokovu just keeps quiet and clicks her tongue. Nkosenye and Sibonelo are oddly quiet.
Uncle Sax: Khuluma marn! (Talk marn)
Mandlokovu: Ubuti wakho wathola into kwaye'ngamelanga ayithole. Ngaya iNyangeni ngiyofuna into ezomvala ukuthi akhohlwe koda ke wacina engaphilanga ekhanda. Ngamikisa entabeni eyohlala khona, so you wouldn't find out what I did to him.( your brother found out something he wasn't supposed to. I went to a witch to find something to make him forget but he only ended up going crazy. I took him to the mountains to stay there)
Sibonelo: You did what?
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