♥︎Bulelwa♥︎
AT KHETHIWE'S HOME
IN THE LOUNGE
19:00
It's been a full week since Khethiwe has been in a coma. The hospital even suggested that we plug out the machines as she was irresponsive to the meds they gave her.
Ma decided to sign discharge form cause she couldn't bear the though of loaing her baby.
Knock!!Knock!!
I walked to the main door and opened it, there stood Qhawe and his mother with a traditional healer.
Me: Qhawe?
Qhawe: Hi.
Qhawe's mom: Sawubona ntombazane, singangena? {Hello young lady, can we come in?}
Me: Uhm sure.
I moved out the way and they went inside the house. I shut the door and I led them to the lounge.
Me: Baba, Ma, we have visitors.
Ma: Hawu, Qhawe.
Qhawe: Mam'Khoza, Bab'Khoza.
Baba: Yebo mfana. {Yes boy.}
Ma: Please, take a seat.
Qhawe and his mom sat down on the couch while the traditional healer unfolded her reed mat and sat on it.
Baba: Ngabe ikhona inkinga? {Is there a problem?}
Qhawe's mom: Bab'Khoza, sixolele baba ngok'fika singashongo kodwa indaba esilethe lah ibalulekile. {Mr. Khoza, forgive us for coming without saying anything but the matter that brought us here is important.}
Baba: Indaba? Yiphi leyo? {Matter? Which one?}
Traditional Healer: (Burps) Igama lami ngu'Sibandi, ngi hamba ne Ndlovukazi yase Zulu kanye ne ndodana yakhe. Silethwe ngabaphantsi ukhuthi sizo landa indlovukazi yethu u'Khethiwe. {My name is Sibandi, I am with the Queen of the Zulu nation and her son. We were brought here by the gods to come fetch our Queen, Khethiwe.}
Baba: Woah, angizwa? Nithini? {Woah, I didn't hear you? You said what?}
Sibandi: (Burps) Baba, ngiyazi ukhuthi lendaba iyik'jabulisi kodwa kumele siyenze lomsebenzi ngaphambi kukhuthi bamthathe. {Sir, I know this matter does not make you happy but we have to do this ceremony before they take her.}
Ma: Bathathe bani? Nini? Kanjani? {Take who? When? How?}
Sibandi: Ngicela nize naye u'Khethiwe, ngizoni cazisela yonke into ngabanzi. {Please bring Khethiwe here, I will explain everything in context.}
Sinabakho went to fetch Khethiwe in her room. He returned with her in his arms and placed her next to Sibandi.
Sibandi: (In a trance)
Mom and I looked at each other and looked back at Sibandi.
Sibandi: (In a trance) Sikunzima manje, kumele sisheshe. {It's diffulct now, we have to be quick.}
Baba: Sisheshe ngani? {Quick about what?}
Sibandi: (Burps) Nguye. (Looks at Qhawe's mother) Nguye. {It's her. It's her.}
Ma: Is anyone going to explain to us what the hell is happening here?
Thunder!!
It starts to rain.
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Khethiwe
Fiksi Umum"She is chosen by the gods, she is the one to be betrothed to the Prince." Ma held my hand as she realised that I was shaking from what we both just heard.
