"vuka baleka ,baleka khethiwe "the voice in my head kept calling out if it was any other day i would have listened,but i had gotten into trouble by listening to this voice ,well judging by the outcomes of listening to this voice nothing good came out of it instead i got into trouble ,i remember last year my mother had to beg and cry for mercy on my behalf because i had shouted at Mam'mqwathi because she was coming to my house and the voice in me told me to stop her and as always i obeyed,she screamed hurling insults at my me because i did not want her entering the yard ,but why would she make it a big deal if she did not come to do any sinister thing ? exactly now where was i ?"baleka khethiwe bayeza"who were coming now ?“ngenani balele”said some deep voice around the yard ,i was startled when i heard bangs and screams ,should i run and leave my mother and my sick father or should i rather stay and wait to see things unfold, slowly i stood up from my 5 years old mattress and went to peak at the hole of my door .. seeing that was not enough i decided to open the door slowly without making any sound ,and there stood my mother shielding my father from the 3 men with balaclavas,their next move killed me they poured patrol in the whole house while whipping my father and mother , suddenly i felt numb ,how would you feel if your only parents were to be burned to ashes ? "Balekaaa khethiwe "without making any noise i moved from the door and used my window,i was trembling surely you dont blame me for banging the window while there are 3 men trying to take my family away from me iam shattered you wont blame me for being clumsy "mbambeni"i ran as fast as i can not feeling my thick body ,tears streaming in my face ,where would i go ?who would i run to ,i kept crying while running "tata "?"madlomo"they were no longer there “kuzawlungu khethiwe ,nyamezela(preserve)"that stupid voice again .
(This is my new book hope y'all will support me and embark with me on this journey)
We ARE ONE by DIMPHO SEFALANE
