The Khuzwayo's

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Yanela
We got to his place and I was exhausted. I took my things to the room am using and he came with a big traveling bag.
Thulane: you can put all your things in this one bag. I smiled as I took the bag and he stood there with his hands in his pockets and watched me pack my things.
Thulane: Iv been thinking
Me: about?
Thulane: Tomorrow, you leaving and going back home
Me: yeah. Ill try again once i have enough money to come back.
Thulane: well Monday is classes and you already here, why don't you stay
Me: remember am homeless and no am not about to take more from you. You have already helped me a lot and made me forget my life problems for a day. Tomorrow it back to reality.
Thulane: But will it be so hard to have a little hope?
Me: for people like me we don't do hope. We do facts and reality. I moved to my phone and tried to switch it on and it just stared at me. I pressed again and it was still blank. I threw it on the bed in frustration and tears just well up in my eyes. Thulane came and stood in front of me as tears just went down.
Thulane: Hey. I looked up at his soft kind eyes. I don't know what got into me but I wanted to be hugged.I threw myself in his arms and he hugged me rocking me and I must say he smelled divine.
Me: I just don't get it. Iv prayed so hard for things to go smoother. Am my mother life line right now and everything is just not going according to our prayers and plan. What am i to tell her when i get home? This will just break her.
Thulane: Hey things will get better in time trust me. Your plans will come through
Me: How? Am leaving tomorrow. Mom will be so disappointed, Dad will give me a ..... things are just cruel and awful. I almost told him of my awful home situation.

Thulane
I sensed she is hiding something from me but I brushed it off for now.
Me: wait here I have an extra phone that you can use. I went to my office and took one of the boxes of the Iphones I brought a long time ago but never got around using it. I walked back to her and gave her the box. She looked at me and the box and cried some more. After awhile of crying. I helped her learn about the Iphone 7 plus. She was really smart and got the hang of it than we changed the sims and her smses started coning through so I gave her privacy while I went to the office. I got to my office and called Zumbu.
Me: Baba
Zumbu: How are you doing son
Me: Good and yourself
Zumbu: That nice to hear, how can I help you?
Me: Well I know you did dad a favour and Did a full investigation on my new friend and I was wondering if you could send me the file
Zumbu: Sure Iv already sent it. The file code is 1256
Me: Thank you
Zumbu: No thank you just won the bet of your dad buying me dinner. I laughed " he thought you wouldn't ask"
Me: Dad always think less of me when it comes to woman.
Zumbu: exactly what I told him and son remember once you read about somethings you wait till they open up to you about what ever you read.
Me: sure. Will talk later. I hang up than went out of the room to find her crying silently than my phone rang and I answered.
Sbu: Ntwana
Me: sho?
Sbu: We going at imbizo busy corner inMidrand with the guys for your birthday celebration please pull through.
Me: what time?
Sbu: we on our way there.
Me: olright ill be there.
Sbu: sho ntwana. Lucky and stiga already there.
Me: cool. Am bringing a friend with.
Sbu: a friend??
Me: yebo
Sbu: I didn't know you are dating again?
Me: am not
Sbu: You have never invited anyone to our chillas Balu came cause she was friends with Sli that how she came.
Me: why is it everyone is keeping tabs on me
Sbu: ay ntwana it not like that. Just that this is a first.
Me: ill see you in an hour.
Sbu: sho. I hang up and went to knock on Yanela door. And she answered wearing a towel.
Me: The guys invited me for a little shisanyama want to come through?
Yanela: ill love too.
Me: okay dress warmly ke. She nodded closed the door. I went to my room and took out a black jean and sweater and wore my white sneakers than opened my drawer and took my gun out and secured it on my waist. I went out and Yanela really looked beautiful in her new black Adidas sneakers and track pants and poloneck and biker jacket. I took the Golf R400 keys and we drove to the place to find it fully packed and it was lit. One of the residential DJ was playing.
Me: You good? I asked as I parked on the lot with the other cars at my reserved spot. As girls wearing mini skirts were all over.
Yanela: yeah am good
Me: at any given time if you want to go and if you feel its too much for you let me know and we will go home okay. She nodded an we got out. I held her tiny hand as walked through to the table that we always use when we are here. Sbu saw me first and screamed than the whole place started singing happy birthday with Yanela right next to me. She tried to move her hands from me but I held it. When they were done I laughed as everyone was screaming speech.
Thulane: Well am a man of not many words all I can say is let eat meat and have some alcohol and fun... do your thing DJ. The crowd went crazy as the DJ played his set. I saw Balungile was also here and I hope she doesn't give us problems.

Akani
Me:So you gave him the full file on the girl. I looked at Zumbu as we sipped scotch.
Zumbu: No, you know how your son gets.
Me: I think it best that he hears some of the things from her not from paper.
Zumbu: totally agree. We drank in silence than I smiled thinking of the first time I meet Salinda.
Me: You know I feel like history is repeating itself but I somehow feel like that this time it a lot complicated.
Zumbu: I was thinking the same thing. Plus it helped that you were not a ticking bomb
Me: I know. I fear for my son sometimes.
Zumbu: Atleast you fear for him. I fear him. I laughed out loud and looked at Zumbu thinking his joking but I saw looking serious.
Me: why?
Zumbu: he has had combat training from the time he could walk, he has had trauma that changed his life. He has learnt to adapt to change and lastly he was trained by the best. I let those words sink in and it dawned on me what he means and he was right I feared him too.
Me: Don't tell Salinda about this you know how she gets. Zumbu laughed shaking his head.
Me: what?
Zumbu: you always tell me not to tell your wife this but the minute she corners you, you sing like a bird. I laughed cause he was right. " that woman is your weakness khuzwayo" I smiled thinking of the love I have for my wife....

Yanela
Iv made a decision not to drink. Iv never had alcohol and I wanted to make sure that Thulane doesn't forget me. So I had juice the whole night. Iv been wanting to go pee almost the whole night but been pushing it away. I looked around and Thulane was in a conversation. I saw Sli one of the girls get up and she mouthed toilet so I walked with her.
Sli: You truly beautiful
Me: thank you, i blushed. We got to the que and waited. Than Balungile came behind us.
Balungile: hawu usuno mngani usha( you have a new friend now)
Sli: aw kahle chomie( come on friend)
Balungile: Ngiyabuza phela( just asking) I kept quiet and minded my business. She looked at me and she was a little bit tipsy.
Balungile: so you and T-man. I kept quiet cause i didnt know what that even mean. Yes I came with him but we were not a couple.
Sli: Please don't start. I do not want T-man to be pissed, just leave the girl alone Balu.
Balungile: ay nawe being ispeaker sakhe, akhakwazi yini ukhuluma( ay you irritating being her speaker, cant she talk for herself)
Me: I can but most of the things you are saying don't require me to speak. I found myself saying and she looked at me while Sli and a few girls in the line laughed. She stepped closer and I swear she was about to clap me that I saw Thulane in front of us. I have no idea where he came from but I was grateful because I have never fought a person in my life. Even when my father used to abuse me I couldn't protect myself from his kicks and slaps.
Thulane: Uryt?( are you okay) he gave Balungile a crazy stare and turned and looked at me. I nodded cause i feared my voice will crack.
Thulane: the line is too long, come let me drive you to the garage around the corner. I nodded as he grabbed my arm gently and we walked towards his car. We got in and we drove in silence. I finally got in the toilet did my business and washed my face than went back to find him fuelling his car. I got in the front seat and they was junk in the car. I took a packet of chips and ate that while I waited. After awhile he jumped in the car and we drove.
Thulane: You cool with us going home? I nodded and he did the same and we drove off to Melrose.