Uthando Olungangabazi

Chapter 1: Coincidence

MANDISA
I really don't understand why should this girl be dragging me to go her sister's bridal shower because I am not even invited but she doesn't care because it is her sisters and she wont chase me.
Mandisa: Jen I really don't think I should be going to the bridal thing, I will come after hours because
I promised you a sleepover and I am going with my car incase I want to leave early tomorrow.
Jenna: Please don't stress me Mandi. We agreed that you are going with me why the sudden change of things. Well since you'll be leaving with your own car, I am leaving now so I can go collect the present and cake. I'll be waiting for you and please don't disappoint me.
Mandisa: But Jen its only fa.........
Jenna: Its not fair Mandi. So bye.
She blows me a kiss and doesn't even hear what I want to say wow why am I even surprised. Jenna is my zulu-coloured best friend, we have been friends since varsity and I wouldn't trade her for anybody else she is the best and full of drama. Her elder sister is getting married next week hence the bridal shower. I wasn't really planning to go since its her sisters and she has specific guests there and I am not part of them which is okay because we are not friends.
Mom: Hamba nunu uyakudinga umngani wakho. (Go your friend needs you)
Mandisa: Kodwa (but) mma. I am not invited in that party and now I am just going to be meddling emzini yabantu. (in people's homes)
Mom: Hhawu nunu njenganini uzifaka ekibo Jenna. Ungabi njalo mntwanami ngoba nawe ngelinye ilanga uzomdinga. (Since when have you been meddling at Jenna's home. Don't be like that you will also need her someday.)
Mandisa: Mama its not even that deep. It's a party and I don't understand why does she have to say I must come for a sleepover today, she sleept here and now I have to go to her house ungathi siyahlanya. (you'd say we are crazy)
Mom: Hhay suka Mandisa gcoka uhambe. (get lost. Get dressed and leave)
Well people that is my mom and she doesn't like it when I turn Jenna down because she likes our friendship. Tell you what I think she really saved our friendship because a lot of times people conspired for me and Jen's friendship and had it not been for my mom sitting us down and making us see the other side of the story we would have let go. Anyway i take a bath after I am done I put on my white shirt, blue jeans, red heels and let loose of my afro.
Mom: Buka kutsi umuhle njani nana. (Look at how beautiful you are)
She just barge in my room without even knocking.
Mandisa: Thank you, kodwa ke ubukokoda nontombi. (But you must knock girl) Mom: Hhay suka wena yini lonayo lengingayati. (get lost. What is it that you have that I don't)?
Mandisa: Hhay ma uzifundisa ama manners. (You are teaching yourself manners)
She just laugh out loud and left me in my room. My mom is my first and forever bestfriend, well maybe for now since I am still a good girl and theres really not a lot to talk about besides friends and work. Well I am dating or rather seeing someone however we haven't gotten to the sexual intimate part or rather I am still a virgin. I don't know how wilI tell her the day I lose it since we share almost everything.
By the way I am Mandisa Makhanya, 25 years old. I am a teacher at a local school, I do décor and events planning though décor is not something I obtained qualification for but I excel in it. I am the only child to my mom and second born to my dad. My dad has a wife and I was conceived because of an affair that my parents had. Altogether we are 4 to my dad, I get along with my brother the first born its like we are from same parents.
Anyway it is now 3 o'clock and I have to leave to Jen's home, I am really not in a hurry but knowing my friend she'll be calling now and then asking where I am.
Speaking of the devil she's calling.
Jen: tell me you are by the gate
Mandisa: really now. I was just about to leave
Jen: why so late Mandi
Mandisa: because I am not going to be part of the party duh.
I roll my eyes and sigh.
Jen: you are sure going to be.
Mandisa: no Jen I'll stay in your bedroom and catch up with work.
Jen: okay fine then its good enough that you are coming. Let me not push it. Mandisa: yeah see you in a few
I take my car keys and bid goodbye to my mom. I stay 50 minutes away from Jen's home. I stay in Midrand, Tembisa well not that we could afford building here but fortunately enough my mom worked for this family that blessed her with a house when she retired so our bills are not that quite high and we can manage. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge, kitchen and garage.
I don't know why I am so much in a hurry. By the way I am driving golf GTI 7, it was my birthday gift from my dad and it is still new since my birthday was last week. I am wearing shades with my sunroof opened listening to Everywhere I am by Jaheim.                                                                        "t's killing me softly with every heartbeat
Thinking you can't see how your sons living
(Hey mama) Is there an address up in heaven
I feel like dropping you this letter but it will be return to sender
How I wish I could bring you home flowers on tombstones
Lets me know it's been too long since I've been in whose arms
(Yours mama) It's getting colder every winter
I can't take the heat in summer, can't hardly deal with all this drama but"
I just pass the stop sign without even looking sideways and tell you what I am scared but continue driving anyway.
BONGUMUSA
Today I couldn't be any happier because it is the day where I get out of prison, well not that I spent a lot of years just a couple of days because I refused for the crew to come bail me out and the rents didn't know anything about my arrest. Well I am sure you are wondering "what did this idiot do?". Ha-ha ha-ha I know, I was arrested for failing to give out information to the police about drug dealers, which happens that I am one of them. See my niggas and I were out on the street doing some dealings, just like how we roll on any other we counted the money and me and Sakhi had to go and put it in the safe.
On our way back to our spot I received a call from Mfundo, he is one of our crew he was tipping us that the police are on the other side of their spot and heading to our direction. We have 5 spots where we normally stand and sell drugs, there's 7 of us in the crew (me, Sakhi, Mfundo, Sphola, Muzi, Afrika, and my bro Inkosi).
Well, well let me get into the point, after that call we rushed to the spot where the police we heading and found the guys busy pulling things off and the first we did was to get in them in the car, Sny one of the guys who sell for us fell and he hurt his spinal cord. The police were really close and we were trying to attend to Sny however it was too late, they were just there so I threw the keys to Sakhi and signalled him to leave with the two guys. They left and the police got to me and Sny and we didn't not even try to run.
They got there and asked a lot of questions, so just like one of the crew would have done it for us we lied and said the that those guys hurt Sny because he refused to be part of their crew and I was there to buy some stuff and that's how I landed in the cells, lucky enough Sny got a pass out and was taken to the hospital with no charges. As for me I was questioned each day about the crew and I damn did waste their time every single day and they ended up believing my story on the fifth day and I got out.
**Present day**
So today I am a free man and the guys (Sakhi and Inkosi) came to fetch. Inkosi is my twin-brother and he rolls with what I am into. Oh well where are my manners I forgot to introduce myself.
I am Bongumusa Dladla and I have a twin his name is not Inkosi but Bonkinkosi however we call him that because our names are long according to the crew and they also shortened mine to Musa. Don't worry I'll reintroduce myself. As I got out of that door I sighed and smelled F-R-E-E-D-O-M. I am more than happy that the guys came with my car and Sakhi's. I get there and they laugh.
Musa: Eita ma genge. (hello guys)
Inkosi: The way you lost weight in 5 five days it is a clear indication that you did not touch the food in there.
Musa: Eish bekunzima mtaka gogo. Kuncomo ngizamile ukuphuza amanzi, no Israel ungibonile that ngiyakwazi ukuzila. (it was tough brother. I atleast tried drinking water, even Israel noticed that I can fast)
They both bust out in laughter. Mxm fools, anyway I open my hands to show that I want my keys.
Musa: Izinto kubanikazi bafo. (Bring what belongs to me)
He has a puzzled look. I guess he does not understand what I am talking about.
Inkosi: since when do I owe you?
Musa: Yeka ukudlala ulethe iskhiya sami ngishaye induku or nifuna ngibize amagada and tell them nizozi pimpa. (Stop playing and give me my keys so I can leave or you want me to call the cops and tell them you are here to hand yourselves in)
I chuckle.
Sakhi: ungababiza. Okusalayo sifa sonke. (You can call them because we are all getting arrested.)
He does that annoying laugh of his. Inkosi give me my keys and tries to get in the other side.
Musa: uyaphi? Uze nam? (where are you going. Did you come with me)?
I give him a look and that makes Sakhi laugh, he goes out to Sakhi's car.
Inkosi: Bakanje vele abantu abane salt mxm. (people who haven't had sex are like this)
Musa: Ningangilandeli (don't follow me) because I am going to tear someone's clothes.
Both of them just say Oh WOW and they both laugh.
Sakhi: was it that bad, awuzange uzame nendunu. (you didn't even fuck some ass) More laughter from them. Mxm this two are real fools
Musa: I don't do behinds not unless you've got curves and an ass. Anyways izobononana ngenkathi (I'll see ya'll later) and discuss the game. I am really burning out you know. Kodwa ke you will not understand cause am sure before niza la nizozile. (you had sex before you came here)
Both of them just say nakanjani (obvious) and they they laugh.
Inkosi: umzoze kahle (fuck her right) uNtobeko and don't get us into deep shit.
He throws 2 condoms from his wallet and they laugh and drive off.
Before ya'll get your minds into this too much, I am not dating Ntobeko well she is my weekend. Yes, I said it, I have my week girls and the weekend one. The thing is I haven't found that one niyazi mus (you know right) there's that one and those ones so bad for me I have not met her.
Any I take my phone from the car to call Ntobeko
Ntobeko: Hey, it's been a minute
Musa: someone missed me, what are you up to?
Ntobeko: I just took a shower and I was about to lotion myself, care to do the honors or not today?
Musa: why the not today, you know am all yours on this day or have I disappointed? Ntobeko: okay if you say so, how long would you take, before I get dry?
I chuckle
Musa: well give me a few and ill make you wet.
Ntobeko: okay that's not what I meant thou.
Musa: you will see you meant it. I will be with you now.
Ntobeko: yeah stranger
I am driving to Ntobeko, basting my music. At the stop sign an iridium silver metalic Golf 7 just passes without stopping and it is my turn to move, inside the car is this dark skinned, melanin, coffee color woman with beautiful smile. She is playing Jaheim "Everywhere I am"
Damn woman, she has her sunroof open. Well she is going the other direction and I didn't care I just swerve my car to her direction and race for her but bad enough I didn't keep up because I am stopped by a traffic officer.
Shit mxm just like that she's gone.
T. officer: rushing somewhere.
Musa: eish yeah I got an appointment so I was rushing there
Well you know how this MFs roll so I had to take out money and bribe him with it. I check the GPS to see what time I am going to get to Ntobeko's place and my u turn cost me so I'll get there a bit late either way I drive there.
I knock on the door.......... I can hear a fading "it's open" I get in and make my way to the bathroom as I can hear water gushing. Get in there and oh wow this girl prepared your candle lit bath with the bubbles and what not. She is naked busy pouring oils in the water and I grab her ass and she moans
Ntobeko: hey stranger....
She starts undressing me, see this girl right here knows me and does not make fuss like the rest.
Musa:no wonder I missed you this much.
We get in and lot happens in the tub.... we make our way to the bedroom and man man I take out every salt in me and it is the best. Now we go back and take a shower because I have to leave and see my parents am sure they got worried since Inkosi got there alone......I zone out completely thinking about the lady i saw at the stop sign