cont. #11


Next morning, sivuswe yiphone yam. It was on a Monday, but class zethu
bezizoqala ngo 12pm. It was Sthe calling, so I quickly answered and put it
on speaker for my friend's sake.

Me:"hi."
Sthe:"sure mntwana. Got your missed call, usharp kodwa? uboy yena?"
Me:"oh, hay siright. Listen, I got a call from your brother yesterday. Do you
perhaps have any idea what he wanted."
Sthe:"No dear, I have no idea, but I will tell him to call you back."
Me:"That's the thing, I don't want him calling me, ever again. Akukho nto
indidibanisa naye."
Sthe:"hahaha, that's where you are wrong. You have a son together, his
first born to be precise and if I remember correctly, you never dumped one
another."
Me:"mxm, tell him never to call me. That's all am asking for. "
Sthe:"what ma K es you think he will listen to me?"
Me:"because one day, you will want to meet your nephew. "
Sthe:"that could happen any time of the day."
Me:"I very much doubt that."
Sthe:"If you say so."
Me:"look, I have to go. Bye."
Sthe:"sure ntwana." I hung up and OG was all smiles.
OG:"what an arrogant guy. I wonder what is it that your baby daddy wants
from you."
Me:"He's probably just going to dump me." She laughed at my response.


Little did she know of how hurting I was. I sometimes regretted ever meeting
Mondli, but on the other side, grateful because I now have thee cutest baby
boy ever. Bhongo was my life. I loved him with all my heart.
I got up and went to freshen up, then came back to prepare us breakfast.
Me:"go freshen up sizotya." she went to freshen up, satya, did the dishes
and got ready for class.


As we left our first class, I received a message. it was from the bank. I had
just received R2000. Nithe ndisamangalisekile ndinjalo, kwangena message
from a number I didn't know, saying "That's for my stepson. I hope it will be
fine for now."..
Me:"O, ka ujonge." I showed her the text.
OG:"uyaziwa kulo Mondli? "
Me:"hay, and yilonto indothusayo. Nxe, bangobani bavela sebethumela
imali?" I was getting pissed. I quickly responded "Sorry but I don't know
who you are, but there has been a huge mistake. Please send me your bank
details and I will return your money as soon as I can.".. Side saphuma
eskolweni sabuyela endlini engakhange aphendule umntu wakhona. Bendithi
ba ndifone, ayi drope, so I gave up. I couldn't tell my parents about this
because I would raise a lot of questions, so I decided I would buy my boy
his necessities ngayo, enye ndiyitye qha qwaba.


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Later that day, I received a call from Xola, apologising for not calling me
like he had promised and I was fine with it. We continued talking ngezomzi
wethu, endibuza when I will visit him again. Shame, he even asked for
Bhongo's pic and at first I was reluctant, bt ended up agreeing on sending it
to him. Shame, he sounded sweet and I was beginning to warm up to him.
He explained how busy he could get, but promised to make as much time
for me. Bendinga chazekanga man, bendiphelile luncumo. we ended the call,
and I studied and slept,ndonwabile.


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Tuesday, ufikile umama noBoy wam. yho, engasemdala uBhongo, emkhulu,
enenwelevngathi yintombazane. Ebethi xa encuma, avele idimples.
Ebekuthanda ukuhleka, efuze mna ke phof. UOngeziwe naye zange aye
eskolweni evuyela indzodzi ndzodzi. We took him to his Doctor's
appointment, from there I took us out to lunch ngaemali ekuthiwe ngeka
Bhongo. engasatyi man umntanam. uMama ebesithi ndlela le arhala ngayo,
uyalunda nase papeni. Yilento ebemkhulu kangaka.

We went to Truworths, fike ndamthengela enye nje iCoat neboot. Bezinkulu,
but ebezoziveka, then we went to Hubb,ndamongeza kwiznto ezishushu.
uMama uthe endibuza, ndamxelela ndiyonga kalok enzele nam ndikwazi
ukwenzela usana lwam. Engasavuyi man. Pha ngabo 4 emalanga,
bahambile baya ekhaya, thina sabuyela eskolweni. uOngeziwe ebe
ngawuvali umlomo ngoBhongo. Emncoma noba active oku.
I sent Xola a few pictures and videos of Bhongo and he immediately called
me.


Xola:"hay hay hay, ayifani tu nawe le ntwana. hay ndiyayincoma, istrongo
itayima yayo."
Me:"hehehe, ngubani othena ufana noyise?"
Xola:"xa ingenguwe ngubani ke?"
Me:"hay besele ndibuza nje."
Xola:"makakhule khona azoza azo bona itayima yakhe entsha."
Me:"yhoo, soze avume uyise mkhulu."
Xola:"hay suka, lizosela amarhewu lixole ixhego."
Me:"Uthetha nje kuba ungamazi ngoBhongo wakhe."
Xola:"makakhule khona sizomelamisa."
Me:"Yhu, andiziboni ndimitha futhi."
Xola:"uzomitha kanti. owam umntwana."
Me:"yho, ungatsho ndibe ndibaleka nje?"
Xola:"maigqibe iminyaka emibini le ntwana, khona ndizoku chana."
Me:"Hahahahahahaaha, uxolo, andinolunga."
we chatted for a while, sanqandwa kungena kwa Ongeziwe..


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iqhubile itrimester kungekho nto imbi, sipasa sinomhlobo wam, nemali
ifakwa ngu Stepmother endingamaziyo. uXola ebengakazi, kodwa ebefona
shame, kubemnandi. Sometimes he would picmix ifoto yake, neyam
noBhongo ayense iprofile picture ku WhatsApp, sogqiba abhale "my
beautiful family". Bendizibona ndingu madam. Emva kwe Exams bendizo
taka iintsuku zibe ntathu ndiye kuye eDurban. Ongeziwe ebezigodukela
yena, so, bendizo hamba ndodwa, ngetaxi.

Nyani, sigqibile ukubhala, ndapakisha kwanto yam ebendizoyi dinga nase
khaya because from Durban, I was going to go home, straight. I dragged my
medium luggage bag ukuya kwinqwelo ejolise eThekwini. When I arrived in
Durban, Xola besele endilindele. We went to John Dorey's and dined, before
siye endlini. Ayanda was working night, and Xola was on standby.
Bekumnandi man uhlala nomntu wam. We bathed and got ready for bed. We
slept, singakhange sikhwelane shame, kodwa pha ekuzeni kokusa,
wandivusa umfana wabantu because ebengasakwazi kuzibamba. Yhooo,
zicaka zenkosi, nithi bendisiyaphi na? Hayke, undikitazile umfana wabantu,
ephefumlela phezulu, phofu andima noba u ngaphakathi okanye
sekephumile. Uthathe ngomane endiphequla, endiguqula, phof andimva noba
wenzani ngezani kwe bhanti. Bekungathi ndingamnyhala unyawo emlonyeni.
Uthe egqiba ndabe ndibila ngumsindo. Kanti, yintoni le yayisenza kube
buhlungu ngomhla olandela ubusuku bomnxilo. Ndandi hanjwe ngubani?