#16

Uthe efika uSunday, yabe seyizigqibele Ingqondo yam. UXola bendizom dropper ngoba lizmbane elitshisayo. He bought me a new phone, wandenzisa ntloko, bought me and Bhongo clothes, then wandipha R500.  Nanso into ebeyazi, R500.

When we got to Shepstone, we went to pick OG up, kwayiwa eShelly, Checkers, for groceries. Umntu ebepusha eyakhe itrolley. My friend was shocked shame ngoba kalok ubhuti wakhe ngulo uligqolo. He was acting all lovey dovey, ndabe mna ndilindele ba nje ahambe. Ebendidikile. I didn't really need a lot of stuff,  so I chose ezontwa ntwanana, then bro paid and took us back to our place.

He recited I love you and begged me to value our relationship,  meaning ndingamjoleli and that I should tell Mondli to call only when it's Bhongo related, not lena ayenzayo. Ndivumile ke nam, kodwa at the back of my mind bendisithi "uqhunyiwe, ngoba mna andisakufuni."
Uthe ehamba, ndabe sendikwenye ilevel kudikwa. OG sat me down and asked me what was the deal, and I narrated everything to her. Engasayihleki man.

OG:"I told you uyakhaba uXola. He is very short tempered. "
Me:"hay shame, andisamfuni. Ndonele nguye."
OG:"andiku hleki my friend."

Days went by and besekukhona umntu kwenye ikamera. Bekungomnye nje usisi oyinurse. Enganxili man, esenza umhlola. She was nice, esithanda okungathi singabakhe. This other time there was a party kwenye ichommie yakhe ebeyihlala etown. She insisted sihambe naye, and mna I was going to drive for her. Ebeqhuba iYaris ke. We were all dressed up, looking all matured and what what. Xola kept on calling that day and I wasn't taking his calls.

When we got to the party, it was mostly doctors and nurses.  Abanye aba bendingaba chani ukuba bazintoni. Portia, introdued us as her kids, samkelwa kakade. They ofered us booze and Portia told me to not go over the limit because am going to be driving. Heeh, kwaske kwahlekwa endlini. One guy emphasised to Portia that indlovu ayisindwa ngumboko wayo, and that I should enjoy as much as I please because liyeza elam ixesha lothenga imoto. Everyone laughed it off and more jokes came. Finally, the braai meat was ready,n so kwaphakwa ke nezo salads zakhona zimnandi. I won't lie,  I enjoyed the company.  It was chilled man.

Xola, besele exolile, because noOngeziwe ebengazibambi icalls zakhe.
We had fun shame, then pha ngabo 00:00am, we decided to go. Some guy offered to give OG a lift. Ebehamba nge Navara ubhuti soni assumed unemali.
On our way, Portia kept laughing.
Me:"yintoni na sisi?"
Portia:"you saw that guy who was wearing a blue blazer?"
Me:"yes. What's wrong with him?"
Portia:"he asked me to give this to you." I switched on the light and took a quick glance at what Portia was holding.  It was a R200 note plus a paper with his digits.

Me:"tell me you are joking."
Portia:"not at all. Mthathe, he is into tenders. Play it safe though, because he is a lady's man. Wena just enjoy the benefits and don't fall for him." Hahahahahahaaha,  that was sis Portia for you. She used to advise us. Sithe xa sivelela endlini, sabona imoto eziyi2. It was the Navara ezise uOngeziwe and Xola's car. Hah, hay ke, anindibonanga nina ndisenza iU-turn. Undibuze wancama uPortia. I stopped three streets away.

Portia:'hey, this is Gamalakhe, it's not safe at all. " I briefed her on what was going on and laughed at me.
Portia:"sambe phela, uzoshaywa kudlule."
Me:"NEVER. Asose kalok. " uXola ebezondi khanda straight. Portia called OG and ebevakala ngathi uyakhala. She asked where we were at, and Portia just dropped the call.  She made another call and spoke to the person. She told the person she was bringing me then. She took over the wheel and drove back to the same neighbourhood we were at, but to a different house. When we were outside, the same guy who was at the party walked to the car. Portia told me to get off and that the guy will bring me in the morning.

Okay,  I wasn't all comfortable with this arrangement,  but it was better than being punched. I got off and the guy led the way to his house. Shame, it was nice and cosy.  He asked me if I needed anything to drink or eat, and I told him I was fine.

Guy:"my room or the other?" Ndawaqhala onke. Worse, uncumile. Heeeh, yaphambana lena.
Me:"worse, I don't even know your name sowuzondi ncwasa nje."
Guy:'wuoh, chill, I was just kidding.  By the way, I am Sbu." Ndimjonge nje, ndacela ikamera yolaka. He showed it to me and brought me one of his t-shirts to sleep on.  I checked my phone and Xola ebendicenga ba ndithethe naye, yonke lonto.

That night I slept like a baby, ndavuswa nge breakfast in bed. Mntana bantu ebendiphathele toothbrush entsha, waslap,dawn and deodorant.
Sbu:'I know they are probably not what you use, but ke I had no choice, you know garages only have limited options. I thanked him and went to take a quick bath, then got back and had my breakfast.  He lent me his tracksuit.  It was baggy, but fashionable. Good thing I had sneackers on the previous night.

Around past 11am, he took me back to my place, wabe esithengele iPizza. Ndifike uPortia noOngeziwe behleli elounge, bebonakala ba badiniwe.
Ongeziwe bekungathi ubethiwe nobethwa.
Me:"and then?"
Portia:" othi ngidle kuqala." I smiled at her and handed her the box of Pizza.
OG:"ingathi ngowu mala nyani uXola."
Me:"ubethwe nguye?"
OG:" ewe, sogqiba ufuna uxelela abazali ba mna ndiyanxila, futhi ndithandana namadoda anemoto." Hahahahahahaaha,  andayihleka man. Xola umuncu mos.

Me:"utheni ngam?"
Portia:"that uzomazi." Oh Bawo, ndaqale ndoyika. Just then, kwatsho iknock emnyango. Xasijika, nguXola.

OG:"awutixanga gate?" She whispered. Hay suka, uyayibuza intsente ke lona.

Me:"hey babe." Niyayazi eyokuzi cengela. I went to him, fike ndamncamisa. He kissed me back with a smile. Ubulisile nakwabanye, wabe uOngeziwe ehlinile.
Xola:"ungake ulinge mbtase." Yaphakama lanto, yayozivalela ekameeni yayo. Xola suggested we go to my room and I hesitantly agreed. Oko nje endijongile, engathethi.

He started kissing me, ha nam ndavuma. He asked me to take off the clothes I was wearing because ziyambhora and I did. Hay ke, lwaqala udaba lomntu ongafuni condom. Hay, mna ibindixaka into ka Xola. It made me think ufuna undimithisa. We debated, kwagqibela yena because uvele wangena and started moving. Yhooo, I was enjoying every second of it. Ebendipha kamnandi hay kancinci. Undigqibe ngondibeka on the edge of the bed. That's my weakest point.  I don't know how many times I came, but it was more than once.

After our steamy session, he made me lay on him. He had his hands around me.
Xola:"kuthethwa njani nawe Yonela? "
Me:"utsho njani ke bhuti?"
Xola:"ulale phi?"
Me:"hay ke babe, if uzele uchuku, uphume ngalamnyango ungene ngawo. Andiyithethi ke eyokundi betha yona."
Xola:"heeh, tshisa Yonela, ikutye kamnandi mos le chap."
Me:"you know what,  voetsek. Voetsek Xola. Haibo, kwacaca nje ukuba andizo konwaba nguwe. Hay, man." Uphakamile wathatha okuth yena, wanxiba. Before aphuma uthicile wathi "kudala ndikubona ba usisifebe man."
Me:"utsho kunyoko kanjalo." Yho, ndazisola ba bendimphendulelani.  I was getting up ndizonxiba nam. Ndizibone ndisebhedini, ndibanjwe sisiyezi. Xola azange wandiqhwaba kanjalo before, but today, hay ebendibonisa ubuyena. Esogqiba, umbharhaze ucango, wahamba.

NDive ngo Ongeziwe enishukumisa.
OG:"hee mfo, beuyi mpama eyo? Ndiyive ndingaphaya ekamereni?"