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Kusesekuseni pha ngo 10:13am amaxesha. Intokazi enguThembela iyavuka, iqale ijonge iphone yayo. Ifike kugcwele yimiyalezo ku whatsapp, iqalw iqwalasele le ingxamisekileyo, iphendule. Eminye imiyalezo iyigqitha nje, makube yayingacacanga. Wawungekho kodwa ovela kuMpumezo! Yamtyhafisa ke lonto kodwa kucaca nje mhlophe ukuba ebnqwenela ukuqala usuku ngomyalezo ovela kwinkosi yakhe ayithanda kunene. Waqubula ibrash yokuhlamba umlomo, wafaka intlama yokucoca amazinyo, wathatha ijagi waya phande etepini. Ndiyabona intombi enkulu yaziqaphela sekungapha ukuba upresekile ngumchamo, wagqwidiza ukuya emnyangweni wangasese ukuya kuchama kuqala. Akugqiba, wama ngase tepini ke, waxukuxa. Akugqiba wakh'amanzi ngalajagi, wawagalela ekomini, walanda izinto zokuhlamba ubuso, wabuva!

Kungene umyalezo kuWhatsapp, yabe sele ithambisa intokazi izimamarisha ke ngento zakhona ubuzo obu. Wawuvela kuLindelwa umyalezo lowo;

“Ncekukazi, ndisendleleni eza apho kuwe. Andiphangelanga ke namhlanje, ndiyathemba ke ukuba sele uvukile! Ndiyeza!”

Yayinga angaphendula uThembela, athi; Hayi sukuza apha ekhaya andikho! Ntonje wabethwa lelagama lithi ndisendleleni.

Wasose waplaga ke amanzi okuvasa izitya zaphezolo, wazileqa ke zona ukuziqhatha nje oku, inga uzisusa nje amafutha alapens ubutyiwa phezolo apho kokwabo. Wafika ke obezibikile! Wasole wamenzela amanzi ashushu ukuba abe elibazisa, wabe ephunga omnye.

Lindelwa: “Ndithunywe ngumfundisi ukuba ndizokulanda”

Thembela: “Uzondilanda? Siyaphi? Ha.a ndisezoklina mna apha ekakhaya”

Lindelwa: “Kumele kucociwe kaloku pha ententeni oomfundisi nabo baphayana balungisa intente”

Thembeal: “Itheni intente leyo yalungiswa?”

Lindelwa: “Caba umoya uphantse wayiwisa kaloku phezolo, ngoku bayalilungisa. Masambe kaloku”

Thembela: “Kulungile! Yima ke ndinxibe iskeyt sam sejean, ndikhulule le pijama”

Wahamba wayojikela ekamerweni uThembela. Wafika, wakhulula ezopijama, wanxiba ipeynti, iboots, iskeyt sejini esifutshane, iskipa, kunye nejezi ngentla. Wothula lapeytihose alala ngayo, ide inoontshontsho ke lonto, wazilungisa iinwele ke ezi zifakelwayo ke.

Basendleleni!

Ekufikeni kwabo ententeni. Yabe iliphela lika mfundisi qha elime ngaphandle. Ekunye nomfananyana ekucaca nje lo ubizwe nje ezidlulela ukuba azoncedisa. Waphiwa ke lomfana iR20 engu ENKOSI! Wayibetha! Zaqala ke zaqukeza ezintombi zombini, zitshayela. Kwekh! Inkulu ke nalo ntente (6 poles) and igcwala ithi qhu xa sele kucaciwe ngamarhamente.

Mfundisi: “Lindelwa!”

Lindelwa: “Tata”

Mpundisi: “Ndicela wena ube ukhwela iphela, uyokuthenga iimvlop zezishumi pha ePlazza ePhilippi. Ukhangele nento yokutya nesiselo, ukuze ningalambi. USizeka usendleleni so akuzuhlala yedwa uThembela”

Lindelwa: “Kulungile tata”

Waye wahamba ke uLindelwa. Yashiyeka yodwa le yaseThembela nendoda enkulu omnye etshayela ngapha, omnye echophe esitulweni seplastiki, ebukele lamathanga aphambi kwakhe. Wayemane ebheka-bheka, ephatha kujonga phandle akugqiba ajonge lomntwana umile kauhle uphambi kwakhe. Aphathe kubeka umlenze phezu komnye, awutshintshe, acuphe ukuhlala oku esitulweni, abe bulala, aphathe kufaka izandla phakathi kwemilenze. Kwenzeka ntoni ngoku kwindoda ka Thixo?

Yona intombi ayimnakanga, iziculela uI DON'T CARE wengoma yayo ayinangxaki.

Mfundisi: “Thembela!”

Suke wayinyusa ingoma umntwana kucaca nje mhlophe ke phofu uyivile le ndoda ka Thixo imbiza kodwa wazixelela ngodukisa...!

Mfundisi: (Ebugadlela ukukhwaza oku) “Thembela ndiyakubiza! Akundiva?”

Thembela : (Ezothikisa) “Baby? Yhooo! Mfundisi? Uxolo!”

Yamkhweba lendedeba yakulo Yesu ingamjonganga kodwa ijonge phandle. Wayiyeke nale ebexakeke yiyo uThembela wasondela. Yamcela lendoda ukuba ahlale apha phezu kwayo, nayo ayabe iqondisisa intombi, yahlala. Senyuka ke neso sikeyti mfondini, suke saveza kanye nezindawo zimhlophe kunezinye apha ethangeni. Umniniso naye akasinaka.

Mfundisi: “Kutheni udukisa xa ndikubizayo ngoku nana?”

Utsho urheme sele emane ebrasha-bhrasha amathanga alentombi. Nayo phofu isose yahlala ngokunga ivulela iinkomo zikayise ziphume eentlantini zakokwayo. Wawungayibona mfondini iKanana yakuloMozizi mfondini xa wawunokuchopha apha phambi kwayo.

Thembela: “Bendingakuva kaloku nje baby! Yhooo hay'maaaan! Mfundisi!”

Mfundisi: “Undibiza kamnandi maaaan xa usithi 'baby' khaphinde futhi...!”

Thembela: “Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha.a! Kumele ndiziqhelise kaloku eli lika tata okanye, ndosuka ndibhude phakathi kwabantu! Ha.ana sukundinyusa iskeyt torho! Ba kungangena umntu apha!?”

Mfundisi: “Akhomntu unongena maaaarn!”

Thembela: “Ubungathi uSizeka uyeza nha?”

Mfundisi: “Ha.a! Bendigxotha lo uzenza kleva, nam bendifuna ke ndibe nethuba nawe! Ndiyakukhumbula Thembie”

Sele esifake saphelela ngaphantsi kwe peynti yentombi umfo wakwaThixo. Iqwela intombi ide ingathi ingxathile ukuhlala oku, inga ingahlala itwetwe nantsika! Esinye isandla sele sifuthuza phakathi kwamabele ngaphantsi kwesikipa. Ayingombono oncumisayo kodwa lo. Kodwa kubaniniwo kweeeeewwwwwuuuuuuuuu! Bangakubulala! Umfundisi wayegobe umqolo ingathi yibhokhwe etyelwe itakane ngudyakalashe, iminwe emibini eyifake yaphelela ebunantsikeni bukaThembela...!

Thembela: (Engasakwazi nokuthetha kakuhle oku) “Ha.ana! Ndicela siyake! Eish! Mmmmh! Pheza ngoku! AaaaaaaAh! Yhu! Phe e e e za! AaaaaAAAAaaaaAAAH!!!!

Mfundisi: (Sede wasisitshotho ngoku umfo omkhulu) “Ima! Ima! Ima! Ndizothi nje kancinci! Ima!”

Yatsho ikhulula ibhanti layo lanto sekucaca nje ukuba ayisakwazi nokuzibamba oku! Yamhlalisa apha phezu kwayo uThembela inga ufunqulekile apha kuyo, kwekh, yanga ngathi uyaxhuzula umfo omkhulu, eyiqinise selentombi, eyibambe nomlomo ze ingangxoli...!

Lomlo wathatha nje imizuzu emibini enesiqingatha...

Kwathi besa....!

#DOUO