Iyona round ayikhonzile usisi Bongi lena.I”round”yantathakusa emashidini sibhebhana
sesike sathi hlwathi isithongwana sigonene.Maye liyangibulala igolo kulesisikole
engikuso.
Ngempela igolo liyangibulala.Njengoba sengike ngababhebha kanye kanye usisi Bongi
no”mam”Skhakhane,ukubhebhana kwami nosisi Bongi akuseyiyo imfihlo.Uthisha
omkhulu nabanye ababili abangenalwazi.Bonke laba bahlala behamba
ngama”weekend” kanye no”mam”Skhakhane.Usisi Bongi uhamba nge”month
end”kuphela.Indoda yakhe iyona efika e”macottage”.Nakhona yeqisa iviki ngoba kukude
lapho isuka khona.Nayo ayinazo nezincane izinsolo ukuthi njengoba ehlale esifica
ndawonye kungenzeka ukuthi siyahlabana.Phela asilingani.Usisi Bongi usisi impela
ogcweleyo onesigqi nesithunzi.Mina ngisewumfana onomzimba omncane.Kodwa
umthondn ngiwushaya kunjalo.Ahlanye usisi Bongi.Indoda yakhe uma kade
imvakashele ithi isuka nje sibe sipiqana.
Ayikho into exoxwa u”mam”Skhakhane nosisi Bongi uma bendawonye.Umthondo
kwaphela.Ngibavakashela njalo ntambama endlini yabo.Sengidla ngisho khona.Okwabo
kuba ukukhiya umnyango bavule iradio.Bayawagxeka amadoda abo
ngokukhathala.’Uma usushadile weBongi indoda ikudla kanye ngeviki.’noBongi
aphendule,’Mina angikashadi noBiyela kodwa uvele athi uyangonga.Angazi ngifuna
ukongiwa yini?’Mina sengizonconywa-ke.’Ayi iyasijabulisa ingane Bongi.’NoBongi
aphendule.’Ngaziqalela mina njalo ingane.Silokhu sipiqana.’
Ilezo zingxoxo eziye zenze ngizithole sengibulawa igolo.Banele bangaxoxa lezo labosisi
bavele bangivule uziphu bakhiphe umthondo.Izandla zabo ezi”soft and
warm”ziwu”massage” kamnandi umthondo wami.Nami lapho vele ngibafake iminwe
ezingquza.Ngiyobezwa begegetheka,’Awu we ma!Kwaze kwamnandi e”cottage”.Babuye
bakhumbuzane.’Ushadile njalo Skhakhane uzongibangisa enganeni.’Aphendule’It’s part
of life ukubhebhana.Ngingeke ngiyeke umthondo wengane umnandi kanje.’Awu lapho
ngibone sekwenyuswa iziketi kube uwashiywa.Ngike ngibangwe kusize ukuthi ngayizolo
ngisuke ngiqale ngobani.Bese beyavumelana ukuthi akuqale ubani.
Nginesitulo engivame ukuhlala kuso.Umthondo ngiwukhipha uqonde ubheke
phezulu.Ozobhejwa enyuse iziketi,angixamazelele.Oyedwa ayoma ngasewindini.Aqaphe
ozophamisa.Uma kukhona uthisha ozo”knocker”ngiwumboncule sihlale silinde aphume
sibuye siqhubeke.Lingibulala kanjalo igolo imihla ngemihla.Ngenza”sure”ukuthi lowosisi
engisuke ngimbhebha uyachama.Bese ngibhebha owesibili.Bahlale bewubabaza
umfutho engibabhebha ngawo labosisi.
‘Nisale nibhebhana.’Kusho umam Sikhakhane esevalelisa kuyi”Friday”eseya
ekhaya.’Izosala ingibhebha ingane.Namuhla sizozitika ngembhebho.Ingane izobe ithe
khaxa emathangeni kasisi wayo.Ntathakusa ngifuna umthathanduku.Ayive imnandi
leyo”round”,sekuyosa.’Bahleke babhansane.’Pho iyabhebha yini ingane!’.Sekusho
u”mam”Skhakhane
Nebala sekuyosa ngiphakathi emashidini,ngizwe ngaye usisi Bongi esengidlalisa
umthondo.Isandla esithambile esifudumele siwuthi xhakathi umthondo wami.Silele
sibhekene.Bengikade ngilele umthondo uphakathi egolo.Phela senginomkhuba wokuthi
uma sibhebhana nosisi Bongi ngingawukhiphi uma sengimchamele.Vele sigonofelane
size sizunywe ubuthongo umthondo ulale egolo.
Ngizwe usisi Bongi esenginyakazisa.Udlalisa isiqu somthondo wami.Nami ngishutheke
umunwe ngimdlalise umsunu.Ngimuzwe ebubula unkabi lo.Umthondo wami olale egolo
ngiwuzwe uqina phakathi egolo.Nalo limanzi.Ngiwukhiphe uqine unjalo.Ngenwaye
ngawo umsunu kasisi uBongi.Uma ngiwuthi shwi ngejwabu emsunwini ababayele usisi
Bongi,”Owu!Owu!”Ngiwuphindisele ngiwudibhe egolo.Awu uyohlala umnandi wegolo!
Akukhathalekile ukuthi besekukade ngilibhebha ngaphambilini.Awu umthathanduku!
Vele kushise kamnandi engutsheni.Siyafendana nalosisi silele ngecele.’Awu umnandi
wengane!Angikaze ngiwuzwe umthondo omnandi kangaka empilweni yami.Ingabe
wafundiswa ubani ukubhebha?Awu uBiyela uma engajumisa angafica ingquza
iphelile,ungiqedile wengane’.
Umthathanduku.Sengingaphezulu.Ulithe hleke igolo.Ngiphakathi
kulawomathangakazi.Ngimgijima ngomthondo onke amakhona engquza.Silokhu
siyabubula sobabili kumnandi.Amathanga ngide ngiwapholisha ingaphakathi lawo
ngezandla.Impela nakamam Skhakhane awafiki kakasisi Bongi.Sifendana impela
sekuyashisa naphakathi kwamashidi.Izingubo zizishonele eceleni.Abuye angithandele
nangemilenze usisi Bongi.’Uyangijabulisa uyangenelisa wengane.’Kumnandi ukubhebha
umuntu omdala umuzwe ekhala ekubalisela usum”controla”ngomthondo.Igolo naye
ekunika lonke.Ngimsantuzise imilenze ngiyibeke emahlombe.Ngiwushaye wonke.Akhale
wi izinyembezi.Ngiwushaye ngizwe uflka kwenye indawo.Akhale
kabuhlungu.’Yini?’Ngethukile.’Awu ngiyasola ungigudluze i”loop”yokuvikela ukumitha
ngalomthondo wakho.Wu nkosiyami ungangimithisi wengane.’(Futhi ekhuza iqiniso
ngoba vele wamitha.)Sincenge ngingabe ngisawujikijela kuleyandawo.Kube mnandi futhi
sibhebhane.Athi uyahefuzela useyochama ngithi.’Mana,ujaheph?’Ngibe slowly,kubuye
kusuke amaphepha.’Waze wamnandi umthathanduku.Umnandi wemfana.’.weee!
Ooooooh!’Sekuduma indlu nezihlonono.Sobabili sesiku”point of no return”siyachama
kanyekanye.Ngisamsantuzisile imilenze isemahlombe.Umthondo ukhafula isidoda
phakathi ekujuleni kwengquza.Igolo lonke likasisi Bongi kungelami,naye esalahlekelwe
umqondo esebhejiwe wachama.Ngiyizwe kahle imoto ima phambi
kwe”cottage”esibhebhana kulo sithatha umthathanduku.UBiyela indoda kasisi uBongi!
sesike sathi hlwathi isithongwana sigonene.Maye liyangibulala igolo kulesisikole
engikuso.
Ngempela igolo liyangibulala.Njengoba sengike ngababhebha kanye kanye usisi Bongi
no”mam”Skhakhane,ukubhebhana kwami nosisi Bongi akuseyiyo imfihlo.Uthisha
omkhulu nabanye ababili abangenalwazi.Bonke laba bahlala behamba
ngama”weekend” kanye no”mam”Skhakhane.Usisi Bongi uhamba nge”month
end”kuphela.Indoda yakhe iyona efika e”macottage”.Nakhona yeqisa iviki ngoba kukude
lapho isuka khona.Nayo ayinazo nezincane izinsolo ukuthi njengoba ehlale esifica
ndawonye kungenzeka ukuthi siyahlabana.Phela asilingani.Usisi Bongi usisi impela
ogcweleyo onesigqi nesithunzi.Mina ngisewumfana onomzimba omncane.Kodwa
umthondn ngiwushaya kunjalo.Ahlanye usisi Bongi.Indoda yakhe uma kade
imvakashele ithi isuka nje sibe sipiqana.
Ayikho into exoxwa u”mam”Skhakhane nosisi Bongi uma bendawonye.Umthondo
kwaphela.Ngibavakashela njalo ntambama endlini yabo.Sengidla ngisho khona.Okwabo
kuba ukukhiya umnyango bavule iradio.Bayawagxeka amadoda abo
ngokukhathala.’Uma usushadile weBongi indoda ikudla kanye ngeviki.’noBongi
aphendule,’Mina angikashadi noBiyela kodwa uvele athi uyangonga.Angazi ngifuna
ukongiwa yini?’Mina sengizonconywa-ke.’Ayi iyasijabulisa ingane Bongi.’NoBongi
aphendule.’Ngaziqalela mina njalo ingane.Silokhu sipiqana.’
Ilezo zingxoxo eziye zenze ngizithole sengibulawa igolo.Banele bangaxoxa lezo labosisi
bavele bangivule uziphu bakhiphe umthondo.Izandla zabo ezi”soft and
warm”ziwu”massage” kamnandi umthondo wami.Nami lapho vele ngibafake iminwe
ezingquza.Ngiyobezwa begegetheka,’Awu we ma!Kwaze kwamnandi e”cottage”.Babuye
bakhumbuzane.’Ushadile njalo Skhakhane uzongibangisa enganeni.’Aphendule’It’s part
of life ukubhebhana.Ngingeke ngiyeke umthondo wengane umnandi kanje.’Awu lapho
ngibone sekwenyuswa iziketi kube uwashiywa.Ngike ngibangwe kusize ukuthi ngayizolo
ngisuke ngiqale ngobani.Bese beyavumelana ukuthi akuqale ubani.
Nginesitulo engivame ukuhlala kuso.Umthondo ngiwukhipha uqonde ubheke
phezulu.Ozobhejwa enyuse iziketi,angixamazelele.Oyedwa ayoma ngasewindini.Aqaphe
ozophamisa.Uma kukhona uthisha ozo”knocker”ngiwumboncule sihlale silinde aphume
sibuye siqhubeke.Lingibulala kanjalo igolo imihla ngemihla.Ngenza”sure”ukuthi lowosisi
engisuke ngimbhebha uyachama.Bese ngibhebha owesibili.Bahlale bewubabaza
umfutho engibabhebha ngawo labosisi.
‘Nisale nibhebhana.’Kusho umam Sikhakhane esevalelisa kuyi”Friday”eseya
ekhaya.’Izosala ingibhebha ingane.Namuhla sizozitika ngembhebho.Ingane izobe ithe
khaxa emathangeni kasisi wayo.Ntathakusa ngifuna umthathanduku.Ayive imnandi
leyo”round”,sekuyosa.’Bahleke babhansane.’Pho iyabhebha yini ingane!’.Sekusho
u”mam”Skhakhane
Nebala sekuyosa ngiphakathi emashidini,ngizwe ngaye usisi Bongi esengidlalisa
umthondo.Isandla esithambile esifudumele siwuthi xhakathi umthondo wami.Silele
sibhekene.Bengikade ngilele umthondo uphakathi egolo.Phela senginomkhuba wokuthi
uma sibhebhana nosisi Bongi ngingawukhiphi uma sengimchamele.Vele sigonofelane
size sizunywe ubuthongo umthondo ulale egolo.
Ngizwe usisi Bongi esenginyakazisa.Udlalisa isiqu somthondo wami.Nami ngishutheke
umunwe ngimdlalise umsunu.Ngimuzwe ebubula unkabi lo.Umthondo wami olale egolo
ngiwuzwe uqina phakathi egolo.Nalo limanzi.Ngiwukhiphe uqine unjalo.Ngenwaye
ngawo umsunu kasisi uBongi.Uma ngiwuthi shwi ngejwabu emsunwini ababayele usisi
Bongi,”Owu!Owu!”Ngiwuphindisele ngiwudibhe egolo.Awu uyohlala umnandi wegolo!
Akukhathalekile ukuthi besekukade ngilibhebha ngaphambilini.Awu umthathanduku!
Vele kushise kamnandi engutsheni.Siyafendana nalosisi silele ngecele.’Awu umnandi
wengane!Angikaze ngiwuzwe umthondo omnandi kangaka empilweni yami.Ingabe
wafundiswa ubani ukubhebha?Awu uBiyela uma engajumisa angafica ingquza
iphelile,ungiqedile wengane’.
Umthathanduku.Sengingaphezulu.Ulithe hleke igolo.Ngiphakathi
kulawomathangakazi.Ngimgijima ngomthondo onke amakhona engquza.Silokhu
siyabubula sobabili kumnandi.Amathanga ngide ngiwapholisha ingaphakathi lawo
ngezandla.Impela nakamam Skhakhane awafiki kakasisi Bongi.Sifendana impela
sekuyashisa naphakathi kwamashidi.Izingubo zizishonele eceleni.Abuye angithandele
nangemilenze usisi Bongi.’Uyangijabulisa uyangenelisa wengane.’Kumnandi ukubhebha
umuntu omdala umuzwe ekhala ekubalisela usum”controla”ngomthondo.Igolo naye
ekunika lonke.Ngimsantuzise imilenze ngiyibeke emahlombe.Ngiwushaye wonke.Akhale
wi izinyembezi.Ngiwushaye ngizwe uflka kwenye indawo.Akhale
kabuhlungu.’Yini?’Ngethukile.’Awu ngiyasola ungigudluze i”loop”yokuvikela ukumitha
ngalomthondo wakho.Wu nkosiyami ungangimithisi wengane.’(Futhi ekhuza iqiniso
ngoba vele wamitha.)Sincenge ngingabe ngisawujikijela kuleyandawo.Kube mnandi futhi
sibhebhane.Athi uyahefuzela useyochama ngithi.’Mana,ujaheph?’Ngibe slowly,kubuye
kusuke amaphepha.’Waze wamnandi umthathanduku.Umnandi wemfana.’.weee!
Ooooooh!’Sekuduma indlu nezihlonono.Sobabili sesiku”point of no return”siyachama
kanyekanye.Ngisamsantuzisile imilenze isemahlombe.Umthondo ukhafula isidoda
phakathi ekujuleni kwengquza.Igolo lonke likasisi Bongi kungelami,naye esalahlekelwe
umqondo esebhejiwe wachama.Ngiyizwe kahle imoto ima phambi
kwe”cottage”esibhebhana kulo sithatha umthathanduku.UBiyela indoda kasisi uBongi!
Zibanjwa kweziwudlayo, kwasha!
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