Britney
When I saw Thingo and Khetha together in that live on Instagram I really thought my eyes were deceiving me, I find them really cute hey they definitely compliment each other. I decide to call Khetha
Ringing*
Ringing *
Him:MaHlase
Me: bhuti wami (my brother) how are you?
Him:ahh I'm okay there's nothing hectic actually, wena?
Me:I'm good...
Silence
Him:what do you want Britney? (laughing)
Me:hawu nothing just checking my lovely brother
Him:really?
Me:ye
Him:mmh
Me:okay okay, tell me about Thingo I saw your live the other day
Him:come on Brii, really that's why you called
Me:I'm her hairstylist btw
Him:even better ask her yourself
Me:awukahle Khetha, y'all are dating? ouuuh
Him:no Britney, we're really good friends and besides nje, things really complicated
Me:mmh I see, y'all look really cute together (screams*)
Him:calm down! Anyways I need to go bye, we'll talk later
He drops the call*
oh he didn't! , I'm meeting up with Zakithi today, I take a shower, I wear my black mini dress with clear flops, I take my car keys, I lock the doors and off I went, I got to Zakithi's place and she was cooking isn't cute
"this is why I love you ke sana" I say giving her a hug
"mxm, not you letting yourself in, in my house"
"my bad,anyways what are you cooking vele? "
"move away from my pots Britney, get yourself something to drink from the fridge"
"Did you see Khetha?" Me
"where?"
"on Instagram, she went live with this hun, they look so cute together" Me
"Did you take a screenshot or something"
"here, isn't this cute?" Me
"oh no!!, I know this hun, she once came to that restaurant-"
"signature restaurant?, yea she's rich fam"
"there was something off about her, I think she had... it's Nomkhitha"
"no Zakithi!"
My head was spinning, I thought of calling Thingo asking if she's okay or something but I thought to myself it wasn't my place, Khetha probably knows by now, he does his research very well. Everything was coming to a full circle.
Qalumuzi/Khoza
I've been having nightmares lately, I have a feeling these are my last days on earth. It is scary that we don't know what happens when we leave this place. There was something wrong I could feel it. I was sitting in the kitchen when MaSishi came in with a tray full of fruits
"Baba here are some fruits" she says placing them on a counter
"Thank you, please sit down" Me
"what's happening?" Her
"ay it's nothing major, ehh I want you to tell these kids should anything happen to me, it wasn't my intention for all of this to happen. My grandfather was a very powerful man. I never thought I would be part of this but if your ancestors choose you to do something it's hard for anyone to go against their words" Me
" you're saying alot if things at once" Her
"I don't want to be part of the tradition anymore" Me
"How are you planning to do that?" Her
"Qaphelani must die" Me
There was silence in the room, I could feel MaSishi's anger rising
"you're joking right?" Her
"it's the only way we can end all of this, my grandfather was so angry that Thingo's grandmother left him, he put a spell on her so she can die because if he can't have her no one can, the spell didn't work it came back sagadla thina and he's the one who died, he was angry and he wanted us (the family) to find Thingo's grandmother but we never succeeded, that's why we kill innocent maidens (she was a maiden) my dad was the first one who killed a maiden and his brothers got involved, they told my father to kill me so that the next generation doesn't experience this tradition but he was stubborn so he died" Me
"not my son! I will hate you if anything happens to that boy, uyezwa?!" Her
"as I was saying, please calm down, Thingo...yes she needs to end up kulamagceke so that this whole thing stop, uyimpande yalapha ekhaya (she's one of the roots of this household) , her grandmother and my grandfather were seeing each other so she'll fill in for her grandmother " Me
"this is madness (laughing), is Thingo's grandmother still alive or she's dead because I guess you guys can just kill her or find where she's buried nibahlanganise" Her
"She's no longer a maiden MaSishi, she needs to be pure, so since her grandmother didn't marry my grandfather she'll need to get married here to fulfill my grandfather's wishes " Me
"this is just twisted Hlase, why didn't you say anything I'm sure we could have found a ay to fix it" Her
"Qaphelani is the way" Me
I felt lighter after that, I couldn't hold it any longer especially with the dreams, now I need to find a way to kill my son.
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Zimpande Zamathonga (unedited)
General FictionThingo is a city girl that has been constantly hearing whistles from people she can't physically see; since the age of 7. 10 years later her father takes a decision of cutting home schooling and he takes her to a secondary school where things change...
