Ungangibuzi ukuthi kwenzeke kanjani ukuba ngigcine ngimithiswe uThemba kanti ngithandana noSipho.Lalela-ke ngikutshele. Ngidumile ngokuziphatha kahle la elokshini. Ngiyisibonelo uma kukhulunywa ngetshi’tshi, i’virgin’ uqobo lwalo. Abangane babafana nginabo futhi bayangihlonipha kulokhu engiyikho. Uma umfana engumngane wami bese engikhulumela ezothando ngimuphoxa lapho buphele ubungane.

Umfana kuba nje ukungibona abe eseshela aze anyanye amanye amantombazane athi ngiyazitshela. Vele kodwa khona ngiyazazi ukuthi ngimuhle.Yingakho ngincamela abafana ukuba babe ngabangani bami ngoba bona abahlebi njengathi mantombazane. UThemba uyena mngani wami womfana engimethemba kakhulu. Ngisho eklasini iminyaka emithathu besihlala edeskini elilodwa. Senza amahomework ndawonye sivakashelana ngisho emakhaya. Akusiyo inkinga uma ngifika kubo kaThemba engekho endlini enkulu ngiye kwi ‘backroom’ alala kuyo sifike sihlale sidlale umculo. Kufike nabangani bakhe abangabafana sihlale sixoxe. UThemba uyena owazi zonke izimfihlo zami. Uma nginesesheli esingiphazamisayo ngibikela yena, useyosithembisa induku umngani angibize ngengane yakubo yize singahlobene nakancane. Uyazi phela uThemba ngisho ngi’mensa’ ungibona kahle ngimuzwe esethi, “Uyagula namuhla mngani”. Ngivele ngihleke ngithi, ‘Ya mngani”.
USipho ngithandana naye ngiyaqala ngqa ukuba sothandweni. Futhi besivumelene ukuthi uzogcina ubuntombi bami. 

Osekungicasulile nokungilethe kumngani wami uThemba okwenziwe uSipho. “Uyazi mngani lento ingicasulile eyenziwe uSipho.Isivumelwano sokugcina ubuntombi bami usephulile.” ngimubikela. “Phela uma nivumelene ukunikana mngani kungathiwani?” ephendula. “Bengingalindelanga mngani, buka nje angikakahlanganisi ngisho u 20 years. Uvele washintsha nje sekuqumbe ibhulukwe eqhanyelwe.” ngimchazela.” Uma bewuzwa ubumnandi mngani singathini thina?” Kuvele kuthi ‘xhifi’ kimina. “Uyazi wenziwa ukungazi ukuthi ubuhlungu ebengibuzwa laphaya bekungakanani. Futhi ngiyamangala ukuthi abantu abaqomile bahlale bezwa leyanto. Uma ngikhala ngithi kubuhlungu yena kuyamjabulisa athi kumnandi. Ngize ngamfuqa wayikhipha lento yakhe esengizwisile ubuhlungu.” “Ubenikwe uwena nje mngani.” Vele kuthi xhifi ngisukume ngibheke emnyango. Asukume uThemba angivimbe emnyango. Ngizame ukwedlula ngenkani ame phambi kwami. Ngisondele angaqheli siye sithintane ngemizimba. Amabele ami amile mpo amthinte esifubeni. 

Angibambe ngemuva. Ngizwe izandla ezinemfudumalo nokungiduduza engikudingayo. Ahlehle nami kancane aye angibeke phezu kombhede. Agaxe ingalo yakhe ehlombe kimina ahlale eduze kwami. Akhulumele phansi ngelipholile izwi “Ngiyaxolisa mngani bengingaqondile ukukuthukuthelisa ngebengikukhuluma. Uyangixolela?” Nginqekuzise ikhanda ngivume. “Ukuthi angifisi ukuphinde ngenze into engizwisa ubuhlungu.” kuthì damu umthwalo sengithole umuntu ozokungilalela. “Mngani, kumele uwazi umzimba wakho,” sekusho uThemba. “Uqonde ukuthini Themba?” esengidida nje umngani. “Ngizokubonisa ngemvume yakho ukuze wazi.”ephendula. “Ayi ngizo-ke ngibone mngani. Ngithi ngisadidekile ngokushiwo uThemba afake isandla sakhe esikhaleni kwishirt athinte amabele ami athe mpo. Adlalise izingono kamnandi ngeminwe. Ngizwe kumnandi ukudlaliswa umuntu wesilisa ngalolu hlobo. Usangigaxile ngengalo ngesinye isandla uyangidlalisa. Bese engiqaqa izinkinobho zeShirt. Amabele ami asevele ama mpo ngezwa izingono sengathi ziyaqina.

Awangenele umngani ngolimi ewamunya. Angikaze ngincelwe amabele selokhu ngazalwa. Ngiqume, “Oooh …Themba.’ Sekuyimina omshintshisa ngamabele ngithi akancele leli. Ungixake kodwa lomuzwa ngoba sengizwa ngifudumala. Ingquza yami isimanzi. Ngithi ngisacabanga ngalokhu ngizwe isandla sikaThemba singiphulula amahips kamnandi. Asiphendule angidlalise amathanga ngaphakathi. Konke kubemnandi. Usangimunca amabele. Ngiyabubula kumnandi. “Mmmh…mmmh…” Ngizwe isandla somngani sesingithinta isibumbu. Ngithi sengifuna ukuthi ayi bo avele asifake ngaphakathi ephentini angithinte umsunu awuqhwebe kube sengathi uphuma ngaphandle komsele wengquza. Maye babo! Kanti kumnandi kanje ukudlaliswa umsunu. Afake umunwe engquza bese ewugudlisa umsunu. Ngikhale mina. “Awu we…awu we…mngani.”
“Liyangiphazamisa” esho ehlisa iphenti lami. Ngivele ngizizwe sengathi ngiyaphupha. Ngabe yimina lona owaziwa ngokuba i’virgin’owehliswa iphenti kalula kanje? Ngizibuza. Pho-ke lento engiyifundiswa umngani imnandi, ayifani nale ka Sipho engihlukumezile. Isiketi sami senyuke siveze onke amathanga. “Liyangiphazamisa” esho ekhumula ibhulukwe ne’under’. Asale nomthondo oqine ngqi ukuqhanyelwa. Ungethuse umthondo ungikhumbuze ubuhlungu engibuzwiswe uSipho.Ngikhononde, “Ayi ayi.” Akhulumele phansi uThemba, “Angizukukwenza lutho mngani, ngifuna uwubone uwazi umthondo womngani wakho.”

Ngishawe uvalo. Athathe isandla sami asibambise umthondo. Ngiwuzwe ushisa. Ngiwuhlube ngiwuvule kusale ijwabu. Ngiphinde ngiwuvule ngiwuvale umthondo womngani kaningana. Ngimuzwe ebubula, ”Oooh…mngani.” Ngibuzwe buqine kakhulu ubungani bethu uma sesivezelana izimfihlo ezinjena. Ngiziphe isithuba sokuwubuka umthondo nokuwudlalisa. Silale embhedeni sibhekane. Angibambe ngemuva ezinqeni angisondeze. Ngizwe ukushisa komthondo emathangeni. “Ngabe uzongibhebha yini umngani?”ngizibuza mina. “Ungangizwisi ubuhlungu Themba,” ngizincengela. “Khululeka mngani,” asho awuhlube umthondo awusondeze emsunwini. Bese umsunu awudlalise ngalo. Awuhlikihle awukitaze. Ngivele ngikhale ngimbambe ngemuva.
“Awu Themba…awu mngani…kumnandi.” Lapho igolo selimanzi te. Ngiyayiqala into emnandi kanje kumnandi emsunwini kuze kudlikizele umzimba wonke. Abuye awufake ngesihloko engquza awukhiphe awubuyisele emsunwini ube manzi kwawona umthondo. “Ngizokukhombisa mngani ukuthi lidliwa kanjani itshi’tshi,” kusho uThemba. Ngiwuzwe umthondo ungena engquza. Kube’tight’ lokhu okuhlangene nobumnandi. Ingquza yami iwumunce wonke umthondo womngani, igolo limanzi. “Mmmh,” siquma sobabili umthondo ushisa kamnandi egolo. Afende umngani kuvele kubemnandi kanti bengithi ngilinde ubuhlungu.

Angiqinise ngemuva mina ngiyakhala.”Awu Themba mngani waze wangizwisa into emnandi…ye…ye…ye…aaawu.” Ancike endlebeni ahlebe, “Kambe yini lokhu esikwenzayo mngani?” Ngiphendule, “Siyabhebhana mngani.Uyangibhebha Themba.” “Asibone mngani ukuthi ubani ohlula omunye ngokufenda. 1,2,3…go” Lapho sibambane sifendane mawala. Ngiyaqala nokufendana nomfana. Kube mnandi lokhu okwedlulele. Ngizwe igolo likhala ‘mf…mf…mf. Akhale umngani, “Awu lamnandi igolo lomngani…awu lamnandi igolo letshi’tshi. Lisaphelele mngani uyiphethe ingquza.” Mina lapho angisazizwa nokuthi ngithini ubumnandi,” awu mngani kumnandi ukubhejwa, kodwa ubungangibhebhi ngani sonke lesisikhathi. Ubumnandi obungaka ngiyabuqala emhlabeni..” Lapho sesiyakhala sobabili. Ngizwe igagasi engingalazi egolo umzimba wonke kube sengathi ushokwe ugesi.Ngidlikizele umzimba wonke ngilahlekelwe umqondo. Ngimnkonkoshele uThemba ngikhale mi izinyembezi zobumnandi. “Oooooooh…Kumnaaaaaaaandi!” Ngimuzwe uThemba ebhonga okwenkomo. “Nami sengiyachama mngani… Oooooooh… aaaaaaawuuuuu…!” Uqine kakhulu umthondo. Kushise engquza… ukubhejwa kumnandi, umthondo umnandi nesidoda sishisa kamnandi. Ngisizwe kahle uThemba engichamela. Kuvele kushise kamnandi ngiqala pho nokuchanyelwa umfana. Ukukhala kwethu kube kukhulu kudume indlu. Angene nezicabha umama kaThemba. Asikhiyile emnyango. Ngimbambe ngimqinise uThemba phambi kukanina kumnandi. Uma uthi mpiki umthondo ukhafula isidoda sobabili sithi, “Yo mngani!Yo mngani!” Avele akhamise umama kaThemba ngimuzwe ethi “Oh niyabhebhana.”