Graduation gown iyasinda, ngayizwa kahle kwa-grade R, ngathi no more.

Ngithe kuye asibuyelane, wathi seku-late. So, ngizovuka early kusasa ngiphinde ngimzame.

Yazi i-wrong i-Belgravia baf’ethu, bengithi ngicifela omunye u-girl ihlo ngavele ngazumeka.

“Ufuna amasi noma ngikuthosele inyama?”

MINA: “Ungabe ungenzela amasi ngaleskhathi usathosa inyama!

Lowo mzuzu ongixakayo, izivakashi seziyavalelisa. Two hours later basavalelisa.

Umthole e-single, umthande, bamthathe, umyeke, bamyeke, nibuyelane, babuye.

Jesu uthuleleni?

Akokote umngani wakho kini basaqeda ukukuthethisa ngaye.

Kule genge ka “Happy birthday to myself…” ngithi nje sengathi neRest In Peace ningazenzela.

“Sengicabanga ukunyakaza. Nenza njani? Niyahamba?”

Kusho mina kubangani bami sengithenge imoto sina-10 minutes sifikile ebumnandini.

Nanku umbuzo, ungawalwela yin ama akho ubona umuntu ewafaka ku-plastic ehamba nawo phambi kwakho?

Ubani owake waya eMnambithi asichazele ukuthi kunambithwani ngempela?

Uyayazi i-pain yokuthenga i-grocer igcwale i-trolley lapho ufake i-mask, abantu ababoni ukuthi nguwe lo owenza izimangaliso?

Chiskop ebusika, kuvele ku-freeze nemicabango.

Uzwe voice kamama wakho esesangweni usenza ama-fries ka-R60.

Angikwazi nhlobo ukuncenga, ngisho ikhala lami libhlokile ngiphefumula ngomlomo.

: “Uyazitshela lo.”
: “Ngani oe?”
: “Nje.”
Wemantombazane, udoti muni lo?