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Lerato: (1) Isipho Sokuzalwa
ULerato wayechithe usuku lonke ebuka iwashi. Iminyaka engamashumi amabili nane. Wayehleli ehleli esofeni enezimbali endlini yakhe encane eSea Point, eCape Town, ilanga lasemandulo lithela ngeziheqo ezinephethini. Ucingo lwakhe lwalusaqhubeka lukhankasa ngezaziso zeTikTok: imiyalezo yokuzalwa, izinhliziyo, amazwana athi “Happy birthday queen”. Kodwa umyalezo owodwa owawubalulekile ngempela kwakungowakaThabo, othunyelwe ihora elidlule: “Ngiyeza. Izimbali nomangaliso.”
Base bezwana izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili. UThabo, oneminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, umZulu waseKhayelitsha, wayemthole ngephutha ngobunye ubusuku ngesikhathi eskrola. Wayenza ama-live ngejezi elicindezelwe nesiketi esifushane, ehleka, ekhuluma ngothando, ngoguquko, ngamaphupho akhe. Wayengakaze aphawule esidlangalaleni. Wayemlandele nje, athande ngokuthula, kwase kuthi ngolunye usuku athumele umyalezo oyimfihlo olula: “Unokukhanya okungavamile.” Kusukela lapho, base bekhuluma cishe njalo kusihlwa. Wayemkhombisa ngezikhathi ezithile umzimba wakhe ngasese, enamahloni futhi ejabule. Wayemtshela ukuthi uyamfisa, ukuthi ufuna ukumbamba. Namuhla, okokuqala, wayesho u-yebo.
Ngesikhathi insimbi yomnyango ikhala, inhliziyo yakhe yaphutha ukushaya. Wavula umnyango.
UThabo wayecishe wagcwalisa uhlaka. Mude, ebanzi emahlombe, intshebe empunga esikiwe kahle, isikhumba esimnyama, ijezi elimnyama elicindezelwe elidweba isifuba esinamandla. Ngesandla esisodwa, isixha sezimbali ezibomvu nezimhlophe. Kwesinye, isikhwama esincane. Ukubuka kwakhe kwathamba ngesikhathi embona.
“Happy birthday, Lerato,” esho ngezwi elijulile, elicishe lihlukumezekile.
Wamamatheka, esevele ethintekile. “Ufikile…”
Wangena. Indlu yayinuka amakha evanila ayehlala ewafaka ngaphambi kwama-live akhe. Wamnikeza izimbali. Wazithatha, waziletha ekhaleni, kwathi lapho ephakamisa amehlo, wayeseduze kakhulu. Wabeka isandla esisindayo, esifudumele esinqeni sakhe.
“Usemuhle kakhulu ngempela.”
Insimbi yomnyango yakhala futhi ngemizuzu emibili kamuva. Abathumeli baletha ikhekhe eliyindilinga, elinamafrosting amhlophe, elibhalwe “24” ngegolide. ULerato wabeka isandla emlonyeni.
“U-odile ikhekhe?”
UThabo wamamatheka, amazinyo akhe amhlophe ephikisanayo nentshebe yakhe. “Impela. Awugubhi iminyaka engamashumi amabili nane ngaphandle kwekhekhe.”
Bahlala esofeni enezimbali. Wasika izingxenye ezimbili. Badla ngeminwe, behleka. Wayenafrosting eceleni kwezindebe; wayisula ngesithupha, wase eletha isithupha emlonyeni wakhe. ULerato wezwa ukufudumala kukhuphuka phakathi kwemilenze yakhe.
“Ukungibuka kanje izinyanga eziningi ngesikrini,” ehleba. “Manje ulapha.”
“Futhi angizukuhamba kusihlwa,” ephendula nje.
Wabeka ipuleti lakhe, wahlehla kancane ngomhlane, washaya imilenze yakhe ebanzi. “Woza. Njengasetheni owayithumela ngesonto eledlule. Leyo lapho uhleli emadoloeni omngane wakho. Ngifuna lokho. Nami.”
ULerato wezwa izihlathi zakhe zifudumala. Wasukuma, waphakamisa kancane isiketi sakhe esimnyama esifushane, wahlala eqaqela omunye wemilenze yakhe, wase ehlehla aze ahlale kahle emadoloeni akhe, embhekile. Impela njengasetheni. Esinye isandla sakhe sibekwe ehlombe lakhe elibanzi, esinye emlenzeni wakhe. UThabo wafaka ingalo ezungeze isinqe sakhe, isandla sakhe esikhulu sinwebeke ehlombe lakhe. Esinye isandla sahlala sibekwe emlenzeni wakhe ongenalutho, ngaphansi nje kwe-hem ye-siket.
Babukana isikhathi eside. Wabe esegoba ikhanda wamanga.
Umlomo wakhe wawufudumele, uphikelele, ugcwele ukubekezela. Wamanga kancane kuqala, enambitha i-frosting esele ezindebeni zakhe, wase ejula kakhulu, ulimi lwakhe luhlola olwakhe. ULerato wabubula kancane ekwangeni. Amabele akhe aqinile, acindezelwe ejezini elimhlophe elinezintambo ezincane, acindezelwa esifubeni sakhe esiqinile. UThabo wafaka isandla ngaphansi kwendwangu, wathola ibele, walilinganisa. Ibele lase liqinile kakade. Waligingqa phakathi kwesithupha nomunwe.
“Aphelele,” ehleba emlonyeni wakhe. “Aqinile… azwelayo…”
Wehlisa ijezi, ekhulula womabili amabele. Izindebe zakhe zehla. Wathatha ibele phakathi kwamazinyo akhe ngobumnene obumangazayo, walimunca, walikhotha. ULerato waphonsa ikhanda lakhe emuva, iminwe igxilile emahlombe akhe abanzi. Esinye isandla sikaThabo sase singene ngaphansi kwesiketi. Wathola amaphenti amancane e-lace, wawadlula, futhi iminwe yakhe emikhulu yahlangana nepipi elincane likaLerato.
Lase lilukhuni nengxenye, lincane, liphinki, i-foreskin isahlehle kancane. UThabo walithinta ngezihloko zeminwe, kancane, ehlola. ULerato wathuthumela.
“Lincane futhi lihle,” esho ngezwi eliphansi. “Njengoba ngangicabanga.”
Wazinikela. Ibunzi lakhe lalilele kwelakhe ngesikhathi emthinta, encinza kancane amabele, ehambisa umunwe phansi, phakathi kwezinqe, ethola umnyango wesibunu sakhe ose uvuleke kancane ngenxa yokujabula. Wacindezela kancane. Waphuma ukububula okuthuthumelayo.
Bakhumula izingubo zabo ngaphandle kokuphuthuma. UThabo wakhumula ijezi lakhe, eveza isifuba esibanzi, esinoboya, esiqinile. ULerato wafaka izandla zakhe phezu kwaso, emangele umehluko wesikhumba sakhe esicwebezelayo kulesakhe. Wamsiza ukukhumula ijezi nesiketi. Wazithola enqunu emadoloeni akhe, ipipi lakhe elincane limi ngasessiswini sikaThabo, amasende akhe amancane acindezelwe. UThabo wayesaphethe ibhulukwe. Waliqaqa, wakhulula ipipi lakhe.
Lalisikhulu, lide, lase lisindile futhi lukhuni, ikhanda libanzi futhi licwebezele. ULerato walithatha ngezandla zombili, walilinganisa, walithinta. “U… mkhulu kakhulu kunalokho engangicabanga.”
UThabo wamamatheka. “Uzolithatha. Kancane.”
Wahlala phansi. Waphakama kancane, wazibeka isifuba nesifuba, amadolo ngapha nangapha kwezinqe zakhe. Wathatha ipipi lakhe elikhulu, waliqondisa phakathi kwezinqe zakhe, wacindezela ikhanda esibunwini sakhe. Waphusha. Ikhanda langena ngobunzima. ULerato wacima amehlo, ukububula okubukhali kuphuma kuye. Kwakuluma. Kwamvula. UThabo wabamba izinqe zakhe ngokuqinile, ngaphandle kokumphoqa, emvumela ukuthi ehle ngesivinini sakhe. Isentimitha ngesentimitha, wazigxilisa. Ngesikhathi ehleli ngokuphelele, ipipi lakhe elincane licindezelwe esiswini sikaThabo, waphefumula isikhathi eside.
“Kukhulu… kakhulu,” ehleba. “Kubuhlungu… futhi kumnandi…”
UThabo wafaka isandla phakathi kwabo wathatha ipipi elincane likaLerato phakathi kweminwe yakhe. Lase lithambile manje, ligobile, i-foreskin enama-wrinkles ihlehliswe kancane. Walidlala, walithinta, ngesikhathi enyakazisa kancane izinqe zakhe ngaphansi kwakhe, emenza azwe yonke isentimitha yepipi lakhe ngaphakathi.
Khona-ke, ngaphandle kokuphuma, wafaka isandla ephaketheni lebhulukwe lakhe elaliphonswe eceleni wakhipha indandatho encane yegolide eliphinki, elula, elihle. Ngesikhathi engene ngokujulile, wathatha isandla sokunxele sikaLerato wasifaka indandatho emunweni wentambo.
Wabuka isandla sakhe, wase ebuka ubuso bakhe, amehlo evulekile.
“Thabo…”
“Yakho,” esho nje. “Hhayi isithembiso somshado. Isithembiso sokuthi ngiyahlala. Sokuthi ngiyakufuna. Sokuthi lo mzimba, leli pipi elincane, lesi sibunu engisigcwalisa… konke lokhu kungokwami kancane manje. Uma ufuna.”
ULerato wamboza ngokwanga. Waqala ukugibela ipipi lakhe elikhulu, kancane kuqala, wase enethemba elikhulu. Ukwehla kwakhe kwakumphuca ukububula. Kwakubuhlungu futhi kumnandi ngesikhathi esisodwa. UThabo wabamba izinqe zakhe ngokuqinile, emqondisa, emphakamisa ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze amhlise ngamandla. Wayehleba amazwi endlebeni yakhe, inhlanganisela yesiZulu nesiNgisi.
“Jabula, sthandwa sami… take it… yes, just like that… your little cock is so soft in my hand… uyahamba kahle…”
Wayedlala ngepipi lakhe elincane elithambile, elidonsa kancane, elicindezela, elihambisa ku-foreskin enama-wrinkles ngesikhathi emaya. Iminwe yakhe ekhululekile yahlola ezungeze isibunu esinwetshiwe, izwa indawo lapho ipipi lakhe linyamalala khona ngaphakathi kuye. ULerato wayenekhanda elihlehlisiwe, umlomo uvulekile, amabele eqhuma kancane ngakunye ukunyakaza.
Bashintsha isimo. UThabo wamlalisa esofeni, emhlane, imilenze iphakanyisiwe esifubeni sakhe. Wangena esibunwini sakhe futhi, ngokujulile kakhulu manje, waqala ukumthatha ngokushaya okude, okuhamba kancane, okujwayelekile. Esinye isandla sabamba izinqe zakhe, esinye saphotha ibele. ULerato wabubula ngaphandle kokuzibamba.
“Ngamandla… please…”
Walalela isikhashana, wase ephuma. ULerato waguqa phakathi kwemilenze yakhe wathatha ipipi lakhe elicwebezelayo emlonyeni. Wazama ukuligwinya ngokujulile. Ububanzi bekhanda bamvala emphinjeni. Waphoqa, amehlo egcwele izinyembezi, imicu yamathe igeleza emhlangothini wesilevu sakhe. UThabo wayethinta izinwele zakhe ezimfushane, ehleba:
“Kancane… breathe… that’s it… good girl…”
Wayesengozini yokuphelelwa umoya. Izinyembezi zaphuphuma, kodwa waqhubeka, ezimisele, ejabule ngokuzithoba kwakhe. Ngesikhathi ephakamisa ikhanda, ubuso bumanzi, uThabo wamanga, enambitha amathe akhe emlonyeni wakhe.
Benza uthando ehholweni, base beya ekamelweni. Odongeni. Embhedeni. ULerato ngamafour, uThabo ngemuva kwakhe, embamba ngezinqe futhi engene ngamandla alawulwayo. Wahhuluka. Wamgibela futhi, embhekile, wase engemuva kuye, emnika umbono wesibunu sakhe esivuleka futhi sivaleke ezungeze ipipi lakhe. Wamemeza igama lakhe. Wamncenga.
Ngesikhathi esithile, ngesikhathi emthatha ngokujulile ngemuva, uThabo wafaka isandla ngaphansi kwakhe wabamba ipipi lakhe elincane namasende amancane. Wawacindezela, hhayi ngokwanele ukulimaza ngempela, kodwa ngokwanele ukuthi ubuhlungu buhlangane nenjabulo ngendlela kagesi. ULerato wamemeza, umzimba uqinile.
“Yebo… yenza… please…”
Wacindezela kakhulu kancane, wadonsa kancane amasende amancane ngesikhathi esheshisa. Wabe esephuma ngokububula okude, okujulile futhi waphuma ngaphakathi kuye. Imifudumalo yamadlozi yagcwalisa isibunu sakhe. Waqhubeka enyakaza, ecindezela ipipi lakhe elibuhlungu, kwaze kwaba yilapho amaconsi okugcina ephuma. ULerato waphuma ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuphuma okomile, okuthuthumelayo, ipipi lakhe elincane elalingenayo into encane yokuphuma licindezela esandleni sikaThabo.
Bahlala isikhathi eside bencamathele ndawonye, bephefumula kanzima. UThabo wahlala engene ngaphakathi kuye, ezwa amadlozi akhe eqala ukugeleza emilenzeni yakhe. Wanga intamo yakhe, amahlombe akhe, phezulu komhlane wakhe.
“Ngiyakuthanda,” ehleba. “I love this. I love you like this.”
ULerato waphendula ikhanda wamanga, esathuthumela. Indandatho yayicwebezele emunweni wakhe.
Kamuva, bageza ndawonye ngaphansi kweshawa, bethintana ngaphandle kokuphuthuma. UThabo wasula ngobumnene ipipi lakhe elincane elizwelayo nesibunu sakhe esisavulekile futhi sizwelayo. ULerato wamgeza isifuba, intshebe, ipipi elase lisindile futhi lilukhuni nengxenye. Bahleka. Bangana ngaphansi kwamanzi.
Embhedeni, benqunu, behlangene, uLerato wabeka ikhanda lakhe esifubeni esibanzi sikaThabo. Iminwe yakhe yayidlala ngoboya obumpunga esifubeni sakhe. Ngaphandle, umsindo okude wolwandle nezimoto zaseCape Town.
“Kuqala,” esho kancane.
UThabo wanga phezulu kwekhanda lakhe. “Yebo. Ukuqala kobudlelwano obuhle. Uma ungithanda.”
Wabamba isandla sakhe, leso esasiphethe indandatho. “Ngiyakufuna.”
Bathula isikhashana. UThabo wabe esegcina, izwi liphansi futhi lihlekisa:
“Kusasa ekuseni, ngifuna ukukuthatha futhi. Kancane. Futhi ngemva kwalokho, sizohamba olwandle. Wena nendandatho yami. Mina nokunambitha kwakho okusamlonyeni.”
ULerato wamamatheka esikhumbeni sakhe. Akaphendulanga ngokushesha. Wafaka isandla phakathi kwemilenze yakhe wathola ipipi lakhe, walithinta ngokuvilapha kwaze kwaba lukhuni futhi ngaphansi kweminwe yakhe. UThabo wabubula phansi.
“Noma mhlawumbe hhayi kusasa ekuseni,” ehleba. “Mhlawumbe manje.”
Waphakama, wagibela futhi izinqe zakhe, waqondisa ipipi lakhe elikhulu futhi esibunwini sakhe esase simanzi ngamadlozi. Wazigxilisa kancane, amehlo ebhekene nawakhe, waqala ukunyakaza futhi.
UThabo wambamba ngezinqe, wambuka, wamamatheka.
Ngaphandle, iCape Town yaqhubeka nobusuku bayo. Ngaphakathi, isipho sokuzalwa sasisanda kuqala.
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