Chapter 4

Nyezi's POV

Something is off, I know something is off. I just can't put my finger on it but I have to mize(ignore) it I have a test, not sure for what hey but all the time universities I applied for told me to take a test not sure if it's for them to check my IQ angazi nami( i also don't know). Yoh(gosh) I've been studying for hours and I check the time and it almost three in the morning yoh, yoh how did I not see the time? Hai mina( no man) I'm sleeping mina manje ngeke( me cause no), mara(but) I want water so I walk down stairs and I hear voices, haibo(how) are my brothers still awake?"

Hai buthi ushayile bafo( no brother you did it bro)" I hear Khulekani laugh, they were sitting in the dining area, wearing all black and black beanies with a bag on the floor " Kwenzakalani( what is going on)". I ask as I get close to them and they freeze." Eh sisi eh( eish sister eh), why-why ungalele?( not sleeping?)". Nkanyiso asks as they all stand infront of me trying to hide the bag, but I'm not having it I want to know what's in the bag "Ngithe Kwenzakalani?( I asked what is going on?)" What's in the bag? Niphumanphi?( where y'all coming from?) Why are you guys wearing black? Niyathusa nje futhi( and y'all are just scar)". So many questions fog up my brain then I look around and I see guns. GUNS!! " guns, guns?!" You guys have guns. "Ah!!( No!!)" I scream "Mana(wait) relax" Kwezi comes to me. " Don't tell me to relax, what's this?" I scream pointing out the guns " And that?" I point the black bag, "Nyezi" they scream "what?!" " clam down sisi wami mana(my sister wait)" "Khulekani says "Ok, Ok I'm - I'm fine" I try to calm down "Ok sit down we need to talk" Nkulukelo says and they walk away and sit on the couch. "Nyezi sit" Nkanyiso say and I do. "Buthi yini le?( brother what is this?)" I ask, " Mmh" Nkulukelo clears his throat and all of them have their heads down." Eh, so on your birthday, you said we were off" Nkulukelo starts " and you were right, eh sis wami lona into besiyenza for isikhathi( eh my sister there is something we have been doing) aside and we were planning to tell you on your birthday kodwa sahluleka( but we failed)".

I'm so lost, where is he going with this?" "We are thugs sis wami(my sister)". Haibo, did i not laugh "thugs,as in tsotsi tsotsi", Yoh I'm gone, I laugh like laugh laugh "You guys think it's America yoh" I laugh but I look at my brothers and no one is laughing " Haibo niserious? ( y'all are serious?)", " Yebo" they say " So vele(isn't) you guys kill" I start screaming "sisi(sister)" " Hai(No) don't say sisi, these guns, you use them against people, you hurt people." "Nyezi shut up and think, this lavish lifestyle do you think we just snap our fingers, sidinga ukupantha( we need to hustle)" Khulekani screams. "Panatha?(hustle) by killing people, what's in the bag buthi?(brother?)" Everyone is quiet, it's just me and Khulekani screaming at each other. "You want to know ngempela ngempela?( for real for real?)he screams "Yes I want to know what you are hiding" I scream back. "Ngempela?(for real?)" Ok mi thatha( here take) and he throws a wond of money at me. " You steal money too?" Sadly that question comes out as a whisper " Yes, we steal money Nyezi so you can be the slay queen you are" he screams, I can't help but allow my tears to flow down, I live with murders and thieves how?" Ngiyakuzonda yezwa nonke futhi( I hate you all of you in fact)" I scream crying looking at all my brothers and they are all looking down including Khulekani he was screaming not so long ago. I walk away, run up the stairs, get in my room and lock my room, I'm no longer safe.

Nkulukelo's POV

"She's mature" Khulekani mocks as he looks at Nkanyiso, this is exactly what I was running away from." "What are we gonna do now?" Nkanyiso asks" Nothing" I say because there's nothing we can do, we juss need to wait." Eh lungisani lezitho salala, lentho kaNyezi( (eh fix these things, the whole Nyezi thing) we going to fix it in the morning and when I check the time it's almost five so vele vele(isn't) we fought or they talked for whole two hours yoh. We fix everything, hide our money and took off our mask and clothes and everyone went to their room.