Amanda had a problem with her current boyfriend and the girls listen to her and gave advice. Cindy shared about how a replacement lecturer in one of her classes was so cute and sexy. “Girls I kept fighting the edge to blow him kisses or drop a pen in front of him and go “pick it”, he is so sexy. Too bad he is a lecturer” Cindy said. “Ah come on Cindy, as if him being a lecturer would stop you” Yoza said while she and Amanda high fived in agreement of what Yoza was saying. Cindy told them they were being silly.
Then Yoza started sharing about her day as well “Today I helped out some guy from Mamelodi. He was looking for a flat. If he gets it he will be moving in next month in Portia and Max’s flat”. “Oh wow, that is so noble of you. So out of all the places you could help him with, you chose the one down the road? Is there something you are not telling us?” Cindy said. “Ahh Cindy! Everything with you has to be about ‘that’. Come on. I was just helping a person out. Can’t a girl help out a guy out without being ‘that’?” Yoza said to Cindy. She was doing the “quotation marks” with her fingers whenever she said “that”. “And what exactly is ‘that’ which you keep referring to?” Cindy said, also doing the fingers on “that”. “Ah, now you want to trap me wit your question. I know what you meant” Yoza said in her defence.
“So you mean this guy was not hot?” Amanda asked. “I bet you gave him your phone number and took his” Amanda continued. She was not talking much on this particular night because of her own boyfriend issues. “Well, I had to take his phone numbers. It is not like I was walking with him to Portia’s flat. Guys come on.” Amanda interrupted and handed Yoza her (Yoza) phone. “Here, Mikateko is calling” Yoza took her phone and replied. “Hello”…. “Oh no sweat”…. “This month end yes, but you will have to contact the offices soon before someone else takes the flat”… “I am not sure, but you will need the deposit”… “Okay no problem”… “Bye” and she hung up
“Let me guess, that was the guy you have been telling us about?” Cindy said. “Yes, that is him.” “He is Tsonga?” Amanda exclaimed; Yoza nodded. “Chomi you know what they say abut Tsonga guys?” Amanda said looking at Cindy. “I know!” Cindy replied excitedly and the two (Amish and Cindy) of them did a really big high five. Yoza just looked at the two of them in amazement. “So what do they say about Tsonga guys?” Yoza asked. “Hahahahaha, you will know soon enough” Cindy said. Yoza begged them to tell her and they refused. They told her she will hear from the street, just like they heard from the streets.
After the girls had left Yoza was left with a question. What were Tsonga guys known for? She did not know any Tsonga person she could ask. But after a while she forgot about it and her life moved forward. Month end came and she got a call from Mikateko once again and he thanked her because he ha d got the flat and was moving in the following day. Yoza said she was happy if he was good. And that was it. She never heard from the guy again and life went on.
A few weeks later she and Amanda went to the gym that was also not far from their flat. Amanda’s boyfriend was there and they needed to take something to him. While they waited for Aminsh’s boyfriend to come to them they saw a guy not far from where they were standing and he was looking the other way. They could only see his from behind. “Wow Yoza, jonga la mfana (look at that guy)”. Yoza looked at the guy whom Amish was pointing to. Wow he looked great. He was wearing track pant and a black sports t-shirt. They could see from behind that he had great muscles. We was not very slim, but he was not big either, maybe size 32.
“Yhooo! What a great body Amanda” Yoza said. The guy turned to look their way.
Yoza: I know him
Amish: You do?
Yoza: Yes, that is the guy I helped find a flat; the guy from the bus.
Amish: Really? That is… err, what was his name again? Tinyiko?
Yoza: hahahaha, his name is Mikateko, yeap. That is him alright. I saw him wearing work clothes. I never noticed those muscles. Wow!
Amish: Go and say hi. (pushing Yoza forward slightly.)
Yoza: No. (I would not mind a hug though *she thought*)
Amish: You can be such a chicken sometimes. What are you afraid of?
Yoza: Amish hayi man wena, khawuyeke (just leave it).
Amanda let it go and they saw her boyfriend, gave him what he needed and they headed back to their flat. When they got to the flat they went to Yoza’s room and they opened their phones. “Ohh, I got a Facebook invite from this Mikateko person” Yoza announced. “Oh really? Wow, I wonder how he found you.” Amanda said. “Maybe he used my phone number.” She replied. Yoza accepted the request then went to see her new inboxes. Another one was coming from this Mikateko person. “Hallo Yongama. I just hope this is you. I am Mikateko. I met someone who uses this phone number and she helped me find a flat”. Yoza smiled to herself after receiving this message. She imagined trying to find someone you did not even know their name. You only have their phone number and it happens to belong to someone who has a Facebook account. She did not tell Amanda about that inbox though.
“Yes Mikateko, I am that person. You can call me Yoza” she really did not like it when people called her Yongama, even her Facebook name was Yongama Yoza Ngwane (Do not search for her, she does not exist).
Mikateko: Saw you with your friend today at the gym. Why didn’t you say hi?
Yoza: I did not want to disturb, you were busy (come on, it is not like we are buddy buddies now.)
MIkateko: Oh well then. Thanks once again for finding that flat for me.
Yoza: Told you it was not a problem. You caught me at the right time (I wonder why is he all chatty chat-chat)
Mikateko: And I am settling in good thanks. Just the tv cable does not seem to work.
Yoza: Have you told the caretaker?
Mikateko: Yah, he will send some people over the weekend he says. But it has been a while.
Yoza: That cable always had a problem, even when Portia was still living there. I know how to fix it (Damn it, I shouldn’t have said that! Too bad, the message is sent)