My sister my star
-By
Wongikhaya Ntannga
MAIN CHARACTERS
• THULI. Miss know-it-all, very wise and wide with and intimidating personality. A young beautiful lady at her 25s but seems to be still toasting to her teenage life.
• ZANDILE. A very humble and decently motivated wonderful lady suspected to be 30yrs old, living her professional career life in the city.
• MUZI. Sensational ,Attractive youthful and broadminded guy (30-35)
FEATURED CHARACTERS
• SAMARITAN. A talkative and very streetwise Tsotsi-taal speaking male individual with a fan-culture (always goes against the wind) 20-30 years.
• Dr Mali. Kind and strict God-fearing woman with a lot of emotional healing skills, at her 30- 40s
• NOMSA. A very crazy woman who does not care who says what 18-30
• MAMA-JOY. (40-60) Miss “no nonsense” very protective of her children no matter the age
• Extras, till lady, cab owner etc.
FADE IN: 1
EXT. RURAL VILLAGE – MORNING
In a big isolated village home, there is a front roundabout house with its door wide open.
A human figure of a female nature appears walking back and forth inside the house, hands moving.
2
INT. HOUSE – MORNING
A giant suitcase put open on bed. A lady wearing a tight jean pant with a bright nice-looking tee; she is packing her clothes from the closet to the suitcase, seems to be preparing for a long journey.
Her name is Thuli.
THULI (V.O): (taking a deep sigh of breathe) Angisakwazi ukulinda ngize ngifike ema Surbub’sini oe ngithathe Ishower noma ngiyipholele kubhavu ngihlukane nokugezela endishini. (singing her way out to the bus stop) “DURBAN IS CALLING ME,NGIYAZWAKALA”!
Fade out…
3
BUS RANK MARKET- AFTERNOON
THULI jumps off the bus with her suitcase and stands on the pavement with her phone on hand and her eyes moving fast left and right. It looks like she can’t reach for someone she is trying to call.
She approaches a female hawker selling veggies and seen going back to the spot.
On the other blink, THULI sees a tall thin-skinned guy with an intimidating look in his face coming out of a cab and approaches her. He is MUZI, a meter taxi driver (30-35) years of age.
MUZI : Awu madoda! Isikhwama esingaka nkosazana ulibangisephi? Bangakuxosha kanjani ekhaya umuhle kanjena!
THULI : (confidently) Sawubona bhut wabantu!
MUZI : Ngiyaxolisa nkosazana! Igama lami uMUZI I am cab driver! Tell me your destination, I’ll take it from there. (efaka suitcase ebootin)
THULI :Mina nginguTHULI (gets in the car) 171 marine drive, Bluff.
MUZI : (starting the car shocked) 171 marine!!
THULI : ( embuka) Yini bhuti wathuka kangaka, anything bad you know about the place?
MUZI : Cha! Niks…k’thukiwe phela ngoba le cab iyaqala ukugibela indoni yamanzi selokho ngabanayo.
THULI : ( with a huge smile) Ngiyaqala ukuzwa into enje…
(close curtains)
4
This scene shows two women inside an office/reception (usually where Dr MALI and ZANDI sit for their relief breaks). Dr MALI sits behind the desk and ZANDI is roughly squashing papers into the bin.
DR. MALI : Stop it! ZANDI! These papers of yours are fighting my peace.
ZANDI : Ngiyaxolisa Dr MALI ukuthi nje ngi…
DR. MALI : Ubone imilayezo yentombazane efonini ka “MIGHTY MUZI”?
ZANDI : Cha, kodwa uyoze uyeke nini ukuthanda ukuqagula DR. MALI. Udadewethu akalubambi ucingo , I’m worried she may not know endlini with only street name and number I gave her early morning.
DR. MALI : Awu kanti uzikhathaza ngentomb’endala kanje. She’ll probably navigate the place on google maps zishinshile izinto manje ZANDI, MOVE WITH IT DARLIE!
ZANDI : Manje izinto zithi she must not update me with her journey?
DR. MALI : Check your status mama…
( fade out)
It’s around 5:40pm and ZANDI is already home. In the kitchen seemingly preparing to cook something, hears the sound of a starting car and quickly peeps through the window to see who the car was dropping.
Another shot shows THULI trying to gather her luggage nearing the entrance gate, ZANDI comes running and screaming joyfully to help her sister with the luggage.
ZANDI : Finally! Ngane ka babah wafika(hugs).
THULI : Angikakholwa! Ngilapha ngempela oe! (hugging and going inside)
(inside the house)
ZANDI : Awu kodwa Nkosiyami fuzukuthi uyafa ukukhathala, i-long distance phela ngiyayazi.
THULI : Ungasho uliphinde lelo we oe, ngendlela engikhathele ngayo sengathi ngingadla, ngigeze bese ngiyalala (yawning).
ZANDI : I had a very long day at the surgery today, we’ll catch up some other time sister goodnight!
THULI : Night sister.
(lights off)
It’s a lousy morning for cab drivers in a nearby shopping centre.
We see MUZI leaning over a car-side as a young talkative thin man approaches him, he is affectionately known as “SAMARITAN” but his problems regularly oppose his name.
SAMARITAN : Ola bra Muzi, ola grootman! Cava the curves, umswenko and those charming looks on what a beautiful face! Hay’ abakuyeke nja yam…
MUZI : Yey wena Msamariya obhedayo uthini k’mina?
SAMARITAN : Hayi bra Muzi ungenzi ngathi awazi ukuthi ng’ringa ngani, your final load yesterday; and ungang’ khohlisi grootman ubambile daar-so.
MUZI : HEHE! Ukube wawugxile esikoleni mfana ngabe suwummeli manje, ndlela le oshesha ngayo umqondo wakho.
SAMARITAN : Kanti ke “zizojik’izinto thula mntanam” ngiyafunga ngiyagomela grootman( a disappointed look).
MUZI : Eish ntwana yam, okungikhathazayo ukuthi le ngane idilike straight esangweni lakaZandi. Usho ukuthi engaba wu…
SAMARITAN : Sister lakaZANDI! Tjona-------tjoooo isazodlal’iTV bra Muzi. Ngike ngasho ukuthi le ngane inayo intswebu yomuntu engimaziyo. MANJE?
MUZI : Umdlalo omuhle awuqhubeke!
in the midst of their interesting conversation, from distance few seconds away from them; appears a very furious woman approaching and Samaritan seems to know her!
SAMARITAN : Ishuuuuu! Entlek van daag es nie mi daag neh!(whispering as he tries to hide) bra Muzi awungibonanga futhi awukaze wangibona…
MUZI : Yini manje MSAMARIYA, amaphoyisa? (looking around)
SAMARITAN : NguNomsa!!
NOMSA : Ash’amadam’anamanzi! Yeey wena ‘gooid for nothing SAMARITAN’ ngikubambile namhlanje! Ucabanga ukuthi ubalekela mina? Phuma!
(grabs and grip his left arm as she walks him into the shop)
SAMARITAN : Yintoni ngoku “officer” NOMSA mfondini!Bazothini abantu la khandiyeke assebief!
NOMSA : Oh! Unendaba nokuthi abantu bazothini kodwa awukaze ubenandaba nokuthi umntana wethu ulala edlile, awundaba nokuthi umntana ugqoka ini?
SAMARITAN : Eish Nomsa just once nje mntanabantu uvule amadlebe mangik’tshela ukuthi bazong’rhafa ngey “thirty two”! and as far as I know awukakafiki
NOMSA : Anginandaba naloyomsangano mina! Mi khokhela nazi izinto zengane (throws nappies to his chest)
SAMARITAN : Anginam…
CASHIER : CARD DECLINES!
NOMSA : Uzoyenza i-plan ke ndoda! Otherwise, never gonna see your son stru! (leaves him stuck in the shop)
Fades out…
Around 9:35am ZANDI is preparing for her late morning shift at Dr MALI’s surgery. THULI is already up making what looks like a breakfast.
ZANDI : Awusho ke ntombi, ulalile nje kodwa ebusuku? Phela anikujwayele ukulala kukhanyisiwe le emakhaya
THULI : (Laughs her voice out) kahle ke ukuqina sisi nasemakhaya sesikhanyisa kuze kuse manje. Phela ugesi siwujwayele futhi ngike ngeza lana ubaba esekhona.
ZANDI : Oh… sengiyakhumbula ke manje even though I was still in Stellenbosch ngiyakhumbula ubaba engixoxela ukuthi you took the whole day trying to get home from the tuckshop ungasayazi indlela(laughing).
THULI : Hawu kanti ubaba wayethathwaphi…wakuxoxela naleso story(blushingly in laughs)
ZANDI : Awuthi ngihambe ngingaze ngibe late, bye ntombo!
THULI : See you later…sis.(her phone rings in the other room as she runs to answer)Hello!
MUZI : (over the phone) Hawu! Yasho indoni yamanzi kwavele kwabanda kwamancane,
Uyaphila kodwa nkosazana?
THULI : (blushing) ave ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi ubani lo onesibindi sokungimamathekisa ekuseni kusa.
MUZI : Yimina uMUZI the one and only best cab driver! Mr easy to remember!
THULI : Oh ok, ‘mister easy to remember’. So ufuna ngibize wena uzongilanda masengihamba?
Well, sorry brother I will stay here forever now.
MUZI : No, chill! Boph’iphondo nana kahle kahle you almost got it right!
Bengicela ukuchitha isikhathi sami seLaunch nawe namhlanje emini to you better;
THULI : Want to take me out for a date?
MUZI : Yeah, into ayithi ibenjalo nje.
THULI : Ncooah… I did not know ukuthi ama –cab drivers can be so sweet(smile)
MUZI : (laughs) uyagcona bo…12:00 sharp neh!
THULI : I’ll be ready…
At restaurant after just receiving their respective orders THULI and MUZI seem to be having a good time until…
MUZI : (Phone rings) welcome to MUZI rides, the one and only best cab driver in your service!
BOSS : MUZI! Ngicela ungiphuthumele izingane zami esikoleni, umalume has got a problem nemoto yakhe.
MUZI : Eish bozza yam, ukuthi nje I’m in the middle of…
BOSS : Bring them home in ten minutes MUZI! (call drops)
MUZI : Yoooooh! Thuliza forgive me nana. I have a special assignment to be submitted in just 10 minutes
I need to take you home and rush there. Anyway thanks for being with me (kissing)
THULI : OW! That was lit (referring to the kiss)
Its afternoon, Thuli is busy cooking and singing so loud that someone outside the gate can clearly hear her song as Zandi makes her way into the house from work.
ZANDI : Hawu! Bengithi sivakashelwe u Whitney Huston noma u Miss-titanic lay’ khaya kanti uwena
(laughs)
THULI : Ow, ngaze ngayisola! Shukuth’ angeke umuntu asakhombisa injabulo ngokukhululeka lay’khaya
(laughs out loud)
ZANDI : Ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi eliphi lelibhobhodlwane eslithole ikhaya kulenhliziyo yakho
THULI : Waze wawa-shine(isa) amadoda bo! Bekungeke kube wuwena mhlampe omunye wesifazane.
ZANDI : Heheeeeeeee! Awuthi ngihambe ngiyogeza khona uzongixoxela kahle impela, what I know
Is no creature other than a guy ongakwenza uzizwe kanje ngane ka mah…
THULI : Hamnogeza bo, koze kubande nokudla udle ulale, uyeke mina nenjabulo yami(laughs)
On the other side of the town, is a troubled man ‘SAMARITAN’ holding some plastics filled with goods. He is shouting from a distance away from NOMSA’s home
SAMARITAN : NO-O-OMSA! (whistles) NO-----MSAAA!
MAMA-JOY : (opens the door and gets out) yeeey wena! Why usibangela umsindo nje! Ungubani?
SAMRITAN : Askies MAMA-JOY! Ndim u SAMARITAN.
MAMA-JOY : Yewena! Useless father of my grandson! Why ingane yami uNOMSA kumele ilandelele wena
For ukudla komntwana wakho, why unganangqondo kanjena mfanandini. Umntanami usebenza
Kanzima ukuthi akhulise umntanakhe wena awuzami lutho! Uthathwephi kanti wena ngane?
SAMARITAN : Ndiyaxolisa makhulu, uNomsa akawabambi ama calls ami and…
MAMA-JOY : Nonsense! Angisiyena umakhulu wama useless boys anjengawe mina. Angazi ukuthi umntanami
Wayethi wenzani eqoma wena!
SAMARITAN : ( lowers his voice) eish nkos’yami umuntu uzodliwa yilogogo oloyayo serious.
MAMA-JOY : Ungamane umbombozele…sapha labo plastic man!
SAMARITAN : MA-JOY bengisacela ukubona ingane please!
MAMA-JOY : Ubhemile! Kuzomele uqale ubengubaba oqotho ndoda before ubone umzukulu wami.
akunaBhari ezancengwa lana, phumaaaa!! (chases him away)
It is a lovely morning at the sisters’ house! And it seems they both are in mood for a lovely day as ZANDI looks like she has a road to hit though she’s not in her work gear.
ZANDI : (opening a fridge door and takes an apple, close the door and THULI enters with her pyjamas)
Morning sis!
THULI : Morning mntase, wamuhle kangaka ekseni! Are you having a tea with the president darling?
ZANDI : (smiling widely) Cishe into efana naleyo we oe! Kade umuntu wagcina ukuyongcebeleka no-guy
Sengaze ngizibone ngi single ngesimanga somsebenzi.
THULI : Washo ntombazane! Wow shuth’ usuwukhumbule umjovo wenjabulo yothando,wena wonke
Ulove emsebenzini ngenxa ye…
ZANDI : (smiling) avuthanda ukuqina wena bastard…Awusho ke wena njoba ubumamatheka kangaka nje izolo?
THULI : (blushing) Cha bekungelutho nje, omunye u-guy engahlangana naye ngenkathi ngiza lana and yeah
He called for lunch izolo and he was very nice shame, kind of like him.
ZANDI : “Kinda like” wokunuka yini!ngoba ukushaya kubande kwamancane umfana wabantu
Does he have a name?
THULI : Cha bo! ZANDI awuyeke ukuthanda izindaba nkosiyam,ngemibuzo engapheli tjo. Just go
I bet the guy is dead-waiting for you, Mrs minister…(pushing her with one hand)
ZANDI : See you later crazy one…
THULI : Bye sister ZANDI! (goes to her phone and dial MUZI, phone rings but no pick up)
Typical of cab driver, “always on the road, can’t take calls”…(throws herself in bed)
At some stage in a day, SAMARITAN is walking on the street talking to himself but someone at a distance can’t hear his vocals. The troubled man seems to be far from getting over his problems. As he turns the corner, two bad guys try to mug him but…
SAMARITAN : Woah! Woah! Bafethu, angina nex eningayixova daar. I’m just a good Samaritan!
BAD GUY 1 : Gazi! Asibhodise le mpatha iyasjwayela…
SAMARITAN : Tjooo! Bafethu! You’re heavenly sent stru! Yaz kade ngafuna ukufa mara ngisaba ukuzibhodisa
Ngiyacela bafethu ningibulale asseblief…
A fast break of a car with a sudden stop, the bad guys run away leaving SAMARITAN stranded with his hands on top of his head as a sign of disappointment.
MUZI : Yeey wena Msamariya ufunani kulendawo egcwele oskhotheni mhm?
SAMARITAN : Entlek why wena grootman uthanda ukufaka leli khala nyana lakho eyindabeni zami tjoe!
Akuvele kube wuwe ke owenza le span , la majita bekazosenza!
MUZI : Yaze yeyisa inja! Awubongi lwabishi ngikusindise ubanjwa inkunzi, nx’ayi fokof man(moves the car)
SAMARITAN : Tsek nawe man ta MUZI (with a low voice)
(fades away)
ZANDI and MUZI getting out of the car in front of MUZI’s house and opens the door to get in.
ZANDI : Wow MUZI! This place looks so different from when I saw it in my past visit, ushintshe ngempela baba!
MUZI : It is all because of you my special one! You really inspired me to cleanliness, dating a nurse
Comes nama-costs wako nana-zee(smiles)
ZANDI : Usuqalile ngalemilingo yakho Mr charmer-boy,bengave ngikukhumbula (tight hugs)
MUZI : (phone rings and he quickly put it off) can’t explain how great I feel when with you special one!
I brought you a pizza, your favourite flavour…get a cut nana-zee uthole nesphuzo-o-o sibemjojo ma love
ZANDI : Wooooooza my love mina ngizifunela wena then later we can pizza…
MUZI : (holds her from the back and leads to the bed, singing) NDIKHOKHELE MAMAH! NGUWENA
WEDWA STHANDWA SAMI…(trying jub jub’s remix of his own)
(lights off)
In the midst of the cosy action, we are shown THULI on the other page fuming with anger, moving up and down the house and beating her phone up on her other hand… I wonder z’khiphani??
THULI : MUZI come on! Pick up the phone, this might be our only chance to be together. I know you’re busy
But please love, I miss you (talking to herself).
It is an afternoon and we see a car stopping by ZANDI’s place inside it’s MUZI and ZANDI.
MUZI : Only if time did not control our way of life, we’d be together all 24/7 namhlanje kepha…
ZANDI : Isikhathi sthandwa sam, kumele sazise isikhathi ukuze zonke izinto zihambekahle empilweni.
MUZI : Lapho ke uyihlabe esikhonkosini nana-zee.
ZANDI : Baby! Uyazi ukuthi angithandi uma ungazibambi izingcingo zakho ma nginawe, remember we talked
Transparency and…(before she finishes)
MUZI : Honesty sthandwa sam futhi ngiyakuhlonipha lokho, bekuwumngani nje obhorayo, hlezi efuna sixoxe
Ngebhola ever since he saw me wearing AMAZULU t-shirt…
ZANDI : (Laughing)weee kube uyakwazi loyomuntu ukuthi udlulwa nayimina lo masekuxoxwa ngezebhola
Love I need to go and prepare for my late shift, see you some time soon..
MUZI : (kissing) Awu madoda umgeza-gazi, the mind-blowing kiss..Hambe kahle nana-zee
THULI hears the door opening and runs to her bed like she never woke up, definetly not in the mood for talking to someone who just probably had the most wonderful day.
ZANDI : THULI! THULI! Ngicela ungiboleke i-charger baby girl, my phone is dying.
THULI : (moody) Aibo usuyishonisephi eyakho mntase? Ungangitsheli ukuthi ufike wakubamba inkunzi u-guy..
ZANDI : Such exaggeration THULI, I think I left it his place besengiphuthuma.
THULI : Khipha lapho edrawini sisi, hayi cha shuth’ bekushube ngempela emdlalweni, naku phela usushiya
Nama-charger(cheeky laughs).
ZANDI : Ngathi kuzomele uthole u-guy dadewethu ngoba uzobhubha isikhwele, ngizokubona ekuseni
Mntaka mah duty calls duty calls…(ephuma ngomnyango)
THULI : (picks her phone and dials MUZI) Pick up, pick up magic-muzi..
MUZI : Awu! Ngigeze ngani sekushona nelanga webabo, Thuliza; unjani my queen kadarshian.
THULI : (can’t hold her anger) how do you really expect me to feel after ignoring my calls all day long!
MUZI : Hlis’umoya Thuliza. I was just about to get back to you my “Anglo Gold” bekuBusy-nyana today espani.
THULI : Kodwa, lalela phela you must make time for your queen muzi-magic angithi.
MUZI : Uqinisile ke lapho, my queen (out emphasis).
THULI : Baby ngiyesaba ukulalangedwa, usisiwami ungena i-night. Ngicela uzongilalisa tu, I don’t think
My sister will mind.
MUZI : Eish Thuliza baby a…
THULI : (sounds sexy) Hawu muzi-magic don’t tell you are not ready to do the grand launch of your
“Anglo gold” mine.
MUZI : Don’t worry my queen, ngizobalapho in 10 minutes….
THULI : Better be, you silly man….
It is getting darker and street lights start to light up the busy streets where people go to-and-from work, SAMARITAN is not an exclusion as he faces yet another baby-mama drama just a few metres after leaving his work cab inside the owner’s yard. SAMARITAN did not notice someone and passed! Crap! I wonder ubani lowo…
NOMSA : (hands on waist) “Sawubona Nomsa, kunjani, belinjani ilanga lakho, unjani u Halelujiah ingane yethu?”
SAMARITAN : Oh! Nomsa dan angikuboni, ukuthi sekubamnyama nalana mamah ncese, unjan ko…
NOMSA : Incese yokunuka yhini wena! Uphakeme wena futhi uphakeme ukudlula indlulamithi!
Ngiyibekile i-gravity babah, bonke bakhuphuka baye eGoli kodwa sibhukuda nabo la…ogwini leTheku!
SAMARITAN : Entlek yiphi indawo ongayizwisisi umuntu makaxolisa da kuwe huh!ngoba ngithi azange ngik’bone
Vele ku dark tjoe, mara wena nalomlomo wakho anikhuzani isemahlanyeni kukhal’impempe one way!
Mungazi ukuthi uzoringan nami, why ungan’yeki ngivaye wenze ngathi awung’boni?
NOMSA : (Shouting) haaaaaamba SAMARINYEEEN yokunuka…ungaphindi ung’khulumise uyeyisa
Nalama-sms nyana wakho abolile masufuna ukusikelwa, angeke ngishayashaye u mama-joy no more
for wena sishimane sodumo…
SAMRITAN : (throwing his arm back) naweeeeee….
At THULI’s place, She is enjoying herself with MUZI in the dining couch with their eyes on the television, let us get closer and see what happens next.
MUZI : Such a very tasty wine shared with the most beautiful one! Bengingazi ukuthi nawe uthanda iwayini…
THULI : Never judge a cover by its book! Izokuma—nga-za, wena woz’oqa-bu-la
MUZI : Ngi-thi ma—n-qa mamah…
THULI : (Pulling him up and kiss their way to the bedroom) wo-za lana magical lips, show me more magic!
MUZI : Your majesty! Your royal kindness (and he starts to speak tongues all the way) ..
It’s 6 am and ZANDI has just finished her night shift as we see her opening the door to enter the house. Greeted by two glasses and a bottle of wine on the coffee table, happy and hopeful to finally meet her sister’s bae? The cosy couple is still in bed with THULI’s head comfortably on his man’s chest fast asleep.
ZANDI : Morning babes!
MUZI : (WHISPERING) THULI! THULI!
THULI : (STILL SLEEPY) Yhini babah ng’salele kamnandi kanje?
MUZI : Kunomuntu okhulumayo la! Futhi nami k’mele ngihambe manje!
ZANDI : (TALKING FROM THE KITCHEN) Usalele yini nganeyakwethu ushesha kanje ukuvuka.
THULI : Hawu kanti izintsuku kazifani sisi, ngilale late kakhulu izolo (leaning over the door way) ngi..
MUZI : Shhhhhhhhhh…..(trying to find a way to escape)
THULI : (turning to the unrest MUZI) Cool my love usisi wami understands…
ZANDI : Hawu! Ibingalele yodwa yin’i-girl? Athi ngibone usbari phela (getting in the room) sawub…
MUZI : ZAAAAANDI! (SHOCKED)
ZANDI : MUZIKAYISE NGCOBO!!! (SCREAMING)
MUZI : TJOOOOOOOO! EISHHHHHHHHH! (jumps in between them and run away half-naked)
THULI : MUZI! MUZI babah! Someone explain to me what’s happening here right now!
ZANDI : U Muzi, u MUZI wami kubo bonke abantu THULI! (CRYING TO HER ROOM)
THULI : MUZI wakho? (still in lost) hayi cha sisi kuzomele kume kancane ukukhala ngichazelwe.
ZANDI : THULI you stole my man right under my nose and slept the whole hell of a night under my roof!
You’re such a terrible b***ch sister and you’ve got enough guts for it!(cries louder and throws herself in bed) I hate you! I hate you THULI!
THULI : ( Hitting her head, walking around the house) This bastard played me! Oh yes he did, he played us!
I hate you MUZI! UYINJAH!!!
It’s around 6:30 in the morning and SAMARITAN is already on duty. What would you do if you are driving and bumps into a half-naked man crossing the road in a winter morning?
SAMARITAN : Imani, imani maybe angifojeli grand grand or maybe amehlo ami (starting wipers as he slows down
to stop the car aside and the naked man is already on the passenger door)
MUZI : SAMARITAN! Vul’iscabha ntwanayam ishubile (getting in)
SAMARITAN : JESUS! GROOTMAN z’khipani nou waphuma nge half time kubanda kanjena?
MUZI : Ntwanayam! That’s the story for another time leso. Ngiphuthumise ekhaya ndoda.
SAMARITAN : K’ zomele ukhoke ke bra MUZI, cause I was about to accept a good trip request babawam.
MUZI : As long as you take me home ukuthi ngigqoke okunye kuyobonakala k’qoqwa.
SAMARITAN : (TALKING TO HIMSELF AS MUZI JUMPS OFF TO HIS HOUSE) Ei nc-nc-nc…
“Football can kill you, kill you real death!” (laughing out) uphume nemali yami ndoda…
Fades off…
It’s almost midday now and the sisters who turned out to be si-STARS now that they have shared the same boyfriend, haven’t talked to each other ever since the early morning incident. THULI seems to be still much confused and can’t believe they both never talked about their love lives for so long. Meanwhile ZANDI is busy on her phone deleting everything that has to do with MUZI from messages to image photos and still can’t believe her long-term relationship with MUZI dies this tragic kind of death.
THULI : (SEEMINGLY DOWN, SHOWS UP IN ZANDI’S DOOR WAY) Sisi wami we’ve been both
played, we did not know everything but only MUZI did and he chose to play us like….
ZANDI : (STANDS UP AND GENTLY PULL THULI TO SEAT IN BED) Mntase, I know that but
It’s so hard to believe that MUZI would hurt me like this, most of all with my sister and in my home!
THULI : (ONE DROP OF TEAR GOES DOWN THE CHEEK) AMADODA AYOHLEZI EYIZINJA!!
ZANDI : But I also blame myself for not leading you in talking about our love life stuff, cause it wouldn’t
be easy for demons like that cab driver to split our souls apart (holds her sister and cries).
THULI : If I was brave and had guts, I would take a sharp knife and cut amasende kaMUZI!!
ZANDI : Mina I would shoot him ten times in his buttocks (laughs)
THULI : I LOVE YOU MY SISTER (holds her tight)
ZANDI : I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MNTASE. Now let’s go and kidnap that dog MUZI
THULI : AND TEACH HIM SOME RESPECT!!! “SISTERS FOREVER”
TO BE… THE END…
My sister my star
-By
Wongikhaya Ntannga
MAIN CHARACTERS
• THULI. Miss know-it-all, very wise and wide with and intimidating personality. A young beautiful lady at her 25s but seems to be still toasting to her teenage life.
• ZANDILE. A very humble and decently motivated wonderful lady suspected to be 30yrs old, living her professional career life in the city.
• MUZI. Sensational ,Attractive youthful and broadminded guy (30-35)
FEATURED CHARACTERS
• SAMARITAN. A talkative and very streetwise Tsotsi-taal speaking male individual with a fan-culture (always goes against the wind) 20-30 years.
• Dr Mali. Kind and strict God-fearing woman with a lot of emotional healing skills, at her 30- 40s
• NOMSA. A very crazy woman who does not care who says what 18-30
• MAMA-JOY. (40-60) Miss “no nonsense” very protective of her children no matter the age
• Extras, till lady, cab owner etc.
FADE IN: 1
EXT. RURAL VILLAGE – MORNING
In a big isolated village home, there is a front roundabout house with its door wide open.
A human figure of a female nature appears walking back and forth inside the house, hands moving.
2
INT. HOUSE – MORNING
A giant suitcase put open on bed. A lady wearing a tight jean pant with a bright nice-looking tee; she is packing her clothes from the closet to the suitcase, seems to be preparing for a long journey.
Her name is Thuli.
THULI (V.O): (taking a deep sigh of breathe) Angisakwazi ukulinda ngize ngifike ema Surbub’sini oe ngithathe Ishower noma ngiyipholele kubhavu ngihlukane nokugezela endishini. (singing her way out to the bus stop) “DURBAN IS CALLING ME,NGIYAZWAKALA”!
Fade out…
3
BUS RANK MARKET- AFTERNOON
THULI jumps off the bus with her suitcase and stands on the pavement with her phone on hand and her eyes moving fast left and right. It looks like she can’t reach for someone she is trying to call.
She approaches a female hawker selling veggies and seen going back to the spot.
On the other blink, THULI sees a tall thin-skinned guy with an intimidating look in his face coming out of a cab and approaches her. He is MUZI, a meter taxi driver (30-35) years of age.
MUZI : Awu madoda! Isikhwama esingaka nkosazana ulibangisephi? Bangakuxosha kanjani ekhaya umuhle kanjena!
THULI : (confidently) Sawubona bhut wabantu!
MUZI : Ngiyaxolisa nkosazana! Igama lami uMUZI I am cab driver! Tell me your destination, I’ll take it from there. (efaka suitcase ebootin)
THULI :Mina nginguTHULI (gets in the car) 171 marine drive, Bluff.
MUZI : (starting the car shocked) 171 marine!!
THULI : ( embuka) Yini bhuti wathuka kangaka, anything bad you know about the place?
MUZI : Cha! Niks…k’thukiwe phela ngoba le cab iyaqala ukugibela indoni yamanzi selokho ngabanayo.
THULI : ( with a huge smile) Ngiyaqala ukuzwa into enje…
(close curtains)
4
This scene shows two women inside an office/reception (usually where Dr MALI and ZANDI sit for their relief breaks). Dr MALI sits behind the desk and ZANDI is roughly squashing papers into the bin.
DR. MALI : Stop it! ZANDI! These papers of yours are fighting my peace.
ZANDI : Ngiyaxolisa Dr MALI ukuthi nje ngi…
DR. MALI : Ubone imilayezo yentombazane efonini ka “MIGHTY MUZI”?
ZANDI : Cha, kodwa uyoze uyeke nini ukuthanda ukuqagula DR. MALI. Udadewethu akalubambi ucingo , I’m worried she may not know endlini with only street name and number I gave her early morning.
DR. MALI : Awu kanti uzikhathaza ngentomb’endala kanje. She’ll probably navigate the place on google maps zishinshile izinto manje ZANDI, MOVE WITH IT DARLIE!
ZANDI : Manje izinto zithi she must not update me with her journey?
DR. MALI : Check your status mama…
( fade out)
It’s around 5:40pm and ZANDI is already home. In the kitchen seemingly preparing to cook something, hears the sound of a starting car and quickly peeps through the window to see who the car was dropping.
Another shot shows THULI trying to gather her luggage nearing the entrance gate, ZANDI comes running and screaming joyfully to help her sister with the luggage.
ZANDI : Finally! Ngane ka babah wafika(hugs).
THULI : Angikakholwa! Ngilapha ngempela oe! (hugging and going inside)
(inside the house)
ZANDI : Awu kodwa Nkosiyami fuzukuthi uyafa ukukhathala, i-long distance phela ngiyayazi.
THULI : Ungasho uliphinde lelo we oe, ngendlela engikhathele ngayo sengathi ngingadla, ngigeze bese ngiyalala (yawning).
ZANDI : I had a very long day at the surgery today, we’ll catch up some other time sister goodnight!
THULI : Night sister.
(lights off)
It’s a lousy morning for cab drivers in a nearby shopping centre.
We see MUZI leaning over a car-side as a young talkative thin man approaches him, he is affectionately known as “SAMARITAN” but his problems regularly oppose his name.
SAMARITAN : Ola bra Muzi, ola grootman! Cava the curves, umswenko and those charming looks on what a beautiful face! Hay’ abakuyeke nja yam…
MUZI : Yey wena Msamariya obhedayo uthini k’mina?
SAMARITAN : Hayi bra Muzi ungenzi ngathi awazi ukuthi ng’ringa ngani, your final load yesterday; and ungang’ khohlisi grootman ubambile daar-so.
MUZI : HEHE! Ukube wawugxile esikoleni mfana ngabe suwummeli manje, ndlela le oshesha ngayo umqondo wakho.
SAMARITAN : Kanti ke “zizojik’izinto thula mntanam” ngiyafunga ngiyagomela grootman( a disappointed look).
MUZI : Eish ntwana yam, okungikhathazayo ukuthi le ngane idilike straight esangweni lakaZandi. Usho ukuthi engaba wu…
SAMARITAN : Sister lakaZANDI! Tjona-------tjoooo isazodlal’iTV bra Muzi. Ngike ngasho ukuthi le ngane inayo intswebu yomuntu engimaziyo. MANJE?
MUZI : Umdlalo omuhle awuqhubeke!
in the midst of their interesting conversation, from distance few seconds away from them; appears a very furious woman approaching and Samaritan seems to know her!
SAMARITAN : Ishuuuuu! Entlek van daag es nie mi daag neh!(whispering as he tries to hide) bra Muzi awungibonanga futhi awukaze wangibona…
MUZI : Yini manje MSAMARIYA, amaphoyisa? (looking around)
SAMARITAN : NguNomsa!!
NOMSA : Ash’amadam’anamanzi! Yeey wena ‘gooid for nothing SAMARITAN’ ngikubambile namhlanje! Ucabanga ukuthi ubalekela mina? Phuma!
(grabs and grip his left arm as she walks him into the shop)
SAMARITAN : Yintoni ngoku “officer” NOMSA mfondini!Bazothini abantu la khandiyeke assebief!
NOMSA : Oh! Unendaba nokuthi abantu bazothini kodwa awukaze ubenandaba nokuthi umntana wethu ulala edlile, awundaba nokuthi umntana ugqoka ini?
SAMARITAN : Eish Nomsa just once nje mntanabantu uvule amadlebe mangik’tshela ukuthi bazong’rhafa ngey “thirty two”! and as far as I know awukakafiki
NOMSA : Anginandaba naloyomsangano mina! Mi khokhela nazi izinto zengane (throws nappies to his chest)
SAMARITAN : Anginam…
CASHIER : CARD DECLINES!
NOMSA : Uzoyenza i-plan ke ndoda! Otherwise, never gonna see your son stru! (leaves him stuck in the shop)
Fades out…
Around 9:35am ZANDI is preparing for her late morning shift at Dr MALI’s surgery. THULI is already up making what looks like a breakfast.
ZANDI : Awusho ke ntombi, ulalile nje kodwa ebusuku? Phela anikujwayele ukulala kukhanyisiwe le emakhaya
THULI : (Laughs her voice out) kahle ke ukuqina sisi nasemakhaya sesikhanyisa kuze kuse manje. Phela ugesi siwujwayele futhi ngike ngeza lana ubaba esekhona.
ZANDI : Oh… sengiyakhumbula ke manje even though I was still in Stellenbosch ngiyakhumbula ubaba engixoxela ukuthi you took the whole day trying to get home from the tuckshop ungasayazi indlela(laughing).
THULI : Hawu kanti ubaba wayethathwaphi…wakuxoxela naleso story(blushingly in laughs)
ZANDI : Awuthi ngihambe ngingaze ngibe late, bye ntombo!
THULI : See you later…sis.(her phone rings in the other room as she runs to answer)Hello!
MUZI : (over the phone) Hawu! Yasho indoni yamanzi kwavele kwabanda kwamancane,
Uyaphila kodwa nkosazana?
THULI : (blushing) ave ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi ubani lo onesibindi sokungimamathekisa ekuseni kusa.
MUZI : Yimina uMUZI the one and only best cab driver! Mr easy to remember!
THULI : Oh ok, ‘mister easy to remember’. So ufuna ngibize wena uzongilanda masengihamba?
Well, sorry brother I will stay here forever now.
MUZI : No, chill! Boph’iphondo nana kahle kahle you almost got it right!
Bengicela ukuchitha isikhathi sami seLaunch nawe namhlanje emini to you better;
THULI : Want to take me out for a date?
MUZI : Yeah, into ayithi ibenjalo nje.
THULI : Ncooah… I did not know ukuthi ama –cab drivers can be so sweet(smile)
MUZI : (laughs) uyagcona bo…12:00 sharp neh!
THULI : I’ll be ready…
At restaurant after just receiving their respective orders THULI and MUZI seem to be having a good time until…
MUZI : (Phone rings) welcome to MUZI rides, the one and only best cab driver in your service!
BOSS : MUZI! Ngicela ungiphuthumele izingane zami esikoleni, umalume has got a problem nemoto yakhe.
MUZI : Eish bozza yam, ukuthi nje I’m in the middle of…
BOSS : Bring them home in ten minutes MUZI! (call drops)
MUZI : Yoooooh! Thuliza forgive me nana. I have a special assignment to be submitted in just 10 minutes
I need to take you home and rush there. Anyway thanks for being with me (kissing)
THULI : OW! That was lit (referring to the kiss)
Its afternoon, Thuli is busy cooking and singing so loud that someone outside the gate can clearly hear her song as Zandi makes her way into the house from work.
ZANDI : Hawu! Bengithi sivakashelwe u Whitney Huston noma u Miss-titanic lay’ khaya kanti uwena
(laughs)
THULI : Ow, ngaze ngayisola! Shukuth’ angeke umuntu asakhombisa injabulo ngokukhululeka lay’khaya
(laughs out loud)
ZANDI : Ngifisa ukwazi ukuthi eliphi lelibhobhodlwane eslithole ikhaya kulenhliziyo yakho
THULI : Waze wawa-shine(isa) amadoda bo! Bekungeke kube wuwena mhlampe omunye wesifazane.
ZANDI : Heheeeeeeee! Awuthi ngihambe ngiyogeza khona uzongixoxela kahle impela, what I know
Is no creature other than a guy ongakwenza uzizwe kanje ngane ka mah…
THULI : Hamnogeza bo, koze kubande nokudla udle ulale, uyeke mina nenjabulo yami(laughs)
On the other side of the town, is a troubled man ‘SAMARITAN’ holding some plastics filled with goods. He is shouting from a distance away from NOMSA’s home
SAMARITAN : NO-O-OMSA! (whistles) NO-----MSAAA!
MAMA-JOY : (opens the door and gets out) yeeey wena! Why usibangela umsindo nje! Ungubani?
SAMRITAN : Askies MAMA-JOY! Ndim u SAMARITAN.
MAMA-JOY : Yewena! Useless father of my grandson! Why ingane yami uNOMSA kumele ilandelele wena
For ukudla komntwana wakho, why unganangqondo kanjena mfanandini. Umntanami usebenza
Kanzima ukuthi akhulise umntanakhe wena awuzami lutho! Uthathwephi kanti wena ngane?
SAMARITAN : Ndiyaxolisa makhulu, uNomsa akawabambi ama calls ami and…
MAMA-JOY : Nonsense! Angisiyena umakhulu wama useless boys anjengawe mina. Angazi ukuthi umntanami
Wayethi wenzani eqoma wena!
SAMARITAN : ( lowers his voice) eish nkos’yami umuntu uzodliwa yilogogo oloyayo serious.
MAMA-JOY : Ungamane umbombozele…sapha labo plastic man!
SAMARITAN : MA-JOY bengisacela ukubona ingane please!
MAMA-JOY : Ubhemile! Kuzomele uqale ubengubaba oqotho ndoda before ubone umzukulu wami.
akunaBhari ezancengwa lana, phumaaaa!! (chases him away)
It is a lovely morning at the sisters’ house! And it seems they both are in mood for a lovely day as ZANDI looks like she has a road to hit though she’s not in her work gear.
ZANDI : (opening a fridge door and takes an apple, close the door and THULI enters with her pyjamas)
Morning sis!
THULI : Morning mntase, wamuhle kangaka ekseni! Are you having a tea with the president darling?
ZANDI : (smiling widely) Cishe into efana naleyo we oe! Kade umuntu wagcina ukuyongcebeleka no-guy
Sengaze ngizibone ngi single ngesimanga somsebenzi.
THULI : Washo ntombazane! Wow shuth’ usuwukhumbule umjovo wenjabulo yothando,wena wonke
Ulove emsebenzini ngenxa ye…
ZANDI : (smiling) avuthanda ukuqina wena bastard…Awusho ke wena njoba ubumamatheka kangaka nje izolo?
THULI : (blushing) Cha bekungelutho nje, omunye u-guy engahlangana naye ngenkathi ngiza lana and yeah
He called for lunch izolo and he was very nice shame, kind of like him.
ZANDI : “Kinda like” wokunuka yini!ngoba ukushaya kubande kwamancane umfana wabantu
Does he have a name?
THULI : Cha bo! ZANDI awuyeke ukuthanda izindaba nkosiyam,ngemibuzo engapheli tjo. Just go
I bet the guy is dead-waiting for you, Mrs minister…(pushing her with one hand)
ZANDI : See you later crazy one…
THULI : Bye sister ZANDI! (goes to her phone and dial MUZI, phone rings but no pick up)
Typical of cab driver, “always on the road, can’t take calls”…(throws herself in bed)
At some stage in a day, SAMARITAN is walking on the street talking to himself but someone at a distance can’t hear his vocals. The troubled man seems to be far from getting over his problems. As he turns the corner, two bad guys try to mug him but…
SAMARITAN : Woah! Woah! Bafethu, angina nex eningayixova daar. I’m just a good Samaritan!
BAD GUY 1 : Gazi! Asibhodise le mpatha iyasjwayela…
SAMARITAN : Tjooo! Bafethu! You’re heavenly sent stru! Yaz kade ngafuna ukufa mara ngisaba ukuzibhodisa
Ngiyacela bafethu ningibulale asseblief…
A fast break of a car with a sudden stop, the bad guys run away leaving SAMARITAN stranded with his hands on top of his head as a sign of disappointment.
MUZI : Yeey wena Msamariya ufunani kulendawo egcwele oskhotheni mhm?
SAMARITAN : Entlek why wena grootman uthanda ukufaka leli khala nyana lakho eyindabeni zami tjoe!
Akuvele kube wuwe ke owenza le span , la majita bekazosenza!
MUZI : Yaze yeyisa inja! Awubongi lwabishi ngikusindise ubanjwa inkunzi, nx’ayi fokof man(moves the car)
SAMARITAN : Tsek nawe man ta MUZI (with a low voice)
(fades away)
ZANDI and MUZI getting out of the car in front of MUZI’s house and opens the door to get in.
ZANDI : Wow MUZI! This place looks so different from when I saw it in my past visit, ushintshe ngempela baba!
MUZI : It is all because of you my special one! You really inspired me to cleanliness, dating a nurse
Comes nama-costs wako nana-zee(smiles)
ZANDI : Usuqalile ngalemilingo yakho Mr charmer-boy,bengave ngikukhumbula (tight hugs)
MUZI : (phone rings and he quickly put it off) can’t explain how great I feel when with you special one!
I brought you a pizza, your favourite flavour…get a cut nana-zee uthole nesphuzo-o-o sibemjojo ma love
ZANDI : Wooooooza my love mina ngizifunela wena then later we can pizza…
MUZI : (holds her from the back and leads to the bed, singing) NDIKHOKHELE MAMAH! NGUWENA
WEDWA STHANDWA SAMI…(trying jub jub’s remix of his own)
(lights off)
In the midst of the cosy action, we are shown THULI on the other page fuming with anger, moving up and down the house and beating her phone up on her other hand… I wonder z’khiphani??
THULI : MUZI come on! Pick up the phone, this might be our only chance to be together. I know you’re busy
But please love, I miss you (talking to herself).
It is an afternoon and we see a car stopping by ZANDI’s place inside it’s MUZI and ZANDI.
MUZI : Only if time did not control our way of life, we’d be together all 24/7 namhlanje kepha…
ZANDI : Isikhathi sthandwa sam, kumele sazise isikhathi ukuze zonke izinto zihambekahle empilweni.
MUZI : Lapho ke uyihlabe esikhonkosini nana-zee.
ZANDI : Baby! Uyazi ukuthi angithandi uma ungazibambi izingcingo zakho ma nginawe, remember we talked
Transparency and…(before she finishes)
MUZI : Honesty sthandwa sam futhi ngiyakuhlonipha lokho, bekuwumngani nje obhorayo, hlezi efuna sixoxe
Ngebhola ever since he saw me wearing AMAZULU t-shirt…
ZANDI : (Laughing)weee kube uyakwazi loyomuntu ukuthi udlulwa nayimina lo masekuxoxwa ngezebhola
Love I need to go and prepare for my late shift, see you some time soon..
MUZI : (kissing) Awu madoda umgeza-gazi, the mind-blowing kiss..Hambe kahle nana-zee
THULI hears the door opening and runs to her bed like she never woke up, definetly not in the mood for talking to someone who just probably had the most wonderful day.
ZANDI : THULI! THULI! Ngicela ungiboleke i-charger baby girl, my phone is dying.
THULI : (moody) Aibo usuyishonisephi eyakho mntase? Ungangitsheli ukuthi ufike wakubamba inkunzi u-guy..
ZANDI : Such exaggeration THULI, I think I left it his place besengiphuthuma.
THULI : Khipha lapho edrawini sisi, hayi cha shuth’ bekushube ngempela emdlalweni, naku phela usushiya
Nama-charger(cheeky laughs).
ZANDI : Ngathi kuzomele uthole u-guy dadewethu ngoba uzobhubha isikhwele, ngizokubona ekuseni
Mntaka mah duty calls duty calls…(ephuma ngomnyango)
THULI : (picks her phone and dials MUZI) Pick up, pick up magic-muzi..
MUZI : Awu! Ngigeze ngani sekushona nelanga webabo, Thuliza; unjani my queen kadarshian.
THULI : (can’t hold her anger) how do you really expect me to feel after ignoring my calls all day long!
MUZI : Hlis’umoya Thuliza. I was just about to get back to you my “Anglo Gold” bekuBusy-nyana today espani.
THULI : Kodwa, lalela phela you must make time for your queen muzi-magic angithi.
MUZI : Uqinisile ke lapho, my queen (out emphasis).
THULI : Baby ngiyesaba ukulalangedwa, usisiwami ungena i-night. Ngicela uzongilalisa tu, I don’t think
My sister will mind.
MUZI : Eish Thuliza baby a…
THULI : (sounds sexy) Hawu muzi-magic don’t tell you are not ready to do the grand launch of your
“Anglo gold” mine.
MUZI : Don’t worry my queen, ngizobalapho in 10 minutes….
THULI : Better be, you silly man….
It is getting darker and street lights start to light up the busy streets where people go to-and-from work, SAMARITAN is not an exclusion as he faces yet another baby-mama drama just a few metres after leaving his work cab inside the owner’s yard. SAMARITAN did not notice someone and passed! Crap! I wonder ubani lowo…
NOMSA : (hands on waist) “Sawubona Nomsa, kunjani, belinjani ilanga lakho, unjani u Halelujiah ingane yethu?”
SAMARITAN : Oh! Nomsa dan angikuboni, ukuthi sekubamnyama nalana mamah ncese, unjan ko…
NOMSA : Incese yokunuka yhini wena! Uphakeme wena futhi uphakeme ukudlula indlulamithi!
Ngiyibekile i-gravity babah, bonke bakhuphuka baye eGoli kodwa sibhukuda nabo la…ogwini leTheku!
SAMARITAN : Entlek yiphi indawo ongayizwisisi umuntu makaxolisa da kuwe huh!ngoba ngithi azange ngik’bone
Vele ku dark tjoe, mara wena nalomlomo wakho anikhuzani isemahlanyeni kukhal’impempe one way!
Mungazi ukuthi uzoringan nami, why ungan’yeki ngivaye wenze ngathi awung’boni?
NOMSA : (Shouting) haaaaaamba SAMARINYEEEN yokunuka…ungaphindi ung’khulumise uyeyisa
Nalama-sms nyana wakho abolile masufuna ukusikelwa, angeke ngishayashaye u mama-joy no more
for wena sishimane sodumo…
SAMRITAN : (throwing his arm back) naweeeeee….
At THULI’s place, She is enjoying herself with MUZI in the dining couch with their eyes on the television, let us get closer and see what happens next.
MUZI : Such a very tasty wine shared with the most beautiful one! Bengingazi ukuthi nawe uthanda iwayini…
THULI : Never judge a cover by its book! Izokuma—nga-za, wena woz’oqa-bu-la
MUZI : Ngi-thi ma—n-qa mamah…
THULI : (Pulling him up and kiss their way to the bedroom) wo-za lana magical lips, show me more magic!
MUZI : Your majesty! Your royal kindness (and he starts to speak tongues all the way) ..
It’s 6 am and ZANDI has just finished her night shift as we see her opening the door to enter the house. Greeted by two glasses and a bottle of wine on the coffee table, happy and hopeful to finally meet her sister’s bae? The cosy couple is still in bed with THULI’s head comfortably on his man’s chest fast asleep.
ZANDI : Morning babes!
MUZI : (WHISPERING) THULI! THULI!
THULI : (STILL SLEEPY) Yhini babah ng’salele kamnandi kanje?
MUZI : Kunomuntu okhulumayo la! Futhi nami k’mele ngihambe manje!
ZANDI : (TALKING FROM THE KITCHEN) Usalele yini nganeyakwethu ushesha kanje ukuvuka.
THULI : Hawu kanti izintsuku kazifani sisi, ngilale late kakhulu izolo (leaning over the door way) ngi..
MUZI : Shhhhhhhhhh…..(trying to find a way to escape)
THULI : (turning to the unrest MUZI) Cool my love usisi wami understands…
ZANDI : Hawu! Ibingalele yodwa yin’i-girl? Athi ngibone usbari phela (getting in the room) sawub…
MUZI : ZAAAAANDI! (SHOCKED)
ZANDI : MUZIKAYISE NGCOBO!!! (SCREAMING)
MUZI : TJOOOOOOOO! EISHHHHHHHHH! (jumps in between them and run away half-naked)
THULI : MUZI! MUZI babah! Someone explain to me what’s happening here right now!
ZANDI : U Muzi, u MUZI wami kubo bonke abantu THULI! (CRYING TO HER ROOM)
THULI : MUZI wakho? (still in lost) hayi cha sisi kuzomele kume kancane ukukhala ngichazelwe.
ZANDI : THULI you stole my man right under my nose and slept the whole hell of a night under my roof!
You’re such a terrible b***ch sister and you’ve got enough guts for it!(cries louder and throws herself in bed) I hate you! I hate you THULI!
THULI : ( Hitting her head, walking around the house) This bastard played me! Oh yes he did, he played us!
I hate you MUZI! UYINJAH!!!
It’s around 6:30 in the morning and SAMARITAN is already on duty. What would you do if you are driving and bumps into a half-naked man crossing the road in a winter morning?
SAMARITAN : Imani, imani maybe angifojeli grand grand or maybe amehlo ami (starting wipers as he slows down
to stop the car aside and the naked man is already on the passenger door)
MUZI : SAMARITAN! Vul’iscabha ntwanayam ishubile (getting in)
SAMARITAN : JESUS! GROOTMAN z’khipani nou waphuma nge half time kubanda kanjena?
MUZI : Ntwanayam! That’s the story for another time leso. Ngiphuthumise ekhaya ndoda.
SAMARITAN : K’ zomele ukhoke ke bra MUZI, cause I was about to accept a good trip request babawam.
MUZI : As long as you take me home ukuthi ngigqoke okunye kuyobonakala k’qoqwa.
SAMARITAN : (TALKING TO HIMSELF AS MUZI JUMPS OFF TO HIS HOUSE) Ei nc-nc-nc…
“Football can kill you, kill you real death!” (laughing out) uphume nemali yami ndoda…
Fades off…
It’s almost midday now and the sisters who turned out to be si-STARS now that they have shared the same boyfriend, haven’t talked to each other ever since the early morning incident. THULI seems to be still much confused and can’t believe they both never talked about their love lives for so long. Meanwhile ZANDI is busy on her phone deleting everything that has to do with MUZI from messages to image photos and still can’t believe her long-term relationship with MUZI dies this tragic kind of death.
THULI : (SEEMINGLY DOWN, SHOWS UP IN ZANDI’S DOOR WAY) Sisi wami we’ve been both
played, we did not know everything but only MUZI did and he chose to play us like….
ZANDI : (STANDS UP AND GENTLY PULL THULI TO SEAT IN BED) Mntase, I know that but
It’s so hard to believe that MUZI would hurt me like this, most of all with my sister and in my home!
THULI : (ONE DROP OF TEAR GOES DOWN THE CHEEK) AMADODA AYOHLEZI EYIZINJA!!
ZANDI : But I also blame myself for not leading you in talking about our love life stuff, cause it wouldn’t
be easy for demons like that cab driver to split our souls apart (holds her sister and cries).
THULI : If I was brave and had guts, I would take a sharp knife and cut amasende kaMUZI!!
ZANDI : Mina I would shoot him ten times in his buttocks (laughs)
THULI : I LOVE YOU MY SISTER (holds her tight)
ZANDI : I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MNTASE. Now let’s go and kidnap that dog MUZI
THULI : AND TEACH HIM SOME RESPECT!!! “SISTERS FOREVER”
TO BE… THE END…
