Andindodwa
By Refiloe Moahloli and Katlego Keokgale
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Morena loves his new school! There are so many fun extramural activities and games to play that he and his friends have set up their own championship. Before school starts and at break Morena and his friends plays marbles, cards, soccer and shoot hoops. After school they take the soccer online or jump into go-karts. Morena is determined to get all the points!
But it isn’t just sports that he excels at, he can come up with a rap song on the spot and has a hilarious idea for an assignment that involves bringing your favourite traditional food to school. He can’t wait to see the teacher’s reaction after the whole class experiences the effects of eating samp and beans!
If there’s one thing Morena takes seriously it is being the captain of his school’s softball team. He is good at pitching and his twin sister Rorisang is an excellent batter. But their team keeps losing! Morena isn’t scared of a challenge, he’ll try his best at any game to be a superstar. How can he help his team to do their best?
A heart-warming story that celebrates family, friendship and working together.
Refiloe Moahloli
Refiloe Moahloli is passionate about writing stories that bring out the best in the human spirit, stories where children and the inner child in adults can identify and celebrate themselves. Refiloe grew up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Systems from the University of Witwatersrand and spent the early part of her career navigating the corporate world. An eye-opening assignment to Mumbai eventually led to her pursuing her dream of becoming a full-time writer. She currently lives and works in Johannesburg.
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Andindodwa - Refiloe Moahloli
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Chapter 1
Ugqatso olude oluya enkululekweni
UTata ugqibe ekubeni siqale ukubaleka kunye rhoqo kusasa. Ndingukapteni weqela le-softball kwaye uTata uthi kufanele ndizilolonge ndikulungele ukudlala ukuba ndifuna ukukhokelela iqela lam enkululekweni.
Ukhe aporhe ke uTata. Ndidla ngokuvuka xa kuyimizuzu nje elishumi elinesihlanu phambi kokuba ndihambe ndiye esikolweni kodwa ngoku yena ufuna ndivuke phambi kokuba kuphume ilanga? Eyona nto ingakholelekiyo kweli qhinga lakhe kukuba uyakuthanda ukulala kanye ngale ndlela ndikuthanda ngayo nam.
‘Vuka, vuka! Vuka Morena!’ UTata ungxola atsho engena kwigumbi lam lokulala, elayita ecima izibane.
‘Haaaaaaayi, Tata ... Kuselithuba,’ ndimbomba nditsho.
‘Lixesha lokuba siye kubaleka,’ utsho uTata. ‘Phakama, Phakama, Phakama!’
Ndiyazirhuqa ukuphuma ebhedini ndinxibe iimpahla zokubaleka amehlo ndiwavule kancinci. UTata kufuneka andingqinibe ukundivusa njengokuba ndiyayatheka ngelixa ndibopha imitya.
Emva kokunxiba ndiyamlandela kobo bumnyama basekuseni.
‘Ingxaki yakho kukungazimiseli, mfana wam,’ utsho uTata ngelixa siphuma esangweni. ‘Unaso sona isiphiwo, kodwa asizikukusa ndawo xa ulibala apho uya khona.’
Kusekuseni kakhulu ukuba umntu angazenza enye yeeprojekthi zikaTata, ngoko ke ndinqwala nje ndizitsale ndithathe inyathelo elinye ngexesha.
Ngethuba sibaleka sinyuka iqhina, intloko yam igcwele zonke iinkumbulo zomdlalo wam wokuqala we-softball. Enjani yona intlekele! Sabethwa kakubi lelinye iqela kangangokuba nalo elo qela lade lasisizela. Umdlalo we-softball usandula kufakwa esikolweni sethu, kodwa nangona kunjalo, ukutywatyushwa ngolwa hlobo kwaba buhlungu.
‘Khawutsho, uzakuba yinkokheli enjani?’ uyabuza uTata, ephazamisa iingcinga zam. ‘Uzakuba yintshatsheli okanye inxalenye yeqela?’
‘Intoooni?’ Ndiyashwantshwatha, ngelixa ndisula ukubila emehlweni.
‘Iintshatsheli zinesiphiwo esikhulu. Ziyayazi loo nto kwaye ziyayibonisa. Zikhuthaza abanye xa begqwesa kwinto abayenzayo. Okanye ... ingaba ngumdlali oyinxalenye yeqela. Yena ke ungula mdlali othi ngaphandle kokunakana isiphiwo sakhe, azibone elilungu leqela. Bobabini aba bantu bayawenza umsebenzi, wena ukhetha omphi?’
‘Yhoooo, Tata. Kunyanzelekile ukuba ndikhethe ngoku? Kunzima nokuba ndivule amehlo,’ ndiphendula nditsho.
‘Ngokukhawuleza, nyana, ngokukhawuleza. Sele nitywatyushiwe kumdlalo wokuqala. Kufuneka ukhawuleze, kungenjalo abanye bazakukukhethela.’
Yho. UTata wam kufuneka aphole. Uyithathela phezulu kakhulu yonke le nto.
Chapter 2
Ukuziqhelanisa kukwenza ugqibelele
Mna newele lam uRorisang oko besiziqhelanisa