Yep that’s her; she is a real blessing to me indeed.
We met at high school; we were in the same class from 1999 to 2003. But we didn’t always like each other though. In grade 8 we literally despised each other, but in the following year we became super bff’s.
On the first day of school in 2000, I was running a bit late that by the time I got to school all the kids were in their classrooms and I still had to find my new class.
As I walked in, she waved at me (I was so surprised) and I noticed she was sitting alone, so I joined her. It was a bit awkward at first because just about a month ago we were enemies.
As time went, we were known as twins. We had lunch together, sang together (we sang, gosh we sang), but it was her heart that I found remarkable. She loved me more than any friend had ever loved me. When I wasn’t ok, for whatever reason, I knew I could count on her.
She would sacrifice her lunch money so I could get to school. I remember on numerous occasions I’d walk in class, sit down and whisper to her “I don’t have money to go back home after school” and a plan would be made.
I had a huge problem with my eyesight and as a result, she would take down all the notes on the chalkboard as fast as she can and by the end of the period give me the book to take home and copy the notes.
I also battled with Afrikaans as I never did it as part of my languages in primary school (oh what horror it was), so I would write my spraak (Afrikaans word for speech)in English, take my dictionary and translate it, then I would give it to her to check if my spraak made sense. At times she would just burst with laughter “haai sekuyinhlamba phela le, lol ufuna ukuthi kahlehle lol”
And like all girls we had our fair share of fights, but we never let it brew longer than necessary though. If any of us was wrong and just battling with apologizing, we’d write a note on a piece of paper and literally throw it at each other, by the end of the day it would all be forgotten.
There was sometime during high school when I had to sell niknaks (ok well, hobo snacks) to be able to get to school every day. Every morning I would bring about two very large carry bags filled with these. Now because of the demand of these I had to have rules of sale (that’s what we called it). I would only sell at a certain time and place. I would not EVER stop and sell to someone cause then in a few seconds, I’d have a tens and tens of kids buying from me and I’d then literally fight them off (it wasn’t pretty). So whenever I had to g to the loo, I’d tell her “don’t sell, not even to a single person ok?” when I come back she would be screaming “Fortunate, uyabonake abantu bakho?” because she decided to sell to one person and the next and the next and by the time she knows it, she’s flooded by school kids.
Then came boys, my goodness I was naughty. She had a crush on this guy who was two grades ahead of us. He was cute shame; my friend would melt every time she saw him. And me being me, whenever we saw this poor guy facing the opposite direction I’d call his name and when he turns to look I’d just sing, my friend on the other hand would melt like butter on a hot saucepan lol. I had a crush on this guy and I am still too embarrassed to say what I did, but I did not do something stupid.
Her family was really amazing. I was treated like one of their own. I spent a lot of nights at her house and we’d sit in the kitchen close to the coal stove, those were the days.
This is to just appreciate her as a friend, a sister a pillar, confidant and cheerleader – N.J. Tshabalala
1 Sam 18:3-4 3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. 4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.
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