Safe Space

OPENING SCENE

● Opens in a loop (shows their daily lives , daily routine )

● Slows down to the one day where it will all begin and end.

In the Loop 🔂
1.) Themba wakes up , gets ready, then writes notes ,pastes them around the
house, kitchen counter, fridge door, living room on the remote, bathroom shower
taps,washing basket, basin cupboard mirror, in his room. He takes his jean
jacket, opens Mlungisi’s room to say goodbye and leaves the house closing the
door behind him.

2.) While Themba walks down the street we see young boys in the corner gambling.
One taxi appears and the taxi driver calls out to one of the boys to start work. As
soon as the boy gets in the taxi, the taxi driver drives off quickly.

3.) The taxi driver unknowingly splashes water onto Aya who is walking on the side
of the road and her skirt gets splashed on. She curses the taxi driver as she turns
back to change her outfit.

4.) We see the same taxi stopping by to buy takeaways from Aunt Grace who
appears to be Aunt Grace's regular customer as Aunt Grace tries to source
gossip from him but fails as the taxi driver is in a rush.

5.) The taxi driver drives off and we see Usbu on the road trying to calm down his
baby mamas who are fighting on the street, one of them is heavily pregnant and
the other has a crying toddler on her back.

6.) Aunt Gladys opens the curtains inside her mansion house and sees the
commotion happening outside of her paveyard. She shakes her head in disgust
and says “mmmh” as she closes her curtains.

7.) A GTI passes the commotion and stops further away by the salon as we see a
guy’s side profile and Anele leans to kiss him before getting out of the car and
walks away.
8.) Themba walks into a vibrant salon, interacting with different clients as he takes
one of the clients to give them a hair wash while socializing with them all, one of
the clients shows everybody in the salon Aya’s recent tweet and they laugh
mockingly dismissing it.

9.) We have a fast forward wide shot where the camera is placed behind a chair that
is facing a mirror and has a big calendar stuck on the wall as different clients with
different hairdo’s sit and leave the chair, while the clients sit and leave we see the
calendar’s days go by.

10.) The fast forward effect slows down as we see a close up shot of Themba
locking the salon door.

11.) We see a cutaway of a beautiful sunset.

12.) Themba opens the kitchen door with groceries as he announces his return
from work, he closes the door, he places the plastic bags on the kitchen counter
and begins to restock.

13.) Themba switches off the house lights, before switching off the lights in
Mlungisi’s room he stands by the door as we see him from Mlungisi’s bed and to
say goodnight. He switches off the lights.

14.) Cuts to black.

15.) After a few minutes with a black screen we have the date written in white and
shortly disappears.
 The film 🎥
The camera is Mlungisi

The screen is still black we hear the door opening as we hear Themba’s voice waking
Mlungi’s up as he shakes him up

Mlungisi:
“Sekusile Baba , Vuka” “Ilanga selizoze lingen ezinqeni ulele, nami i’m running
late, ngizolibonga”

we hear him standing up the bed and hear his feet walk towards the door leaving

Mlungisi opens his tired eyes, trying to get his eyes to open, The camera is Mlungisi’s
pupil. We will place black papers and slide it open which will serve as eyes opening up.

Mlungisi sees the ceiling for a while before Mlungisi sits up on the bed, Mlungisi turns to
drop his legs on the floor and sees his sleeping shoes, he puts on his shoes, turns his
head and looks at his watch. He stares at his clock that has a note that says “Fresh air
first” while trying to remember what day it is, He notices it’s a bit later than what
Themba wakes him up at.

🧺 📝
He stands up and steps on one of his dirty clothes (t-shirt). He picks it up and we sees
two different coloured baskets . Both have notes on them. One says clean
and one says dirty. He proceeds and puts the t-shirt inside the basket labeled dirty. He
walks to open the curtains and windows.

He then walks to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He finds a note at the bathroom sink
that reads “The red brush is for my teeth” He follows the instructions as written.

He then walks to the dining room and finds a note on the TV remote that says “ Red
button, News 203” He opens the tv and turns to channel 203 where news is playing.He
stands shortly watching the news.

He walks over to the kitchen and at the kitchen cupboard finds a note that reads
“Cereal here” He opens the cupboard and grabs his cereal, he looks around for a
clean bowl and a spoon finds next to the sink, he pours the cereal, he picks up that bowl

😂
and start eating the dry cereal, as he is about to pass the fridge he sees a note “
“Forgot the milk again dad ? ” he looks down at his bowl again and shakes his
head in frustration, he opens the fridge and grabs the milk to pour it in his bowl.
He walks to the dining room and sees a note next to his plant that says “Water the
plants”. He looks at the plant, shakes his head before removing the note and screws it
up mumbling under his breath

He proceeds to take a seat at his couch while eating his cereal and watching the news.
After a few minutes, he stands up leaving his bowl on the lounge table, he walks up the
stairs and heads to the bathroom,

In the bathroom he sees two notes that read “ Slide to the left” “ Red for hot, Blue
for cold” he opens the shower door and turns on hot water. He sees another note on
the white basket with clothes that reads “Take it off and dump it here”, he removes
his clothes and tosses them inside the basket before walking in the shower and closing
the shower door.

After a few minutes he steps out the shower door wet, and grabs a dry towel from the
towel rag and starts drying himself as he wraps it around his hip.

He walks back to his room and stands in front of his wardrobe mirror, where the
audience gets to see him for the first time, he sees a note stuck on the mirror that reads
“Haircut day” he opens his wardrobe to dress up.

After getting ready he walks towards the front door and sees a note that reads
“Locks door” He opens the door and closes behind him.

Cut to: The Salon 💇🏽‍♀️

Regular clients are already there ,

Anele is in the hairdresser seat , getting long knotless braids done while telling the
hairdresser about her new man

Hairdresser 01 :
“Haybo manje awushoke, ubani lona olokhu ekuletha lana”

Anele:
“Uyangazi phela mina, sengivuke ngomunye, You can’t keep a good woman down
 Hairdresser 01:
“Unamanga wena…owakuphi”

Anele:
“ e-Florida oe..

Hairdresser 01:
“ Haybo sowahamba e Florida wena..”

Anele:
“Aybo oe ufuna ngihambe kuphi wena, Kugcwele o'brothers aba right kabi labana,
uyabona kona e Zai…”

Hairdresser 01:
“ iheeeeeeee haibo we Anele”

Anele:
“Ngiyakthsela, ngine date nje nomunye ohamba nge M2 emhlophe.

Hairdresser 01:
Hayibo, khona omunye kanti futhi

Anele:
Yebo, hawu akuminwa ngonyawo olulodwa

Hairdresser 01 :
Hayi naleyo siyizwa ngawe

Anele:
Take it from me, mufuna ukuphila butebe

They all laugh, clapping each other's hands, soon after a soft under the breath shady
female voice is head, GLADYS is seated across Anele and the hairdresser giving them
an ugly eye.

Gladys:
Kazi kuyozala nkomoni

Hairdresser 02 :
 Sorry mah, ngicela ukuthatha le call ngizoza kwena manja

Gladys, who has been waiting at the chair for a while, looks at the hairdresser and take
a deep sigh as the hairdresser takes out her cellular cell phone under her breast and
walks outside the salon.

Hairdresser 01: (Shouting and laughing)

“ Yeyi we Stha usuyabaleka slwane, ave engathandi ukusebenza lo girl

Anele: (Shouting)
“Ngabe uSbari wethu yin lowo we Stha, umtshele ukuthi ngisakhona njalo
angakhohlwa”

A male voice is heard shouting back

Usbu:
“Yeyi anithule mani, hawu ise makethe yini la, yazi umuntu akasakwazi nokuzizwa”

Usbu is seated on the chair almost done with his hair cut, he is on a call with one of his
baby mamas arguing loudly
Usbu:

“ Haybo ngiwufakile u R150, iba usacoshela ingane ngawo ngizbuye ngikubona”

…
“ Ngeke phela bengisanda kukufakela u R200 izolo, uwenzenjani?”
…
“ Kanti mina ngiyi ATM yini maka Londeka, wena nalo mawakho nidla imali yami”
…
“Uchaza ukuthini ukuthi leyomali iphelele kwama napkeni?”

The male hairdresser is struggling to finish off the Sbu’s beard as he keeps on moving
his head, the male hairdresser accidentally makes a small cut on Sbu’s face, Sbu reacts
in pain.

Usbu:
Eish man wenzani mjida, ey nxa!
Male Hairdresser:
“ Hade ndoda, nawe uyamover lana ngenzenjani”

Usbu shakes his head and goes back to his call conversation while the hairdresser
continues on his face.
 Usbu:
…
“Hayi hayi nina niyakwazi ukulimosaha usuku lomuntu”
..
“Kusho ukuthi ufuna umphefumulo wami ngempela wena”
..
“Izodlani ingane?... hayi akadle uPhuthu lowomuntu aphuze nombubhudlu”
…
“ Ey klungileke klungile ngizowafaka omuntu u R300, ey yazi nje ingane enjani edla
ama omlet, hayi hayi maka Londeka nisho mase senifuna ukwakha istezi ngathi”

Three chairs down is uAya seated at the sink chair with a hair relax still applied on her
hair as the hairdresser washes off her hair, Aya fidgets and complains

Aya:
“ Ayashisa lamanzi awuwezwa yin, noma usufuna ukungishisa ngamanzi:

Hairdresser 03:
“ Aya , oh ncese oe mina ngiwezwa eRight kumina”
Aya:
“Hawu ngoba ngiyasho kuthi ayashisa nje”

Hairdresser 03:
“Sihlezi sikugeza ngala manzi “

Aya:
“Okay, but today ayashisa kanti yini inkinga yakho. Usho mowungafuni ukugeza
ikhanda lami ngilinde uThemba”

Hairdresser 03:
“Umlinde nani njengoba ungakokhi nje ?”

Aya:
“For a reason ! “

Hairdresser 03:
“Asiyazi phela thina leyo reason”

Aya:
 “Ingoba ayifuni wena , ngiyeke silinde uThemba.”

Hairdresser03:
“Ngeke phela ungilahlekise ngomsebenzi”
Next to them is Aunt Grace, a lady wearing a yellow apron under a white long dress
that’s been eavesdropping on Aya and the hairdresser's conversation.

Aya:
“Okokuqala nje nina ninama client la ngenxa yama, mina angikhokhi, ngiyakhokhelwa
ukuthi ngenza ikhanda lami la, I have 200K follwers mina engihlezi ngibatshela ngale
salon”

Hairdresser 01:
” Sze savelelwa ilama followers akho angathi shu”
Aya:
Phela vele wena uzosho njalo ngoba awunawo wena ama followers awafikile nakwi
1000 nje so kuyokusiza ukuthula baby girl”

Aunt Grace :
“Awushoke we baby girl ukuthi sashonaphi lesi skwama sakho se LV owawusigabisela
ngaso…

Hairdresser 03:
“Lesi esingasamboni esiphatha, mhlampe nje wayesibolekile, ngoba akuwkazi nje
ukuthi umuntu angathenga ama LV kodwa engabi nemali yokuzikhokhela ikhanda”

Aunt Grace:
“ Impiloni le oyiphilayo vele we Aya”

Anele: (Sarcastically)
“Anikahleni hawu, ngoba nakhu uyasho ukuthi ukhokhelwa ama followers akhe yini
manje

Hairdresser 01:
“Yeyi ungayingeni we Anele, siyamazi thina lo”

Aunt Grace
“U kim kadashian wase lokshin”
They all laugh, except Aya who is now standing next to the sink with half of hair with the
unwashed hair relaxer

Aya:
“Bayahleka oSatan, ehe hlekani mina ngingangena kwi Live manje and expose you”

Themba walks in the middle of the conversation,

Themba :
“Kwenzakalani lana ? , Ya Sanbona.

Aya :
“Weh Mnge! Asbonge”

Themba :
“Kwenzenjani ? Ikhanda lakho linjani meli nje , uzongilethela kanjani amaClient”

Aya:
“Owubabuze!”

Themba to Hairdresser 03:

“Anisale senimenza, Khona ezosiPosta, Uphi manje uStha, akangenanga yini
namhlange”

Hairdresser 02-uStha walks in quickly and puts her cell phone back inside her breast

Hairdresser 02:
“ Awu basi, usufikile”

Themba:
“Aybo Stha sesiphendula iyngcingo during working hours”

Hairdresser 02:
“Hawu ngiphuma manje emnyango it was 2 minutes”

Themba shakes his head with a smirk

Themba:
“Ay jolani bafazi asinamona”
 Hairdresser 01:
“Wee kuyophela sofana”

Anele:
Mase siyangena thina amadelakufa”

Themba walks towards the chart board at the back of the salon, he picks up a marker
and writes something we can’t see on one of the papers stuck while still speaking

Themba:
“ Ayi Vuyo umona omgaka mbemu..”
…
“Hawu yazi ngikhohlwe ukushintsha i roaster la, nani anisangitsheli”
…
“ Hawu Aya awuyiphathanga yini leyo mpahla namhlanje”

Aya:
“Ehe oe ikhona, besengithi ngiphindela nayo emumva, nekhanda ngizoliqedela
somewhere else”

Themba :
“Hawu oe ungayenza kanjani leyonto, ngiyathemba kuthi ungibalile Lapho”

Aya:
“Ngingakushiya kanjani?”

Themba walks to the fridge walking outside the frame, the camera pans to Mam Gladys
who opens her bag to take out her smartphone to show hairdresser 02 the type of
hairstyle she wants while trying to describe it to her using her hands as the hairdresser
looks more and more confused.

Meanwhile we can only hear Themba open the fridge and grabs a drink that he opens
and pours inside a glass while talking
Themba:
“We lokhunjana, inin launch yakho ye lipgloss sibe sithungisa”

Aya:
“Haybo iyeza, and lapho kuyobe kungenwa ngo invite only,
 Themba:
“Kuyobe kukhona obani?”

Aya:
“Uyazi nje , uWandile (Thukzin), uZipho Mthembu (Goldmax), ibona abazobe besphete
kuMusic, mese uMC kungabuye kube ubani ngaphandle kwa Siwe Nama influence aTop ke”

Hairdresser 03:
“Iheeeh hayi bandhla”

Aya :
“iDress code niyazike kuthi udress to kill”

Anele :
“Ngizoza nePlus one”

Aya :
“Hayi, Not under the age of 18”

Aya gives Anele an bombastic side eye as Anele rolls back her eyes.Themba comes back from
the fridge and takes a seat next to Aya while styling his dreadlocks conversing with the client

Aunt Grace:
“Aybo we maeh nizwile ukuthi kwenzakaleni kumama wase londolo”

Anele:
“Nakhoke, yinike manje ngomama wase londolo”

Aunt Grace:
“Hayi phela, izolo ngidlulile kuyena ngizolanda iwashing yami”

Hairdresser 02/03:
“Yaaa”

Aunt Grace:
“ Ngimfica laphana uzigqumile neyngubo, phansi phezulu, njengoba bekade ku 48 degrees nje
izolo”

Hairdresser 03:
“Kodwa nkosi yami bekukhona umuntu obezigqumile izolo njengoba mina ngiza ngakhumula u
bra emsebenzi sengi mfoma”

Anele: ( Disgustingly)
 “mmmh sies ness njengoba unambele amangaka nje shuthi abeconsa umjuluko”

Aunt Grace:
“ Bengitha nhlaa… ngiphosa iso, uno blue eye omngakanani…

Male hairdresser:
Haybo mhlampe ebezifakele i make-up nina bantu besifazane niyazithanda ukuzipenda”

Aunt Grace:
“I make up ehlweni elilodwa, haybo asingenziwa iylima bakithi, asizalwanga izolo”

Anele:
“Uzowazi ngani wena aunt Grace ngathi ungayifaki nokuyifaka i make-up”

Aya:
“Mhlampe it was one of those cheap make-up brands abantu abawacosha on the streets”

Aunt Grace:
“Imani ngize nendaba”

Themba:
“ Eyi nawe aunt grace uthatha unyaka no hafu ukuxoxa indaba”

Aunt Grace:
“ Bengimbuza ukuthi kwenzenjani, athi uwile, kanti ngike ngezwa ngama hem hem ukuthi
ushawe uBen 10 wakhe lo oyiphoyisa embambe endlini nomunye wama colleagues akhe”

Gladys looks at Aunt Grace in the mirror attentively listening in shock.

Everyone at once:
“Haaaaaaa!!”

Hairdresser 03:
“ Unamanga wena, ngoba phela engani mina ngiwumakhelwane wakhe, iyngane zami
zike zangitshela ukuthi emini kunomsindo abangawazi oqhamuka ka next door ngavele
ngafunda kwezami ukuthi shuthi sekunjalo”

Themba:
“ aybo language language bo sihleli nengane la… ey ngavele ngashiselwa nje zisuka

Themba uncomfortably fidgets in his chair starting to sweat

Anele:
“Yaze yashesha bo lento ya Aya, yini vele ngathi ngizoyidinga nje”
 Themba taking off his jacket

Aya:
“ Aybo usuyaphuza yini we PK”

Anele:
“ Ay awukahle ngoba ngiyifunela umuntu wami mese sesihamba”

Aunt Grace :
“Uyajola ? , bathini vele skoleni”

Anele :
“Eyi , bakhuluma into engayazi nami”

Aunt Grace :
“Uzofika nje kwaMatric we Anele ?”

Anele:
“Hawu eehe, ukuthi nje basazihlanyisa eskoleni”

Gladys gives her a side eye lowkey but Anele doesn’t see. Themba stands up to look for the
aircon remote on the counter.

Themba :
“Hawu iphi lento yomlungu?”

Male hairdresser:
Ngiyigcine iku sofa

Themba goes the coach flips over the pillows and finds the air con remote, He chargers towards
the aircon and points the remote to it, pressing every button on the remote

Themba:
“Hayi ayisasebenzi yini le air corn”

Hairdresser 02:
“ Kanjani ngoba kade efikile nje umfana ezoylungisa kthangi”

Male Hairdresser:
“Sise mortuary yini?”

Themba : ( Fanning himself with a paper)

“Aybo anikuzwa ukushisa nina, hayi cha shuthi ninensila”
 Anele:
“Manje nawe wabusu juluka kangaka”

Aunt Grace:
“Buzonibulala utshwala nina”

Aya:
“Budaaala”

Themba walks to the sink to pour himself water from his mug, as he is drinking the water, he
chocks on it and starts coughing.

Aya:
“Yini kwenzenjani”

Themba:
“Isifuba niyasazi nje ukuthi sibuye sibhodloke phela uma kuzoshitsha i season”

Aunt Grace:
“Ngathi kusayihlobo Themba, hayi mbhem mele uyosibheka lesi sfuba sakho”

Themba: (While coughing)

“Ey sengikhathele odokotela mina we Grace, akuyilutho etheni”

Aya
“We magenge kune 2 piece engi ordile from Etopia, ezayo next month, nisazokhala”

Aunt Grace :
“Awu ngiphe phela iyngubo zakho lezi ongasazigqoki we Aya”

Hairdresser 03:
“Aiboo uyazibona ukuthi ungakanani njengoba ufuna ukugqokelana no Aya”

While they all argue about Aunt Grace’s weight, Themba start feeling light headed and leans on
the sink with his one hand and holds his head with the other hand

Aya:
“ Aibo Themba uRight, woza uzohlala phansi”

Themba let go of the sink he is leaning on, he tries to take 3 steps towards the chair feeling
dizzy and suddenly faints. Everyone in the salon stands up and crowds Themba who is shaking
from a bad seizure releasing white foam out of his mouth. Aya starts screaming while everyone
in the room panics while shouting for someone to call the ambulance. Themba's body stops
shaking and goes unresponsive and cold. The salon door opens and closes and Mlungis’s voice
is head

Mlungisi: ( Shouting)
Yeyi yeyi yeyi, Kwenzakalani la ?

Everyone in the room is shocked and remains quiet, they all make room for Mlungisi as he takes
steps forward to take a closer look at the body. The room is now filled with sorrow and soft
muffles of people speaking by themselves are heard. As Mlungisi walks closer to the body three
steps in, his feet suddenly stop as he recognises his son’s lifeless body on the floor. He stands
on his toes next to the body with his head low. The room is now dead quite as Mlungisi slowly
brings up his head trying to compose himself

Mlungisi: ( Softly )
“ Kwenzakaleni?”

Everyone in the salon starts speaking on top of each other all, some pointing fingers to one
another shouting on top of each other voice, Mlungisi stands up on his feet looks around at
everyone shouting at each other as they shout Mlungisi grows more and more upset until finally
he explodes
Mlungisi: (Shouting)
“ Yeeeyi mani THULANI !!!”

Everyone in the room becomes dead quite again and everyone looks at Mlungisi in shocked

Mlungisi: (firmly)
“ Hlalani phansi nonke”

Usbu:
“ Eish thayma mina mele ngi..

Mlungisi: (Shouting at uSbu)

“ Yey FUTSEK !!”

The room is dead quite as uSbu takes his seat at the chair. Everyone in the room finds their
seat and sits while softly mumbling under their breaths. Mlungisi waits for everyone to settle, he
walks to the door and locks it. As he slowly turns around he looks at everyone in the room
suspiciously and grabs a chair to sit at the front of the salon.

Mlungisi:
“ Lalelanike ningizwe kahle ngoba angeke ngiziphinde. Nakhu okuzokwenseka manje,...
Ngizonibuza one by one ukuthi kwenzakaleni kumfan wami…
 Aunt Grace:
“ Hayi kodwa thina asibonanga luth..”

Mlungisi: (Shouting)
THULA !!

The room gets quiet again.

Mlungisi:
Kuyonisizake ukuthi ningitshele iqiniso, ngifuna ukwazi yonke into eyenzekile la…
Uma kungenjalo, ngizonikhombisa elinye isayidi lami elingalihle”

Aya:
“uFuna sithini ?”

Mlungisi :
“Ngifuna niqale ekuqaleni ngesakathi uvuke uze ungene la”

Everyone keeps quiet looking at one another wondering who should go first.

Mlungisi:
“ Ngiyathemba ukuthi akekho muntu ojahile ngoba Singahlala unyaka wonke sibukana la”

Aya:
“Fine , fine I’ll go first”

Mlungisi:
“Khuluma ntokazi sizwe”

Aya:
“Namhlanjeke usuku bekuwusuku lami lokuyolanda ama order ami, nivuke nge email from one
of my supplier ethi i parcel lami selifikile eDurban ngathi thank goodness ngoba kade ngililindile,
so i decided ukuthi ngithathe i-Uber esheshayongishone khona…

Cut to

Aya is walking inside an empty Durban post office and finds one male postal worker at the front
and approaches him, he is unbothered, chewing bubble gum playing Candy Crush on his phone

Aya:
Yho ngaze ngajima, ngithi nje mhlampe ngizofica kugcwele lana, kanti mina anginaso isikhathi
sokuma ama que, cela ungiphuthumisela bandla.

The post worker take one glimpse at Aya and goes back to his phone
 Postal worker:
Sawubona sis..

Aya: (Sigh)
“ Yebo sawubona”

Postal worker:
“ Unjani..”

Aya:
“ Ngiyaphila wena unjani”

Postal worker:
“ Siyaphila nathi,.. Ya usisi singamusiza ngani namhlanje”

Aya: (Sighs)
“ I parcel lami, kuthiwe lifike izolo, nayi inumber yalo”

Aya pulls up her phone to show the guy the numbers, The guy sits up straight and leans over to
see what is written on Aya’s phone, He takes the phone and looks at it closer.

Postal worker:
“Ngabe usisi akakwazi yini ukufunda?”

Aya:
“ Uchaza ukuthini manje bhuti”

Postal worker:
“ Kubhalwe ukuthi la i parcel lakho lifika on the 21st, namhlanje umhlaka 12”

The postal worker hands back Aya’s phone and looks at her as Aya re-reads what's written on
the text again. She smiles feeling embarrassed and looks at the postal worker

Aya:
“ How silly of me, hawu yazi shuthi besengiyijahe kakhulu, Ngiyabonga bhuti”

Aya turns around embarrassed and starts to walk towards the door as the postal worker shakes
his head in disappointment.

Cut to:
Back in the salon
 Aya:
“So i decided ukuthi ey vele indlela yokubuya idlula la e-saloon ngamutshela uUber driver ukuthi
akasale esengehlisa la, ngi relaxer, ngiluke i snoopy khona ngizo installer mase kusondele
iynsuku ze launch yami”
…
“ Bengingena ngifica kunhekho bantu kukhona nje lo sisi obekade engenza ikhanda..”

Cut to
Earlier on in the salon

Aya stands in the salon surprised to see that Themba has not arrived yet and sees hairdresser
03 restocking hair shampoos at the cardboard

Aya:
Hawu, Ntombi wawedwa nje la, Ubhuti Themba akakofiki ?

Hairdresser 03:
Lutho oe, ngifike engekho kanti lucky nginaso i spare key awanginika sona kudala, ngavula.

Aya:
Ngazi ukephi, angithi ngiye la eytolo ngiyolanda eziphuzwayo ngibuya

Aya walks towards the door to leave the salon

Hairdresser03 : (shouting at her as she leaves)

“Usale usukhipha imali yekhanda ukhokhele lesa skweletu sa last month se hair installment”

Aya: (Shouting back)

“ Ey awuphume kumina wena, uyazi uThemba”

Aya leaves the salon

Cut to:
Back in the salon
Aya:
“ Ngabuya ngiphethe i 6, bengifika ngabona u Anele nenye i hairdresser behleli bemqaqa
ikhanda, ngadlula ngayofaka iyphuzo e fridgini ngabuya ngizilahlela phansi minding my
business, kanti kuzongena i notification from instagram

Cut to:
Earlier in the salon

Aya is seated on the chair as the hairdresser applies relaxer on her hair
 Aya: (Shouting in excitement)
“Hayibo ma-eh u DJ Zinhle u comentile on my post”

Hairdresser 03:
“Haybo utheni !!”

Aya:
“ bukani ma-eh uvele wathi LOL”

Anele:
“ haybo manje ujatsuliswa u-LOL…hawi kahleni bo”

Aya:
“Cha
ukuthi you don’t understand”

Hairdresser 01: (Laughing while imitating Aya)

“ ey asithule Anele ngoba phela asi “understand” “

They both laugh while Hairdresser 01 finishes off the edge of her braids.

Cut to:
Back in the salon
Aya:
“ Ngase ngazikhulumela no Zinhle kwi dm, kodwa nayo neleya relaxer ibisishisa ekhanda
ngathi nje girl asigezeni manje ngeke ngiyashona, as ngigeza nje ngiyezwa ukuthi no man
lamanzi ayashisa ngathi u girl une agenda yokungishisa ngamanzi ngathi ngeke phel…

Mlungisi: (Firmly)
Yeyi mani, uThemba ufike nini la?

Aya:
“Ufike phela in the middle of yonke leyonto and rescued me bengizobucuka ikhanda ubchopho
busale phansi, ngase ngagezaka, ngisathi ngisatshela uThemba about my launch uThemba
wavukwa isfuba ngambona esewile phansi, ilokho kuphela mina engikwaziyo”

Mlungisi:
“Anele nawe sisi olukayo niyayivuma lento eshiwo ile ntombazane”?

Hairdresser 01 and Anele look at each other, the hairdresser nods her head.

Mlungisi:
Alright ya ndoda endala sekuwema manje khuluma”
Usbu looks at Mlungisi a bit nervously as he sits upfront on the chair and rubs his hands while
everyone awaits from him to speak.

Usbu:
“Hayi thayma bengiphuma kwi night shift namhlanje ekseni, ngase ngaya endlini ukuyo
phumula”

Cut to the streets:

Two women are arguing in front of a Spaza Shop while everyone around them is watching them

Maka Londeka:
“Kokqala ingane yakho ayifani noSbu”

Maka Sphe :
“Ngimzalele indlalifa yakhe mina , umuntu ozom pathela amaBusiness akhe”

Maka Londeka:
“Maye, awekho nalawo maBusiness owashoyo.”

Maka Sphe:
“Phela wena ngeke uze uwazi ngoba usuke ewaxoxa nami ngilele esfubeni sakhe”

Maka Londeka:
“Weeh lesosifuba osifice sesigula angisihaleli neze”

Maka Sphe :
“Angizwa sfebe uthin?”

Maka Londeka :
“Hawu awazi ?”

Maka Sphe:
“Uma kukhona into ofuna ukuyisho sisi , khuluma”

Maka Londeka:
“Hawu , uBusy ukutshela ngama Business ngabe ukutshela kuthi uyolanda amaPhilisi”

Maka Sphe slaps Maka Londeka across the face and they get physical with each other. Sbu
who is walking from a far distance spots them and runs to separate them.
 Usbu: (Shouting while approaching them)
“Yeyi yeyi yeyi !, animeni yin manje ekseni kanje”

He stands in the middle of them

Maka Sphe:
( Aggressively shouting)
“Cela ukhuluma nalesi sfebe”

Usbu:
“Qondisa ulimi lakho we maka- Sphe, angeke ukhulume no maka Londeka kanjalo”

Maka Londeka smiles a bit.

Maka Sphe:
“Londeka this , Londeka that eyakho nje leyongane?”

Maka Londeka:
“We Sbu uma ungayikhuzi le nja yakho ngeke uphinde umbone uLondeka”

Usbu :
“Eyami leyongane we maka Londeka futhi wena
(points to Maka Sphe)
Izindaba zami noMaka Londeka azifuni wena. Hlukana neNgane yami.

Maka Londeka:
“Wenza kahle umbeke indaweni yakhe, lo uyadelela

USbu:
“Nawe !”

Maka Sphe laughs out loud

Maka Londeka :
“Usinekani sdwedwe”

Usbu:
“Hawu , abantu abanjani abangakathali !?, mina ngicela ukuthula empilweni yami , angithandi
futhi ingane zam zikhule emsindweni. Ngifuna ingane zam zikhule zizwane, zibe umndeni.
Noma nifuna zibulalane nazo?”

Mama Sphe :
(Pointing at Maka Londeka)
“Mina ngizobulala lo”
 Maka Londeka: (Shouting)
“Bulala ba ? Ngizokugwaza mina”

They start bickering loudly again trying to be physical with each other again as USbu tries to
separate. The Spaza Shop owner steps out and chases them away.

Spaza Shop owner:

“Yeyi nina ! Hayi phambi kwestolo Sami, Sbu thatha labantu bakho, bayobulalana le kude hayi
la! ”
They walk away in opposite directions while shouting at each other

Maka Sphe:
“Ngizokubamba !”

Maka Londeka:
“Soke sibone phela!”

Usbu in defeat turns around scratching his head and walks towards the salon. Sbu walks in
stressed, he suddenly pulls up his nose a bit and sniffs as he walks to sit on his chair.

Cuts back to the salon

Sbu:
“Ngezwa ukuthi no man i Gas i-Carbon monoxide kanti angiqali ukuyinuka lento layikhaya.
Mengihlala nje ngafonelwa uMaka Londeka, yeyi lababantu bayawufuna umphefumulo wami
inkosi impela, angimbonanga ngisho engena uThemba kodwa ngizwile ngise cingweni ukuthi
usefikile, mina ngize sekuhayizwa la ukuthi haybo khona umuntu ofayo bengibheka haybo kanti
uThemba, ngiyasola ukuthi uxinwe ile Gas ebekade ngiyizwa kanti vele ama gas ayabulala”

Dead silence at the salon

Mlungisi:
“Okay ngiyezwa ndoda , ngiyabonga, olandelayo”

Aunt Grace:
“Hayi shuti iminake olandelayo”

Mlungisi points at her to go ahead

 Aunt Grace:
“Hayi ke mina niyangazike , ngihlezi ngise stolo sami. Bengingazi ukuthi ususuka lwa namhlanje
luzoba nzima kanje. Bengifika nje estolo ngizwe ukuthi ngathi khona into engiyishiyile phela
namhlanje kune special senyama yengwenya no phuzu and abantu bayayithanda inopelepele,
ngathi phatha phatha etafuleni, maye lutho ngakhumbula ukuthi ngikhohlwe ukuyithatha endlini

Cut to her food stall

Aunt Grace is standing at her food stall, stirring her phuthu on one pot and another pot next to it.
A young boy KWAZI a taxi conductor walks towards ger store

Aunt Grace:
Weee ngicabangile nje ukuthi uzovele ufike manje ekseni weKwazi, inyama ngisayixabhisile la
anginawoke upelepele ngane yami.

Kwazi:
“Hawu kanjani Ma ekseni kanje, Hawu ngeke mah, uyazi mah ukuthi siphila ngawo njengoba
sibuye siziphathelwe ibhabhalazi

Aunt Grace:
“Hayi hayi kahle wena Ngizothola ingane engizoyithuma emini ikhuphuke iyowulanda,
awusondele la we Kwazi”

Aunt Grace closes her pot lowers her stove and leans closer towards Kwazi

Aunt Grace:
“Lobaba lo ohlala lapha ngaka P unjani, ngizwe kuthiwe kungene abafana kwakhe badedela
inhlamvu yodwa..”

Kwazi:
“Ey we mah, ibuhlungu lento ehlelwe uloya baba, kuthiwe bekwabafana abewumngani no
Masinga lomjida okwathiwa udlwengule ingane yakhe waboshwa”

Aunt Grace:
“ Hawu nkosiyami, manje bavele badubula kwasani endlini?

Kwazi:
“ Ey mah, kuthiwe umkakhe osesbhedlela eICU, kodwa iyngane zakhe zona aziphilanga”

Aunt Grace:
“ Kodwa jesu isihlungu esinje, kanti banjani abantu ngempela, manje uMasinga uyena othumele
labo bafana njengoba engaphakathi nje ejele?...
Kwazi shakes his head and hands Aunt Grace a coin R2 before grabbing chips on the table and
starts walks away fast
Kwazi: (Walking away)
“ Angibaleke we mah, ngizobuya emini sengizodla inyama“

Aunt Grace: (Shouting at him)

“ Hawu wahamba manje, yeyiwena buya !!”

Kwazi waves at her as he gets inside a hooting taxi and the taxi drives off

Cut to:
Back to the salon

Aunt Grace:
( clapping her hands in disbelief)
“Yeyi bakhohlakele abantu la ngaphandle…
Ngabe sengihlalake ngabona ukuthi hayi usuku lanamhlanje luhamba kancane vele
sekuyikhathi zokuthi o driver basebenze ngathi hayi angilule iynyawo ngiyokwenza ikhanda la,
bengihamba ngihlangane no Mbuso omunye nje uDriver nje wangase Folweni edlula

Cut to:
On the street by the pavement

Aunt Grace is standing with Mbuso as Mbuso pumps air on his front tires

Mbuso:
“ Ey yangigila intombazane we mah, ngavele ngakhumbula amazwi akho ukuthi ngingayithembi
leyantombazane”

Aunt Grace:
“ Ngasho kodwa ukuthi izokubukisa ezibukwayo”

As Themba is about to pass Aunt Grace and Mbuso he stops to greets them

Aunt Grace:
“ awu awukho eSalon ngalesiskhathi uphumaphi”

Themba:
“ Hayi khona la ebekumele ngiqale khona, ngizonibona”

Themba walks away, as Aunt Grace looks at him with a smirk.

Aunt Grace:
“ Kwakumele uvele uzizamele la ku Themba we Mbuso ukhohlwe izinto eziningi, ngabe unama
shares manje e salon sidla imali

Mbuso:
“ haybo yini le oyishoyo manje aunt…”

Mbuso stands up confused and shakes his head as he goes inside his car and starts the
engine, Aunt Grace shakes her head with a smile and walks away

Aunt Grace:
“ Hayi nani nicabanga kancane, sala kanjaloke”

Aunt Grace walks into the salon and is shocked that Themba is not here yet, she takes a seat
on the coach and folds her arms

Cut to:
Back at the salon

Aunt Grace:
“ Hayi ngathi ngoke ngizwe, ngifune angitshele kahle ukuthi ngabe sekukhona ambonile yini,
Hayi ngilinde no sisi bekhanda ukuze nami ngizowenza elami ikhanda, Uthemba ungena nje
sekuyoshaya opass leveni, wahambe ayovula i fridge wakhipha isphuzo thizeni wayiphuza,
kanti ngimuzwile usis we launch la ethi uthenge iyphuzo wazifaka efridgeni, angazike kodwa
ngisola ukuthi khona into ebekhona kuleziya ziphuza ezifika no Aya ngoba uthe nje waqeda
ukuyiphuza leyonto wavele wagula sambona esiquleka quliyani uThemba”

Aya suddenly stands up on her feet and looks at Aunt Grace furious and defenseful

Aya:
We mama, gogo angazi nokuthi ngikubiza ngani, shuthi uthi imina umuntu obulale uThemba?”

Aunt Grace:
“ Asazi phela uwena umuntu la olethe iyphuzo so sesingezwa ngaweke sis ukuthi kanti
ubufakeni laphana”

Aya:
“ Okokuqala nje, leza ziphuzo were sealed, S.E.A.L.E.D, sealed uyezwa bezingakovulwa,
ngizithengile ngazozofaka efridget straight ukuze siziphuze sezibanda kahle, cela nje
ungangisukeli please, uma ungenayo into ozoyisho okuncono uvele uthule unake le hair line
yakho oxabene nayo eqala kukhakhayi”

Aunt Grace stands up as well upset and faces Aya

 Aunt Grace:
“ Yeyi ngizokushaya mina kuphume lezi nywele zakho eziyi fake”

As Aya is about to say something back Mlungisi cuts them off

Mlungisi: (Shouting)
“ Nonsense man !!

Aunt Grace and Aya are shocked and walks back to their seats

Aunt Grace:
“Kade uthulile wena Gladys , uzowuvula nini umlomo wakho”

Gladys side eyes Grace and sighs

Gogo Gladys:
“Hayi mina angazi ngisakhulumelani ngoba eyami inkulumo iyabiza. Kusho ukuthi ngiyimoshe
ngokuVuka , uNkulunkulu bekumele angithathe ekuseni

Aunt Grace:
“Eyi owukhale Gladys usimoshela iskathi”

Gogo Gladys side eye while clutching her bag and looking at everyone

Gogo Gladys:
“Mmmh”
“Ayi kulungile nifuna ngiyiqale ngisazalwa ?”

Everyone client all at once :

“Hayiiiiiiiiiii”

Gogo Gladys:
“Ayi kulungile , minake ngithe Ngivuka kwizi ngubo zami zakwa home choice, kwanzima ngoba
phela ave kungavukeki kelezoy ngubo. Ngandlala uHome Choice wami. Ngasuka lapho
ngayoGeza kwi en-suite hayi endishini le enigeza ngayo nina, Ngasula ngamaThawula ami
amhlope qhwa, Ngacoba i Nivea C.o.c.o b.u.t.t.e.r , ngadlubha i ngubo yami entsha yakwa
Truworths , ngathi fah fah iRed Door, niyayazi yona ?

The room get silent as everyone looks at each other confused

Gogo Gladys:
“ Weeeee ay no wonder ninuka amanzi ne sunlight”
“ hayi ngathi angiphuthume eytolo ngiyocosha cosha izinto ze tiye kungaze kufike labo mama
be skokfel phela namhlanje omama beza kumina namhlanje ngithe nje for a change of sereny
 akuziwe kwami ngoba vele kukhulu ngeke silokhu simpintshane sisodwa njengakwa mam
Gumede kuncane kuncane kuncane bakithi asikwazi noksuza

Mlungisi:
“ Gogo cela uhlale odabeni”

Gogo Gladys gives Mlungisi an ugly eye and continues

Gogo Gladys:

“Ngaphumake kwi mansion yami , ngithi angiyo cosha izinto engizobenzela zona mese befikile,
ngenze nekhanda ngoba phela bayangazi kuthi mina ngihlezi ngiTip Top, Bengifika laphana
ngifica kugcwele ngabona ukuthi shuthi ngizhamba ksasa la, ngahambake ngayocosha izinto
eyncane, uma sengiyokhokha ethilini ngafonelwa uNozipho wathi nje angishiye phansi yonkinto
uzongenzela u checkers 60 bazongi delivela”

Cut to: Spar supermarket at the mall

Gladys is pushing the trolley at the biscuit and tea aisle while talking on the call, she soon ends
the call puts her phone back inside her back, she leaves the trolley there and walks out the spar,

Cut to:
Back to the salon

Gogo Gladys:

“ Ngaphumake eMall ngoba indaba yam khona isilungile. Usuku lwami luyashelela , ngimnandi.
Hayi ngaymosha ngokuthi ngize la. Ncono kube ngiye la kuluka khona uNozipho kodwa aklutho
ngoba uThemba bengimukhonzile kakhulu. Mengifika lana ngithuke isimanga ngizwa ukuthi
izingane zanamhlange sezaba nama ndoda amadala ngaTwo Two.

Anele and the hairdressers all look at one another annoyed

Gogo Gladys:

“Ngalindake ngiLinde iNtombazane izongiluka, ngama ngayo yona i-busy ijola emnyango
ngesikhathi somsebenzeni kanti kunjani Layikhaya? Izona zonke lezinto ebezi khataza
uThemba kezi

Hairdressers all at once:

“Hawuuuu”

Gogo Gladys gives them an ugly and continues

 Gogo Gladys:

“Bengena uthemba ngiyambona ukuthi akekho right, hayi azikhulume kahle kodwa mina ngoba
ngimdala kade ngangibona, sengiyakwazi ukuzibona lezinto lezi”

She looks at uMlunglisi and projects to him,

Gogo Gladys:

“ Hayi Mlungisi lomfana wakho ngiythemba nawe ubumbona ukuthi kukhona obekungasahamba
kahle, besephakathu shiqi kwi illuminathe, bengimbone emehlweni nangendlela ebekade
ebuminya ngabo ugologo akuseyena umuntu lo ophuza la sekuyisilwane, ngamangala ukuthi
into eshisa kanje esifubeni yena uyiphuzisa okwamanzi ngathi hayi hayi no Michael Jackson
wahamba engave kushiwo ukuthi ujabulile unomfutha usendaweni ayithandayo wamane wawa
phansi njengaye nje uThemba kwaphela kanjalo…
…
“ Iqiniso lihle kodwa liyababa we mlungisi mina ngizokutshela nje manje njengoba linjalo ukuthi
ingane yakho ilandwe ilabantu basesihogweni se illuminathe”

Everyone in the room starts talking under their breaths and shaking their heads while Gogo
Gladys sits back on her chair feeling proud of herself. Anele stands up dragging her chair in the
middle of the salon and clears her throat and everyone in the room looks at her as she takes her
seat.

Anele:
“ Ngathi ziningi izinto enizikhohliwe kulezi tori zenu, othi ngiyiqale ekuqaleni, bengizihambela
namhlanje ekseni nginanyiswa uloya mama wasendlini ngathi angishawe umoya…

Aunt Grace interrupts

Aunt Grace:
“Wena uhlala uzula vele, awukwazi ukuhlala ndawonye”

Anele:
“ Yea well angiboni ukuthi nawe ungahlala no muntu ohlezi ekushwabulela. Awazi ukuthi mina
ngisuke ngibhekana nani laphana so kuyokusiza ukuthi uthule”

Aunt grace keeps quite as Anele continues

Anele:
“Ngasala sengithatha ne khadi le mali ngoba umuntu wami beseyifakile i-girlfriend allowance
yami, ngathi ngizosala sengiyoluka ngoba vele siyahamba ebsuku, Ngisahamba nje ngabona
into engajwayelekile…”
Cut to:
On the street

Anele is walking on the streets as a taxi stops further away and the taxi door begins to open.
Aya appears wearing a long dress that looked white but now was dull cream holding the door
trying to get out of the taxi, as she pulls the taxi door, It almost falls out and get disjointed.

Aya: (Shouting)
“ Weee aybo, we driver nasi isicabha sakho siyo khala phansi”

The taxi driver switches off the engine as he get out of the taxi to walk around towards the
disjointed door shaking his head, the passengers in the taxi start mumbling to one another in
frustration.

Aya:
‘ Ey nalezi cabha zenu zizosilimaza we driver, sengicishe ngagcolisa ingubo yami ”

She said that as the taxi driver tries to fix it, she gets out of the taxi and starts pulling a heavy
sack of potatoes and a bag of maize meal out of the taxi on the floor and putting it on the floor.
The taxi driver get the door back on its track and closes the door and comment

Taxi driver:
“ Ay sis anothenga iymoto zenu niyeke ukusibulalela iychabha”

Aya looks at the taxi driver embarrassed as the taxi driver walks around to get back to the taxi
and he drives off leaving Aya standing with a heavy sack of potatoes and a bag of maize meal.
She looks around and looks at the sack and bag then takes a deep sigh before trying to pick the
sack with one hand and pick the heavy maize meal with the other. She starts taking a few steps
walking and suddenly the potatoes in the sack start dropping on the floor and rolling over on the
floor.

2 potatoes fall down the sewage drain, Aya stops and puts the maize meal on the floor, and the
remaining sack of potatoes on the floor. She tries to run for the few more potatoes that were
rolling down the floor heading towards the sewage drain. Her shoes suddenly slip and she falls
on the dirty mud next to the sewage drain. In defeat she quickly picks herself up embarrassingly
smiling at the people passing her as she tries to wipe off the mud on her arms and dress.

She goes back to the sack of potatoes and the maize meal and picks them again holding them
tightly as she walks with her head held down.

Cut to:
Back to the salon
Anele turns to look at Aya

Anele:
“ So le Uber ubukade usitshela ngayo, iyona leyo.. Noma e yakho itaxi eyase sphingo?”

Anele looks at Anele ashamed and looks around at everyone else who is looking at her pitifully
and disappointed
Anele:
“Okwe taxi mhlampe ngingaku understander kodwa sekwadayiswa ukudla e Post-office ? Noma
khona la obuye wadlula khona ukuyohlela ukuthi uThemba uzomenza njani njengoba i salon
yakhe iphumelela kanje kodwa wena usuyophela unyaka uhleli neziqu zakho zokugcina ze
social worker ekhaya…

Aunt Grace:
“ hawu kodwa Anele mase usumkhuluma kabi kanje omunye umntwana..?”

Anele: ( Looking at Aunt Grace)

Oh uyamkhulumela ?... okay bayazi abantu ukuthi wena lawyer enkulu ufaka imuthi ekudleni
kwakho ukuze abantu bazolokhu bebuya bezothenga kuwena, skhohlakali sa mama

Aunt Grace: ( defensive)

“ Maye !! maye !! nansi imihlola yami bo !

Anele:
“Ungaphika uze uzipheqeze izandla we Grace kodwa mina, ngathi ngidlula lapha estolo
sakho…

Cut to:
The streets

Anele is walking on the street next to Aunt Grace’s food stall, Anele quickly hides behind a
street light while spying on Aunt Grace who looks around checking if there’s anyone nearby, she
picks up a cup with red sand and pour it inside a pot with curry, she stirs and then quickly tastes
it before closing the lid and then begins humming. Anele looks at her disgusted crosses the road
to walk on the other side of the road as she passes Aunt Grace stall

Aunt Grace sees Anele walking across the road and shouts at her

Aunt Grace:
“ ihee ngaze iyaphi leyondlela ekuseni kanje, ezinye iyngane ziseskoleni !!”

Anele looks at her while walking and doesn’t respond

Cut to:
Back to the salon
Anele:
“So angazike ukuthi uphikani, ngoba ungibonile ngidlula, kwazi bah mhlampe usebenzise
lowomuthi wakho ukubulala uThemba”

Everyone in the room starts mumbling in shock and Gogo Gladys claps her hands in disbelief
and in disgust looking at Aunt Grace

Anele:
“ Nami ngithukile we Gogo, kodwa futhi ngathuka kakhulu ngibona wena ka Spa use thileni umi
ne grocer yakho”

Gogo Grace:
“ Hawu eheeh engani ngishilo ukuthi ngifonelwe uNozi..”

Anele: (Interrupting)
“ Umtshelile ukuthi wena kade wenza ezibukwayo ethilini..”

Cut to the mall:

Anele walks into the grocery store, she walks to grab a chocolate slab at the sweet aisle and
sees her school head girl Tia wearing a full school uniform standing a bit far at the same aisle
indecisive. She looks at her and sighs as she hesitates to approach her, she looks at her again
and finally walks over to her

Anele:
Hey girl what are you doing here, ain't you supposed to be in class at this time or you skipping
school”

Tia takes a glimpse at her and fakes a smile before bring her eyes back to the chocolates

Tia:
“ I’m not like you, I don’t skip school, I’m coming from an English debate contest from another
school, you would know that if you were not expelled”

Anele:
‘ “ Ouch, uhmm so ummm how did it go, i’m sure you killed it ?

Tia:
“ What do you want, Anele ?”

Anele:
“ Standing on business huh!, I always liked that about you…
 Tia:
“ I don’t have the whole day”

Anele:
“ I was wondering… you know since you and Mrs Jhonson get along so well, and you are her
favorite, if you could talk to her for me.. You know, let me get back to school..”

Tia turns around to look at her and folds her arm

Tia:
‘ and why would i do that Anele, ain't you the one who has always said that school is just a
waste of your time”

Anele:
“What if I told you that I’m a changed person and I want to get to school”

Tia: (sarcastically)
“ What, mommy and daddy knocked some sense in you with that Jesus bible talk”

Anele: ( Annoyed)
“ You know what, forget we ever spoke”

Anele walks past Tia leaving her at the aisle and walks to stand at the till queue. After some
time she realizes that the queue is not moving and people are mumbling under their breaths
frustrated. She taps a guy infront of her and asks

Anele:
“ Oh hi, do you know what’s going on?

Cashier:
“ An old lady is holding up the line, her card declined and she is refusing to step away from the
line”

Anele looks over to the front of the till and sees Gogo Gladys arguing with the cashier

Gogo Gladys:
“Qala phansi ngane yami, ngiyazi ukuthi ikhona imali kuleli khadi”

Cashier:
“ Sesizame kawu 4 gogo cela bandla ubuyele eceleni, ubambezela abantu emvakwakho”

Gogo Gladys:
“ Lalela la wengane yami, ilomshini wenu lo ongasebenzini, mina ngino mama abazofika kwami
abalinde leli tiye, noma mhlampe uwena ongakwazi ukuwusebenzisa, uyabonakala ukuthi
usamusha la”

Cashier:
“ Gogo cela singa delelani, ngikhuluma kahle nawe wena uyangidelela emsebenzini wami, uma
ungenayo imali ewu cash ukukhokhela lezi zinto zakho cela ubuyele eceleni udlise amanye ama
customer wena ube usalungisa indaba yakho”

Gogo Gladys:
“ Yeyi angisuki la ngingazitholanga izinto zami”

Cashier:
“ Cela ungangiphoqi ukuthi ngikubizele ama security”

Gogo Gladys: (Shouting)

“ Azongenzani wona lawo ma security, mina ngifuna izinto zami”

Cashier: (Shouting)
“ Security !!, cela nizongisiza lana, ningikhiphele lo gogo kulayini

1 Security walks to the till and looks at the cashier

Cashier:
Ugogo la akanayo imali yokukhokhela izinto zakho, uyanqaba ukusuka kulayini ulibaziza
amanye ama customer

Security:
Gogo asambe, uzobuye ubuye uzolanda lezi zinto zakho uvimbela abanya abantu

Gogo Gladys: (Shouting)

Yeyi anginandaba nabanye abantu mina ngifuna izinto zami!!

Security grabs her by her arm and walks with her to the exist as she shouts across the store

Gogo Gladys:
“ YEYI WENA NGIYEKA MANI !! NGIYEKE, OKOKUQALA NIDAYISA IZINTO EZIBOLILE !!

Anele watches Gogo Gladys as she gets pulled out of the store and immediately recognises
her. Anele gasps.

Cut to
Back to the salon
Gogo Gladys looks around at everyone, some are holding their months in disbelief and some
clapping their hands in disbelief while mumbling to one another. She looks Anele furious.

Gogo Gladys:
“ Ukhuluma izinti ongazazi ntombazanyana, ilowo mlomo wakho ozobulalisa nabantu”

Anele:
“ Wena bonga ukuthi bekungekho muntu oku videorizayo ngabe usugcwle ku TikTok manje uya
trender”

Gogo Gladys:
“ Baba nebhadi abazali bakho bathola ingane enjengawe”

Anele:
“ Wena wase waba nenhlanhla wathola umzukulu okuthandayo, kodwa wavukelwa umona uma
uThemba esephumelela kanti seszwile ngo Nozipho wakho ukuthi uxoshiwo kwa Radio, manje
usebamba amatoho amancane, awushoke umenzeni uThemba…?

The commission starts again and Sbu stands up annoyed losing his patience

USbu:
“ Ey ey ey kanti siqeda nini la, umuntu uyalibaziseka, khona la ekumele ngibe khona manje”

Anele turns her chair to look at Usbu with a smirk

Anele:
“ waze washesha bo we Sbu, khululeeeeka sengifikile kuwena’

Usbu:
“ Yeyi yeyi mina anginaso iskhathi sokudlala umasgcozi neyngane esanuka umchamo”

Anele:
Ngempela… awushoke buwenzani uhleli emotweni ekungeseyona eyakho ngasema parking
lots ase mall ekuseni kangaka…

Cut to
At the mall:

Anele walks out of spar and starts walking towards the mall’s parking lot while eating her
chocolate and scrolling on her phone, she quickly spots a car she recognises and walks towards
close enough to get a closer look and far enough to not be seen by the two people in the front of
the car. She hides behind a wall as she reads the car’s number plate and realizes that she has
seen that car before on the news being searched along with a body that was found on the
highway.
She looks next to the car and sees a trash bin and gets an idea. She walks towards the trash
bin as she walks towards the bin she keeps taking a few glimpses at the car seat and rims.
When she gets to the trash bin she throws her chocolate in there, takes one look at the 2 people
in the front seat kissing, she is shocked at what she sees.

Cut to
Back to the salon

Anele:
“ Sooooo… ufuna ngibatshele Sbu noma uzobatshela wena…

Sbu’s sits down , scratching his head and rubbing his hands that are getting sweaty, He looks at
Mlungisi who is starring dead in his eyes and looks down again before speaking

Sbu:
“Kahle Kahle Tyma mina kade ngamazi uThemba, seszane iminyaka eminingi manje, sakha
nobdlelwani thizeni

Mlungisi:
“ ubdlelwani bani lobo okhulluma ngabo”

Sbu starts getting sweaty on his forehead and rubs his hands even more then clears his throat.

Sbu:
“ Mina no Themba besibonana ngasese”

Everyone in the room is in disbelief and gasps Gogo Gladys suddenly stands up and claps her
hands

Gogo Gladys:
“ Haaa ngishilo! Aphi amangami, aphi amangami, i-lluminthai !! ngishilo”

Mlungisi holds the corner of his eyes trying to comprehend this information and shakes his head
in refusing to believe

Mlungisi: ( With a low voice)

Uchaza ukuthi umfana wami, uThemba ubeyistabane ?

Sbu:
“ Yebo baba..”

Everyone starts talking over one another all at once, some judging uSbu and some in shock and
disappointment. In the midst of this chaos Mlungisi stands and looks at everyone in the room
and the room is quiet again
 Mlungisi:
“ Kunina nonke la shuthi ubani obulale ingane ?”

Everyone stands up talking all at once and pointing fingers at each other while others want to
get physical with each other. In the midst of that chaos , Mlungisi holds his head in disbelief , he
starts walking in the salon with his head hurting and confused, his eyes start wandering around
the salon as he tries to battle with all the information he’s been told.

He stops by the chartboard and leans on a chair. He lifts up his eyes to find a yellow note stuck
on the chart board with Themba;s handwriting that looks similar to the sticky note he left at
home. He takes it and looks at it, he holds it up

Mlungisi: (Shouting)
“ Ubani obhale le note?”

No one can hear him as everyone is arguing and fighting with one another, Mlungisi looks at the
sticky note again that reads
“ Check your pockets Dad”

Mlungisi looks at himself on the salon mirror scared, as he reaches for his pocket on his coat,
his hand stop and pulls out another note in his hand, that reads

“ Lock the doors, no one is coming home”

Mlungisi looks at the note confused and walks over Themba’s body, he kneels to look at his face
and then he stares at the note as flashbacks hit him.

Flashback 1 :
Earlier in morning Mlungisi in the house looking at Themba’s misplaced notes

Flashback 2 :
Mlungisi comes back from his doctor’s appointment and finds Themba in the house sitting on
the couch waiting for him as he asks to have a talk with him, Mlungisi looks at him annoyed and
walks up the stairs

Flashback 3:
Mlungisi finds a female red thong at the bathroom inside on the baskets and smiles to himself
as he shakes his head.

Flashback 4:
Mlungisi unexpectedly walks into Themba’s room who is a teenager which scares him as he
quickly hides the cut out pictures and magazines under his bed pillow, Mlungisi talks to him,
Themba walks out the door leaving Mlungisi holding the door’s handle, as he closes the door he
see’s part of a man’s legs in picture that is hidden under the pillow.

Flashback 5:
Mlungisi catches Themba as a teenager cutting his pants and making shorts in his room.

Flashback 6:
Mlungisi watching Themba, as a little boy playing with dolls.

As Mlungisi taps into reality again and his realization is difficult, his legs get weak, he tries to
balance with the chair but fall on his knees, his arms starts to shake as he tries to keep his
composure, The male hairdresser notices Mlungisi on the floor and runs to his aid, he calls
everyone to help, everyone stops yelling at each other and and runs to crowd Mlungisi who is
now seated on his butt, feeling weak. Aunt Grace looks at Mlungisi concerned

Mlungisi:
“Imina wonke lo..”

Aunt Grace:
“ Hawu uchaza ukuthini”

Mlungisi:
“ umfana wami uzibulele”

Everyone in the room is shocked as ambulance sirens are heard approaching the salon from a
distance.

THE END.