In my black leather pants, I keep looking left and right, trying to make sure I don’t miss my Uber when it gets here.
I start humming a fake song, trying so hard to ignore the heat that was deeply cooking my body. When did South Africa become this hot!? …
Hunger gnawing in my belly , I was starting to get impatient, should I cancel this driver and get another one? That wasn’t an option. The last time I did that it didn’t end well. Guy called me and spit fire on me for making him come all the way for mahala.Patience Winnie…patience.
Suddenly, a beautiful black car appeared in front of me.It wasn’t the usual black that we all know, this car was good looking black.
There I saw him!!With his Zulu headband and leopard printed shirt. A typical Zulu man.I froze…do I say hie?Must I scream? I chose to keep my cool. At this age I cannot embarrass myself and be mistaken for a groupie. My ancestors where working overtime, the cars ahead of him where not moving, so he was stuck right in front of me. My dead grandmother’s created a mini traffic jam...if you know what I mean.
He looked at me.I think as a man who has been a celebrity for a while, he could see me shaking, trying so hard to act cool and unbothered. He smiled at me and said Hie…
When a BET award winner, a 3 time SAMA award winner, a Metro FM award winner greets you what do you do!!!
My heart started beating fast almost destroying my ribcage. I muttered a Hie, but my voice wasn’t co operating. Since when do I speak in such a high pitch. Wait!! why does my voice sound like that...
Man had such a beautiful aura , a beautiful presence. The few minutes that he was there, you could smell royalty, creative genius, awards , all the goodness of this earth. Okay wait!!maybe I was just star struck!!
Is this the time I go to his car and ask for pictures? No that’s rude. Invading his privacy!. Must I at least ask? Eish. I remained calm. I am a girl from Saruwe after all.
The cars started moving. He smiled again and said goodbye….I blushed with great glee!!
Do celebrities really know how they make us feel. My day was back to being beautiful again. I was smiling my way to my house. I followed and liked every one of his pages.
Some people have bad stories to tell about their encounters with celebrities. But celebrities are human too. Give them a little space. Politely ask for selfies and respect them if they say no.
For those who do not know!!!
Sjava, born Jabulani Hadebe is a South African,singer,songwriter,Rapper and actor. He released his debut album Isina Muva in 2016 and Umqele in 2018.In December 2022, he announced his third studio album Isibuko ,which was released in January 2023.The album featured artists such as Emtee,Sampa The great , Qwabe twins and other artists.