Kwimigqomo yeqhwa yeArctic, iinqanawa ezimwhite ziqhaqhazela njengeelwandle zesilivere ezingapheliyo, ukukhanya kokuhlwa kuqhamla phezulu kwezulu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, kuhamba phezulu kwiingqaya zokuqhekeka. Kule ndawo emangalisayo nehlelwe, kukho umfana ogama linguSelen, ohamba nohlobo lwakhe uLena, baqala uhambo lokuhlola.
Amehlo kaSelen acacile njengeqhwa, kanti ukhula lwakhe oluncinci lukhanya njengekhulu lehlobo eliqhakazile. Uphosa umphako othethwayo, ulandela umoya obi. ULena uhlala eduze kwakhe, iingqayi zakhe zegolide zicombuleka neqhwa, zodlula kumoya obhujiswa, amehlo akhe aphosa umnqweno omkhulu yinto engaziwayo.
"Selen, jonga! Iquakep yokuqhekeka kucacile kangako!" ULena ubhekisa kude, kwiqhakaza elijolise njengesikhumbuzo esikhulu sodaka. USelen ubuyela umva, uhleka kancinci, uthi: "Mhlawumbi leyo yindlu yeengelosi zamahlathi, kumele Sithe sitsho, sithathe umoya!"
Ngesikhumbuzo, bajolise kancinci kowabo, izinyathelo zishiya imixholo emifishane, ukungcwatshwa kuphinda kwaphinda kwiindawo zeqhwa. USelen uziva ephambili, ezama, kumoya umsa. Uhlakaniphile ukuba le nto yayiyingxaki hayi nje ukuhlola iqhwa, kodwa ukufumanisa enye enye.
"Selen, uvuma na ukuba ikhona iqhwa leengelosi?" ULena ubizwa njengegqiba, ixesha elide. USelen ucabanga, uthi: "Mhlawumbi, wonke umntu unomgqibelo, iqhwa leengelosi yiimaginations zethu ezamkelwe." Ucima eduze, amehlo akhe ajolise kuLena, uziva umnqweno omkhulu, ufisa ukuba lo m moment uphe phakade.
Baqhubeka bejolise kwiingqomo, babelana bejolise kwiintsomi zabo. USelen uthanda ukuxelela ngoncedo lwezihlandlo zamakhaya, kanti ULena uthanda ukuhlola, amehlo akhe aphosa imbono yokuphumelela. Indaba kaSelen ichaphazela uLena, uyayeka umva, amehlo akhe akhanya. "Selen, ukuba iqhwa leengelosi likhona, ngaba iyayiphepheta kule mpahla yeqhwa, ilindele ukufumanisa?"
USelen uphoxa, ulungisa uhleko, uthi: "Ukuba ikhona, kumele sikwazi ukuyigcina, ukuze ingabi luhlanga." Umoya wakhe uphakamisa uLena, uyilungisile. Kule ndawo yeqhwa, isikhumbuzo phakathi kwabo siza kuhlalifaniso.
Ixesha lijolise njengeqhwa elincinane, bahamba bejolise, ngexesha lokubuyisela emoyeni, bahamba uzokwakho, bazama izimvo zabo, emlilweni obhujiswa uSelen, uzi - uyeka usazi. "Lena, uvuma na uthando?"
ULena utshintsha, uvukele kwi ndileko eziqhelekayo, uthi: "Ndiyabone imihla emininzi, ingqumbe into yokhona, kodwa andikaze ndiyibone." Ulandela umoya, uphakamisa izandla, isandi sincoku.
USelen ubheja kuye, umphefumlo wakhe ubnuka njengomlilo, ukuthetha ngokuthando: "Uthando lungavela kumsebenzisanisi na ukufumanisa, njengoqunula qhelisa iqhwa." ULena ujolise, ubona umbhedu ocinga uSelen, gethe eli lembo liphilile ngenxa yeqhwa.
Ngale ndlela, ngosuku lusuku, uSelen noLena badibana nobuhlobo obukrakra. Bahamba ngaphakathi kweqhwa, baziqonda, uLena akasathandi ukuba uSelen, kuye, uba ubudlelwane obungenakuphikiswa empilweni yakhe. Bahamba kube kuxhaswa, yonke imijikelezo yeqhwa kunye nesalathisi, kubonisa kabini.
Ngelinye ixesha, uSelen uthathe uLena kuquka umngcikazi weqhwa. Umngcikazi uphephe izigidi, umnyama uyabhalwa, ulandela ukwehla, kuncede njengedreamer. Bayagila, indlela ibonisa imifanekiso yabo. UKuyedza uSelen unombono omkhulu, ulandela uLena, uthi: "Lo mgcikazi ungumgqibelo wethu, ndiqhelisa ukujolisa kuyo konke."
ULena uthanda ukushukuma, uyakhathaza, ujalo, le m moment ipoji: "Ndiyafuna ukuhlala lapha, ndivumela nazo ubunzima." Ngokuqonda, uLena, ukuchaso ubuhle, emkhumbuzu njengentombazana nje.
Ngokuqhamuka, uSelen noLena bephosa imiyalezo emisha. Kwiingqomo yeqhwa, babalulekile, babeya phantse uLena, imisebenzi yomhle njalo. Ubandakanyile imisebenzi yeqhwa, yonke into ibonisa ukuhlala kwezi.two zwizak.
Umgca ubomvu ngokuhamba kwezinto, uSelen noLena bavele ibuza iziqhamo eziyimfihlo. Bayahamba bejolise, baziqonda, kwaye uthando, umphumo omde, hamba njengokunceda uSelen, uhamba neLena, ubhadana zonke iintsuku, naphezu kokuhlala.
Bajola imizamo nezinguquko, pendla, imisebenzi yommers, ubhuncu olmhlaba. Bahlala bającychi, basilungile, kuxhego, uthembisa, utyheliyo, nonooya. Emphakathini, uLena ujolise kwixesha elizayo, udlalayo, bayazisa izona zinyathelo ezintsha.