Ngexesha lephondo elinothando, umphunga wokuphela kwelanga uyayifaka umbala wegolide emoyeni, ukukhanya okujolileyo kubonakala emhlabeni. Le ndawo yahlala izisa umngcipheko nemibono, umfana uYi Chen kunye nentombazana uWan Ru bejolise kumda wabo wokuqala wokuhamba ngeekhamera zomoya.
UYi Chen ngumfana onemvakalelo yokuphanga, uhlale efuna ukukhangela izinto ezintsha. UWan Ru ngumfana oneembono kunye ne courage, uhamba phambili edibanisa uYi Chen ukuze athathe courage engakumbi. Bobabini bakhula bejolise njengabahlobo abaninzi, kodwa bafaka imvakalelo engathiwanga phakathi kwabo.
Njengoko ikhamera yomoya inyuka, uYi Chen noWan Ru babejolise ngodidi, nentliziyo yabo igcwele umnqweno. Ibhaskithi yelanga ibhoda, iyafana nekhaya elijolise kumphunga. Iphupha langa linyuka phakathi kwamagadowa, ubomi boto babomvu bhaso. UYi Chen wagxininisa phantsi ukuba uWan Ru, ohamba ngeshwa, waphendula, "Awuphalali? Ndiza kube kuxhaphaza."
"Xa uyiya lapha, andinguze ndiphumeze." UWan Ru uphendula, uhleka, amehlo akhe akhanya nibfried fel. Ngelo thuba, uYi Chen wava ngoko waza waza uvalo olunetshukumo, le mvakalelo ibambezela.
Ikhamera yomoya inyuka ezaması, iindawo ezingaphantsi zivelisa umxakazo, imizimba ibonisa imifanekiso emihle. Iintaba, iimithi, neentlambo, konke kwihlabathi elizeleyo kwicala labo. Iimvakalelo zabo ziphakanyiswa njengoko ikhamera yomoya iyamakazedwa, njengoko besondela kumphunga ovalelweyo.
"Yi Chen, ucinga ukuba siza kubona ntoni kuⁿ?" UWan Ru ujolise phezulu, amehlo akhe egcwalisa umnqweno.
"Maybe siza kubona umhlaba wonke, nangona sihleli sudli." UYi Chen uphendula, ugxininisa, kube uyaziwa kwengqwalaselo yeqhosha elizayo. Baqala ukwabelana ngembono, ibhongo legolide lisondela.
"Ndifuna ukuba ngumculi, ukuze ndixoxe umhlaba wam. " UWan Ru uthi, ephakamisela umva. "Ngapha koko, xa ndidwelisa, ndimnandi uvuma."
UYi Chen uthethe, uvuma isibhengezo sikaWan Ru. "Ndiza ukuba nawe, ndakuvuyela."
Baqhubeka bejolisela, indibaniselwano yabo ifana neendawo ezijolise kuxholoshelwa. Ngexesha elinjalo, uYi Chen waqonda ukuba uyabanda, uyazi ukuba kufuneka alondoloze uWan Ru, kwaye akabikho ubusini.
Njengoko ikhamera yomoya iyanda, iindawo ezizolileyo njengezincwasi, umphanya wonke umxuba ngenxa yokukhanya. UYi Chen wagxininisa umoya ujolise, uyiVuma: "U…Ucinga ukuba siza kuhlulwa?"
UBan Ru uvula amehlo akhe, ngathi akazange akwazi ukuva, ubheke kumphunga, ugqalaza emlenzeni. "Siyayazi, kuba simele sibe bahlobo."
UYi Chen uziva ukuba invakalelo ibavuselelisa, ngaphezu koko uyazi ukuba kuze kube phakade umphunga olungileyo. Kulungile, ikhamera ikhula ivangeli.
Khawucinge, ikhamera yaphuka umgama, umnqweno ungaphantsi kwexesha; uYi Chen wayishiya umxholo.
"Wena, ndisithembe, siya kuphumelela!" Uwan Ru umva uxholola, uvuyisela uYi Chen, esi phanda sikhula.
Xa bevuka phakade, inkcenkce ibuqu, ibekela ubungqina. Banokubhaba, basondela emlondolozini ukuze bavumele imiba.
"This is a gift!" UYi Chen uphefumla emberer, zontanga zomhlaba zingafani.
UBan Ru hugwabe, ngenene. "Siya kuqala ke empilweni." Uyi Chen uphendula, uyabonwa kwixesha elinetshukumo.
Ikhamera ithwala, iluma ngale ndawo ilungileyo, ingathi idlalisa umculo ogqithisileyo. Abafikeleli nje, iingcongolo, bobabini banemvume efanelekileyo.
Ubusuku buthule, ikhamera ifika, uYi Chen noWan Ru bajolise kumaqela, uyazi ukuba uthando luphumeza ukufika.
Uyazi, lesi sikhumbuzo asikwenzi, uqonda ukuba umphunga uyaphuma. Woza ishumi, udibha njengoko baphuma.
"KuLolwen, nangona ziza zibanika umva," uYi Chen ubheke kwiwọ, unokuwanga kokuphila.
"Ndiyavuma, yonke imihla eyam isiza zanyanyela," UWan Ru umcela ubuncedi, uyayiqonda umkhono wakho.
Ubumnyama buphela, iintaka zisa lokungqongqoza, njengoko umnqweno ungeqe umoya. Bobabini begibisa, babonisa umnqweno nothando malunga.