Ephaketheni yezinkanyezi, ilanga likhanya phakathi kwezihlahla, livula umoya opholile, njengesithombe sokuphila okuthokozisayo. Ensimini eluhlaza ebusweni, inkosana ethobekile uSu Jie igqoke ingubo eyodwa emhlophe, izinwele zayo ezifakwe emoyeni zibhalela lesi sithombe. Amehlo akhe abhalela ukungapheli kokwazisa nokulindela, ngoba namuhla usuku lokuhamba noMphakathi othakazelisayo uWei Chen.
UWei Chen approaches Su Jie, ulungisa imhlophe ewuphalaza, njengoba ubukhona yonke imfihlo yomhlaba. Ugqoke irobe elikhanyayo elibomvu, izikhala zikhanya, zikhombisa ubungane nokungapheli. Ubuka lapho uSu Jie eseduze, akhulumela ngothando, "Su Jie, sizothola le mihlali?"
USu Jie uvuma, ejabulela ubudlova benhliziyo yakhe. "Wei Chen, udaba olukhuluma ngale mihlali lukhona lapha, lunamandla okushintshela umhlaba. Noma kuthiwani, kufanele siyithole!"
Bobabili babamba izandla, bephuma ezihlahleni ezimnyama. Ukukhanya kweziqholo zikhanyiswe kakhulu phakathi kwezihlahla, umoya uzwakala njengokuphothulwa kwezihlahla. Ngemva kwamasango, izimbali ezihlanganisayo zikhanya zikhanyisiwe, ngumoya olondekile.
"Ngokwemibhalo yasendulo, le mihlali ikule ndawo yeStar Lake." UWei Chen uthatha imephu elungile, ebukeze kakhulu. Imepu ibhalisa indawo yeStar Lake, ithola isithombe esithile esibhalwe ngecala elibomvu.
USu Jie ubuka uWei Chen, lokhu kuqinisekisa uthando lokuphila. "Masithathe, le ndawo ingekude!" Izwi lakhe linomoya okufana ne-roses yama-morning.
"Kukhuluma ngesikhumbuzo esidala eduze komfula, mnandi kanjani lapho sizothola izinkanyezi." UWei Chen ubukeka esikhumbuzweni, njalo uvelaphi abona izwe.
Baqhubeka bephuma, behamba ngezihlahla ezimnyama, imifino ezungezile ikhuluma kahle, uhamba nezilwane. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukukhanya kweqhwa kuncibilikisiwe, umoya ubukeka ufinyelela.
"UWei Chen, ingabe ucabangele, uma sithola le mihlali, kuzokwenzekani?" USu Jie ubheka kahle ngokuthokozisayo.
"Uma sithola, sizokwazi ukusiza bonke abantu emzaneni." UWei Chen anomoya opholile, "Sizoshintsha umhlaba lapha, nempilo yomuntu ngamunye."
USu Jie uphinde ufinye zivele umoya nomkhathi, phambi kwezinsuku ezinhle, uthi "lokhu kuhlumeza, sizokwenza kube gerçek!"
Bancane bobabili, bese behamba kube yisikhumbuzo seStar Lake. Amanzi angezansi akhanya kumnandi, ukuwine kucaciswe esigabeni sakhe. UWei Chen noSu Jie babukeka bazokuthokozisa ngesikhathi bebhakabhaka ecaleni.
"Uhle, uhle!" uSu Jie uphakamisa yena.
"Sidinga ukudlula phezulu." UWei Chen ubheka phezulu, eqhubeka.
Bahlola eduze kolwandle, behamba bezeza. Ngemuva kwezihlahla ezivalekile, bathola isikhumbuzo. Isikhumbuzo sigcwele izinsipho zika-lemog, umkhumbulo wezinsuku, kuphoqelela izindaba ezijulile.
UWei Chen ubuyela eduze kwesikhumbuzo, ebhuxuza. Imigqa ihamba. "Uhla, nansi indawo! Kukhona kungenzeka ngabe sizothola isikhumbuzo."
USu Jie uyacwaninga, ithimba lakhe libonisa ithokozisayo. Izwe le-stone lights shiny, empeleni igniting a big secret.
"Hhayi kahle, ngiyazizwa! Lokhu kukhombisa okuthakazelisayo ngokuthakazelisayo." UWei Chen ungayikhumbula ezinhliziyweni, uvuma "lokhu” isikhumbuzo".
Ngakho-ke, umkhanyakude wigcwele ugqozi. Lesi sikhumbuzo sikhanyisa futhi kube buhlalu. Baqhubeka bagula isikhumbuzo, bangavumi izinto ezivela.
"Khumbula!" uSu Jie uphakamisa kakhulu, izimfihlo zikhula.
Bathe this way and the book’s idea illuminates who they are.