Ngaphakathi kwedolobha eliyimfihlelo, izihlahla ezinkulu nezixakile, kanye nez leafs ezinhle kakhulu, ilanga likhanyisele phansi phakathi kwezikhala zamahlamvu, likha umphakathi wokukhanya nerhwaphenya. Lapha kunezidalwa ezihlukahlukene ezimangalisayo nezinganekwane ezimfihlakalo, zithokozisa ongezanga eziningi neziguli. Naphakathi kwalesi simeko esiyimfihlo, kukhona izimfihlo eziningi, kuthiwa kunomphakathi ophakathi kwezemvelo oqapha le ndawo engcwele, kuphela uma intombazane ithola isibindi sangempela enhliziyweni yayo, uzophumelela ukuba uyavela.
Edge yokungaziwa, uMoklin ungumfana ophila phakathi kwalendawo. Uhlobo lukaMoklin lubonisa ukuthambekela, usuku nosuku uthanda ukuhlola kuphela ezincwadini. Ungumuntu onentshisekelo empilweni yehlathi, futhi muva nje, uqhubeke ethola izinganekwane eziningi ezindala mayelana nehlathi, ikakhulukazi indaba ethinta intombazane nomphakathi ophakathi kwezemvelo. Intombazane ethakazelisayo kule ndaba, ngenxa yokuntuleka kwesibindi, ayikwazi ukubhekana nemfuno yomphakathi, ekugcineni yathola ukuthi ibheke phambili.
UMoklin ulalela le ndaba, enza umuzwa wokuqhubekela phambili. Ubuqonda ukuthi, uma sekunokuthile okumbalwa okuma phambi kwakhe, kufanele abhekane nolaka nokuwa, afunde ukuhlukanisa, hhayi ukuba ephunyukile nje. Wazikhumbuza ukuthi ngisho noma zonke izinto zinomkhawulo, kufanele ahlale enesibindi.
Ekugcineni, kwavela usuku olunye, uMoklin wanquma ukungena kulolu hlobo olunemfihlakalo. Wathwala isikhwama sakhe esinothando, esinesitsha sokudla, amanzi, kanye nezinye izincwadi ezinzima ezibhala ngokuqonda kwakhe isibindi nokuhlangenwe nakho. Uhlanga lwakhe lwalugcwele ukukhathazeka nokwazisa, sengathi zonke izinyathelo ziqondisa ekuhamba komhlaba ongaziwa.
Lapho engena ehlasela lehlathi, ukhwehlela oluhlaza lubuhlungu, luphakathi kwendawo ethakazelisayo. Umbukiso ophambi kwakhe ubukeka njengezithombe ezikhanyayo, izimbali ezimibalabala ziyavuma emoyeni, futhi izihlahla zenza ukufanetheka kude. UMoklin uphumuza umoya, inhliziyo yakhe ibuye ibinzima. Uyaqonda ukuthi lokhu kuyisiqalo sokuhlola.
Ulandela umgwaqo wehlathi, ezulazuleni zveyisa ngezwi lezincwabo kuphansi, nomoya oshukumisa izilwane. Akazidi ukuziba, uzwe kancane lawa mazwile avela emvelweni, lapha zonke izincwakazi ziqonde kubantu. Phakathi kwengqondo yakhe, ucabanga, mhlawumbe lezi yizimfihlo ezithakazelisayo.
Lapho emi ngosuku olujulile, iuphonswa emaphakathini, ibhalela amaphepha eqhamuka ezindleleni. Phakathi kwalezi zindawo ezinhle, kukhona isikhumbuzo esingaphezulu, esibhaliwe ngezithombe eziyinkimbinkimbi, kubonisa izinganekwane ezimfihlakalo. Ukuqeqa ukungazi, kulandelwa izinhlelo ezithakazelisayo ezithokozisayo lapho uMoklin efinyela eduze, aqonde okukuhle.
Ngenhliziyo, ukungakhathaliuvuka, uMoklin ubonisa, kanti ihlamba iqhaza lezi. Ushayeke phansi, ukuba unezithombe, ebonisa ubukhazikhazi obungaphezulu, ehlola, ekhuluma, ukuqonda izinto eziqukethwe. Ubuqonda into ethi: "Ngabe uthando lubona abanye? Mhlawumbe, izithombe ezithokozisa, amahloni ahamba kulezi zindawo."
"Umgwaqo uyakwenza," umphakathi ophakathi kwezinhlelo uthumela.
Uphendula emoyeni: "Ukuhlangabezana nezehlakalo ezizayo, umthetho ungaphazanyiswa uma uthanda izigameko namaphiko." Uqonde lokhu ngendlela eyahluphayo.
Uthandaza: "Ngizosika!" Kodwa akesabu uthando, nansi Indaba engama. Uzeke ngokumangalisayo, kwi sikhumbuzo esigcwele, ukuthula kungenzeka ngokuphelele. "Ukufuna ukujola, ukwazisa, amahloni ahamba kwamanye."
"Ucuza, xabana, ezihanjeni," umphakathi uphakamisa ibhande lemithombo emisha. "Hamba phambili twgama."
Ubusiswe, uzwe ugqozi uqhubeke uhamba nakanjani ngaphambili, ukuze ukhulume kabangani ezindaweni ezikhethiwe.