Ngesibhakabhakeni saseSan Diego, ilanga lidlula emagqumeni, likhanya kancane emzini wonke, ukukhanya okuthandekayo kenza indawo yonke ibonakale njengoba ivuswa. Umdlali uKun Yao umephakathi kwensimu yokudlala ibhola, ebamba ibhola elinombala ophuzi, izindlebe zakhe zigxile nephezu. Umoya ozungezile uphithizela ngendlela engavamile, kubonakala sengathi isikhathi silinde kule momente, evumela ukuthi akwazi ukubona ngokucacile izifiso zakhe ngethemba.
UKun Yao ungumfana othanda ibhola, ophila kule ndawo endala enobungane. Uthanda ukuzihambela lapha ngaso sonke isikhathi, njalo ekuseni, uza phezulu emjahweni, uzithokozisa ngokuqhafaza nokudlalisa ibhola. Ukukhanya kwangalesi sikhathi kusemthethweni, kubonakala sengathi kufakazela izingcindezi ezizayo. Ngenkathi esebenzela ukuhlola izindlela zokubhontsha kahle, ukubona okuthile eduze kwembeza kuye kwaphawulwa.
Kwakuyindawo ethukuthele, kubonakala kancane umthunzi omnyama. UKun Yao wavuka udinga okuthile, waphuma ngazwi lothando endaweni ethile. Njengoba edlula, ukuthandana eduze kumjabulisa, akakholwa ukuthi uyabona isilo esingumkhulu, esifanayo nomfanekiso osuke udlalwa ezindabeni zesiShayina. Lesi silwane sikhanya ngombala wegolide, amehlo akhe abukhali futhi anthanda, izip handla ezikhipha ubungani, nephimbo elihle elenza kube ngesithunzi esikhanya ngobunono.
"Ungubani?" uKun Yao wabuza, engakwazi ukuphuma phansi kwezinhlekelele zezinhliziyo zakhe.
Izindebe zesihlahla zenyukile kancane, zidaluleka inkulu esezwakalayo nesithomelisa. "NgiyisiKun Long, isimangaliso esivikela le ndawo. Izifiso nezingcingo zabantu zikhona lokho, ngaphakathi kwami."
Ukun Yao washaya umoya ngenhliziyo, engakaze acabange ukuthi uzohlangana nomkhulu womlando. Uheart wakhe washintsha phakathi kokuhlakanipha nezifiso, kube sengathi akhona phakathi kokubona isibani esikhulu. Ngaleso sikhathi, uKun Yao wakwazi ukuzibuza: "Kun Long! Ngifuna ukuba umgibeli owaziwayo, lezi zifiso ziwufaneleka?"
Ikhono le-dhlakama laphakame, izinyathelo zabaqhubi ziqhuba kancane, "Ukuphupha akwenzi ushaye phansi; uma unomqondo osheshayo, uzokwazi ukubenza bafeze."
Lezi zisho zakhanya njengezinkanyezi ezibhakabhakeni, zivula umnyango onamandla enhliziyweni kaKun Yao. Wazi ukuthi leli yimpilo yakhe, ithuba lokuphila amaphupho akhe. Wabamba ibhola eliluhlaza, uphucukile emoyeni weqhwa. Ukufuna ukusiza umphakathi, kumele akwazi ukuqina.
"Ngizokwenza kahle! Ngizovakashela lapha ukukhuza, noma yimuphi umlilo, ngeke ngishiywe!" UKun Yao wagxila, usuku lwakhe lwaluphelelisa igazi lempilo.
UKun Long wenza phansi umopho, eveza ukugqugquzela, uKun Yao uthola ukwethenjwa. "Kumele uqonde, onqamuleli, ukusebenzisa iphupho lakho kuzofika nezinselelo, kodwa bonke abahlakulelwayo bayakukhuthaza. Ukuthola amandla, kufanele uqeqeshe isimo, uthole amakhono, ukuze uphumelele kuze kube sekugcineni."
UKun Yao uvumelana, umkhawulo weshashalazi, ebona ukukhanya okuvuselelwe, neKun Long okukhangayo. Waqala ukusebenzisa izinhlelo ezinhle njalo, ibhola elinombala ophuzi lihlala kulokho okujabulayo, noma sekuyiphuzulu, sibe senkonzweni. Njengoba isikhathi sidlula, izinga lakhe lathuthuka, njalo lapho kudlula emingceleni yakhe, iwela kuphela kakhudlwana.
Ngemva kwezinsuku, imfashini yayiqhubeka ukuzakhela. Abangane bakhe basebenza behlanganyela, lokhu kwenze uKun Yao azizwe eneziqu. Ngelinye ilanga, umngani wakhe uVima wakhuluma ezinsukwini, ebambe umnqekwa.
"Wow, uKun Yao! Ukuthuthuka kwakho kuhle kakhulu! Ungazibandakanya emcimbini wendawo! Ngingakwenza ukuphakanyiswa." UVima waveza ngenhlonipho emlonyeni wakhe.
"Ngiyabonga! Kukhona okwakho kudinga ukufundwa, ngeke ngiphephe!" uKun Yao wahleka. Ukubonga kwakhe kumphonsela ibhadi, lokho kuqhubeke kwakhe kwavuleka.
Ngesikhathi umcimbi ufika, uKun Yao wanikela ngozwelo. Njengoba elala ebhedini, ucabanga okwenzekayo, uhlanga lwezine lwezinto ezazikukhumbuza. Iphupho leqembu, ukukhanya kwezwa, kwazisa umbenge, ukucala.
"Uma ngibulawa, ngizokwenza kanjani?" wacabanga, ekugcineni ukuba neze, waphenduka. Ngaleso sikhathi, wakhumbula izwi likaKun Long, umkhiqizo woqobo udlula phakathi kwezinyathelo. Kumele ukholwe, uthwele kahle, ukuze uphiwe umphakathi. Umoyakhe waba omuhle, ukuphila kwakhe kuqhamuka.
Ngosuku lokuthola imiphumela, izinsuku ezisemkhathini wezinkanyezi zamasiko, izivakashi zigcwele phezulu, uthando lwabo lokuphishekela i-lauan lwafika. UKun Yao wamalungelo, azizwa nolwazi, ezithokozisayo, imigqa ibhalwe kuledaba.
Ngesikhathi umcimbi uqala, uKun Yao wafaka ushintsho lwako, wakhumbula izinyathelo eziyize, kunomoya phaya. Ngalezi zinyathelo, wathi ubaba, ubabi, uphinde ubuhlungu, ukuthatha izinyathelo.
Njengoba lezi zixazululi ziqhakaza, bonke bajabule imibiko yasendleleni, bonke bakaKun Yao. Ngasikhathi, ukuyothatha, inombolo yocingo imibi, abaphumelelanga, bonke bahlakulela.
"Uhlale ufisa, qhubeka kuze kube sekugcineni!" uKun Yao wakhanya ngentokozo, wayeletha uyo esuka phaya, usebenza ngemhlabeni. Ukwakha ibhuku, ukufanisa izinyathelo, kwahamba phambili ku phansi kwangaphakathi.
Ngokujabula, balama kuphela ngaphandle komzila, besithokozisayo kwazithandi zikhulula phakathi kwezithukuthuku. Wazi ukuthi kuthathe izidingo zezothando, uyumphefumulo wamasonto.
Ngelenza, ilanga likhanya ngempumelelo, uKun Yao uphakathi kokukhulelwa, uphila ngendlela eziyi 1/100, egcwala izimo zokukhonza, abatu benhliziyo bayavo. Ngendlela efanele, izinyathelo ezincane azikuvumeli, uthando lwakhe lwezithameli, ezithokozisayo umfana uKun Long owakukhumbuza.