Ngaphansi kwelanga elihla eBanaview, ukukhanya okuphuphutheleyo kwe-orange kudlula phezu kwezimila eziluhlaza, lesi sithombe esihle sinesithakazelo. USally noHabi bahlala phansi edwaleni elibandayo, begcizelela ubuhle bephashini yabo. Kodwa ngaphakathi, izingqondo zabo zigcwele imizwelo engavumelani nemibono yokuphila. Ubungane babo buhlangabezana nezinselele ezingenakulinganiswa.
USally ungumuntu ophumelelayo, unokuthakazelelwa, futhi unesisekelo eside. Izinwele zakhe ezimnyama zibhakabhaka lapho umoya uphonsa, ziphucuka njengezithombe zamanzi, futhi amehlo akhe anomusa awenza abe sebuhleni balomhlaba ophakeme. U-Habi ungumngane wakhe, onokukhuthazela, njalo ekwazi ukufaka umoya opholile emoyeni ukuze unciphise imizwa engalungile. Kulokhu, bobabili bazi ukuphuthelwa kwenkathi yokuxhumana.
"Sally, ucabanga ukuthini?" U-Habi ubuza ngomsindo ophansi, ubface ubukeza kwisitayela somqondo.
"Ngicabanga ngomngane wethu uHarvey... Ukuziphatha kwakhe muva nje akukhanyisi kahle." USally uphinde ahlahle umoya, amehlo akhe awashintsha kancane.
U-Habi ubhekisisa phansi, impela iphupho lokungaqondi. UHarvey, umngane ababebambisene naye engahlala kude nembangi yakhe yowesifazane, muva nje uba nobuhlanya obungaqondile obuholela kokubili kwalezi zifazane ukuba zizithele kulokhu kwezifiso. UHarvey usulelwe ngesikhumbuzo esincane kakhulu, wahambela kude nabo futhi, ezinhlelweni ezimbalwa uthatha izinqumo ezithelela izithembiso zabo.
"Mhlawumbe unokuthi na, unezizathu zodwa." U-Habi uzama ukuvikela uHarvey, kodwa naye uthole ukukhathazeka.
"Kodwa lokhu uzokwenza kungalimaza abaningi, okuhlanganisa nathi." USally uveza, ngesimo esiqinile. Uthando lwezimiso lufana nelanga eliphuma, luqina.
Ilanga liqhuba lihlukanisa, izinkanyezi zishona bhalwa esihlahleni, uSally uthola ukuphikisana okuqinile, futhi akazimisele ukuba silent. Ufunza into eqondile, uSally uthi kulo nyaka, nakuba eqonda kahle ukuthi lezi zinketho zombiwa zingaholela kumphikisi ophakeme.
"Habi, asikwazi ukuqhubeka silinde. Kufanele siye kuHarvey, siphendulise zonke lezi zinto!" Amazwi kaSally aphezulu, akha umoya opholile kuHabi.
"Kodwa... uma ephika? Ngabe sizobangela ukuba alimaze?" UHabi ubheka ngokukhathazeka. Nakuba ehamba noHarvey akakwazi ukufingqa zonke izinyathelo ababehisayo.
"Cha, kufanele sibe nesibindi; noma ephika, kufanele amazi ngemizwa yethu." U-Sally uphinde uhoxise lezi zihlupheko eziyibalyayo, ufune ukulindela zonke izinkinga.
Ngakho, umoya osuku uvalela phansi ezinyaweni zabo, uSally noHabi baphuma phesheya kwezimila, bathola ikhaya likaHarvey. Lapho bephula emnyango owaziwayo, i-sighs izikhala zabo zigcwele ukudideka nokukhathazeka. UHarvey uhlala endaweni engenakuphikwa, ubface ubonisa okufakelwa, izimpawu zezimfihlo zikhanya emehlweni akhe.
"UHarvey, sinezindaba okufanele sikhulume!" USally uqhubeka ngokuqondile, ezama ukuphule umsilayile.
UHarvey uthola phezulu, ehlakaniphile uSally nezimonyo zakhe. "Ninjani? Hhayi, ngihamba, anginakuze.” Uvo nomoya uzozama ubumnyama kuHarvey.
"Uxolo, asikhathazeki." UHabi ube nesibindi, uthinta uSally. "Siyakwazi ukukukhathazeka, sikhathazeka ngokuthi izinqumo zakho zingathinta ubungane bethu."
"Aniqondi, ngithanda ukwenza lokhu." UHarvey uphakuza, ucela ukuthi abakhulume imifantu engaphansi. USally uzwana nalokhu, kodwa akayikhula kanjani.
"Kodwa uHarvey, lokhu kubi kungenza abanye, futhi mhlawumbe kuzokwenza abanye abamnyama badinge ukushefa." USally akhanyise ibhalansi, enamahlathi athile. "Sivumelene kakhulu. Ukuphila kwethu kufanele sihlale niphezu.”
UHarvey unciphisa umoya, ubface uphonsa. "Ngiyazi, kodwa ngiqhubeza, ngiveza ezonto ezinzima. Ngifuna ukuncedisa.”
U-Habi uhambe kwephula kuchungechunge, njengakho umoya odidekile walezi. "Kodwana akuzona izizathu ukuzikhosela? Ngabe akusilo iziphakamiso?”
"Ngiyabhaqwa, ngiyafisa ukuba kube ithuba." UHarvey ugqame phezulu, ubface ubonisa okufakelwa. "Ngineziqondiso, engizithole ngiyazama, ngingenza kahle. Ubudlanga balishintshile umthetho."
U-Sally noHabi babuka umbulali ukuze badliwe, bendabukisa izinto ezijabulisayo eziyababaza.
"UHarvey, ngiyacela. Kunoma iyiphi, uthando lwethu luzoba lapho. Qhubeka uthembise,” U-Sally ubukile ngokuqondile, ethanda ukwenziwa.
Njengoba izinkanyezi zikhanya, uHarvey waqeqa izifiso, enemalanga ezinjengomshado. “Ngiyazi, ngificwa. Ngiqaga ukuthi umshado onjabo udinga ukulwe nomngane ophakeme kakhulu.”
"UHarvey, lezi ziboniso akukhanyela kumosha?" UHabi uzwakalisa imizwa yakhe ejabule, eqhubeka. "Kukhona ofuna ukume.”
"Siyakwazi, siqhamuka nezinsizakubonani, nini niyobamba?" USally uphinde ahlabe umxhwele.
Ngokushesha, uHarvey unciphisa umoya, "Kulokhu, ngizokhuluma."
Ngaphakathi kwechanya ukuze ibingqiwe, abahlali baphika okuhlelekile phakathi, kuzo futhi.
"Ngikhuluma bazalayo, nginganguni, emakhaya." UHarvey uhoxisa, uthandaza umkhuleko.
U-Sally no-Habi bayazama, bahlala benza uzodlula empilweni. Izinkanyezi zikhanya, udumo lwenhlonipho nezithembiso ezikhanyayo, ngabe abanye babayeni, kanti balekele okufanele.
Ilanga lisemoyeni, u-Sally ubukeka, ubuciko.
"Noma ngabe uba anikazi," U-Sally uqhubeka, "khumbula ubungane bethu buhlale busha. Uhuwo program yethu iyindida."
UHarvey ubukeka, umoya uyashintsha, uqhubeka uhamba phansi noSally noHabi, into ejwayelekile ibanchwepheshe, babbhaphela umlando owakheka.
IPhupho elihamba phambili, kufanele udumo lwezinhle, izinkanyezi eziphakanyisiwe, izinga elishanela emafoldeni. U-Habi uthi, "Hamba phambili nothando! Lokho kwendaba yothando nendlela eziba lezi hlobo!”
Ngalesi sikhathi, abathandi bakha uthando oluhlala lukhanyile, futhi bebenzela, amalanga nezimvula ukugcina amasiko akhileyo.
Ngakho, ngalezi ziyalezo, abathandi babiza uHarvey, ngebhiza elijwayelekile. Noma nyangekayo.