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Ilanga lalikhangeleka njengevatala evuthiweyo esibhakabhakeni esasiphezulu, kude lee kwintloko kaPhindulo. Wayekuthanda ukuhambahamba ehlathini amamele iintaka zicula emithini. Kodwa usuku lwanamhlanje lwalahlukile. Kwakukho ingxolokazi eyayivela ...

Kwakusandul’ ukutshona ilanga. Usapho lakwaSmith lwaluhleli phandle lonwabele ivumba lesoseji eyayisojiwa.

“Tata! Nceda ukhawulezise!” wakhalaza uHayley. “Ndilambe kakhu-u-u-u-lu mna!”

“Nantso ke!” watsho utata wakhe emva ...

Rhoqo ekuseni, xa kanye ilanga litshisela, igwangqa elincinane lalibhabha lisuka kwindlu yalo, lithi ngcu kwisebe lomthi werharnathi, lolule amaphiko alo, liphakamise intloko lize liqalise ukucula eyona ngoma imnandi yokwamkela ukukhanya ...

Ngenye imini uLwazi wachola isitulwana esinamavili kwithafa elalisecaleni kwekhaya lakhe. Sasophukile, kodwa amavili aso amane ayesasebenza. Wawakhupha waza wawaqwalaselisa. “Kazi yintoni endinokuyenza ngala mavili,” wacinga. “Ndiyazi, ndiza ...

Kudala-dala kwakukho umvundla owawubaleka kakhulu, usogqitha zonke ezinye izilwanyana zasefama. Wawuzingca, uzidla kakhulu ngamendu awo. Wawusoloko udlisela, uzikhumbuza ezinye izilwanyana ngokuba yimbaleki kwawo.

UMama waziphosa phantsi emgangathweni iingxowa zakhe waza wathi vovololo, wahlala esitulweni sasekhitshini. “Yhuu, indlela endidiniwe ngayo,” utsho ezisula ukubila ebunzi. “Kodwa ndinomsebenzi omninzi kakhulu ekufuneka ndiwenzile wokubhakela ...

“Namahlanje lusuku lokuzalwa kukaTata,” utshilo uMama.

“Ewe, ndifuna ukumnika isipho!” watsho u-Alex. “Ingaba ndingamnika ntoni, Mama?”

“Kufuneka siye evenkileni sithenge umgubo wengqolowa wokubhaka ikeyiki yosuku ...

Yayiyintsasa ebandayo nemvula idyudyuza. UMama wayenxibe idyasi yakhe eshushu nesikhafu. “Thoko,” watsho uMama, “ndiya eKapa kudliwanondlebe lwesithuba somsebenzi. Ndiza kubuya kwangethuba ukuze ndikwazi ukulungiselela isidlo ...

“Owu Nkosi yam,” wazicingela njalo umama kaLethabo ehleli etafileni yasekhitshini. “Ndiza kwenza njani? Ngomso lusuku lokuzalwa lukaLethabo kwaye andinamali yoneleyo yokumthengela isipho.”

ULethabowayemi ngasesinkini ehamisha ingoma ...