A Amantombazane

Ngokudabula umhlaba olwandle, sesha kuwo wonke umhlaba ungathola eyodwa, iring efile yakho. Kepha bona bobabili abahlala esixukwini sabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha, abaze bahlangane inqobo nje uma behehana ...
UKazao ujabulile ngempilo yakhe esiQhingini saseMirai ("Ikusasa"). Impela, abazali bakhe bamshiya ngemuva kokuzalwa kwakhe, bamshiya ukuba akhulele esikhungweni sezintandane, kepha impilo yakhe intofontofo futhi unabangani bakhe, ikakhulukazi u-Eiko othandekayo, intombazane ayithandayo. Ngobunye ubusuku, noma kunjalo, unephupho elinyantisayo lapho ezibona efa engozini yesithuthuthu. Ngemuva kwalokho, konke kuyashintsha. Ngakusasa, abazali bakhe "batholwa" ngendlela eyisimangaliso futhi udatshuliwe empilweni yakhe yobukhazikhazi nohlangothi luka-Eiko ukuba angene ezweni alazi kuphela emidlalweni yethelevishini nakwizabelo zesikole. Ulahlwe ngokungenamkhawulo maphakathi nedolobha enemephu ebabazekayo yokuholwa, uKazao usindiswa ekuzuleni ngokungenanjongo eyofuna ikhaya lakhe elisha nguYuu omuhle nophambili, okuvele ukuthi usekilasini lakhe nasesikoleni sakhe esisha. Ngaphandle kwemizamo yakhe emikhulu yokwamukela ukubuya okungazelelwe kwabazali bakhe kanye nemikhuba yobungani kaJuu, uKazao akakwazi ukuzamazamisa umuzwa wokuthi izinto azihambi kahle. Futhi angeke amkhohlwe u-Eiko. Kungani abazali bakhe balinda iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha ukuze bambize futhi? Futhi kungani upiyano kuwukuphela kwefenisha esetshenzisiwe endlini entsha yabazali bakhe? Izimfihlakalo ziqala ukunqwabelana kwesinye nesinye njengoba amanga ewa ngale ndaba ethakazelisa ngamathuba okuzayo nokuthandana okungenacala.