“Ngeke ngiyeke uma wenza lobo buso,” kusho mina njengoba ukushisa kwenza ingqondo yami ibe nenkungu. Umjuluko wawuconsa emzimbeni wami nolimi lwethu luhlangene, okhela umlilo ngaphakathi kimi.
Ngolunye usuku olushisayo, amazinga okushisa afinyelela ku-38 degrees Celsius, i-air conditioner yasekhaya yaphuka. Ngokushesha u-Yayoi wabiza usonkontileka futhi wamangala lapho ebona ukuthi umngane wakhe omncane, uRei, wayesefikile. Ukushisa okushisayo kanye nokuqabula okushisayo okuxubene nephunga lomjuluko kwenza u-Yayoi adideke futhi wezwa sengathi usefinyelele umkhawulo wakhe.
