Kusuka ku-Ai's Bookshelf:
U-Akira Tsubakiya uchithe impilo yakhe yonke etshelwa ukuthi ubukeka njengomfana. Mude kakhulu, unesifuba esiyisicaba, futhi akayona intombazane nhlobo… Esesikoleni samabanga aphansi, wenza isithembiso nomfana owayefunda esikoleni sakhe sabafundi be-cram, e-Haru—isithembiso sokuthi bobabili babezophokophela ukungena esikoleni esifanayo. isikole, isikole esihlonishwayo. U-Haru utshele u-Akira ukuthi uthanda amantombazane anezinwele ezinde, futhi kusukela eqala ukuwa kuye, wakhula. Manje uphothula esikoleni esiphakathi, futhi usenqume ukuvuma imizwa yakhe kuHaru. Ngeshwa, uthola ukuthi unentombi—intombi enhle kakhulu, eyintombazane, enezinwele ezinde! U-Akira ugijimela ekhaya futhi anqume zonke izinwele zakhe, enquma ukuthi asikho isidingo sokuzama ukuba ntombazane.
Ngokushesha phambili onyakeni wokuqala ka-Akira esikoleni samabanga aphezulu. Usagqoke isiketi, kodwa ugqoka uhhafu ophezulu womfaniswano wabafana esikoleni. Ubizwa nge-“Prince Akira”, futhi wonke amantombazane athathekile ngaye. U-Akira usenesikhathi engabonani u-Haru, kodwa uhlangana “nentombi” ka-Haru… athola ukuthi ungumfana!
