“Efela o ntshephišitše!” a realo Layla.

“Aowa, ga se ka go tshephiša!” Shireen a goeletša. “Ke rile ge nka nyaka bjale ga ke nyake.”

“Mogongwe ga o nyake ka gobane ga o kgone diphasele,” a realo Layla.

“Ke a kgona!” Shireen a goeletša. “Ke tseba diphasele kudu!”

“E dire ge,” a realo Layla.

Shireen a ubulela Layla lepokisi. “Ke tla e dira,” a realo Shireen, “ge fela o ka ya go bapala ka ntle. Ke tla go bitša ge ke feditše.”

Layla o ile ka ntle gomme a thala diswantšho mohlabeng ka thatana mola ka kua gare, Shireen a butše lepokisi la diphasele gomme a thoma ka go retolla diripa tša phasele lehlakore la diswantšho la ba ka godimo.

Ka kua ntle, Layla o hweditše seripa sa thapo ya kgale gomme a e bofa go dikologa mohlare wa lokwata gore ge Shireen a fetša go dira phasele ba bapale kgati. Efela ka kua gare, Shireen o be a palelwa ke go kopanya diripa tša phasele. O be a duma o kare nkabe a sa bolela gore o a di kgona. Ka bjako, a hlahlamolla seripa sa phasele seo a bego a se dirile a bušetša diripa a moka ka lepokising. O ile a kitimela ka ntle a bitša Layla yo a bego a le
godimodimo mohlareng wa lokwata, “Ke feditše!”

“Ka moka ga yona?” gwa botšiša Layla.

“Ee,” a realo Shireen gomme a thoma go namela mohlare.

“Ema!” Layla a goeletša. “Ke a fologa go tla go e bona.”

“Efela ke šetše ke phuthile phasele,” a realo Shireen.

“Ka lebaka la eng?” gwa botšiša Layla.

“Gore o se swanele ke go e phutha ka morago,” a fetola Shireen.

“Eya,” a realo Layla, “efela go diragetše eng ka seripa se?” A emiša seripa sa go ba le leihlo la lenong go sona seo a bego a se swere.

Shireen o ile a homola tuu. A dula mohlareng a ipona e le setlaela.

Ka moragonyana, Layla a goeletša, “Hee, akanya gore ke hweditše eng, dikenywa tša lokwata tša go butšwa tše dingwe. O a di nyaka le wena?”

“Ee, hle,” a realo Shireen ka lentšwana la bodutwana.

Layla a fologela kalaneng ya tlasenyana fao Shireen a bego a dutše fase gomme a mo fa tše dingwe. Gomme ba dula fao, ba ja dilokwata le go bona bokgole bjoo ba ka tshwelago dithapo gona.

Shireen a tshwela kgole kudu.

“O tloga o kgona kudu,” a realo Layla.