Ekugcineni lomake nakabuyela elugwini, indvodza yakhe, bantfwabakhe nabo bonkhe bantfu bemmango wakhe bebamlindzile. Bebabase umlilo lomkhulu lebewuhhuhhuma ubuye uchuchumbe ebumnyameni.

“Manje,” bamemeta, “sicocele inganekwane. Sicocele inganekwane!

Lomake wamamatseka. Wabamba lolugobolondvo wabese utsi, “Yebo … Nal’ibali … nayi inganekwane. Ssshhh. Manje lalelani.”

Yacocwa kanjalo-ke inganekwane yekucala.

Ngemuva kwaloko lomake wabeka lolugobolondvo ngasendlebeni yakhe wabese ucoca letinye letinyenti tinganekwane. Futsi nangabe lena yinganekwane yekucala loyivile, khumbula, tinyenti kakhulu letinye letiseta.