Bosigong joo Sparrow o ne a opela ka pelo le mowa. O ne a opelela kutlobotlhoko ya gagwe kwa ntle yotlhe. Mo gare ga dipina, o ne a ntse a nwa dishots mme a bua ka ga moo Jazz e seng monna ka teng. A opela gangwe le gape a ntse a lela gangwe le gape. Kwa bokhutlong o ne a bona maatla a gagwe gape, ka tlhotlheletso ya ga Thomas. Ka jalo a opela pina ya ga Amanda Black ya Power jaaka pina ya gagwe ya bofelo. O ne a e opela ka matsetseleko!

Mong wa tlelapo o ne a le teng, a reeditse. O ne a romela botlolo ya shampeine kwa tafoleng ya bone le lekwalonyana la gore o tiragatso ya gagwe e mo kgatlhile thata. Gape o ne a kopa gore bat le kwa karolong ya VIP.

“Tlaa tsala, o tshwanetse go tlhapa sefatlhego sa gago mme o itlotlse gape ka make-up,” Thomas a rialo morago ga go buisa lekwalonyana le le tlileng le botlolo.

“Ga ke batle blesser, Thomas, tsweetswee mmolelele gore ke a leboga, fela ke siame. Lebotlolo le tlaa sala. Fela ga reye koo.”

“O tlhapetswe, moratiwa. Le gone o itse sentle gore Steve o ratana le banna, ka jalo fa e le gore mongwe wa rona o tlile go nna le blesser, ke nna. Mme ke a re re a ya.

Morago ga go itlotsa ka make-up gape kwa ntlo boithusetsong, Thomas le Sparrow ba ne ba fetela kwa karolong ya VIP ya Club Zero.

“Tiragatso ya gago e nkgatlhile tota!” Steve a rialo, a otlolola seatla go dumedisa Sparrow. “Ke ne ke sa itse gore o kgona go opela jaana.”

“Ke a leboga. Fela go lebega e kete ga nkitla ke fetoga sepe fa e se fela go nna moopedi wa kwa morago,” Sparrow a rialo a tshikinya mmele wa gagwe kwa le kwa fa a bua.

Thomas a ferola matlho mme a nyenya le Steve. “Oho tsala, se tshwenyege ke tsala ya me, o santse a lelela legotlo.”

“Ke utlwile lenaane la dipina tsa gagwe,” Steve a bua a utlwile botlhoko. “Ke tsaa gore ga a tshwanela go tlhola a umakiwa?”

“Nnete fela,” Thomas a nyenya. “Sparrow ke moengele, e bile jaaka moengele.”

“Fa ke ne ke sa mo ikutlwela, ke ne ke tla go ganetsa.”

“Thomas ga nke a bua maaka,” Sparrow a buela kwa tlase. “O ne a nkgalemela … fela … ga ke a ka reetsa.” O ne a simolola go lela gape.

Thomas a e tsena ka bogare, a isa seatla sa gagwe kwa go Steve. “Ke nna Thomas, tsala ya gagwe ya makgonthe e bile le motsamaisi. Mme yoo tletseng kutlhobotlhoko o ke Sparrow.”

“Tsweetswee,” Steve a ba bontsha tafole e e tletseng bojalwa. “Kgotsa nka lo tlelang? Ka gongwe nka tlisetsa Sparrow kofi? Go na le sengwe sa botlhokwa se ke batlang go se bua.”

“Go siame, ke a leboga. Ke nna ke laolang sengwe le sengwe. O tla nwa fela se,” Thomas a bula disaeda tse pedi tsa bone.

Steve a ba emela ba nna fatshe. “Ke na le tshwenyego mm eke tlhoka thuso ya lona,” a rialo.

“Re reeditse,” Thomas a nyenya.

“Jaaka gongwe lo itse, ke mongwe wa barulaganyi ba Moletlo wa Mmino wa Ebubeleni o o simololang Labotlhano o. Mme mongwe wa badiragatsi ba rona ga a kitla a kgona go nna teng ka ntlha ya mabaka a a sa emelwang – go na le loso mo lapeng.” Steve a ferola matlho e kete go tlhokafalelwa ke wa lelapa ke selo se se siamang ka nako e ya mafelo a beke a moletlo o mogolo go gaisa.

“Ke tlhoka Sparrow gore e nne modiragatsi mogolo mafelo a beke e kwa moletlong,” a tswelela.

Sparrow o ne a utlwa leina la gagwe fela o ne a sa tlhaloganye se Steve a neng a se bua. Thomas le Steve ba ne bam o lebeletse ba emetse karabo, fela o ne a sa itse gore a bue a reng. O ne a utlwa Thomas a mo nota, botlhoko. Mme a tsoga maroko.

“Fela ga ke na bokgoni. Goreng o sa bitse Jazz,” a buela kwa tlase, mafoko a gagwe a tswa a sa utlwale.

“Se mo reetse tsweetswee,” Thomas a rialo. “O tla kgona.”

“Fela ga ese o utlwa melawana le dipeelo,” Steve a rialo.

“Go bonolo: O ntuela madi a tuelo ya malatsi a mararo … o a re duela …re fiwa tsotlhe tsa moletlo mahala. Ntumele, o tla opela.”

“A o tiisitse? E batla nako e ntsi mme ga re na nako. Moletlo ke wa malatsi a mararo, ka jalo o tshwanetse go ikatisa go fitlhela letsatsi la bofelo. Se se raya gore ga go na basimane, meletlo, bojalwa le eseng.”

“Ga o tlhoke go tshwenyega ka seo,” Thomas a rialo. “Re mo teng.”

“Wena,”Sparrow a ngongorega, a lemoga gore ba bua ka ene e kete ga a teng foo.

Thomas a tshwara seatla sa gagwe. “Se ke se se beilweng. E bile o dirile maikano, o rata wena pele. Leina la gago le mo dinaleding,a ga go jalo?”

“Leina la me le kwadilwe mo dinaleding,” Sparrow  boeletsa.

“Ipee kwa godimo Sparrow-nyana,” Thomas a rialo a nyenya le ena.

“Fa go ntse jalo, cheers.” Steve a tsholetsa galase ya gagwe mme botlhe ba di thwantsa.

“Cheers,” ba rialo ka nako e le nngwe.

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