Никита

Isikhathi sokugcina besiyizolo. Kukhona labo abakwenza kusenesikhathi, nalabo abafunda "kusenesikhathi" ezindabeni zabanye abantu. Kodwa ngiphumile endlini: imisebenzi ivuliwe, ngingaphandle, kusebusuku, ngihleka. "O, ingabe lokhu namuhla?"—amagama amathathu aguqula uLwesibili lube yi-sprint. Kusasa ngizoqala ngendlela ehlukile. Ngikusho kaningi njengoba kukhona kusasa.

Iseshini yokuhlekisa emile iyindlela eqotho kakhulu yokuhlekisa: uma umlingani wakho ehleka kuphela, khona-ke ihlaya lalihloselwe nina nobabili.

Into engcono kakhulu ngokudlala ngabadlali ababili yisikhathi lapho bobabili bekhohlwa khona isimiso sabo bese beqala ukukhuluma ngempela.

Savumelana ngokuthi singaphazamisi. Sahlala cishe imizuzu emine—futhi lokho, empeleni, kuyirekhodi.

Njalo uma ngizithembisa ukuthi ngizolala kusenesikhathi, ifoni iphinda ikhiphe ividiyo, futhi ngemva kwemizuzu engamashumi amane ayisekho into ebalulekile.

Njalo uma ngizithembisa ukuthi ngizolala kusenesikhathi, ifoni yami ingitshela ngevidiyo entsha. Ngemva kwemizuzu engamashumi amane, ngilele ebumnyameni, ngihleka i-raccoon okusobala ukuthi ibinesonto elibi kakhulu kunami.

Kuhlala kufana lapha: iphaseji, udonga, kanye nomcabango othi, "Kungani ngenza lokhu?" Kudlula lapho uhleka okokuqala.

Imizuzu emihlanu engcono kakhulu yokusebenza yilezo ezingabhalwanga. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ziphindwe esigabeni sesibili.

Uma ihholo lincane, kwesabeka nakakhulu: kwelinye elikhulu awukwazi ukubona ubuso, kodwa lapha ungabona wonke umuntu ongahleki.

Umlingani wami wesiteji. Ungowokuqala ukuhleka amahlaya ami—amnandi futhi ayasolisa.

Sizokulungisa ngokushesha, sisakhumbula igumbi. Ngemva kosuku, ukhumbula ubuso bakho kuphela.

Uyawuphinda umbhalo, ngenza sengathi angikhathazeki. Sobabili siqamba amanga.

Akukho silwane, akukho sibonakaliso, akukho mculo. Imakrofoni nje—futhi ungabona ngokushesha ukuthi ihlaya liyasebenza noma cha.