Umzobo wombhali © Vladimir Kush.
Ndicinga ukuba ngelixesha i-Ebola "yabonakala ngathi" yaba sesona sisongelo sikhulu ngeli xesha lethu ukuba eli bali lavela.
Uncwadi lwezithandani ayisiyonto yam ikhethekileyo, kodwa ndiyakholelwa (kwaye ndiyathemba) ukuba Imida yomoya libali elilungileyo labaphuphi.
Ngaba siwela imida?
Imida yomoya
Kumabonwakude babengathethanga ngenye into. Isifo esoyikekayo esivela kwilizwe elikude sasiqala ukubanga ukuba amaxhoba okuqala agwetyelwe ukuhlala ebhokisini yesamente ngaphandle komoya ococekileyo, egxunyekwe zizilinda ezazibavumela ukuba baphefumle ukukhupha iiplastiki.
Kwindedwa yesitiya esineentyatyambo ze-jasmine ezingakhathalelwanga, uRafael wavula ikhompyuter yakhe, ngethemba lokuba uyakumbona, umfazi lowo, nasemva kweminyaka elishumi elinanye, wayesavuthela iidandelions emathunjini akhe. Wavula ikhamera yecomputer, waqhwanyaza kaninzi efuna umngeni kuloyiko. Umfanekiselo wakhe ogqwethekileyo, ogqunywe bubumnyama obubolayo, wabonisa ibhinqa eliluthuthu, elombethe imask ehlanganiswe neoksijini. Ngaloo mizuzu umyeni wakhe wayewela phezu kwehlabathi. "Kwaye ukucinga ukuba impepho evela elwandle yavelisa uthando lwethu," wacinga njalo. Kodwa kwafuneka abonise ukhuseleko, nokuba u-Ofelia wayesele ebenzela bobabini.
- Uziva njani?
- Kulungile.
- Ngokuqinisekileyo?
- Ewe sithandwa sam.
Izidlele zakhe zokulala zazichaza ngenye indlela. Emva koko kwathi cwaka ngokungathandekiyo.
- Awunakukhathazeka.
- Kufuneka nje ukukubona.
Enye inzolo.
- Ndiyakuthanda, uyazi?
- Kwaye mna.
U-Ofelia waluma umlomo wakhe, eqinisekisa ukukrokrela umyeni wakhe.
URafael wavala isikrini sekhompyuter kwaye walila phezu kwayo, woyiswa yinto yokuba nokuba umfazi owayelukhuni ejuggling ngokweemvakalelo akazange akwazi ukudida. Wabhekabheka kwaye washukunyiswa kukugqibela kolwandle. Iimela ezingabonakaliyo zidada emoyeni, kwaye intliziyo yakhe ibetha kakhulu kunakuqala, ekhangela inkunkuma yolusu lwakhe. URafael wabhadula egadini, etshaya umdiza amehlo akhe ejonge enyangeni, kwindawo yakhe ebumnyameni.
Khange ndiphinde ndiyithathe. Ungene endlwini wakhwela kwizinyuko, ukulungele ukugqiba konke, ukutshabalalisa ukuqina kwesifuba sakhe. Wahamba iipaseji ezimhlophe zendlu esathandabuza, ezosula iinyembezi ezindongeni. Wavula ucango olukumgangatho wesithathu waza waluvala ngokukhawuleza, wajikeleza ebumnyameni. URafael wangena entolongweni apho umnyango olula yayisesona sithuko sigqibeleleyo sothando ade aliqonde ivumba lamanzi e-rose, elonakalisa ububele kwilizwi lakhe. Abathandi bayanyibilika, bayeke ukubhabha, becinga ukuba akukho mntu uzokuza kubakhangela okanye abuze ukuba kutheni indoda ithathe isigqibo sokuncama ubomi bayo ngobunye ubusuku eparadesi.
Imida yomoya Yabhalwa ngo-2015 yaza yapapashwa kwiintsuku kamva kwinethiwekhi yeFalsaria, apho yamkelwa kakuhle kakhulu. Ndiyathemba ukuba uyithandile.
Unabrazo,
A.