Indaba yezelamani nokusondelana kwazo nabazali

‘Sithole indawo ekahle yokudlala uFrisbee,” kukhumbula u-Azania. “Ufuna ukuza uzodlala?” “Impela,” ubaba wavuma ngekhanda, nomama naye wasukuma ngemva kokupakisha izinto zakhe.

Begxuma beqa, u-Azania noSonia bahola indlela eya endaweni ababeyitholile. U-Azania walunguza. Wayesazizwa ethukile ngokuhlangana nezinkawu. Lapho sebephumile, u-Azania wabeka ubhaka wakhe phansi wakhipha iFrisbee yakhe. Umama waqalaza edidekile. “Iphi indlu yakho yamatshe?” ebuza ephenya lendawo.

“Lapho,” u-Azania ekhomba ngakolunye uhlangothi lwendawo ehlanzekile.

“Ah yebo ngiyayibona.” Umama wamamatheka. “Asambe siyobheka.”

“Cha asidlale manje,” kugcizelela u-Azania.

“Kulungile,” umama waphakamisa amahlombe.

Ngonyaka odlule, u-Azania ubesebenza kahle kuFrisbee, futhi ubezijabulela. USonia wayesanenkinga yokubamba nokujikijela, kodwa namuhla ukusebenza kwakhe kwakubi kakhulu kunokuvamile, ngoba wayelokhu ephazanyiswa izimvemvane. “Lona ufana nengulule,” ememeza ejabula. “Bheka, liphuzi elinamabala amnyama…” Wham! I-Frisbee yashaya amakhala. “Hawu!” ememeza ehwaqabala u-Azania owayesefa yinsini.

“Naka, Dodo.” U-Azania wagigitheka engakwazi ukuzibamba ebona ubuso obunolaka bukaSonia.

“Ubiza bani ngedodo wena Scaredy Cat?” Kubuza uSonia ekhiphe ulimi ngaphandle. Ngokuthukuthela, wajikijela iFrisbee ngalapho ebheke khona eqhugwaneni lamatshe. “Benginaka umama ecela ukuya khona.”

“Sengathi nawe ubungathukile!” Akhale u-Azania. “Ubucashile ngemuva kwami. Ngakusindisa, wena sidalwa esingabongiyo. Hamba uyolanda iFrisbee. Uyijikijele, uyayithola. Ake sibone ukuthi unesibindi kangakanani.” Athuke uTania. “Hamba uyithathe!” Kuyalela uTania, ekhomba iFrisbee ekude.

USonia wasonga izandla esifubeni. “Ngeke!” “Intando futhi!”

“Ngeke!”

“Kulungile, konke lokhu bekujabulisa kakhulu,” kuphazanyiswe uPapa. “Ngiyakuzonda ukubhidliza umcimbi, kodwa selizoshona ilanga. Sidinga ukunyakaza. cosha ojosaka bakho. Asihambe sonke. Sizobhekisisa leli qhugwane lakho letshe futhi sibuyise neFrisbee. .”

“Kuhle,” kuvuma u-Azania, engenamusa.

“Yebo!” U-Sonia wadansa, u-Azania embuka ngomendi.

Bahamba bobane baya eqhugwaneni. Njengoba besondela, u-Azania ngokukhathazeka wabhekisisa indawo yakhe, kodwa izinkawu zazingabonakali. Edambile, ilukuluku lakhe laphinde lavuka. Wayesefisa ukwazi ukuthi yini ngemva komnyango oqoshiwe. Esanovalo ngokusondela kuyo, ngemva kokwenzeka esikhathini esidlule, u-Azania waqhweba uMama. “Mama vula umnyango ngifuna ukubona ukuthi yini engaphakathi.” Amehlo ka-Azania acwebezela injabulo.

Umama wanikina ikhanda. “Cha Azania ngeke siyenze leyonto asazi ukuthi ekabani lena.”

“Bheka kukhona isolar panel.” Kusho uSonia. “Basifundisa ngalezi esikoleni. Ezogesi.” Avume ngekhanda.

“Hmm.. Ngiyamangala ukuthi imayelana nani le nto.” Ubaba wahlola iphaneli yelanga. “Mhlawumbe inkundla yokukhempa. Impela ibukeka ifaneleka.” Ubaba wajika ekhoneni wabheka ezansi nentaba. “Yebo, bheka, kukhona isigxobo sefulegi lapha.”

U-Azania wagijima waqonda lapho uPapa ayekhomba khona. Emsamo omncane oyindilinga kwakumi isigxobo. Emafidi ambalwa ukuqhela uMama wabona izingodo ezishile ezihlelwe njengephiramidi. “Kungaba izinsalela zomlilo omkhulu,” eqagela.

“Kodwa ngeyani iqhugwane?” Kubuza u-Azania. “Angeke simane silunguze emnyango. Ngeke ngithinte lutho ngiyathembisa.” U-Azania encenga uPapa.

“Cha Azania asazi ukuthi kukhonani laphaya nokuthi ekabani. Angeke sikwazi ukuhlola izinto zabanye abantu. Akulungile.” Ubaba wayeqinile.

U-Azania waquleka isikhashana, kodwa wamamatheka lapho eqhweba uswidi we-tamarind phambi kobuso bakhe. “Singakwazi okungenani ukuthatha isithombe sezithombe eziqoshiwe?” Kubuza u-Azania emphuca ubumnandi.

“Impela,” ubaba wavuma ngekhanda wase ethatha isithombe. Ubaba no-Azania base beya kumama noSonia ababecula izingoma zokukhempa ngasemlilweni. “Sekuyisikhathi sokuhamba,” kumemeza ubaba phezu kwesiphithiphithi.

Bobane babefike edlelweni lapho ubaba nomama kade bephumule khona, ngesikhathi bethuswa ukuduma okukhulu kwezulu. Laqala ukuhwalala izulu kwathi ngomzuzu owodwa laqala ukuconsa. Amafu ayebukeka emnyama futhi esabisa, ngakho uMama wasikisela ukuthi babuyele emuva bayocasha ngaphansi kophahla olunwetshiwe lwendlu yamatshe kuze kudlule imvula.

Bathi befika ngaphansi kophahla lwendlu, umbani wahlukanisa isibhakabhaka kabili. Kwalandela ukuduma okuvala izindlebe. Lanetha imvula enamandla, abake bayibona eMumbai kuphela. Ngokushesha imvula ebandayo yahambisana namatshe esichotho angangemabula ayeshaya ophahleni lukathayela eqhugwaneni. U-Azania wayekhathazekile ngokuthi imvula izoqhuba izinkawu ziyofuna ukukhosela eduze neqhugwana, kodwa zangafika.

Ngemva kwekota yehora lapho imvula ingakhombisi zimpawu zokuma, umama noBaba babukeka bekhathazekile. “Asidlale uRummy,” uMama ephakamisa ukuthi akhiphe amakhadi esikhwameni sakhe, kodwa u-Azania wazibonela ukuthi ukhathazekile.

“Amakhadi? Lapha?” Waxakeka uSonia. “Asikho isidingo sokuthi siye ekhaya? Sekuhlwile. Ngeke yini izingwe zisidle endleleni ebuyayo, uma sihamba selishonile ilanga? U-Azania uthe bazohamba.”

“Bengidlala,” kusho u-Azania ezama ukuvimba uvalo lwakhe. Wayazi ukuthi ihlathi elingaziwa lingaba yingozi kakhulu ebumnyameni, kodwa kwakungekho sizathu sokwethusa uSonia. Amantombazane abuka abazali bawo elindele.

“Kuyiqiniso ihlathi eliyingozi ebusuku, kodwa lizobe lishibilika kakhulu uma wehla kule mvula, futhi lokho akuphephile.” Umama wambamba umlomo.

Ubaba wathula futhi ecabanga imizuzu embalwa. “Asibone uma imvula isinqamukile bese sinquma ukuthi sizokwenzani ngokulandelayo,” ephakamisa. “Asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka, kuze kube yileso sikhathi, ake sibukele imvula sidlale i-rummy. Lihle, akunjalo?”

Avume ngekhanda u-Azania, umama amoyizele eshova amakhadi, kodwa uSonia engathi akavumi. Wacula wahabula imvula, mvula, hamba, besadlala.