Amabali othando, njengesiqendu senoveli, banokunika ngakumbi ngakumbi kunombala wabo opinki. Ngapha koko, zinokuba ngumsonto oqhelekileyo onomdla wokusazisa kubalinganiswa abahlala kwaye baziva benamandla amakhulu, kodwa abakwimozulu yabo izithunzi, iindawo ezimnyama eziba yinto efanelekileyo yokuphikisa ukwakha abalinganiswa bokwenyani abaphikisanayo.
Uthando ludinga ukulibala. Umnqweno ugcinwa kukungabikho. Isidingo siqala kwilahleko enokwenzeka. Ithiyori yezinto ezichaseneyo yenza uthando lube lolokwenene kuxinzelelo lwayo ebusweni beemvakalelo zalo ezichaseneyo.
Mhlawumbi ndinefilosofi kakhulu ukuba ndingathetha ngeli bali lothando. Kodwa kum kukho ifilosofi eninzi kuthando ekwabelwana ngalo olujikeleza Ubomi bukaCora Moret kunye noChino Montenegro.
Ungumbhali oza kuqhubeka nokubhala, ngempumelelo enkulu, ngohlobo lothando. Ungumfazi ongaqondakaliyo obukho bakhe obungummangaliso osebenza njengendawo yokuqala kubamelwane bakhe abanomdla, uAlicia, ukuzama ukutyhila ibali lakhe.
Into ayaziyo u-Alicia igcina umfundi exakekile, oza kuthi gingxi kuhambo lwevumba elimnandi kunye neenkumbulo phakathi koMntla Afrika neMadrid. Thanda ewe, eyona njongo iphambili yale noveli. Kodwa ngomthamo wemfihlakalo ohamba ngokungxama kwisahluko ngasinye ukuya kwisiphelo esimangalisayo.
Ungathenga ngoku Ndikulindile kwikona yokugqibela yekwindla, inoveli yamva nje kaCasilda Sánchez, apha: