Ukuphikisana okunamandla kothando kugcwalisa la maphepha. UMarian Fillmore akakakholelwa ngokudlula ngesiquphe kukaMardi Baron Hamilton. Ngaphakathi kuye, isiqabu sodlula intlungu. Ubomi bonke baphantsi kokugculelwa kunye nokuphathwa gadalala ngoku kubonakala kuvulekele ukonwaba, ngaphaya kwamaqhina amasiko kunye nokuziphatha okubi okuza kwenziwa ngaphakathi.
Kodwa nasemva kokuba eswelekile, umyeni wakhe wayesazi ukuba angamgcina njani ebotshiwe. Ukuba uMarian akazithobeli iimeko ezithile ezichazwe kumyolelo, uya kuphulukana nayo yonke into, abe ngumfazi ongenakhaya. Kuphela kukubonakala konyana kaBaron, awayengazange eve ngaye kuba wayehlala eMelika, emnika ukuzola okuthile.
Ubuntu obunobubele benkwenkwe, ukuqonda, kunye nomoya ovulekileyo kumenza ukuba alalanise. Ubukho bakhe obunqabileyo bufikelela esiphelweni sendoda efanelekileyo. Ngokukhawuleza uMarian uziva evakalelwa kukuba angakwazi ukulawula. Sekuyiminyaka emininzi ndigcina intliziyo ibhetile, ukuze ngalo mzuzu ikwazi ukugcina iminqwazi ephawuliweyo yesingqi ngasinye.
Xa uMarian efumanisa ukuba ubuyiselwa ngokupheleleyo ngumntwana wakhe omncinci, ungquzulwano lwangaphakathi luphakama. Bobabini bayazi ngokungalunganga kobudlelwane babo kuluntu olungeyonyani nolungenangqondo. Ekugqibeleni ujongene nokungathobeli imigaqo yelifa.
Kodwa iziphumo zothando akufuneki zihlale ziqwalaselwa ukuba kuzo ufumanisa kuphela ilahleko lethuba elihle lokonwaba. Abathandi abangaqhelekanga baya kujongana nayo yonke into ngothando lwabo. Baza kujongana namaxesha okwala kunye nobuthathaka, ukugxeka okwandileyo kunye nengozi yomntu. Oko bathathe isigqibo kuya kuphawula amanyathelo abo kwikamva elinethemba okanye kubumnyama bokungeniswa kwamasiko kunye nokuziphatha okuhle.
Ungayithenga inoveli ngoku Ikamva linegama lakho, Incwadi entsha kaBrenna Watson, apha: