UClarissa Goenawan lixabiso elitsha loncwadi lohlobo olumnyama olubonisa ukuba ukwandiswa kolu didi yinto yehlabathi jikelele. Ukusuka e-Indonesia ukuya kwihlabathi, lo mbhali umncinci usimema kwiimeko ezintsha apho sifumanisa khona icala elimnyama lezinto eziphela zikhokelela kwiinoveli zolwaphulo-mthetho. Ukusuka kwizinto eziyinyani zecandelo leendaba okanye iindaba zikamabonakude ezandayo.
Umbuzo kukongeza kwinto eyenzeka ngokungaqhelekanga kwihlabathi lokwenyani, ukuqamba ibali lomntu kwelinye icala lemvakalelo yobubi obusingqongileyo.
Ngesi sihlandlo, uClarissa usazisa kuRen Ishida kwidolophu yaseJapan ekhethekileyo eyenzelwe umsitho ngumbhali: Akakawa.
Kulapho uRen eza kuhamba ezimisele ukufunxa ubunyani bodade wabo uKeiko, osandula kuhlatywa wabhubha. Ufumene ntoni apho usuka eTokyo? Yintoni eyayinokubangela lo mphumo umbi?
I-Akakawa yidolophu enomthunzi apho wonke umntu ebonakala ehamba njengemiphefumlo enetyala. Imvula, imvakalelo yokuthandabuza okwexeshana, umahluko ongekho ngqiqweni kwinto awayesoloko eyiyo. Indawo yokugqibela edidayo kaKeiko esuka kwisixeko esiphila njengeTokyo, eso sixeko sikhulu apho wayebonakala onwabile.
Kuba yonke into awayeyazi uRen ngodade wabo yayikukuba wayebonakala onwabile. Ukutyhubela iminyaka, ukwahlukana phakathi kwezi zibini kuvelise loo nzonzobila yafunyanwa ngokungabikho okuqinisekileyo. KuRen, udadewabo wayehlala ehlala loo ntombazana ..., ngaphezu kwayo nantoni na kuba kwakungekho bomi buninzi phakathi kwezi zibini kamva.
Yiyo loo nto imfuneko yakhe yokwazi idlulela ngaphaya kombulali nokuziphindezela. Uhambo oluya eAkakawa lungenxa yesidingo sakhe sokuphinda adibane nodade apho inertia yobomi yahlukane ngokupheleleyo.
Elandela amanyathelo afana nalakhe, uRen Ishida uya kukhangela indawo yokuhlala efanayo, indlu apho washiyelwa igumbi ukuze afumane inyameko ethile yesalamane sakhe. Kananjalo uya kuba nomsebenzi ofanayo njengomfundisi-ntsapho.
Ngamanye amaxesha sifumana amandla phakathi kokungabi nathemba. Umlingiswa weRio, ibhinqa eliselula elinxaxhayo eliya kukhokelela uRen kwiimvakalelo eziphazamisayo, liya kuvusa eyona nxalenye ibalulekileyo. Kodwa isithuba sibonakala ngokukhawuleza xa eyedwa, elinde udade ongasayi kubuya.
Ukuhlangana kwakhona kunye nexesha elidlulileyo, ingcamango yokuba bahlala kunye .... Kancinci kancinci ukwakhiwa ngokutsha kobomi babo obufutshane kunye nabo kuya kuba yindlela yokusombulula ityala lokufa kwakhe.
Phakathi kwabalinganiswa abakhohlakeleyo ababonakala beyifihla inyani ngenjongo ekhohlakeleyo, uRen uya kutyhutyha phakathi kokuthandabuza okuya kubandakanya ukuphonononga kwixesha lakhe elidlulileyo kunye nokuvela kokukhanya kwezo nkumbulo, zaloo mazwi kunye nokuwola, amaphupha amtyelelayo kwakhona, enika imikhondo engathandabuzekiyo. kwiRen ekwaziyo ukuzitolika kufundo lwakho lwamaphupha.
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