Ukuzinikela

KUSHICILELWE KWI-ANTHOLOGY "IZINDABA ZENANI ELINGAMAKHULU" NGABAHLELI BAKWA-MIRA

Ukuzinikela, yebo. Alikho igama elingcono lokuchaza ukuthi yini uSantiago azizwa ngayo ngonodoli bakhe bobumba.

I-attic endala kwakuyindawo efihlekile lapho uSantiago egcina khona amanani akhe ayigugu, futhi lapho wachitha namahora akhe afile, etotosa ngamunye walabo nodoli ngothando lukankulunkulu ongumdali wezwe elithile. Wazigcina ematasa ngokuhlanza nokwenza ubuso babo obuthuntu, izingalo nemilenze kube kuhle; ngentshiseko efanayo wafaka futhi wanamathisela izitishi zemizimba yabo encane kakotini; ngamalambu okugcina, lapho engenawo omunye umsebenzi, wazinikezela ekushaneleni ngokucophelela igumbi lonke.

Uthole izingcezwana zomthungi futhi ngesineke esikhulu waklama futhi wakhela onodoli izingubo ezintekenteke, ngasikhathi sinye lapho ethungela onodoli izingubo ezinhle. Wacabanga, nabo, amahholo amakhulu ngezikhathi zakhe ezinhle. Ngomsindo ongapheli ka- "Para Elisa" ovela ebhokisini lomculo, wenza omunye noma omunye umbhangqwana wadansa ngokungafani esiteji esithuthukisiwe, ipulatifomu emaphakathi, edingekayo ukuze ingagugi umqolo wabo okhathele nowagugile.

Ngenkathi abanye besina, abanye abashadikazi balinda ithuba labo lokuhlala ndawonye. UJacinto omuhle, waphumuza umzimba wakhe onophaphe nokotini odongeni, izingalo zakhe zazibheke phansi, engaphili ngesizotha wamxubha uRaquel, isithandwa sakhe ngezinwele ezinde ezibomvu nokumamatheka kwaphakade. UValentina wehlise ikhanda lakhe eliyize ehlombe likaManuel futhi wasamukela ngenjabulo isenzo, nokho wayengenangqondo, ebheke phambili ngamehlo akhe amnyama akhanyayo, asanda kuvezwa ngekhono nguSantiago.

Kuthe kuphela lapho eseqede yonke imisebenzi yakhe, lapho leli khehla labheka onodoli balo futhi lahluleka ukunqoba izinyembezi zalo lapho liphinda lazi ukuthi alisoze labona izidalwa zalo ezincane zinyakaza. Ngingabanika malini ukubanika umoya wokuphila!

Olunye usuku, emuva ngehora lesishiyagalombili ntambama, lapho ukukhanya kwemvelo okunciphileyo kwaqala ukukhulisa izinsalela zophahla oluncane, uSantiago washiya onodoli bakhe eshalofini lakhe wagcina amasudi amancane esiqwini se-antique, yize ayemuhle futhi ecwebezela i-varnish yakamuva. Ngemuva kwalokho wehlela ezansi ekhishini lendlu wadla isidlo sakhe sakusihlwa, kuhambisana nomsindo okuwukuphela kwesipuni sakhe esishaya ungcwecwe lwengilazi yakhe, simanzile nje ngesobho esinamafutha. Lapho efuna ukuba mnyama, uSantiago wayesevele esembhedeni, ngemuva nje kokungena ezinzulwini zamaphupho akhe ajulile.

Umsindo ophikelelayo futhi oyisidina kuphela ongakhipha uSantiago ekuphumeni kwakhe, futhi lona bekungumculo ophindaphindwayo webhokisi elisophahleni. I- "For Elisa" izwakale kakhulu kunakuqala; uSantiago omangele wavuka wahlala embhedeni wakhe, wathola ngokushesha ukuthi umculo ubusuka ekamelweni elisophahleni, waqalekisa isithombe sakhe ngokungalivalanga kahle ibhokisi ntambama edlule.

Ikhehla lathatha ithoshi lalo etafuleni eliseceleni kombhede, lahamba libanda lehla ngomhubhe omude laze lafika lapho kuqhamuka khona umsindo. Wathatha indandatho ye-hatch eyaholela ophahleni lwendlu ngehhuku lakhe, wayiqinisa, wakhuphuka isitebhisi. Ngaso leso sikhathi lo mculo wahlasela yonke into.

Ukukhanya kwenyanga egcwele kwaphuma ngefasitela futhi, phambi kwamehlo aleli khehla, bemi endaweni yokudansa, uValentina noManuel babenza ngobuciko umdanso obucayi wobumba. Ikhehla lababuka, onodoli babo ababuthaka badansa futhi badansa futhi ngakunye babonakala befuna ukuvunyelwa uSantiago, owayesevele ekhala emamatheka.

Lowo mbono wethusa uSantiago ompofu ngokweqile, imilenze yakhe yaqala ukuthuthumela nomzimba wakhe obucayi waqhaqhazela ngenxa yemizwelo. Ekugcineni, izinyawo zakhe zanikezela futhi izingalo zakhe azikwazanga ukuzibopha entweni ngaphambi kokuwa. USantiago wawa phansi ngesitebhisi esivela endaweni echanyuselwe wawela phansi ehholo.

Ekupheleni kokuwa, umsindo ongajwayelekile wathulisa i- "For Elisa", kwaba ukuphahlazeka kwenhliziyo yakhe yobumba.