Isikhathi lapho impilo ifohla khona. Izingqinamba ezibekwe ngenhlanhla, ngokudalelwa noma nguNkulunkulu owaloya ukuphinda isimo sika-Abrahama nendodana yakhe u-Isaka, kuphela ngokuhlukahluka okungalindelekile kwesiphetho. Iphuzu liwukuthi kubukeka sengathi ubukhona bugudluzwa ezindaweni ezihambisanayo kusukela kulezo zikhathi lapho okwakufanele kube khona kugcina kuholela kulokho okwakungafanele kube khona.
Umbuzo ukwazi ukuthi ungayilandisa kanjani kusuka emininingwaneni kuya kokudlulele. Ngoba indaba encane ngayinye, ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo okukhulu kakhulu emhlabeni wethu, igcina inikeze impendulo ephelele emibuzweni ye-ontology eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Futhi akukhona ukuthi impikiswano idlula emagatsheni anoma iyiphi ifilosofi. Kuyindaba nje yokuthola kulezo zimo ezincane izincazelo eziphelele kakhulu.
Ngonyaka ka-1995. Ngosuku olushisayo ngo-August, umkhaya othile uhamba ngeloli uya endaweni evulekile ehlathini uyotheza izinkuni. Umama, uJenny, uphethe ukusika amagatsha amancane. UWade, ubaba, uyawapakisha. Khonamanjalo, amadodakazi akhe amabili, eneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye neneminyaka eyisithupha, aphuza ulamula, adlale imidlalo futhi acule izingoma. Kungazelelwe, kwenzeka into embi ezowuhlakaza wonke umndeni.
Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalolunye kamuva, u-Ann, inkosikazi yesibili kaWade, utholakala ehlezi elolini elifanayo. Akakwazi ukuyeka ukucabanga ngesigameko esibi, ezama ukuqonda ukuthi kungani kwenzeka, futhi unquma ukwenza uphenyo oluphuthumayo ukuze athole iqiniso futhi ngaleyo ndlela abuyisele imininingwane yesikhathi esidlule sikaWade, osekuyisikhathi eside ebonisa izimpawu zokuwohloka komqondo.
Inoveli ye-prose enhle kakhulu eshiwo ngemibono ehlukene, i-Idaho iwukuqala okuhlaba umxhwele mayelana namandla ukuhlengwa nothando esiwanikezayo uma kukhulunywa ngokuphila nokungaqondakali.
Manje usungathenga "Idaho" ka-Emily Ruskovic lapha:
