Ishumi leminyaka elikhulayo lamashumi ayisithupha emazweni amaningi aseNtshonalanga lalingenjalo eSpain eyasindwa amashumi eminyaka yiFrancoism. Ngaleso sikhathi ngangivele ngiyibukezile inoveli ethi «Namuhla kubi kodwa kusasa kungokwami«, Ngu-Salvador Compán, futhi eyethula indawo ekhawulelwe yeqiniso le-Spanish ngaleso sikhathi.
Endabeni yalokhu incwadi Ngobusuku obandulele, Bea Cabezas ikhuluma ngaleyo nkathi yomlando kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, leyo eyathinta abesifazane, inkolelo yabesifazane eyathuliswa kuleyo ndawo empunga yaseSpain, lapho abesifazane babebonakala bejwayele ikusasa labo lasekhaya.
U-Ana ungowesifazane osemusha osebenza e-Diario de Barcelona njenge-stenographer. Umsebenzi wakhe omkhulu uwukusiza u-Eduard, intatheli esanda kufunda. Ubudlelwano bomsebenzi balaba balingisi besilisa nabesifazane buzalwa budakwe yiziqondiso zomphakathi ezimakiwe, ngezindima ezicatshangwayo kanye nesigaba esingokwemvelo ngokwesigaba ngasinye.
U-Eduard uthola ku-Ana owesifazane onesiphiwo sobuntatheli. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yesimo sakhe sesikhashana njengowokuqala kwezohwebo, uyalamukela ikhono lika-Ana lokusebenza nokuxhumana naye cishe ngokulingana. Futhi ngokuhlanganyela baqala umsebenzi wokubamba iqhaza ekubhalweni kwe-ajenda yamasiko. Baxoxisana nabaculi baseYurophu futhi bagxilise elinye iqiniso ePyrenees ngenhla.
U-Ana uthola ebuntathelini ukuzinikela, okuthakazelisayo, umsebenzi okhungathekiswe iqiniso nje lokuba ngowesifazane. Ukuhlubuka kwakhe kube sekuvuswa ngonya, uzama ukuya ngangokunokwenzeka futhi aphakamise izwi lakhe efuna ukulingana nokuqashelwa kwamakhono omsebenzi wabesifazane.
Ubuhlobo no-Eduard abuhambi njalo ezindleleni zokuqonda nokusekela. Usesimeni esikhululekile sokungashushiswa. Enhlosweni yakhe eyamukelekayo yokuchuma enhlanganweni asikho isikhala sokuzibandakanya nesizathu esilahlekile sika-Ana.Ukungqubuzana kuvame ukuvela futhi ukungaboni ngaso linye kuyaphawulwa.
Kodwa u-Eduard uyamlalela u-Ana.Okungenani uyavuma ukumzwela, futhi uyakuqonda ukungabi nabulungisa okukhona ku-Ana nabesifazane bebonke. Ngamafuphi, itulo elisethula komunye waleyo mizabalazo ethile ayengezele ekukhulelweni futhi abangele ushintsho.
Ungathenga incwadi Ngobusuku obandulele, inoveli entsha ngo- Bea Cabezas, lapha: