Ukufa kuyimfihlakalo enkulu kunazo zonke, impicabadala enkulu kunazo zonke engalenga phezu kwethu uma sibona impilo njengenoveli. Intambo yangaphambi nangemva komucu wesikhashana inqanyulelwe labo abasele nokungabaza, behlaziya isizungu njengoba bebengasoze bakucabanga ukukucabanga.
Ngaleso sizungu esikhuluma ngaso U-Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde Esethulweni sale noveli, kutholakala ama-nuances aphelele kakhulu, lapho kusike kwasikwa omunye wemicu eminingi emilenzeni yokuqondana nokufa kwezwe lethu. Futhi ukusuka lapho nakanjani abalingiswa bale ndaba ebabazekayo bazalwa ngokuvela kwayo kokulandisayo kepha futhi nasesimweni sayo esikhona kakhulu.
UKim osemncane wayenze impilo yakhe e-Alicante, kude nabazali bakhe nemvelaphi yakhe yesiNgisi. Kuze kube yilapho izinhlamvu zesiphetho sakhe esibi zigcina ziveza icala elisha obekungafanele ngabe likhona. UJohn noGeraldine, abazali bentombazane, baya lapho. Ngamunye uvela empilweni yakhe entsha ngoba umgogodla womndeni ubungakabi khona iminyaka eminingi. Futhi umqondo wokuqala ophakanyisiwe yilowo wecala lokungcwatshwa, elingabonakala lapho izimo zingakhuli ngokwalokho okubhekwa njengokujwayelekile.
Ukwehlukaniswa kunengqondo kakhulu lapho izinto zingahambi kahle. Kepha kulo mzuzu obucayi, eminyakeni eminingi kangaka kamuva, lesi sinqumo siyimbangela ekude kakhulu yokufa kukaKim. Futhi nokho, mhlawumbe ngenxa yebanga okuvunyelwene ngalo phakathi kukaJohn noGeraldine, bobabili basheshe bahlanganyele ukucacisa okwenzeka noKim. Yonke into ikhomba ecaleni lokuziphindisela ngomusa we-machismo enobudlova kakhulu. Kepha imiphetho ifundwa ngokuningiliziwe ngamaphoyisa kanjalo nangabazali bawo ngokufana.
Ngemuva kukaKim. Konke kumnyama ngemuva kukaKim. Yize kusuka ekujuleni kwalobo bumnyama kusekhona ongakusindisa, okuthile okumele kuqhubeke ngamandla. UGeraldine noJohn bayazi ukuthi bangogogo nomkhulu futhi bazimisela ukuthola umfana.
Konke okusemandleni kakhulu, noma kunalokho kumele, kutholakale i-sublimation ukuze uqhubeke uphila. Le noveli iyaqhubeka ngokufinyelela eqinisweni nasekutholakaleni umfana nokuhlanganiswa okuhlanganayo kobudlelwano phakathi kukaGeraldine noJohn.
Isimuncu sokuhlangana sisebenza lapha ukujoyina amabutho. Ngeke baphinde bafune ukuhlangana futhi ukuze babhekane nesimo esinjalo ihlombe nehlombe. Kepha okubi kakhulu kungabuye kube nokubuyisana kuleyo ndawo yobudlelwano obunemizwa lapho kungekho ndlela eya emuva naphambili, kepha kuyaphendukezela kubhekane namandla amakhulu othando angenakuchazeka.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "After Kim", incwadi entsha ka-Ángeles González Sinde lapha: