Kulezi zinsuku, isenzo esivamile phakathi kobungani, ukwethembana kanye nomakhelwane omuhle kungase kube ukucosha ingane yomngane. Eqinisweni, uma le noveli iqala kubonakala sengathi izohamba endaweni ethile esondelene nobungane, noma uthando noma ezinye zalezi zindikimba ezilula.
Akukho okumele kwenziwe, okukhangiswa njengomdlalo othokozisayo kugcina kufana ncamashi, intokozo yasekhaya lapho uStephanie ezithola egcinwe yindodana yomngane wakhe u-Emily futhi ngaphandle komkhondo wayo. Umuzwa wokuqala uwukwabelana ngalokho kucindezeleka ukwazi ukuthi ngabe kwenzekeni ku-Emily. Ngenkathi uStephanie ezama ukuvimba umfana ezenzakalweni eziyinqaba, uqala ukumfuna lapho okwakufanele abe khona. Kusukela ekuqaleni, ukubika amaqiniso kuziphathimandla akubonakali ukunikeza imiphumela. Kwesinye isikhathi, emaphoyiseni, yonke into iyindaba yesikhathi nobufakazi. Futhi ekunyamaleni kuka-Emily abakazitholi izizathu ezanele zokwethuka.
Ukusonteka kokuqala okuhle kwendaba, isikhathi esibucayi lapho yonke into ishintsha kusuka kokumpunga kuya kokumnyama, kuyasifikela lapho uStephanie ekwazi ukuxhumana noSean, umyeni ka-Emily. Lokho uSean okufanele amtshele kona kuguqula isimo sibe isimo lapho uStephanie ezithola eyedwa futhi engenakuzisiza, egada futhi egada umfanyana onina okubonakala sengathi ugwinye umhlaba.
Umfana ufuna ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani kunina, hhayi ngaphansi kukaStephanie ngokwakhe. Indlela eya eqinisweni ibonakala kuzo zonke izinyathelo njengengxubevange eyesabekayo yokungabaza, ukungaqiniseki namabika amnyama. UStephanie uyazisola ngokuvumela lokho kuthakazelisa okumphonse ekujabuleleni okumenyezelwe futhi okuyingqayizivele, ukwesaba indawo eguqukayo esuka ekubeni engesiyo eyeqiniso iye kokumangala, nesithunzi sengozi esicashe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Impilo njengamanga iyimpikiswano engcono kakhulu yokukhohlisa noma yimuphi umfundi.
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