Bhala indaba emfushane ngomuntu othola igumbi elifihlekile endlini yakhe. Indaba kufanele ihlanganise ukuphenduka kwendaba nesinqumo esicacile ekupheleni.
Kwakuzoba usuku olude. Njengoba umkhwenyana wakhe engekho edolobheni, uLisa wayevumile ukuba agade umshana wakhe uStella ntambama futhi intombazanyana yayidume ngokuba yinkinga. Uhlelo lwakhe lwaluwukuchitha intambama epaki ukuze avumele uStella agijime futhi akhuphuke, ukuze amqede amandla kancane. Ngeshwa, lolu hambo lwaphazamiseka ngenxa yemvula eyayina njalo ngakho uLisa wazithoba ngosuku olwalungaphakathi nalo mbusi omncane. UStella wafika kusenesikhathi futhi ezimisele ukudlala. ULisa wanquma ukuqala ngokudlala umdlalo wokucasha, ngemva kwakho konke lokhu kwakungathatha ingxenye enhle yosuku ngaphandle kwenkinga enkulu. UStella wabaleka wayocasha futhi uLisa wahlala buthule ephuza ikhofi ngesikhathi ebiza intombazanyana, ezenza sengathi ufuna. Ekugcineni wahamba eyofuna intombazanyana kodwa ngokushesha waqaphela ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wabheka kuphi, uStella wayengatholakali. Indlu yayingeyinkulu kangako, okwenza ukunyamalala kwakhe kube nzima nakakhulu. ULisa wayesanda kuthuthela endlini ayithenga kumalumekazi wakhe omdala ngaphambi nje kokuba ashone futhi wayengakayisusi yonke impahla yendlu eyayikhona. Mhlawumbe uStella wayegxilile endaweni ethile ngemuva kwekhabethe elikhulu lokugqoka ekamelweni lokulala noma wayekhuphukele ekhabetheni elisendlini yokuwasha izingubo. Wayeseqala ukwethuka njengoba ayehambisa ikhabethe kude nodonga, lapho kwakufihlwe khona ingane encane kuphela ngaphambili. Ngokungazelelwe, wabona isikhala esincane odongeni, wabe esebona ukuthi kwakuwumnyango omncane ayengazi ukuthi ukhona. Umnyango wawuvuleke kancane futhi ekugcineni wasusa ikhabethe ngokwanele ukuba avule umnyango angene ngaphakathi. Yayiyini le ndawo? Umnyango wavuleka ukuze uveze igumbi elincane uLisa ayengakaze azi ukuthi likhona! Yayigcwele ingcebo, igolide namatshe ayigugu. UStella wayehlezi phakathi egumbini edlala buthule ngengcebo, engazi lutho ngenani elikhulu ayezungezwe yilo. ULisa wayesazi ukuthi umamncane wayengowesifazane onemfihlo kodwa lokhu kwakuwukuthola okumangalisayo futhi kwakuzoshintsha ukuphila kwakhe phakade. Ukuvakasha kukaStella kwakuyisibusiso senhlanhla ayesidinga ukuze avule lesi sipho futhi wayeyohlale ebonga intombazanyana! Sekuyisikhathi sokuba ashayele umlamu wakhe ucingo ukuze ambonge ngokuvumela ukuba uStella amvakashele.