Kwakuyimpelasonto ekahle emaphandleni. Ingane yayichithe izinsuku ezimbili igijima emasimini, yakha amaqhugwane futhi igxuma ku-trampoline nabangane. Injabulo. Endleleni egodukayo, indodana yami, ibophele esihlalweni esingemuva, yasho lesi sigwebo, ngaphandle kwesixwayiso:
– Baba, ngesaba lapho ngifile.
Ifayela elikhulu. Lowo owanyakazisa isintu kusukela ekuqaleni kwaso ngaphandle kwempendulo egculisayo kuze kube manje. Ukushintshana kokubukeka okuthukile kancane phakathi kwabazali. Lolu uhlobo lwesikhathi okungafanele usigeje. Indlela yokuqinisekisa ingane ngaphandle kokuqamba amanga, noma ukubeka isihloko ngaphansi kombhoxo? Wayesewuphendule lo mbuzo eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambili ngokubuza:
– Baba, uphi umkhulu nogogo wakho?
Ngalungisa umphimbo ngabachazela ukuthi abasekho. Ukuthi emva kokuphila kwaba khona ukufa. Ukuthi abanye bakholelwa ukuthi kukhona okunye ngemva kwalokho, abanye bacabanga ukuthi akukho lutho.
Nalokho angikwazi. Ingane yayivume ngekhanda iqhubeke. Ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa, wabuyela ecaleni:
– Baba, uzofa nawe?
– Um, yebo. Kodwa esikhathini eside kakhulu.
Uma konke kuhamba kahle.
- Nami futhi ?
Eh, ngempela, wonke umuntu uyafa ngelinye ilanga. Kodwa wena, uyingane, kuzoba esikhathini eside kakhulu.
– Ingabe izingane ezifayo zikhona?
Ngicabange ukusebenzisa umdlalo wokuphambukisa, ngoba ubugwala buyindawo ephephile. (“Ingabe ufuna siyothenga amakhadi e-Pokemon, sithandwa?”). Bekuzomane kuyibuyisele emuva inkinga futhi kwandise nokukhathazeka.
– Um, um, uh, ngakho-ke ake sithi yebo, kodwa kuyivelakancane kakhulu. Akumele ukhathazeke.
- Ngingakwazi ukubona ividiyo enezingane ezifa?
– KODWA AYIHAMBI, CHA? Uh, ngisho, cha, ngeke sikubuke lokhu.
Kafushane, wabonisa ilukuluku lemvelo. Kodwa akazange akhulume ngokukhathazeka kwakhe siqu. Kuze kube yilolu suku, ngibuya ngempelasonto, emotweni:
– Baba, ngesaba lapho ngifile.
Futhi, bengifuna ngempela ukusho into efana nokuthi, "Ngitshele, ingabe i-Pikachu noma i-Snorlax iyi-Pokemon enamandla kakhulu?" “. Cha, ayikho indlela yokubuyela emuva, kufanele siye emlilweni. Phendula ngokwethembeka okuthambile. Thola i-
amagama alungile, noma ngabe amagama alungile awekho.
– Kulungile ukwesaba, ndodana.
Akashongo lutho.
- Nami, ngizibuza imibuzo efanayo. Wonke umuntu uyababuza. Lokho akufanele kukuvimbele ukuthi uphile ngenjabulo. Ngokuphambene nalokho.
Ingane ngokuqinisekile isencane kakhulu ukuba iqonde ukuthi ukuphila kukhona kuphela ngoba ukufa kukhona, ukuthi okungaziwa ebusweni bokuphila Ngemva Kokuphila kunikeza inani le-Present. Ngimchazele noma kunjalo futhi lawo mazwi azohamba kuye, elinde isikhathi esifanele sokuvuthwa ukuthi akhuphukele phezu kokwazi kwakhe. Lapho ephinda efuna izimpendulo nokushweleza, mhlawumbe uyokhumbula usuku uyise amtshela ngalo ukuthi uma ukufa kusabisa, ukuphila kuhle.