– Sizodlani? – UCherevich Chmoreko akakwazanga ukumelana nakho.
– Uyena ophambili, wena futhi ucabanga ngokuthi ungazondla kanjani iziqongo. – iphendulwe nge-grin General Zasratich.
– Uyini umsebenzi wakho? -ngobugwala, ukuhlwitha nokuthola amafutha egreyini elisemthethweni, iCherevich. Ngemuva kwakho konke, ngamunye wayene-Kazul yabo eyodwa, bese eyinye yabo bonke. -Umsebenzi wami ukucabanga, kanye nokubuka kwakho nokushaya phansi ngaphandle kwezwi ngakho, ukuze ngingaphazanyiswa. UCherepuk wabuka kakhulu uCherevich futhi wakhonkotha.
– Umsebenzi wethu ukuvikela imbongolo yakho!
– Futhi faka … – UCherevich waphakamisa i-crock futhi wabukeka ngokuqhosha kusuka phezulu.
UGeneral Shrovet akasho lutho, waphendukela kumjondolo futhi wayala:
– Zinqume!!!! – okungukuthi, wakhe. Wonke umjondolo ufakwe emgqeni owodwa ulinde iqembu.
– Ngakho-ke, izimpi!! – UCherepuk uhlole imijondolo yabangaphansi kwakhe, wazikhandla ngokwehlukana, enethemba lokuthi uzothola okuthile okuphikisana nomthetho, kepha wangatholakali.
– Bantabami!!! Hambani nobaba niyofuna!!!! Ngokushesha!!! SUGGEST!!!!
– Futhi yini okufanele uyibheke, ndodana? – kubuza omunye wabahlaseli. Ake ngichaze ukuthi «indodana» iyisikhalazo kumdala, kanye «nobaba» – kumncane noma ophansi.
– Angiyindodana yakho, Chmyr. Ngingumqondisi wakho jikelele!! – UZasratich wayethukuthele, wayezonda futhi esebenzisa yona indlela yakudala, esesikhundleni nasehhovisi, uma kungenjalo isiyalo asisasebenzi. – uyaqonda?
– Yebo, ndodana!!! – izimpi zaphendula ngazwi linye. Bebefundiswe kanjalo ngendlela entsha, futhi bebengaqondi ukuthi umphathi uthini.
– Oboltus … – ukhafule uZasratich futhi wamgqolozela abanye abantu. Hhayi isizukulwane esasikhona ngaphambili, wacabanga. – Futhi okufanele ubheke ukubuza uCherevich. – nangobuso obukhulu bukhanya bha kuMnu Chmor Iko.
– Usukhohliwe, uwoyela obolile, ukuthi ngi – NginguMfu?! Ngokungalaleli uzoncishwa ukudla!! Uyizwile yonke into?
– Ungumlomo kabani, unguMfu e-Burrow, futhi lapha ungumbungu ojwayelekile!! ojwayelekile bamemeza beshaywe ngamafutha. – Usekhona lapha? wahlwitha abacabangi, ababalekela ebumnyameni ngaso leso sikhathi. UCherevich wayethukuthele ngentukuthelo efana nesibhaxu sensipho, kodwa wagwinya futhi wangasho lutho.
– Musa ukuxabana nawe. – wabaqinisekisa futhi uCasulia. – Ngeke sixabane. Sonke sisemshinini ofanayo. Asidlale ngokuthile okungcono? Hlala embuthanweni…
Abalwa bonke bagijimela otshanini; wakhubeka, wawa, wavuka masinyane futhi, wazizwa ediniwe, akazange alinge ukwehlisa ijubane. Oda – kukhona i-oda.
– Futhi sizogijima isikhathi esingakanani? kubuza owokuqala.
– Uh.., uh.., uh.. bamba umoya wakho. – kuphendule umakhelwane, wakhubeka ngokuthile futhi wagobela ikhanda phezu kwezithende. Okwesithathu, kwabahlanu, nokweshumi kwamkhubekisa futhi kwaphinde kwalahlekisela ukulinganisela kwabo futhi kwawa. Abanye babaleka.
,Sawubona izenzi, linda!! -kumemeza owokuqala, kepha: owesine, owesithupha, wesikhombisa, wesishiyagalombili nelesishiyagalolunye abezwanga futhi bacasha ebumnyameni. – Nazi izinqama…
– Futhi obani laba – izinqama? owesihlanu wabuza, walinganisa ithambo lomlenze. Waguqa ngedolo phansi.
– Angazi. – waphendula owesibili kwathi ngobunzima wakhipha ithambo lakhe lomlenze ekhanda leshumi. Ubungako bama shards abuzange buqine njengensimbi, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ngomthelela omuhle, i-skull ayikwazanga ukuqhekeka, kepha yangena into ebukhali, njengakulesi simo.
– Sizokwenzenjani? – ubuze owokuqala. – Qhubeka?
– Ngamafutha akhubazekile?! Nooo. Udinga ukuza engqondweni yakho futhi uphumule. -iphakamise owesithathu futhi lajikijela ithambo ephukile eweni.
– Ay! – othile wamemeza ebumnyameni. Oshayi babeqaphile.
– Ubani omemezayo? – waklawula owesibili.
– Hhayi kimi?! – wamangaza owokuqala.
– Futhi hhayi mina. – waphinda owesihlanu.
– Futhi ngokuvamile ngiyisithulu futhi ngiyisimungulu. – Wakhuluma okweshumi kokuqala kwempilo yakhe futhi waklanywa.. – Lakanye, kanye, isithombo, i-abyrvalg… ngithi, bakwethu, ngithi!!! wamemeza futhi wagxuma njengebhasikidi.
– Uthula wena. – owokuqala wakhonkotha. – Iya kangcono ukubheka ukuthi umsindo uvelaphi.
– Azikho izitolo. – kwathi kweyeshumi ngentokozo ukuthi uthole umyalo, wabaleka, ngokushesha wagijima wabonga wonke umuntu kanjalo futhi wabaleka futhi.
Ngomzuzwana nje, ngemuva kokunyamalala ebumnyameni ngokuphelele beshumi, kwaba nokuduma nokukhala kwempempe, okwakhula njengokuthile okusondelwa ukufutheka okuphikisana nomoya
Yep! ebunzini bufike ngolwesihlanu ukufika kweshumi.
– Ngabe ufuna i-bazaar? – Fifth wagxuma ezinyaweni zakhe futhi wathatha isimo sokulwa.
– Amabhuleki, ekhuphuka. Lapho, lapho. – Okweshumi kwakukhomba ngethambo ebumnyameni lapho ahamba khona. – kukhona, ngandlela-thile, umuntu ulenga, ekhazimula, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, uyaconsa.
– Ngakho-ke! Ngakho-ke. – owesibili waqashwa. – Isibani phezulu, i-bazaar?.. Ngqo?..
– Yebo, ukuzimboza ngenyama, unjani?
– Uma ungalingi ukotini, lapho-ke siyakudinga. Kuyakhanya-ke. – kwathi kweyeshumi wacofa amadolo futhi wehlisa emuva ngentamo.. – radioactive.
– Yini esisindiswayo? – Usekele umbuzo wokuqala. – Sizomdonsela kuKazuli Zeke.
– Uzodla futhi…
– YOHO!! – wonke umuntu wamemeza.
– Futhi usondle sonke!! – konke kubikwe kukhwayara.
– Hawu, yini, shards, siyahamba? – Uhlongoze owokuqala futhi ungene ebumnyameni.
– Ah, angizukuya.. – Okweshumi wamelana, ukhala. – wabe esezwa izindlebe ngokwesaba futhi… waphinda wakhathazeka. Bengifuna ukusho okuthile, kodwa kwavela umsindo kuphela – kwehla.
– Kulungile, hlala lapha. – bonke babikwa bephelezelana futhi bagijimela ekutholaka.
– Ahhh!!! – okweshumi kwaqhuma futhi kwalwela wonke umuntu.
Futhi ngaleso sikhathi…
– … Ngathi, xhumana nami: BUYELA EMBALA IKHODI IKO TOP UAU, Umeluleki oMkhulu ku-Generalisiphilis uqobo, uyiNkosi yabo bonke abangenakuqhathaniswa Galupia!!!!! – Ukhale futhi wagxiviza amathambo omhlaba uCherevich. – Ngabe uyayiqonda imisindo?
– Shit, unguGalup, hhayi umfundisi. Kepha ngokubola, yize ngingazi ukuthi kuyini, uzophendula!! – Umkhuzi wasendulo wathukuthela, kwathi emi emqhele, wakhipha iphinifa kanye namathambo emlenze wakhe ebusweni bommese. Wahamba ngendiza, wenza okuphindwe kabili kathathu.
– Ungakwenza kanjani? Mina! Me!! –