UHarutun walandela icebiso lompheki kwaye wamunca ngokwakhe.
– Kuyimfuneko ukuseka ukubekwa kweliso ngaphezulu kwe-nickle kunye nokubamba zonke iziyobisi.
– Nje, apchi, siza kuchitha usuku losuku lomsebenzi elalini.
– Ngqo! Kwaye imashalal iya kugubungela zonke iindleko zethu. Kwaye ukuchaza nokutshabalalisa onke amachiza…
– Kwaye ke siya kuyitshabalalisa le nickle.
– Ngaba isemthethweni? Apchi
– Yintoni?
Ewe, malunga ne-boar, i-apchi.
– Uyakhubekisa, konke oku kuyakubandakanywa kwingxelo, njengebhonasi yenja yaseburhulumenteni iPoland, yokuthathwa kwe-Idot kunye neThoad.
– Kodwa yayiyimi, apchi, ngubani owababambayo?
– Wena, kodwa usandityala, uyakhumbula?
– Ewe, apchi, ukhunjulwe.. Makubekho iPolkan.
– … Kwaye siya kuthumela ingxelo kwi-Intanethi kuMarshall.
– Ngaba ukhe wambona uMarshal, apchi. -Arutun unciphise ispuni.
– Hayi. Nangona ndakhe ndasebenza njengejoni yakhe.
– Ke, ngubani otyikitye amaxwebhu? -UArutun kufikelelwe ekutyeni nakwimikhono wachukumisa ungqimba lomgubo weborsch. Kukho iwindow emnyango wakhe, njengakwirejista yemali: kukho amaphepha ayimfihlo kunye negrub, endikuxelela imfihlo, andizange nditshicele ngaphezulu.
– Kwaye wayengazi? apchi.
– Ukuba ebengakhange aqaphele, ngendingalapha.
– Andiqondi, wawuphila apho njengotshizi kwibhotolo, kwakutheni ukuze ufune ukutshiza?
– Kweli lizwe, ukutshiza sisithuko, nakwilizwe lakowethu luphawu lokubulisa nothando, njengokuqhawula. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, xa uqabula, uncanca ekunciphiseni kweqabane lakho. Kwaye oku kukuncama kumgama… Akukho mntu wabubonayo ubuso bakhe. Kulungile oh, Yitya utye uye kubukela idime.
– Kwaye wena? apchi.
– Kwaye ndiza kucinga. Ukuba yintoni?!.. – IKlop yawned. Ndiphantsi kwe zhinka.
– Kwigumbi lokulala?
– Kwindlu yangasese, yegusha, kunjalo. Ngcono uzivalele kwigaraji. Ukusuka apho, abasazukuphuma kude kuse.
– Kwaye imoto? apchi.
– Yeyiphi imoto?
– Kulungile, kuba igaraji, i-apchi, ke ikhona imoto?
– Kwabakho kanye, ngokuchanekileyo, isithuthuthu. U-Izya waqhekeza, ngoku kuphela kwesiqwenga sesinyithi, elele macala onke…
– Kulungile, ndahamba, Mnumzana?! apchi.
Ekuseni kufike i-Toad yakudala kwaye, emva kokuba ifumene imiyalelo, yaya kucoca iglasi. Bhalani ixesha elide isandla senkosi asifakwanga kwaye yonke into eyayilapho yayigutyungelwe nge-shit. I-Ottila, njengesiqhelo, yahlala phantsi ukuze ilungelelanise izipikili. Ndifuna ukuqaphela ukuba bonke abacuphi bane-hobby ebakhokelela ekubeni bacinge: I-Holmes ine-violin, uPoirot uthemba iiseli zakhe ezingwevu ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa, i-Agent Kay inepayi, kwaye uKlop uye ngqo kwizikhonkwane. Kwaye xa zigqithile, wayeziqhuba kwaye azikhuphele ngasemva ukuze azilungelelanise kwakhona kwaye kwangaxeshanye uzive ululutho lweengcinga.
I-Bale, bale, bale, bale. Kwaye ke iyure emva kweyure, usuku nosuku, unyaka nonyaka, kwaye… Ngequbuliso, kwabonakala ubuso obucekeceke beToad evela barn kwaye emjonge, emomotheka lipolisa.
– Ufuna ntoni, ukunuka? U-Ottila ubuzile.
– Ndingakwazi ukutshaya, mnumzana? Indoda endala yabuza ingaqinisekanga.
– Yintoni, iyanuka?
– Ayililo igama elichanekileyo. Wena, Hike, ujikeleze isidumbu esibolileyo sedayinaso?
– Hayi, ndiyicofile nje kwaye ndiyikhuphe ihobe elincinci ngaphandle, lona ngokwalo elinganikisi ioksijini.
– Kulungile, msi.
Indoda endala yaphuma ikhupha icuba.
– Yima!
– Yintoni, bosisi?
– Shiya nje iesile yakho ebharini.
– Hehe, joke uyaqonda. -Iphoselwe ligongqo kwaye ndifuna ukukhanyisa icuba…
– … Cant, okanye yintoni? -Ibugi.
– Hayi, umphathi, nje ngeBelomor.
– Yiza apha.
Indoda endala yakhupha icuba. U-Ottila wayithatha wayikhanyisa. Icuba lalicocekile, ngaphandle kwezongezo.
– Vula, umsi. -Gave Ottil kwi-Toad yecuba.
– Kwaye wena ixesha elide kuthi?
– Ndineminyaka emithandathu ndilapha kwaye bendicinga ngonaphakade. Ndibuyisile. Utshicela emsebenzini. Sikhwelelwe eli lizwe lingummangaliso, elivela kulo lithwala ubulongwe kunye nokutsala… Damn him. Ngamafutshane, ndidiniwe kakade?
– Hayi, xa bendihlala apha de kube lixesha lokugqibela endikhonza ngalo, amapolisa esithili atshintsha njengegloves.
– Kwaye ngoba?
– Izizathu zazingafaniyo: basela kakhulu, emva koko bayeba ngokwexabiso.
– Kulungile, ayikundixhasi. Ndidweliswe phakathi kwabaphathi bam njengomntu ongaseliyo kunye nomthengisi. Ndixelele into, ndingagqiba ukwakha ibarn ngaphambi kwekwindla?
Indoda endala yahlola isakhiwo, esisiqingatha senziwe ngezitena. Imikhala ewile ezindongeni yayihonjisiwe: nokuba yiplywood ebolileyo, emva koko yophahla, emva koko yafaka amasaka.
– Unako. Kuphela konke oku kufuna ukutshintshwa. Ewe, kwaye iindonga zakho ziphelile.
– kwaye mingaphi iminyaka yabo?
– Ohhh! Inkosi, ewe, ngokoko ndikhumbula, esi sakhiwo simi. Apha bekuyintendelezo yomthengisi othile. Kwinguquko, bathi, babamba imbaleki ebomvu, kwaye baphela bayosapho lonke.
– Uphi?
– Yintoni, phi?
,Kulungile, ugqibile.
– Ah, nceda apha elondeni. Kwaye yayiyindawo yokugcina izinto, nasemva kwemfazwe – inqaba.
– Masonwabe. Ngaba ungayenza? Ewe, musa ukudibanisa de kube sekupheleni. Imayile zisenamandla, zikwangamatye. Gqiba nje kubo.
– Ukuba iwotshi entle ayisebenzi. Ngapha koko, udinga umncedisi hayi omnye, ubuncinci babini. Kwaye, ewe, inkqubela phambili, kuya kubakho ukhuthazo.
Kulungile, kuya kubakho iwashi elungileyo kwindawo engaphambili, kodwa siza kubona. Kodwa ndiza kuhlawula ukuba kufanelekile. Njengo- ndiza kunika ii-chervonets, kodwa hayi – ijaji iya kunika ii-chervonets. Saye savumelana ke. Kwaye kwisifundo sokufunda, ndiza kukuxelela i-Idot. Ngaba uyayazi le nto?
– Ewe kunjalo. Le moron evela eKyzikhston. -Ixhego libolile.
– Kwaye yintoni?
– Ewe, ulikhoboka leziyobisi, ndiza kubuyela. -Indoda endala yaxhwila iapile ka-Adam ngeminwe yakhe.
– Kwaye wena?
– Me? Damn it, esi sisidenge esiphambili sale moron ethobelwayo.
– Kwaye yintoni, banxibelelana ngokwenene? ulungile kuye.
– Ewe, wamnika imali eyongezelelweyo. Ngokusela, kunjalo.
– Enkundla, kunjalo, awuyi kuwangqina la mazwi ngokuchasene ne-Idot.
– Undibambele umntu, mhlekazi. Andiyonto encinci. Andikangeni ndawo kwaye andizukudanisa kumbhobho wakho. Ixesha elingcono kunebhakethi elifakwe simahla.
– Yiva phantsi. Ndim lo. What if?!
– Ndiyaqonda, mnumzana.
– Kwaye uBawo Klava uza