– Hawu, akukho shit ngokwakho, ihlaya! – ye-Balot Idot.
– Futhi ujwayele ukuthula, ohlukunyezwa isisu. – ugogo weza phezu kwengane.
– Kuthulekile! – UBedbug washaqeka. – kungani, ugogo Clavka, ukuthole lokhu? Ubani okutshele lobu buqili? – U-Ottila waba mdaka futhi waba mnyama, njengoba wayenesikhumba esimnyama.
Ikhibhodi yashintshana futhi yaqala ukubukeka ibi kakhulu, yayineminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala kuneminyaka yayo engamashumi ayisikhombisa.
– Yebo, ngicabanga kanjalo, – uKlavka onobuhle futhi washintsha isimo sobuso bakhe, waqala ukubukeka njengentombazane eneminyaka eyishumi nantathu eyayibheka esibukweni ngemuva kokulahlekelwa ngunembeza. Isikhumba sakhe sakhishwa futhi iqiniso laso lavela kuphela ngomlomo wamathoyizi, lapho kwakuphela khona umuntu onamathela emnyama njengamalahle, izinyo neziqu ezingakaqedi ngo-caries. – Kubo bonke abesilisa, ngu-Izya kuphela owamvakashela… nawe? – ugogo ugxishiwe. – kepha unguyise wakhe! Ngicabanga kanjalo.
– Ethoyilethi uzocabanga, kepha bheka, woza, Pasha. – UDot ufike, – Uyishayelani indoda upende? Ngabe ufuna ukungena ku-TV? Isinxephezelo! Ubhuti udlwengulwe udadewethu futhi wazalwa eyi-humanoid? Yebo, uzokufa masinyane kunokuba umuntu akunake.
– Noma mhlawumbe unguyise? – nogogo Klavka ngesihluku.
– Ubani, umphathi wesifunda, noma yini? Uyashayela, wena ndoda endala. -u-Idot waphonsa kuwo umucu owatholakala kuwo.
– Ukuthi uxoshe goose. Lokhu, ngokubona kwami, kumayelana nombungu kaSara, hhayi umama wezimbungulu. – kuchaze ugogo.
– Okokuqala, hhayi umbungu, kodwa umbungu. Uzala isidalwa esingenangqondo. Futhi umuntu une-umbungu. Bekunesidingo sokufunda esikoleni … – UToad umenyezelwe futhi wabheka eceleni komgwaqo e-Idot.
– Futhi okwesibili? – ugogo wakhumbula.
– Futhi okwesibili.. – futhi i-Old Man yaphenduka amehlo ayo kuKlop, kepha kwakungekho ndawo. – Futhi iphi i-Bedbug? kubuza ikhibhodi.
– Vele ube lapha. – ugogo ukhathazekile.
– Yebo, waphonsa. Ngubani ojabule lapho bekhuluma ngawe. Yini lapho: okwesibili? Kubuza u-Idot.
– Kunjalo. Ahhh?! – Okumangazile i-Toad. – Ngithole imbobo odongeni.
– Kuphi? – kubuza u-Idot futhi waya kuToad ekujuleni kwesibaya.
Kwakunomgodi odongeni olwalubukeka njengesithando somlilo. Konke ku-soot nezinhlamvu.
– Yebo, lesi isitofu esidala… Noma mhlawumbe umcebo ungcwatshwe kuso? – isalukazi sajabula futhi sathi ukubukeka kwayo kwasekuqaleni kuneminyaka yobudala. I-toad ifaka isandla sayo emgodini.
– Noma isicupho esivela kumagundane. Hehe. – Idot ebhaliwe.
– Angisesabi ukufa. – Futhi i-Toad yafaka isandla sayo emjondolo ojulile.
Kungazelelwe kwaqala okuthile.
– Ahhhh!!! ikhehla lamemeza futhi lazama ukukhipha isandla salo.
– Yini,.. isicupho? – ugogo ugibele phakathi. Amehlo aqabulayo. Isandla sinamathele. USweat ovuze ebunzini likaToad futhi amehlo akhe avuthayo abengathi owomuntu oshaye ngemizuzu emibili edlule.
Ngemuva komzuzwana, isandla sanyakaza futhi, kakhulu kangangokuba izihlathi zikaToad zakhe zanyakaza futhi ngokushesha wakhipha isandla sakhe. Umama omile wekati elimile wayefakwe emabhulashini.
– Wo, ngibe nelungu! – umangale iToad futhi wabambelela, egcona ubuso besidumbu, ebusweni bukaClaudia.
– Woha thenga! – ugogo usonteke futhi, esegxume emuva, wazinza emhlane wakhe omkhulu oseceleni kwezipikili zesayizi eziyikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu ngamamilimitha, wanamathela ngaphandle kwebhodi ebeliziphonse ngalo phambilini. Ku-goiter, ukuphefumula ngokugcwele…
– Ha, ngithini?! lelo mbongolo lizokubeka ekubalweni. – ukhokhiswe i-Idot.
Futhi emazwini ka-Idotov anobungane, ugogo wakhonkotha umphimbo wakudala.
– Waya epulazini, eyokubamba ogogo. Isalukazi sakhululeka futhi, saphakamisa isibambo saso sokulimala, sadwengula ibhodi elibethelwe emzimbeni wakhe. Isipikili sasinokugqwala futhi sinendawo enamatshe enjengethanga. Igazi liyehla kusukela ekugcineni. Ikhibhodi yamhlola kuzo zonke izinhlangothi futhi, ukuzwa izinhlungu, yamemeza kakhulu.
– Uhlekani, bastard? – wakhala kakhulu waphonsa ibhodi ngezipikili ezinegazi ku-Idot. Wagodla waqala wabaleka. Izitini ezethulwe kulo mzila zandizela ukuzilandela. Elinye lamatshe lashaya i-engela ngemuva kwekhanda lengane. Wawa futhi wamiswa.
– Uyashayela? – Ithuluzi liyesaba.
– Akukho lutho oluyokufa. – ugogo Klavka wehlisa umoya wagcoba isilonda ngamathe. U-Idot ngokuhamba kwesikhathi wasukuma edlubulundela eceleni kwakhe, ebambe izandla zombili njengendawo ebuhlungu.
– Ngizokusiza. – Idot wakhubeka phansi phansi kwezwi lakhe.
– ? Yibuke! Unenqwaba yokuqhuma esiswini sakhe. – Isithungo sidonsa lesi sikhwebu esiswini sekati futhi sakhombisa wonke umuntu.
– Yijike, ibuze i-Idot edabukisayo.
– Mhlawumbe kukhona i-bruliki? – Kwaphakanyiswa, ugogo, owayekhohlwe izinhlungu, kwakuyikhibhodi. – Futhi wena, Goldfinch, hamba uyosebenza. wakhonkotha ku-Idot. – Izibongo zakho uMukhin futhi undiza phezu kwe dolyah uvela emcebweni, njengendiza phezu kweParis.
– Uthini? Noma mhlawumbe uzoya esihogweni, A? – Idot ugibele. – Yini i-janu kuma-boobs!
– Uh, kuhle! – I-Toad snached. – Buzu yekani bobabili. Ufuna ipenti lisusiwe? Hlukanisa zibe ntathu.
– Ngena! Futhi lokhu ukuhlonipha wena Toad. Ngiyaxolisa. Angikuqondanga kahle … – u-Idot okhokhelwayo wajabula.
– Musa ukucela intethelelo, angisiyona intombazane ebomvu. Ungaqondanga omunye. Isigamu kimi nengxenye kithi.
– Kungani lokhu kwenzelwa? – ugogo wayethukuthele.
– Kusuka lapho! – I-Toad grinned. «Bengizokuthatha ngedwa.»
– Futhi kunjani uma behlola wonke umuntu lapha kusihlwa, futhi ngabe uhlala lapha ngaphandle kwendlela yokuphuma?
– Yebo, ulungile ukuluma, bantu abadala. Yivule, noma mhlawumbe ayikho into embi emi lapho. – ungene ku-Idot. – Futhi umdlalo awulifanele ikhandlela.
I-toad ibheke abanikazi bempahla ebambisene nayo futhi yadabula intambo ebolile ngaphandle kobunzima futhi yaqala kancane ukuvula isigaxa. OFakazi abaqaphile.
,Hhay, amabhodlela. Udosi…
– Isikali…
– Amamilimitha ayikhulu ngamunye…
– Izicucu eziyisithupha…
– Futhi kubhalwe ini?
– O, babekwa uphawu?!
– Cork. Vintage, mhlawumbe…
– Futhi yini ebhaliwe, ake ngibone? -Idot izame ukuthatha isitswebhu esisodwa.
– Hhayi i-trooo, i-savage! – ugogo wengane ushaywe ngesandla.
– Ah, wena uyaluma … – Idot yaqhuma yahudula ugogo Khiye.
– Kuhle, ngithi! – kusho i-Toad futhi ithathe isikalo samamilimitha ayikhulu. Ngicoca ilebula esifubeni sami futhi ngaphinda ngabhekisisa … – Into ayikho ngesiRashiya…
– Nginike ukugcotshwa. – U-Idot welula isandla sakhe futhi wathatha isikali esincane esisodwa. – Bheka, izinombolo: inkulungwane.. Amakhulu ayisishiyagalombili.. amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesikhombisa.. noma nje kwesikhombisa… Akucaci.
– Futhi ake sizame?! Iwayini, hamba … – Ikhibhodi ephakanyisiwe.
– Angazi,