Ndinentombi yam isitya.Ame Nonomiya
Utata kaKuzu kunye nentombi yentombi. “Ukuba awuzi evenkileni, kuya kufuneka wenze imali.” Yayingubawo owavela okokuqala kwiminyaka embalwa owandicebisa ukuba ndithengise ngomzimba wam.Oko ndaqhawula umtshato, ngalo lonke ixesha ndiphelelwa yimali, ndibongoza umama ukuba aphinde aqhagamshelane, andibethe, andikhuthuze kwaye andibophe njengesehlo ...Umama wam endimthandayo owandiphakamisa ngesinye isandla sasetyhini waza wasiphulula ngesandla esithambileyo.Ivenkile ethandwa nguMama yayisengxakini ngenxa yeKorona-ka. Andizange ndimbone umama ephaphatheka mihla le ngoxa ehleka, “Ndiza kwenza okuthile ngaloo nto,” yaye xa ndabonisana notata onjalo, ndayifumana impendulo.Ndandisisidenge yaye ndandingakwazi ukucinga ngenye indlela.Xa ndifumana ibhaso kumthengi namhlanje, uKuzuoyaji utsibe ngaphandle kwegumbi esithi, "Yenza konke okusemandleni akho." "Hey, ungubani igama lakho?" Ixhego elindibamba ngezandla ezibilayo landigquma ngebala elithambileyo emqolombeni walo.Ukuphefumla nokulila kwakuphuphuma xa intombazana, eyabulala intliziyo yayo ngenxa yosapho lwayo yaza yanyamezela nje ukuhamba kwexesha, yanikezela kwityala elingaguqukiyo lale ndoda.Ibali lentombazana ehluphekileyo esetyenziswa ngabantu abadala abamosha kakhulu.