Kwizitrato zedolophu ezinyakazelayo, phakathi kokunkqonkqoza kweemoto nokungxama kobomi, kukho umntu omncinane kodwa onamandla. Igama layo yiCitycoco, kwaye inebali elibalisa - ibali malunga nokomelela, ithemba kunye namandla ovelwano lomntu.
ICitycoco ayingomntu uqhelekileyo; Luphawu lokuzimisela namandla. Iqhutywa yimfuneko yothutho lokusingqongileyo, iCitycoco iye yaba yindlela ethandwayo yokuhamba kubahlali abaninzi basezidolophini. Ngoyilo lwayo olunesitayile kunye namandla asebenzayo, ibamba iintliziyo zabakhweli kunye nabahambi ngokufanayo.
Kodwa uhambo lweCitycoco alukhange lube nayo imingeni. Kwihlabathi elilawulwa ziindlela zemveli zothutho, kufuneka lilwele indawo yalo kumhlaba wedolophu. Nangona kunjalo, ihlala imile kwaye iyala ukudilizwa. Umoya wayo ongagungqiyo kunye noyilo oluyilayo lwatsala umdla ngokukhawuleza, kwaye iCitycoco yaqalisa ukukrola indlela yayo kwizitrato zedolophu.
Enye yeendlela ikhokelela kwiCitycoco kumnyango webhinqa eliselula eligama linguSarah. USarah ungumfundi wasekholejini onomdla wokuzinza osoloko efuna iindlela zokunciphisa unyawo lwakhe lwekhabhoni. Ukuqala kwakhe ukujonga iCitycoco, waqonda ukuba yimpendulo ebekade eyifuna. Ngokukhupha kwayo iqanda kunye nokusebenza okonga amandla, ibe sisisombululo esifanelekileyo kuhambo lwakhe lwemihla ngemihla ukuya ekhampasini.
Zange kube kudala uSarah kunye neCitycoco bahlukana. Bebonke bahamba kwizitrato zedolophu ezixineneyo, beshiya uphawu lwabo kwimbonakalo yedolophu. Uyilo lwesitayile lweCitycoco lujika iintloko naphi na apho luhamba khona, kodwa lunxibelelwano phakathi kukaSarah kunye neqela lakhe elisecaleni elithembekileyo elithimba ngokwenene iintliziyo zababukeli.
Ngenye imini emnandi, ngoxa babeqhuba ngendlela yabo eqhelekileyo, uSarah noSikoko badibana nezantyalantyala zemvula ngequbuliso. Izitrato zazigalelekile njengoko imvula yayisina, ishiya abakhweli bexakekile. Kodwa uSarah wema, ezimisele ukuqhubela phambili neCitycoco ecaleni kwakhe.
Njengoko babeqhubeka betyhubela isaqhwithi, uSara waphawula ukuba umntu othile uthe ngcu phantsi kwekhusi, efuna ikhusi kwimvula engayekiyo. Ibilixhego libhalwe ebusweni ukuba liphelelwe lithemba. USarah wabongoza iCitycoco ukuba ime ngaphandle kokucinga, waza waya kule ndoda ngoncumo lobubele.
"Ingaba ulungile?" wabuza, ilizwi lakhe lifudumele kwaye linovelwano.
Indoda yaphakamisa intloko, imangalisiwe kunye nombulelo emehlweni ayo. “Ndiphilile, ndimanzi ngenxa yezantyalantyala zemvula,” waphendula watsho.
Ngaphandle kokulibazisa, uSara wamnika iambrela yakhe, eqinisekisa ukuba uhlala emile de iyeke imvula. Amehlo ale ndoda athamba luxabiso njengoko isamkela isenzo sakhe sobubele. Yayisisenzo esilula sovelwano, kodwa yayithetha kakhulu ngesimilo sikaSarah – uvelwano, inkathalo, kwaye esoloko ekulungele ukuboleka isandla.
Njengoko imvula yayithotha, uSarah nendoda babulelana baza bathi ndlela ntle. USarah wayesazi ukuba ngelo xesha, wenze umahluko, kwaye konke oko kwaba ngumbulelo kwiqabane lakhe elithembekileyo, iCitycoco.
Oku kudibana kufudumeza intliziyo kusikhumbuza ngamandla obubele nokubaluleka kwezinto ezincinci esizenzayo ekwenzeni umahluko kubomi babanye. Ikwaqaqambisa indima edlalwa yiCitycoco ekuhlanganiseni abantu ndawonye, ukukhuthaza unxibelelwano kunye nokusasaza okulungileyo kwisixeko sonke.
Iindaba zesenzo sikaSara sokuzincama zasasazeka ngokukhawuleza, nto leyo eyabangela inkxalabo kuluntu lwasekuhlaleni. Ibali lakhe lachukumisa iintliziyo zabaninzi kwaye labakhuthaza ukuba balandele emanyathelweni akhe kwaye babonakalise umoya wesisa novelwano. I-Citycoco iye yafana nebali layo elikhuthazayo, elibonisa ukubakho kotshintsho kunye nomanyano oluzise esixekweni.
Njengoko iCitycoco kunye noSarah beqhubeka nohambo lwabo kunye, ubudlelwane babo bukhula. Enenjongo engqondweni, asebenza njengezibane zethemba, asasaza uvuyo nobubele naphi na apho aya khona. I-Citycoco izibonakalise ukuba ingaphezulu nje kwendlela yokuthutha, iluphawu lokuqina, amandla kunye namandla angapheliyo omoya womntu.
Ekugqibeleni, ibali leCitycoco libonisa ukuba umntu omnye kunye nohlobo oluthobekileyo lwezothutho lunokuba nefuthe elikhulu kwihlabathi elibangqongileyo. Isikhumbuza ukuba kwanaxa sijamelene nobunzima, kusoloko kukho ithemba yaye ngobubele obuncinane novelwano sinokwenza umahluko kubomi babanye. Uhambo lweCitycoco luyaqhubeka lukhuthaza kwaye luphakamisa, lusebenza njengomzekelo oqaqambileyo wamandla okuguqula uthando kunye nomanyano kwihlabathi lanamhlanje.
Ixesha lokuposa: Dec-25-2023