Emigwaqweni ephithizelayo yasemadolobheni, phakathi kokuhayiza kwezimoto kanye nejubane lokuphila elisheshayo, kunomuntu omncane kodwa onamandla. Igama layo yi-Citycoco, futhi inendaba okufanele ixoxe - indaba emayelana nokuqina, ithemba namandla ozwelo lomuntu.
I-Citycoco ayiyena umlingiswa ojwayelekile; Kuwuphawu lokuzimisela namandla. Iqhutshwa isidingo sezinto zokuhamba ezingasizungezile, iCitycoco isiphenduke indlela ethandwayo yokuhamba kubantu abaningi basemadolobheni. Ngedizayini yayo esesitayeleni namandla asebenzayo, ithwebula izinhliziyo zabagibeli kanye nezihambi ngokufanayo.
Kodwa uhambo lweCitycoco alunazo izingqinamba. Ezweni elibuswa izindlela zokuthutha zendabuko, kufanele ilwele indawo yayo endaweni yasemadolobheni. Nokho, isamile futhi iyenqaba ukudilizwa. Umoya wayo ongantengantengi kanye nomklamo wayo omusha wakhanga ukunaka ngokushesha, futhi iCitycoco yaqala ukuzenzela indlela yayo emigwaqweni yedolobha.
Omunye wemigwaqo uholela eCitycoco emnyango wentokazi egama layo linguSarah. U-Sarah ungumfundi wasekolishi othanda ukusimama ohlale efuna izindlela zokunciphisa i-carbon footprint yakhe. Lapho eqala ukubeka amehlo kuCitycoco, wayazi ukuthi kwakuyimpendulo akade eyifuna. Ngokusebenza kwayo okungakhiphi ziro nokonga amandla, kube yisixazululo esiphelele sohambo lwakhe lwansuku zonke lokuya ekhempasini.
Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani uSarah noCitycoco bengahlukani. Bendawonye badabula imigwaqo yedolobha ephithizelayo, beshiya uphawu lwabo endaweni yasemadolobheni. Imiklamo esesitayeleni ye-Citycoco iphendula amakhanda noma yikuphi lapho eya khona, kodwa isibopho esiphakathi kuka-Sarah ne-sidekick yakhe ethembekile esibamba ngempela izinhliziyo zababukeli.
Ngolunye usuku olujabulisayo, ngesikhathi beshayela emzileni wabo ojwayelekile, uSarah noSikoko bahlangabezana nemvula kungazelelwe. Imigwaqo ibisike yanetha njengoba imvula ibina, kwashiya abagibeli bephithizela. Kodwa uSarah wama eqinile, ezimisele ukuqhubekela phambili neCitycoco eceleni kwakhe.
Njengoba beqhubeka phakathi nesivunguvungu, uSara wabona umuntu othile ecashe ngaphansi kwendawo yokukhosela, efuna indawo yokukhosela emvuleni engapheli. Kwakuyikhehla elibhalwe ukuphelelwa ithemba ebusweni. USarah wanxusa uCitycoco ukuba ame ngaphandle kokucabanga, wabe esesondela endodeni emamatheka ngomusa.
"Ingabe ulungile?" ebuza ngezwi elifudumele nozwelo.
Indoda yaphakamisa ikhanda, imangala futhi ibonga emehlweni ayo. “Ngiyaphila, ngimanziswe yimvula,” ephendula.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, uSara wamnikeza isambulela sakhe, eqiniseka ukuthi uhlala womile kuze kuphele imvula. Amehlo endoda yathamba ngenxa yokubonga njengoba yamukela isenzo sayo somusa. Kwakuyisenzo esilula sozwelo, kodwa sasikhuluma kabanzi ngesimilo sikaSarah – uzwela, ukunakekela, futhi ohlale ezimisele ukusiza.
Lapho imvula ibohla, uSarah nendoda babonga bavalelisana. USarah wayazi ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi, wayesewenzile umehluko, futhi konke kwakungenxa kazakwabo othembekile, iCitycoco.
Lokhu kuhlangana okuthinta inhliziyo kusikhumbuza amandla omusa kanye nokubaluleka kwezinto ezincane esizenzayo ekwenzeni umehluko ezimpilweni zabanye. Iphinde igqamise indima edlalwa yi-Citycoco ekuhlanganiseni abantu ndawonye, ukugqugquzela ukuxhumana kanye nokusabalalisa isimo esihle kulo lonke idolobha.
Izindaba zesenzo sikaSarah sokuzidela zasakazeka ngokushesha, zabangela ukukhathazeka emphakathini wendawo. Indaba yakhe yathinta izinhliziyo zabaningi futhi yabakhuthaza ukuba balandele ezinyathelweni zakhe futhi babonise umoya wokupha nozwela. I-Citycoco yafana nendaba yayo ekhuthazayo, ebonisa amandla oshintsho kanye nobunye obulethe edolobheni.
Njengoba i-Citycoco noSarah beqhubeka nohambo lwabo ndawonye, isibopho sabo siyakhula. Benenjongo engqondweni, basebenza njengezibani zethemba, basakaza injabulo nomusa nomaphi lapho beya khona. I-Citycoco izibonakalise ukuthi ingaphezu nje kwendlela yokuthutha, iwuphawu lokuqina, amandla namandla ahlala njalo omoya womuntu.
Ekugcineni, indaba kaCitycoco ifakazela ukuthi umuntu oyedwa kanye nendlela yokuthutha ethobekile ingaba nomthelela omkhulu emhlabeni obazungezile. Kusikhumbuza ukuthi ngisho nalapho sibhekene nobunzima, lihlala likhona ithemba nokuthi ngomusa omncane nozwela singenza umehluko ekuphileni kwabanye. Uhambo lweCitycoco luyaqhubeka lukhuthaza futhi luphakamisa, lusebenza njengesibonelo esikhanyayo samandla aguqulayo othando nobunye emhlabeni wanamuhla.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-25-2023