Umakazi wam, kwiminyaka engama-25 eyadlulayo, waphila iparot yeGera. U-Aunt wambethelela ngobubele, ngenxa yokuba inkosikazi yangaphambili yaya kwenye idolophu, yayingayi kuthabatha na intaka kunye naye. Andazi ukuba uyayiqonda i-gera, kodwa wamthanda ngoko nangoko yintaka enkulu. Ndandincinana kakhulu kwaye ndathanda ukuba ndityelele kwaye ndinxibelelane neqhawe.
Kwakukho into enye engaqhelekanga kwi gee. Wahlala ebomvu. Ukuba umntu uthunyelwe kuye ejimini ebomvu, i-rirrot yaqala kwangoko iRining. Kufanelekile ukutshintsha iimpahla, uHera waphulukana nomdla. Andikhumbuli ukuba ifunyenwe njani, kodwa i-nuence ihlekisa. U-Aunt waze wathenga i-cape kwiseli ebomvu ukuze icele i-cozers.
Kodwa ngandlel 'ithile yenzekile. I-parrot ihamba ngefestile kwaye yanyamalala. Yonke into yenzekile ngamathuba, njengoko kuyenzeka kumatyala anjalo. I-Gera yayiyincwadi ye-Gera kwaye ayizange ivele igxalaba lesine. Iifestile kunye nehlabathi elingaphandle kwendlu yeGera zazingenamdla kwaphela. Ngeenkcukacha malunga nale meko, uMama undixelele kutshanje xa ndakhumbula ndabuza.
Kwavela ke ukuba i-Gera yayihleli kwifestile, kwaye kukho uyilo olomeleleyo. Kuyabonakala ukuba, i-windop ifleyine, kwaye iparothi inkqonkqoze ngaphandle. Umakazi weza kwangoko ukubaleka, kodwa kwakusele kudala. Umama waxelela ukuba wanyamalala iValerian yonke imihla.Babekhangela iparothi kufutshane nendlu nakwiintendelezo ezingabamelwane. Kodwa, ngelize. Bonke abamelwane baphantse bakhala bakuba babona ukuba umntakwenu uhamba njani nentendelezo enombala webhedi ebomvu. Wayenethemba lokuba uGera ngandlela thile uya kuqaphela into oyithandayo kwaye ufike. Ngezo ntsuku, ummangaliso wawungekenzekanga. Yenzeka ngenyanga.
Umakazi ubuyela ekhaya eneengxowa ezinzima kwaye wahlala kwivenkile ukuze aphumle. Ihlala, ijonge iibhalconi kwaye ibona ukuba kumgangatho we-5 (kwaye wayephila nge-7) exhoma amakhethini abomvu amahle. I-Frized ngaye, bathi, into esukumbi ibaluleke kakhulu ebantwini. Emva koko watsiba waza wagqobhoza kuloo ndlu.
Okwalo mzuzu, kwenziwa ummangaliso. Weva ukukhala kwakhe. Ummelwane waxelelwa ukuba kwinyanga edlulileyo i-parrot yabhabha kuye kwaye ivaliwe kwikona. Sukugxotha esitratweni. Kwakuyimfuneko ukusebenza ngokungxamisekileyo, wabaleka. Kwaye wasebenza phantse kwiintsuku zonke, ke bendingalazi eli bali apho indlu yonke yayityhafisa.
Kubonakala ngathi iparoti eyoyikisayo yabona amakhethini e-athandwa yakhe ebomvu kwaye wakhawuleza waya efestileni. Ihlwempuzeke nje nje.
Uvuyo yayi .... Ukususela ngaloo mhla umakazi kunye naloo mmelwane. UGera wayephila ubomi obude nobonwabisayo. Kodwa akusekho kwifestile.