I-heroine yendaba yethu yanamuhla, uJulia, yaphoqeleka ukuba ihlale nabazali bayo efulethini. Ngesinye isikhathi, uHey ukhathele, futhi wancenga umama ngobaba wayala imali yokuhlala.
Ngaphambi kokulungisa ifulethi labo kubukeka kanjena. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi igumbi lokuhlala lalilikhulu impela, bekungaphatheki kahle kakhulu ukuhlala lapho.
Ngemuva kokuvuselelwa kabusha, ifulethi seliphenduke igumbi elingu-2.
Ngakho-ke bheka indawo ukulungisa. Ababelethi bahlala lapha, nentombazane uqobo.
Ngemuva kokulungiswa, amabili noma amakamelo amancane, kepha apholile.
Ikhishi alishintshile hhayi kakhulu. Ingaphakathi lakhe libhema ngokubonakalayo, futhi indawo yokudlela yaba ntofontofo.
I-loggia inqume ukusebenzisa ubukhulu. Ukusuka lapho benza lonke udoti, bakuguqula baba yihhovisi elincane.
Iphally futhi yashintsha ngokubonakalayo.
Kuhlala ukuhalalisela uJulia nomndeni wakhe, ngoba esikhathini esizayo lapho umbuzo wefulethi uxazululwa!