UGogo uNolwazi wayehleli phantsi komthi omkhulu owawukwiyadi yakhe. UNtando noElihle babaleka beza kuye bencumile. Wavula iingalo zakhe ngokubanzi wabamkela. "Namkelekile, ziinkwenkwezi zam ezincinci," watsho uGogo, embambazela iintloko zabo ngobunono. "Ngamana ningahlala nikhanya." Umoya wavuthuza kancinci njengoko abantwana babehleli ecaleni kwakhe, belungele iimfundiso zikaGogo ezingapheliyo.

Esazivule nghokubanzi iingalo zakhe, wancuma waza wathi, "Namkelekile, bantwana bam." Waziphulula ngobunono iintloko zabo waza wasebeza intsikelelo. "Ngamana ningakhula nibe nokomelele nobubele." Umoya wavuthuza kancinci. "Namhlanje," watsho, "siza kutyala iphupha."

UGogo uNolwazi wakhupha itreyi yokutya okufudumeleyo. Kwakukho ipapa kunye nesityu senkuku. UNtando noElihle bahlala etafileni. "Enkosi, Gogo," batsho kunye. "Yityani, bantwana bam," watsho uGogo encumile. "Ukutya kunika amandla okukhulisa amaphupha." Batya ngovuyo, zazala izisu zafudumala neentliziyo zabo.

Emva kwesidlo sasemini, uGogo wahlala nabo phantsi komthi. "Ngomso, siza kutyala into ekhethekileyo," watsho. "Intyatyambo?" wabuza uNtando. "Iphupha," wancuma uGogo. "Njani?" wabuza uElihle. "Ngokuba nobubele, ukusebenza nzima, nokukholelwa," waphendula uGogo. Ngobo busuku, wabafaka ebhedini, esebeza esithi, "Nilale kakuhle, zinkwenkwezi zam."

Ngosuku olulandelayo, uNtando noElihle babaleka baya kumthi omkhulu, belungele ukudlala. Bakhwela kumasebe awo omeleleyo, behleka ngokuya befikelela phezulu kakhulu. "Ufuna ukuba yintoni xa ukhula?" UNtando wabuza ephezulu. "Ndifuna ukuba ngutitshala, njengoGogo," watsho uElihle encumile. "Ndifuna ukuba ngugqirha," wakhwaza uNtando. "Ndiza kunceda abantu bazive ngcono!"

Emva kweeyure zokukhwela emthini nokuhleka, uNtando noElihle bahlala kunye esofeni, iintloko zabo ziphumle omnye komnye. Babediniwe yinjikalanga yolonwabo, kodwa iingqondo zabo zazizele ngamaphupha. "Asinakulinda nje ukuba amaphupho azaliseke ngokwawo, akunjalo?" UElihle wabuza, ngamehlo ozelayo. "Hayi," watsho uNtando ezamla. "Kufuneka sisebenze ukuze azaliseke.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, uGogo wasa uNtando noElihle emarikeni. "Amaphupha adinga ukuziqhelanisa," watsho uGogo. Emarikeni, uGogo wababonisa indlela yokuthetha nomthengisi weziqhamo. "Utitshala umamela kakuhle. Ugqirha uchaza izinto ngokucacileyo." UNtando wabala imali, waza uElihle wathwala iziqhamo. "Izakhono zinceda amaphupha akho azaliseke," watsho uGogo, encumile.

Yayilixesha lokuba uNtando noElihle batyelele abazali babo. Bamwola uGogo. "Siza kukukhumbula, Gogo," batsho. "Ndiza kunikhumbula nani," watsho uGogo encumile. "Khumbulani, amaphupha enu akuni." Njengoko babehamba, uGogo waziva enombulelo ngokuchitha ixesha kunye nabo, esazi ukuba amaphupha abo ayesomelela ngokomelela.