UPhakathwayo (Imihlola KaPhakathwayo) Kusendaweni yase- Orlando elokishini elikhulukazi eNingizimu Afrika iSoweto. Selokhu kusile uPhakathwayo akaze abenasinqe, umatasa ulungisana nemoto yakhe eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka yohlobo lweBMW M4. Useze wajuluka wamanzi nte njengoba nelanga likhipha umkhovu etsheni nje, futhi naye eyilungisela khona lana ngaphandle. Akukho nokho okungako abekulungisa ngaphandle kokushintsha amasondo. Uwakhiphe wonke amadala wafaka amasha ceke. Emva kwalokho-ke ubusumphelele umsebenzi, phela lemoto noma ingafa angeke ayenze lutho ngoba idinga
ongcweti
bomakhenikha
ekusetshenzisweni uPhakathwayo,
kwesipanela
ayehlisele
abafundiswe enjinini.
phansi
bagogoda
Awuphothule
imoto
bese
edonsa
kwezikagesi, umsebenzi ujeke
kuya wakhe
okuyiwona
abeyiphakamise ngawo lensimbi yakhe. Aqoqe wonke amathuluzi abewasebenzi, awafake ebhuthini elivuliwe vele; awafake ngesinono esikhwameni sawo segolide esibonakala ukubiza kwaso usasibheka nje. “Wo Phakathwayo!” kubingelela ikhehla esangweni
maqede
livule
esingumahambanendlwana.
lenduku Aphenduke
ebelidondolozela uPhakathwayo.
ngayo “Baba
eyisihlalo Malambule!
Kunene!” UPhakathwayo ephakamisa izandla. “Lahlala emgwaqeni ikhehla lami namuhla, liphuphe ngiliphosa yini?” uPhakathwayo emoyizela. “Lutho Malandela.” uMalambule eshisa inqawe ephafuza kushunqe intuthu kube inqaba. “Ukuthi ngibona sengathi uMalandela angahleli nje, angazi noma sekungukuguga kwami yini okungibonisa lokho?” uMalambule ephafuza intuthu maqede akhwehlele kabuhlungu isikhathi eside. “Impela ubona kona Malambule, ngizoba nohambo ngomhlomunye.” uPhakathwayo ehlala eceleni kukaMalambule. “Hhowu, manje uMalandela uthini ngalokhu eyekuhlelele wona umhlomunye?” uMalambule ekhuluma nenqawe emlonyeni. “Konje uMalambule ushoni?” uPhakathwayo edidekile. “Hhowu.” uMalambule ekhipha inqawe emlonyeni. “Ngikhuluma ngaleli dili likaMkhipheni owathi uzolenza ngazo lezi zinsuku ngakho-ke asibophuma ngothi lwethu sizokubungaza.” UPhakathwayo azibambe umlomo ekhumbula. “Hhewu. Yobe Malambule, sekube noguquko olube khona. Sengibonga kona ukufika kwakho Malambule, ngiyethemba