le dikatsana.”
Banna ba babedi ba goga moya ka lethabo pele Steven a boela madulong gannyane. “Go lokile, re swanetše go tšeela seo hlogong.”
Ba ahlologana, mongwe le mongwe a tsoma ka lehlakoreng la go fapana la phapoši ye kgolo go fihlela Steven a bona se sengwe ka morago ga kane ye kgolo ye tletšego mapolanka. “Hei Nick, nthuše ka se.”
Nick a leba fao gomme a thuša Steven go šutiša kane go lekana gore ba kgone go lebelela gabotse, gomme seo se be se se kgole. Thanele ya sekgoba se sennyane, e betlilwe leswikeng gomme e tsena thwii ka tlasetlase. Leswiswi e be ele la maleba gomme dikatse tše pedi di na le bothata bja go bona ka gare.
“Re tla swanelwa ke go lekola seo,” Nick a bolela gomme a leba pele go gapeletša mmele wa gagwe o mosesane go tsena ka lešobeng.
Steven a obelela le go swara letsogo la Nick gomme a šikinya hlogo ya gagwe. “Aowa, a re boele morago re tsebiše Warren le Quinn ka se re se hweditšego. Katse ya naga e tee e timeletše gomme, ka kgopolo ya ka, katse ya naga e tee ke ba bantši. Ga ke nyake go oketša lenaneo ka lengau, gape.”
“Gona ge,” Nick a myemyela gomme a kakatlela letsogo la gagwe ka maatla la Steven yo a tšhogilego. “Wena...” a nkgelela go fetiša tekanyo gomme a tšwela pele ka lentšu la go thuthumela. “O tloga o na le tlhokomelo.”
Steven ka kgakanego a kgorometša Nick, lengau la wela lebotong. “Sethotho,” a realo ge Nick a sega. “A re tloge fa.”
Ka nako yeo ba fihlago ka godimo ga ditepisi, Steven o be a kgolwa gore Nick o lahlegetše ke tlhaologanyo mogongwe mo tseleng. Kereke e be e homotše kudu gomme Steven a lebelela holo yeo e lebago kantorong ya lebato la ka godimo mo moruti a ba emetšego.
“Ema fa gannyane,” Steven a realo. “Ke swanetše go ya go bolela le moruti.”
Nick a emiša magetla gomme a ithekga ka ye nngwe ya diphilara go mo letela.
“Dumela, Steven.” Lentšu la tšwa lefeeleng.
Nick a fofa gomme Steven a goa ka makalo pele a thetšwa ke maoto a gagwe a wela fase. Nick a ponyaponya ge monna wa meriri ye meso a etšwa ka leswiswing a myemyela kudu go Steven.
“Akgaa, Dean!” Steven a goeletša ge a emelela lebatong. “Emiša go leka go ntšhošetša ka tsela yeo.”
Dean a myemyela gomme a ithekga go ye nngwe ya diphilara kgauswi le dipanka gomme a phutha matsogo kgareng ya gagwe. “Ka go hloka mahlatse ga ka swanela go leka.”
“Ntlogele hle!” Steven a rora. “Ke ya go bolela le moruti, ke tla boa.”
“O netefatše gore o bušetša roupe ya khwaere yeo o e adimilego.” Dean a mo rumula. “Ke hloile go bona mošemane wa batho a sa kgone go aparela kereke.”
Steven a tšidifala ge Dean a bolela mantšu ao gomme a retologa go lebelela yo a welego.
“Roupo ya khwaere?” Nick a botšiša gomme a emišetša dintšhi tša leihlo go ka fihla go mothaladi wa moriri wa gagwe. “O apara roupo ya khwaere?”
“Ke ile ka fetoga, e be e le tšhoganetšo. Ke ile ka swanelwa ke go phološa mosetsana gore a se gogwe madi ke vamphaya ya setlaela,” Steven a itšhireletša.
“Ijoo,” Dean a realo. “Mosetsana yena yola o ilego wa bethwa marago ka pele ga gagwe.”
“O kare wena ga senke o bethwe marago,” Steven a iphetolela.
Dean a ema gomme a nagana ka motsotswana. “Aowa, ga senke ka bethwa marago efela a ile a tulwa.”
“Akgaa!” Steven a rora, a betša matsogo moyeng gomme a leba holong ye nngwe.
Nick a lebelela Dean, “O na le kakanyo ya gore o utile roupo kae?”
“Ka tlase ga mpete wa gagwe,” Dean a araba.
Nick a myemyela, “Ke setlabelo se sebotse sa pipamolomo, ke a leboga.”
“Ke nnete, nka rata go mmona a llanyana… seo gape o bonala a nagana gore ke ile go mo raga marago ka mehla goba se sengwe.”
“O rata ge bangwe ba ekwa bohloko,” Nick a realo ka myemyelo.
“Ke nna yo a welego,” Dean a realo. “Ga re na tše dintši tšeo di ka re thabišago.”
Steven a leba lebating la kantoro ya moruti gomme a emiša seatla sa gagwe go kokota ge a ekwa mantšu ka thoko tše dingwe. Leo a le lemogilego ke la moruti, le lengwe ke la mosadi. A iša seatla fase, a gatelela tsebe ya gagwe kgauswi le lebati gore a kgone go theeletša.
Jewel o be a eya fase le godimo a leka go nepiša efela go le boima. Sa mathomo seo se tlilego monaganong wa gagwe ge a tsena ka kantorong ke ge a hlaselwa ke divamphaya gomme a bona monna ka lepono goba mofetogi… goba seo a lego sona. O sa tšo fetša metsotso ye mehlano a araba dipotšišo tša moruti ka ga bošego bjola bjo bongwe efela gabjale o na le mathata a magolo a go feta ao.
“Ga wa swanela go khukhuna gare ga bošego,” moruti a realo. “Go kotsi. Go tla ba bjang ge tatago goba yo o nyalanago le yena a ka go swara?”
Jewel a leba tesekeng ya gagwe thwii gomme a bethantšha legoswi la gagwe go yona. “Aowa, ke bona ba dirago gore go be kotsi… ke tšwa ka lefasetere le go khukhuna ge ke feta baletakgoro ba go itlhama bao ba ntirilego mogolegwa gape le go khukhuna ke boela morago ntle le go swarwa.”
“Tatago o leka go go šireletša.” A leka go iša matswalo a gagwe fase efela a tseba gore seo a se bolelago ke nnete. Tatagwe o be a etla fa beke ye nngwe le ye nngwe go ipobola… a hlapa madi matsogong a gagwe le letswalong la gagwe.
“Aowa, o leka go nkgapeletša go nyalana le modirišani wa gagwe wa kgwebo go lefela mokitlana! Mokitlana wo o sa nkamego. Naa ga go na molao kgahlanong le bokgoba ka nageng ye?”
“Efela ge wena le Anthony ge le etla fa kopanong, o rile o a mo rata ka pelo ya gago ka moka.” Moruta a šupa seo. “Seo ga se mohuta wa selo seo o swanetšego go bolela maaka ka sona. Ke kgobošo mahlong a Modimo.”
“Ee gabotse, baletakgoro ba be ba eme ka morago ga ditulo… O sa ba gopola? Wa ka morago ga ka o be a nkgotla ka boswarelelo bja sethunya ka mokokotlong wa ka. Nka se tsoge ke ratile setlaela sa go šomiša maatla sa go ikgantšha sa go swana le Anthony. O ntshepišitše go mpolaya le tate ge nka se tsenele lenyalo le. Gomme lehono bošego, ge ke leka go botša tate gore ga ke nyake selo sa go amana le Anthony, o mpethile ka maatla gomme gabjale ke tseba mo dinaledi di lego, ka gobane nka kgona go di balela.”
Jewel le moruti ba ile ba tšhoga ka bobedi ge lebati la kantoro le bulega ka maatla gomme la betha leboto le go dira gore diswantšho tše mmalwa le sefapano sa go pentwa ka gauta di wele fase.
Steven a ema monyako a ba lebelela ka bobedi. Efela, go teteana ga madi ga go fifala lerameng la Jewel gwa dira Steven a bone bohubedu. “Bobedi bja lena le swanetše go tloga le nna.”
Dikhuru tša Jewel tša ba bokoa ge a bona monna yo wa go makatša a sa phela. O be a nagana ka yena gore o bolailwe ke divamphaya makga a mmalwa go tloga mola a mo tšhabelago. Makga a mmalwa o ile a ba a itshola ge a be a rothiša dikeledi. Gabjale ka ge a
