Indoda eyayineplazi, yayinezingulube ezinhlanu (5) zensikazi. Yahamba nezingulube izisa kwi-auction, ithe uma ifika yahlangana nomunye umlimi owayezodayisa izingulube ezinhlanu ezingamaduna. “Uma ngifuna zikhwelane lezi zingulube ngingenzanjani?” kubuza indoda enezingulube zensikazi.
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“Singahlangana nje mfwethu halfway, zizokhwelana.” kuphendula lo omunye umlimi.
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“Manje ngizokwazi kanjani ukuthi sezimithi?”
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Aphendule umlimi athi: “Uma sezimithi zizoya otshanini ziyodla, uma zingamithi zizobuyela odakeni.”
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Manje babeqhelelene ngo 120km ngokuhlala, bavumelana ngokuthi bazohlangana halfway nezingulube lezo zizo khwelana. Yagcina ingasazidayisanga izingulube indoda yabuyela nazo emuva. Ngakusasa yalayisha izingulube evenini yahamba, yabuya.
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Ngakusasa izingulube zavele zaqonda odakeni. Wahamba futhi kwaze kwaphela iviki lonke, izingulube zilokhu zibuyela odakeni. Yagcina isikhathele indoda, ngakusasa ekuseni yathi kunkosikazi wayo: “Nkosikazi ngicela ungibhekela ngewindi lezi ngulube ukuthi zikuphi. Zisetshanini noma odakeni?” ibuza indoda izilalele embhedeni.
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Aphendule unkosikazi ebona isimanga ngaphandle, “Vuka baba uzobona! Azikho etshanini futhi azikho nasodakeni, zisevenini enye ingaphambili ishaya ihutha!”

Ukuphuzela endlini kuyinkinga, ngithe sengidakiwe ngathi kunkosikazi: “Faka inamba yakho la📱, ngizokufonela kusasa.”