Isikhathi sokusebenza: 122 imiz
Umama wesifazane nendodakazi ye-filial. Umoya kamama, owawuhlukunyezwe, ushaywa, futhi wacekelwa phansi ngubaba nsuku zonke, kwase kuyisikhathi eside uphukile ngesikhathi kuphothulwa isehlukaniso. Esikhundleni sokuthi ngikhale futhi ngikhothame naye, kwakuyisiyingi engasijoyina ngemuva kokwethulwa ngumngani wami owasindisa umama. Ngenkathi ngikhululekile ukubona ubuso bukamama bukhanya ngokuvakasha ngakunye, isabelomali somndeni saba siqinile futhi siqinile njengoba waba nomdlandla ngokwengeziwe emisebenzini yenhlangano. Ngelinye ilanga, umama wangikhothamela ngoba ngangikudinga ngokuphelele, futhi nganikela ngobuntombi bami endodeni engangingayazi ngokushintshanisa imali. Angikhumbuli okuningi ngakho ngenxa yobuhlungu nezinyembezi, kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi uma kuzosindisa umama, kuzoba kanye nje. Ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa, umama waphinde wakhothama ikhanda, ebukeka exolisa. "Masijabule ndawonye ngalesi sikhathi nale mali," umama wangiwola, wabamba imali ayitholayo, wangishiya. Ngenkathi ngibheka ngemuva kwekhanda lami, ngashaywa umzimba wonke yindoda endala engangisanda kuhlangana nayo. "Lena kuphela indlela yokuhamba, Mama," kusho yena, evala umnyango ehamba engabheki emuva. Lapho le ntombazane, ebulala inhliziyo yayo ngenxa yomndeni wayo futhi ivele ibekezelele ukuhamba kwesikhathi, inikezela ekuhlukunyezweni okungapheli kwendoda, i-panting kanye nokuchichima kwe-sobbing. Indaba yentombazane empofu esetshenziswa ngabantu abadala aba-scummy kakhulu.