Sengivele ngiphumule ekuthambekeni kaninginingi, ngivakashele, njengezikhungo zokungcebeleka, futhi ngisanda kungena olwandle nabangane. Bengihlala ngaleso sikhathi, ngangingenakude nedolobha lase-Odessa, kodwa angiwathandanga ngempela amabhishi e-Odessa, ngoba kuhlala kuningi abantu lapho, futhi ngithanda iholide elithule kakhulu.
Ngesinye isikhathi, mina nabangane bami sanquma ukuya ndawo ndawo njengosogwini lolwandle ngamatende futhi sihlala lapho ngokuhlala ubusuku bonke, saba nabantu abane. Ngasizathu simbe, ngaleso sikhathi sonke sanquma ukuthi sizohamba ngesikhathi sokuphumula.
Isikhathi eside sasifuna ibhishi, esingaqhutshwa yimoto futhi sihlale phansi ebusuku ngamatende, kepha namanje sakuthola. Nsuku zonke, amabhishi angenacala ezivalo agcwele imininingwane ehlukahlukene futhi mhlawumbe ngakolunye uhlangothi, kuhle, kepha nokho ngithanda ukuba yingxenye yale ndawo enhle futhi ethule ukuze ihlale ithintekile.
Le ndawo yayinhle kakhulu, kwakungekho bantu abaningi. Kusihlwa saphula umlilo futhi senza ama-kebabs. Usuku lwalujabulela ilanga ngazama ukwenza ikamu. Sasinetende elilodwa, kabili, ngakho sasilala kulo kanye nomyeni wami, nabangane bethu bachitha emotweni. Ngisakhumbula ukuthi umyalo omuhle kakhulu, iTucci yaqala ukuqina, umoya wavutha, umsindo wolwandle ubesathakazelisa nje, umkhathi wawuphelele!
Kwakuno-Agasti, ngakho-ke amanzi olwandle afudumele ngokwanele futhi ngaphandle kokuhlanzeka, kwakungekho algae ogwini. Ebusuku, kwaqala ukugeza okuqinile, kwakukhona okupholile futhi kwaphela ukuthi itende lethu lalingelona lingangenzi manzi, ngakho ebusuku simanzi kancane, kodwa kodwa akuzange konakalise iholide lethu. Ekuseni sahlangana ngokulingana okuhle, imisebe yelanga yayiboniswa kahle kakhulu emanzini acwebile. Ngikhumbula ukuthi kwakungakanani uthando ukuhamba ogwini lwe-dowel nothandekayo lapho kungekho mphefumulo nxazonke. Ngemuva kokuduma kwezulu ogwini, kwavuka ama-crabs amancane, azamile ukucasha ezindlini kuphela ezenziwe. Ekukhuthaleni ngisangithanda iqiniso lokuthi amabhishi ahlanzekile, udoti ebengenele, bekumnandi ukuhamba esihlabathini futhi ungatholi amaphakethe kusuka kugwayi noma ugwayi kagwayi.
Akukho ukuphumula okuncane okuthokozisayo kokushaqeka ezindlini, kukhululeke kakhudlwana, kepha futhi kuningi kuncike kumuntu athanda kakhulu.