Uthi: "Xa ndandiqala ukuqaphela ukufana, kodwa ndabonakala ngokucacileyo emva kwexesha," utshilo. "Ndandisazi ukuba uArnold wayengutata kwaye, mhlawumbi, uYosefu, wayeba mdala, waqalisa ukuba afane, aqonde ngakumbi nguArnold. Kodwa akazange athethe nto. "
UJosefu, ngoku oneminyaka eli-13 ubudala, xa kwakungunyaka ophelileyo wafumanisa ukuba uArnold utata wakhe, watsho igama elinye kuphela "!".
Eyesibini wathi unyana wakhe uYosefu ujonge phambili kulwalamano olusondeleyo notata wakhe ongumoyike. Umgcini wendlu wangaphambili uxelele indlela uMaria Shive Shiver odlela ngayo kule mfihlakalo. Wakrokrela xa wayeziva evayo phakathi kwabasebenzi benkonzo.
"Uthe into enje:" Ndilapha ukuba ufuna ukuthetha nam. " Ndaziva into engalunganga. Ndiyamthanda kwaye ndihloniphe uMaria. Ekugqibeleni, wandicela ukuba ndigxile. Womelele. Wakhala nam, wandixelela, ndavuka emadolweni. Sasigcina omnye komnye kwaye ndamxelela ukuba asikukhathazi ka-Arni, amacala omabini atyhutywe. "
Ngaphandle kokugqabhuka kukaArnold noMary, kwathi hildred ithi ithemba lokuba baya kuhlangana. "Uyindoda elungileyo, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba unengxaki kakhulu. Uyakuthanda uMaria. Ndiyathemba ukuba ngokuhamba kwexesha baya kunyuka. "