"Ekuqaleni ngangicindezelwa kakhulu," kusho u-Scarlett engxoxweni nomagazini waseJalimane gala. "Ngemuva kwesonto ngazama ukuzithatha ezandleni zami futhi ngaqala ukuya ejimini njalo." Ngenhlanhla, nginezintombi ezimbalwa eziseduze kwami iminyaka engu-15, futhi ngabo ngiyakwazi ukukhuluma ngakho konke futhi ngizithemba ngokuphelele. Nginobudlelwano obusondelene namawele kaMfoweth 'uHunter. Futhi nginaye ugogo uDorothy. Muva nje uneminyaka engama-89 ubudala, futhi umfazi omuhle kakhulu, omuhle futhi ohlakaniphile. "
U-Scarlett akazange asho ukuthi kungani behlukana noRyan, futhi baphikelela ukuthi lokhu kungokwakho uqobo futhi kuyabakhathaza kuphela. Embusweni wokuthi kungani, ngokubona kwakhe, umshado wakhe awuzange usebenze, waphendula: "Lokhu kungumbuzo wakho uqobo. Ngikutshela nje into ethile: Ngingakugxeka ngokweqile kimi nakwabanye abantu. Futhi angihambi ngokuyekethisa ... ngikwahlulela ngokushesha abantu. Uma ngingavumelani nokuthile noma ukucasulwa, ngizoveza konke engikucabangayo, umuntu ulungile ebusweni futhi noma ngabe umhlukumeze kangakanani. Ngezikhathi ezithile kunginikeza inkathazo. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, abangane bami bavame ukubuyisa emuva bathi: "Scarlett, awukwazi ukusho lokho!" Nami ngiyabekezelela kakhulu maqondana nomsebenzi wami, umndeni nabesilisa. Ngidinga ukunyakaza. Ngiyakuzonda ukuqina! "
Naphezu kwesehlukaniso noRyan, uScarlett usakholelwa emshadweni, kepha okwamanje akakulungeli ubuhlobo obusha, ngoba naye uthanda ukuba yedwa.