Abalandeli be-Alisca abanothando bekilabhu "Los Angeles Amakhosi". Ithanda kakhulu i-hockey, eyayithola yonke indawo esondele kakhulu emasikweni okufanele asizaqelele iqembu alithandayo. "Umyeni womyeni kufanele afake sweatshi othile kanye ne-cap," kusho umlingisi. "Hhayi-ke, kulungile, ngenza ukuba ibeke kubo ukuyigqoka." Ngiyayithanda lapho amakhadlela awuvuthayo njalonjalo. Lokhu kuyamangaza, kuyasiza iqembu lami! Futhi uma besalahlekelwe, kusho ukuthi ngivele ngikhohlwe okuthile kusuka kumasiko. "
Isimenywa sombukiso manje sesilindele ingane okungekungabazeki okufanele ithande i-hockey. Yize le ndodana eneminyaka emibili ubudala ibingakaze ikwazi ukungena emoyeni womdlalo. "Uthanda i-hockey, kepha manje kuleyo ndoda ...," umlingisi ububula. "Lapho siqala ukulimaza iqembu elikhulu kakhulu, uyakhala. Kepha akunakwenzeka ukubanqange intshiseko lapho ubheka i-hockey. Lokhu akunakwenzeka Enye i-baseball. Kumele nje umemeze lapho i-washer esangweni! Kepha iNdodana yami iqala ukukhala, kepha iyaqonda ukuthi lolu hlobo oluthile lomzuzu wenjabulo, ngakho-ke uyakhala futhi ememeza iqembu elisekela amagama ngasikhathi sinye. "