Lapho u-Anny ethintana no-Tuobo, akazange alethe idizayini emfushane egcwele - izithombe nje zekhefi yakhe, iphalethi yombala, kanye nemibono embalwa ebhalwe encwadini yakhe yokubhalela.
Esikhundleni sokuphusha ikhathalogi, ithimba likaTuobo liqale ngokulalela. Bambuza ngenqubo yakhe yansuku zonke - ukuthi uphakele kangakanani iziphuzo, ukuthi amakhasimende aphatha kanjani ukudla, ufuna ukuthi umkhiqizo uzizwe kanjani esandleni sothile.
Ukusuka lapho, bakha ipulani elilula elaphenduka laba eligcweleukupakishwa kwekhofi ngokwezifisoumugqa.
Iizinkomishi zekhofi alahlwayoweza kuqala. U-Tuobo uphakamise isakhiwo esinezindonga ezimbili zokugcina iziphuzo zifudumele ngaphandle kwemikhono. Ukuthungwa kwakumatte, ilogo ethambile empunga. “Kwazizwa kuzolile,” kusho u-Anny. "Bekubukeka sengathi ikhofi lethu linambitheka kanjani."
Kwalandela iizikhwama zephepha eziphrintiwe uphawu lwangokwezifiso, eyenziwe ngephepha eliwugqinsi le-kraft nezibambo eziqinisiwe. Babephatha amakhekhe namasemishi kalula.
Kwabe sekufika iamabhokisi amaphepha ngokwezifiso, elula kodwa enhle, yama-dessert amancane nezipho. Ngayinye yayivuleka ngokushelela, enemiphetho eyayiqinile ngesikhathi sokubeletha.
Lapho izingcezu eziyinhloko sezisethiwe, uTuobo wasebenzisa ezazoisethi yokupakisha egcwele ephrintiwe ngokwezifisouhlelo lokuqinisekisa ukuthi yonke imibala ifaniswe ngokuphelele kuyo yonke imikhiqizo.
Ukusiza u-Anny azizwe ezethemba ngaphambi kokufaka i-oda elikhulu, u-Tuobo wathumela amasampula aphathekayo — izinto zangempela, hhayi ama-mockups edijithali. “Kwenze umehluko omkhulu,” kusho yena. Ngangikwazi ukuzithinta, ngizigoqe, ngizigcwalise ngokudla kwethu, futhi ngibone ukuthi zisebenza kanjani.”
Uphinde wanquma ukufaka iqoqo leizinkomishi zephepha eziwudonga oluphindwe kabilingokusayina kwakhe i-latte nesiphuzo esibandayo. “Baphenduke intandokazi kumakhasimende ethu,” enezela.