Ngawo-1950s, endaweni ethile esigodini esimbozwe yinkungu, kwakumi isithabathaba somndeni wakwaVale. Le ndlu ehlala abantu abaningi yayiwumhlaba ngaphandle kwamadolobha aphithizelayo, embozwe i-labyrinth ethule esabekayo. Kwakuyindlwana lapho ithunzi lalihlebeza khona izimfihlo nomoya ubambe ukugodola kokwesaba nezimfihlakalo. Phakathi kwezimfihlo zayo eziningi kwakukhona onodoli be-porcelain ababegcwele igumbi ngalinye, ngayinye inakekelwa ngokucophelela amadodakazi akwaVale: wena newele lakho, u-Emily.
Isithabathaba bekuyimanor kanye nejele, sibuswa ugogo wakho owesabekayo, uthisha oyindida owayemubi futhi enonya. Ukuba khona kwakhe kwenza isithunzi eside phezu kwendlu esabekayo, uthando lwakhe ngonodoli ababi oluhambisana nokuthatheka. Kwakukuleli pharadesi le-gothic lapho inganekwane yakho yephupho elibi iqala khona.
Izinsuku zakho bezigcwele ukudlala nokuhleka, ngokuvamile kuzungeza onodoli abasabisayo ababethandwa ugogo wakho. U-Emily, iwele lakho, wayehlezi eseduze kwakho. Nobabili nabelane ngesibopho esijulile kangangokuthi ngezinye izikhathi sasifiphalisa imigqa phakathi kweqiniso nomcabango. Udlale ngesifanisi sonodoli, ubagqokise izingubo ezinhle, futhi uhlela ubuso babo be-porcelain ezigcawini ezihlukahlukene. Kodwa okuthile ngo-Emily kwakungavamile. Ukuxhumana kwakhe nonodoli abasacasulayo kwakunamandla ngendlela exakile, futhi ngezinye izikhathi wawuzibuza ukuthi wayengokoqobo yini noma wayemane nje engumcabango wakho.
Ngobusuku Bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi, u-Emily wethule onodoli ababili abasha abesabekayo. Babefana nani nobabili—omunye emele nina nomunye emele yena. Iqanjwe ngawe nodadewenu, uSara no-Emily. Onodoli baseJapane babeklanywe ngendlela eyinkimbinkimbi, benamehlo asabekayo abonakala ecishe ephila. Ngalobo busuku, njengoba iqhwa liwa kahle ngaphandle, isenzakalo esibuhlungu saphihlika njengasezweni le-anime.
Njengoba izinsuku zaba amasonto, u-Emily akekho. Futhi uzithole uwedwa endlini enkulu esabekayo, ngaphandle konodoli abaqalekisiwe ababebonakala behleba izimfihlo lapho useduze. Waqala ukuhlola amakhona acashile endlu kamakhelwane, ufuna ukubaleka. Kwakungesikhathi sokunye kwalokhu kuhlola lapho uzithela phezu kwekamelo elicashile, eligcwele izinto zobuciko eziyinqaba nezimpawu zemilingo.
Ukwethuka kwangempela kwaqala lapho ubona ukuthi onodoli be-poppy babezihambela. Ebusuku, zazibonakala ziyaphila, ubuso bazo be-porcelain buphenduka izinkulumo ezinonya. Kwaba sobala ukuthi laba kwakungebona onodoli abavamile abayizipoki kodwa onodoli abaphilayo abanentando yabo, beqhutshwa izinto ezimnyama zendlu esabekayo.
Ngobunye ubusuku besikhathi sokudlala, owokuqala walaba onodoli abasabisayo wenza umnyakazo wawo. Umoya wawushubile unomuzwa wokwesaba okuzayo njengoba ubona isenzo sodlame sikanodoli wombulali. Onodoli abaphilayo bafuna ukudlala nawe. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho owaqonda khona izigxobo: balekela noma ube yingxenye yomhlaba oqalekisiwe onodoli ababi unomphela.
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Jul 30, 2024