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Ngenze ucwaningo futhi ngathola ukuhlukahluka okuthakazelisayo kulo, kodwa lena indaba engiyikhumbulayo. Ngakho-ke phumela ngaphandle, wokhela umlilo, futhi uzinze enganekwaneni ebizwa ngokuthi "Isibalo Sekhanda".

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I-Head Bala njengoba ilandiswa kabusha u-Waylon Jordan

Ibutho le-Boy Scout lalilokhu lihamba ngezinyawo usuku lonke, futhi ukuba uMholi we-Troop wayethembekile, wayezovuma ukuthi ulahlekile esikhathini esingaphezu kwehora. Babe ndawana thize eziNtabeni Zomusi kodwa amabalazwe abo abahluleki ndawana thize endleleni.

“Kulungile, masosha, ake nishawe umoya,” ememeza phezu kwehlombe lakhe. “Wonke umuntu uzinzile. UMnu. Jones uzobala abantu ngesikhathi sisaphumula kancane. Asikho kude nendawo yokukhempa manje.”

“Sekuphele isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora uqamba lawo manga, Ralph,” kusho uMnu. Jones ngesikhathi ebhulazwa umholi webutho ukuthi ayobala.

Kwakumnyama ngokwanele ukudinga isibani njengoba egqolozele ibalazwe.

“Kufanele sisondele,” ebubula. Uke wahola lolu hambo izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili futhi akakwazanga ukusho ukuthi kungani elahlekelwe indlela yakhe kungazelelwe kulokhu.

Wayesagqolozele phansi ebalazweni ngesikhathi uJones eza ngemuva kwakhe.

“Izingane ezingamashumi amabili. Njengoba kufanele kube njalo, Ralph.”

"Kuhle."

UJones wamgqolozela elindele. “Kahle?”

“Ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside manje,” kuphendula umholi webutho, engalindanga noma yikuphi ukuphawula uJones angase abe nakho.

“Kulungile, ma-Scouts, asiphumeni!”

Abafana bawela ngemuva komholi wabo waqhubeka nokuhola. Indawo kungenzeka ukuthi yayijwayelekile ukube kwakungakabi mnyama kangako. Abafana abambalwa bakhipha amathoshi abo.

“Cisha lezo zibani manje,” kubhodla umholi. “Nina bafana niyashintshana ngokukhomba izinkanyezi. Awubaboni neze edolobheni.”

Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani abafana baphelelwa yizinkanyezi kanti uJones wayesephelelwa yisineke nje jikelele.

“Sikuphi, Ralph?”

“Cishe usufikile. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngakusho ngaphambili, kodwa ngempela sesicishe sibe khona,” kuphendula uRalph. “Ungakwazi ukuthola amakhanda ngesikhathi sihamba?”

“Impela… impela, uRalph…” UJones waphenduka eyobala izingane, kodwa lapho ebuya wayenobuso obushaqisayo.

"Kwenzenjani?" kubuza umholi webutho.

“Akulutho, Ralph…ngaphandle kokuthi ngibale u-21 kulokhu.”

"Sinabakhempe abangu-20 kuphela, Jones."

"Ngiyazi! Kodwa ngiyafunga. Ngibale kabili ngaba ngu-21.”

URalph wayimisa intaba wama egqolozele phezu kweqembu. Wabala kancane ukuze aqiniseke, futhi ngempela kwakukhona amakhanda angama-21 ekubaleni kulokhu.

Ubani obengeziwe? Wayengafuni ukuqala ukutatazela phakathi kwabakhempa.

“Kahle?” Kubuza uJones.

“Awu-21 kulungile. Bamba kancane."

Umholi webutho wakhipha ithoshi lakhe walikhanyisa phakathi kweqembu, ebala futhi. Nakuba babungekho ubuso obabubonakala bungekho endaweni, kodwa kwakukhona umfana oyedwa kunalokho okwakufanele abe lapho. Inkinga yayiwukuthi akakwazanga ukusho ukuthi yimuphi umfana ongekho endaweni.

Ajike abuyele kuJones.

“Asiqhubeke,” kusho yena. "Ngiqinisekile ukuthi iqhinga nje lokukhanya noma okuthile..."

Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani umholi webutho wathola umkhondo okwakufanele awulandele sonke lesi sikhathi kwathi kungakapheli nengxenye yehora base befikile endaweni ababeyiqokiwe.

Ebonga ukuba lapho okufanele babe khona, umholi webutho wayala abafana ukuba baqale ukumisa amatende abo futhi wacela uJones ukuba enze isibalo sokugcina. Umholi webutho wayeseqedile ukumisa itende lakhe ngesikhathi uJones ebuya. Indoda kusobala ukuthi iyayaluza futhi amehlo esewakhiphe wonke ethukile.

"Kwenzenjani?" Kubuza uRalph.

“…19…bangu-19 kuphela…”

Umholi webutho kanye nomqaphi wakhe othembekile baphanga ikamu futhi bachitha ingxenye enkulu yosuku olulandelayo bebheka kodwa uMathewu, umkampeni wama-20, akaphindanga wabonwa noma wezwakala.

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Nokho, lokho kuzokwenza ucabange kabili ngokuhamba ezintabeni, akunjalo? Kuyangijabulisa ukuthi angikaze ngibe I-Boy Scout! Nilale kahle bafundi. Hlanganyela nathi futhi kusasa kusihlwa njengoba siqhubeka nokubala kwethu siyehla siye e-Halloween nenye indaba ethusayo!