Fana nemndeni wakubo bahlala eDebre Birhan, lidolobha lelimatasa laseTopiya.
Fana ungumfundzi weLibanga 3. Unenhlitiyo lenhle futsi uhlakaniphile.
Fana utsandza tilwane.
Unelikati, tikhukhukati letimbili, imbuti kanye nelituba. Ucitsa sikhatsi naletilwane, atiphe kudla, futsi adlale nato.
Ngalelinye lilanga, Fana bekadlala ebaleni lesikolwa nebangani bakhe ngesikhatsi abona bantfwana bajikijela ematuba ngematje.
"Bawashayelani ematuba?" atibuta.
Wayekela kudla wase uyagijima uya kulabantfwana labebajikijela ematje.
Ekucaleni bangani bakhe abazange bacondze kutsi kwentekani, ngemuva kwaloko bamlandzela. "Yekelani kujikijela ematje," kumemeta Fana.
Bantfwana labebenta loko babaleka.
Fana wabamba ematuba lamabili labelimele. Wabona tilondza etimphikweni tawo. Wancuma kutsatsa ematuba lamabili aye nawo ekhaya kute ayowanakekela.
Wawondla ematuba. Kusihlwa wacocela umndeni wakubo ngaloko lakubonile nalakwentile ngalelo langa, nangendlela lasindzise ngayo ematuba.
Ekuseni Fana nabatali bakhe baya esibhedlela setilwane futsi batfola umutsi wematuba.
Ngemuva kwemalanga lambalwa, tilondza tematuba besetipholile. Fana wajabula kakhulu.
Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi Fana bekatjela bangani bakhe, "Ngitsandza tilwane. Tilwane tilusito kitsi futsi tibangani betfu. Kufanele sitivikele futsi sitilondvolote."