Ngakho, ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule belungolunye lwalezo zinsuku ezikukhumbuza ukuthi kungani senza esikwenzayo. I-hom evamile yelebhu ixubene nomsindo ohlukile othi... kuhle, ukulangazelela. Besilindele inkampani. Hhayi nje noma iyiphi inkampani, kodwa iqembu lozakwethu esisebenze nabo iminyaka, ekugcineni bangena eminyango yethu.
Uyazi ukuthi kunjani. Nishintshanisa ama-imeyili amaningi, uba sezingcingweni zevidiyo njalo ngemva kweviki, kodwa ayikho into efana nokwabelana ngesikhala esifanayo. Ukuxhawulana kokuqala kuhlukile. Ubona umuntu, hhayi nje isithombe sephrofayili.
Asizange siqale ngedekhi ye-PowerPoint eshelelayo. Eqinisweni, asizange sisebenzise i-boardroom. Kunalokho, sabayisa ngqo ebhentshini lapho kwenzeka khona umlingo. UJames, ovela ethimbeni lethu le-QC, wayephakathi kokulinganisa okujwayelekile ngesikhathi iqembu libuthana. Obekufanele kube idemo esheshayo kuphenduke ukujula okujulile kwemizuzu engamashumi amabili ngoba insizwa yabo yezobuchwepheshe ephambili, uRobert, yabuza umbuzo olula ngokumangalisayo mayelana nezixazululo zebhafa esingavamile ukuzithola. Avele acwebe amehlo uJames. Uyayithanda leyo nto. Wayichitha inhlakanipho ayeyihlelile, base beqala ukuxoxa-ke bephikisana, bebekelana inselele imibono yomunye nomunye. Kwakuwumhlangano ongcono kakhulu, ongahleliwe.
Inhliziyo yokuvakasha, yebo, yayiyintshaamakhithi okuhlola okusheshayo we-ractopamine. Sanyathelisa yonke imininingwane, kodwa ngokuvamile yayihlala etafuleni. Ingxoxo yangempela yenzeka lapho uMaria ephakamisa omunye wemicu ye-prototype. Waqala ukuchaza inselele esasibhekene nayo nge-porosity yokuqala ye-membrane, nokuthi yayibangela kanjani amanga angabonakali ezimeni ezinomswakama ophezulu.
Kulapho uRobert ehleka kancane ekhipha ucingo lwakhe. “Uyakubona lokhu?” washo, esibonisa isithombe esilufifi somunye wochwepheshe bensimu yabo esebenzisa inguqulo endala yekhithi yokuhlola endaweni ebukeka njengendlu yokugcina impahla eshisayo. "Yiqiniso lethu lelo. Inkinga yakho yomswakama? Ikhanda lethu lansuku zonke."
Futhi kanjalo nje, igumbi lavutha. Sasingaseyona inkampani eyethula iklayenti. Sasiyiqembu labaxazululi bezinkinga, sigoqe ifoni kanye nesiqeshana sokuhlola, sizama ukuqhekeza inati elifanayo. Othile wabamba ibhodi elimhlophe, futhi emizuzwini nje embalwa, lase limbozwe imidwebo emangalisayo—imicibisholo, amakhemikhali kanye nezimpawu zemibuzo. Bengibhala amanothi ekhoneni, ngizama ukuqhubeka. Kwakungcolile, kukhazimula, futhi kungokoqobo ngokuphelele.
Saphula ukudla kwasemini ngemva kwesikhathi esasihleliwe, sisaphikisana ngokusobala mayelana nokubonakala komugqa wokulawula. Amasemishi ayelungile, kodwa ingxoxo yayimnandi. Sikhulume ngezingane zabo, indawo engcono kakhulu yekhofi eduze nendlunkulu yabo, yonke into futhi lutho.
Sebendizele ekhaya manje, kodwa lelo bhodi elimhlophe? Siyayigcina. Kuyisikhumbuzo esibi ukuthi ngemva kwayo yonke imininingwane yomkhiqizo nesivumelwano sokuphakelwa, yilezi zingxoxo—lezi zikhathi ezabelwana ngazo zokukhungatheka kanye nempumelelo phezu kwekhithi yokuhlola nesithombe socingo esibi—ezisiqhubekisela phambili ngempela. Angisakwazi ukulinda ukukwenza futhi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-26-2025