Open the Door: A Short Story

Siyakwamukela, mngane—futhi ngiyabonga ngokudlula. Siyazi ukuthi kunezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ezibanga ukunakwa kwakho kulezi zinsuku kunezinkanyezi esibhakabhakeni sasebusuku, kodwa ngandlela thize, uthole indlela yakho eya kulesi.

I-Open the Door ngumdlalo omfushane, we-3D wokuzidela lapho uzozulazula ezindaweni ezithambile, zamaphupho ezigcwele izimanga ezithule, uqoqe izinhlamvu zemali nanoma yiziphi izingcezwana zenjabulo ongazithola endleleni. Emnyango ngamunye kukhona amathuba amasha—indawo entsha nemangalisayo ongayihlola.

Akukho ukulandelana kwesenzo esinzima, noma izilo ezinonya, noma izindida eziyinkimbinkimbi ezingakukhungathekisa lapha. Lena indaba noma ubani nawo wonke umuntu azokwazi ukuyizwa ngokugcwele: ongayithokozela ngejubane lakho, ngaphandle kwezikhangiso ezingakwephula ukucwiliswa kwakho.

Lona akuwona umdlalo ozokubekela inselelo ngokwesintu. Kodwa uma uvula umnyango kuphela, ungase uthole okuthile okuzwakalayo, okuthile okubalulekile kule ndaba emfushane ephathelene nokuphila. Futhi mhlawumbe—mhlawumbe nje—ukuthi okuthile kungase kube nomthelela omncane kodwa omuhle endleleni ophila ngayo eyakho.

Singathanda lokho. Singathanda lokho kakhulu.