Ndizamile ukuphefumla ngendlela ekhethekileyo nokuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo ngexesha lohambo lwam oluya eHawaii, ibe yaba yenye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo kwiholide yam. Le nto inokonwatyelwa yenzeke eKapiolani Beach Park, eyayinendawo entle kakhulu — ukuhlala kwibhafu yomkhenkce ngoxa ujonge ulwandle kwakubonakala kuyinto engakholelekiyo nekuthulisa umntu.
Umqeqeshi wethu, uValeria, ukhokele iseshoni ngokuzithemba nangolwazi. Wacacisa yonke into kakuhle waza waphendula yonke imibuzo yam, nto leyo eyandinceda ndizive ndilungile ibe ndikhululekile. Saqala ngemizuzu eyi-12 ukuya kweyi-15 yokuphefumla, ibe loo nto yanceda kakhulu xa kwakufuneka singene emanzini abandayo.
Ukuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo kwathatha imizuzu eyi-3. Kwakunzima, kodwa ukuphefumla nokubona ulwandle kwandinceda ndihlale ndikhathazekile, ndayitshintsha yaba lixesha elinamandla nelinenjongo. Amandla okuxhasa eli qela enze le nto enokonwatyelwa yaba yinto efudumeleyo neyamkelayo, nangona bekubanda.
Ndisuke kwiseshoni ndiziva ndihlaziyekile, ndinamandla, kwaye ndonwabile. Lilonke, ndiyithandile le nto enokonwatyelwa ibe ndingaphinda ndibuye.