Lesedi La Bošego. Amy Blankenship

      O be a ba kitimiša ka go nanya mengwagangwaga gape ge go na le bothata, se sengwe ka mehla se be se tšwelela gomme ba tla tloga goba ba timelela saruri. Segongwana sa maIrish, segongwana sa maItalia, segongwana sa maRussia, maloko a IRA, KGB ya kgale, Yakuza, gape le maloko a kwagalago gore ke a Illuminati ye tumilego… Steven o be a sa kgathale. Ka moka ga bona ba a swana go ya ka yena. fela ka dinako tše dingwe go be go swanela gore o be le ba mmalwa ka lehlakoreng la gagwe.

      “Mo lletše gomme o mmotše gore a se tle lehono bošego.” A kgoromeletša mogala kgauswi le mokgalabje gomme a phutha matsogo a mo letela go netefatša gore moruti o dira ka mo a kgopetšwego.

      Mokgalabje a sesefatša dipounama tša gagwe. Ge a ka lletša legae la gagwe gomme tatagwe a araba, Jewel o tla ba bothateng bjo bogolo gomme a ikhwetša a le ka mmileng wa ka morago lefelong le lengwe. Le ge yena e le moruti go ka se mo phološe le gatee. “Ga a tle,” a bolela ka go belaela, ka morago a bušeletša ka go tiišetša ge a lebelela sešupanako sa lebotong. “O be a swanetše go ba a le fa gabjale ge nkabe a etla.”

      Steven a kwa a nyamile ka go se mmone gape le kgotsofalo ya go tseba gore o bolokegile ya kwagala go gongwe ka kgareng ya gagwe. Go nyaka se ka tlošago kgopolo, a emelela a bušetša setulo morago ka mo a se hweditšego. “Ke tla boa go go tsebiša ge eba re feditše.”

      “Emanyana!” moruti a bitša ge Steven a bula lebati. “Ge o ka mmona…”

      “Ke tla mo romela thwii go wena,” Steven a tshepiša gomme a tšwa.

      Ge a tswalela lebati, Steven a šikinya hlogo gomme a thoma go leba ka holong. Lebato leo le be le hlwekile gomme a swanelwa ke go hwetšana le Nick pele se sengwe se hlaga. Ge a eya lebatong la tlase, a lebelela gohle efela a se bone Nick kae goba kae.

      “Go lokile, gabotse o ile kae?” Steven a realo gomme a thoma go lebelela ka morago ga mabati a go tswalelwa.

      A hwetša lebati la lebato la ka tlasetlase le bulegile gomme a nyaka a ipethile ge a lemoga magato a monagano wa Nick. “Mafelo a go fifala, ka tlase ga mabu… JOO!”

      Ge a netefatša gore o hlola lešata le le ntši, Steven a fologa ditepisi gomme a šošobanya nko ya gagwe ka phišo ya go thapa. “Akgaa go a nkga ka fa.”

      A leba lebati le lengwe la go bulega gomme a tsena ka gare. Nick o be a eme ka pele ga sebidiši gomme lebati la sona le bulegile gomme a kgotla se sengwe ka mollong ka tšhipi.

      “O hweditše se sengwe?” Steven a botšiša.

      Ka karabo, Nick a ntšha tšhipi ka mollong e na le mašaledi a legata la hlogo le lekeletše ka mošoba wa leihlo ka mafelelong. “Ke nagana gore go bolokegile go bolela gore yo mongwe wa batho o lenaneong la batho ba timetšego gomme a ka se hwetšwe le gatee.”

      “Ke nagana gore kereke ye ke lefelo la tlwaelo la ba bangwe ba dikebekwa tša selegae go dira mošomo wa bona,” Steven a hlaloša.

      “Ka kerekeng ya seKatoliki?” Nick a botšiša. “Naa ga go sa na tša sedimo le gatee?”

      Steven a emiša magetla, “Go swana le mmolelwana wa go re, ga go selo sa nnete ntle lehu le motšhelo.”

      Nick a lahlela legata leo ka sebidišing gomme a tswalela lebati. “Ka serena, ke boya le dikatsana.”

      Banna ba babedi ba goga moya ka lethabo pele Steven a boela madulong gannyane. “Go lokile, re swanetše go tšeela seo hlogong.”

      Ba ahlologana, mongwe le mongwe a tsoma ka lehlakoreng la go fapana la phapoši ye kgolo go fihlela Steven a bona se sengwe ka morago ga kane ye kgolo ye tletšego mapolanka. “Hei Nick, nthuše ka se.”

      Nick a leba fao gomme a thuša Steven go šutiša kane go lekana gore ba kgone go lebelela gabotse, gomme seo se be se se kgole. Thanele ya sekgoba se sennyane, e betlilwe leswikeng gomme e tsena thwii ka tlasetlase. Leswiswi e be ele la maleba gomme dikatse tše pedi di na le bothata bja go bona ka gare.

      “Re tla swanelwa ke go lekola seo,” Nick a bolela gomme a leba pele go gapeletša mmele wa gagwe o mosesane go tsena ka lešobeng.

      Steven a obelela le go swara letsogo la Nick gomme a šikinya hlogo ya gagwe. “Aowa, a re boele morago re tsebiše Warren le Quinn ka se re se hweditšego. Katse ya naga e tee e timeletše gomme, ka kgopolo ya ka, katse ya naga e tee ke ba bantši. Ga ke nyake go oketša lenaneo ka lengau, gape.”

      “Gona ge,” Nick a myemyela gomme a kakatlela letsogo la gagwe ka maatla la Steven yo a tšhogilego. “Wena...” a nkgelela go fetiša tekanyo gomme a tšwela pele ka lentšu la go thuthumela. “O tloga o na le tlhokomelo.”

      Steven ka kgakanego a kgorometša Nick, lengau la wela lebotong. “Sethotho,” a realo ge Nick a sega. “A re tloge fa.”

      Ka nako yeo ba fihlago ka godimo ga ditepisi, Steven o be a kgolwa gore Nick o lahlegetše ke tlhaologanyo mogongwe mo tseleng. Kereke e be e homotše kudu gomme Steven a lebelela holo yeo e lebago kantorong ya lebato la ka godimo mo moruti a ba emetšego.

      “Ema fa gannyane,” Steven a realo. “Ke swanetše go ya go bolela le moruti.”

      Nick a emiša magetla gomme a ithekga ka ye nngwe ya diphilara go mo letela.

      “Dumela, Steven.” Lentšu la tšwa lefeeleng.

      Nick a fofa gomme Steven a goa ka makalo pele a thetšwa ke maoto a gagwe a wela fase. Nick a ponyaponya ge monna wa meriri ye meso a etšwa ka leswiswing a myemyela kudu go Steven.

      “Akgaa, Dean!” Steven a goeletša ge a emelela lebatong. “Emiša go leka go ntšhošetša ka tsela yeo.”

      Dean a myemyela gomme a ithekga go ye nngwe ya diphilara kgauswi le dipanka gomme a phutha matsogo kgareng ya gagwe. “Ka go hloka mahlatse ga ka swanela go leka.”

      “Ntlogele hle!” Steven a rora. “Ke ya go bolela le moruti, ke tla boa.”

      “O netefatše gore o bušetša roupe ya khwaere yeo o e adimilego.” Dean a mo rumula. “Ke hloile go bona mošemane wa batho a sa kgone go aparela kereke.”

      Steven a tšidifala ge Dean a bolela mantšu ao gomme a retologa go lebelela yo a welego.

      “Roupo ya khwaere?” Nick a botšiša gomme a emišetša dintšhi tša leihlo go ka fihla go mothaladi wa moriri wa gagwe. “O apara roupo ya khwaere?”

      “Ke ile ka fetoga, e be e le tšhoganetšo. Ke ile ka swanelwa ke go phološa mosetsana gore a se gogwe madi ke vamphaya ya setlaela,” Steven a itšhireletša.

      “Ijoo,” Dean a realo. “Mosetsana yena yola o ilego wa bethwa marago ka pele ga gagwe.”

      “O kare wena ga senke o bethwe marago,” Steven a iphetolela.

      Dean a ema gomme a nagana ka motsotswana. “Aowa, ga senke ka bethwa marago efela a ile a tulwa.”

      “Akgaa!” Steven a rora, a betša matsogo moyeng gomme a leba holong ye nngwe.

      Nick a lebelela Dean, “O na le kakanyo ya gore o utile roupo kae?”

      “Ka tlase ga mpete wa gagwe,” Dean a araba.

      Nick a myemyela, “Ke setlabelo se sebotse sa pipamolomo, ke a leboga.”

      “Ke nnete, nka rata go mmona a llanyana… seo gape o bonala a nagana gore ke ile go mo raga marago ka mehla goba se sengwe.”

      “O rata ge bangwe ba ekwa bohloko,” Nick a realo ka myemyelo.

      “Ke nna yo a welego,” Dean a realo. “Ga re na tše dintši tšeo di ka re thabišago.”

      Steven a leba lebating la kantoro ya moruti gomme a emiša seatla sa gagwe go kokota ge a ekwa mantšu ka thoko tše dingwe. Leo a le lemogilego ke la moruti, le lengwe ke la mosadi. A iša seatla fase, a gatelela tsebe ya gagwe kgauswi le lebati gore a kgone go theeletša.

      Jewel