Uhlobo lwabaseshi lunganikeza izimanga ezijabulisayo kulolo hlobo lokuvuselela olucela izincwadi kusukela engqikithini yazo kuya ekuziphendukeleni kwezindaba. Ngisho nangokwengeziwe uma ohambeni lohambo sithola umbhali onjengo U-Elia Barceló. Uma sesicabange ukuthi konke ukusungulwa kabusha kuletha ukumangala namandla amasha okulandisa, singazivulela le ndaba ngokungabaza okujwayelekile kwanoma yiliphi icebo lokudonsela phansi, sengeze noma yiziphi ezinye izithako ekudidekeni komfundi esibamba sengathi konke kungenzeka. Kuze kwenzeke ngempela...
Sise-Santa Rita, indawo ye-spa endala, kamuva eyaba yindawo yokunakekelwa kwempilo futhi manje eyindlu yomlobi osekhulile, uSofía, (obhala amanoveli angaqondakali ngaphansi kwegama-mbumbulu nezothando ngaphansi kwesinye), lapho kuhlala khona cishe abantu abangamashumi amane babo bonke ubudala. ukwesekelana nokusebenza ndawonye, kumqondo “womphakathi onozwela” odlula izizukulwane.
Umlingiswa oyinhloko, u-Greta, umshana kaSofía nomhumushi, ufika ezohlala isikhashana futhi, ngaye, sithola ukwazi abalingiswa endabeni: Candy, unobhala kaSofía kanye nendoda yesandla sokudla; Robles, ukhomishana wamaphoyisa osewathatha umhlalaphansi; UNel neqembu lakhe, abafundi basenyuvesi; uMiguel, uthisha oyimpumputhe wezibalo; Reme, mama wowesifazane oshayiwe...
Ukufika komngane omdala kaSofía enezinhlelo zakhe zekusasa lomphakathi kuzodala izinkinga zokuqala. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ibuyile, indoda itholwe isishonile echibini lokuchelela. Ingozi noma ukubulala? Eqinisweni, cishe zonke izakhamuzi zaseSanta Rita ziye zathola ithuba futhi zazingeke zintule isifiso sokwenza uMoncho Riquelme anyamalale. UGreta noRobles bazobamba iqhaza ophenyweni futhi, ngaphandle kokuhlosile, bazodalula izimfihlo eziningi futhi bathole izimfihlakalo eziningi kunalokho abebekucabanga.
Ukube bekubulele ngempela? Ubani, eSanta Rita, ongakwazi ukubulala? Futhi ngoba? Ubani owayengazuza ekufeni kwalowo mlingisi? Kuwo wonke umuntu, vele, leyo kwakuyinkinga: ukuthi, ngaphandle kukaSofía, ngokombono wezakhamuzi zaseSanta Rita, abesilisa nabesifazane, abadala nabancane, uMoncho wayesesimweni esihle kakhulu njengoba ayenjalo manje: efile. »
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "Ukufa eSanta Rita", ka-Elia Barceló, lapha:
