"Nathan, uyehla uzokutya isidlo sangokuhlwa?"
Kwankqonkqozwa emnyango kaNathan njengoko esiva ilizwi likamama wakhe. UNathan oneminyaka eli-2 ubudala wayedlala umdlalo wevidiyo kwikhompyutha yakhe. Ibingumntana omde, oneenwele ezimnyama enamehlo aluhlaza. Wayelungile kwimidlalo; wayekuthanda ukudubula, ukubulala abantu basemzini, nawo nawuphi na umqobo owawusendleleni yakhe. Umdlalo wevidiyo kaNathan awayewuthanda kakhulu yayiyiDestiny Franchise. Ngokuhlwa, wayedlala umdlalo webali le-Destiny 2 kwi-intanethi, kodwa iwebhusayithi yavala ngequbuliso. Wacima ikhompyutha yakhe waphinda wayilayita. Wangena kwiwebhusayithi yomdlalo, kodwa wafumana umdlalo omtsha oyingozi obandakanya ukubulala abantu basemzini. Yayilibali elitsha le-Destiny XNUMX eliphuhliswe ngumlandeli ophambeneyo owayewuthanda umdlalo. Ilogo yeBungie yayithatyathelwe indawo yilogo yenamba enomlenze womntu ophuma emlonyeni wayo. UNathan wawuthanda lo mdlalo mtsha.
Imizobo yayiyinyani kangangokuba igazi lalitshiza kwiscreen sakhe ngalo lonke ixesha ebulala umntu wasemzini. Weva ukugxalathelana kweadrenaline njengoko wayedubula uthotho lweembumbulu entlokweni yomntu wasemzini.
“Nathan.” Wafowuna uMama.
"Ndiyeza." watsho uNathan.
"Khawulezisa; uyazi ukuba bukrwada ukugcina abantu belindile,” watsho uMama.
Yayilusuku lokuzalwa lukatata kaNathan, ngoko babeneendwendwe endlini.
"Ngaba uyafuna ukuphucula umdlalo ube yimo yokwenyani?”Kwabuza ilizwi lekhompyuter.
"Ewe."
"Uwedwa? Indlela yokwenyani iyingozi kwaye kufuneka idlalwe xa uwedwa. "
"Ewe." UNathan waxoka.
Kwavakala isandi esikhenkcezayo kwaza kwavela igumbi likaNathan kwiscreen sekhompyutha. Ezinye iindawo zendlu nazo zavela kwiscreen. UNatan wayezibona iindwendwe ezisezantsi; utatomkhulu wakhe wayesekhitshini, ngoxa umama wakhe engaphandle komnyango wakhe.
Ulunyukisiwe.
Intliziyo yakhe yabetha ngamandla ezindlebeni zakhe, kwaye wayesazi ukuba kukho into ephambeneyo eza kwenzeka.
Uxokile. Ngaba uthatha uxanduva ngayo nantoni na eyenzekayo ngokuhlwanje?
“Ewe,” watsho uNathan.
Kwadanyaza isibane esibomvu kwiscreen sekhompyuter. Wamangaliswa kukukhanya. Amehlo kaNathan athe chu aguquka ade abengezela. Weva etshisa entloko, walila. Wagxadazela waphuma egumbini, eshukumisa iingalo zakhe, efuna indlela yakhe.
“Kukho umntu wasemzini emva kwakho.” Ilizwi lekhompyutha lasebeza ezindlebeni zakhe.
UNathan wajikeleza, ebambe i-fire poker eyayisecaleni kwezitepsi.
"Nathan, uyaphila?" Wabuza umama wakhe.
Waphakamisa i-fire poker phezu kwentloko yakhe njengoko esondela kuye. Wathatha inyathelo wabuya umva njengoko uloyiko lwalumngqongile. UNathan wayekhangeleka ngendlela eyahlukileyo kwaye esoyika.
“Kukho umntu obiza amapolisa!” Wakhwaza.
UNatan weva isandi sokutswina somfokazi. Wajolisa intsimbi yokudubula intsimbi kowasemzini, yaza yahlaba isisu sesi sidalwa. UNathan wakhupha intsimbi waza waxhaka igazi kuyo. Wawukhaba umzimba kanina, waqengqeleka ezantsi kwizinyuko, wawa phantsi ngesithonga esikhulu.
Intsapho kaNathan yakhawuleza yaphuma kwigumbi lokutyela. Bakhala xa bebona umzimba uphantsi. Xa uNatan wajonga intsapho yakhe, akazange ayiqonde. Wayecinga ukuba bangabasemzini; uyise wayekhangeleka ngathi lirhamncwa eliyingozi. Wagibisela utata wakhe loo poker, yatsho yangena entliziyweni yakhe. Bakhala abanye bebaleka besiya ngasemnyango. UNathan wajonga emnyango, waza wavaleka. Iindwendwe kunye nabantakwabo Nathan bakhala bezama ukuvula ucango.
Udade kaNathan omdala, uAnne, wabiza amapolisa njengoko wayezimele phantsi kwetafile yokutyela. UNathan wema phezu komzimba kayise waza wahlaba intsimbi esifubeni izihlandlo eziliqela. Igazi latshiza ebusweni bakhe ngelixa wayehleka ngomatshini.
UNathan wayecinga ukuba usawudlala lo mdlalo. Wayeyithanda inguqulelo ephuculweyo yomdlalo, yayikhangeleka iyinyani kwaye izikhalo zegazi zabaphambukeli zazivakala ezindlebeni zakhe. UNathan wahlaba intsimbi entliziyweni kayise waza wayikrazula. Wahlikihla iminwe yakhe kweli lungu linegazi lisesandleni sakhe, livakala lishushu.
U-Anne wachwechwa emva komnakwabo waza wamtsibela. UNatan wamjula eludongeni, ukakayi lwakhe lwaqhekeka. Izinto ezingwevu ezishinyeneyo zaphuma emacaleni obuso buka-Anne njengoko wayewa phantsi. UNathan wajonga iindwendwe ezazisemnyango, ezama ukuvula. Wabamba umntu ngeekhola zakhe wafaka i-fire poker emlonyeni, igazi liphuma emlonyeni wale ndoda kwaye ihempe imhlophe. UNatan weva imincili kukubona igazi; wafaka intsimbi kwiliso lasekunene lendoda wakhupha iliso.
UNathan wawujula phantsi umzimba wanyathela waya kwabanye. Ucango lwavuleka ngequbuliso kwangena amapolisa ephethe imipu ezandleni zawo.
"Buya umva." Akhwaza amapolisa.
Zacima izibane zendlu ngesiquphe, yaza yacima ikhompyutha ekwigumbi likaNathan. Wawa phantsi; waxhuzula emva koko wangabikho zingqondweni.
Kwiiyure ezininzi kamva, uNathan wavuka ekwisibhedlele sabagula ngengqondo. Izandla nemilenze yakhe ibibotshelelwe ebhedini.
Akazange aphinde abenguye.
Wayesoloko eziva enqwenela ukubulala; ngamanye amaxesha, umnqweno wawunamandla kangangokuba wayikrazula inyama ezingalweni zakhe ngamazinyo.
Utatomkhulu kaNathan uxelele amapolisa ukuba kukho into emdlalweni owatshintsha umzukulwana wakhe, kodwa akukho mntu wamkholelwayo. Amapolisa ajonga ikhompyuter kaNathan, kodwa ekuphela kwento ayifumanayo kwimbali yakhe yokukhangela yayilikhonkco lomdlalo wevidiyo ongeyongozi.
