Hhayi iMelika, kodwa uPetria. Hhayi manje, kodwa ngo-1996, izwe lamakhasethi okufanele liqoqwe, kanye nendawo lapho indaba yezombangazwe nezixuku, nezingxenye eziningi ezihambayo, zingavela ngaphandle kokungenelela okungalungile kwezinkundla zokuxhumana. Imigwaqo emikhulu namamotela kanye namajoyinti okudla okusheshayo nezihlabani ze-cable TV.
Nokho, leli zwe elingaphelele langibonisa okungenani indawo eyodwa ephelele. Ekuqaleni kohambo lwempilo, indawo yokukhempa ewugwadule ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi, amakhulu nezinkulungwane zazo, ushukela ophephuka usakazeka esibhakabhakeni esikhulu esikhazimulayo. Indawo engenhla yayibonakala ikhanya ngaphakathi. Ngaphansi, kuvutha imililo futhi abakhempa behlaselwe eduze. Indlela edlula emavenini eya endodeni edansa kanye nesitaki samakhadibhodi. Ngalala isikhashana ngase ngiyohlanganyela nomunye engangihamba naye wahlala phezu kwe-perch ebheke yonke into. Sadlala i-trombone sabe sesicelwa ukuba siqhubeke. Kwakuyihora lesithathu ekuseni, ngiyacabanga.
Indawo ethandekayo. Bengingahlala lapho amahora amaningi. Kodwa lelo iphuzu le-Road 96: igeyimu elandisayo yezigcawu nokuhlangana nezingxoxo, kodwa uhlala uhamba. IPetria ngo-1996 iyikhaya lawo wonke umbuso wobushiqela osonqenqemeni lokhetho oluvuthayo. Iwuhlobo lwendawo lapho izinkulumo zijikile futhi lapho intsha ivame ukufuna ukubalekela emngceleni - lapho kunodonga, ngokusobala - kunokunamathela ukuze ibone ukuthi uhulumeni olandelayo uzokunikezani. Udlala uchungechunge lwaleyo ntsha, ilandelana, iya odongeni futhi uhlangana nabantu endleleni njengoba igibela, ihamba, intshontsha izimoto, yonga amakhumbi. Intsha ngayinye entsha ikubuyisela ekuqaleni ngokwendawo, ibanga elide ukusuka ekuweleni futhi, kodwa iwashi lilokhu linyakaza. Ekugcineni, uthola ingane yakho yokugcina emngceleni futhi kuwusuku lokhetho, futhi njengoba lona kuwumdlalo olandisayo ofana ne-Life is Strange, egcwele ukukhetha okukhulu nokuncane, umphumela usekelwe endabeni obungazi njalo ukuthi uyayibeka. ndawonye kulezo zigcawu nokuhlangana nezingxoxo, iresiphi ethile okuvele ukuthi ubuyilandelayo.
