Harold, achangorambana uye achida kutanga patsva, akazviwana akwezvwa nechimiro chaMelony paapp yekufambidzana. Akanga akavimbika pamusoro pehondo dzake dzenguva refu nechimiro chomuviri, asi achingwarira kurega kutaura kupi nokupi pamusoro porudo. Akamutumira mashoko anobva pamwoyo, achisimbisa vimbiso dzenhetembo mumutsara wose, asi mhinduro imwe neimwe yaaitumira yairatidza ruremekedzo asi yakadzivirirwa—maronda ake ekare achimutadzisa kuvhurika.

Pakofi muimba yekudyira muhofisi, Harold akadurura kuvhiringidzika kwake kune waaishanda naye, Jose. "Handigoni kupaza madziro ake," akabvuma kudaro. Jose akabva atanga kunyemwerera achireurura maonero aaiita nyaya dzerudo, achisimbirira kuti vakadzi havazivi kuda varume zvakanaka. Harold akavhunduka kuona hasha dzaJose dzaienderana nekutya kwaMelony.

Asingaodzwi mwoyo, Harold akapfuurira kugoverana mirangariro yake yapachokwadi mumharidzo pashure pemharidzo. Zvishoma nezvishoma, Melony akatanga kumubvumira kuti apinde—kusvikira chinyorwa chaibuda pachena pamusoro pewanano isingafadzi yeshamwari yake Lisa pachivande chabudisa kusava nechokwadi kwekare. Mwoyo waMelony wakanyevenuka, uye tariro yakarova zvakare.

Pavaishanda kuburikidza nenyaya dzavo dzekuvimba, vese vakashinga kufungidzira kupera kwengano. Asi pazvakangonzwa sokunge kuti vaizowana mufaro usingaperi, murazvo wekare wakatsveta mubhokisi rekutumira raHarold, ndangariro dzinonyandura dzaakafunga kuti akanga asiya shure.

Ukuwo Lisa akabva achinja imba yekutandarira yaMelony kuita salon yenguva pfupi. Pasi pekupenya kwemarambi emhete, bhurashi yakasangana necontour pavainge vachiona showo yekuderedza uremu. Mufaro wavo wakachinja kuva kushamiswa uye kukatyamadzwa apo mukwikwidzi akasarudza kamwe kamwe kuwedzera uremu, achibatanidza mavambo ake kuva neroorano yetsika.

Mhiri kwedhorobha mufurati yakamanikana, nyika yaJose yakachinja sezvo hanzvadzi yake ine mukurumbira yekuHollywood yakasvika isingazivikanwe. Achitsvaga hutiziro kubva mukumhanya kusingadzoreki kwehupenyu hwake hwekupesvedzera, akakanda stilettos yake pakupenengura linoleum uye akafema muhuchokwadi hwevavakidzani vake.

Ndizvo zvinotanga rwendo rwavo rwakapindirana: murume ari kudzingirira rudo, mukadzi ari mutsimba nemoyo wakaputsika, shamwari yakashatirwa inotarisana nerima rake, uye kutsvaga kwenyeredzi kutsvaga chimwe chinhu chaicho. Mukudhumhana kwehupenyu hwavo, mumwe nemumwe achaona kana tariro ichikwanisa kukunda mimvuri yezvakaitika kare.