UHarold, osanda kuqhawula umtshato kwaye elangazelela isiqalo esitsha, wazifumana etsalelekile kwiprofayile kaMelony kwi-app yokuthandana. Wayethetha ngokuphandle malunga neemfazwe zakhe ezinde nomzimba wakhe, kodwa wayezikhwebula kuyo nayiphi na intetho ephathelele uthando. Wamthumelela umyalezo osuk' entliziyweni, emqinisekisa ngombongo kuzo zonke iinkalo, kodwa impendulo nganye awayeyithumela yayichubekile kodwa igadiwe—amanxeba akhe angaphambili emenza angavuleki.

Esekofuleni kwigumbi lokuphumla eofisini, uHarold waphalaza imbilini yakhe kumntu asebenza naye, uJose. Wathi: "Andikwazi ukugqobhoza iindonga zakhe. UJose wabonakalisa uncumo olugxekayo kwaye wavuma imbono yakhe emfiliba yokuthandana, egxininisa ukuba abafazi abayazi indlela yokuthanda amadoda ngokufanelekileyo. UHarold wacaphuka xa ebona ukuba ubukrakra bukaJose bufana noloyiko lukaMelony.

Engatyhafiswanga, uHarold waqhubeka evakalisa iimvakalelo zakhe zokwenene kwisigidimi emva kwesigidimi. Kancinci, uMelony waqalisa ukumngenisa—de kwabhalwa ngokuphandle malunga nomtshato womhlobo wakhe uLisa ongonwabanga ngokufihlakeleyo wasusa amathandabuzo amadala. Intliziyo kaMelony yaba buhlungu, kwaye ithemba laphinda lagungqa kwakhona.

Njengoko babesebenza ngemiba yabo yokuthembana, bobabini babenobuganga bokucinga ngesiphelo sentsomi. Kodwa kanye xa kwakubonakala ngathi banokuzifumana ngolonwabo olungapheliyo, idangatye elidala langena kwi-inbox kaHarold, ekhumbula iinkumbulo awayecinga ukuba uzishiyile.

Ngeli xesha, uLisa watshintsha igumbi lokuhlala likaMelony laba yisaluni yethutyana. Ngaphantsi kokukhanya kwezibane zeringi, ibrashi yadibana necontour njengoko babebukele umboniso wokuncipha kobunzima. Uvuyo lwabo lwajika lwaba luloyiko nokhwankqiso xa umdlali okhuphisanayo ngequbuliso wakhetha ukutyeba, esamkela iingcambu zakhe ukuze abe nomtshato wenkcubeko.

Ngaphesheya kwedolophu kwigumbi elixineneyo, umhlaba kaJose watshintsha njengoko udade wakhe odumileyo waseHollywood wafika engachazwanga. Efuna indawo yokusabela kwisantya esingayekeleliyo sobomi bakhe bempembelelo, wakhaba izibilini zakhe ekuxovuleni ilinoleum kwaye waphefumla ngobunyani bobumelwane bakhe.

Iqala ke ngolo hlobo uhambo lwabo oludityanisiweyo: indoda isukela uthando, umfazi ojijisana nentliziyo eyaphukileyo, umhlobo onomsindo ojongene nobumnyama bakhe, kunye nokukhangela kwenkanyezi into yokwenyani. Kungquzulwano kubomi babo, umntu ngamnye uya kufumanisa ukuba ithemba lingagqitha ithunzi lexesha labo elidlulileyo.