Abahlobo bamantombazana

Xa uthi krwaqu nje, u-Mari Kumakura yintombazana ecacileyo, ekhangeleka iqhelekile enamabanga aphezulu eklasini yakhe. Unabahlobo abambalwa kakhulu, udla ngokuba neentloni, kwaye utya isidlo sasemini yedwa. Ngenye imini, uye wasondela ku-Akko Oohashi, mhle kakhulu, odume kakhulu, othi ufuna ukuba ngabahlobo. UMari ekuqaleni ukrokrela ngeenjongo zakhe zokwenyani, kodwa ekugqibeleni uye waqonda ukuba akangomntu umbi. Emva kokuchetywa kweenwele kunye neengcebiso zefashoni, uAkko uguqula ngokukhawuleza uMari abe yenye yamantombazana ahle kakhulu esikolweni. Kungekudala, uMari noAkko ngabahlobo abasenyongweni, kodwa engazi uAkko, uMari uqalisa ukuba neemvakalelo ezingaphaya “kubahlobo” nje kuphela. Ukusuka kwi-Baka-Updates: UMari yintombazana eneentloni, efundayo engenaye inkwenkwe okanye abahlobo. Ngenye imini, uAkiko – omnye wawona mantombazana athanda ifashoni kwaye anobuhlobo eklasini—waqalisa incoko naye ngaphandle kwesizathu! Njengoko iintsuku ziqengqeleka aba babini besiba ngokwahlukana, uAkiko ngokufuthi ethetha ngochulumanco ngendlela ababa ngabahlobo abasenyongweni ngokulula ngayo. UMari uyonwaba kakhulu no-Akiko neqela lakhe, ngokuthe ngcembe esiba ngumntu oncokolayo nangona esoyika yaye eneentloni. Kodwa uyazi, emazantsi ngaphakathi, ukuba akafuni ukuba bahlale bengabahlobo ngonaphakade ...