Mnyamata wazaka 180 anadwala kukodzera pabedi - mnyamata wamkulu kwambiri: kutalika 12 cm, zaka XNUMX. Makolo ake adabwera naye ndipo adayamba kundiuza momwe amamulanga pabedi lonyowa: amalowetsa nkhope yake pamapepala onyowa, ndikumumana maswiti, ndipo samamulola kuti azisewera ndi anzake. Ndipo anamdzudzula, namkwapula, namkakamiza kutsuka bafuta, kuyeretsa bedi lace, osamulola kumwa usana. Ndipo Joe wosauka adagona kwa zaka khumi ndi ziwiri zotsatizana ndikuyala bedi lake usiku uliwonse popanda kupatula.
Potsirizira pake, kuchiyambi kwa January, makolo ake anambweretsa kwa ine. Ine ndinati, “Joe, ndiwe mnyamata wamkulu tsopano. Tamvera zomwe ndikuwuza makolo ako. Okondedwa Makolo, Joe ndi wodwala wanga ndipo palibe amene ayenera kusokoneza odwala anga. Inu amayi muchapa zovala za Joe ndikuyika bedi lake mwadongosolo. Mudzasiya kumulalatira. Simudzamuzunza. Ndi kusiya kumukumbutsa za bedi lonyowa. Ndipo inu, atate, simungamulange, kapena kumlanda kanthu; Mchitireni ngati mwana wachitsanzo. Ndizo zonse zomwe ndimafuna kukuuzani za Joe."
Ndinamuika Joe m'chizimo chopepuka ndipo ndinati, “Tamverani, Joe. Papita zaka 12 tsopano mukunyowetsa bedi lanu. Kuphunzira kugona pabedi louma kumatenga nthawi. Kwa inu, zingatenge nthawi yochulukirapo kuposa nthawi zonse. Zonse zili bwino. Muli ndi ufulu kwa nthawi inayake kuti muphunzire kugona pabedi louma. Ndi chiyambi cha January tsopano. Si
Nthawi yochokera kuchiyambi cha Januware mpaka Tsiku la St. Patrick (Tsiku la Opusa la Epulo lisanafike) likuwoneka lalitali kwambiri kwa mnyamata wazaka khumi ndi ziwiri. Izi ndizomwe zimayendera ana. Kotero ine ndinati, “Joe, si ntchito ya aliyense pamene iwe uyamba moyo wowuma - pa Tsiku la St. Patrick kapena Tsiku la April Fools. Zilibe nazo ntchito ine. Chidzakhala chinsinsi chanu. "
Mu June, amayi ake anabwera kwa ine n’kunena kuti: “Joe wakhala akudwala kwa nthawi yaitali. Ndangozindikira lero." Iye sankadziwa kuti izo zinayamba liti. Inenso sindimadziwa. Mwina pa Tsiku la St. Patrick, kapena pa Tsiku la Opusa la Epulo. Ichi ndi chinsinsi cha Joe. Makolo anatchera khutu ku bedi louma kokha mu June.