Omnye Owasetyhini Wabelana Ngendlela Iklabhu Yokubaleka Ebutshintshe Ubomi Bakhe

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Xa abantu bendibona ndikhokela ukubaleka kwindlela yebhayisekile eLos Angeles ngobusuku bangoLwesithathu, umculo unkenteza kwisithethi esiphathwayo esiphathwayo, bahlala bengenela. Okanye babuye kwiveki elandelayo, besithi, “Ndidinga ukungena kweli qela.”

Ndiyayazi loo mvakalelo kuba yayindim kwiminyaka emine eyadlulayo.

Ndandifudukele eLondon ndiphethe nje ityesi nebhegi. Ukufika kwam apho, ndandifuna ngokwenene ukufumana indawo yokuhlala. Ngobunye ubusuku, into ebizwa ngokuba yiklabhu yabagijimi baseMidnight yavela kuFacebook. Ndandinomdla. Iiveki zihambile, kodwa ndikhumbule ukuba iklabhu ibaleka rhoqo ngoLwesibini. Ekugqibeleni ndazixelela, awuzuphinda uhlehlise ukujonga oku.

Ngexesha lokujoyina, iimbaleki bezisukile ezinzulwini zobusuku zaya kwi-8. Sekunjalo, kwakumnyama, umculo wawumpompa, yaye wonke umntu wayencumile. Kwakunokwenzeka njani ukuba babebaleka kwaye uyathetha? Ngobo busuku bokuqala, ndandingakwazi ukuqhubeka, kungasathethwa ke ngokubamba incoko. Ndikhule ndiqubha, kwaye bendikhuphisana kumgama omde, kodwa oku kwakunzima. Ndazixelela nje ukuba yinkqubo kwaye le iyakuba yinto endizithandayo, ukubona apho umzimba nengqondo zam zinokuya khona. (Idibeneyo: Ungazoyikisa njani ukuze ube namandla, iMpilo kunye noLonwabo)

Iveki emva kweveki, besibaleka ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, ke bendizokuhlola isixeko. Kwaye nokuthetha nabanye akupheleli nje ekundigcineni ndihamba kodwa kwandinceda ndabona inkqubela yam- "Kulungile, ngoku ndingabaleka iimayile ezintlanu ndingasokoli ekuthetheni."

Kwezi ntsuku ndihlala eLos Angeles, kwaye ndim obeka iimephu zendlela yepakethi yam yeimbaleki zaphakathi ezinzulwini zobusuku. Senza iimayile ezintandathu ukuhamba ngentsimbi yesi-7. ngeveki kwaye uhambe ixesha elide ngeCawa. Ndisaqubha-yinto endinqwenelwa ngumzimba wam-kodwa ezi zibaleki ngamava entlalontle. Bayasiqinisekisa, ngokungathi sonke sikule nto kunye. (Awuyikholelwa? Funda ngamandla okuba nesizwe sokomelela komzimba, ngokukaJen Widerstrom.)

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