Iphupha - ulwandle ngaphandle kwenkunkuma

Kwakuyimini engaphambi kobusuku bangaphambi koNyaka oMtsha, ubuncinane ephupheni lam. Wonke umntu wayejonge ku-2020, abanye babhiyozele, abanye bebandezelekile. Kwakukho izigqibo ezaneleyo. Kwakhona kunyaka ophelileyo. Kodwa ukwenza into ethile yayiyinto eyahlukileyo ngokupheleleyo. Ngaphandle kwengxolo ezayo yemiboniso yomlilo engabalekiyo, kum, umntu othanda ukugqibelela kunye nomthandi wezilwanyana uAdan, ekwakufuneka athathe uloliwe ukusuka eJacksonville ukuya eWilmington ngeentsuku zeveki njenganamhlanje, yayilusuku njengalo naluphi na olunye usuku lonyaka. Kunokuba ndisebenze eofisini ndaweni ithile, ndakufumanisa kunenjongo ngakumbi ukwenzela izilwanyana eziselwandle okuthile ngokucoca ulwandle kuko konke ukungcola. Kwiminyaka emininzi eyadlulayo ndagqiba ekubeni ndisebenze kumbutho osebenzela ukugcina ulwandlekazi. Uthando lwam ngolwandle lwavela kwinto yokuba ndiyincutshe yokusefa kwaye ndifuna ukwenza konke endinako ukugcina owona mdlalo ndiwuthanda kakhulu. Akusenani ukusefa kwezinye iilwandle zedolophu yam, ndingathethi ndingqengqe kuzo, kuba zingcolisekile kangangokuba awukwazi ukubona nesquare meter enye yesanti. Ndandifuna ukuyinqanda into enje ukuba ingenzeki, kungoko ndigqibe kwelokuba mandiyilwe.

Bendijonge phambili kunamhlanje. Ndavunyelwa ukuba ndiphume ndiye elwandle kwakhona nephenyane lombutho kodwa elithembisayo kuphela ndize ndiqokelele inkunkuma apho. Ngokuqhelekileyo ndicoca inkunkuma elunxwemeni, kodwa namhlanje ndifumene ukucoca ulwandle kwinkunkuma. Mna nabalingane bam sazama ukuloba inkunkuma eninzi ngomnatha omkhulu. Iphumelele. Emva kwethuba, isitya esasikhe sangena nto sasizele nzulu. Imini ibingasoze ibengcono bendizicingela ngoba emva kothumo bendiphiwe ixesha lokuphumla njengabalingane bam. Ubusuku bangaphambi koNyaka oMtsha babusondele. Ndandivuya kakhulu kuba ndifumene olo suku, kodwa ndandisazi kakuhle ukuba u-Eva woNyaka omtsha yayingekho yonke imigidi, utywala kunye nokuzonwabisa. Iifireworks azizange zenze ingxolo nje kuphela, kodwa ziphinde zashiya ngasemva imfumba yenkunkuma, zombini elunxwemeni naselwandle. Kodwa abanye kufuneka bayihlawule, oko kukuthi, izilwanyana eziselwandle.

Kwiiyure ezisi-7 emva kobusuku boNyaka oMtsha ndaba nenye i-mission. Bendidinwe ndiyimfe kuba bendingenolala. Phofu ke, ngenxa yokuba uBubusuku boNyaka oMtsha buphelile loo nto yayingathethi ukuba abantu bayeke ukukhanyisa iifireworks zabo. Nangoku, ngaselwandle, kude nesixeko, unokuva iziqhushumbisi ezidubulayo.

Emva kwexesha udushe lwaphela kancinane, kanye njengosuku lwam lokusebenza. Inkunkuma engaphezulu kwesiqingatha semitha yaphuma kwisikhongozelo kunokuba ingene. Usuku oludinisayo kodwa nangona lwaluyimpumelelo, ndacinga. Endleleni ebuyayo ndabona into engaqhelekanga emanzini. Akukhange kubonakale ngathi yinkunkuma okanye naluphi na uhlobo lwenkunkuma. Ngoqikelelo olufundileyo kunye nesibindi esikhulu, ndagqiba ekubeni ndiqhube ndiye kubona ukuba yintoni na. Ndabona ihlengesi livaleleke ngezinti zidweliswe emva kwenye, lingakwazi nokuvula umlomo, ndingasathethi ke ngokuntywila ngaphantsi kwamanzi. Iphiko lakhe lasekunene labanjwa kumnatha omncinane yaye wayengasakwazi ukuwushukumisa kakuhle. Ngoko nangoko kwaye ngaphandle kwengxoxo eninzi, ndabamba ihlengesi ngomzimba ukuze ndilikhulule. Njengesiqhelo, ndandiphethe imela yam epokothweni ukuze ndiyenze kwaye ndayisebenzisa ukukhulula ihlengesi kuyo yonke inkunkuma kunye nomnatha kwaye ndiyikhulule iye endle. Oogxa bam babukela ngamehlo avulekileyo kunye namazwi anomdla. Ihlengesi latsiba-tsiba ngolonwabo laza lathi shwaka kancinane elundini phayaa, licula.

Ekupheleni kosuku, mna nabahlobo bam savuya kuba siye saphinda senze into entle kulwandlekazi nakwizilwanyana zalo. Ukulala ngorhatya uziva ngathi wenze into entle kwesi sijikelezi-langa kwakukuhle ngendlela engachazekiyo. Ngentsasa elandelayo ialam yam yakhala – yakhwaza kakhulu kunakuqala. Umama wakhwaza esithi: “Luke! Isidlo sakusasa silungile. Khawulezani, isikolo siqala ngo-7:45." Ndalungisa ndade ndadibana neetshomi zam eskolweni ndaqonda ukuba liphupha nje ekumele ukuba kwenzekile. Kuba kubonakala ngathi abantu abakaqondi ukuba ulwandle alunandawo yenkunkuma kunye nokuzingca kwabantu.

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