“Ngavele ngangamnaka ngaya endlini yokugezela ngaphuma lo wesifazane engiqhweba ngasabela kabi.
“Waphendula, 'Sawubona, ungakwazi ukuza lapha?!' Ngaqalaza kabuhlungu ngahamba Waqhubeka nokungibiza ngendelelo ukuthi angimnakile kwaze kwafika lapho ngabona khona ukuthi ngisebenza khona.
“Ngihleke ngithe ngingakabi nesikhathi sokuchaza wabe esebuza imenenja, yabe isibhodla kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi, kwaqhamuka omunye uweta wangachaza wabuza imenenja, wahamba noweta wayomlanda, wahamba.
“Impela ubengaqondi ukuthi uzongazi kanjani ngaphandle kokuthi ngisebenze lapho, kwaqhubeka njalo wagcina evumile.”
Owesifazane: Ini? Impela nginenombolo efanele! Ngingamlanda nini umyeni wami? Ngilinde ngaphandle, kuyabanda!
Mfazi: Ngifuna ukukhuluma nodokotela ngqo.ake ngidlule.ngizokumangalela.
Owesifazane: Sekwanele! Ngiyangena manje. Ngizokhalaza ngokuqondile kudokotela ngawe![Ekhala.]
“Umama wesiguli esisha wayephatheke kabi ngemva kokuqeda ukuhlinzwa wathi igumbi lalinomsindo kakhulu futhi licasula ingane yakhe, ingane yayibonakala iphilile, ingaphazamiseki, izwa ubuhlungu noma ibukeka icindezelekile.
“Ngangingena ngiphuma ekamelweni ukuze ngitholele indodana yami okuthile. Ngakho wangivala ekhoneni, ecabanga ukuthi yimina ophethe lapha, futhi wabanga umsindo omkhulu kwenye ingane (indodana yami) futhi ingane yakhe yayidinga ukuthula nokuthula ( Inhlanhla kunoma iyiphi ikamelo lasesibhedlela lol). Umshwalense wakhe ukhokhela ikamelo langasese (konke kuhamba kahle ngaphandle kokuthi yindlu egcwele) futhi ngidinga ukuyithola emsebenzini.
"Indlela ayebukeka ngayo lapho ngimtshela ukuthi angisebenzi lapha futhi ingane embhedeni olandelayo yindodana yami! Wayebukeka enamahloni kodwa ethukuthele kakhulu. Ngiyazi ukuthi yisikhathi esicindezelayo, kodwa lesi samalungelo Abantu besifazane siyahlekisa."
“Kuhambe isikhathi ngazama ukumziba kodwa ngabona ukuthi usebenza kanzima.
Thandeka: Kufanele udle ngemuva kwekhishi, lapho ungowakho.Kuwukungahloniphi ikhasimende futhi uthatha itafula lapho belingadlela khona.
“Wathuka waphinda wacwayiza, wabe esephuthuma kumphathi okwadingeka amtshele kabili ukuthi angisebenzi lapho.
“Ngakhumula ama-earphone wangicela ithikithi lesitimela eliya eBrighton, ngathi, 'Ngiyaxolisa sthandwa, udinga umsebenzi wesitimela, ngingumgibeli.'
“Kwakufanele kube isiphetho sale ndaba, kodwa cha, wabe esehlohla u-£10 ephaketheni lejakhethi futhi wahamba nabangane bakhe, ethi, ‘Kulungile, sizobatshela ngakolunye uhlangothi ukuthi ngeke.
“Njengoba ezinyakazisa ngobudlova, ngamtshela, 'Angisebenzi lapha.' Waphendula, 'Angazi, bengizokwazi kanjani? Kufanele wenze lokhu noma kunjalo.
“Ngaphendula ngathi, 'Kufanele nibeke amafolda ami ngoba angisebenzi lapha futhi angiyibeki inqola, funani enye indawo esikhundleni sokuthethisa abantu abangabazi.'
“Uphendule wathi, 'Ngizokhuluma nabaphathi.' Angikaze ngihleke kakhulu kunalapho ngidlula lapho ngingena khona ngabona lo wesifazane nendoda eyayibukeka njengomphathi bemi lapho bethukuthele bekhomba mina kakade.”
“Ngazama ukuchaza ngomoya ophansi, cha, izingane zakhe azikwazi ukugibela ihhashi lami, futhi cha, ngeke ngikwazi ukumvumela ukuba agibele elinye ihhashi esibayeni.
“Akunandaba ukuthi ngithini, angikwazi ukumkholisa ukuthi angisebenzi lapho futhi ngeke ‘ngivumele indodakazi [yakhe] igibele.’”
“UClyde ubengaqeqeshwanga ngokugcwele ngoba ngisanda kumthola, wayemncane kakhulu futhi engenalwazi.
“Owesifazane wakhamisa wamemeza, 'Indodakazi yami inelungelo lokuthinta lelo hhashi, cishe ingcono emahhashini kunawe!
"Kwangimangaza, 'Indodakazi yakho ngeke ithinte ihhashi lami, ayifanele ingane futhi ingalimaza indodakazi yakho. Indodakazi yakho ayazi ngaphezu kwami, ngineminyaka engu-15 ngigibele, futhi angisebenzi lapha!!!Ngiyeke!
“Ngalesi sikhathi ihhashi lami lase liqala ukudideka ngase ngiphenduka ngambuyisela esitebeleni sakhe ukuze ngiyozithulisa mina nami.
“Abanye abasebenzi basesibayeni bafike bazama ukuhlola ukuthi kwenzekani, lo wesifazane ubelokhu engithethisa kodwa ngangabe ngisabhekana naye ngavele ngahamba ngoba abasebenzi base bemdonse.
“Abangane bami (abasebenza khona) bangitshele ukuthi kumele bangisabise ngokubiza amaphoyisa ukuze amkhulule ngoba ubelokhu ecela izingane zakhe ukuthi zigibele ihhashi ngalinye alibonayo.
“Ngayibuyisela emuva, yathi, 'Kade ngiyilindile!' Kwafika kimina ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi ngingumfana wakhe wokubeletha Ngamtshela ngesizotha ukuthi angiyena umfana wakhe obelethayo.
“Ngaleso sikhathi bengithi angidedele isikhwama sami, kwaqhamuka amasoka akhe athi angiyeke ukumphoxa ngimnike ukudla.
“Ngakho ngabacacisela ngathi: 'Angiyena umshayeli wenu oletha ukudla. Lokhu ukudla kwami. Ngiyisivakashi kuleli hhotela.' Ngamhlwitha isikhwama, ngathi ngingena ehhotela, ngabheka Ngesikhathi ekhipha ucingo lwakhe wathi, 'Ngishayela [inkonzo yokudiliva] ngibatshele ukuthi uyisidlakela – ngifuna ukubuyiselwa imali yami!'
“Angizange ngicabange kakhulu ngakho ngoba kusobala ukuthi ngangingesona isisebenzi.Isisebenzi sasigqoke ihembe elimnyama nevesti eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka elinophawu lwesitolo, ngigqoke itiye elimpunga leGuinness.
"Intokazi yadlula kimi yafika ekugcineni kwendlela. Anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ibifuna ngithathe 'amacebiso' ayo, kodwa yaphendukela kimi, yacishe yangishaya ngetroli yayo, yathi: 'Ngeke kube inkinga enkulu ukubeka ifoni yakho phansi wenze umsebenzi wakho? Uma ubona ikhasimende lidinga, kufanele ulisize yilokhu!
Ntokazi: Uxolo? Hhayi-ke, kufanele. Kade ngiqalaza amapuleti namapuleti alahlwayo futhi akekho ozimisele ukusiza! Kungani kunzima kangaka kini ukwenza umsebenzi wenu?!
mina: Angisebenzi lapha.Ngilinde imoto yami ukuthi isetshenziswe [sayina uphawu oluthi "Tire and Battery Center"].Uma ufuna amapuleti, akhuphuka amaphasishi amabili noma amathathu.
“Ngaleso sikhathi waze wabuka ngamabomu izingubo engangizigqokile, wamelana nokukhungatheka nokuphoxeka, wathi ngiyabonga wabe esehamba.
“Ngokuvamile sithola imibuzo eminingi kubantu, ngakho sengijwayele ukumiswa emsebenzini phambi kwabantu, ngathi, ‘Yebo nkosikazi, ngaphenduka ngathola intokazi eneminyaka ephakathi, u-Orange, imi eduze kwami.
“Mina nozakwethu sivele sashintshana ngokudideka, sigqoke izikibha nezigqoko ezibhalwe ukuthi ‘fire department’, imisakazo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emabhandeni ethu, namabhulukwe aphuzi aminyene anemigqa ekhanyayo.
“Wacasuka kancane ngokuthula kwami waphakamisa iwolintshi phambi kwami.
Akazange asho lutho, wavele waqhweba umlingani wami owayegqoke njengami ncamashi emi eduze kwami, 'Uxolo, ngabe usenawo amawolintshi?'
“Waphakamisa izandla ecasukile wahamba wabheka ngakolunye uhlangothi, sasuka emnyangweni wemikhiqizo siyothenga inkukhu, kodwa samthola emnyango wesitolo.
“Ngisazama ukuhlonipha ngichaze (okwesine noma ngubani oshaya igoli) ukuthi asisebenzi esitolo ngoba singazicishamlilo.
“Ngangiya ngemuva ngiyowalanda, ngibuka isimo esiyinhlekelele sesitolo nabantu abaningi ababecela usizo, lapho ikhasimende elivamile elalivame ukungicasula lingikhomba (okungenani eliqhele ngamamitha angu-20) futhi lamemeza: ‘Usebenza lapha!”
“Washaqeka, kodwa ngemva komzuzwana ngahleka ngine-ketchup ngamtshela ngokuzayo ukuthi mhlawumbe wayengamfuni umuntu owayehlezi endaweni yokucima ukoma waze wafika ukuze amtholele okuthile.
“Angifuni ukuphetha ngokuthi kungani ecabanga kanjalo, kodwa angiphatheki kabi ngokudla kwakhe ama-chips, ngicabanga ukuthi uyayazi into ayenza ngoba akagcinanga ngokukhononda, waxolisa.”
Mina: Uxolo nkosazana, angisebenzi lapha, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi basesitezi sokuqala. (“Uxolo, nkosikazi, angisebenzi lapha, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi basesitezi sokuqala.”)
“Sahleka sonke wabe esephawula ngendlela ingubo yami ebukeka ngayo, yangenza ngaba namahloni kancane (ngangiphaphama) wabe esebonga ngokumsiza.
“Enye intokazi yeza kimi ngendlela engathandeki, yangicela ukuthi ngimthengele elinye ijazi elinebhulukwe elilingana nosayizi othile, yabuza ukuthi kungani sixubanisa amasudi, yangicela ngokukhethekile ukuthi ngimbizele igumbi layo lokukhiya iFart ngoba akazi ukuthi kungani sivule amabili kuphela ngesikhathi sodlame.
“Ngamchazela ukuthi 1) sisebunzimeni, 2) angazi lutho ngamasudi, ngiwagqoka nje, 3) angisebenzi khona.
“Ngaleso sikhathi, omunye wabasebenzi bangempela wabona okwenzekayo wangenela, kwathi sobabili sisendlini yokushintshela (amadokodo ahlukene) waqala ukukhuluma ocingweni ukuthi 'isisebenzi esingenanhlonipho' sinqabile ukumsiza.
“Lapho ngiqeda ukuzama isudi entsha, wayekhuluma nomphathi ngami. Ngavele ngamamatheka ngakhokhela ingubo yami.”
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-15-2022