“Andizange ndimhoye, ndaya kwigumbi lokuhlambela, ndaphuma, lo mfazi endibhabhayisa, ndasabela kakubi.
“Waphendula wathi, 'Molo, ungaza apha?!' Ndalaqaza kabuhlungu ndahamba uye wandibiza krwada ngokungamhoyanga.
“Ndiye ndahleka ndathi ndingekamcaciseli wabuza umphathi, wabe engxola ngelo xesha, kwavela omnye umncedisi akachazanga wabuza kumphathi, waya kumthatha wahamba.
Wayengaqondi ukuba uza kundazi njani ngaphandle kokuba ndisebenze apho.
Mfazi: Yintoni? Ewe ndinayo inombolo echanekileyo! Ndingamthatha nini umyeni wam? Ndilinde ngaphandle, kuyabanda!
Mfazi:Ndifuna ukuthetha nogqirha ngqo.mandidlule.I will sue you.
Mfazi: Ndanele!Ndiza kungena ngoku.Ndiza kukhalaza ngqo kugqirha ngawe![Ekhuza.]
“Umama wesi sigulana esitsha wayeneemvakalelo ezibuhlungu emva kokuba belugqibile utyando kwaye wathi igumbi belingxola kakhulu kwaye liyamcaphukisa kakhulu umntwana wakhe, usana lwalubonakala luphilile, lungaphazanyiswa, lusezintlungwini okanye lukhangeleka luxinezelekile.
“Ndandingena ndiphuma egumbini ukuze ndifumanele unyana wam okuthile.” Ngoko wandivala ekoneni, ecinga ukuba ndim ophetheyo apha, wangxola kakhulu komnye umntwana (unyana wam) yaye umntwana wakhe wayefuna uxolo noxolo ( Good luck in any hospital room lol ) Iinshorensi yakhe ihlawula igumbi labucala (yonke into ilungile ngaphandle kokuba yindlu epheleleyo) kwaye kufuneka ndiyifumane emsebenzini.
“Indlela awayekhangeleka ngayo ebusweni xa ndimxelela ukuba andisebenzi apha kwaye umntwana okwibhedi elandelayo ngunyana wam!
“Kuye kwaqhubeka ixeshana ndazama ukungamhoyi kodwa ndibona ukuba usebenza nzima.
Lungiswa: Kufuneka utye ngasemva ekhitshini, apho ukhoyo.
“Waphoswa ziintloni waphinda walithe ntshoo, emva koko wabaleka waya kumphathi, nokwanyanzeleka ukuba amxelele kabini ukuba andisebenzi apho.
“Ndikhulule i-earphones zam waza wandicela itikiti likaloliwe eliya eBrighton, ndathi, ‘Uxolo sthandwa, udinga umsebenzi kaloliwe.
“Esi bekumele ukuba sisiphelo sebali, kodwa hayi, emva koko wafaka ii-£10 kwipokotho yebhatyi yam waza wemka nabahlobo bakhe, esithi, ‘Kulungile, siza kubaxelela kwelinye icala ukuba akayi kuphinda.’ Wasinika itikiti kodwa babona kwikhamera ukuba simhlawule ukuba ahambe!
“Njengoko wayezisusa ngogonyamelo, ndathi kuye, ‘Andisebenzi apha. Waphendula wathi, 'Andazi, ndinga kwazi njani?
“Ndaphendula ndathi, 'Kufuneka nizibeke kude kuba andisebenzi apha kwaye andiyibeki inqwelo, nifune enye indawo endaweni yokuthethisa abantu basemzini.'
“Uphendule wathi, 'Ndiza kuthetha nabaphathi.' Andizange ndihleke ngakumbi xa ndidlula kwindawo yokungena ndaza ndabona ibhinqa nendoda eyayikhangeleka njengomphathi bemi apho ngomsindo besalatha kum kakade.”
“Ndizamile ukumcacisela ngokuzolileyo, hayi, abantwana bakhe abakwazi ukukhwela ihashe lam, hayi, andinakumvumela ukuba akhwele nelinye ihashe eshedini.
“Kungakhathaliseki ukuba ndithini na, andinakumeyisela ekubeni andisebenzi apho yaye ‘andinakuvumela intombi [yakhe] ikhwele.’”
“UClyde akaqeqeshwanga ncam kuba ndimfumene mva nje, wayemncinci kakhulu kwaye engekabi namava, ndandingamvumeli nomntwana ukuba amkhulise kuba ethanda ukuluma.Umntwana waqala wazama ukundiphepha wandibamba uHis me wabamba umntwana emagxeni wambuyisela umva ngobunono, eneneni enexhala lokuba uClyde angamluma.
“Lo mfazi wakhamisa waza wakhwaza, ‘Intombi yam inelungelo lokuliphatha elahashe, mhlawumbi ibhetele kunawe!
“Yandimangalisa into yokuba, ‘Intombi yakho ayizukuliphatha ihashe lam, ayifanelanga umntwana kwaye ingenzakalisa intombi yakho.Intombi yakho ayazi ngaphezu kwam, ndineminyaka eyi-15 ndikhwele, andisebenzi apha!!!Ndiyeke!” Ndakhwaza.
“Ngeli xesha ihashe lam laliqala ukothuka ndaza ndajika ndambuyisela esitalini sakhe ukuze athobe yena kunye nam.
“Kwafika abanye abasebenzi baseshedini bezama ukuhlola ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni, lo mama wayemane endikhwaza kodwa andakwazi ukujongana naye ndahamba kuba abasebenzi babemxingile.
Abahlobo bam (abasebenza apho) bandixelele ukuba kufuneka bandigrogrise ngokubiza amapolisa ukuze amkhulule kuba wayesoloko ecela abantwana bakhe ukuba bakhwele ihashe ngalinye alibonayo.
“Ndayitsala, yathi, 'Kudala ndiyilindile le nto!' Kwathi qatha kum ukuba wayecinga ukuba ndiyinkwenkwe yakhe yokubeleka ndamxelela ngembeko ukuba andiyonkwenkwe yakhe yokubeleka, Wabonakala ebhidekile, Yithi, “Uqinisekile?
“Ngeli xesha bendifuna nje ukuba akhulule ibhegi yam, kwafika amasoka akhe athi mandiyeke ukumphoxa ndimnike ukutya.
“Ngoko ke ndabacacisela: 'Andingomqhubi wenu wokuhanjiswa kokutya oku kukutya kwam, ndilundwendwe kule hotele.' Ndamkhupha ibhegi, ndathi xa ndingena ehotele, ndajonga Ngexesha ekhupha umnxeba wakhe wathi, 'Ndiyafowunela [inkonzo yokuthunyelwa kwempahla] ubaxelele ukuba ulimpundu – ndifuna ukubuyiselwa imali yam!'
“Andikhange ndiyicinge kakhulu le nto kuba kucacile ukuba andingomsebenzi, umqeshwa enxibe ihempe emnyama nevest eluhlaza enophawu lwevenkile, ndinxibe itiyi yeGuinness egrey.
“Inenekazi ladlula kum laza lafika ekupheleni kwendlela.
Lady: Uxolo?Kaloku, bekufanele ukuba.Ndiye ndakhangela iipleyiti kunye neepleyiti ezilahlayo kwaye akukho mntu uzimisele ukukunceda!Kutheni kunzima kangaka ukuba nenze umsebenzi wenu?
me: Andisebenzi apha.Ndilinde imoto yam ifakwe inkonzo [sign to the "Tire and Battery Centre" sign].Ukuba ukhangela iiplate, ziphakame ezimbini okanye ezintathu.
“Ngelo xesha, wade wathi ngabom wajonga iimpahla endizinxibileyo, waza wakuxhathisa ukuphoxeka nokuba neentloni, wathi enkosi waza wahamba.”
“Sidla ngokubuzwa imibuzo emininzi ebantwini, ngenxa yoko ndiqhele ukumiswa emsebenzini esidlangalaleni.” Ndathi, ‘Ewe nkosikazi, ndajika ndabona inenekazi elisele liphakathi, uOrange, limi ecaleni kwam.
“Mna nomlingane wam satshintshana nje ngembonakalo edidekileyo, sasinxibe izikipa neminqwazi ebhalwe ‘isebe lomlilo’, oonomathotholo abaluhlaza obuqaqambileyo emabhantini ethu, neebhulukhwe ezimthubi ezimthubi ezinemigca ekhanyayo.
Wacaphuka kancinane kukuthula kwam waza waphakamisa iorenji phambi kwam esithi, 'Iorenji?
Akazange athethe nto, wawangawangisa iqabane lam, elalinxibe kanye njengam nelime ecaleni kwam, 'Uxolo, ngaba usenazo iiorenji?'
“Waphakamisa izandla ecaphukile waza wenjenjeya ukuya kwelinye icala, sasuka kwisebe lemveliso saya kuthenga inkukhu, kodwa samfumana kumnyango wevenkile.
“Ndisazama ukuba nembeko, ndachaza (okwesine, nakubani na ofaka amanqaku) ukuba asisebenzi evenkileni kuba singabacimi-mlilo.
“Ndandisiya ngasemva ukuze ndiwathabathe, ndijonge imeko eyintlekele yaloo venkile nabantu abaninzi ababecela uncedo, xa umthengi oqhelekileyo owayedla ngokundicaphukisa wandikhomba (ubuncinane kangangeemitha ezingama-20) waza wakhwaza esithi: ‘Usebenza apha!
“Wothuka, kodwa emva komzuzwana ndahleka ndiphethe i-ketchup ndaza ndamxelela kwixa elizayo, mhlawumbi akafuni mntu owayehleli ebharini de afike amphathele nto.
“Andifuni ukucinga ukuba kwakutheni ukuze acingele, kodwa andikhathali xa esitya iitships, ndicinga ukuba uyayazi into ayenzileyo kuba akazange avele nje andule ukukhalaza, wacela uxolo.”
Mna : Uxolo nkosikazi, andisebenzi apha, kodwa ndicinga ukuba bakumgangatho wokuqala.
“Siye sahleka sonke wagqabaza ngendlela ebukeka ngayo ilokhwe yam, indenze ndarhabaxa kancinci (bendizingqondweni) emva koko wabulela ngokumnceda.
“Elinye inenekazi leza kum ngendlela engathandekiyo, landicela ukuba ndilithengele enye idyasi eneblukhwe ehambelanayo yobungakanani obuthile, labuza ukuba kutheni sixuba iisuti, landicela ngokukodwa ukuba ndibize igumbi lakhe lokutshixa iFart kuba alisazi ukuba kutheni sivule ezimbini kuphela ngexesha lo bhubhani.
“Ndamchazela ukuba 1) sikwindyikityha yokufa, 2) Andazi nto ngeesuti, ndinxiba nje, kwaye 3) andisebenzi apho.
“Ngeli xesha, omnye wabasebenzi wokwenene wakubona oko kwenzekayo waza wangenelela, kwathi sobabini sasikwigumbi lokutshintshela (kwimizila eyahlukeneyo) waza waqalisa ukuthetha efowunini ngendlela ‘umqeshwa okrwada’ engazange avume ukumnceda ngayo.
“Ukugqiba kwam ukunxiba isuti entsha, wayethetha nomphathi ngam. Ndivele ndancuma ndahlawula ilokhwe yam.”
AG: Ngaba usisidenge? Siqala ngo-7!Ngosuku lokuqala, sele ushiywe lixesha!Phuma apha – ugxothiwe!
Ixesha lokuposa: Jun-15-2022