Okokuqala, ngikutshela yona. Igama lakhe ngu-Elizabeth, usebenza njengomphathi we-akhawunti omkhulu ebhange. Ukuphakama - 170 cm, isikhumba esimnyama, izinwele ezimnyama ezindala kanye nesibalo esincane kakhulu.
Indaba yaqala eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-10 edlule. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane ngomsila. Unzima iminyaka yobufazi. Ikakhulukazi uma ucabanga ukuthi unesizungu.
Emgwaqweni entwasahlobo, bonke kancane baqala ukuzihlukanisa nokuqothuka kwama-winter kanye nezingubo. Umama uthanda ama-jeans kanye nama-T-shirt aqinile. Ebhange, awuyikuza, kodwa zonke izikhwama zebhizinisi zakhe ziyizinwele kanye nama-blousons ahlukahlukene, ngokuvamile avulwa. Spring asinalutho.
Futhi ngolunye usuku sahamba sithengisa naye, ukuvuselela ikhabethe. Kuthenga izinto eziningi, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu - okuvela kulokho amehlo akhe ayekhanya - lesi sici sebala leshokoledi. Usilika wemvelo wagijima emzimbeni, ngokuqinile lapho? lapho kudingekile, wavula amahlombe akhe nomhlane wakhe. UMamula wachitha ukuhlwaya konke kusihlwa esibukweni, eqoqa ibhulukwe lakhe. Kusobala ukuthi wanquma ekuseni ngokuzayo ukuba asebenze into entsha yokusebenza.
Iphini likaMam nguLarissa, lona wesifazane wayeyisilonda. Kubukhali olimini, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlambalaza ukusho. Ngamcasula umama wami. Kungani? Okokuqala, umama wayephumelela kangcono, encane kakhulu, encane futhi engangabazi ukugqoka izinto ezivulekile. Futhi, okwesibili, umama wayengenalo indoda ephuza utshwala, nezinkinga eziningi ezingadingekile uLarisa ayenakho.
Kusihlwa, kwakukhona ucingo oluvela kumama. Wayengekho lowo ocindezelekile, kancane ngaphandle kwezihlobo. Sinqume ukuhlangana endaweni yokudlela yase-Italy. Umama weza engxenyeni ye-jeans kanye ne-T-shirt emhlophe "nge-gauze."
"Uphi i-blouson?" Ujabule kakhulu ukumbona? Ngabuza.
- Ekhaya, elinde emaphikweni! Ngandlela-thile ngizizwa ngingakhululekile.
Ukulondoloza kwethu njalo Ilya waletha umyalelo, wenza ukuncoma okuhle futhi wasishiya sidlulisa phambili.
"Uyazi, ndodakazi encane." Ngize ngisebenze namuhla, ngijabule kakhulu, futhi uLariska kimi: "Kungani ugqoke? Ngesikhathi sethu, lokhu akunjalo. " Usuku lonke aluyize.
Ngase ngihleka ukuze bonke abavakashile esitolo sokudlela baqaphele.
Sabe sesixoxa nomama isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora futhi sahleka. Futhi akazange akhiphe i-blouson kuze kube umzuzu wayo wokugcina, kokubili ukusebenza nokuphuma. Njalo emangalisayo futhi ijabule.
Ingabe ufuna ukwazi ukuthi sasikhuluma ngani ngaleso sikhathi?
Ngiyanitshela. Amazwi kaLariska eyingozi awazange asikhubekise, kodwa akhunjulwa isikhathi eside. Mina ngisheshe ngifinyelele esikhathini esinzima sabesifazane. Kodwa siyazi ngokuqinisekile iqiniso. Owesifazane akaneminyaka yobudala. Akulona amashumi amathathu nanhlanu noma amahlanu. Uma ungowesifazane wangempela, ngeke ukwazi ukuvuma iminyaka yakho. Uma owesifazane ngokwakhe eqaphela iminyaka yakhe, bese ukholwa kimi, wonke umuntu ozungezile uyophinde ambone. Futhi-ke isikhathi asikude lapho uzokuzwa okubi kakhulu ekuqondeni kwakho: "Maye, kodwa esikhathini sethu lokhu akunjalo ... ngakho-ke ungenzi lutho ..."
Ukuzinengiso. Cindezela impande ngisho nesifiso sokusho kanjalo ngokuqondisa kwakho.
Ngesikhathi esibucayi akuzange sikufinyelele, awuzange uhlale entanyeni yakho, wenze imithetho elula. Bheka osemusha, kepha ungabi mncane. Ungazivumeli ube yisimungulu.
Khumbula! Owesifazane uneminyaka eminingi kakhulu, ukuthi ubonakala kanjani, futhi hhayi nakakhulu ngekhekhe lakhe lokuzalwa. Zama ukubheka wonke umuntu ngomona, hhayi nje kuphela ubudala obufanayo, kodwa nalabo abancane kakhulu kunani. Akunzima, into esemqoka ukufuna.
Ungabi njengalabo besifazane abaye banquma ukuthi ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi amane, impilo imisiwe.
Umama ungaphezu kwama-50. Usebenza naye uLariska ngempumelelo umhlalaphansi. Futhi umama uthatha isitembu, uqhubekela phambili izinga lezemisebenzi. Iphendulela amakhanda kubantu, ibangela inzondo yabasebenzi abasha. Uya eqenjini lokufaneleka. Uthenga ama-jeans amasha kanye nama-T-shirts ukuze agcine amahlombe akhe abuye alele. Ngemuva kwalokho, ungumama, akaseneminyaka yobudala, usazokwenza okuningi, okuningi okumelwe kwenziwe, amadoda amaningi aphenduka ikhanda.