Ngangineminyaka emihlanu lapho umama egula kakhulu. Waya kwelinye izwe izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuvakashela izihlobo, futhi wabuyela ekhaya ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa ... Yebo, angikhumbuli imininingwane eminingi, ngenxa yobudala, kodwa ngizokhumbula imizwa yami kulezo zinyanga ezinzima kanzima kuze kube phakade.
Amafoni omakhalekhukhwini ngaleso sikhathi ayengekho, ngakho-ke izindaba ukuthi umama wafika kabi kakhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuhamba kwakhe. Basibiza ngokuthi yizihlobo eziya kuye. Kwabikwa ukuthi umama wayegula esitimeleni, futhi lapho efika esiteshini washeshe wathunyelwa e-ambulensi esibhedlela. Yenzelwe zonke izivivinyo ezidingekayo kanye nezindlela zokuphatha. Sithole ukuthi: i-pyelonephritis enamandla, ngisho nangendlela elula, kusukela isikhathi esiningi sidlule kusukela izimpawu zokuqala zivela. Isiphetho odokotela: ukuhlinzwa kuyadingeka. Lapho ayekhona, kwakungenakwenzeka ukuqhuba lo msebenzi ngokusho kwamaphepha. Ngakho-ke, ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, odokotela banquma ukuhambisa umama eMoscow. Kodwa ubaba nazo zonke izihlobo zethu bafuna umama ukuba abuyele edolobheni lakithi, lapho singase sibe naye futhi simnike lonke usizo oludingekayo nokusekelwa. Odokotela baseMoscow banqabe ngokuphikisana, bephikisa ukwenqaba kwabo ngokusho ukuthi umama wabo angeke asinde kwenye indawo yokuhamba, nokuthi lo msebenzi kufanele wenziwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Kodwa ubaba, engozini yakhe futhi engozini, wayesenqume ukuhamba amthathe. Manje, ngicabanga ngalokhu, ngiyaqonda ukuthi lesi yisinqumo esilungile kunazo zonke, esingazamukela kuphela, ngoba uma umama ehlala eMoscow futhi emva kokusebenza kwakhe engasinda, bengingeke ngikwazi ukumbona okungenani wokugcina izikhathi ...
Ukusebenza kwakude futhi kunzima. Ukuvuselelwa kwathatha isikhathi eside nakakhulu. Umama wachitha isikhathi eside ekamelweni lokunakekelwa okukhulu, akekho ovunyelwe ukuya kuye, ingozi yokufa yayinkulu kakhulu. Ekugcineni, lapho edluliselwa esigodini, ubaba wakhe wambona wabe eseqede. Akazange abambe ngenxa yokulangazelela noma okulindeleke komhlangano, hhayi ekuhluphekeni noma ezinsukwini eziningi zokuhlangenwe nakho. Cha, akunjalo. Wabeka ngoba wayengalindele ukubona umama onjengawo - ephelile, ephuzi, edinwe kakhulu. Isihlungu esikhulu esiswini sami kusukela ohlangothini ... Kwakunzima ukubona ... Kodwa, okubaluleke kakhulu, umama wayesephila futhi kancane kancane wayesekulungiswa. Ama-bandage angenamkhawulo, izinqubo ezibuhlungu kakhulu, Nkosi, ukuhlupheka okungakanani umama ahlupheka, yikuphi amandla okucabanga yena kanye nathi okudingeka sikwazi ukunqoba konke lokhu! Manje sekuyesaba ngisho ukucabanga ngakho.
Futhi ngingubani? Kuze kube sekupheleni konke okwenzekayo, yebo, angizange ngiyiqonde. Kodwa kwakukhona izinto eziningana ezazongena ememori yami kuze kube manje. Ngizokutshela ngomunye wabo. Ngesikhathi ukugula kukaMama kwase kuqale, futhi yena, lapho ehlala kwelinye izwe, waqaphela ukuthi ngeke asheshe angibone, eqoqwe futhi wangithumelela iphasela ngezipho ezithandekayo ezivela enhliziyweni yakhe. Wayazi nokuthi angeke angibona futhi ... Ngiyabhala, futhi ngiyakhala ngamehlo ami. Phakathi kwezipho kwakuyidoli elihle, umama akhetha ngokuzithandela. Lapho ngibona le doll, intombi yami yazinikela ngokushesha ukuyishintsha into ethile ayinayo ... Futhi ngashintana ... Ngosuku olulandelayo kwafika ukuqwashisa nokuzisola. Nakuba ngangineminyaka emihlanu kuphela. Ngingamnika kanjani umuntu izindaba ezibi kakhulu kunomama? Ngaleso sikhathi, lapho umama ephuluka, saya futhi sashintsha le doll emuva, futhi ngisalokhu sigcina kanye nolwandle.
Sekudlule iminyaka engu-25, manje konke kuhle kithi, naphezu kokuthi isiqhwaga esikhulu sikamama siye sahlala phakade, futhi imiphumela yokugula okudlulisiwe ivame ukuzenza bazizwe. Kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, uyaphila, sihlangene, umndeni wethu usuqinile kakhulu emva kwakho konke okwenzekile. Manje angiphili nabazali bami, nginakho impilo yami, umndeni wami. Kodwa umama usalokhu engihlala engumuntu obaluleke kunazo zonke empilweni, ngethusa ngicabanga ukuthi angase angabe esaba nathi, kodwa-ke ngidlulisa le micabango. Ngempela, unathi. Futhi lokhu kuyisimangaliso.
Qaphela abazali bakho, uchithe isikhathi esiningi nomndeni wakho ngangokunokwenzeka, ujabulele njalo ngomzuzu lapho beseduze. Eqinisweni, ngenkathi besaphila, singabantu abathokozile ngempela, futhi singaba izingane ...