Ngo-Eva Wonyaka Omusha, angizange ngibone ukuthi intshiseko ka-Andryusha yokuhlangana noMnyaka Omusha esigcawini esiphakathi komuzi ngandlela-thile yaphela. Futhi wangitshela ngalokhu ngoDisemba 31, ebhekisela ekhaleni elincane le-malaise ne-general malaise, wabe esebalekela emisebenzini-okuphuthumayo: yonke into ishisa futhi yonke into eluhlaza. Nganginqikazi ekhaya, ngipakisha ikhekhe, eyayibekwa ngenxa yesisebenzi sentshisekelo sabantuychika. Ngangikhiphela ucezu lwekhekhe emlonyeni wami, njengoba u-Andrew mobile rang. Yilokho kunjalo - zishesha-izimpukane futhi ngokuqinisekile into izokhohlwa! Njengoba nje kwakunjalo - nginomlomo ogcwele ukudla, ngaqala ukufuna ucingo ngecala ukuthi ngililalele i-baritone ephukile endaweni ethile. "Ucabanga ukuthi ucabangile ukuthi yini oyidingayo?".
Ngokushesha, angikaze ngibheke inombolo , ngizama ukugwinya isikhumba se-biscuit-cream esinamathele emphinjeni wami, kodwa ngenkani wayigwinya. Ngenxa yokuthula kwami efonini, lona wesifazane wadelela:
- Ingabe usitshele ngamalungiselelo ethu? Ngisengumgcini wezinwele! Ngitshele uma umtshela ukuthi uhambe kahle, May lav! Futhi ungadonsi! Uze ungitshele, ungazibonakali kimi! Kungani ungathuli, i-lapulya?
Kwakukhona ukuthula okusolisayo kumamukeli, bese owesifazane ekhononda ngenhliziyo futhi waqhubeka:
"Kulungile, Andryusha!" Ungumfana omdala - uzothatha isinqumo ukuthi kufanele ube nobani kulobubusuku! Futhi ungathuli njengokungathi awukho!
Ngokushesha nje lapho eqhaqhaqhazela , futhi ukukhala kwezinyosi ze-beeps ezincane, ngiphume emgodini futhi ngazizwa ibhisikidi liwa phansi ndawo. Futhi kuphela lapho ezwa khona ukuthi izandla zakhe zazamazama kanjani, futhi inhliziyo yakhe yayishaya sengathi yayizingelwe. Kungenzeka ukuthi igijima ngesivinini esigcwele, kodwa kwakungekho ndawo yokugijima. Lapha kwakubonakala ukuthi kwakukhona umchamo esifubeni, ukuphefumula, futhi ukushaywa okushayayo kwakunamazwi akhe emathempelini akhe ...
Kuze kube sesibili sokugcina, kuze kube sekugcineni kwesibili, kuze kube yilapho ebiza igama lika-Andrei, ngithemba ukuthi lo wesifazane ohleka ngezingane futhi izinkumbulo ezingathandekiyo zezintombi ezonakalisiwe zaphambene nenombolo. Kufana noNyaka Wonyaka Omusha-ize, ukuphuthuma, ukuphoqa umunwe ongalungile enombolweni engafanele ... Kodwa lapho, ngokungazinaki komnikazi ogcwele, ebizwa ngokuthi uthando lwempilo yami yonke, Andryusha, ngabona ukuthi lokhu sekuphela. Futhi akukho nyaka ojabulisayo oNyaka Omusha ojabulisayo ophelile ngokuchazwa kwephutha noma ihlaya eliyiphukuphuku kanye nokuqabuka komona-okujabulisayo, izinyembezi nezipho ngeke kube khona. U-Eva Wonyaka Omusha ozayo, owawusanda kukhanya engqondweni yami ngesibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi, izibani zaseBangal nezikhamu zomlilo esiteshini esiphakathi, ngokungazelelwe wangibheka ngamehlo amnyama angenalutho kanye namasongo angenalutho.
- Scum! - Inzondo yathi isisithulu sithemba. "Yeka ukuthi ungumuntu owesaba kanjani!"
Ukuphunga kwakungekho. Yimi, into engase ikhale izinyembezi ngenkathi uJames Bond, ekugcineni, esindisa intombi yakhe elandelayo enemilenze emide futhi emphonsa ngezandla zakhe zamandla! Kwakungekho izinyembezi. Futhi ikhanda lalicacile kunanini ngaphambili, futhi ngokumelene nalesi sizinda sokucaca izimpungushe ezimnyama zazungeza imicabango - enye ibumnyama kunomunye.
Ngaphansi kokuqhuma kwabo okungenakunqotshwa, ngangihamba ngephandle kwendlu, ngiqoqa izinto zami. Ngenhlanhla u-Andrew akazange enze ilanga leholide egalaji isitifiketi sami esikhulu, athengwe ngesikhathi somsebenzi ozayo wangaphandle.
Ukuqoqa kwakulula ngokumangalisayo . Imemori yasize ngokuphindaphindiwe uhlu lwezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu, futhi mina, njengoba kwenzeka, waphonsa ngokulandelana kule sutukisi. Ngiphonsa isomisi sezinwele nebhokisi elincane elinomsebenzi wokuzakhela, ngavala i-suitcase, ngifaka amadokhumenti esikhwameni sami futhi ngibheke eduze kwendlu yethu kusukela emngceleni. Naphezu kwezindleko eziphuthumayo, wabheka imikhosi. Umuthi kaKhisimusi ekhoneni, i-serpentine eceleni kwamakhonksi, egcwele itafula lokubhebhetheka smart ... Futhi-ke umakhalekhukhwini wami uhlelile. Igumbi lalingalazi, futhi ngamukela inselele.
- Ilanga! Izwi lika-Andrei lakhala. "Ngizoyeka ukusebenza kancane, kodwa ungakhathazeki." Ngikhohliwe ifoni ekhaya, yivule ukuze amakhasimende anga ...
Ngacima ifoni phakathi nemisho, ngiyibeke ephaketheni lami futhi ngishiya indlu. I-suitcase yayisiyingozi kakhulu, kodwa ikhululekile kakhulu, futhi ngayibeka phambi kwami. Ikhekhe lasala ekhaya, ngakho kwakungekho phuzu lokuhamba ngaphandle kwakhe ukusebenza. Ngashayela ucingo umphathi wami, ngibhekisela ezimweni zasemakhaya ekhaya futhi ngicela ukunginika usuku, ngithembise ukuthi ngizokusebenza emva kweholidi njengempesheni yamakhekhe amabili. Kulokho futhi wanquma. Mina emshinini wachaza i-banal ngaphambi kokuNyaka Omusha, futhi wahamba nje engazi ukuthi uyaphi. Ngangingenalo uhlelo lokuphunyuka. Angizange ngiyilungiselele. Futhi ngubani olungele lokhu? Ngaphandle kwalokho, abesifazane besempumalanga, ngokucophelela baxhunywe kusukela enhloko kuya ngezinyawo ngamagugu lapho kwenzeka ukuxoshwa okungalindelekile kusuka epharadesi lomndeni. Lokhu kuqeqesha impilo! Ngiphinde ngiphayona, ngilungele ukuhamba!
Angizange ngibe nesikhathi sokucabanga ngalokhu umqondo onengqondo ngokuphelele. Ngiseduze nami itekisi lancipha, futhi umshayeli, ngokubonakala okunobunzima kwenja yokulwa, wayethembele efasiteleni, wamomotheka futhi wamemeza kahle: "Siya kuphi?" Ngacabanga, ngazindla okwesikhashana futhi, ngiphonsa ikheli lami udadewethu, wangena emotweni.
Odade babengenawo indlu , kodwa sashintsha izihluthulelo zecala lomlilo isikhathi eside, ngakho ngangihlala endlini ngaphandle kwezinkinga bese ngibhala ngoLyubasha.
"Awubukezi nje!" - wangikhuthaza ngezwi eligunyazayo loodadewabo omdala. - Kukhona i-cognac ku-buffet. Ngizovumela igramu elincane leg gram eliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu! Futhi udle okuthile ...
- Yebo, angikwenzi! Noma kunjalo! - ngamazinyo ngawa, ngithukuthele nodadewethu ngalesi siphukuphuku. "Wangiqeda wonke amaholide, kodwa angikhulumi ngokuphila nhlobo!" Ngangikhipha yonke imisila ngesikhathi esisodwa, bese ngigcina kuze kube ngamaholide, futhi manje njalo ngiyakhumbula u-Eva Wonyaka Omusha impilo yami yonke?
- Cha, sizolungisa leli "karma" elisontekile! - Izwi likaDade liba nomsindo futhi liqinile. - Namuhla uzokwenza konke okuhleliwe: uzoya esikhungweni futhi uzohlangana neholidi evulekile ...
Nginesikhathi esanele sokuzibeka esimweni. Kuphela lapha ukuze ulandise itekisi ukuze ufike esikhungweni, kwakungeyona engokoqobo. Futhi ngahamba ngebhayisikili yokugcina. Kwakungekho abagibeli abaningi kulo: umfana nentombazane egqoke nguBaba Father Frost no-Snow Maiden, umbhangqwana oshadile ogcwele izikhwama nezikhwama, nomfana othile omuhle kakhulu onomuthi omncane wokuphila kaKhisimusi. Ngangicabanga ukuthi, ngihlezi esitokisini ayephuzile ngokuthenga: uzoletha indlu yobuhle obuhlaza, futhi ngeke abe nesikhathi sokugqoka ...
Njengoba ehambela eceleni emaceleni , ibhasi liqhubekela phambili enyakatho ngokungenakuphikisa. Ngenye yezindlela, umshayeli wakhe wazwakalisa ngokuzumayo, wakhuphuka kakhulu wafa. Ngaphambi konyaka omusha, kwakukhona isigamu sehora. Umshayeli uqalekisile, bekuwusizo ukubuka i-carburetor, uSanta Claus nomgibeli ngomuthi, owayeshiye umuthi wakhe ngaphansi kwesigungu sami, waqala ukujoyina. Le moto yayingathuli, izimoto zazingqongqoza ezimbi, futhi konke lokhu-kubonakala sengathi i-tarar yaphazamisa amazulu. Iqhwa lawa ngokukhululekile futhi ngokungalindelekile ukuthi ngaqala, ngishiya esihlahleni esakhiweni futhi ngaphuma ngaphandle. Ngaphambi kokuba impi ye-chimes square igcine imizuzu engu-15. Kwaze kwaba yilapho kwakudingeka ukuthi isitembu sikhilomitha nengxenye. ICape yatshengisa abagibeli futhi yaqaphela ukuthi sizohlangana neholide lapha.
Lo mfana washaya ngokuqinile umuthi wakhe kaKhisimusi ebhedini lemibala eliseduze, umbhangqwana oshadile waphuma emasakeni abo e-champagne kanye nokudla okulula, uSanta Claus noSnegurochka bahudula kude lapho (ngacabanga ukuthi kusukela esikhwameni sezipho) izinkomishi zepulasitiki ezibomvu, nomshayeli - izibani zaseBangal kanye abakwa-crackers abagcinwe abazukulu. Ngacabanga ngentshiseko ngekhekhe, ngakwesokunene etafuleni, futhi ngathatha indebe yepulasitiki nge-champagne emangalisa.
- Ukuze uthole injabulo! Vumela kusukela kulo nyaka ophumayo kudlulele ozayo! - Ubaba uFrost uthe.
- Ake sidlale nomculo! Wathi umfana onesihlahla sikaKhisimusi. - Jin! - wathinta ingilazi yami futhi wamomotheka ngobuqotho nangokwebala ukuthi ngazizwa ngifudumele enhliziyweni yami. Ngibheke nxazonke futhi ngabona ukuthi isifiso sami sokuhlangana neholidi esibhakabhakeni evulekile sagcwaliseka. Funny, strange, stupid, kodwa mina namanje lapha! Kungenzeka ukuthi wayegubha manje, wazikhiya endlini yokugezela kadadewabo, futhi wayala insimbi eyisiwula, futhi wayezonda izinyembezi ze-Andrei ... Kodwa ngilapha futhi manje-lapho ngifuna khona. Ngakho konke kuhamba kahle - ngendlela okufanele kube ngayo!
Ngazisula izinyembezi ezazigijima , futhi umakhelwane wami wanginika isikhumba sangasese:
"Thatha, noma i-mascara izogeleza!" Waphinde wamomotheka ngobuqotho wangibheka emehlweni. - Unamehlo amahle kakhulu futhi acacisayo. Angikwazi ukukwenza. Ingabe ziluhlaza?
Ngahleka. Ukukhathalela kwakhe kwakuyinto encane, kodwa wayeziphatha ngobuqotho futhi elula.
"I-Quads eluhlaza!" Uwugrey?
- Yebo. NginguSergey. Futhi wena?
- Anastasia I ...
- Ukuze ujwayelane! - sazi omunye, siphuza ingilazi ye-champagne futhi sahlangana noNyaka Omusha ngamabhuloki amathathu kusuka phakathi nendawo lapho umculo uphonsela khona futhi izibhamu zivutha. Bese bekhuluma noSergei ubusuku bonke. Yena nami sasingekho indawo yokuphuthuma. Sitshele abantu abahamba nabo okungahleliwe, baxoshe umshayeli webhayisikili ye-shuttle, eyasuswa yengozi, wabe esenquma ukuya ebhasini eliseduze eliseduze. Umuthi wahlala phakathi kombhede wembali.
"Ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono lapha!" - kusho uSergei, lapho sishiya. Ngathatha ifoni ye-Andrei eyayingasebenzi kabi ephaketheni lami futhi ngithulile, ngifunga eqhweni ngaphansi kwesihlahla ...
Kwenzekani ngokulandelayo? Izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ezijabulisayo zonyaka omusha, lapho singenakhulumisana, sishesha ukusitshela ngathi thina into eyinhloko. Khona-ke ngathutha kusuka kudadewethu waya eSergei, ngoba ngangingacabangi ukuthi ngaphila ngaphambi kwakhe ngaphandle kwakhe ...