Indaba yesiphakamiso kaDanelle noChristina
Sahlangana kanjani
UDanelle: Mina noChristina sahlangana eminyakeni engu-10 edlule sidlala ibhola lombhoxo ekolishi ndawonye. Ikolishi kwakuyisikhathi empilweni yami ngathola ubulili bami njengentsha eningi. UChristina wayekhona lapho nginquma ukutshela abangani bami futhi bangazise ukuthi kulungile futhi ngingajabhi. Ukuba khona kwakhe kuleso sikhathi esinzima kwasho umhlaba kimi futhi angisoze ngakukhohlwa.
Sabophezela ngekhofi, u-Harry Potter, yonke imidlalo, kanye nezintshisekelo zomculo ezifanayo. Asizange siqale ukuphola kwaze kwaba ngemva kokuphothula ekolishi, kodwa ukuqala kokuhlala phakade kwase kuqalile ukuqhakaza ezinsukwini zasekolishi. Kwathi lapho sithandana sadla uDokotela Ngubani ngenkathi kuseNetflix. Waya emidlalweni yebhola, ihokhi kanye ne-softball.
Isibopho ebesisakhekile manje ekubeni sisothandweni sasiqine kakhulu. Sathandana. Saphola kude iminyaka eminingi ndawonye. Kwakunzima kakhulu, kodwa sakwenza kwasebenza. Kusukela ekolishi sasingahlali edolobheni elilodwa. Khona-ke izinto zaba nzima kakhulu futhi sahlukana ngenxa yokuthi uChristina wayengekho kubazali bakhe. Lokho kwamsusa ekuzinikeleni okuphelele.
Ngokushesha uChristina walibona iphutha ayelenzile futhi wayazi ukuthi wayengithanda futhi wayefuna ukuphila ndawonye. Watshela abazali bakhe futhi babengajabule. Ngisho nomama wakhe wayazi ukuthi wayejabule kakhulu lapho sindawonye. Kwangithatha isikhathi ukuthi ngiphinde ngimethembe. Walinda ngesineke. Kwathi eminyakeni emi-2 edlule wasuka e-KY waya eNashville nami. Asikaze sibe namandla futhi sikulungele kakhulu ukuqhubeka nempilo yethu ndawonye.
Babuza kanjani
UDanelle: Isiphakamiso. Cishe izinyanga ezi-2 ngaphambi kokuba isiphakamiso senzeke, u-Christina wabuza ukuthi singaya yini ukuze sithole indlu yabazali ngempelasonto ka-Okthoba. Ngingumhlengikazi wezingane futhi sihlela amashifu ethu kusasele izinyanga. Ngakho wayazi ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi ngithola isikhathi sokuphumula emsebenzini. So ngithe sure akunankinga ngingahambisa ukuthi u off that weekend uyobona abazali bakho eKY.
Ngokushesha phambili emavikini angu-2 ngaphambi "kohambo" oluya kubazali bakhe, u-Christina uthi ufuna nje ukuhlala ekhaya futhi angabe esaya kubazali bakhe. Okube yisicelo esiyinqaba ngoba umama kaChristina UYATHANDA uma sivakashile. Cishe ngemva kwesonto uChristina wangitshela ukuthi abangani bethu uKalleigh noLaura bafuna ukuya esidlweni sakusihlwa e-BBQ indawo edolobheni laseNashville, futhi kimi lesi kwakuyisicelo esiyinqaba.
NJENGOBA ngingumuntu oxoxayo, ngaqala ukuqoqa ulwazi kubangani bami futhi ngibone ukuthi benzani ngaleyo mpelasonto. Kwase kungaphumeleli wonke umuntu wayeBUSY. Kufike umhla zingama-24 kuMfumfu ngomgqibelo sizodla isidlo sakusihlwa nabangani bethu. Ngalolo suku mina noChristina sazipholela ekhaya, sabuka ibhola, saqopha amathanga, sakha indlu yekhekhe. Ngaleyontambama uChristina wayefana nokuthi "Hey, ungafuna ukuhambahamba ngezinyawo e-Pedestrian Bridge ngaphambi kwesidlo sakusihlwa, angikaze ngibe futhi ngifuna ngempela isithombe sokubuka?". Lesi sitatimende singithumele okuningi okubomvu amafulegi, 1. UChristina ukusikisela ukuhamba uyahlanya nje, leyo ntombazane ITHANDA ukuhlala nje. 2. Ngangivele nginokungabaza noma yini eza kimi. Manje sekunemicabango eyisigidi egijima ekhanda lami, ngifana nokuthi yini okufanele ngigqoke???? Ngabe lokhu kuyisidlo sakusihlwa nje noma kuyenzeka ngempela, sengathi ayikho indlela okwenzeka ngayo lokhu kusihlwa.
Bese siqala ukulungiselela isidlo sakusihlwa. NGIHLALE sekwephuzile, futhi manje njengoba bengingabaza yonke into kwenze kwaba kubi kakhulu. Ngaqala ukudikibala nokuba neqili. Ngamfihlela umakhalekhukhwini kaChristina ngase ngizivalela ekamelweni lami. Nganginemizwa eminingi futhi ngangingafuni ukuthi uChristina angibone ngixakekile. Saqala samemezana emnyango wekamelo. Uma ngibheka emuva konke lokhu kulandelana bekumane HILARIOUS. Kwakuyizinto zika-"Danelle" kakhulu engangingazenza. Nginenkani njalo ngidinga ukwazi ukuthi kwenzakalani. Kwakunokuningi kuphela engangingakulawula. SIGCINE siphumile endlini.
Bekufanele sibe sesidlo sakusihlwa ngo-6. Saphuma endlini yethu ngo-6:10. Ngakho-ke kuleli qophelo kungathi kufanele siqonde esidlweni sakusihlwa sesivele sekwephuzile, kodwa uChristina wagcizelela ukuthi sasisenesikhathi salolu hambo lwe-DANG abekhuluma ngalo ekuqaleni kosuku. (Ibhuloho labahamba ngezinyawo phezu kwedolobha laseNashville, abantu abaningi balisebenzisela ukuhamba ukusuka e-Titans Stadium ukuya ku-broadway noma i-visa versa, u-AKA umbono omuhle wedolobha) Ngakho-ke sifika ebhulohweni, ngase ngiziqoqile ngemva kwekhefu lokuzilungiselela. phansi nganginakho. Siyahamba futhi ngathi kulungile nansi indawo enhle yesithombe sakho, bese u-Christina ethi “Oh yebo kulungile” Ekhipha ifoni yakhe ukuze athwebule isithombe. Bese engasho lutho aqhubeke ahambe.
Emqondweni wami ngathi ngiyamlandela. Ngakho-ke uhamba ngezinyathelo ezimbalwa futhi ngokweqiniso umbono webhuloho muhle. Ngithatha isikhathi sami ngihamba bese sifika emabhentshini ambalwa ebhulohweni bese uChristina ethi "Oh, bheka i-TARDIS.". I-TARDIS iyisithonjana sikaDokotela Who futhi yayisesimweni esincane ibhokisi lendandatho. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ngalahlekelwa khona futhi ngaqala ukudlala. Ngabe lokho kwafika kanjani lapho ngazibuza, futhi kwakukhona nencwadi ngaphansi kwebhokisi lendandatho. Incwadi yopopayi ka-Christina nami kanye nempilo yethu ndawonye kule minyaka eyi-10 edlule. Unginika incwadi, ngayifunda izinyembezi zami zonke. Waze wafaka nengxenye yokuhlukana kwethu lapho ngavele ngakhala kakhulu. Ukufunda le ncwadi kwanginikeza ukukhanya kwazo zonke lezi zinkumbulo. Ngangigcwele uthando nenjabulo enkulu ngikhumbula zonke lezi zikhathi. Ekupheleni kwencwadi wangicela ukuba ngishade naye. Impela ngathi yebo!
UChristina wenza lokhu kahle, kwaba khona ngisho no photographer ebhulohweni lapho ukuze uthathe izithombe zayo yonke into! Yafika kanjalo indandatho nencwadi lapho! Ngemva kokuthi ngiyebo umthwebuli wezithombe ezimnandi wasithwebula ezinye izithombe. Wabe esethi kulungile ngizonivumela nina nithole isidlo sakusihlwa nabangane benu! Benginjengo-OH CRAP kunjalo ngicabanga ukuthi sisenesidlo sakusihlwa okufanele siye kuso. Ngijabule kakhulu kangangokuba angikwazanga ngisho nokucabanga kahle ngohambo lwethu lokuya esidlweni sakusihlwa.
Sifika endaweni ye-BBQ bese singena ukuze sithole abangani bethu asebevele bekhona, kodwa angizange ngibabone etafuleni bese siyahamba siya ngemuva lapho banamagumbi omcimbi wangasese. Ekhanda lami ngangifana nokuthi WAIT, AYIKHO indlela lesi isidlo esincane sakusihlwa./ Sifika ekamelweni futhi ngitshele uChristina "Kungcono kungabi nesigidi sabantu lapha!" , "Akukho sigidi sabantu lapho." esho ebuyela emuva. Bese singena endlini encane egcwele BONKE abantu bakithi. Ngijike ngenxa yokwethuka bese ngiphuma isekhondi, bese ngibuyela emuva. Kukhona umama wami nobaba, umama nobaba kaChristina, abangani bethu abaseduze basekolishi, kanye nomngane wami omkhulu wasesikoleni samabanga aphezulu. Bekuhlotshiswe konke ukugubha umshado wethu.
Ngiye ngiyogona umama kaChristina futhi ngemva kokugona wathi “Usulungile?”, “Ulungele YINI?” Ngabuza, ngoba manje yini enye engingalungela ukuyenza. Ngemva komnyango ngemva kukamama kaChristina kwakungabangane bami ababili abakhulu u-Lauren no-Natalie bobabili ababethuthele ezifundazweni zabo eminyakeni engu-2 edlule. Sobathathu sasebenza ndawonye endaweni eyodwa eVanderbilt Childrens. Sebephenduke abantu bami sebeqedile ekolishi. Angamantombazane ami futhi ahlala ekhona ngami. Ngasuswa ukuthi nabo bakhona isikhathi esikhulu kunazo zonke empilweni yami. NGAPHINDA ngakhala! Futhi, umthwebuli wezithombe wayekhona esidlweni sakusihlwa naye, wasishaya lapho! Eqinisweni, nginesoka elihle kakhulu, umndeni nabangane.
Leyo mpelasonto yayikhethekile kakhulu futhi yagcina iyisimangaliso ESIKHULU. Ngaphandle kwemizamo yami yokuyicekela phansi. UChristina wacabanga ngayo yonke into, izithombe zochwepheshe, eqinisekisa ukuthi bonke abantu bakithi babekhona, ngisho nabangaphandle kanye nokudla. Kwakusho izwe kimi futhi angisoze ngakukhohlwa. Umngane wami u-Natalie wabe esehlela i-smart engagement brunch ngeSonto nabo bonke abangani bethu Bezingane zase-Vanderbilt. Abahlengikazi bezingane benza izibopho ezikhethekile futhi sineqembu eliqinile lethu.
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