Ngomhla woNyaka omtsha, andizange ndiqaphele ukuba intshiseko kaAndryusha yokuhlangana noMnyaka omtsha kwinqanaba eliphakathi kweso sixeko laphela. Kwaye wandixelela ngo-Disemba 31, ngokubhekiselele kwipumlo encinci kunye ne-general malaise, kwaye ke wagijima waya kumsebenzi ophuthumayo: yonke into ibilisa kwaye yonke into ephucukileyo. Ndithandabuza ekhaya, ndipakishe ikhekhe, eyayibhakalelwe ngumsebenzi wezemikhosi sabantuychika. Kuphela ndiphosa iqhekeza lekhekhe emlonyeni wam, njengoko u-Andrew ohambayo. Yisoloko iimeko - zinyuka-iindlovu kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo into iyakulibala! Kanye njengoko kwakunjalo - ngomlomo ozele ukutya, ndaqalisa ukufuna iifowuni ndivumile ukuba ndivumile ukucula i-baritone ephukile kwindawo ethile. "Ngaba ucinga ukuba ucinga ukuba ufuna ntoni?".
Ngokukhawuleza, andizange ndijonge inamba , ndizama ukugwinya isitya se-bhisikidi-khilimu edibeneyo emqaleni, kodwa wayenenkani. Ekuphenduleni kokuthulisa kwam efonini, loo ntokazi yahleka ngokukhawuleza:
- Ngaba, usitshilo ngezicwangciso zethu? Ndiye ndivele kumgcini wezinwele! Ndixelele xa umxelela ukuba uhambe kakuhle, Mhlawumbi uvumele! Futhi musa ukutsala! Uze ungandixeleli, ungabonakali kum! Kutheni ungathuli, i-lapulya?
Kwakukho uxolo olusolungelayo kummkeli, kwaye ke lona wesifazane wagxeka kakhulu waza waqhubeka wathi:
"Kulungile, Andryusha!" Ungumfana osemdala - uya kuthatha isigqibo sokuba ngubani omele ube naloo busuku! Yaye ungathi cwaka nje ukuba awukho!
Ngokukhawuleza xa ekhutshisiwe , kunye ne-hysterical beeping, i-beeps emfutshane, ndaphuma ngaphaya kwaye ndaziva ukuba ibhasiki yawela kwindawo ethile. Kwaye ngoko kuphela ukuba wayeziva njani ukuba izandla zakhe zazamazela, kwaye intliziyo yakhe yayibetha njengoko yayitshitshiweyo. Kuza kukhawuleza ngokukhawuleza, kodwa kwakungekho ndawo yokuya kuyo. Lapha kwakubetha ukuba kwakukho umchamo kwisifuba, ukuphefumula, kwaye ukutshitshiswa okutshitshiweyo kwakunamathela kwiitempile zakhe ...
Kuze kube ngowesibini wokugqibela, kude kube ngowesibini wokugqibela, de kube yabiza igama likaAndrei, ndiyathemba ukuba lo mfazi uhleka kunye neengcamango ezingathandabuzekiyo zeentombazana ezonakalisiweyo ziphosakele ngenani. Ewe, kufana noNyaka Omtsha-ongenamphunga, ukukhawuleza, ukuphamba ngomunwe ongalunganga kwinani elingalunganga ... Kodwa xa yena, ngokunyamekela kwentsimi, ebizwa ngokuba ngumthanda wobomi bam bonke, noAndryusha, ndaqonda ukuba oku kuphela. Kwaye akukho nwabileyo uNyaka oNwabileyo ophelileyo kunye nokuchaswa kwephutha okanye ihlaya eliyindoda kunye nomona onobubele obomvu, iintlungu kunye nezipho aziyi kuba. U-Eva woNyaka omtsha ozayo, owawusandul 'ukucinga kwam ngeenkwenkwezi zenkwenkwezi, izibane zaseBangal kunye nezixhobo zomlilo kwinqanaba eliphambili, ngokukhawuleza wandijonga ngamacwecwe amnyama angenanto kunye namacangca amancinci.
- Scum! - Inzondo yathi isithulu sithemba. "Yisiphi isiqholo esinekratshi wena!"
Ukuphunga kwakungekho. Nguyena, into enokukhala ngezinyembezi ngexesha uYakobi Bond, ekugqibeleni, uyasindisa intombi yakhe elandelayo enomlenze omdala aze ammise ngeengalo zakhe ezinamandla! Akukho ziinyembezi. Kwaye intloko yayicace ngakumbi kunanini ngaphambili, kwaye ngokuchasene nale mvelaphi yokucaca ixuku elimnyama lijikeleze iingcamango - enye imnyama kunomnye.
Ngaphantsi kobunzima babo, ndatshitshisa ngaphaya kwendlu, ndiqokelela izinto zam. Ngethamsanqa uAndreya akazange akwenze ngeveki yeholide egalaji yam i-suitcase yam enkulu, kuthengwa ngethuba le-mission yangaphandle.
Ukuqokelela kwakumangalisayo ngokulula . Imemori inokukhupha kwakhona uluhlu lwezinto eziyimfuneko kakhulu, kwaye mna, njengoko kwavela, waphonsa enye emva kwesinye kwisikhwama. Ukuphosa inwele yomboya kunye nebhokisi elincinci ngokucwangcisa, ndavalela i-suitcase, ndawafaka amaxwebhu kwiphepha lam kwaye ndajonga ngaphaya kwendlu yethu ukusuka emzimbeni. Naphezu kweemali ezikhawulezayo, wayejonge. Umthi weKrisimesi ekhoneni, inyoka ehamba kunye neendwangu, ihlanganiswe ngetafile yetafile ye-smart ... Kwaye ke ifowuni yam ifowuni yavuma. Igumbi lingaqhelekanga, kwaye ndamkela umngeni.
- Ilanga! Ilizwi likaAndrei laphuma. "Ndiza kusinda emsebenzini, kodwa ungakhathazeki." Ndilibale ifowuni ekhaya, yicime ukuze abathengi bangabi ...
Ndacima iselula phakathi kwesivakalisi, ndawubeka ephaketheni lam kwaye ndishiya indlu. I-suitcase yayisixhamla, kodwa ikhululekile kakhulu, kwaye ndayibeka phambi kwam. Ikhekhe lashiya ekhaya, ngoko kwakungenanto yokuhamba ngaphandle kwakhe ukusebenza. Ndandiqhagamshelana nomphathi wam, ngokubhekiselele kwimeko yamakhaya ekhaya kwaye ndicele ukuba ndibone imini, ndithembisa ukuba ndiza kusebenza emva kweeholide njengembuyekezo yeentlama ezimbini. Ngaloo ndlela waza wagqiba. Mna kumatshini okhankanyiweyo we-banal ngaphambi koNyaka unqwenela, kwaye wahamba nje engazi apho. Andizange ndibe nesicwangciso sokuphunyuka. Andizange ndimlungiselele. Ngubani na okulungele oku? Ngaphandle kokuba, abasetyhini basempumalanga, ngokucophelela baxhonywe ukusuka entloko ukuya enyawo ngamanxiwa xa kwenzeka ukuxoshwa ngokungalindelekanga kwiparadesi yentsapho. Olu luqeqesho lobomi! Ndiyona nguvulindlela, ndihlala ndikulungele ukuhamba!
Andizange ndibe nexesha lokucinga ngale ngcamango engqiqo. Eduze kum iteksi yanciphisa, kwaye umqhubi, ngokubonakala krakra kwenja yokulwa, wayencibilika ewindow, wamomotheka kwaye wayelungeleka kakuhle: "Siya kuphi na?" Ndazikhumbula, ndazicingisisa ngomzuzwana kwaye, ndisahla idilesi yam udade, wangena emotweni.
Oodade babengenawo indlu , kodwa satshintshana izihluthulelo kwimeko nganye yomlilo ixesha elide, ngoko ndangena kwindlu ngaphandle kweengxaki kwaye ndayifaka iLyubasha.
"Awuyi kuhlaziya!" - wandibongoza ngezwi eligunyazayo loodadewabo omdala. - Kukho i-cognac kwi-buffet. Ndiya kuvumela igragram encinane yegram ye-gram engamashumi amahlanu! Nidle into ...
- Ewe, andiyi! Sekunjalo! - ngamazinyo, ndatshatela ngoodadewethu ngenxa yeso silumko. "Waziphanga zonke iholide, kodwa andiyi kuthetha ngokuphila konke!" Ndiyinqumle yonke imisila kanye, kwaye ke ndagcina iholide, kwaye ngoku ngoku ndikhumbule uEva wonyaka omtsha ubomi bam bonke?
- Hayi, siya kulungisa le "karma" ephosakeleyo! - Izwi likaDade liye laba noluvuyo kwaye lululo. - Namhlanje uya kwenza konke ocebise ngako: uya kuziko kwaye uza kudibana neholide evulekile ...
Ndinexesha elaneleyo lokuba ndizilungiselele. Kuphela apha ukuyala iteksi ukuya kwindawo, kwakungenangqiqo. Kwaye ndaya kwi-minibus yokugqibela. Kwakungabikho abagibeli abaninzi kuyo: indoda kunye nentombazana egqoke nguBawo Frost kunye ne-Snow Maiden, isibini esitshatileyo esithwele iingxowa kunye neengxowa, kunye nomnye umntu onobuhle obunomlenze onomthi omncinane weKhisimusi. Ndandicinga ukuba, ehleli kwi-minibus eyayibuya emva kokuthenga: uya kuzisa ikhaya elihle eluhlaza, kwaye akayi kuba nexesha lokugqoka ...
Njengoko waxhamla ecaleni kwinqanaba , i-minibus yaqhubekela phambili kwinqanaba elingenakunqwenela. Ngenye yeendlela, imoto yakhe yazithela, yaqhuma, yafa. Ngaphambi koNyaka omtsha, kwakukho isiqingatha seyure. Umqhubi wayeqalekisile, kwakuncedo ukubukela i-carburetor, uSanta Claus kunye nomgibeli nomthi, owayeshiye umthi phantsi kolawulo lwam, waqala ukujoyina. Imoto yayingathethi, iimoto zazingqongqoza ezimbi, kwaye zonke ezo zikhona-i-tarar, kubonakala ngathi yaphazamisa amazulu. Ikhephu lawa ngokukhawuleza kwaye kungalindelekanga ukuba ndiqalise, ndishiya emthini kwikhabini ndaza ngaphuma. Ngaphambi kokuba imfazwe ye-square chimes ihlale imizuzu eyi-15. Kuloo ndawo kwakufuneka ukuba isitampu ikhilomitha nesiqingatha. I-Cape ishintshe iindlebe nabagibeli kwaye yaqonda ukuba siya kudibana neeholide apha.
Umfana onamathele ngokukhawuleza nomthi wakhe weKrisimesi kwi-bheddi yeentyantyambo ezikufuphi, isibini esitshatileyo siphume kwiingxowa zabo ze-champagne kunye neentlanzi ezidliwayo, iSanta Claus noSnegurochka baxotshelwa kude apho (ndacinga ukuba ngesikhwameni ngezipho) abaphangi abagcinwa kubazukulwana. Ndacinga ngentshiseko malunga nekhekhe, ndishiywe etafileni, ndathabatha indebe yeplastiki nge-champagne ehlabayo.
- U lonwabo! Makuyeke kumnyaka ophumayo ufike kufike! - UBawo Frost uthe.
- Ewe, masidlale nomculo! Wathi umfana onomthi weKrismesi. - Jin! - wathintela ingqungquthela yam kwaye wancoma ngokunyanisekileyo nangokuvulekileyo ukuba ndandifudumala entliziyweni yam. Ndakhangela ngaphaya ndaza ndabona ukuba umnqweno wam wokuba ndidibane neeholide evulekile esibhakabhakeni. Unomdlalo ongaziwayo, uyisidenge, kodwa ndikhona apha! Wayenokubhonga ngoku, wazivalela e-bathroom yakhe, waza wayihlawula intsimbi engumntu oyisithulu, waza wazonda ii-chimes ze-Andrei ... kodwa ndilapha kwaye ngoku-apho ndifuna khona. Ngoko yonke into ihamba kakuhle - indlela okufanele ibe ngayo!
Ndazisula iinyembezi ezazizaleka , kwaye ummelwane wam wandinika i-napkin ngokukhawuleza:
"Thatha, okanye i-mascara iya kuhamba!" Waphinda wamomotheka ngokunyanisekileyo waza wandijonga kwiso. - Unamehlo amahle kakhulu kwaye acacisayo. Andikwazi ukwenza. Ngaba ziluhlaza?
Ndihleka. Ingqalelo yakhe yayingento encinci, kodwa wayeziphatha ngokunyanisekileyo nangokulula.
"Iifama ziluhlaza!" U grey?
- Ewe. Ndinguye igama likaSergey. Nawe?
- Anastasia I ...
- Ukwaziyo! - saza sazana, siphuza ingilazi ye-champagne kwaye sidibana noMnyaka omtsha kwiibhloko ezintathu ukusuka kwindawo apho umculo wawuthuthuzela kwaye izixhobo zomlilo zagubha. Kwaye bathetha noSergei ubusuku bonke. Yena andinayo indawo yokukhawuleza. Sathi siyeke uhambo lwabanye abahambahamba nabo ngokungenangqungquthela, baqhube umqhubi webhasi ye-shuttle, eyasuswa yengozi, waza wagqiba ekubeni uye kwindawo yokutya yasebusuku. Umthi wahlala phakathi kwebhodi leentyatyambo.
"Ndicinga ukuba uphumelele apha!" - utsho uSergei, xa sishiya. Ndithatha i-Andrei ifowuni engaxhamliyo ephathekayo ngaphandle kwipokhethi yam kwaye ndathula, ndiyifake ekhephu phantsi komthi ...
Kwenzeka ntoni emva koko? Iintsuku ezisixhenxe ezonwabileyo zonyaka omtsha, xa sasingakwazi ukuthetha omnye nomnye, siphuthuma ukusixelela ngathi into eyona nto. Kwaye ndafuduka kum udadewethu waya kuSergei, kuba andinakucinga ukuba ndaphila ngaphambili ngaphandle kwakhe ...