Umama-mkhwenkwe, endiyithandayo amehlo, wathi: "Ndiyilethe indoda yam! Khangela, ugxuma! Uya kugqiba nge ... "- andizange ndive ukuqhubeka kwebinzana: emva kokuphosa ibhatyi, ndaphuma emva kolya. Ukuhla kwindlu yesango, ndabona imoto yethu ishiya isango. Wagijima emva kwakhe enethemba lokuba umyeni wam uza kundibona aze athathe kunye naye. Kwakungenakunzima ukuhlala yedwa kunye noninazala. Ukugijimela esitratweni, ndaqonda ukuba ndade ndibuya: imoto, ukukhawuleza ngokukhawuleza, yayisekude. Ndatshitshiswa kukuba andinakukwazi ukuthatha uKolya, ndandifuna ukubuyela endlwini, xa ngokukhawuleza ... Iibhuleki zatshitshisa, isandi sokubetha kunye nesandi seglasi ephukileyo sava ... Ndiyakhumbula ukukrokra ngokukrakra, kwaye ke yonke into yenzeke ngathi : abantu baphuma ezindlwini baza babalekela kwimeko yengozi, ndaza ndema, ndibambe isango, kwaye andinakuqhawula ukujonga kwam kwinqaba ephothiweyo yensimbi eyayisandula imoto yethu.
Kulapho, ngaphakathi, wayeyindoda yam. Yonke inqabile phambi kwam amehlo. Kwakukho ingxolo ephazamisayo ezindlebeni zam, ngokungathi iingqungquthela ezinkulu zokugubha zandijikeleza zivela kumacala onke. Kwaye ke yonke into yanyamalala: Ndaziqonda ... Ndavuka ndinyani ukuba umntu undibetha ngokukhawuleza ehlathini. Ndavula amehlo am, ndazibona ngaphaya kwam. Indoda eyandinceda ukuba ndivuke, ndikhawuleze ukuba ndiqiniseke: "Umyeni wakho usaphila. "I-ambulensi" yakhe yamyisa kwi-ambulensi. Ndiyakuthatha khona-ndikho emotweni. " Isibhedlele sadibana kunye noxolo, iphunga le bleach kunye nobumhlophe obungapheliyo. Ndendwendwela ixesha elide kunye neendlela ezide ezingenanto. Isebe lalibonakala lifa ... Ngokukhawuleza, weva emva kwakhe. Waphenduka waza wabona ugqirha.
- Sawubona. Umyeni wam wangena engozini namhlanje, ndatshelwa ukuba useli sebe. Andizi ukuba ngubani ondixelela oko kwenzeka kuye ...
"Liliphi igama lakho?"
- Malik. Nikolay Malik. Ngeeyure ezimbini ezedlulileyo i-ambulensi yamlethela.
Ugqirha wathi, "Uphilile, kodwa wangeniswa, kwaye akazange afike kuye." Umyeni wakho unomngcipheko onobundlobongela, ingalo yakhe kunye nokusika amaninzi kuphukile. Watshitshiswa, kwaye yonke into iya kulungiswa ngesandla sakhe. Kodwa inzakalo yam intloko iyakhathaza. Senza i-ray-ray, akukho i-hematoma apho ... I-cardiogram ilungile. Kodwa ayaziwa ukuba i-coma ihlala ixesha elide kwaye yintoni imiphumo eya kuba nayo.
Ngoku ndiya kukuthatha ewadi apho umyeni wakho elele khona. Thetha, yibamba isandla sakho. Mxelele ukuba unomntu onokubuyela kuwo. Senza konke esinakho, kwaye ngoku iyeza iphela kwaye ikholo lomntu liqala ... Ndahlala phantsi kweColya kwada kwasa. Ndachukumisa isandla sakhe ndaza ndatsho ukuba ndixhalabele ngaye kunye nendlela endifuna ukuba into embi ibe ngasemva. Ngaphambi kokushiya, waguqa, wathinta isifuba sakhe ngomlomo wakhe wathi: "Ndiyakuthanda, buyela kungekudala!" Kwaye kwabonakala ngathi amaqhekeza kaColin ayathuthumela. Ndishiye, ndithatha ithemba entliziyweni yam. ... Kwakunokuthula ngaphakathi kwindlu. Ndakhangela ekhitshini ndaza ndabona: umama-mkhwe uhleli etafileni kwindawo efanayo apho ndamshiya ngokuhlwa, elandela umyeni wakhe. Wakhubeka kuye amehlo akhe ezele inzondo kwaye iqhubi lahlehla phantsi kwayo: ngokuba kwakubonakala ngathi kwakungekho yengozi kwaye lo busuku obubi, kwaye uKolya umnyango wayedla ngokuvala .... Ngelishwa, kwakuyinto engafanelekanga. Kodwa ngoku ummangalela wam umyeni akazange andixelele ngokuzisa umyeni wam ukuphazamiseka kwemihlaba, kodwa ngenxa yokuba le nto yenzeke ngenxa yam. Ndazama ukuxelela uKolya umama yonke into endiyifunayo esibhedlele. Kodwa yena wangiphazamisa ngesenzo esibangelisayo.
- Ungakhathazeki. Ndathetha kwifowuni kunye nogqirha wam. - Wavuka kakhulu waza waphuma, kwaye ndahlala ndihleli nentloko yam ezandleni zam kwaye ndigwinxa iinyembezi zam. Xa ndakhawuleza ekhaya, ngesizathu esithile ndaqiniseka ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba ubuhlungu obuqhelekileyo buya kunyanzela umama-mkhwe ukuphelisa imfazwe efihlekileyo awayekulwe nayo kunyaka wonke. Kunyaka odlulileyo, njengomfazi kaColia, ndawela umda wendlu, eyakhiwa ngaphambi kwemfazwe. Kwiindonga kunye nakwiesityuli kwakukho ezininzi iifoto kwiiflethi eziveziweyo. Xa ndijonge, ndaqaphela ukuba abaninzi babo - ibhinqa elikhangayo kunye neentsana ezimbini ezintle. Kwesinye sezithombe eziseduze nabo ndabona uKolya amomotheka waza waqonda ukuba lo mfazi wayeyintombi yakhe yokuqala uMarina. Bahlula iminyaka emine edlulileyo. Andizange ndiyazi izizathu zokuphuka. Kwimibuzo yam, Kolya waphendula wathi: "Akuzange kusebenze ..." Ngelo xesha andizange ndikulindele ukuba ndiza kulwa nomlozo kaMarina, owayehlala kule ndlu. Uninazala wakhe wenza inkokheli yomyeni wakhe owayengumkhwenyana wangaphambili waza wamlonda ngenkumbulo yakhe. Kwaye kwakungekho ndawo, ndahlala ndiziva ngathi ndingumphambukeli, ndingazama ukuphinda ndabanjwe ngamehlo kaColina Mama.
Ngesizathu esifanayo, ndamkela kumamazala kamanyathelo onke kwaye ndinyamezela ngokunyamezela itoni yakhe yokuhlekisa. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha isikhalazo sabonakala somelele kangangokuba ndayeka ukuzibamba, kwaye ke sasixabana phakathi kwethu. UColya wayezama ukudibanisa amacala alwa. Kodwa umsebenzi wakhe wokugcina uxolo wayephelela ekuphelelweni, waza wabuya ekhaya ukuba alinde "isiqhwithi" entendelezweni okanye aphelise amandla akhe ngokuhamba ngokujikeleza kwesi sixeko. Lo mkhuba wabangela intlekele. Ndahlala ndingaphandle ekhitshini xa umamazala wangena kwakhona, faka ifowuni ifakwe kwisigumbi sokuhlala etafileni, yavula umatshini wokuphendula. "Sawubona, Nick," ndiva ilizwi lomfazi. "Andikwazi ukufikelela kuwe kwi-mobile, ngoko ndibiza ekhaya." Uyakhumbula ukuba ucele abantwana ukuba bachithe le holide yasebusika kunye nawe? Ndagqiba ekubeni le nto ingcono, kwaye uLisa noAndrey balahlekile kakhulu. Ndiya kubazisa ngomso. Isitimela siya kuwe ngehora enye ntambama, iimoto ezisibhozo. " "Kwakhona yena, yonke indawo ... - ndacinga ngokulangazelela. "Kwimeko enzima kangaka, njengenhlanhla iya kuba nayo, iphinda ikhumbuze ukuba khona kwayo ..." Wabukela umkhwekazi wakhe. "UMarina wabiza xa ummelwane efika egijima waza wathi u-Kolya ..." watyula waza wanezela ngelizwi elibi: "Kungenxa yokuba ndilahlekelwe ngabazukulu bam."
Ndiphantse ndigubungele ukungabi nabulungisa okunjalo: "Mama, uthetha ntoni na? Emva koko, mna noKolya sadibana emva kokuqhawula kwakhe uMarina. Ndingakanani na ukuba ndenze i-scapegoat ngaphandle kwam? Ndalindela ukuba omnye umbhede wodaka wawuthululela kum, kodwa ... Umama-mkhwe wayesehleli, ehlaba umlomo umlomo wakhe, kunye neinyembezi zabonakala emehlweni akhe. Kwakungekho okungafani naye kangangokuba ndandithatyathwa. Ngaphandle kokukhangela mna, uMama uColin wathi: "Ngaphambi, le ndlu yayigcwele ubomi. UAndryusha wazalelwa, kwaye unyaka kamva uLizchka. Babedlala kangaka! ULisa wangilandela ngomsila: Ndaya endlwini yangasese, kwaye wayephantsi komnyango ... "Mkhulu, phuma!" U-Andrei ungumphangi. Ukuba ithe cwaka, ke wacinga uhlobo oluthile lwesikolo ... Ndacinga ... ndaphupha ukuba uKolya noMarina babeya kuxolelana, kwaye yonke into iya kuba yinto efanayo. Kwaye ke wabonakala, kwaye yonke into endiyithembayo yachitha ... UDina Sergeyevna wagubungela ubuso bakhe ngezandla zakhe. Kwaye ndahlala ndibukele njengoko iinyembezi ziphuma ngaphantsi kwezandla zakhe kwaye zihamba ngeemvula ezicacileyo zezinyembezi.
Kwaphela unyaka, lo mfazi onamandla onomdla onzima kwaye oyimfihlo wayeyintloko yam intlungu yam, kwaye ngoku, ukuvula umphefumlo wakhe kancinci, ngokukhawuleza wamvusa ukuba ndiziva ndiba nosizi.
- Mama, ungalili. Kunzima kuthi bobabini ngoku. Kuhle ukuba uMarina wanquma ukuzisa abantwana kwiholide, baya kuvuselela le nto ncinane. Ndiya kwisikhululo ngoku kwaye uza nabo apha ... Ewe, nangaphezulu ... Musa ukuxelela abazukulu bakho ukuba kwakukho intlungu kunye noyise. Masithi uKolya wayefanele ahambe ngorhwebo ngokukhawuleza. Vumelani abantwana bavuye ngoNyaka omtsha. Uninazala wathabatha izandla zakhe ebusweni bakhe waza wandijonga ngethemba.
"Ingaba uya ku-esiteshini sesitimela kwaye uzisa abantwana?"
- Kakade. Ngaba ufuna ukuba ndiyamema uMarina ukuba achithe iiholide nathi? Ukubuhlungu komama kamama-mkhwenkwe.
- Anechka, yiyiphi indoda enhle, ucinga kakuhle kangakanani ... Ukuba uMarina kuphela uyavuma. Owe, "wathi, ngokubetha izandla," akukho nto yokubondla. Ndiza kupheka ngokuhlwa. Ucinga ntoni, i-rassolnik kunye ne-pancake ne-cottage cheese-evamile? Lizonka uyabathanda. Kwaye siya kuvula i-compote yamapeaches, ewe?
"Mkhulu, Mama." Ndaya, okanye sele ndibe sele ndiba neshumi elinesibini isiqingatha, ndiloyiko lokuba ndiza kuhamba. Ndagijimela kwigumbi lokulinda ekuqaleni kweyesibini. Kwakungenanto, kwaye ngokukhawuleza ndaqonda kwinkwenkwezi ngokukhawuleza ukulinganisa ivesi phakathi kwamabhentshi, uMarina. Kwaye nabantwana ababini, abahlala kwintengiso, babheka.
Ndathi kuMarina: "Sawubona, igama lam nguAna, ndingumfazi kaColin ..." Lo mfazi wayiphakamisela amaqabunga akhe ephazamisayo.
- Uphi u-Kolya? Ngaba uxakekile kangangokuthi akakwazi ukuhlangabezana nabantwana bakhe?
- Nick esibhedlele ...
"Yintoni eyenzekayo kuye?" UMarina wabuza ngokuxhalabisa.
- Izolo ndenze ingozi. Ingxaki yomthwalo, inzima kakhulu, isalokhu i-coma.
Emehlweni kaMarina wachaza intlungu kunye nokudideka. Ngaphandle kwegama, wakhawuleza waya ebhentshini, wabamba iqhosha le-suitcase ... Wayecinga, wayibuyisela endaweni kwaye wabuyela kum. Abantwana baphakamisa iintloko zabo baza babheka umama wabo.
"Bamvumela?"
- Bandivumela kuphela kwiyunithi yonyango enzulu ...
- Ireyithi yokubuyela iya kuba kwiyure nesiqingatha. Ndinetikiti enye kuphela. Ngaba ucinga ukuba ngoku ungathatha ithikithi kwiofisi yetikiti? - UMarina wathetha ngokukhawuleza, ngokukrazula ngokukrakra umtya wengxowa.
Ndachukumisa ingalo yakhe: "Musa ukukhawuleza ... UDina Sergeyevna ulindele wena nabantwana. Kunzima kuye ngoku. ULisa no-Andrey baya kukwazi ukumphazamisa encinane kwiingcinga ezibuhlungu. Kwaye abantwana banokuthi ubaba wabo unomsebenzi ophuthumayo wohambo ... "UMarina wandiphulaphula. Kwakucacile ukuba wayesengabaza. Abantwana abazange bamthathe amehlo, uAndrew wavuka esebhentshini waza wathatha amanyathelo amancinci ekukholeni kwethu.
- UDina Sergeyevna ulahlekelwa ngokwenene abantwana. Musa ukungongeza kwintlungu, ungashiyi, - ndaqhubeka ndikholisa. Ekugqibeleni wenza isigqibo.
- Lo nguAnina uAnya. Ngoku siye ku-Dina umakhulu.
"Uphi na uTata?" Wabuza uLisa.
"Uhambo loshishino." Ngokukhawuleza xa ehlawula yonke imicimbi yakhe, uya kufika ngokukhawuleza. Uninazala wayelinde esangweni. Ukusibona, kwaqhaqhazela ukumomotheka waza wakhawuleza ukudibana. Emva kokubamba abazukulu bam kunye noMarina, wandibuza endlebeni yam: "Ndiyabonga." Indlu endala yavuselela kwaye yadibana namazwi omntwana. Kodwa kwakunzima kubantu abadala, kwakunzima kubantu abadala, i-informant iphendule njalo: "Urhulumente alitshintshi" ... Iintsuku ezimbini ezilandelayo ndachitha kwi-hsle. Iimveliso ezithengiweyo, izipho, zisiwe kwaye zambethe umthi weKrismesi. Kwaye, ke, ndahlala ixesha elide kufuphi no Kolya. Ndamxelela malunga nento yonke: malunga nokuba abantwana bahlala nathi, kwaye sonke simlindele kakhulu ukuba abe nathi. Kwakuhlwa ngoDisemba 31. ULisa noAndrei babesele belele egumbini eliphezulu, kwaye abathathu bethu behleli etafileni. Bahlala bodwa, kodwa ngokucacileyo bacinga ngento efanayo: "njani uKolya?"
Izandla zeholo lomdonga kuboniswe kumzuzu elishumi ukuya kweshumi elinesibini. "Ewe, mantombazana, uNyaka omtsha usadingeka ukudibana," - ekugqibeleni waphula uxolo lomkhwekazi wakhe waqala ukuvula i-champagne. Kwaye ndacinga ukuba ukuba ilizwi elithi "njani ukuhlangabezana nomnyaka kwaye uyichithe" lichanekile, ngoko unyaka ozayo andithembisi nto into enhle. Kwaye ke ifowuni yavuma. UDina Sergeyevna wagijima, kodwa ke wahlala phantsi esihlalweni, eqaqa intliziyo yakhe. Ndaya efonini kumagxamo amanyanisekileyo ndathabatha ifowuni. Umama-mkhwenkwe noMarina babandijonga ngenyameko. "UAle Aleevevna?" - Ndive ilizwi likaKonstantin Eduardovich. "Umyeni wakho usandul 'ingqondo." Imemori nentetho ibuyiselwa. Wabuza malunga nawe waza wathumela imibingelelo kunye novuyo. Ngoku yonke into iya kuhamba kakuhle. Ndandiqonda ukuba kwakufuneka ndiphendule into ethile, kodwa umqala wam wawuxinwa yi-spasm, yonke into yayithuthunyiswa yinto yolonwabo. Ugqirha, ngokucacileyo, wayeyiqonda imeko yam, ngoko wathi: "Unyaka omtsha ovuyayo!" - kwaye waxhoma. Ngokuqinisekileyo iindaba zabhalwa ebusweni bam, kuba umamazala kunye noMarina bagijimela kum. Imininzi imizuzu yethu emithathu sakhala ngathi njengowesifazane ngelizwi ... Xa bexakeke kancane baze bahlala etafileni, iwashi sele isele imizuzu emihlanu edlulileyo. Ngoko ndadibana noMnyaka omtsha, ndabetha ngothuka. Kodwa ukuba ilizwi elidala liyinyaniso, ngoko unyaka ozayo uya kuba ngowona mhle kunabo bonke, owona mhle kakhulu kwaye unonwabisayo ebomini bam.