Ukuhamba kwenqwelo-moya yejini enye kaJohn F. Kennedy Jr. nge-16 kaJulayi ukusuka kwisikhululo senqwelomoya esincinci saseNew Jersey kwaphawula ukuphela kosuku olude lukaLauren Bessette. Umgcini-bhanki wotyalo-mali kwicandelo lezemali elihlangeneyo likaMorgan Stanley Dean Witter kunye neNkampani, uNkosk. Bessette wayebanjiwe kutrafikhi esuka eofisini yakhe ngo-1585 Broadway. Wayesanxibe ilokhwe yomsebenzi ye beige njengokuba wayehamba ngetela kuMnumzana Kennedy uPiper Saratoga 32.
ULauren Bessette, udade osele ekhulile womfazi kaMnu. Kennedy, uCarolyn, waqala njengomhlalutyi eMorgan Stanley ngo-1987, unyaka emva kokuphumelela kwakhe eHobart naseWilliam Smith College. Ngo-1989, washiya uMorgan Stanley waya kwiSikolo seShishini saseWharton kwiYunivesithi yasePennsylvania. Emva kokufumana iMBA ngo-1991, yabuyela kuMorgan Stanley.
Wayenobuchwephesha, utshilo owayesakuba ngumphathi kaMorgan Stanley owayesebenza noNks. Bessette ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-90. Ngelo xesha, uninzi lwabasetyhini abafumene kakuhle yayingamakhosikazi esiqhelo-okuthetha ukuba, kakhulu, kugxile kakhulu kwikhondo lomsebenzi, bezama ukukhaba iesile. Wayelungelelene ngakumbi.
Wayengumfazi onomtsalane ngokungaqhelekanga, utshilo omnye umntu asebenza naye. Wayenomntu onkqonkqozayo ngokwenene. Ndacinga ukuba mhle, kwaye ndibethwa nje.
UNks. Bessette waphumelela kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhakamileyo iGreenwich ngo-1982. EHobart naseWilliam Smith College kwilali esemaphandleni yaseGeneva, N.Y. Ootitshala bakhe bathi wayezimisele.
Ungathanda ukuba negumbi eligcweleyo likaLaurens, utshilo uNjing.Daniel McGowan, owamnika u-A ngomsebenzi wakhe weTheyithori yezeMali kunye noMgaqo-nkqubo, ikhosi akholelwa ukuba yamenza waba nomdla eWall Street. Ngokuqinisekileyo wayehlonipha izinto eziphathekayo. Kodwa kwakumnandi ukuba naye eklasini, kuba wayenomdla kwisifundo, efuna ukufunda, engoyiki ukungena kwinto eyayiloluhlobo olulawulwa ngamadoda.
Unksz Bessette, owasweleka eneminyaka engama-34, wakhula kunye noosisi uCarolyn, unyaka omnye waba mncinci kuye, kunye noLisa Ann, iwele lakhe elifanayo, eGreenwich, eConn. Uyise, uWilliam Bessette, yinjineli yokwakha, kunye nomama wakhe, uAnn, ngutitshala nomphathi. Xa amantombazana eBessette ayesemncinci, abazali babo baqhawula umtshato. Emva koko, uAnn watshata noRichard Freeman, ugqirha wamathambo. AbaFreemans ngoku bahlala e-Old Greenwich, eConn. Umnumzana Bessette uhlala eWhite Plains, NY Usapho lucele ukugubungela ukusweleka okulusizi kweentombi zabo.
Ngo-1994, uLauren Bessette wakhetha ukuhlala iminyaka emine kwiofisi kaMorgan Stanley eHong Kong. Apho, wanceda ukwenza intengiselwano yeentengiso ezinkulu. Ngexesha lakhe apho, ngo-1996, uMorgan Stanley wamnyusela kwisikhundla sokuba ngumongameli.
Kwakunzima kubafazi abangatshatanga, watsho omnye umthombo oqinileyo, owayemazi eHong Kong. Ixhomekeke kakhulu kusapho; abantu abaninzi abaya phaya batshatile. Ngandlela thile, bubunzima, kuba ayenzi kube lula kubo ukufumana umntu oza kutshata naye.
Iwele lakhe, uLisa Ann Bessette, uthathe ikhondo elahlukileyo: Emva kokuthweswa isidanga kwiDyunivesithi yaseMichigan, uxelwe ukuba ebeqhubeka nezifundo zobugqirha kwizifundo zeRenaissance eMunich.
NgoFebruwari 1998, uLauren Bessette wabuyela kwiiofisi zikaMorgan Stanley eManhattan kwaye ngoDisemba wanyuselwa ekubeni ngusekela mongameli waba yinqununu, isihloko somsebenzi inqanaba elingaphantsi komlawuli ophetheyo kwinkampani. Uchithe iintsuku zakhe ebeka izimvo zotyalo-mali kubathengi abaphambili benkampani yabucala. Kungekudala emva kokonyuselwa, wavuma ukuthenga i-loft ye-925,000 ye-artist e-17 White Street, iibhloko ezimbalwa ukusuka kwindawo yokugcina izinto e-N. Moore Street apho udade uCarolyn wayehlala khona ukusukela emtshatweni wakhe noMnu. Kennedy ngo-1996.
UNkosazana Bessette kuthiwa wayebona umvelisi wefilimu kunye nomabonakude uBobby Shriver, 45, unyana kaSargent Shriver kunye no-Eunice Kennedy Shriver, umakazi kunye nomalume kaJohn F. Kennedy Jr. Imithombo ekufuphi nosapho ithi uBessette wayesendleleni esiya kutyelela uMnu. Shriver kwisidiliya sikaMartha ngobusuku bukaJulayi 16. Esi sibini ngesele sihlale impela-veki kwindawo yokubuyela eKennedy-Onassis kufutshane nedolophu yaseGay Head.
UCarolyn Bessette noJohn Kennedy bahlala bengqongwe ngamajelo eendaba; ukufa kwabo kuye kwaphawulwa kakhulu. Kwabo babemazi uLauren Bessette, kubonakala ngathi kukho into engahambelaniyo malunga noko; wayengadumanga, kodwa wayengumfazi ophumeleleyo, ekomelela kwaye ezonwabela ebaleni elilawulwa yindoda. Omnye owayesebenza naye, owayesazi iindaba ezimbi, uthe: Usenokuba uphumelele ngakumbi kunabo.
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UAubrey Mike, 30, wayesebenza eMorgan Stanley kwisebe leenkonzo zokuprinta. Emva koko, kwihlobo ephelileyo, wafumana i-hernia ukusuka ekuphakamiseni izitaki ezinzima zephepha. Ufumene imbuyekezo yabasebenzi- $ 400 ngeveki, utshilo njalo ngooLwezihlanu- kwaye imali iye kwi-cocaine. Wayesenza icocaine ukusukela ngo-1992, kodwa ngoku yayisiya isiba mandundu. Yayingumkhwa weedola ezili-1,500 ngobusuku ngaxa lithile, utshilo. Ukuhlawulela oko, wathengisa yonke into esegumbini lakhe. Kwinqanaba lakhe eliphantsi, wazama, ngelize, ukuthengisa ibrashi yokucoca indlu yangasese nge- $ 1.
Ngo-Okthobha 13, wayeka icocaine, ngoncedo lweNarcotic Anonymous kunye nomama wakhe. Ngoku ungumbane. Uhlala kwigumbi elikwisitrato esiseNtshona ye-163 kunye nonina kunye neekati ezisibhozo. Umnumzana Mike ukwangumhlekisi. Kwaye oko kusizisa kwihotele yaseWashington-Jefferson eWest 51st Street, apho abonakala khona ngoku. Hayi kwigumbi lokuphumla okanye nantoni na enjalo- kodwa kwelinye lamagumbi ehotele. Igumbi le-114, ukuba lichane ngqo. Ngena nje ungene ehotele, fumana umnyango ophawulwe u-114, uvule, nanko esenza ihlaya. Ufumene igig emva kokuphulukana nokubheja (uMnu.Mike uthathe iiKnick ngaphezulu kweSpurs) kunye noBob Lindenbaum, umphathi wehotele.
Umnumzana Lindenbaum ubekele bucala iGumbi 114 njengohlobo lwegumbi lobugcisa. Iprojekthi yokuqala yayiyimbonakalo yetshizi ngumculi we-SoHo uCosimo Cavallaro. Yayingengomboniso, kanye – umzobi egqume nje Igumbi 114, umgangatho ukuya kwisilingi, kwiipawundi ezili-1 zeGruyère naseSwitzerland. Kwakunzima kakhulu, kwicandelo leNew York Times City uhlobo lendlela.
Ngoku lithuba lika Mnu. Mike. Nguye isenzo sokuqala sokuqhubeka emva kwesonka samasi. Ivumba lalilele kwaye kwakusekho amasuntswana eshizi ancamathele eluphahleni. UMnu Mike uhlala kwigumbi kude kube phakathi ku-Agasti. Ukuba ulele kwaye umntu unkqonkqoza emnyango, kufuneka avuke enze kancinci.
Igumbi lesonka samasi! Mnu Mike wakhwaza malunga ne-11 P.M. ngobusuku bukaJulayi 14, ubusuku bakhe bokuqala ehotele. Yayinuka kakubi kakhulu emva kokuba beyicocile. Ndiza kufumana isiqhumiso saseAfrika apha! Siza kufumana i-Afrocentric, sinokutya komphefumlo okuzayo, nathi.
Wayejikeleza egumbini efloppy, omnyama nomhlophe uGqirha Seuss umnqwazi, ibhafu yokuhlambela eblowu kunye neenyawo ezingenanto.
Abantwana abane – bonke abantakwabo – batyhala umnyango. Babenxibe iimpahla zebhasikidi e-Spalding.
Ngaba ucinga ukuba ndiyahlekisa? Mnu Mike uthe. Inye, zimbini, zintathu – ndiyahlekisa?
Yesssss, utshilo uMiguel, uChris, uBrian kunye noMark Anthony Andujar.
Enkosi kakhulu, utshilo uMnu. Aba ngabaphulaphuli bam ebusuku. Amakhwenkwe ayekhubekile kancinci kwaye uMnu.Mike waya kwimowudi kaDon Rickles: Nantso izizwe zam! Beka iCoke, sana. Sprite – akusekho kwakho! Akusekho Sprite! Wena, ubeka nje iichips, uba mkhulu, ube mkhulu, usana! Uhlala kude neetshiphusi.
Kungekudala, uMnu.Mike wazinciphisa izibane waza wangena kwidolophu. Ngaphakathi, wabeka imask yokuKhwaza phantsi komnqwazi kaGqr.Seuss wafaka imiqamelo emithathu kwilokhwe yakhe yokuhlamba. Emva koko watsibela ngaphandle kwekhabethe kwaye waqala ukudanisa isitayile se-herky-jerky kwaye waxhuma ebhedini. Abazalwana bakaAndujar bahleka kakhulu. Emva koko wabakhupha.
Uyabona ukuba kuya kuba nzima kangakanani oku? Utsho ehleli phez'kwe bed ebasa umsi eqala ibali lakhe. Ushiye ikhaya eDanville, Va., Eneminyaka eli-15. Emva kweZiko i-Old Dominion Job Corps kunye neYunivesithi yaseNorfolk State, wafudukela eNew York ngo-1992. Uye wabanethamsanqa apha endleleni. Uye wagxothwa kakhulu, wachitha iintsuku ezintandathu entolongweni ngenxa yokubetha umhlobo wakhe ngebhola ye-baseball (waqhekeza amadolo, iingalo kunye neembambo), indlu yakhe yabanjwa ngumlilo, wawa kwiscaffolding (wayenomsebenzi wabasebenzi, naye) , ucengile kuloliwe ongaphantsi. Ngesinye isihlandlo, wathi, waphila iintsuku ezimbini kungekho nto ngaphandle kwembewu kajongilanga. Ngesinye isihlandlo, watya amaTshayina kwindawo yenkunkuma.
Ngobusuku obulandelayo, nge-15 kaJulayi, sasisegumbini, sabelana ngeRock Rock kunye neCamel Lights. Kwakusisihogo esihlekisayo namhlanje, utshilo. Ebenxibe ezantsi kwe pyjama kunye ne T-shirt ebhalwe I'm Not smiling, I'm Passing Gas. Uthe uya kulala iiyure ezintathu kunye nesidlo sakusasa seeburger ezimbini, iifries kunye nombethe weNtaba. Emva koko, wajikeleza ihotele ephethe imiqamelo phantsi kwengubo yakhe yokuhlambela, ekhwaza: Ujonge ntoni? Awuzange umbone umntu otyebileyo enxibe impahla yokuhlambela? Abantu abahlanu beza kumbona.
Eli nenekazi likhulu, linqonqoza emnyango, lithi, ‘Ndivile ukuba ubungumhlekisi, ndivile ukuba leli ligumbi lokuhlekisa. Ndenze ndihleke! ’Ndandingathi,‘ Ayisebenzi ngoluhlobo. ’‘ Uthetha ukuthini? ’Bendifana,‘ Awazi le mfihlo yamahlaya? Awuyazi into yokuba awubuzi comic ukuze uhlekise? '' Kutheni ungakhe? 'Bendifana,' Uzondihlawula! 'Wayefana,' Hayi! 'Ndandifana,' Yimalini Ucinga ukuba ndixabisekile? Ufana, 'Ipenny enye.' Ndandifana, 'Kulungile!' Emva koko waqala wahleka.
Kungekudala, uMnu.Mike wayendixelela ngeentsuku zakhe zikaMorgan Stanley: Ngenye imini, saba nentlanganiso enkulu xa uDean Witter wayedibana noMorgan Stanley. Wonke umntu kwigumbi lebhodi, intlanganiso enkulu. Kwakungenxa yobisi. Umntu othile ubile ubisi lomntu kwifriji. Uye watyibilika kwilizwi eli-bland elimhlophe: Kulungile, wonke umntu makahlale phantsi. Oku kakhulu, kakhulu kakhulu. Ngoku – ngubani othathe ubisi lukaJimmy? Ngesiquphe, uMnu. Mike watshintshela kwisincoko samakhwenkwe asekhaya: ‘Ngubani othathe ubisi lukaJimmy!’ Ke emva kokuba oko kwenzekile, yayilixesha lokuba ndiqhubeke.
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