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Kwakukho emva kwemini ngoSeptemba xa uCarrie wayeya kwenye indawo okanye enye, kwaye zazininzi kakhulu izithuthi kwaye wehla ekhumbini wahamba wehla embindini weMadison Avenue enxibe ibhulukhwe ebizayo. Masijongane nayo, wacinga: Ungumnikazi wale dolophu.
Mamela, sweetie, utshilo uMnu. Big, kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, abantu abakuthandi njengoko ungathanda ukucinga ukuba bayakwenza.
Ewe? Ke ngoku? Uye wakhupha ibhiya kwifriji.
Bacinga ukuba une-ajenda. Kodwa abazi ukuba yintoni.
Ngaba leyo yingxaki yam?
Yiyo kanye le ndiyithethayo.
Ngoobani aba ‘bantu,’ phofu?
Ndizama nje ukukunika ingcebiso, utshilo. Ndizama nje ukukunceda. Unengcwangu kakhulu.
UCarrie waziva etyibilika kuloo ndawo imbi kwakhona entlokweni yakhe. Ngexesha leshumi elinanye ezinyangeni.
Ukuba ufuna ukundinceda, ungandinyanzeli ngezimvo eziphosakeleyo, ezingenalwazi malunga nabahlobo bakho abanekhowudi, abonakele, abangenalo nolwazelelelo lokuba bangatshatanga, wakhwaza. Ngubani ongazange atye izinja ezishushu inyanga yonke ngenxa yokuba bengenayo imali eyoneleyo yokuthenga ukutya okungalunganga. KULUNGILE.? Ungandixeleli ukuba ndinengcwangu.
Injalo: Wena yeyakho le dolophu.
Wayengalindelanga ukuchitha loo mpelaveki. Wayelindele ukuhlala kwipateni yokubamba. Ukumthiya, ukuzicaphukela. Ukuhamba kwiintshukumo eziqhelekileyo zolwalamano.
Kule veki, wayehleli yedwa kwindlu enkulu eMpuma Hampton eyedwa. Utsalele umnxeba qho ngokuhlwa nge-11. Ngenye ingokuhlwa uye wafowuna wathi enye inkwenkwana eneminyaka engama-30 ubudala ibithandana naye kumsitho.
Ngaba kufanelekile ukuba ndichukunyiswe koku? uthe.
Ufumana iqhude elibi, utshilo. Yintoni ebangela ukuba ucinge ukuba ungangumntu ombi kangaka?
Andifuni ukuba nale ncoko.
Awusoze ufune ukuncokola, utshilo.
Xa wayefika ngolwesiHlanu kwakusasa, wayelele ebhedini, ejonge inkqubela yenkanyamba kuMjelo weMozulu. Ukubukela imifanekiso yesathelayithi ngapha nangapha. Iya kuba yinto ephosakeleyo, utshilo. Ihlala ilahlekile.
Khumbula unyaka ophelileyo? uthe.
Ibiyenye yezona mpelaveki zimnandi, nangona ephantse warhaxwa. NgeCawa emva kwento ebizwa ngokuba yinkanyamba, bebeye elunxwemeni kwaye amaza ayelukrolile ulwandle ngesiqingatha. Wonke umntu wayequbha kwindawo yangasemva kwaye kwakushushu kwaye kukhohlisa. UCarrie waye waqengqeleka ngumtshangatshangiso kwaye watshona elunxwemeni, esoyika kodwa eqonda, kunye neqela elingaqhelekanga elenzeka ngexesha lobungozi, umlomo wakhe wawuvulekile kwaye ekhwaza.
Khange ifike kuye ukuba xa uburhaxwa, umlomo wakho uya kuvuleka, kungena amanzi ngokungxama.
Wahlamba elunxwemeni, wathi xa ephuma, uMnu Big emi apho, ehleka.
Wayetshona emanzini kwaye wayecinga ukuba kuyahlekisa.
Akawufumananga umohluko.
Wayengakwazi ukufunda phakathi kwemigca, jonga ama-nuances. Kwakungekho mfuneko. Yayingeyiyo loo nto abanini zabelo bamhlawulela yona. Kwakumnyama okanye kumhlophe. Ngaphakathi okanye ngaphandle.
‘Uyaphambana kancinci’
Ukufika kwabo ekhaya bevela kwisidlo sangokuhlwa ngempela-veki inkanyamba ephosiweyo, wathi akayazi into amakayenze. Wayengakwazi ukuya phambili. Wayecinga ukuba mabaqhubeke. Waqala walila. Hayi kuye, ngenxa yakhe. Wayemhlangule kubomi bakhe obonwabisayo, kwaye ngoku wayemphosa emva. Waziva ngathi uyinto yokwenza loo nto, ngenxa yokuba izinto kufanele ukuba zinjalo, ngenxa yokungakwazi ukumnika into ayifunayo. Into yokugqibela awayeyifuna kukumenzakalisa.
Elona candelo lalingekho kwincwadi yesikhokelo yayiyimpendulo yakhe: Waqala ukuhleka. Owu, ndiphe ikhefu, utshilo.
Ndiyazi ukuba uthandana nam, utshilo.
Ucinga ukuba ndithandana nawe, utshilo.
Ndiyazi ukuba unguye.
Uya?
Ewe.
Ewe, uthe, andiyiyo.
Ndim lo, utshilo. Akunyanzelekanga ukuba uxoke.
Andingo. Ndingathandana njani nawe xa ungathandani nam? Yenye yemigaqo leyo. Sukuyaphula imigaqo.
Uye wangena kwigumbi lokuhlambela wasusa iilensi zakhe zonxibelelwano. Eli iya kuba lixesha lokugqibela endiza kuchitha ubusuku kule ndlu, wacinga. Xa ebuya ngaphandle, wathi, andifuni ukuba ngolu hlobo.
Ewe uyenzile, utshilo, kuba kunjalo.
Ndifuna nje ukuba nomntu oqhelekileyo, watsho. Ndifuna nje ukuba nobomi obuqhelekileyo.
Uxolo, watsho.
Uyageza kancinci, utshilo. Umdala kakhulu ukuba wenze ngendlela owenza ngayo. Kufuneka ukhule. Uye wazinyamekela. Ndiyoyika wena. Awunakucinga ukuba abantu baya kukukhathalela ngalo lonke ixesha.
Ke ngoku? uthe.
Awunakho ukwenza ngathi una-12, utshilo. Awunakho ukubuyela ekhaya ngentsimbi yesi-4 kusasa.
Uninzi lwabantwana abaneminyaka eli-12 ubudala ababuye ekhaya ngentsimbi yesi-4 kusasa.
Uyayazi ndithetha ukuthini. Andikwazi ukuyithatha. Akukho mntu uqhelekileyo unokuyithatha. Uhlala usenza ntoni kude kube yi-4 kusasa?
Ukuthetha, wakhwaza. Ukuthetha nabahlobo bam. Ukuthetha nabantu abanento yokuthetha.
Cwaka.
Sukuba nexhala ngayo, utshilo. Musa ukufumana i-knickers yakho kwi-twist. Sobabini sakhonza injongo komnye nomnye kwaye ngoku kugqityiwe. Zinjalo ke ubudlelwane. Yicinge njengamava okufunda.
Andiyikholelwa lonto, utshilo. Ndiyakholelwa kuthando lokwenene.
Emva koko wacinga: Mhlawumbi wayengenalo lonke ulwazi.
'Ubuphi'
UNico Barone wayevukile ngenxa yesizathu esicacileyo: Wayesandula ukuqhawula umtshato. Ndifumanisa ukuba umtshato uyadika kwaye uyaphazamisa ngokwasengqondweni, utshilo. Wayeseofisini yakhe, enxibe iitreyi zokukhupha izinyo. Wayenamaphupha amabi: uBob Woodward emleqa ejikeleza igaraji yokupaka engaphantsi komhlaba. Andifuni kuphinda ndiye apho kwakhona, utshilo.
Le yayiziintsuku ezimbalwa emva kokuqhekeka impelaveki. Phakathi evekini, uMnu.Big wayefownile ebuza uCarrie ukuba ufuna ukuphuma aye kwindlu eseMpuma Hampton. Ulwalamano aluzange luphele. Kuya kufuneka ndicinge ngayo, ebetshilo.
Endaweni yokuba uCarrie noNico baye kuMartha'Isidiliya, apho athe wachitha impela-veki ukuzikhathaza ngotywala. NgoMgqibelo ebusuku, baya kwitheko apho badibana nomfana abambiza ngokuba nguMnumzana Omkhulu kaMartha's Isidiliya.
Yintoni le uyenzayo? Wabuza uNico.
Ndikuphuhliso lwezixhobo zendalo kunye nokuhlola kwindawo eyayisakuba yiSoviet Union, utshilo.
Owu, ukwigolide neoyile eRashiya, utshilo uNico. Uye wahlawulela iziselo zabo ngebhili yedola entsha. UNico wayesoloko enamakhulu amatsha.
Simelwe kukuba sisityebi, utshilo uCarrie. Yiyo kuphela indlela.
Xa uCarrie ebuyayo kusasa ngoMvulo, bekukho umyalezo ovela kuMnumzana uBig. Ubuphi? Khange ndive kuwe yonke impelaveki.
Ngokungathi.
Watsalela umnxeba kwakhona ngoMvulo, emva kwemini. Ilizwi lakhe lalivakala lingaqhelekanga, nokuba kunikwe iimeko. Oku akusebenzi kum. Andikwazi ukwenza oku. Ngengqondo yam… andinakuqhubeka. Ayinamveliso ... kum.
Enkosi ngokufowuna, utshilo uCarrie. Ndiyabona ukuba unentlungu ezininzi phambi kwakho. Ubeke umnxeba wafowunela uNico Barone. Ndikhululekile, utshilo.
Ngokwenene? Utshilo uNico.
Kwakukho into malunga nendlela awathetha ngayo elo lizwi, inene, kwaye kulapho uCarrie waqala ukukrokrela ukuba kungakho omnye umntu. Kungenxa yokuba leyo yayiyinxalenye yepateni.
Ukutya Oyster
Umyeni kaNico owayesakuba ngumyeni wakhe yayingu-Dirk Winston, umbhali wenoveli omthubi, onesitokhwe owathathwa njengonokubaluleka malunga nemizuzu eli-10 emva kokuba incwadi yakhe yokuqala yaphuma kwiminyaka emithandathu eyadlulayo. Xa wafudukela eNew York esuka eBoston, wanyuswa ngooDiekes, isibini esitshatileyo esasisibini ababezintatheli ezinamabhongo. Yena no Winnie Dieke babengabahlobo eHarvard.
Ezi zibini zibini zaziza kudla isidlo sangokuhlwa endlwini kaDirk noNico eSag Harbour. UWinnie wayehlala etafileni athabathe uNico Intambo eblowu upheka ngemfoloko yakhe. Ewe, ngokuqinisekileyo kubonakala kunomdla, wayeya kuthi. Emva koko wayebeka ifolokhwe phantsi kwaye achukumise umlomo wakhe ngeqhiya. UNico, kutheni ufuna ukuba kumabonakude? watsho. Akukho ntatheli yokwenyani kumabonwakude. Kufuneka ube ngumpheki.
Ndiyayithanda iTV, uNico angatsho.
Kwiinyanga kamva, uNico noDirk babehamba ngeGrand Central Terminal kwaye umfana onxibe kakuhle enxibe isuti wahamba waya kuNico wathi, Awunguye kwiABC? UDirk wajika wahamba ngokukhawuleza kwisitishi. UNico waya kwi-Oyster Bar wayalela uMary onegazi kunye neebluepoints ezintandathu. Ngo-11: 30 ekuseni.
UDick wangasese
Ekupheleni kukaJulayi, uCarrie wayehleli kwisitudiyo esisezantsi edolophini ethathelwe umfanekiso wakhe wemagazini. Umzobi we-makeup wayefaka isiseko solwelo ebusweni bakhe ngebrashi yepeyinti. Umfoti wathi, Sifuna uhamba ze. Awunangxaki ngokuba ze. Uyenzile ngaphambili, eh? ngendlela yaseYurophu yemvelaphi engapheliyo.
Ndinganxiba impahla yam yangaphantsi kuphela? UCarrie wabuza. Ndifuna nje ukuba nomntu oqhelekileyo.
Ngaba sinawo umculo? wabuza umzobi.
Uya ingqondo uhamba ze?
Ngentsasa, uCarrie wayevile nge-Australia. Umntu wase-Australia wayengumcuphi wabucala wabasetyhini, umhlobo womhlobo wakhe. UCarrie wayedibene naye kwisidlo sangokuhlwa emva kwenkulumbuso ye-movie. Wayeme ekoneni, esitya isilayi senkomo ngeminwe yakhe kwi-napkin enegazi.
Aba bantu bayafana, utshilo. Kungenxa yoko le nto ndingazibandakanyi.
Ngentsasa leyo, umntu wase-Australia wayenokuxelela uCarrie. NjengoMnu.Big wenze iminxeba emininzi kwinombolo ePalm Springs. Kakhulu emva kwe-15 kaJulayi. Zonke zenziwe kwindoda enye yegalufa. Ubudala be-28. Mhlawumbi ufuna uncedo ngokujika kwakhe. Simahla, uyazi, utshilo wase-Australia. Iziphumo zazingahambelani ngelo xesha. Yima nzu.
Ungayikhupha ihempe yakho emva kwesihlalo, utshilo umfoti.
Uloliwe ongalunganga
Usuku olubi, umhla ababethethe ngawo ibhalansi ukuze bathethe, babuya ngoJuni, kungekudala emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa seshishini sikaMnumzana inkampani yenkampani yegalufa, isidlo sangokuhlwa apho, uCarrie waxelelwa ukuba, iprojekhthi yabasetyhini yayikho.
Kwaqala ngesidlo sangokuhlwa kwigumbi eliphezulu kwi-Upper East Side. Abahlobo bakaNico. Kwisithuba sesidlo sangokuhlwa, uCarrie waqala ukonwaba. Ushiye umyalezo omkhulu emxelela ukuba udiniwe kwaye uzokuya kwakhe ngobo busuku.
Wayephelile, kodwa emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa wayengaziva egoduka. Wayengaziva ngathi ukwenza isigqibo esifanelekileyo. Wayeziva efuna ukukhwela uloliwe ongalunganga. Waya edolophini. IPravda. Ubonile abanye abantu ebaziyo. Baye baya kwenye indawo. Kwenye indawo emva koko. Njl.
Ngentsimbi yesi-8 kusasa, wafika kwigumbi likaMnumzana Big.
Andizukubuza, utshilo.
Ungene ebhedini waqalisa ukuthatha isilayidi esinde esimnandi waya kuso. Iiyure zazidlula ngaphakathi entlokweni yakhe, kodwa wathi xa ejonga phezulu, uMnu.Big wayehleli esitulweni kwigumbi lokulala, enxibe ihempe emhlophe etshisiweyo kunye neekawusi ezimnyama, ejonge. Andithethi nto. Kanye ngala mazwi ebusweni bakhe.
Andonwabanga, utshilo.
Emva kokuba emkile esiya emsebenzini, waqala walila engalawuleki. Intombazana yangena yaza yabonakala yothukile. Ngo-11 AM, uCarrie wabiza iofisi yakhe. Ndifuna ukuya kwindawo yokukhosela ephambeneyo.
Wayefuna ukuzibeka ezandleni zomnye umntu. Wayengafuni luxanduva. Wayefuna ukulala kwigumbi elimhlophe kwaye abukele iTV, kwaye mhlawumbi enze abaxhasi. Awunakho ukwenza ngathi uneminyaka eli-12.
Hlamba, utshilo uMnu Big.
Ukutya ipiki
Ngaxa lithile phakathi ku-Septemba, uCarrie wayekwivenkile yokutyela kwaye uMnu Big wayekhona. Uye weza wazohlala etafileni.
Andizange ndiyazi ukuba ucinga ntoni, watsho. Awuzange uthethe ngeemvakalelo zakho. Qho ndizama ukuthetha nawe, ubuzokuya kula ndawo isentloko. Ufana necyborg okanye into.
Isandla sakhe besiphezu kwetafile. UCarrie wachukumisa umnwe wakhe.
Masijongane nayo, wacinga uCarrie, wawutya umvuthuluka.
