AbakwaDonovans baphosa isihogo esinye kwitheko lokuzalwa. (Ixesha lomboniso) Ukulungiselela ixesha lesithathu leXesha lokubonisa URay Donovan, siphinda sishicilele impinda yethu kwisizini ephelileyo. Ukujonga zonke izinto iDonovan-esque, cofa apha.
Yiminyaka yokuzalwa eyi-14 yeConor! UMama noTata bebengakhumbuli kodwa bobabini bebexakekile belaliswa kunye nezinto. URay wabelana ngesondo no-Ashley kwaye u-Abby wayephumile nesithandwa sakhe sepolisa, uJim. URay walala esofeni ukuze uAbby angazi ukuba uphumile ubusuku bonke. Isicwangciso esifanelekileyo. Umntu othile ukhumbule usuku olukhulu, uTommy Wheeler, umdlali weqonga onohlobo lobudlelwane bengxoxo yevidiyo engafanelekanga neConor.
IConor ivusa umbuliso wosuku oluvela kuTommy oshutha imovie eLondon. UTommy ukwathembana noConor, emxelela ukuba iLondon imenza azive elilolo kwaye uqale ngokuncanca idick kwakhona. Olo tshintsho lwexesha linokubakhohlakele. Oku kukhokelela kumzuzu wokuthula okungaginyisi mathe owaphulwe nguTommy enika uConor isipho sakhe sabafazi abathathu baseBritane abangenasiphelo kunye neHappy Birthday Conor ebhalwe kubo ngomlomo. Ubukrelekrele obungcwele, vala kungabikho mntu ukhumbula usuku lwakho lokuzalwa. Unesenzo nje seqhawe lokuvuma ubunzima besini kwaye wabona ii-boobs ezihamba ze. Izityebi zabantwana azixabisi nantoni na. Into elungileyo la manenekazi ahamba ze akhwaza usuku lokuzalwa olumnandi kuba uRay wakwazi ukuva. Ngoku uRay unokwenza ngokungathi ukhumbule lonke ixesha.
URay uya kufuna u-Abby ukuba amxelele ngeConor kodwa wavuka kwangoko waya kudibana noJim kwi-motel enexabiso eliphantsi. UAbby uhleli yedwa ebhedini ulinde xa kubiza uRay. Akacholi kuba akukho nto imoshayo isondo lasemini motel njengefowuni evela kumyeni wakho. Kunkqonkqozwa emnyango. Lixesha lokuhamba. Igosa uJim noAbby bazakuyifumana. UAbby unovalo kwaye uxelela uJim, bendikhe ndabelana ngesondo nomntu omnye kwiminyaka engama-20. Ndiyazi kuphela ukuba ndingayenza njani njengoko umyeni wam eyithanda. Uyehluleka ukukhankanya ukuba indlela uRay ayithandayo inobundlobongela. Ayinamsebenzi kuJim kuba kutheni? Ifowuni iyakhala, nguRay kwakhona. Amanani ka-Abby kungcono athathe umnxeba okanye uRay uya kuhlala emphazamisa. Ukuba angabelana ngesondo ebusuku nje, njengoRay, oku ngekhe kube yingxaki.
Xa uRay emkhumbuza ukuba ngumhla wokuzalwa kukaConor uAbby uyidlala ngokungathi wayesazi, esithi uyayolanda ikeyiki ngoku. URay uyabuza, Simenzela ntoni? Amanani ka-Abby athi ngenxa yokuba esika umhla wakhe omfutshane ukuze afumane ikeyiki, uRay unokujongana nezinye izicwangciso. UJim uzama ukufumana u-Abby ukuba ahlale kodwa ukhululekile ukuba walibala usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lukaConor. Ubaleka uyophuma emnyango esithi udidekile. Kusondele kakhulu, Jim. Ngoku kuya kufuneka aye kwindawo yokudubula ukuze ahlangane nabafazi abangamalolo ngakumbi.
Usuku lokuzalwa olumnandi. URay wenza konke okungaqhelekanga ngathi akazange alibale kwaye unikezela ukufumana izihlalo zomdlalo weLaker. Musa ukukhohlisa uConor. Ulibale usuku lwam lokuzalwa. URay uyavuma kwangoko. IConor ayifuni ukuya kumdlalo webhasikithi. Into ayifunayo lipati nosapho lonke kubandakanya uTerry, uBunchy, uDaryll noMickey. Lo kufuneka abe kuphela komntu oneminyaka eli-14 ubudala ofuna ukuchitha ixesha elininzi nosapho. Zonke iiDonovans ziyahlangana. Yintoni engahambi kakuhle?
Endleleni yakhe eya kubona uSteve Knight, umntu ozincedayo ohlawula uRay 100k ngenyanga, uRay ubiza uTerry ukuba ammemele ethekweni kwaye amxelele ukuba axelele uBunchy, naye. UTerry ubuza imali malunga nemithambo kodwa uRay uyamyeka. Uyavuma ukuza ethekweni kodwa unyanzelisa ukuba bathethe ngokuhlwanje.
U-Bunchy usela ikofu kunye neqela lakhe lenkxaso yokuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo (SNAP) pal Stan. Sibonile uStan kuphela elinye ixesha kwisiqendu sokuqala ngeli xesha lonyaka. Kwakubonakala ngathi uStan ubuza uBunchy ngomhla wokudibana kwabo kodwa uBunch akazange athathe kuwo kwaye akakwazanga kuhamba njalo. Ke ngoku uBunchy uxelela uStan malunga nenenekazi lakhe elitsha kunye nebali leViagra. UStan uxelela uBunchy ukuba kufuneka abone abanye abantu. Ukwabonakala ngathi uyayikhupha intetho kaBunchy ngakumbi malunga noPatty. Kuba ebonakala elusizi, uBunchy umema uStan kwitheko lokuzalwa likaConor. Eli theko liba ngcono.
Kuqhubeka ntoni ngoSteve Knight? Uxhonyiwe e-Ashley kwaye lowo u-stalker, u-Bob Lepecka wexesha elidlulileyo, ubuyile kwaye uthatha imifanekiso. U-Steve uqhawula umtshato nenkosikazi yakhe kwaye akanakuba nayo imifanekiso yakhe no-Ashley ngeenxa zonke. Kulula ngokwaneleyo oko. URay uza emva kukaBob, uthathe ikhamera yakhe wayityumza ilitye. Ukwapakisha imemori khadi. UBob unyanzelisa ukuba uSteve ngumntu ombi. Konke okwenziwe nguBob kukubukela uAshley ngelixa ebaleka emotweni yakhe kwakanye xa wayishiya ivaliwe. Oko kuvakala ngathi lulwaphulo-mthetho olungenaxhoba.
Ivenkile yokubhaka iphelelwe ngamaqebengwana. U-Abby uza kwenza ntoni ngaphandle kokuya kwenye ivenkile yokubhaka okanye ivenkile enkulu okanye eCarvel? Ngaba uConor akafuni ikeyiki yeCarvel? UAbby ngumfazi oxakekileyo eqala nje ukungazithembi. Akanaxesha lokufumana enye ikeyiki. Ke unyoba umntwana emva kwekhawuntari ukuze amxhume. Omnye umntu uya e-cakeless ngenxa yokungahoywa kuka-Abby. Oku kuphuma ngaphandle kolawulo.
UMick uya ethekweni. UConor wammema kunye noRay Ok'd. Uzisa umhla, naye. Oko kushiya u-Shorty yedwa. UMickey ubhatala uCherry, ummelwane wakhe wehoker, ukugcina inkampani kaShorty kwaye enze enye into u-Shorty uziva enokwazi.
Ngelixa ulinde ukuthetha noHarriet malunga nokuthengisa umthambo, uTerry uxelela uFrancis ukuba uye epatini. Uyamcaphukela uRay kuba wamoyikisa kwakanye. Idili enkulu. Iindaba ezimbi malunga nendawo yokuzivocavoca. Yimakethi embi kwaye uRay kufuneka avume kwintengiso kuba ungumnini wesininzi. Sukuba nexhala, iya kuba yintetho efanelekileyo yepati.
UAbby uzisa ikeyiki ekhaya kwaye uBridgett ukhomba ukuba oops, igama likaConor alibhalwanga kakuhle, uConner. Oo kunye noBridgette abaxhomeki kwiqela elithile eliqhwalelayo. Uya kwisitudiyo sokurekhoda noMarvin Gaye Washington. Xa u-Abby emxelela ukuba kufuneka ahlale uBridgette umbuza ukuba kutheni ephume ebusuku kakhulu izolo.
UMarvin kunye nomhlobo wakhe weqela lemigulukudu uCookie Brown balinde ngaphandle kwendlu yaseDonovan kuqhuma umculo kwi-SUV yabo xa uRay enyuka. URay ubambe uBridgett ukuze ambuyisele endlwini. UCookie uxolisa kwaye uxelela uRay ukuba baneshishini lokuxoxa noLee Drexler.
Ke nguClaudette uMickey amzisayo ethekweni. UDaryll ubaqhuba apho eMick's Cadillac. Oo, iinkumbulo. Njengalelo xesha uDaryll waqhuba loo moto xa wayeneminyaka elishumi elinambini. Wayesoloko emthanda uMickey's Cadillac. Bayinyathele ngokukhawuleza loo ndaba kuyo.
Ngelixa belungiselela itheko uRay ubuza uAbby ukuba ebephi izolo ebusuku. Ukuhamba kakubi. Uneebhola zokundibuza loo nto. Ufike ngabani ixesha phezolo kwaye kutheni ulala ezantsi? Ngaba unuka umntu othile kuwe? Ukuchukumisa, Abby.
Ixesha lokupata. Yiminyaka yokuzalwa eyi-14 efanelekileyo. Utywala kunye nomculo wama-80. Wonke umntu uyalayishwa. UTerry sele ethetha ngokuthengisa umthambo. Ulapho noFrancis noBunchy ukhona nomhlobo wakhe uStan.
Iqela liyakhaba xa uMickey ebonisa uDaryll noClaudette. Ukusukela oko uMickey wamkhohlisa umama wabo noClaudette Ray, uTerry noBunchy abamthandi. Oko kuya kuba sengqiqweni ukuba uRay akazange amkhohlise uAbby ngalo lonke ixesha kwaye uTerry wayengahambeli eIreland nomfazi otshatileyo. Kwakhona kwenzeka kwiminyaka engama-30 + edlulileyo. Vumela into ihambe, nina maniacs.
Ngoku uTerry enxile ngokwenyani kufuneka athethe ngeshishini. UTerry kufuneka athengise indawo yokuzivocavoca kwaye ahambe aye eIreland ukuqala ishishini noFrancis. Bafuna ukufudukela eIreland kuba uFrancis umthiyile uRay kangangokuba akazukuba noTerry ngaphandle kokuba balishiye ilizwe.
Hayi, Abby. Dibana noStan. Ibali elifutshane, waxhatshazwa ngumphathi wakhe kwaye ngoku uxhonywe noBunchy. UStan uqhubeka ecaphuka xa uBunchy ethetha ngokuthandana noPatty. Xa uMickey efumanisa ukuba uStan uku-SNAP umxelela umhlekisi ngokuhlekisa ngomqubhi kunye… kunyanzelekile ukuba umve uMick eyithetha. Konke kuhanjiso. Akuhlekisi kuStan ophumela ngaphandle. U-Bunchy uzama ukuxolisa kwaye uStan uzama ukumanga. U-Bunchy uyayeka kwaye athi akathandani. Ke uStan uzama ukweyisela uBunchy ukuba abe li-gay kuba wayefuna iViagra ukuba kunye noPatty. Lo mlingisi wesini esithandanayo uqala ukuziva engonwabanga. Ubuncinci uRay ufumana ukuhleka kwaye uxelele uBunchy ukuba angakhathazeki. Khululeka, kukuncamisa nje.
Ixesha lekhekhe! URay wenza i-toast enxilisayo. Wonke umntu unexesha elimnandi. Emva koko uMickey unika uConor isipho sakhe, iCadillac yakhe. Ouch, uDaryll wayesitsho ukuba uyithanda kangakanani le moto kwaye ngoku inikwa umntwana oneminyaka eli-14 ubudala.
UBridget uzifihle egumbini lakhe ebhalela uMarvin. URay uza enxilile kwaye umxelele ukuba uMarvin uyingozi. Indlela elungileyo yokwenza utata wakho onxilileyo ayeke ukukhalaza malunga nesoka lakho kukumxelela ukuba umama ufike ekhaya ngentsimbi yesibini ekuseni izolo ebusuku. Ulibale konke malunga nento ebethetha ngayo. Owu mkhulu, uBridget. Ngoku uRay unxila enomsindo xa wonke umntu eyonwabile edanisa kunye noP-Funk.
Ixesha lokwenza eli theko lingalibaleki. URay uxelela uAbby ukuba uye kuye. Emva koko ukhupha uMickey kwaye uqala ukukhwaza, Le yindlu yam. Xa umntu eqala ukuxelela ngubani indlu, iphelile ipati.
URay akayeki apho. Uxelela uTerry ukuba akasuki e-Ireland okanye athengise i-gym. Ngoba kutheni? UMickey uyonwabile ngokwaphula iindaba kuTerry ukuba indawo yokuzivocavoca ikhona ukuze alahle imali kaRay. Lonke eli xesha uTerry wayecinga ukuba uyindoda elungileyo yeshishini. Nah, loo mthambo ayenzi mali, isile. URay ungumnini wemali ngokungekho semthethweni emva koko wongeza ukuba uTerry ngewayengenanto ukuba uRay wayengamkhathalelanga. Oko konele. UTerry noFrancis baphume apho. Xa uTerry ephuma emnyango ubona uDaryll ethatha i-baseball bat kuMick's Caddy.
Le yimoto yam ebalekayo! UDaryll uyangxola ngelixa eyihlamba ngebhetshi. Oku kunzima. IConor ibuyisela kuye izitshixo isithi uneminyaka eli-14 kuphela kwaye akadingi moto. Kubonakala ngathi icebo likaDaryll lisebenzile.
URay ubuyela endlwini kwaye uxelela u-Abby, uConor wayefuna usapho. IConor ifumene usapho. UAbby ubiza uJim kwaye waya kumhlangabeza. Ukucofa wonke umntu kunxile. URay ubiza uKate emxelela ukuba eze e-LA ukuze babelane ngesondo. Ucinga ntoni, Ray? Usanda kulahla loo ntatheli. UkwiBoston. Uyakube sele ukhathazwa kukufika kwakhe.
Ngapha e-Ashley, uBob ubuyile ekubukeni kwaye uSteve uqhekeza izinto. Ikwajongeka ngathi u-Ashley waxatyelwa ebusweni. Yena noBob batshintshana. Ngoku ucela nje ukuba imoto yakhe idutyulwe ingene.
Ewe, elo theko liye ekitchen. Uyihlawulela njani? URay unika iConor enye yeewotshi zakhe emva koko aqhume Run DMC kwaye adanise kunye. Olona suku lokuzalwa luhle!
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