Dzheyms Oldridzh, "intshi zokugcina". Ukufingqa indaba

J .. Aldridge "The Last Inch" yalotshwa isitayela ejwayelekile ngaye. Umbhali ukholelwa ukuthi into esiyinhloko umdali umsebenzi - ukumambula kwakhiwa kanjani umuntu, ukubamba isikhathi lapho izingane ziphenduka zibe izinsizwa nezintombi. Futhi waphumelela. Ekulandiseni kwakhe, akazange nje uthwebule isikhathi nsizwa endala, okuyinto kwaqondana nenselele elukhuni, kodwa liphinde libonise nokuthi nyaka nambili ubudala abelethwe ngokuyisimangaliso ebheka namakhono ubunjalo uyise.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Indaba efingqiwe: Isifundo sokuqala

ngonyaka Nambili ubudala Davy esesifundazweni indiza encane noyise, owake waba umshayeli, ogwini eyihlane waseGibhithe. Ben wami ulahlekelwe umsebenzi wakhe, kodwa umkakhe eseke esezisetshenzisiwe ukuphila okunethezekile, wena kwadingeka bakhokhele ukulala ifulethi e Cairo namanye amasevisi amaningi, waphoqwa ukuba uhlale e-ibhizinisi elinenzuzo kodwa elingekho esiyingozi - ukudubula oshaka ngaphansi kwamanzi. Le ndiza ifike, uyise ngesikhathi esifanayo wetha indodana yakhe izifundo zakhe kuqala leli khono. Wafundisa ukuthi kufanele kube amayintshi ayisithupha, engasekho, akukho esingaphansi uma kokufika ibanga emhlabathini. Eqinisweni, Ben akazange nokuyicabanga ukuthi lesi sifundo ngokushesha indodana iyasiza.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Indaba efingqiwe: uyise kwalimala

Ben wayelungiselela ukuthwetshulwa ikhamera movie ne-scuba. Ukhathazekile, kuyoba kungenzeka ukususa Bracken esikhulu ushaka-cat. UBen lolo horse inyama, futhi uboshelwe zamakhorali zamakhorali. Sharks, yebo, wagxuma kulo, zaphumela sokudubula yimpumelelo. Futhi manje kuphela, Ben waphawula ukuthi igazi kusukela inyama, yena ezigcotshwe ezandleni nasesifubeni. Kodwa kwase kuphuze kakhulu: ayeya ngqo shark ikati. Yena wamdonsa ngentamo ngakwesokunene, wahamba kwesobunxele. Ngokuyisimangaliso, Ben wakwazi ibenze imilenze nomzingeli niphume phezu kwesihlabathi. On ogwini yena ngaquleka.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Indaba efingqiwe: a amasondo ayo ezandleni yengane

Ben bajikela, wabuza lo mfana uyeke leyembe lakhe wabopha izandla zakhe elengayo sokunene nesobunxele like iqatha lenyama. Futhi ukopha izinyawo. ukwazi kayise njalo selingene shí la mavangeli. Wayengaba kanjani bagxila izinsalela khandlu wangisiza Davie. Umfana eyenziwa ithimba kayise, namanje abazi ukuthi yena ngokwakhe uyoba kuhlale emuva amasondo ayo. Ben ucela indodana yakhe enamanzi nethawula, idonsele indiza, yinqwaba yamatshe emnyango kwesokudla bese qinisa it in cab. Kwaba izinsolo sekungene umphefumulo Davy: kungani uyise akazange ahlale eduze umshayeli. Ben watshela umfana ukuthi kwakuzodingeka agcine endizeni bebodwa, kuphela ngemva kokuba kokubili wangena kuso. Unika ticondziso indodana yakhe waba kanjani ukukhulisa izindiza. A umoya onamandla lukhuni isimo sabo. Le ndiza wazamazama, uyise kwakufanele amemeze ukuze. amehlo womfana babe ububanzi ukwethuka, kodwa intando kayise, isibindi sakhe, futhi zadluliselwa indodana yakhe, akazange idedelwe ezandleni amasondo ayo.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Indaba efingqiwe: lokufikela izindiza

Uma they finyelela indlela indiza, kungcono cishe amnyama. Indawo umhlaba wayematasa, kodwa nenhlanhla - indiza enkulu waqala ngokushesha. Nokuvika kuye, Davy elahlekile isivinini. Kwakuyingozi kakhulu. Ubizwa esondela zokugcina ukuhlukaniswa wokuphila nokufa. Kuleli qophelo, uyise wakhala, ukulahlekelwa ukulawula intukuthelo yakhe. Kodwa lo mfana akwazi ngempumelelo umhlaba indiza. Ben wazinza futhi ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi wayeyophila.

A izibonelo ezisemqoka ukuze asekele emfushane: Aldridge, "The Last Inch". yokutakula kayise

Ngenxa amandla abonakalayo, uthando lokuphila futhi ikhono odokotela waseGibhithe, Ben yaphuma lungisa. Davy wayokubona kuyise, yena wabuza ukuthi kuyinto enkulu. Lo mfana angase kuphela Unqekuzisa ikhanda ephendula. Eqinisweni, yena wayengazange isikhathi sokucabanga ngakho, namanje akazange ashiye sehlakalo esibi. Kodwa Ben wazi lapho Davey ikhula, igcina uyoziqhenya izenzo zabo siqu futhi uyozizwa uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe mayelana impilo yakho yonke.