Kungani Ngingeke Ngiphinde Ngifakele Ibhayisikili Lami Le-Hybrid Elineminyaka engu-15

Isikhathi sokugcina lapho ngangizwa ngale ndlela ngebhayisikili lami ngangivame ukuba ngu-9; kwakunguSchwinn ohlaza okotshani okhathele, futhi ngazenza ngasese sengathi kwakuyihhashi. Hhayi nje noma yiliphi ihhashi: ISchwinn kwakunguGodolphin Arabian waseMarguerite Henry's Inkosi Yomoya, incwadi ngiyibuke ngokujwayelekile kangangokuba umtapo wolwazi we-varsity ekugcineni kufanele ayiphenye eminweni yami futhi angazise ukuthi ngifune enye into engizoyifunda.

Ngobusuku besikhathi sehlobo nganginyathela ngiya ngasemaphethelweni ebhulokhi, ngicabanga ukuthi ngisalele emuva emkhakheni womjaho wamahhashi onganquma indlela eya phambili ngalolo hlobo. I-flip efanelekile ku-nook, efanelekile futhi ngomgwaqo owodwa ngaphezulu, ngemuva kwalokho, lapho singena esihlokweni, sikhahlele igiya elikhulu. Mina nehhashi lami saphinde sagijima saya e-Ewing Avenue endaweni enyakazayo eyingozi njengoba iqembu lezigelekeqe lalifika ezinzwaneni zalo, lihalalisela isibhamu eside eside size sifike ekugcineni, ikhaya lomndeni wami, linqobile.

Ibhayisikili eliyisisekelo kungaba yinto oyidingayo ukuthi ube yiyo.

Esikhathini esiningi kamuva, uhambo lwami luyiTrk 7300 Multitrack, imana eyamiswa ngo-2012, yize ngicabanga ukuthi inzalo yayo ihlala phezu kwayo, noma ngoba ulayini we-Arabia uthwala abagibeli baye empumelelweni, kwenye indawo. “IMultitrack” ibonakala iyisichasiso hhayi into ethile, futhi esikhona nanamuhla: Ayinazo izingcwecwe ezicwebezelayo zamabhayisikili okugijima athandwa abesilisa ngamajezi amaNtaliyane nezikhindi zebhayisikili, futhi ayihlakaniphile njengamabhayisikili kagesi ashintshela kwimodi yamandla uma ufisa ukuhamba ngesikebhe ngaphandle. Akuyona inhlobo yemvelo emabhayisikili we-aero aphucwe okuthile okungase kwehle kancane kancane, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kulingana ne-swimsuit yase-Armani futhi kubiza kakhulu.

Ngangivame ukuba nomjaho onamasondo amancane, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ngangibamba isibambo esilahliwe, ngithambise futhi, bese ngikhumbula ngalemijaho yamahhashi ebuntwaneni eyenziwe. Kodwa-ke empeleni, ngaso sonke isikhathi ngangizizwa ukuthi umjaho mkhulu kunalokho ebengikufuna. Ngangivame ukuba umgibeli wedolobha ngezikhathi ezithile, umnikazi wamabhayisikili omuhle, oqinile. ITrek ibhayisikili elimnandi, eliqinile; sikumabinzana amahle.

Ngakushiya ngemuva kokuthi ngithuthele eNew York Metropolis ngisuka eLos Angeles eminyakeni eyi-11 edlule, ngenxa yokuthi ngangicabanga ukuthi ngizohamba izinyanga, hhayi iminyaka. Kodwa-ke ngangijwayele ukuba namaphutha, futhi ekugcineni indawo yokuhlala emi mpo yangilimaza emoyeni wami, ngakho-ke ngagudluza ngalithumela empumalanga ibhayisikili. Ekuseni ngeSonto ekuseni besizoshaya indlela yebhayisikili ye-West Aspect ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngingahamba ngebhayisikili cishe amabhulokhi ayikhulu ukusuka e-Chelsea kuya ekolishi lase-Columbia College lapho ngifundise khona, uma ngikhethe kanjalo, ngemuva kwalokho ngibuyele lapho ngihlala khona.

Lapho sengiphinde ngathuthela ku-LA ngonyaka odlule, ngazuza ngokukhumbula ekhaya, ibhayisikili laqeda nami uhambo oluyindilinga. Kumele kube yiminyaka engaba ngu-15 isiphelelwe yisikhathi manje, kepha leyo yiminyaka eyinhloko yehhashi lokuzijabulisa, futhi kunento eyodwa okufanele ishiwo ngokwethembeka.

Ngakushaya indiva lapho ngiqala ukuthenga futhi, ngiphazanyiswa ukudluliswa nomsebenzi omusha sha; yayinamathayi amabili aphansi nepompo ibekwe endaweni engeyiyo ngokuhamba. Kodwa-ke kuloFebhuwari odlule ngagcina ngiwudlulele esitolo esiseduze sebhayisikili — amakhanda apholile kunawami ayalelwe ukuthi mhlawumbe kwakungekhona ukuhlakanipha ukulungisa izindlela zebhayisikili LA ngaphambi kokuba uchwepheshe aqinisekise ukuthi amabhuleki asindile ekudlulisweni. Ngizwe ukuzivikela okuncane: Amabhayisikili angaphakathi kwewindi abelokhu ethanda indlela ngayinye, enamathegi wenani okulingana. Ngicele indoda ebingasemuva kwekhawunta ukuthi kwenzeke ukuthi bacabange imicabango ngokunikeza iTrek yami kanye.

Ungidubule emomotheka ngaphakathi kwi-baseball. “Yibhayisikili elihle,” esho, kuzwakala ngokwanele ukuthi wonke umuntu osesitolo angalalela. "Izophela ngokungapheli." Ezinsukwini ezi-4 kamuva, ibhayisikili lami elihle nami sikwazile ukushayisa umgwaqo omkhulu ngamabhuleki asebenzayo kanye namagiya, sinamathayi agcwele umoya nomzimba oyinkimbinkimbi.

Beka eceleni isithombe sokuthi ungakhohlwa kanjani ukuthi ungasikhubaza kanjani isithuthuthu, ngenxa yokuthi kukhona iqiniso elikhulu lapha: Uhlala ukhumbula ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngenkathi ukhubeka ngesithuthuthu, awusoze ulahlekelwe izinkumbulo eziboshelwe ubuchwepheshe obudlulayo bokuba amaselula athe xaxa kunalokho oyikho ngempela. Ukuba nekhono lokuhambisa ngezinyawo nokuqondisa akuyona into eningi efezekisiwe, kepha ngokwazi ukubiza umuntu wakho oneminyaka engu-9 ubudala, ukuze uzizwe hhayi kuphela njengoba sikhuluma nje nomoya ohelezayo ophuma kokwedlule? Yinto eyodwa leyo.

Kungakapheli amasonto, umhlaba njengoba besazi ukuthi uvaliwe ngenxa yalolu bhubhane, futhi ukusebenzisa enye yezinto ezimbalwa engingazenza ngokuphepha, olwandle lwangaphambili olungenamuntu nemigwaqo yamabhayisikili, emigwaqweni ebikade ingaphephile ngenxa yomuntu wayeshayela. Ngasuka ohambweni lwemizuzu engu-20 ngezikhathi ezithile ngaya kumamayela ama-4, ngaya ku-6, cishe njalo ngosuku olulodwa. Ngalesi sikhathi izindlela ezivulwe kabusha, kungenzeka ukuthi bengisebenzisa uhambo oluyindilinga lwamamayela ayi-10, elula, futhi ngenxa yalokho kwaba igebe elisuka endaweni yami ukuze ngiqale ekugcineni enyakatho kwendlela yebhayisikili. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngizokwengeza imileage ngendlela engafanele; mhlawumbe ngizokwenza usayizi wonke.

Abazali abahamba nami endleleni yebhayisikili banezindaba zabo zangaphakathi zokwazisa. Amaphakethe abantu ngamajezi kanokusho kucace maphakathi nomjaho odlula emaphandleni aseTuscan. Abagibeli be-e-bike, okungenani endaweni yami yaseSanta Monica, bangabavakashi abahamba ngesivinini esikhulu, bathatha izithombe zamabhayisikobho njengoba bebhonga ngaphambili. Phakathi kwabantu abasemabhayisikili abizayo baziwa ngokwanele ukuzuzisa iso le-paparazzi — ibhayisikili elivelele elilinganayo, okwamanje, lengubo kakhaphethi obomvu.

Futhi abantu abagibeli bolwandle olunejubane elilodwa, masingabashayi indiva, kubonakala sengathi balangazelela ukudlidlizela ngasolwandle kwangaphambilini, ubulula bamabhayisikili angenagiya, amabhuleki ama-coaster, i-burger, amafriji kanye ne-surfboard.

Mina, ngimane ngidinga ukudlulisa ngendawo kwisiqeshana, njengoba ngenzile emuva, ngesithuthuthu esenza lokho engikucelayo, kukhulu kunokulingana ngokwanele. Umoya ezinweleni zami — kulungile, ngaphakathi kwesigqoko sokugeleza komoya esigqokweni sami — futhi umuzwa wokungabi ngaphansi komhlaba kakhulu kunokujwayelekile uvame kakhulu namuhla, ngemuva kokuthi simbiwe kangako. Noma kunjalo ngiyahamba ngokushesha okukhulu, ngokuvamile, ifa yezinhloso zami zakuqala, kepha iTrek iyisingatha ngaphandle kakhulu njengokuxegayo, futhi ayiklolodeli uma ngigcina sengizibekele ibanga elingabizi kakhulu.

Ukusetshenziswa kwami ​​kwakamuva kuqale ngokubaluleke kakhulu: Bengifuna into eyodwa ethinta ukunyakaza, ngenxa yokuthi ngokwemvelo angikwazi ukuhlala noma kunjalo usuku lonke, kepha-ke kungangivumela ukuthi ngibalekele abantu engingabazi lapho kutholwa umzuzwana. Ngemuva kwalokho imizwa ephelelwe yisikhathi yangena, futhi isebenzisa izikhathi ezimbalwa njalo ngesonto yaphenduka isebenzisa cishe zonke izinsuku, noma ngabe kuyikhefu lokuphuza ikhofi eliya pier yaseSanta Monica noma lolo hambo oluyindilinga oluya ekugcineni kwendlela yebhayisikili futhi. Izimpahla zokushayela azisunguli unomphela, lapho kunokuncane okuwusizo.

Elungisiwe, akunandaba ukuthi ngithatha muphi umzila, i-flip efanelekile ePico Boulevard eduzane nengqamu yohambo. I-Pico-iphela ngasogwini lolwandle, ngakho-ke kuyindlela eyodwa yokuhamba ukuze ubambe amazwibela ePacific futhi ubone ukuthi umbala onjani kulo mzuzwana oqondile. Ishintsha njalo; Ngifisa ukuqaphela.

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