Isakhiwo Singisize Ngalahlekelwa Amaphawundi Ayi-104

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Inselelo kaKristenUkukhulela emndenini wamaNtaliyane, lapho isinkwa ne-pasta kwakuwukudla okuyisisekelo kwansuku zonke, kwenza kwaba lula ngoKristen Foley ukuthi adle ngokweqile futhi apakishe amaphawundi. Uthi: "Umhlaba wethu wawugxile ekudleni, futhi ukulawulwa kwezingxenye ezithile kwakungekho." Yize uKristen wayedlala imidlalo esikoleni, isisindo sakhe sahlala singamaphawundi angama-200. Kuze kwaba yilapho elahlekelwa ngumsebenzi wakhe wamaphupho eNew York City ngo-2001 futhi wabona ngo-9/11 ukuthi washayisa phansi, wanika isikali ku-252. "Ngangiphatheke kabi, ngangizihlalela endlini yami ngidla ukudla kwaseMexico futhi ukhilimu oyiqhwa." Ithiphu yokudla: Ukuphenduka kwamiIthuba lomsebenzi e-Ohio ngonyaka olandelayo lashukumisela uKristen ukuthi aqale isahluko esisha empilweni yakhe. Ngokujoyina Ababheki Besisindo nokuhamba nsuku zonke, wachitha amakhilogremu ayi-17 ezinyangeni ezintathu. Kodwa ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi ka-2003, uKristen wahlaselwa yinyongo okwakudinga ukuhlinzwa. Ukululama kwamvimbela ukuba avivinye umzimba, futhi sonke isisindo ayesinciphile sabuya sanqwabelana. Ukuqhuma emigqeni yosayizi wakhe we-jeans engu-18-futhi engazimisele ukukhuphukela ku-20-Kristen kunqume ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokwenza ushintsho oluhlala njalo. Ithiphu yokudla: Uhlelo lwami lokunciphisa umzimbaIzikhathi zokujuluka ngemuva komsebenzi azizange zingene esimisweni esimatasa sikaKristen, ngakho-ke waqala ukuvuka ngo-5: 30 ekuseni ayoshaya ejimini izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto. Uphinde wajoyina ababheki besisindo futhi wehla ngamakhilogremu angama-80 eminyakeni emine eyalandela. "Amaphawundi wokugcina angama-20," esho, "kube ngumphumela wokudla ukudla okune-carb ephansi nokugijima." Ithiphu yokudla: Impilo yami manje"Ngemuva kwenguquko yami, ngavele ngaba nomphakathi," kusho uKristen. "Namuhla ngizethemba kakhulu kwengake ngaba nakho!"

Kunezinto ezinhlanu uKristen azenza ukuze anezele ukwakheka empilweni yakhe okwamsiza ukuba azuze impumelelo ehlala njalo yokuncipha kwesisindo. Bona ukuthi yini esebenzele uKristen-amathiphu akhe okudla angakusebenzela nawe!

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