Uhambo lwam lwaqala eNew York kwaye lwaphela malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-700 empuma yendawo endandifuna ukuya kuyo eLas Vegas, eNevada. Iqale ngeempelaveki e-NYC kunye nabahlobo besikolo segrad, apho besela khona kakhulu. Kuninzi kakhulu, enyanisweni, ukuba ipaspoti yam ikwazile ukukhupha isenzo esikhulu sokulahleka.
Ndingumfundi wamazwe aphesheya osuka eNgilane, ke ukuphulukana nepasi lam kwakubuhlungu kakhulu. Kwaye, umntakwethu kunye nabahlobo bam babemiselwe ukuba beze kwiinyanga ezimbalwa (lifutshane kakhulu ixesha lokugqiba yonke inkqubo yokutshintsha ipasipoti) kwaye besesele senze izicwangciso zokubhabhela eChicago naseLas Vegas ukwenza indlela ujikeleze uMzantsi-ntshona. Kodwa akukho pasi lalithetha ukuba akukho nqwelo moya.
Sekunjalo, senza isifungo sokuyenza isebenze. Sahlala kwidolophu yasekholejini yaseNew England, emva koko saqhubela eBoston, saphinda sahamba. Bakhwele inqwelomoya eya eChicago, bafika kungaphelanga neeyure ezintathu. Ngaba iteknoloji yale mihla ayimangalisi?
Ndaya eChicago ngololiwe, ndafika kungaphelanga neeyure ezingama-28. Ngaba ezothutho azisekelwanga kubuchwephesha obuvela kuhlaziyo lweshishini?
Emva kokuba ekugqibeleni ndifikile eChicago ngeCawe yePasika, sabona izinto kwaye sakhangela ezinye iindawo; IChicago sisixeko esihle. Silungiselele inqanaba elilandelayo.
Indawo yethu yayiyiLas Vegas, apho sasiza kuthatha imoto size sijikeleze uMzantsi-ntshona omkhulu waseMerika. Saya kwisidlo sakusasa kunye nomhlobo wesikolo esinegradi, uKeith, ngaphambi kweenqwelomoya zethu / ngenkulungwane ye-19 yezothutho. UKeith wacela ukundikhapha ndiye esikhululweni. Siye sancokola apha endleleni:
UKeith: Kude kangakanani uloliwe wakho?
Mna: Malunga ne 2 ½ yeentsuku.
Keith: Uqinisekile? Ivakala ngathi ingangaphezulu kunoko.
Mna (ndincumile): Hayi, nali itikiti. Ithi kanye apho.
Keith (andiqinisekanga): Kulungile… kufanele ukuba kube njalo.
Ndandinomrhano wokuba kukho into engalunganga. Nangona kunjalo, ndandinohambo olumnandi lokuwela indawo enkulu eguqukayo eMelika. Ndacanda emasimini ombona, ezintabeni nasentlango. Ndihleli nomqhubi weteksi owayeke wayeka umsebenzi ngenxa yobuhlanga awayeyibonile. Wayepakishe izinto kwaye esiya eVegas ukuya kuzama ithamsanqa.
Senze inkqubela kancinci kwiiporo. Ukuziva ulele ukuba kukho into engalunganga yakhula. Ndijonge itikiti lam amaxesha ngamaxesha: Ifika: 10:30 kusasa . Akunakubakho mpazamo, kodwa singawenza njani umgama ngexesha elibekiweyo?
Ndavuka ngentseni yokufika kwam okucwangcisiweyo, ndakhangela imephu, ndafumanisa ukuba akukho ndawo sisondele kuyo. Ndiye ndacela kumlindi ukuba andinike imephu enkudlwana, eneenkcukacha ezingakumbi.
Imephu ibonise indawo yokumisa ekufuphi: eLas Vegas, eNew Mexico. ENew Mexico ? ENew Mexico. Ndaya eLas Vegas engalunganga.
ILas Vegas eNew Mexico Ityala: UAlena Le Garsmeur / imifanekiso kaFetty
Ndashiya uloliwe kwidolophu ethe cwaka, esecaleni ukusuka eSergio Leone eseNtshona. Yayijikelezwe yintlango. Iingcango zeSaloon zavuleka, kwaye indoda yayimi esitratweni ibambe umpu emagxeni ayo. Le yayingeyiyo iLas Vegas endandicinga ngayo.
Ndithenge kwangoko itikiti elilandelayo elaya eLas Vegas (Nevada), kodwa alizange lihambe kude kube lusuku olulandelayo. Nditsalele umnxeba abahlobo bam ndabaxelela ukuba uloliwe wam uwile kwaye ndizodibana nabo ngengomso. Ndabona ukuba ndingaxoka kunokuba ndibesisisiqhulo sazo zonke izinto, ngonaphakade. Ndafumana igumbi ehotele, ndalala, ndaya kufuna ibhari.
Ndivule iingcango ezimbini ze-saloon zivulekile ngolwaneliseko olukhulu ndaza ndahlala phantsi ebharini. Ndayalela ibhiya, ndithethela phezulu ngakumbi kunokuba kufanelekile ukuze abantu beve isandi sam saseBritane. Iintloko zijikile kwaye bendilibuyisela kwangoko ibali lam kubahlali.
Kuninzi okwenzekileyo ngobo busuku bumfiliba, kwaye ndaye ndenza inani elikhulu labahlobo bethutyana. Kwakukho izibini ezintle ezindala ebharini. Kwakukho isibini esitshatileyo esonwabisayo, esinye sazo sandinika udadewabo ngokuhlwa (ngombulelo wayengaphandle kwedolophu). Kwakukho intshatsheli yedolophu yokulwa (hayi ubuxoki), kunye ne-grizzled, knred-scarred man Mexican kulahleka ukuphela komnwe.
Emva kwexesha ebusuku indoda endandingazange ndithethe nayo ukuba ijonge ngomsindo ngapha kwebhar kangangeyure elungileyo. Ukuqonda ukuba wayengelohlobo olunobungane, mna oh msulwa ubuze abahlobo bam abatsha ukuba ndinokuba nengxaki. Babenelizwi nomntu oqaqambileyo, kwaye wakhawuleza wacela uxolo.
Ukuhlwa kwaphela ngomnye wabo endicebisa ukuba sibuyele endlwini yakhe senze icocaine. Ndalile ngenhlonipho njengesiNgesi.
Ndemka eLas Vegas (eNew Mexico) ngentsasa elandelayo, ndadibana nabahlobo bam kwiiyure ezimbalwa kamva, ndaza ndakhalaza ngololiwe owaphukayo. Sidibene nesiqingatha sendlela phakathi kweLas Vegases saqhubeka ngemoto saya eGrand Canyon.
Iminyaka emine kwaye andikayi kwiLas Vegas yokwenyani, kwaye abahlobo bam abayazi inyani.