Awusolwandle
Nasi ihlaya elidala kunoma yiliphi i-Marine. Tshela le ntambama kumuntu ongeyena umkhumbi:
Indoda idonsela phansi emgwaqweni futhi ihlehla eduze nesisekelo se-US Marine Corps.
Uya esangweni langaphambili, wathi kumthumeli, "Imoto yami yaphuka. Ucabanga ukuthi ngingakwazi ukuhlala ubusuku?"
Wamangala lapho iMarines yamamukela ngentshiseko. Bamondla esigodini sesiphathimandla, balungise imoto yakhe echibini, futhi baze bamvumele ukuba alale emagumbini eVIP.
Kodwa, njengoba indoda izama ukulala ngalobo busuku, uzwa umsindo ongajwayelekile. Konke ebusuku, uzwa lokhu umsindo.
Ngakusasa ekuseni, ubuza amaMarines ukuthi yiliphi umsindo, kodwa bathi, "Asikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi awuyena umkhumbi."
Le ndoda idumazekile kodwa ngiyabonga njalo futhi ihamba ngendlela yakhe ejabulisayo.
Eminyakeni ethile kamuva, umuntu ofanayo wehla phambi kwesisekelo esisodwa seMarine Corps. Futhi amaMarines amamukela ngentshiseko, alungise imoto yakhe, futhi amvumela ukuba ahlale emagumbini eVIP. Ngalobo busuku, uzwa umsindo ozwakalayo owawuzwile eminyakeni edlule.
Ngakusasa ekuseni, ubuza ukuthi kuyini, kodwa impendulo yaseMarines, "Asikwazi ukukutshela.
Awusolwandle. "
Le ndoda ithi, "Kulungile, ngiyafa ukuze ngazi. Uma indlela kuphela engingayithola ukuthi lokho kwakunjani ukuba uMnyuzi, ngiba kanjani omunye?"
Impendulo yaseMarines, "Kumelwe uhambe esiqhingini saseParris , lapho uhamba khona phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngokuziphatha okubuhlungu. Uzoklolodelwa, ubeke phansi, unqunywe, uphele amandla.
Kusukela lapho uzoqhubeka uthola ukuqeqeshwa kwezingane. Uzofunda ukulwa, ukulwa ukuze usinde, futhi ulwe ukuwina. Uzofunda ukuthi usebenze kanjani i-Corps, uphefumule i-Corps, udle i-Corps, ulale i-Corps, yiba yi-Corps. Uma usuqedile lezi zilingo, uzoba u-Marine. "
Lo muntu ubeka umsebenzi wakhe. Uhamba ekamelweni lebhoti, ukuqeqeshwa okuhamba phambili kwabantwana, futhi unikezwe i-MEU. Ngenkathi ingxenye ye-MEU ithunyelwa ukulwa nezimpi ezincane ezimbili, kanti "nezenzo zamaphoyisa" ezintathu.
Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, ngenkathi esekhefu, ubuyela e-Marine Corps base lapho ezwa khona lokho okungajwayelekile, umsindo ongajwayelekile. Ema lapho lapho egqoka izingubo zakhe, uthi, "Ngijoyine i-Corps, futhi ngikhokhele izinkokhelo zami. Ngilwele uthando lukaNkulunkulu, Izwe, ne-Corps.
Impendulo yaseMarines, "Siyakuhalalisela. Manje usuMarine. Manje sizokukhombisa indlela eya umsindo."
I-Marines ihola lo muntu emnyango wezinkuni, lapho i-Base Commander ithi, "Umsindo ulungile ngemuva kwalowo mnyango."
Le ndoda ifinyelela i-knob, kodwa umnyango uvaliwe. Uthi, "Ukuhlekisa kwangempela. Ngingabe nginayo isihluthulelo?"
I-Base Commander yamnika isihluthulelo, futhi uvula umnyango. Ngasemnyango wokhuni kukhona omunye umnyango owenziwe ngamatshe. Indoda idinga ukhiye emnyango wetje.
Umlawuli wamnika isihluthulelo, futhi uyawuvula, kuphela ukuthola umnyango owenziwe nge-ruby. Ufuna esinye isihluthulelo ku-Commander, osihlinzeka. Ngaphandle kwalowo mnyango kukhona omunye umnyango, owenziwe ngesafire. Ngakho kwaze kwaba yilapho le ndoda idabula iminyango ye-emerald, isiliva, topazi, amethyst ...
Ekugcineni, uMlawuli uthi, "Lesi yisihluthulelo sokugcina emnyango wokugcina."
Le ndoda ikhululekile kuze kube sekugcineni. Uvula umnyango, uphendule umqubu, futhi ngemuva kwalowo mnyango uyamangala ukuthola umthombo womsindo ongajwayelekile.
Kodwa angikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi ungubani ngoba awunayo iManzi.
Uxolo, kunemizuzu embalwa ongasoze ubuyela emuva ...