Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili, uSamantha Dorricot oneminyaka engu-44 ulahlekelwe wonke amantombazane akhe. Bashona kabuhlungu - ngamunye ngamunye, kungazelelwe futhi kungakabi yisikhathi.
“Ukushonelwa yingane kubuhlungu ngendlela engacabangeki. Ngalahlekelwa amadodakazi ami omathathu. Akukhathalekile ukuthi sekudlule isikhathi esingakanani kusukela lapho. Ngeke ngikwazi ukumelana nalokhu,” kusho umama onebhadi. Ukuphela kwenduduzo asele nayo yindodana nabazukulu ababili, abakhulisa ngemuva kokushona kwamadodakazi akhe. “Yebo, ngeke ngikwazi ukuvala isikhala sikamama wabo. Akekho ongakwenza. Kodwa ngizokwenza konke ukujabulisa abazukulu bami. ” USamantha uzimisele.
Ekamelweni lokuphumula, kunezithombe zawo wonke amadodakazi akhe ashonile. UChantal oneminyaka emine noJenson oneminyaka emithathu ubudala, abangabazukulu bakaSamantha, babingelela futhi baqabule omama babo nsuku zonke. “Lokhu kuwumkhuba wethu,” kuchaza ugogo. Abantu emigwaqweni, bembona enezingane, bacabanga ukuthi usanda kuba ngumama sekwephuzile. “Akekho ongacabanga ukuthi inhlekelele engakanani efihliwe ukumamatheka kwethu,” enikina ikhanda owesifazane.
Ukudalelwa kwenzeka okokuqala kuSamantha ngo-2009. Indodakazi yakhe encane, u-Emilia oneminyaka engu-15 ubudala, waya ephathini yomngane wakhe wangabe esabuya. Njengoba kwenzeka, intsha yanquma ukuzama amaphilisi “ahlekayo”. Isidumbu sika-Emily asikwazanga ukubekezelela “ubumnandi” obunjalo – intombazane yaphuma ngomnyango yawa yafa.
Iphupho elibi laziphinda eminyakeni emithathu kamuva. Omdala, u-Amy, wayeneminyaka engu-21 kuphela ubudala. UJensen uyindodana yakhe. U-Amy washona lapho umfana enezinyanga ezingu-11 kuphela ubudala. Intombazane yayinezinkinga eziningi zempilo kusukela izalwa. Ngokuvamile odokotela abazange bameluleke ukuthi abelethe. Kodwa wanquma. Ngemva kokubeletha, u-Amy wangenwa isifo esibi kakhulu, iphaphu elilodwa lenqaba. Futhi ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-11, washaywa unhlangothi olukhulu. Cishe ngokushesha - enye. Intombazane yawela ku-coma, yayixhunywe emshinini wokusekela impilo. Kodwa lapho, lapho kuhlolwa okwengeziwe, kwavela ukuthi u-Amy naye wayenomdlavuza - kwatholakala izimila esibindini nasemathunjini, lalingekho ithemba. U-Amy washona.
Kwasinda intombazane eyodwa, u-Abby oneminyaka engu-19. Wabeletha ekuseni kakhulu, lapho eneminyaka engu-16 kuphela ubudala. USamantha wayezihlalele nje nendodakazi yakhe, lapho inhliziyo yakhe yagxumagxuma: umama wahlushwa umcabango wokuthi kukhona okwenzekile ngendodakazi yakhe. USamantha waphuthuma endlini ka-Abby waqala washaya isicabha. Intombazane ayizange ivule. USamantha walunguza ngaphakathi ngeposi emnyango futhi wabona intuthu emnyama eshunqa phansi. Umnyango wakhishwa umyeni kaSamantha, uRobert. Kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu: U-Abby wancishwa intuthu. Uvele wakhohlwa ipani lokuthosa lamazambane esitofini. Intombazane yalala, futhi lapho ivuka, yayingenawo amandla anele okuphuma endlini: yazama ukukhasa emnyango, kodwa yehluleka. NoSamantha, eseshonile ngenxa yosizi, kwakusamele atshele umzukulu wakhe ukuthi unina akasekho.
“Ngiyabakhumbula kakhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi anginawo amandla okuphila. Kodwa kufanele - ngenxa yabazukulu, - kusho uSamantha. “Ngifuna bazi ukuthi amadodakazi ami ayengabantu abahle kangakanani. Omama babo. “