Ndifunde Njani ukuba awusoze uchukumise iBhodi ye-Ouija engaqondakaliyo umntu oshiye kwivaranda yakho

Wamkelekile kumabali eFlorida, ikholamu apho umbhali wabasebenzi u-Allie Conti esixelela ngezifundo athe wazifumana kwiminyaka engamashumi eminyaka yokuhlala kwi-Sunshine State esenza abazali bakhe babe lusizi.

Andiqinisekanga ukuba ibhodi ye-Ouija ivelaphi, kodwa ndiqala ukukhumbula ukuyibona kwikona yamehlo am njengoko ndanditshaya iPall Mall iinyawo zam ezinganxibanga zijinga evarandeni. Yayiloluhlobo lokudika kwangoko ngemini yokuwa ekwenza ukuba unqwenele ukuba kwenzeke into engaphaya kwendalo, uhlobo lwasemva kwemini olucothayo olunoxolo kunye nokuxhonywa lilanga ungacinga ngokulula ukuba ababulali ababulalayo bangabonwa ngasemva kwemithi ye-oki nakwiilori zokuthwala ohambahamba ezitratweni. Mhlawumbi bekufuneka ubekhona.

Ndandihlala ngehlobo lasekholejini emva kwendlu umama ayibiza ngokuba yiGumbi lokutshixa. Abantu ababini endandihlala nabo egumbini babengamawele amaKatolika awayekhulele kwifama yamahashe eOcala. USean wayeyimbaleki owayesandula ukuqala isidanga sakhe kwisicwangciso sedolophu; UDylan wayenguSasquatch wesidenge owayekhuphe izinyo langaphambili ngexesha lokunxila xa wayephuma evarandeni kwaye akazange azikhathaze ngokujonga. Wayecwangciswe kakhulu kumabonakude weflethi, owawusoloko udlala i-ESPN, emini nasebusuku, kangangokuba ithe yakuphuma iinyanga ngaphambi kokuba akhwaze ngokungxolayo aze agqobhoze kwigumbi lam ngefestile ebe izinto zam ezincinci, esithi akakwazi & apos lala ngaphandle kwawo. Wayeyi troll egade ukungena ekhitshini lethu; kubekhona amaxesha endafunga ukuba ngekhe asuke etroneni yakhe kwigumbi lokuhlala kangangeeveki. Wayedla ngokulala apho kwaye erhona.

Njengokuba behlukile, la makhwenkwe mabini akhuliswa enoloyiko lukaThixo kuwo, kwaye nokuba injani na imeko yokholo lwabo lobuKristu, babelayishwa ngeenkolelo. Ngelixa ndandicinga ukuba kuphela kwezithixo abazaziyo yayiyiyunivesithi yaseFlorida Gators, indlela abakhule ngayo ibenze ukuba babe nenkolelo engagungqiyo kwiziqalekiso nakwizinto zobudemon ngokunjalo -okanye ndafumanisa xa ndikhankanya ibhodi ye-Ouija kwiveranda.

Kuqala boyika, emva koko bamisela ukunqunyanyiswa kokuchukumisa. Oku kwaphulwe kwiiyure ezimbalwa kwasebusuku, xa uDylan owayehlala esihlalweni esenza umngxunya ngevaranda ngelixa mna noSean kunye nomnye umntu esasihlala naye okwesithathu, uMichael.

UDylan wayejikeleza ngaphandle ebhodini ngelixa uSean kubonakala ngathi usecicini lokuphazamiseka kwemithambo. 'Buyela ngaphakathi, goddammit!' wayedla ngokubhomboloza.

Emva kwento ebonakala ngathi ingunaphakade, wenza njalo. Emva koko uDylan wayehleli kwindawo yakhe yokunxiba enxibe kakuhle, wathatha imipu emithathu kaEvan Williams, walila.

Ukuba awuzange uyibone indoda elingana nomgcini webala elila enetyala kunye nokunxila kwaye esoyika ukuba ngumoni ezandleni zikaThixo onomsindo, mandikuxelele: Ayisiyonto imnandi kwaphela. Ngeli xesha, u-Sean wayezigungqa ekoneni kwaye ephinda-phinda, 'ayilunganga le nto, ayisiyiyo' ngoku.

'YAKUXELELA NTONI IBHODI YODWA?' Ndade ndakhwaza.

UDylan wathulula enye imbumbulu, wosula amehlo akhe ngomkhono wehempe yakhe ye-Gators, kwaye waphefumla iwhisky.

'Ziidemon ezingamashumi amathandathu anesithoba,' uphendule watsho.

'Owu Thixo wam,' wakhwaza uSean ngaphambi kokuwa phantsi.

Okwangoku, uMichael wangenelela, mhlawumbi ecinga ukuba umntu kufuneka abe lilizwi lokuqiqa kwaye kwakungekho mntu ungomnye.

'Yizani bafana, kuya kufuneka ayenze,' watsho kum nakuSean. 'Yenzani & apos, iidemon ezingama-69 & apos; ade athethe? Zikhona iidemon? Amashumi amathandathu anesithoba kubo? Zimbini iidemon ezenza amanyala? Njengenkampani yokunxiba iGap ineedemon? '

Ayibanga nako ukusiqhula ngeziqhulo malunga nejee, uMichael wabamba enye yezembe engqonge indlu (yayiyindawo enjalo) wayithatha ibhodi wayisa engceni yethu engaphambili, apho wayinciphisa khona ukuba ivuthe.

'Kulungile, andizukugxotha kwilizwe lemimoya,' wabhengeza ngelixa silila. 'Fuck iziporho!'

Emva kokuchithwa ngokupheleleyo kwiibits, waqala ukukroba kwiintsalela. Sonke siye satshintshana ngokujonga ngokwesiko kwiintsalela, ngenxa yezizathu endingazikhumbuliyo kodwa zinengqiqo ngelo xesha.

Ngokukhawuleza ndaziva ndibhetele.

USean, nangona kunjalo, ebengonelisekanga. Wayejongeka engaqhelekanga kwiliso lakhe kwaye, njengokugqibela kokuchuma, wakhupha indawo engqongileyo phantse ngebhotile yonke yolwelo olukhanyayo, emva koko wayilayita ngomlilo. Yayingumbono ombi lowo. Amalangatye asondela ngobungozi endlwini yethu ngaphambi kokuba silwe nawo ngamanzi nangomhlaba. Ngeli xesha thina sobane sasikhala sonke — sisoyika umlilo, sisoyika ebusweni bendalo, umsi ugcwalisa umoya, okanye indibanisela yabane.

Xa umlilo ucimile sabuyela ngaphakathi ngaphakathi endlwini siziva singazinzanga kakhulu. Akukho mntu wathethayo; UDylan wayeyikatatoni. Siye sabona kungcono siyolala silibale yonke lonto.

Kwiminyaka kamva, ndizibuza malunga neshishini le-'69 yeedemon, ndambuza uDylan ukuba kwenzeka ntoni kuye kuye kuloo poranda, nokuba ebesikhohlisa. Impendulo yakhe: Yayiyiprank.

'Bendicinga ukuba la ma-69 aza kuba' sisipho esifileyo, kodwa [nina nonke] nijolise kakhulu kwinto yeedemon, 'ucacisile.

Andazi ukuba yinyani leyo- ukukhala kwakhe kwakukholisa. Mhlawumbi waye waqhekezwa kwaye ngoku wayezama ukuyidlala ngokungathi bekuyi-prank ngalo lonke ixesha. Nokuba yeyiphi na intlantsi eyayisusileyo, yayiyeyona ngokuhlwa inamandla yasityhafisa sonke ngokwasemzimbeni nangokweemvakalelo. UMichael wayifumana eyona nto imbi kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yokungaqondakali okungathandekiyo okuphantse kwaphela ekubulaweni.

Ukubuyela umva: Ukuvuka kwam ngentsasa elandelayo kukho umntu olele evarandeni — ayisiyonto ingaqhelekanga ngeloxesha — kwaye uMichael wayebonakala ngathi yena wayenobusuku obugqithisileyo ebomini bakhe.

Kuyabonakala ukuba, emva kokuba siye sayolala sonke, uMichael wavuka esoyika. 'Bendijonge eluphahleni, kuba bendinoluvo olothusayo, olu luvo lukhulu, ukuba kukho into ecaleni kwebhedi yam,' uvumile kutshanje. 'Ndizixelele, & ampos; Kulungile, wena & ampos; Kulungile, wena & ampos; sinosuku olubi kuba abahlobo bakho benza izinto ezihlekisayo ngokwasemphefumlweni, kwaye akukho & apos akukho moya womoya ecaleni kwakho. & Apos;'

Akavumanga ukujonga ukuze ahlekise ngengcinga yokuba kukho into embi eqhubekayo. Isicwangciso yayikukujonga esilingini, ubale ushiye kwishumi, kwaye uvale amehlo akhe kwi-zero. Kodwa xa, wafika 'kwababini,' wayenokuqonda ukuba nantoni na eyayisecaleni kwakhe ihambile.

'Bendingazi ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni kwaye ke ndatsiba ebhedini nangaphezulu kwayo nantoni na,' undixelele.

'Ndiyaxolisa gosa,' le nto kuyacaca ukuba uMichael wayibamba izembe, awayeyizisa egumbini lakhe emva kokuphazanyiswa sisigameko sebhodi ye-Ouija. 'Andinxilanga, ndiyafunga.'

Ngokutsho kwakhe, umfundi wasekholejini ogcwele ngokupheleleyo waye wazulazula wangena endlwini yethu ngelixa sasibaleka siphuma sijongana nomlilo kwaye ekugqibeleni wazama ukudlula kwigumbi likaMichael & apos, apho wafika malunga nemizuzwana emibini eswelekile Ukubetha izembe.

Andikholelwa kumandla eziqalekiso, okanye ke ndiyazixelela, kodwa xa ndijonga ngobo busuku kunye nento esiyenzileyo, kubonakala ngathi akunakwenzeka ukuba sichaze izenzo zethu ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla angaphezu kwendalo. Bekuyakuthini ukuba laa mntwana unxilileyo ubekhe wangxwelerhwa yizembe likaMichael kwaye kufuneka sizichaze kumapolisa nakwiinkundla nakumajelo eendaba? Singathini xa sibuzwa ukuba kutheni sicinga ukuba kulungile ukuba sibase iyadi yethu? ('Ukubulala iziporho zilunge ngokwenene, igosa'?) Kutheni le nto uMichael & apos; s ithuku lokuqala, xa wajongana nengaziwayo, ukuyibulala ngezembe? Kutheni indlu yethu ibizele zizembe kwasekuqaleni? Nokuba bekujongwe njengeprank, ngaba ikhona into eyoyikisayo kwibinzana elithi 'iidemon ezingama-69' ezisosulelekileyo?

Andizazi iimpendulo zale mibuzo. Into endiyaziyo kukuba akukho mntu wakhe watshisa indlu yakhe edlala iClue okanye iMonopoly. Namathela kwimidlalo yebhodi engeyiyo yobugqi, abantwana.

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