Amandla emicabango nemibono, Kungani ngingakwazi ukuvakashela i-Barnes & Noble ngomsebenzi wami wobuciko njengababhali nezincwadi zabo? yilokho engizibuze khona njengoba ngihlezi e-Barnes & Noble café e-82nd St. Kimi, u-Barnes & Noble ufana ne-Toys R Us enganeni. Inani lempilo nolwazi esitolo sezincwadi lihlala lingimangaza. Ukuzizwa ngale ndlela mayelana nendawo kwenza kwaba nzima kimi ukucabanga ukuthi umbono wami wawungeke usebenze kanjani. Phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu ngakha umbono wami waba isiphakamiso futhi ngahlela umhlangano nomphathi wobudlelwane bomphakathi wakwa-Barnes & Noble. Umbono wamukelwa futhi usuku lwabekwa!, Novemba 4, 2002 endaweni yaseYonkers, Central Avenue.
Ukulungiselela lobu busuku kuzohluka emibukisweni yami yangaphambilini. Manje senginezithameli engizokhuluma nazo ngaphandle kokuthi ngilungise umsebenzi wami. Ngizamile ukwendlala icebo lezihloko, njengoba ngiqhubeka nalo msebenzi kwafika kimina ukuthi kuzoba ukuwa kwami. Ngiyaqaphela ukuthi angikwazi ukuhlela lokho okulethwa ukuphila kimi futhi angikwazi ukulawula izici zangaphandle. Kuzodingeka ngidle amandla avela kubalaleli, bazokwenza nquma isiqondiso sami.
Ngamangala abaningi bephuma. Lokhu kuphinde kwaba ngenxa yentatheli yendawo uPatrick E. McCarthy obenomusa ngamazwi akhe wabhala nodaba ekhangisa ngalo mcimbi. Umbono wami nemicabango yami kwase kufezeke manje. Lena bekungeyokuqala kweziyisithupha izindawo zase-Barnes & Noble enganginemibukiso futhi ngathuthukisa ifilosofi yami yempilo. Imibukiso elandelayo inginikeze ithuba lokuhlanganyela nokusebenzisana nabanye abaculi abanekhono. Umsebenzi wami wawuhambisana noSatish, umculi odumile nethuluzi lakhe alithandayo kanye noVirgina Mesones, umlingisi owakhuluma ngokuthula.
Abambalwa abezwa ngalo mbono bacabanga ukuthi alikho ithuba lokuthi lokhu kuzodlondlobala. Lokhu ngikwabelana ngakho ngoba akukho mingcele kulokho umuntu angakuzuza. Ukwesaba akulona igama engifisa ukulijabulisa noma lingiphelezele empilweni nganoma iyiphi indlela. Impilo izoveza amathuba kanti uma ingakwenzi, phuma uwakhe. Le ndawo bekungeyokuqala yohlobo lwayo futhi ibiyisimangaliso.
