Imililo yamahlathi eLos Angeles

AbakwaBenn banamathela kunye emva komlilo wamahlathi

AbakwaBenn kudala bahlala eAltadena, eKhalifoniya, apho baziwa njengentsapho yomculo. Abantwana bakaLaurie no-Oscar abasixhenxe bakhule becula esikolweni sasekuhlaleni, ecaweni, nakwimicimbi yasekuhlaleni ibe bayaqhubeka becula kunye unanamhlanje oku.. AbakwaBenn bahlale eAltadena ukususela ngoo-1950 futhi babephakathi kweentsapho zokuqala eziMnyama ukuthenga iindawo zokuhlala kule ndawo. Abantwana bakhulela phezulu nasezantsi kwisitrato esasihlala umakhulu wabo, nooanti babo noomalume babo. Babevuna iziqhamo kwigadi yabo engasemva.

Umama oneenwele ezibomvu umile ephethe usana lwakhe eyadini enengca, eme nelinye ibhinqa ngosuku ekubalele ngalo.

ULoren Benn, oyena umdala kubantwana bakaLaurie noOscar uthe, “Sibe nethamsanqa elimangalisayo lokuba sikhulele phakathi kwabantu abanjalo, neentsapho ezifana neyethu ezikuthandayo ukuba ngabanikazi beendawo zokuhlala, ibe nezizukulwana ezininzi zibe yinxalenye yaloo nto.

Ukulahlekelwa likhaya yinto enkulu. Ukuziva ngathi uphulukene nelifa inkulu kakhulu.”

Xa umlilo wase-Eaton watshayela eAltadena, watshisa ikhaya lomzali kaLoren, ikhaya likamakhulu wakhe, nekhaya lomnakwabo. ULoren wathi, “Ukulahlekelwa likhaya yinto enkulu. Ukuziva ngathi uphulukene nelifa inkulu kakhulu.”

Ibhinqa elinxibe ibhatyi enombala omdaka nemaski yobuso limi phakathi kwamabhodlo endawo yokuhlala etshileyo kubalele kubonakala iintaba.

AbakwaBenn baphulukana nendawo abakhulisela kuyo abantwana abasixhenxe nezinye iindawo zokuhlala elumelwaneni.

Xa abakwaBenn befuduka, babecinga ukuba baza kubuya kwiintsuku ezimbalwa. UOscar wayefakwe ioksijini ibe babezikhusela ngakumbi ukuze baphephe umsi. Kwakhawuleza kwacaca ukuba babengazukugoduka, ibe uLoren wafaka isicelo seendawo zokuhlala zexesha longxamiseko kuAirbnb.org no-211 LA. Abantu bakwaBenn abalishumi elinanye, kuquka abazukulwana abathathu bakaOscar noLaurie, bahlala simahla kuAirbnb kangangexesha elingaphezulu nje kwenyanga ngoxa babecinga ngento elandelayo ababeza kuyenza.

Intombazana enxibe iidimasi ezipinki incume kancinci ihleli esitulweni eyadini enengca phantsi kwesibhakabhaka esibhlu.

Ukuhlala kunye kwakubaluleke kakhulu kwabakaBenn, abaqhele ukusebenzisa indawo yabo nabanye abantu nokuxhasana kubomi babo bemihla ngemihla. ULaurie wathi, “Ukufika kwethu apha, kwasenza saziva sisekhaya.” Ngenye ingokuhlwa benza i-spaghetti. Esi yayisisihlandlo sokuqala befumana ukutya okuphekwe ekhaya okoko baphulukana neendawo zabo. Oyena mzukulwana omncinci wakufundela kule ndawo ukuhamba.

“Siyazi ukuba soze ziphinde zifane izinto, kodwa ithemba lethu kukuba abazukuhamba abahlali, ibe baza kuyinyamezela kunye nathi le nto.”

Amadoda amathathu asondelelene ibe ajonge ngqo phambili, ephakathi inxibe imaski yeoksijini.

Ngoxa bebehleli kwindawo ka-Airbnb.org, abakwaBenn bafumana iindawo zokuhlala ixesha elide zonyaka ozayo. Baceba ukubuyela eAltadena baze bavuselele kungekuphela nje iindawo zabo, kodwa nendlela yokuphila abayiqhelileyo.