Eminyakeni emine nezinsuku ezingu-21, u-Gina Marín akazange alale ubusuku obugcwele. Kusukela Ngobusuku Bangaphambi Kukancibijane 2018, lapho ekholelwa ukuthi uHenry wakhe, indodana yakhe, wayebuyele ekhaya e-Orihuela Costa. Kuthuswe amanga. Kuze kube namuhla, lapho engaseyena uGina, kodwa umama olahlekelwe izinwele nempilo efuna indodana yakhe; lo wesifazane oseke walala emgwaqeni, ungene ezindlini ezingasahlali muntu uma kwenzeka bamjikijela kuzona, uzifihle wagibela ezihlahleni ukuze aqaphe ukuthi ngubani akholelwa ukuthi nguye odale ukuduka kukaHenry. Usesho izikhathi eziningi ukuthi ufuna ukufa kodwa uyaqhubeka nokulwa: egula, ephukile futhi ekude nendawo lapho kuthathwe khona yonke into kuye.
“Ngomhla lu-1 ku-2019 indodana yami ayizange ingiphendule. Ephuma emsebenzini waya kobungaza uNcibijane nabanye abangani bakhe. Ngehora lesine ekuseni ngaba nomuzwa omubi. Ngamuzwa efika emnyango, ngasukuma kodwa kwakungeyena. Ngehora lesishiyagalombili ekuseni ngaqala ukumfonela. Lapho ngineminyaka engu-20, wayehlale ekhuluma nami ngaphambi kokuba alale, engitshela ukuthi usefikile noma uze ukuzophuza ikhofi nami. Ngashayela u-Andrés, enye indodana yami. Angazi ubhuti wakho ungicisha ngani, ngimtshelile. Akujwayelekile".
UGina waqala ukufuna, usezinhlungwini. Wahamba wayofaka isikhalazo esikhungweni samasosha ase-Orihuela Costa (Alicante) lapho behlala khona. “Uneminyaka engaphezu kuka-18, uzobe ephathini. Lokho kwangiphendula futhi ngaphikelela: kukhona okwenzekile ngendodana yami. Ngabiza amaphoyisa, zonke izibhedlela. Itholakala kwelinye labafana ephathini, ubehamba kodwa wanginika inombolo yomunye.
Wonke amamanuwali aluleka ukubika ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngoba amahora ambalwa okuqala abalulekile ukuze ungalahlekelwa ulwazi. U-Gina walandela imanuwali yomqondo wakhe wemvelo kanye nenhliziyo yakhe. Umngane kaHenry wamtshela ukuthi babelindele ukumtshela ngokwenzekile. Wagijima nendodana yakhe endala beya endlini kodwa abazange bavule. Baphinde babuya ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kanti kwakunentsha eyisishiyagalombili eyayibalindile emgwaqeni.
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Indaba yamqeda nya. Ngehora lesine ekuseni, ngesikhathi sokuzizwa kwakhe okubi, omunye wabo, wase-Iceland uHenry ayehlala naye efulethini ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, waqala ukumshaya. "Bangitshele ukuthi amagalelo wonke afika ekhanda futhi azwakala sengathi iziqhumane." Bamphonsa emgwaqeni enqunu, wacela usizo futhi wambiza: "Mama, mama."
UGina uyaqiniseka ukuthi akaphumanga kulelo gumbi. Umama wafaka labo ayehamba nabo emotweni wabayisa ekamu. "Uvumile ukuthi athini, bebethumela imiyalezo." Enye yazo yandizela ezweni lakubo, e-Iceland, ngakusasa. Usememezele kodwa kamuva kakhulu.
I-Civil Guard yaqala ukusesha futhi kwaba nokugasela, nakuba u-Gina nomndeni wakhe babephuma nsuku zonke beyohlola wonke amagumbi. Alukho uphawu. Ngolunye usuku kolunye lwalezi zindwendwe eziphelelwe ithemba, epaki, omunye wabafundi bakaHenry ayefunda naye endlini wabonisa i-video. Wambona waquleka. Indodana yakhe yashaywa yaze yashona.
“Kungani bengamsizanga, kungani bengabizanga i-ambulensi?” uyaqhubeka ezibuza ngemva kweminyaka emine. Ukulandelana okuphelele kulahlekile, kuyisicefe; Ingxenye kuphela efakwe esifingqini yatholwa.
“Usayitsheni noLieutenant bangitshele: ngaphandle kwesidumbu abukho ubugebengu, Gina. angibange ngisakubamba." “Niyazi ukuthi indodana yami ifile,” ebatshela izikhathi eziningi. Lo wesifazane, ongunina wezinye izingane ezimbili, wafika ezolala emgwaqweni, echitha ubusuku nemini echoma izingqwembe ethungatha, ebuza noma ubani. Wayegqoka agibele esihlahleni ukuze aqaphe i-Icelander. Ushiye isaluni yobuhle abeyiphethe, nezisebenzi ezinhlanu, nalapho uHenry asebenza khona njengomhumushi wekhasimende lakwamanye amazwe elaligcwele ibhizinisi lakhe.
Wavela kaningi enkanjini ukuze babeke imali eyengeziwe ukuze bangayeki ukufuna ingane yakhe. “Ubebusisiwe,” ephinda ocingweni engayekile ukukhala. “Safaka umseshi, kodwa usayitsheni wangitshela: 'Gina, ungabe usachitha imali.' Noma kunjalo, ngangingasenayo."
Amakhamera, amaningi akulezo zindawo zasemadolobheni, awazange athathe isithombe sikaHenry. Umama, ophenduke umcwaningi ngenxa yokuphelelwa yithemba, unombono wakhe. Ngalobo busuku, u-Icelander, u-Henry ohlala naye owayehamba ebuyela kunina, nguye owamshaya ekhanda. Ukholelwa ukuthi uHenry wasabisa ngokummangalela ngesiqephu esenzeka ezinsukwini ezedlule.
Ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi, indodana yakhe yeza kumlungisi wezinwele nentombazane futhi yacela imvume kunina ukuba idle nabo isidlo sakusihlwa. U-Gina akazange ahlekise, wayengum-Icelandic futhi eyisihambi. “Unenkinga mama, akakwazi ukuhlala no-Álex (ohlala naye) endlini,” usho kanje. Ngakusasa bamyisa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Manje bayazi ukuthi "inkinga" yayiyini. Bayithola le ntokazi futhi yabatshela ukuthi idlwengulwe nguyena owayeshaye uHenry. UGina uyaqhubeka emncenga ukuthi ambikele. Kuyena lokho kuyimbangela yalokho okwenzekile.
Abangane bathi uHenry wabaleka elimele. Umama uyazi ukuthi akazange aphume ephila kuleyo ndlu. I-Civil Guard yabhalisa kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. “Basishaye indiva ngoba engumfana futhi eseneminyaka esemthethweni,” ezikhalela.
UHenry, owavela eColombia esemncane kakhulu, wafunda futhi wasebenza. Ngangifuna ukuba unogada womphakathi. UGina wayecabanga ukuthi uzohlanya evalelwe lapho engakwazi ukuphuma ayobheka. Wathumela intombazane yakhe eneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala eMurcia noyise, engakwazi ukuyinakekela. "Ngangifuna ukufa, kodwa udokotela wengqondo wangicela ukuba ngizinike ithuba."
Lona wesifazane, owake wasebenza njengomculi wokwenza izimonyo kuthelevishini wasungula isikhungo sobuhle esiyimpumelelo, wabalekela eLondon lapho kuhlala khona umngane wakhe ukuze angahlanyi. Ngaphandle kwengcindezi noma ukudla. Wayelahlekelwe izinwele futhi unengcindezi engapheli yokopha. Manje useyahlanza futhi uhlala nendodakazi yakhe, elinde ucingo amahora angu-24 ngosuku. I-European Foundation for Missing Persons I-QSDglobal ibiza icala lika-Henry "njengesimangaliso" futhi isiza u-Gina, isibonelo somndeni obhujiswe ngokunyamalala.
