Kule mpelasonto uvele ku-Twitter Post ezungeze intombazane egama linguGabbi, eyayikhuluma ngobudlelwano nenkanyezi "baby ku-drive". Ngokusho kwakhe, bahlangana ne-Elgort ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, lapho beneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, futhi kwakungekho isikhathi sakhe esihle kuye.
Ngakhala ebuhlungwini, ngoba kwakungesikhathi sami sokuqala, kepha ngangibuza, angifuni ukuyeka konke, wavele wathi: "Sidinga ukukuhlakulela." Ngashaqeka futhi angikwazanga ukuphunyula. Ungenze ngacabanga ukuthi lobu bulili,
- U-WABBI WATE.
Ubuye wanezela nokuthi umlingisi wahambisa ama-jerome wakhe nomngane wakhe omncane, wamcela ukuba amthumelele izithombe ezinqunu futhi agcine konke okufisayo ukungalimazi umsebenzi wakhe. Manje uGabbi uya kudokotela wezengqondo ngenxa yokuhlaselwa kwe-PTSD nokuhlaselwa okwethusayo.
U-Elgort waphendula ngokumangalela kwi-Instagram yakhe, esho ukuthi izehlakalo ezichazwe yizo azihambelani nalokho okwenzeka eqinisweni.
Iqiniso ngukuthi ngo-2014, lapho ngineminyaka engama-20 ubudala, sasinemfushane, sezomthetho futhi sisuselwa kwimvume evumelana nobudlelwano noGABBI. Ngeshwa, ngangihola ngokungafanele lapho ngiqala ukuhlukana: ngiyeke ukuphendula imiyalezo yakhe. Kwakuyinduku futhi enonya ngakumi, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi ukuxolisa sekwedlule isikhathi akunginiki umthwalo wemfanelo ngokuziphatha okunjalo,
- Umlingisi othunyelwe.
Ubuye wanezela nokuthi uzizwa enamahloni nokwethula ngokuziphatha kwakhe futhi kusenokufunda okuningi futhi azenzele ukuze aqonde imizwa yabanye:
Ngiyaxolisa.