Mudzimai weMazuva Ekupedzisira, Chikamu Chechipiri

Chidzidzo 5
diki yepanchi nekomichi dzakasungirirwa pamibato zvibharumu zvakaitwa
sezvipopayi. Iyi yakanga iri panchi yevana. Sista Rempp vakaenderera:
“ ‘Ko sei panchi isina zvinovara ichigarova kure nezvimwe zviitiko
zvese?’ Ndakafunga.
“Haisi nyota yandaiva nayo! Asi ndaienda sei kutafura yepanchi yakanga
isina zvinovava ndichinotora girazi repanchi rakaiswa chibharuma
chechipopayi? Chikwata chese chetwuvanhu tudiki—vasikana vemaruva,
mubati wemhete nevamwe vake vakanga vakaita mutsetse.
Ndakafunga kana, ndaikwanisa kubata girazi repanchi chaiyo, kamwechete
kano. Handaizonwa panchi ine zvinovava. Ndakasimuka.
“Heino punchi yenyu, amai,’ ndakanzwa mumwe munhu achidaro.
“ ‘Aa, kwete, ndatenda,’ ndakadaro zvakare, ‘kwete ikozvino.’
“Ndakagara pasi zvakare. Chii chingange chakaipa nechinwiwa chimwechete?
Asi ndaiziva zvakanga zvakaipa, saka ‘sei’ akanga asina
basa. Ndakayeuku mudzidzisi wangu wekumba svondo rakapera
achiti hatifanire kuzvidzikisa kana zvidiki nokuita hatigaroziva zvingangotiteya
kana kuti sunga. Saka, ndaifanira kusarudza nekukasika
kana kuva nekunzwa kudzipwa zvekufa nekeke rakaoma randakanga
ndatora kubva patireyi.
“Ndakasimuka, sendisirikuda ndikatanga kunanga kumbiya yepanchi
ine zvinodhaka. Zvino ndikadzokera kunogara pasi zvakare.
“Hondo yemukati yakaenderera mberi. Fungai zvandakapotsa ndaita!”
Pandakagara ipapo, ndakatanga kuhon’era maimbirwo erwiyo
‘Sarudza Chakanaka.’ Zvino chii chakandiita kuti ndiyeuke rwiyo
irworwo panguva ino? Pekupedzisira, ndichinzwa kunge zimunhu
zihombe-hombe pakati petwuvanhu tupfupi-pfupi, ndakatora nzvimbo
yangu mumutsetse wepanchi [yevana].
“Ndakanzwa kubatwa kunyonyoro pafudzi rangu mumwe mujaya . . .
akabvunza, Sista Rempp, iyi ndiyo mbiya yepanchi [yevana]?’
“ ‘Ee Neil zvinofadza sei kukuona! Hongu, chaizvo, iyi ndiyo mbiya
yepanchi [yevana].’ Kakunyemwerera kake kekunyara kakabatidza
chiso chake chese, maziso ake mashava akapenya. Takataura tikaseka
tikanakirwa nepanchi yedu kubva mukomichi dzakaiswa zvibharumu.
Ndaive nechibharumu chaPluto chakasungirirwa pane yangu uye Neil
aive neMbeva Minnie akasungirirwa pane yake. Mushure mekunge
tatandara kwechinguva chidiki, dzimwe dzeshamwari dzake dzakauya
kwatiri mumwe wevakomana vacho akati, ‘Patapinda Neil kuonai,
atiudza kuti mumudzidzisi weDzidziso dzeVhangeri muwadhi make.
Zvino, patataura pamusoro pekunwa imwe yepanchi ine zvinodhaka,
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