Makani aakachitika nindakali muchibbadela kwamyezi myiingi, aachiindi eecho ndakali mumwaka wabili kuchikolo, mpawo kwaamba simpe, teensi ndakalizi aatala aluyando, ndakazyi biyo ndakali kwiiya akwiiya mpawo nketakwe luzibo , mpawo aawo chiindi ndakalimvwa luyando mukati kangu.
Akaambo kakuti ndakajisi zitondeezyo zya hepatitis, ndakakkala muchibbadela kwamazuba manji. Muchiindi eecho, Ratih wakali kundibelekela akundilanganya obotu. Bazyali bangu bakalijatikizyidwe kapati amakwebo aamukwasyi wesu aakuula zintu, aboobo nindakali muchibbadela, ndakali kukkala chiindi chilamfu ndelikke, naakuti beenzuma bakali kuboola kundiswaya.
Ncondiyeeya nchakuti buzuba oobo ndakatalika kulimvwa kabotu mbichani. Ndakatalika kukonzya kukkala abulo akwiima ndelikke. Mpawo chiindi, kutaamba kwiima, nokuba kusanduka koona kwakali kulimvwisya kulema loko akubula nguzu. Masiku aayo muya wakalimvwa kupya mbichani mpawo kautontola.
Nikuba kuti ŋanda yangu ilijisi muya uutontola, mpawo njipati loko kuti ndibe ndelikke. Nokuba boobo, ndakali kumvwa kufweba mpawo mubili wangu woonse wakamvwa kunamatila. Mbubo, tandinasamba kwamazuba manji. Nchintu chilimvwisisika, dokotela tanaakandizumizya kuti ndisamba kusikila kupya kwangu kwakamana.
Kumamanino ndakasinikizya bbela lyakali afwaafwi abulo bwangu kuti ndifoone musilisi. Kakutanainda chiindi chilamfu, Musilisi Ratih, ooyo ngondakali kubona kuti wakali mubotu loko alimwi wakali aluzyalo mumeso aangu, wakanjila mukaanda kangu.
“Ino ninzi chibi Sisi?” wakabuzya kabotu kumwi kamweta-mweta, kabotu loko.
Mubili wakwe uugonkede akukotama mbichaani aawo naakali kulanga kupya kwangu kwakapa kuti ndibone chiimo cha nseke zyakwe zyakali kulibonya mbuli kuti nzipati alimwi zyakali kusunka.
“Eh, ngu Sis. Ndilimvwaanga mubili wangu ulanamatila, amwi nkaambo kakuti zuba sunu lilapya loko mpawo tandinasamba kwachiindi chilamfu. Aboobo ndiyanda kubuzya, sena inga ndasamba sunu, muchizi?” Ndakabuzya kumwi kandipandulula kwachiindi chilamfu.
Ndakakkomana loko kwaambuula amusilisi ooyu mubotu. Wakali muniini, wakali mupati kulindime amyaka iili 4-5 achiindi eecho. Busyu bwakwe bulibonya bubotu loko, mbuli muIndiya kumatalikilo.
“Oh ndabona. Asi tandikonzyi kupa bwiinguzi lino, Sis. Sis, weelede kusaanguna kubuzya dokotela kuti naa ulakonzya kusamba muchizi wako naa pe,” wakapandulula kabotu.
Kumvwa majwi aakwe aakuti “kusamba”, ndakalimvwa mbuli kuti bulowa bwangu bwakali kuzuzaana kuya mubongo bwangu. Mizeezo yangu iisofweede yakayeeya kuti naa Mbak Ratih wakali kuyanda kundisamba akundisanzya mubili woonse.
Kakwiina kuzyiba, ndakagambwa kwakaindi kaniini, mpawo bulo bwangu bwakaliimvwi musule lyamatalawuzi aamulwazi wakuchibbadela.
“Oo, uli mubumpelenge, ndiyeeya. Nkaambo nzi ncho ubelesya zyoonse, weelede kuti uyeeya chimwi chintu chitali kabotu, tee kayi? hi hi hi.”
Mbak Ratih wakabona nsandulo yakachitika mubulo bwangu, oobo mbondeelede kuzumina kuti bwakayuma kaindi. Ndakamweta-mweta buyo nkaambo kakufwa nsoni mpawo ndakavwumba mubili wangu waansi achisani.
“Peepe, Sisi, nchintu chichitika biyo. Utayeeyi achimwi chintu,” Ndakaamba, kandilanga kumweta-mweta kwakwe kwakali kuyaa kubota.
“Hmm, kuti koyanda ncobeni kumvwa kupya nkaambo mubili wako ulanamatika, inga ndakusamba, ooyo ngomukuli wangu wakubeleka okuno.”
Asi Sis, tokwe sicamba kuti dokotela katazumizyi,” wakayinkila kunembo Mukaintu Ratih alimwi mbuli kuti wakandinyemya.
“Kunyina penzi, muchizi, ndilizi kuti tokonzyi kusala kakunyina kubikkila maanu,” ndakasandula chakusinizya, teensi ndakali kuyanda kuboneka “mufwubafwuba” kunembo lya musilisi ooyu mubotu. Kunze lyaboobo, tandijisi luzibo lwakukwela banakazi.
Muchizi Ratih wakachili kumweta-mweta mbuli kuti wakali kuyanda chimwi chintu, mpawo wakabweza musamu wa Purol wakali aatebulu afwaafwi abulo bwangu.
“Sis, Sis, kochita biyo powder kuchitila kuti utapya akumvwika kuti ulanamatika,” wakayinkila kunembo mpawo wakajula chivwumbyo cha powder mpawo wakananika maanza aakwe a powder.
teensi ndakakonzya kwiingula, moyo wangu wakali kulimvwa mbuli kuti wakali kuuma chakufwambaana. Chintu chitobela nchozi, wakavwungulula zizwaato zyangu mpawo wakagwisya shati lyangu.
teensi ndakakaka pe, nkaambo musamu uutegwa powder ulakonzya kugwasya kugwisya kulimvwa kukatazya nkondakali kuyeeya aachiindi eecho. Mbak Ratih mpawo wakandaambila kuti ndisanduke, kuchitila kuti lino ndalede abulo.
Maanza aakwe akatalika kunyonka musana kumusana wangu, kwakali kutontola mpawo kwakali kuteteeta. Mizeezo yangu tiikonzyi kweendelezyegwa, kuzwa nindakali muchibbadela, kwainda chiindi chilamfu kuzwa nindakayeeyela zintu zyakoonana, naa kulikondelezya mbuli mbondichita aŋanda nindali kabotu.
Nkomo yangu yakanyampuka akuyuma aawo niyakapwaigwa amubili wangu wakali koona ansi. Ndakalimvwa kuyanda kuswida bulo bwangu atala abulo, asi tiikwakali kukonzeka pe nkaambo Mbak Ratih wakaliko aawo aawo. Ziloto zyangu zyakazwa kule, ikapati aawo maanza aakwe masyoonto naakali kundijata mumagwezyo mbuli kuti akali kundifwusa. Ndakamvwa maanzi aasalala kazwa kunkomwe yabulo bwangu nkaambo ndakakankaminwa.
Mukaindi kaniini buyo Mbak Ratih wakandaambila kuti ndijokele. Ndakalimvwa bubi loko, nkaambo ndakali kuyoowa kuti inga wabona bulo bwangu buliimvwi alimwi.
“Iyi, Sis..”, ndakavwiila kumwi kandisola kulikkazyika moyo, ndakasandula mubili wangu.
Lino ndalanga busyu bwakwe buli afwaafwi andime, ndiyeeya kuti ndilakonzya kumvwa kuyoya kwakwe kusule lyampemo yakwe iibosya. Ndakasoleka kuvwumbilila mizeezo yangu iisofweede kwiinda mukujala menso aangu.
Lino maanza aakwe atalika kundifwusa chifuwa, ndajata moyo wangu changuzu kuchitila kuti utazungaani pe. Ndakagambwa loko, ikapati aawo janza lyakwe nilyakaguma nseke yangu ziindi zyiingi.
“Ahh, zilakkomanisya loko”, ndakayeeya.
“Wow, ino nkaambo nzi ncochilila loko? he he he”, ndakagambwa kumvwa majwi aaya.
“Aawa, nseke zyako zili mukuyuma… ulikuchiyandisyo, tee kayi?”
Kumvwa majwi aatali kabotu aaya, ndakagambwa loko. Mbolo yangu yakanyampuka mpawo-mpawo changuzu kwiinda chiindi. Asi teensi ndakali kuyanda kuchita chintu, ndakali kulangila kuti takonzyi kulanga mboro yangu.
Ndakamwemwetela biyo mpawo teensi ndakaamba chintu. Zyakazo chaamba kuti Mbak Ratih ulikuyaabukomena, lino tachikwe mubili wangu, pesi usobana anseke zyangu amunwe wakwe wakutondeezya. Wakali kuzungaanya mpawo chimwi chiindi wakali kundijata nseke zyangu.
“Ahh, zilabotezya Sisi. Utachichiti kuti ube aagubi,” Ndakaamba kandijatilide nsoni zyangu.
“Nkaambonzi? “Zyakajanwa kuti balombwana balakonzya kubuka abalo kuti basobana anseke zyabo mbuli boobu,” wakayinkila kunembo kumwi kagwisya minwe yakwe mibi.
Ndili mukubula majwi, ndilimvwa buyumuyumu. Kuli limwi bbazu, ndiyanda kuzumanana “kubelekwa” a Mbak Ratih, kuli limwi bbazu, ndimvwa nsoni akuyoowa kujanwa abantu bamwi bakonzya kunjila.
“Sena Iwan wakalijisi mulombwana?” Mbak Ratih wakandibuzya.
“Peepe, Sis,” Ndakavwiila, kandikankama, nkaambo ndakali kweezyeezya nkwaakali kuya kwaambuula.
“Mukwesu Iwan, sena kuli nowakasobana amusimbi?”, wakabuzya alimwi.
“Peepe, muchizi,” ndakasandula alimwi.
“Wapona.. wapona.. wapona.. Nsikwe nindakasobana abasimbi,” wakayinkila kunembo cakulikondelezya.
Oh my, Nda kayeeya, mbo Nda kali mufubafuba kujatwa anguwe. Ino “kusobana” kuli buti nkondakali kuyeeya? Weelede kuti wakali kuyeeya kuti ndakali “mufwubafwuba” mbundakali kuyeeya aachiindi eecho.
“Tachigambyi pe, Iwan walikundilanga kwaachiindi, Sis. Iwan ulazumanana kusobana a Sis, tee kayi?
Wow, luyandisisyo lwangu lwakabuka mpawo. Ndakagambwa biyo. Nketanaingula, Mbak Ratih wakatalika kale kuchita kwakwe.
Wakandijata achifuwa, wakanunkizya mpawo wakafwusa nseke zyangu. Chakalimvwisya kutontola loko akukankama, mpawo wakanyankuta nseke yangu, mpawo wanyonka kumwi kasobana anseke yangu mumulomo wakwe alulimi lwakwe amenyo aakwe masyoonto.
“Ahh, nchintu chibotu, Sisi,” Ndakatongooka mukubotelwa.
Mpawo wakamyonta munsingo yangu, matwi aangu, kumamanino mulomo wangu. Kumatalikilo ndakaumuna biyo mpo ndakachilwa kuchita chintu, nikwakainda kaindi ndakatalika kumumyonta awalo. Eelyo lulimi lwakwe nolwakasinikizya kunjila mpawo lwakunyonyoona mulomo wangu, ndakalimvwa kutontola loko akunona, ndakasandula akuzungaanya lulimi lwakwe alwangu.
Ndakamunyonka lulimi lwakwe loko mpawo ndakanyonka lulimi lwakwe luteteete. Chimwi chiindi ndakali kusunka lulimi lwangu mumulomo wakwe mpawo ndakali kunywigwa amulomo wakwe mutete uusalala pyu. Maanza aangu akatalika kuyuma, ndakatalika kuguma zibuno zyakwe zipati. Nokuba boobo, nindakasola kunyamuna chiketi cha yunifomu yakwe yamusilisi, wakaleka.
“Utakkali aano, Sisi, ikuti naa umwi wanjila inga kwaba ntenda,” wakaamba.
Kakwiina kulindila bwiinguzi bwangu, wakandigwisya abulo mpawo wanjila muchimbuzi chakali kukkona lyaanda.
Muchimbuzi, mulyango wachimbuzi wakajalidwe. Mpawo wakajula pompi yakubbafa kuchitila kuti muzuzumo wamaanzi aakali kuvwuuma ube mupati mbichaani mukaanda kaniini. Maanza aakwe akagwisya zizwaato zyangu zyoonse amatalawuzi kusikila ndakamana mantanda.
Mpawo walo lwakwe wakagwisya nkapu yakwe ya musilisi, wakayianga kusule lyamulyango, mpawo wakavwungulula mabbatani manji aayunifoomu yakwe kuchitila kuti lino ndibone chiimo chilikabotu cha nseke zyakwe zya olive munsi lya bra yakwe iisiyidwe.
Twakazumanana kujatana kwesu, aachiindi eechi katujisi luyandisisyo lupati. teensi ndakali kumyonta mwanakazi, asi Mbak Ratih ulakonzya kundisololela. Mukaindi kaniini biyo, wakaiya nzila zyiingi zyakumyonta. Ndakamumyonta milomo yakwe chakuyandisisya.
Ndakaleta bulo bwangu bwakaliimvwi afwaafwi achibuno chakwe mpawo ndakabufwusa. Ahh, nchintu chibotu loko. Maanza aangu akaba aachiyandisyo chakumufwukatila akujalula bbola lyakwe. Lino mbwaakali kunembo lyangu katasamide chifuwa, ndakali kumyonta nseke zyakwe, ndakali kunyonka akusobana alulimi lwangu mpawo ndakali kuziluma.
“Iyi, nchintu chibotu… oh nchintu chibotezya Wan, ah… uli musongo ncobeni,” wakayoya mbuli kuti wakanyemede aawo naakali kunkumuna masusu aangu akuazikka muchifuwa chakwe.
Lino janza lyakwe lyakatalika kusika kubongo bwangu, wakabujata. Ndakagambwa anzizyo. Kujata kwakwe kwakali kuyumu, pesi kwakali kupya mpawo kwakali kunona.
Ndakagwisya lubo bulo bwangu kunseke zyakwe, lino ndakakkala achimbuzi kumwi kandileka Mbak Ratih kuti asobane bulo bwangu amaanza aakwe. Wakafwugama kalanga kuchibuno changu, wakazungaanya mboro yangu asyoonto-syoonto amaanza oonse obile.
“Ahh, nchintu chibotu loko, Sis.. nchintu chibotezya.. ahh.. ahh..”, ndakatongooka kuti ndileke kuzwa bulowa bwangu chakufwambaana.
Ndakamufwukatila nseke aawo naakali kuzumanana kufwusa mboro yangu, lino ndakabona kuti wakatalika kunjizya janza lyakwe lyalumwensyi mukati kachibuno chakwe, akuswida janza lyakwe kuchibuno chakwe. Kubona eechi chakachitika kwakapa kuti ndibe aachiyandisyo.
Ndatandabika kuulu kwangu mpawo ndakasobana abulo bwakwe amunwe wangu mupati. Chakazyibwa kuti tanaakachija pe, wakagwisya zizwaato zyakwe zyamukati mpawo wakakkala atala aamaulu aangu.
Twakali kubelekela umwi amweenzinyina, maanza aakwe akali kuzungaanya mboro yangu kumwi kaivwumba mate aakwe kuchitila kuti iteteete akutontola, mpawo mebo ndakali kujata bulo bwakwe bwakali kuvwumbidwe masusu aakweendelana amaulu aangu. Chilimvwisya kuteta mpawo kuli bulongo buniini, nikuba kuti ndakachifwusa amunwe wangu mupati.
“Iyi.. ah.. uli mubi ncobeni, Wan.. em, em, eh.. ulanona loko,” wakatongooka loko.
Nokuba boobo, muzuzumo wamaanzi aakali kusansaila mumupika wakali mupati cakuti tiindakali kulibilika kuti naa kuli muntu uumvwa. Ndakamupilusya akuyoya kwakwe mujwi pati.
“Mbak Ratih, ndalomba unyonka mboro yangu… ndalomba… ndilayanda ncobeni,” ndakabuzya nkaambo ndakali kulangila kuti mulomo wakwe unyonka mbolo yangu mbuli chisobano cha BF nchendilanga.
“Uh… uli mubi,” wakasandula kumwi kamweta-mweta.
Pesi kuboneka kuti tanaakakaka pe, wakatalika kunkumuna mutwe wamulomo wangu walo wakali kale kutelemuka amafuta amate aakwe. Ndakali kukonzya buyo kuyoya, kwakaindi kaniini kweendeenda kwamunwe wangu mupati kwakaleka kukasya lukkomano ndondatakalimvwide kaindi.
Mpawo mpawo wakabikka mboro yangu mumulomo wakwe uujalukide, mpawo wakajala mulomo wakwe kuchitila kuti lino mboro yangu yakanjila mumulomo wakwe, wakanyonka mboro yangu mbichani mpawo ndakamvwa mubili wangu woonse kauzungaana, mpawo wakagwisya mboro yangu anze.
“Ahh.. ahh..”, ndakatongooka mukubotelwa chiindi choonse naakali kukwela janza amulomo wakwe kuti agwisye nkumba yangu kumilomo yakwe mibotu.
Ndakamujata mutwe kuti ndimukasye kukwela mutwe wakwe chakufwambaana. Nokuba boobo, kunyonka akunyankuta mutwe wacibuno cangu mumulomo wakwe kwakali kulimvwisya kukankamanisya alimwi kwakali kunona kapati.
Kusikila nindakainduluka ziindi zili kkumi, mpawo ndakamvwa kuzungaana koonse koonse mubulo bwangu. Ndakamujata mutwe kuchitila kuti mboro yangu ikkale mumulomo wakwe. Mbuli kuti wakalizi kuti ndilafwambaana “kuzwa”, Mbak Ratih wakanyonka changuzu loko, kunyonka akuzumanana kunyonka nkumba yangu. Kulimvwisya kuchisa mbichani, pesi nkubotu loko.
“AHH.. AHH.. Ahh.. ahh”, Ndakakoongolola, mpawo ndakasansailwa bulowa bunji bupati, bupati nkaambo tii ndakali kwaagwisya kwachiindi chilamfu mumulomo waMbak Ratih.
Wakazumanana kunyonka akumena bulo bwangu mbuli kuti wakalikubotelwa aawo mpondakamufwusa, meso aakwe kaajula mbuli kuti wakali kumvwa lukkomano ndondakali kumvwa. Ndakamuleka kuti anyonke mboro yangu kwakaindi kaniini akuyonyanya kusikila yakasalala, mane mbolo yangu yakakomena, mpawo wakagwisya musokwe.