PFUNGWA MUGORONGA EPISODE 3 : NHAMO YEZVIKWERETI Saka ndaitove zvangu awez ndichirova washen yangu PaSink yepanze. I had a pair of earphones in my ears subtly playing music so I could hear what was happening in my environment. Ndaiva ndakapfeka maPata-pata neka 3 Quater kangu KeKhakhi . Kumusoro ndakapfeka Juza Rangu remaReds randakatenga PaAvondale. Juza racho raiva risina kunyorwa zita becoz Gena raitengesa raishedzera kuti Dollar per Letter . Madzitatiguru is 13 Letters so paMaths dzechikomana that meant 13 plates dzesadza repamukoto. Haiwa saka ngazvigare zvezita zvacho. Ndaiva nditori zvangu paSwag rechidhinhiwe ndichigaya kuti ndichapedza kuwacha rinhi , munongozvizivawo kuti zvekuwacha zvinobhohwa. That is the only reason why that street idiom yekuti ndinokuwachisa makes sense. As I was Washing away, Id regularly Check my phone, high in expectation ndodzosera muhomwe in disappointment. For some reason, I felt as if my phone was vibrating . My right Pocket was slowly getting wet in the process but I didnt care because I knew my phone could take it and besides, the late November sun was sure to Dry that Out in a moment. I was now Washing my last pair of jeans and For me , the last Jean is usually the Hardest to wash because Id be getting impatient. Its Not any different from that Weti inozotanga kurwadza kana wasvika Pamba asi wabva kutonaz wakaikiya bho bho . At that instant, I heard the sound of the small gate being opened. My view was obscured by the wall so I didnt know who it was. Sepamba paigara vanhu Hobho , I did my best not to concern myself too much about it. Pamwe raitongovewo rimwewo Roja seni ririkubva kwariri kubva. A few seconds passed , then ndobva ndazwa kaVoice kechisikana kachiti , Mamukasei Mai Rudo . Voice mai Rudo rakapindura, Ndamuka Hangu wamuka seiko Mu-mu Haaa, Ndamuka hangu..... The usual , varisei vamwe , kuri se kuchikoro and all that ensued. Then at an opportune moment , Mumu then said , Mai Rudo ,ndatumwa NaMhamha. Hanzi Ko mari iya iya I immediately stopped washing , dropped my jean into the bucket and unpplugged one of the earphones from my Ear inorder to Hear properly. Mumu aitaura apa ainzi Muchaneta. Kaiva kaGrade 5 kaigara kuraini Rekuseri kudhuze nekumaGrocer . Moms vacho vaiita madhiri ezvikwereti naMai Rudo nemamwe madzimai emumaraini imomo. Saka this time, round ranga riri raMai Mumu. Mai Rudo vakabva vati , Mu-mu , enda unovaudza kuti ndichauya nayo masikati , I heard the Gate open and close, I figured it was Muchaneta on her way out. At that moment, Mai Rudo vakabva vatanga kuimba kamwe karwiyo kekuchechi kwavo vachipinda mumba. Karwiyo aka ndaitokaziva kuti ukanzwa kaimbwa ,zvaireva kuti zvinhu Hazvina Kumira Mushe. There was a co-relation between that Song being sang, nekukumbirwa zvinhu na Mai ava , kana kupopoterwa mhosva yatinenge tapara semaRoja. I paid little attention to it and went on to proceed with my laundry. I was done with the Jeans , and now working on the t-shirts. Ndaingonyurura One T-shirt ndokwiza left Hapwa , Right Hapwa , Collar , Ndosvina ,Ndokanda munerimwe Bucket in 15 seconds then on to the Next. Ko Ndaiwacha neSurf Zve. I was about to Finish doing my laundry , then Rudo akabva angobudikira kubva kuseri akabata rino ziDish Rine Hembe. Aivawo nemaEarphones Munzeve , achiimba song ya Mary J Blige , nerimwe Discord rainyangadza. Akabva atsveta dish pasi bvaatanga kuyanika hembe dziya. She kept on singing or rather she kept on wailing , if not screeching. Hanzi , ...Coz I cant sleep without you Bheiiiiiibhe With the earphones still in her ears ,she caught a brief sight of me , ndikabva ndamuti , Iwe , uri kuita Noise Akabva abvisa maEarphones munzeve akaramba akamabata nemaoko ese ari two ari padhuze nenzeve dzake achitaridza kuti aiva Ready kumadzosera , ndobva ati , Hee, watii , Achishatisa kumeso I replied , Ndati..... Asi urikuimbira chi Teddy Bear chako here chiya chawaiwacha nezuro ? Kakafinyama kumeso zvekutaridza kuvhiringika , Kachiisa Ruoko pachiuno kakazembera mhepo ndobva kabvunza, Kuimbira Chi Teddy Bear ? , Ndichibva ndati, Ehe, chi Teddy Bear ,Mwana weForm 3 anoimba kuti I cant sleep without you baby ? With a huge mark of Relief on her face after finding my sentiments harmless , she then said to me, Haaaa Tati amana , Kungoimbawo kani , Akadaro ave kutoda kudzorera tuma Earphone munzeve. Ndakabva ndamuti Ndizvo zvairehwa naSteve Makoni izvozvo. Kana usipo Handirari , fume mangwana Maziso Ngwerewere She just giggled and plugged in her earphones and proceeded to sing , evidently less confident. She continued hanging her laundry I plugged my own Earphones back into my ears. Well, what do you know, One side was no longer working. It pissed me off but I was not Suprised, zvaiva zvimaEarphone zve two Dhoraz zvinotengeswa nevakomana vaya vanowaridza zvinhu pamaZambia kuitira kuzotiza Kanzuru. So, as I was still mourning my one sided music system , Muchaneta returned and Mai Rudo attended to her. Mumu explained that her Mum wanted to Use the money to travel to Mozambique early the following morning so she needed the money urgently. Mai Rudo then told Muchaneta to wait just a little. At that moment Ndakabva Ndaona Mai Rudo vacho Vachibudikira kubva kuseri Vachiuya Kwandiri. I stood at Attention , but not with the intricacy of a Soldier and greeted Her.She Greeted me Back. After a brief pause , she took a Deep breath , breathed out. I recognised that tell-tell sign and heard a little voice in my mind saying to me , Wangu , Ma1 aya atanga She then said , Ko Nhai Mwanangu wambotarisawo kuti Date riri kuti chii here nhasi ? I was hoping that I wouldnt have to go through this. Not at this particular moment. I quickly made up a witty response, Nezuro Aiva 30 saka nhasi anenge 31 In a fit of annoyance she spoke back , Ah , Nhai mwanangu unodarireiko; November akazopera Na31 kutanga rinhi ? Nhasi ndi 1 December... She paused and then said , Chindigadzirisa ka zvinhu zviya , I knew it was December 1st and I also knew that the rent was Due. My Elder brother had sent the money to me via EcoCash and I was expecting to receive it at any instant. The only problem was that there was a tecnhical fault. I had received Econets Apology earlier that morning. I explained this to Mai Rudo and she understood but I could tell she had an ambience of doubt emanating from her facial expressions. I hate it when People think Im lying when I not. She immediately turned her attention to Jabu who had been sitting on a stool by the corner , fliping through an old People magazine. To nobodys surprise , he had an excuse of his own. The atmosphere was getting tense and I knew the only way I could settle the air was by handing over the money. I rushed to finish rinsing my clothes . Just as I was about to hang them , I realised that Rudo had Filled all the space on the washing line nehembe dzaiva muzi Dishi rake. Ndakapererwa. I just slid my Bucket into my Room. All the T-shirts were still soaking wet and I had the intention of hanging them later. I removed the flip flops , put on some sandles and headed out without even a single clue where I was going. I just had to get out until I got her money, thats all I knew. Just as I got to the Gate ,Muchanetas mother , mostly know as Mai Mumu swung it open from outside and entered. She ignored my efforts to greet her with a smile , which was fake by the way , because I didnt particularly like her and she knew it. Vakambondivharira maGap hobho mother ivava , but thats another story. I was curious to know what would transpire so instead of going anywhere , I just waited outside the gate to Hear what would go down. Mai Mumu Vakambotanga vachitaura pore pore. At Short Notice , precisely Within 10 seconds , chakabva chatochaya wangu. Ambuya vakatanga kudya magaka mambishi ivavo. Aya aya eminzwa kwete zvenyu Zvekupopota paChi Salad zvemaCucumber izvo . Hameno kuti marasha avaitsenga vaimawana kupi but Drezi rakafugurwa musi uyu raive mupengo zvekuti chero naBev chaiye aitonzwa kunyara. Just in case vamwe Venyu vafunga zvisiririzvo , Kufugura maDhirezi idimikira rinongoreva kupopota , especially kwemukadzi Mukuru. So Dont take it as literally stripping . Izvi zvaiitika paVherandah , Mai Rudo vakangoti tuzu vachishaya kuti vopindura vachiti kudii . Ipapo ini ndaiva panze peYard, ndakatongo dongorera nepamaburi eDesign yepa Durawall. Jabu dzakabva dzangobudikirawo kubva mukati meYard nepagedhi dzichisekerera ndobva dzanditarisa dzichidzungudza musoro dzichiri dzakazhinyura. Ndakabva ndangomuti , ha , Ma1 wangu . Idzo Jabu Dzikapindura , Haiwa, zvaiwana ngwarati , momz ava vanomboti popoterawo zvinhu zvisina basa mhani ava. Yah , Vavai Mai MuMu !!! I found it Hard to celebrate that Victory with him because in essence , we were the ones to blame for this incident. Had we paid rent , this probably would never have happened... ...I said Probably . Mai Rudo Was notorious for always being found in debt. Ndiyo Type iya yaiti kana vaendesa Mari Yeround $100 , vaizosara vatovera munhu ane Round mwedzi iwowo vono mukumbira $20. Kuzodzoka kwayo $20 iyoyo kwaive kutozomirira ivo pavaizoitawo Round . Vaikwereta pazvikwereti nekuzobhadhara zvikwereti nezvimwe zvikwereti. Witnesses to this incident were Rudo , Jabu and myself. On This particular weekend, My Roommate had Gone to his parents home in Hwange for his sisters marriage ceremony and was set to return on the morrow. He was yet to bring his half of the rent. Jabus roommate was out studying at the Varsity Campus because it was exam Period. I personally prefer studying over night and apparently so did Jabu. Mai Muchaneta then concluded Her dramma and walked towards the gate while giving her final remarks, Motoita Mek-Shuwa kuti Mari Iyoyo mauya nayo . Nhasi, handiti mazvinzwa Mai Rudo ? She Paused a bit and then Continued, Makatojaira katsika kakaipa. Aihwa haaa , hazviite vasikana . Nedanga renyu remaroja rese iri moshaya mari shoma shoma kudaro iwo mwedzi wapera kudai ? Vakadaro vachinongedza inini na Jabu vave kubuda Gedhi. Mai Rudo vakabva vationa nepamaburi paya . Ndakanyara but Jabu anenge asina kana kumbobatikana nazvo. Aitoseka zvake Bho !!! EcoCash finally Came through and I found my way towards TN Bank kwaiva ne Ecocash Agent 1 ega wandaiziva aivhura neSaturday. It was now Around 11.30 am My nose was still Sore nekurohwa kwandakanga ndamboitwa the previous week. Funny enough , Cynthia wacho wandakarohwerwa nemukomana wake anga ave kushandisa kamwe kaPhone Kambudzi so. I think Kuzvi SMADL ikoko uko . Kaishanda futi neCharger yakaTsono. Akambotanga achinyara kukumbiria , but eventually akazongouya. Ko Ndaigomunyimirei Hangu kana iriyo yega Charger yaaiziva , unless kana panga pane zvimweo zvaanga ave kutsvagawo hake. I made my way to the Bank , with a lot of thoughts nagging me , including the exam that I was going to write on Tuesday. Ndichifamba kudaro , NdakaSpota Mupfanha Taku , kahanzvadzi kaRudo Kaya kekumborohwa neMalaria kachifamba Kaka bata Badza. Ndichipesana nako ndakabva ndakabva ndati Eh , Mr-T , kwanga kurisei ko kumunda ? Ka munhu kacho kakabva kapindura kakatomedza zi Mood wena. Handisi Kubva Kumunda ini Kakadaro Ndobva kadzosera Muromo mumhino , apa kachikanda tsoka pachidhinhiwe chaipo. Ndakazvishaya. Ko ungachaziva kuti ndiye munhu wandaipusha mubhara ave kuda kufa Last week iyeye ? Bho !!! Ndakasvika paBank paya , made my cashout transaction. I breifly discussed football with the teller who was a Chelsea Fan and we had a Pending game against each other the following week. My Liverpool Jersey had sparked up that conversation. The discussion was brief since he was working so I had to quickly dismiss my self Ndobva Ndadzokera hangu kudheni. Ndichisvika padheni , ndakabva Ndangonanga ku Living Room (which doubled as the landladys Kitchen) kwaiva naMai Rudo ndobva ndavapa $25. Rent yataibhadhara was $70 saka ndaiita half half naRoommate. Ivo mai Rudo Owed me $10 , $5 from the Hospital that covered Takus medicine and another $5 yavaikumbira ari maDhora dhora for many different reasons. So I took my Cut from that. It didnt settle well with her that I brought only 25 bucks. Mai Rudos Argument was that I was supposed to pay her the full rent for the room including my Roommates half. I counter argued that that would mean she had no right to tell us how many people should use the Room then. My argument suddenly fell apart when she then said that the number of people in the room also affected , in her words , The Number yetsoka dzinotsika muPassage mangu , Nguva inotorwa kuti vanhu vapedze kugeza muBathroom plus the Number yeMagaro inogara pa Chemba Yangu . Well , she Had a Point. So in essence , that Meant I co-jointly Owed Her the other $35 with my roommate and eviction would Cover both of us. I then told her that we would pay the following day when My Roommate returns. She said Nothing. Bho !!! I went to my room and chilled for a while but munongoketa semunhu abva kutambira mari kubva kuna Blaz vake , maoko angu aivava kuda kumbospenda mbijana . Semunhu asinganwi Doro , my Options were a bit limited so I headed out to grab Myself zi 2 litre reFanta nezi MuDzonga reBiltong rakachekwa chekwa. Ndichidzoka padheni , ndakawana paDoor pane Chipepa. It was Now around 3pm. Pachipepa apa paiva pakanzi , Pay full Rent By 5pm today or Face Eviction Zvakandikatyamadza Ndikati What ? Ndakakwachura chibepa chiya ndobva ndaenda Nacho Kuna Mai Rudo. Wanike Jabu arimo ari kutochemachemawo nenyaya iyoyo. Mai Rudo had found new tenants who were willing to Pay $100 each for both rooms should we fail to meet the 5pm deadline. They would Move in the following Day. Ndakambozama Kunyengerera but to no avail. Ko taizoriwana Kupi Dheni RiNe Durawall plus room ine sink Mukati within one Day ? That was the only reason why I had agreed to the whole Rent the Kitchen set-up bcoz Vhati yaive iri paDhuze. I had the Money , but My Pride wouldnt let me Pay her. She was Coercing Us to Cover her Debt with mai Mumu , who had referred to us as danga remaRoja earlier on that day. Haiwawo , zvekupenga izvo. Bho !!! 5pM yakasvika ikapfura. Then mamwe Ma UBA two ma4th year akabva Apinda pagedhi. Akabva angokena mudheni achienda kuna Mai Rudo . Ndaitove zvangu Panze ndakazembera Pole re Washing line ndichinonona mazino angu anga apindwa neChimukuyu chiya. Rudo akabva abuda panze akabata ziDish rake riya ndobva atanga kubvisa Hembe dzake achikanda imomo. But iwewe une Rough iwewe , ndakamudaro Akavhunduka , Ko hanzi ndadii ? Hembe Dzangu dzichirimo Mumba umu ende Dzichiri dzakangotota so. Dzako Dzaoma Gore Rapera but hona Nguva yaunozodzibvisa. Ko wadii Kuyanika KuLine rekuseri ? , Akapindura achitaridza kusabatikana nazvo. Dhemeti , Handina kumbozvifunga kUti Kuseri kune Line. I prefered using this particular line because it was Just outside my Door. I quickly changed the subject and asked , Ko Taku anga achibva kupiko pandapesana naye akabata badza Mukuseni Rudo immediately started Laughing and forced herself to say , Anga Ari Ku Punishment Kuchikoro. Vakabatwa vaChiba Mango Mbishi KuOrchard. Her laughter was Contagious. She went on to say , Uchiri kuziva Chigaba CheAromat Chaitsvagwa naMama Chiya chiya ? Ndiye aive Nacho. Ndimo maakatakurira salt yacho imomo . Well , that explained his Attitude when I met him earlier on. Bho !!!. Sunday Morning , I woke up as if everything was Normal . Took a Bath , dressed up and left For Church. 12 pm , I returned to Find another Notice , Stuck onto the Door. Eviction Notice : Please Have Your things out by 2 pm I immediately went over to Jabus Room. Upon my arrival , I was welcomed by loud music and the stench of repeatedly worn socks. He had received the same notification but didn’t seem at all bothered. ha ,iwe , Hapana nyaya apa, Hapana Kwatinoenda. He said to me confidently. I left Jabu’s room and started Packing, just in case the eviction was genuine. As I was packing , my roommate returned from his Hwange journey and I explained to him what was going on. He went Over to try and pay the full $70 rent. Mai Rudo didnt budge. She had been enticed by the Benjamins. About an Hour Later , 2 pm dzakakwana , vakomana vaya vakambouya nezuro wacho ndobva vadzoka neMota ine zvinhu. Yaiva pickup and yakaLodha mupengo zvekuti zvaitonetsa kubvuma kuti vaive vakauya kuChikoro. Mai Rudo Vakabva vabuda panze ndobva vauya Patanga takamira inini , Jabu nemaroommates edu . Vakabva vatanga kuvava. Ndakuudzai Kuti Buditsai Zvinhu kudhara. Honai manje Maroja Angu Auya nezvinhu Zvavo . Chikasikirai Kubuditsa Zvinhu zvenyu izvozvi. Hanzvadzi yaMai Rudo yaiva Mupurisa yanga yatomira panze ipapo yakapfeka uniform ichida kutityisidzira. Mai Rudo vakanga vatomushedzera izvozvo makuseni acho. Jabu Ndidzo Dzakatanga kusasa Hakuna Izvozvo , hatina Kwatinoenda , iNotice rudzii ino pihwa ne 1 Day , Ndezvenyu Izvo momz Pano Hatibvi The testosterone caught on and soon, we were all protesting. Monya akabva ati kuna Officer vanga vave kuda kubata Jabu , Tsano , tinozviziva hedu kuti muri mupurisa ende tinokuremekedzai, but dai henyu mabuda panyaya iyi . Officer vachionawo Zimunhu racho raitaura navo vakabva vangotsenga tsenga Mazwi , Hanzi , Aihwa vakomana, zvinoda kutaurirana Tichinzwisisana Mai rudo Immediately ran into the House. The 2 UBAs who had come with the Pick up walked over to where we were and just stood there , apparently confused by what was happening. Another car pulled over Outside and a few seconds later, Four more uniformed police Officers Walked in , Mboma dziri mumaoko. There was sudden silence . Mai Rudo Vakabva Vabuda Mumba, Thank you mauya vana Officer , ndokumbira mundibatsirewo kuti vakomana ava vatute Zvinhu Zvavo Vaende !!! Tanga tachizopusa Manje , Roommate neHumonya hwavo ndivo vakatotanga ,kutaura kwandiri vachiti, Haaa, Wangu , zvinhu tongo fano isa kudheni kwana DzikaMai tichitsvaga imba , Hadzinetsi hadzo kuwana kana mwedzi uchitanga kudai . Ungachazviziva here kuti Ndiye munhu ambokwatisa officer manje manje apa vachiri vega. The new police officers were still trying to understand what was Going on and Mai Rudos brother was explaining to them. Mai Rudo was harshly demanding the Keys from Us and the New Candidate tenants were Just Standing there trying to get Mai Rudos Attention. My Rudo Finally went to them and one of them said to her , Haaaa , sorry Mhamha. Tazowana Kumwe sezvatakambo kuudzai Nezuro, tangoti Tipfure tichitora Mari yacho nepano tisati taenda ikoko Mai Rudo Vakabva vango Naiwa neMvura yavo vega ipapo Nekupusa. Zvedu zvanga zvaita . Asi kuna Mai Rudo , ichi chakanga chatova chimwe chikwereti. Mari yacho yese yaiva yaenda KuMozambique YaMai Rudo yaingove Nhamo yezvikwereti. Copyright © 2014 by Tendekai Tati. All Rights Reserved. This story is Fiction and is very loosely based on real life events. Any similairities with any indidviduals , Dead or Alive are truly coincidential .
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:30:00 +0000
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