12/10/2019
Reality Battles
Written by
Renia Matope
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CHAPTER 1
Mufaro…..
“Unofarira kutora nguva yako uchigeza mwana wangu kudarika yaunotora panezve chikoro kana zvebasa repamba pano.”
“Basa rei pamba pano imo muka one room kano nhai daddy. As for school munoziva wani kuti ndinorova chikoro otherwise I wouldn’t be doing my degree in psychology.”
“Uchakavakisa iwe kana wakushanda ,handiti mari yaperera ku education yako. Ezvino better wakawana bursary saka zviri nani.”
“Must you always remind me kuti mari yakaperera ku education yangu nhai daddy.”
“If you keep on looking down on me and my house, ndoramba ndichikuudza kuti uzive kuti ndiyo imba yakakurera and inotifukidzira ini newe.”
“Daddy makutotsamwa wani, you know I will be joking inga wani. You know you are all I have, ever since mum passed away.”
I moved close to him and gave him a peck padama,then he wiped it fast. Vanogara vachiti chirungu chenyu ana Mufaro chekubatira padenga ichi. He didn’t like it when I kiss him like that, even hug zvayo vanoona kunge ndezve varungu. My father was just too cultured and too backward hameno nei. He doesn’t realise kuti chava chirungu ichi mazuva ano.
I was inspired on doing my psychology degree with a certain great woman. Her company pays my bursary and I just thought regai ndingopedze ne masters since vakati they will pay kusvika pandinoda till ndakushanda.
I am also in love with this amazing, handsome guy who I adore so much. He comes from a rich family though I hardly know zve family yake, not that I am complaining. Ko family yake ndinei nayo zvangu. Chandinoda ndiye kwete family yake. Unongoona kuti kune mari with the cars that he drives pa campus. He is also finishing his masters in law this year. I have another year to go then I graduate.
There is a reason why I don’t ask Clayton about his family background. It’s because ininiwo handidi nezvangu. Saka munhu ukazoda kumuti uri mwana waani unobvepi vanoita nezvei then iye achadawo kuziva kuti iwe uri mwana waani anoita nezvei. I didn’t want him finding out kuti baba vangu is just a struggling mechanic asina qualification but just experience. He must never know kuti ndinogara ku Rugare mudzimba dze railways kunova iko kwaishanda baba vangu before he was retrenched.
Now we just stay in a one bedroom house .We have a bedroom ne lounge chete. Kitchen yakabatana ne lounge saka ndimo mandinorara imomo . Every morning I have to fold blankets ndonoisa mu bedroom ma daddy. Hamuna kana ma sofa only ma kitchen chairs. I am actually ashamed nemumba mandinobva asi that’s reality ndinozvidiiwo ndakazvarwa nevabereki vasina mari.
I am grateful vakandipa education yandinayo nhai asi panoti nhamo apa ndanzwa ini. Ndakadzidza pa Kambuzuma High 2 and was one of the top students pa school. Kugona kwakaita kuti ndiwane bursary iri, my dad is so proud of me. I am just praying kuti ndipedze degree rangu then remove my dad form this pit he calls a house.
I finished applying my makeup and rushed out. Time wasn’t on my side. Daddy vakazoita kudeedzera kuti wakusiya mari ye combi. Went back ndichimhanya kunoitora and kissed him again. I laughed pavakasara vachipukuta dama ravo ndichimhanya kubuda. I wanted to be in time before Clayton arrives, he was coming to pick me up.
I was going to walk kuenda ku Westwood bus stop. Westwood is a small low density area iri pa side pe Kambuzuma ne Rugare . I didn’t want him finding out kuti ndinogara ku Rugare so ndainomira pa Njanike ma shops ari pa bustop yeku Westwood iyoyo.
I had just told him kuti he drops me off ipapo and picks me up there kuitira my daddy havadi kundiona ndine any man. He understood me well aingoti ndinogarawo imomo munzvimbo yemhene. Little did he know kwandabva. It was actually a big job this pretence because ndaifamba ka distance ndichitodarika pandinowana ma combi eku town.
I crossed Kambuzuma road ndakumhanya ndikambomira pakasango kari before Njanike and wiped tsoka dzanga dzazara dust. Zvaritori basa kumbobvisa dust because Rugare hakunaka ma tarred road plus kumbochekerera kwandinoita ndinosvika ndava ne dust vakuru.
Just as I got to Njanike ndakaonawo ranger yake ichibudikira pa corner yakavhurwa speed zvekupenga chaizvo. I guess vanhu vepama shops apa vanonyatsoshaya kuti ndinenge ndichibva kupi nekuseri kwema shops kune kasango kusina dzimba ah hameno ndezvavo izvo.
He went out to meet me just as soon as he parked pa shop. Ndakapiwa a passionate kiss and a hug kunge akuda kutondisvina. I pulled off ndaona aita chinamira.
“Zvakwana Clay ukuda tinonoke futi here for lectures.” I said opening the door for myself. I didn’t wait for him to open otherwise aisamborivhura achiri kuda zve kiss.
“I can never get enough of you Mumu, it’s been only few months of us dating asi I feel like I have known you for years.” He said fastening his seat belt when we were in the car.
“Patience my love,we will soon be together . Then you will always have me and do all you want with me.” I said blushing, then he smiled at me before driving off without saying a word. I just wish he can marry me already, chero akazoziva kuti ndinobvepi aroora hameno zvinozoonekwa pamberi ipapo.
On arriving pa campus akatanga andiperekedza ku faculty kwangu asati aenda kwake. I had met him pano pa campus and our love was growing with each day. I feel so bad having to li to him all the time asi handina choice.
Mai Tasha ( Nakai )
“Saka tiri kubika futi nzondora nhasi here baba Tasha. Inini hangu handicha zvikwanise . It’s like a curse now, even ikanzi nhamo zvazonyanya.” I said ndichinan’anidza ka plastic kanga kane tunzondora twaanga auya natwo .
“Asi waida kudii nhai Nakai. You know ndotowana mari kana varungu vandipa mari ezvino hapana kana chandinacho. We have to wait vadzoke from overseas and still pay vakandipa wani . Inyaya yekuti mwana avapo saka zvakuwanda zvinoda mari zvasiyana nepatanga tingori two.” He said pulling up his overall kupfeka the other hand ranga rakarembera.
“Hapana kunzi tawanda , zvakaoma because you lied to me . What type of a person are you, making me fall in love with your lies.”
“Hoo so you fell in love nezvandaiva not inini wacho. Waidaka zvinhu ,mari yawaiona not inini wacho.” He said atotsamwa
“Not that asi waidii kungondiudza chokwadi nhai Caleb kuti zvinhu hazvisi zvako uri mushandi. Why did you lie to me all these months kuti it’s your cars and your house iwe ungori driver and gardener.”
“Saka dai ndakakuudza chokwadi wakazodii. Do you think you were still going to be with me dai wakaziva chokwadi. Bika shamwari nzondora idzo ndoda kudzoka ndichidzirova manheru nekasadza katete tete uise ka green veg ndikunotemha ku garden panze. Handiti ndaigara ndichikuendesa ku chicken inn uchidya zvidya zvehuku nema full chicken , now it’s the time yekuti udye makumbo acho. Waimbofungawo here kuti makumbo acho aripi pawaigara uchi order full chicken kune vamwe kunze uko vaitomadyawo.” He said achitofa zvake nekuseka,walking out of the house kudzokera ku garden panze.
Ndakasara ndikachipotsera uko chi plastic chacho chenzondondora. Tasha akabva atanga kubongomora zimhere raivharira. Vana vanoita kunge vano senser tension iri mumba. I took her from pabed paanga akarara and breast fed her. Zvinorwadza kupa mwana mukaka usina kunyatsodyawo salt yakakwana.
Morning for breakfast chingwa ndoita chekubika and afternoon unogona kungorova maputi apa uchida kunyatsodya. Caleb anombounza nzungu hanzi ndidzo dzinowedzera mukaka. Vamwe vazvere vanodiwa vachiwana zvese zvino nhamo yangu chicken inn ndakaipedzisira ndine nhumbu.
Caleb lied to me in the past ,in the most painful way. He met me ndichibva ku chikoro in one of the days ari mu BMW yakanaka yaitotosvora maziso. He gave me a lift home and we clicked ndikati ndazvibatira. I was doing my A levels then and was still a virgin. Ndairamba all the guys from school nenyaya yekuti vaisanhuwa petrol. Ndaida kunzwa panhuwa peturu ndopandaizomhanya. Caleb had all the right noises, nice body, nice dressing not to talk of nice cars that he changed every time.
Little did I know that the cars were part of his job as a driver? The nice house he took me to was his boss’s house vanga vasipo vaenda overseas, like now havapo vakaenda overseas. So I guess pandakaendeswa kumba kwacho the boss anga asiko. That is the day I lost my virginity to him, and he promised to marry me. He later came nevanhu vekumba kwavo to marry me pa December holiday yema A levels angu and he married me zvinotyisa and mota dzakanaka dzanga dzakazara.
Location yese yakasara ichitaura kuti ndaroorwa nemhene nekuda kwemari yakawanda nemota dzakanaka dzavaiona. Little did they know kuti mushandi wemunhu ane mari. Ndakazomubvunza ndaroorwa kuti mari aiiwanepi akati the boss gave him roora and offered the cars for support. They basically see him semwana wavo. He had a bedroom in the main house even pandakauya kuzopembererwa semuroora aingoti baba. So ndakatotsamwa kuti aiti imba yake iyo iri yevabereki sei . You can imagine guys’ pain yandakanzwa realizing havasi vabereki vake vatoriwo ma boss ake.
We had to move kuenda kunogara ku cottage kunova kwandiri right now. It’s a better house zvayo asi the fact yekuti imba yekumashure haingoite. Whoever walks in can see kuti ndokunogara mushandi. It’s a 2 bedroomed cottage, with all the necessities asi chekudya manje. Now he has to rely on his salary for food pane kudya ku main house since ava samusha. Atori samusha though vasina musha havo, hazvireve kuti kana wava baba wava nezvese zvinodiwa sa baba vembo.
He was right paati tichiri two zvaiva nani ,now that pava ne mwana we have a tight budget. Mwana anoda zvake especially ma pampers akupedza mari coz ah ini handingambowache tsvina never. Caleb aiti tenga ekuwacha asi handizviite izvozvo inini. Having a baby has set me back zvakanyanya. My other school mates vakatotanga University. Isu yedu yekumhanyira iyi ndazonyatso bhuruwara , ndaita kupedzwa kanonaka kese na Caleb nemwana wake uyu. I am sorry to say asi I resent mwana uyu. Dai ndisina kuita nhumbu ndisina kuroorwa pamwe ndainge ndakazobata Caleb kuti itsotsi. This baby ruined my destiny and dai aidzokera mudumbu ndambomudzosera hangu apa anonetsa rough.
Iyi inonzi dai ndakaziva haitungamire and ndomene haichemedze.Tasha akakura kana ava ne boyfriend ndinotoda kunoona ini mai vake paanogara mukomana wacho kana asiri tsotsi . Akati ane imba ndotoda kuona ma paper acho coz varume vanonyepa . And its true rume risinganyepe hariroore. Dai hangu ndakatanga ndapedza course or degree before opening my legs. Ndaizoroorwa neanonyepa asi ndine mari yangu zvaisarwadza hazvo. Ndaizomuita party ndichiziva ndine mari yangu. Apa kumba havazive kuti kuno zvakaoma sei vanototi I don’t want to help them. Ndakanzwa zvichinzi kuma raini kwedu vaiti akudada Nakai nekuti akaroorwa nemunhu ane mari vasingazive kuti kutohwanda kwandakaita kuno.
Ndinodzokera sei nema combi ini ndichinzi mukadzi wengamura. I just hope hapana anozoda kuita staera dzekushanya ndingapinde paiko ini.
“ko uri kutotesa mwana nemisodzi waitwei nhai Nakai.” He said coming back in the house.
I was lost in my thoughts and ndakatovhunduka kunzwa voice richindidaro. I didn’t answer him and I just wiped misodzi pamatama then took a wet wipe pa side pe bed to wipe mwana wandanga ndazadza misodzi. Iye anga achiyamwa one breast nguva yese iyi and paakadonherwa nemisodzi she stopped sucking anditarisawo nemaziso ane mibvunzo. Dai ari anogona kutaura akabvunzawo kuti ko mhamha maitwa sei.
“Nakai ndidaire hanziiko kune afa here zvauri kuchema nhaiwe.” He said taking my phone to check kana mune ma sms erufu. Ko zvanga zvichataurika here kuti ndiri kuchema nhamo nhai …….
END OF CHAPTER 1
