Ndozvinoita Hupenyu [Part 3]

Stories By Lovely Rutendo Nzira : 2 weeks dzakapera ndisina kuenda kumba, asi ndaifona pafone yake Getrude ndotaura naTakunda wangu, I was ...

Stories By Lovely Rutendo Nzira: 2 weeks dzakapera ndisina kuenda kumba, asi ndaifona pafone yake Getrude ndotaura naTakunda wangu, I was missing my boy, but sometimes you have to stand your ground to pass a very strong message kuti usazojairirwa futi.

I wanted to eachthis mother of my child a lesson never to temper with me. She would send messages or call telling me kuti mwana anorwara or haana kurara achichemera daddy baby sitter wake but I was not easily moved. And Martha was here to update me with the truth.

I was also working towards cutting all ties naGetrude, divorce, our child’s custody. And zvekumutaura naMartha zvange zvofanira kuti zvichipera otherwise relationship yangu naMartha yaizove mahumbwe. Taizoita kunge the only common ground we had was kunyeya Martha and I did not want that. So I had to sort out my mess, I did not want to hurt Martha, she had played a very important part in my life. She had restored my manhood, my ego. 

Ndozvinoita Hupenyu

One day inini nemaboss ese ari 2 takaenda kuShareholders Meeting yakaitirwa muJameson Hotel, it was a financial report I had worked hard to prepare, ndakange ndazamudzira basa zvekuendera zvachose, ndaida kuisa mark yangu and I did. Takapinda pafoya yepabasa pedu ndiri pakati pemaboss tichiseka tese they were beyond impressed I was he man of the moment, mother vange vakandibata ruoko, sir Burkhard vachindibhabhadzira musana vachiti; “you are the man! You are the man!” Ipapo ndiye dhuma dhuma naGetrude akagara pareception, ndakarega maboss achienda kucorridor yemaoffice ini ndichida kunzwa kuti mukadzi wandakazavara naye aida chii, Mr Burkhard vakadaidzira kuti “a bottle of champaigne is waiting for you hurry please Takunda”.

Getrude akaramba akanditarisa, I was clean shaven, in an Italian designer suit. Akaramba akashama muromo akaedza kutaura miromo ndokuhuta, I simply said “Martha show my visitor to my office”. Ndakafambisa ndombonoita zvechampaigne nevarungu ko ndaimhanyirei, ndozvange zvave hupenyu hwangu, people must make appointments before interrupting my busy schedule.

“Ndokubatsirai nei mai Taku,” Ndakamubvunza ndichigara pasi,
“Wakandinyepera kuti uri cleaner iwe wakawana basa rako why? And hausi kuuya kumba …..”Ange ave kudaidzira,
“This is private property, kana usingagone kutaura neni zvakanaka I will call security.” Ndakadaro mukadzi akashamisika, asati apindura ndakati; “And the last timewe talked wakati iwe ndibudemumba mako, which igraciously did, zvandakazoita after hat zvinei newe when you did not care kuti ndairara pai ndichidya chii as a cleaner iwe wakasara mumba mandaigarawo nhaiwe? I don”t owe you any explanation a all. As it is any dog inogara pachair yandiri iyi in this office is husband material to you. Now leave my office, we will communicate through your parents.” Ndakazoita zvekushingirira kupedzisa kutaura nekuti mudzimai ange onzwisa tsitsi misodzi yekunyara, kurwadziwa neshanje dzeupenyu hwewaakadadira ichibvajuka.

Akasimuka ndokundomira padoor rangu ndokuti; “Nhai Martha anoziva zvese izvi?” I did not answer ndakabata bata mafiles aive patable pangu ndichinyepera kuve busy kuti abude. Aenda ndakatura befu, ndakange ndarwadziwawo, zvandaida kuti aone ndave zvakange zvaita ndaisave door mat yake coz nhasi mari yashaikwa, Mwari ange amupa chidzidzo, ndakafunga zvaimhanya mumusoro make ndikaona kui mai ava vari panguva yakaoma. Ndakamunzwira tsitsi ndichifunga kuti paizoitwa dare redu ainyarira pai, aizotsanangura kuti chii. Zvakambonditadzisa concentration. 

Martha akabva avhura door rangu asina kugogodza, “Taku, what’s going on? Saka mataurirana kuti chii? Uchamuregerera?’ Ndakangosimuka pandaive ndokusvikomukisser strong and hard ndichiti; “Don’t mind her….” Pakamboita runyararo, “I need some time alone, ndokuona patoenda kumba.” Akabva abuda hake, and akazviona kuti I was confused I was having mixed feelings. 

The more yandainzwira Getrude tsitsi ndopandakatoona kuti iye ane moyo wakaoma, aindiona suffering, emotionally abusing mefor the whole year day in day out asina basa nazvo. Kutambura kwangu kwaitomusemesa zvekuti akatotsvaga vamwe vekufara navo ini asina basa nazvo kuti ndinogara naye ndichifungei. Dai ndakafa angadai akadii? Aifara handiti, kana aifara nevaaida mazuva ake, why don’t aifarawo nevandinoda mazuva angu?

Can I really trust mudzimai akadai with plan for the future, anoda chawakabata mumaoko ake. This was very difficult for me but ndaifanira kuita decision Martha asati aona confusion yangu.
The next weekend ndakazoenda kumba kwana Getrude after making appointments with relevant people. Chainetsa kumba kwacho mazuva andaisashanda ndaivaudza zvaiita mwana wavo but Havana kuita hanya nazvo, chavaidawo kuchengetwa so kana mwana wavo aiwana extras from any fools it was good for them. Vakaedza kutiwadzanisa but my point was simple, it was too late, ndakange ndauya negupuro kwete for counseling, I remember several occasions dzavaindinyepera kuti vachauya kuzotigadzirisa vasingauye. Ndaizozvinzwira mukutukwa kuti vainge vaita dare kumba kwavo in my absence vakaudzana zvavanoda, treating me like a terrorist, kunditonga ndisipo.
Nyaya yaive yemwana, I was more han capable of aking care of my son, after all I was a hands on dad. Handina kuvavanzira kuti I was going to get married soon so my son was gonna have a stepmother. Takazobvumirana kuti tichinjane mwana weekly, Getrude aisada zvemaCourts, at least she felt guilty for once in her life and accepted defeat.

Paakaziva kuti am in a relationship naMartha akati kuna Martha, ndakakupa murume uyu ndichifunga kuti ndiri monya. Now am living naMartha nevana vedu, ndichazoronga mumwe muchato time time even 5 years down the line…THE END
Stories By Lovely Rutendo Nzira

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