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Chapter 1

Bruce

She checked her phone ndikanzwa oti,"I

need the bathroom," aitaura
achindizevezera munzeve asi maziso edu
ari kuvanhu.
"I don't want you out of my sight,"
ndakamudaro akati,"Just five minutes
Chihwa."
Aitaura akanditarisa mumaziso chaimo
kwakubva ndasekerera. Ndakamubata
ruoko ndikati,"Vimbai."
"Daddy," she said ndikati,"Ndokuda you
know that right?"
"I know Bruce and ndokudawo."
"Please hurry and bring yourself back as
soon as possible. Ndoda kuramba
ndakakutarisa."
She smiled kwave kubva ataura something
kuna best girl wake uyo akabva afamba
kuenda naye. Ndakaramba ndakatarisa
hangu vanhu time yacho vasikana
vaiperekedza muchato ndivo vaitamba so
most of the people were not paying much
attention to us.

When five minutes passed I reached for my

phone kwave kubva ndamutumira message
ndakangoti,"Babe where are you?"
But haina kudairwa yaitova neone tick.
Ndainge ndongocheuka cheuka kusvika
Sam azoti,"Is everything okay?"
"Hameno pamwe abatwa nemudumbu
shamwari. Manje manje vanhu vachatanga
kuona her absence."
I kept checking my watch kusvika
ndazoti,"You know what rega ndimutevere."
"Manje zvinozoita here kuti mubva
mashaikwa mese? Mira ndiende inini stop
freaking out."

Pfungwa dzangu dzainge dzatova kure

ipapo ndainge ndofunga about grooms who
were left pamuchato. I had heard many
stories about them.
"She will never do that," I said ndave kuedza
kuita wekufonera
"Now yave nguva yevachati kuti
vambotamba vatirakidze zvipo zvavo," the
MC said and I faked a smile kwave kubva
ndanomuti,"Sorry imboti mirei Vimbai aenda
Ku toilet haasi kunzwa mushe."

"Zvakanaka zvakanaka now nguva tave

kumboipa kune vanoda kutamba takamirira
kuti vachati vagadzirire."
Ndakafonera Sam asi haana futi kudaira.
Phone yaVimbai yainge isisaite through.
Valerie the best girl akabva asvika
ndikati,"Valerie where's Vimbai?"
She frowned akati,"She's not here?"

"Would I be asking if she was? What the hell

Valerie hausiriwe wabva naVimbai panapa?''
Ndainge ndotaura ndichisimudza voice
zvakaita kuti vanhu vatange kuona kuti
pane zvainge zvoitika.

"Keep your voice low chii chiri kuitika?" My

Dad asked. He was my stepdad actually.
Handina kana kuvadaira.
I fumed kwave kubva ndarumanisa mazino.
Twenty minutes dzainge dzave kutokwana
ukuwo MC ange oramba achingocheuka
kwandiri kuda kuona if Vimbai was back.

Ndakafamba kubvapo ndave kuenda

nekuseri kwaainge abuda nako. Ndakabva
ndasangana naye achimhanya trying to zip
her dress akati,"Oh my God babe I'm so
sorry. Ndaita mudumbu I don't know chii
chandadya ndanga ndichirutsa. Please fix
my zip."
I hugged her first ndikati,"Please don't do
that again. I almost had a heart attack."

"I'm so sorry babe. I'm sorry Chihwa your

heart is beating so fast."
"For a moment I thought...I thought...," I
stammered zvikanzi,"I would never do that
don't even go that far. Ndadzoka."

Ndainzwa kuda kuramba ndakamubata.

Zvimwe zvese zvakazosara zvoitwa ndave
chikwekwe ende ndanga ndatozviudza kuti
kana aitoda kuenda Ku toilet futi
ndaizoenda naye.
Pakatanga kubviswa magifts ndipo pakanzi
na Sam,"Be careful pazvinhu zvinounzwa
izvozvi make sure wazvinamatira. Not
everyone here likes you. Zino irema."

"Thanks my man," I said. My older brother

Baven akatitengera mubhedha.

"Hanzi namukoma ma newly weds anorarira

pamubhedha mutsva usina munyama.
Ndingadai ndakuudzai price asi vamwe
mungazorohwa nebuka. Saka ana Tete
basa ramuka iro vanhu varare pamutefe
tefe," akadaro MC.

Vanhu vakabva vatanga kuseka. My mother

bought us a fridge , my father bought us
dining chairs and her mother bought ma
Couch.

"Tichatengei ipapa?" Ndakamudaro

takatarisa zvinhu zvese zvichiunzwa
zvichisheedzerwa.

Ainge aramba honeymoon Vimbai chero

hazvo I had suggested going to Dubai ainge
aramba achiti it would cost us money it was
better kuishandisa something else.
Muchato uchipera we had to go kumba. I
had a house in Hatfields. Hakuna
kuzoenda munhu wese kwakangoenda us
the newly weds, my older brother and my
younger sister nanatete two.

Most of the things zvihombe zvacho

zvainge zvatengwa zvainge zvatoendeswa
kare sezvo imba yacho yainge ichitori
nyowani isati yaane property.

"I'm nervous," she said to me takamira

panze tiri two. Ndakamudhonzera padhuze
and hugged her tight ndikati,"About?"
"Zvese ndiri kutya you know."
I smiled and kissed her forehead kwakubva
ndati,"Don't be scared babe handirume."

NaVimbai tainge takasangana kuchurch

AFM. Ndainge ndamufarira from day one
and pakutanga tainge taita ma friends
tikatoguma todanana. We had that close
relationship zvekuti we would wake up each
other chero natwelve just to pray.
Aindikurudzira pakunamata. First day
raainge awuya kuchurch ndainge
ndatomurakidzwa naBaven
achitongocommentawo ndikamufarira.
Hatina kubvira tarara tese or kutaura nyaya
dzacho. Chandaisaziva was if she was still
a virgin but ndaisave hangu nebasa nazvo.
All I wanted was just her.
Ndainzwa hana yake ichirova ndikati,"Calm
down Vimbai okay?"
She nodded on my chest. Baven akamira
pamusiwo kwakubva asheedzera
kuti,"Hanzi chikafu chaita."

"Are you hungry? As for me ndakaguta

hangu," ndakamudaro akati,"Handina nzara
ini."
Her phone yakarira ka notification
kekurakidza kuti phone yainge yapinda
message . Akazvibvisa pandiri kwave
kutarisa akati,"Let's go inside. I need to
bath."
"Not we?" I asked akati,"Aaa kana Chihwa
not today. Imimi stay kudining nevamwe
ndotanga ndageza ndega mozouya."
"Okay," ndakabvuma kwakubva tabatana
maoko tichinopinda mumba. Vanhu
vaingotaura nyaya vachiseka ndakanogara
na Beverly kwave kuisa musoro on her lap.

"Imi haasi munhu achata nhasi here uyu

arikuisa musoro wake apa uyu? Ndibvirewo
ipapo uende kunorarira mukadzi wako,"she
said vanhu kwakubva vaseka.

"Ko Baven aripi?" I asked ndichirara mushe

tete vakati,"Anenge ari panze anga
aripaphone. Vanombopera here vasikana
vaBaven."
"Ndaneta ozondimutsawo kana Mai Chihwa
vapedza kugeza." Ndakadaro kuna Bev
akati,"Ende wakanyatsojaidzwa."
I ignored her kwave kuedza kurara asi
handina kutokotsira hangu. Ndakazosimuka
ndaona kuti anenge ainge apedza kugeza. I
knocked on our bedroom and tried opening
but it was locked.

"Come on babe you even locked? Chivhura

babe wapedza here?"
Akamboita time asina kudaira kwave
kuzoti,"Haaa babe mira shaa...I am..."
Akambonyarara futi kwakuzoti,"I am
shaving. Unouya after ten minutes."
"Haaa Vimbai," ndakadaro akati,"Sorry
Chihwa."

Ndakazvuva makumbo ndichidzokera

akazoita zvekuuya kunonditora ariiye.
"Ko amuna kana smell ye hair remover
wani?" I asked kwakubva ati,"Ndashandisa
shaving stick."
"Tone," I said kwakubva ati,"Kwana."
"Ndipoo stick yako ndimboita chivanhu
chacho," I said zvikanzi,"Ndaikanda papiko
ini mira nditarise."
"Okay unonditambidza," I said
ndichinopinda mu bathroom.
"Chihwa ndiri kuishaya," akaita
zvekusheedzera ndikati,"Haaa amana
chinhu chawashandisa here?"

Pandakada kugeza kumeso I noticed

something kumadziro ebathroom.
Ndakamira kugeza ndikati,"What's this?"
Aitoita semadziwa hawo but kungoti
zvakazouya mupfungwa dzangu zvacho.

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Vimbai
_Vimbai ndati huya kuno. Kana usiri kuda
kuuya ongotaura kuti handidi chete_
Yainge yapinda message ndakagara
naBruce. Ndakademba chandainge
ndambobatidzira phone yacho. Chokwadi
chaicho ndechekuti kuenda ndaisada asi
ndainzwa hana yangu ichirova. Ndisati
ndapindura akabva asenda imwe yakanzi

_Kana usingade then maybe you leave me

no option. I still have our pictures. I even
printed them there's nothing to loose on my
part_

Ndakanyepera Bruce kuti I needed the toilet

kwave kusimuka. Achingondiona akabva
andidhonzera mutoilet ndikati,"Bamukuru
musadaro."
"Hooo now ndave bamukuru?" He asked
ndakamutarisa kwakubva ndati,"Baven this
is not right. I'm marrying your brother. This
is our wedding day and I'm supposed to be
happy but here you are. Ordering me
around."

"So tell me who do you love between my

brother and I? I noticed you first iwewe. Him
coming to you was a mistake nekuti I told
him about you first. The mistake you made
was telling me that you loved me as well."

I sighed ndikati,"What do you want? Can we

stop what we've been doing?"
"Not happening nekuti ndokuda Vimbai.
Why are you marrying him?"
Ndakamutarisa ndikati,"He is a good guy
Baven."
"And I'm not?" He asked
ndikati,"Ndokumbirawo tizotaura later."
"Vimbai ndati ndokuda wazvinzwa? Just
cancel the wedding."
"Its not possible Baven. Your brother paid
lobola for me."

"So what? And who said I didn't contribute a

sum to that lobola? If you didn't know
maybe haana kukuudza. Half of the money
he paid for you ndeyangu. Ndokuda Vimbai
at first I thought you were not serious about
Bruce."
Honestly speaking Baven ndaimuda.
Zvainge zvaitika ndezvekuti I had dated
Bruce first. So there's this other day I was at
his place. Those days he was still renting an
apartment. Ndanga ndatongoendawo then
Baven kwakubva asvika. Ndainge
ndakapfeka t shirt yaBruce and a pair of
shorts ndipo paakatanga kutaura zvekuti,"
unomboziva here kuti ndakaudza Bruce kuti
ndaikuda then he decided kunditangira
kukusvikira but ndaitokuda zvekudaro .
Even upto now ndichiri kukuda hangu
ndochokwadi."
Ndakangoti,"Aaah."

"Ndanga ndichida kutongokuudzawo

zviripo," he had said. After adaro ndanga
ndatongova nekakunyara zvekuti ndanga
ndotokonewa kana kufamba.
"Ndokumbirawo hangu number
ndotongotaura newe samainini."
Ndakamupa number dziye and Bruce
handina kana kumuudza nezvazvo.
Takatanga kutaura paphone and
ndandatanga kuona kuti Baven ainyanya
kundipa attention kudarika yandaipiwa
naBruce. From nowhere akatanga achingoti
love ndikati it was common. From love
ndainge ndonzi babe and I was getting
excited. He would call late in the night and
aive more romantic than Bruce. Takatanga
kudanana pasina kunyatsonyengana zviri
open.
Ndakazvibvunza kuti ndaiitei
ndikazongozvidza kuti zvaive zvepaphone
chero akati aida kundiona ndaizoramba.

Zvakazoitika manje umwe musi after

church takabuda tese tiri three nemota
yaBaven. Bruce akabva aita emergency
kwave kufonerwa akatisiya kwakuti blaz
muende munondisiirawo munhu uyu kumba.

Takasara tave two paye kwakubva ndanzi

huya ugare kumberi. He took me to my
place ndikati munhu ka achasara panze
kwave kuburuka neni. Tapinda kwakubva
ndati,"Thanks you can go hako."
"Kutondidzinga here uku?" Akabvunza
ndikati,"Handiti wanzi ungondiperekedza
here?"
"Babe Ka dzikama," he said kwakubva
ati,"You know hatisati tamboita time tese in
person. Zvingori zvepaphone chete."
"I'm dating your brother what we're doing is
wrong," ndakamudaro ndikanzi,"Usandiudze
zvekupenga."
He hugged me around my waist achindiisa
padhuze zvikanzi,"Ndokuda. Like for real for
real."
Akanditarisa mumaziso chaimo
ndikaramba ndakatarisa kwaariwo.
Ndainzwa hana kurova hameno kuti rwaive
rudo here or kutya.
"Me too," ndakatonzwawo ndodarowo
kwave kutarisa pasi. He shifted my chin up
and kissed my lips. Ndaizeza pekutanga but
he was persistent kusvika ndazoita
kudedemera. He squeezed my behind
pressing me on him achindizevezera
munzeve. Ndainzwa kutya but I loved him
ende ndainge ndonzwa sekuti more than
how much I loved Bruce. Maybe it was
because Bruce wasn't touchy. He would
kiss me pamhanza usually or padama.
Baven would go a bit far making my body
crave for certain things. Ndiwo matangiro
azvakatanga kuita behind his back.

They shared the same father asi anamai

vainge vakasiyana. Manzwiro andainge
ndazviita Baba vavo vainge varoora
maivaBruce vaina Baven uyo wavanga
vakaita neumwe mukadzi. Kwave kuzoita
Bruce naBeverly.
"Vimbai," akandisheedza kwave kundidzosa
back to reality ndikati,"My husband is
waiting for me. We need to stop all this. Am
married to your brother now ndave mainini
mave bamukuru."
Akanditarisa mumaziso akati,"You don't
love me anymore?"
I looked down ndikati,"Not that."
"You have no idea kuti wedding dress rako
ririkundinzwisa hasha sei."

Ndakanzwa aisa maoko kumashure kwave

kuvhura zip. Handina kutaura anything
ndakangomutarisa akaridzikisa kwave
kubva rasvika muwaist.
"I'm jealous," he said ndikati,"Tinosvikirwa
kani Baven."
"Let's continue dating behind his back
ondiitira mwana. No one will ever know
about it. I can't let you go zviri kundirwadza
babe."
"Please don't do that," I said akati,"What?"
He touched my back and unclipped my bra.
"Vanhu vakamirira," I said akati,"They can
wait."

Kudanana kwese kwatainge taita tainge

tisina kumbobvira tarara tese.
"He can't be your first," he said. He knew
that I had never been with a man before.
"Let me make you a woman first," akadaro
ndikati,"He will notice babe."
"How? Does he know?"
"He never asked," ndakadaro
zvikanzi,"perfect."
He tossed my bra down and squeezed my
breasts.
"Tiri pakazara vanhu Baven and this is a
ladies room."
"I locked," he said ndikati,"Manje manje
ndinenge ndave kutsvagwa."
"So what are you saying?" He asked
achiwedzera kudzikisa dress rangu."
"So all this you're wearing for him?" He said
touching me direct. Ndakaruma muromo
ndichiteerera kubata kwaainge ondiita.
Ndakabvisa bhatye resuit raaive naro kwave
kurirasa. I unbuttoned his shirt fast
zvikanzi,"You want me as much as I want
you sweetheart."
He pushed me on to the wall fast and
started touching me everywhere.
Ndakazobva ndikati,"Maybe we should
finish this up later."
I touched his lip akati,"Sounds like a good
plan. I will make sure that happens before
he touches you."
He helped me wear my bra nedress rikange
zip yoramba kuvhara. Ndakabuda
ndichifambisa ndikazosangana naBruce.
Zvimwe zvese zvakasara zvave kuitika asi
pfungwa dzangu dzanga dzisisiri
panzvimbo. Ndainzwa maoko ake
achifamba on my body. Paakazobudikira
ainge asisabvise maziso pandiri iniwo
ndainge ndoedza avoiding eye contact.
That cleavage damn.
another message came kwave kubva
ndatsvaga maziso ake. Akanditsonya
kwave kukurumidza kutarisa pasi.

Ndokuda Masi
He sent another one and I found myself
smiling. Ndaive muera Shumba and he
loved calling by my totem. Ndainge
ndofeela guilty manje being with Bruce yet
cheating on him.

Patakazoenda kumba akandiisira message

achinditi ita ndikuone in your bedroom
without him.
"That's risky," I replied kwakubva ati,"Make a
plan. There's no way yaarikutanga kurara
newe pamubhedha wandakatenga inini.
Kana waamo ondiudza."
I managed to convince Bruce kuti asare.
Ndichingopinda Baven was behind
kwakubva atovhara door nekurikiya.

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Vimbai

"Babe Ka," I said andisimudza.

"Une zvivindi apa ana Tete varipo."
"With you I can do anything babe."

Hembe ndainge ndazochinja ndisisina

kupfeka wedding gown.
"I should bath first," ndakamuudza
akati,"Hazviite shaa unogeza ndapedza
newe."
Ndakanorariswa pamubhedha zvakanaka
ndikati,"Ndirikutya. I feel like something
might happen."
"Imbomira izvozvo mhani," he said ipapo
ndainge ndotobviswa hembe.
I helped him undress too and he started
kissing my neck.
"Usaite zvekuti ndizoita noise ,"
ndakamudaro akati,"Ukanzwikwa hameno
hako. You're so beautiful my love."

Aiyemura every part of my body zvaibva

zvaita kuti ndiwedzere kunzwa kumuda.
He cupped my breasts nicely taking my
breath away.
"Am sorry am gonna speed up the process,"
he said touching me down there. I lifted my
waist ndikati,"Okay Chihwa. Okay babe."
"You're so wet," he said ndikati,"Babe
kurumidza time is moving."
"Thank you for allowing me to be your first,"
he said and I could feel his closeness.
"Wakuita?" I asked nekutya zvikanzi,"Ehe
you want me here?"
"Yes," I said akati,"Apa?"
"Yes Chihwa," ndakadaro ndikanzi,"Your
wish my queen. Zvicharwadza but shinga
wanzwa?"
Ndakavharwa muromo nekiss as he pushed
ndikaita sendichamuruma. When he found
his way in he stopped akati,"I'm sorry."
I nodded maziso ajenga akati,"I'm so happy
baby. I really wanted this am happy my
love."
After that it was kinda different. I could feel
both pleasure and pain. He kept saying he
was sorry. Ndakabatirira paari as the I love
yous kept coming. Paakapedza he smiled
akati,"Wow"
Ndakapiwa makiss ndikamuka
ndichiti,"Babe you need to go before we get
into trouble."

"I know let's go to the bathroom."

The top shit was a bit stained so takaripeta
kwave kubva ndamupa kuti aende naro.
Ndakagezwa and he was all over me mu
bathroom imomo apa tichangopedza
kugeza ndipo pakazo knocka Bruce.
Ndakanzwa mudumbu chaiwo kurwadza
kwakubva anditi,"Relax iko kutya kwako
ikoko ndiko kuchazotibatisa. Ita
urikushaver."
Paakadzokera ndakabva ndatoita
wekupusha kwave kugadzirisa zvinhu fast.
Bruce paainge avekuda shaving stick
yandainge ndisitomborina ndakanyepa futi
kusvika azongosiyana nazvo. Ndainzwa
pakati pemakumbo kurwadza ipapo
ndainge ndoshaya kuti ndozvifambisa sei
kuti ndirambire Bruce. Sleeping with two
brothers in one day sounded so wrong. I
had created the mess already saka there
was no turning back.

Akapedza kugeza akadzoka with a towel

wrapped around him

In terms of face Baven was a bit more

handsome than Bruce but pabody Bruce
ainge akati gwinyei kudarika Baven. He was
well built with a washboard of muscles.
Baven aive nekadumbu maybe yaive nyaya
yedoro and lack of exercise. Ndainge
ndisati ndambomuona asina kupfeka
semunhu aive brother holy. I admired him
ndakavarairwa akazosvika
pakuti,"Wavarairwa nei? Hausati
wambondiona ndisina kupfeka ka?"

"Ehe," I said zvikanzi,"This is the new me.

You might think that I don't know these
things sterek. The reason why I didn't want
to take things far before marriage was
because I respect you Vimbai and I respect
your body. I just wanted the right thing not
kuzoita sekuti ndoda kukushandisa you get
what am saying?"
I nodded akati,"Do you have any plans of
going back there?"
"No ndakaneta ini I need to rest."
"Perfect. No one is sleeping nehembe. Not
today."

"Ndakaneta ini ," I said zvikanzi,"Kuneta

akukutadzise kubvisa hembe Mai Chihwa.
Bvisai muuye tirare. Kungorara chete
nothing else."

Ndakabvisa hembe and joined him in bed.

He hugged me and moved more closer.
Takaita nguva takadaro apa tese tainge
tisina chinhu."can you feel that?" He asked
after a while. Ndainge ndawedzera
kudziirwa more. The closeness was too
much. It was our first time being that close.
"I want to connect with you. With my wife.
Lawfully wedded wife."
I giggled ndikati,"Ndikunzwa kudziirwa."

"I love you," he said ariko kumashure.

"And I'm happy that I married you."
"I love you too babe," I said akaisa ruoko
kumberi and started touching me. I thought
I would not feel anything after sleeping with
his brother but I was surprised body yangu
payakatanga kudairira.

"Babe," I said ndikanzi,"Hmm."

"Wati tikungorara wani," I said ndichitya kuti
aigona kuzozviona.
"Ehe tikungorara babe," he said
ndikati,"Sure?"
"Hhmm. Do you want something else?" He
asked biting my earlobe.
"Aah aah," I said shifting position.
Ndakatarisa mudenga with him on my side.
He started touching my breasts mbijana
mbijana akanditarisa kumeso chaiko
watching every reaction.

"I don't know this man," I said akati,"This is

who I am becoming. You better get used to
me."
He touched me places ndikatadza
kuzvidzora. I moaned calling out his name.
NaBruce ndainge ndisisaedze kuzvidzora
zvairamba. Maybe yaive nyaya yekuti
munhu wese aiziva kuti murume wangu.
I opened up for him ndikanzi,"Are you
ready?"
He touched my sensitive part ndikati,"Ooh
Chihwa."

Akabhesera akati,"Mmmh."
"Ndokudai," I said ndikanzi,"Ndokudawo
mukadzi wangu. You're so wet hun."

I was so ready for him. It was sore when he

tried getting in and zvaitorwadza kudarika
pakutanga hameno kuti nei maybe because
he was a bit bigger. He left me confused. I
didn't even know kuti who was good than
the other. Ndakarara ndakaiswa muma
arms make kuitwa kamwana. I was in love
with two brothers iye Bruce wacho ndainge
ndonzwa kumuda futi zvekurevesa chero
pekutanga ndainge ndave kuita ma doubts.

I didn't know kuti zvaizosvika kupi. Apa

ndakazoti makuseni ndirimukitchen
ndichigadzira tea kwave kubva Baven
apinda.

"I hope you didn't screw him. Zvekuti

ozotadza kuziva muridzi wenhumbu handisi
kuzvida."
Ndakabva ndakachidzwa kwave kutanga
kukosora. Ainge akandipa ziso kwakubva
ndati,"Handisi benzi Baven."
"Good," he said kwave kuchera mvura
pasink.
"Ndirikudzokera nhasi. Otombopa ma
excuses for a week I don't know how just
do it."
"Ndazvinzwa," I said akati,"Good."

Akasiya andirova kumashure kwave kubva

abuda kuenda.
"Zvakaoma," ndakasara ndodaro
ndichisekerera. Bruce akapindawo still in
his morning gown.

"Morning wifey. Wamuka uchindisiya sei?"

"Dzokera mumagumbeze mhani."
Akafamba kudzokera kwave
kuzomuendesera tray yebreakfast.
Ndakadhumana naBaven mu passage
akangondipa ziso ndikafambisa ndisina
kumutaudza.

"Wow pace iyi ndaida. Zvikazochinja

tichanetsana," he said ndaisa tray
pamubhedha.i kissed him on the lips
ndikati,"I will never change."

Ana tete vakazobuda nabamukuru ndipo

Bruce paakazosara achiti,"I don't know ndini
here hangu babe or but wambocherechedza
bamukuru vako?"
"Vadii?" I asked zvikanzi,"I don't know he
isn't this quiet. Akanyanya kunyararisa
kwacho and I feel like ane zviri kumunetsa.
Ndatova worried unoziva."
"Kuti kudaro here? Bamukuru munhu
mukuru babe don't worry vanotaura if
something is bothering him."
"You think so?" He asked ndikati,"I know
so."

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Beverly

"Iyo phone yako yabvira kare

ichingotinyaudza Uri kudiiko kuidaira?" Tete
vakasvika pakudaro kwakubva ndati,"Aaa
tete ndimhamhawo ava vanonetsa."
"Kunetsa? Kunetsa chaiko? Vamwe
varikuita vekupara kumarara chaiko ana
mai ava iwe ndipo paunototi vanonetsa?"

Mukoma Baven vakangonditarisa and

continued driving. Pane nyaya yaindinetsa
hangu yandainge ndaona makuseni mu
kitchen. Vainge varova maiguru magaro apa
ini time dzacho ndaida kupinda mu kitchen
kwave kudududza kudzokera kumashure.
Ivo maiguru vainge vangoseka as if it was
okay.

"Maybe ndicho chiramu chacho,"

ndakazviudza ndega asi it didn't sit well
with me. Mukoma Baven vaisabvunzika
kana tagara taisave nethat close
relationship unlike naBruce maybe it was
because we shared a mother. Mukoma
Baven namhamha vaisave kana
nemusiyano pakuva strict ndosaka taigara
takapesana. Worse Mhamha vainyanya
kundisona zvaitobhowa.

"Aaa Tete," I said vakati,"Ndiri kutokuudza

ka. Daira unzwe kuti vari kudei."
Ndakazongoidaira phone yacho
zvikanzi,"Ko iwe wazoenda kumba ikoko
wanga uchinoitei Beverly?"

"Mhamha!" I said vakati,"It was not

necessary for you to be there. Ndabuda
kumba hakuna munhu. Ndasiya Dad vega.
Okasikawo kuendako unobika
ndichanonoka kudzoka."
"Ehoyi," I said pandakabva paphone Tete
kwakubva vati,"Saka change chichinetsa
manje chii apa handiti zvatopera?"

Handina kuzovadaira ndave kunyepera kuva

paphone. Ndini ndakatanga kusiiwa kumba
ndikasvika pachitoita senge paive pasina
vanhu.
I was sixteen doing my O level. Ini ndini
ndainge ndasara pamba all my brothers
vainge vave nedzimba each of them. Painge
pafa Dad Mhamha vainge vazoroorwawo
nemumwe murume uyo wataigara naye
whom we called Dad. My mother was 45
and he was 39 ndainge ndabata chitupa
chavo umwe musi mu bedroom maMama
ndika calculater makore.
Vagara vese havo vaisaenderana nemakore
avo they looked younger than that maybe
inyaya yekuti vaisave vanhu vanema big
body.

"Nyaya dzekubika dzinobhowawo idzi," I

said ndichitovera zvinhu. Dad vakapinda
ndakazovhundutswa ne voice ravo
richiti,"Aaa nhai daughter atadzei hawo ma
plates."
"Sorry maswerasei Dad?"

Ndaitaura ndichicheuka kwave kuona kuti

vainge vakapfeka short chete kumusoro
kusina chinhu. Ndakakurumidza kutarisa
kuside ndikati,"Ndirikuda kubika "
"Kana usingade kubika togona kuita take
away hazvina kushata. Ndovaziva Mama
vako vanotumisa."

"That's your wife for us." I said

ndikati,"Thank you Dad handichatobike.
Mama havasi kudzoka?"
"No havasi," he said kwakubva ndati,"Phew
what a relief."
He chuckled zvikanzi,"Zvakakuomera
Beverly. Saka unogona here kutamba
saBeverly Sibanda?"
Ndakangoti,"Aaa daddy Ka?"
Vakaseka havo kwave kubva ndamira
pasink ndave kusuka. Ndakaerekana
ndanzwa vave kumashure kwangu
vandibata magadziko. Ndakavhunduka
kwave kubva ndati,"Haaa Daddy munoiteiko
nhai?"

Vakawedzera kuswedera kwave

kundivharira pasink zvikanzi,"Ndoda
kunzwisisa hangu kuti Seiko ako akakurisa
kudarika aamai vako. Une zvinhu zvako
mwanangu."
"Musadaro ndisiyei," I said
zvikanzi,"Usadaro kani Bev musikana
akanaka. Unombozviziva here kuti
wakanaka kudarika Mai vako? Dai
ndakatokuona tisati tasangana ndaitoda
iwewe."

Ndakanzwa kahana kuroverera. Dad vaive

munhu akanaka and vaiita senge mwana
mudiki
"Do you know how old I am?"
"39," I said zvikanzi,"Ndoita sendine 39
here?"
"No late twenties or early thirties," I said
zvikanzi,"I am 28. Chitupa chandoshandisa
ndechefake because I just wanted to marry
your mother. Ndiwe utori wezera rangu
iwewe."

Ndakashamisika nazvo kwakubva

ndati,"Serious here?"
"Serious ndichakuratidza chaicho chaicho. I
like your body."

Ndaive nebody yakati kurei zvekuti ndaitoita

kunge ndange ndavekuma 20 something
chaiko.

"Chindisiyai apa hamuna kupfeka," I said

zvikanzi,"Haudi kuita musikana wangu here
ndopota ndichikuspoila. Togona kutozotiza
ndobva ndakuroora."
"Aaa zvinoita here?"
"Zvotadza nei kana ukatongondida chete
totoroorana. Handiti ukunyora form four
this year?" I nodded zvikanzi,"Saka
hatimbotadze."

Vakakwidza maoko kusvika kumusoro

kwave kundibata mikaka yangu
zvikanzi,"Haisati yambobatwa kaiyi?"
Maoko avo aiita kudziya. He pinched tuma
nipples ndikati,"E...ehe daddy."

"Usapote uchibvumidza vanhu kuti

vakubate handiti?" Ndakashandisa musoro
kugutsurira kwave kubva varamba
vachindibata. Zvavaiita zvacho zvainakidza
ndakatanga kunzwa a lot of things takamira
kudaro.
"Tarisa kuno," he said to me turning me
around. He kissed my lips kwave kubva
ndanyatsoita maoko angu around his neck.
Ndakatakurwa kwave kugariswa pa kitchen
counter kwakubva vamirapakati
pemakumbo angu.

"Wakamboita muskanzwa nevakomana?"

He asked vachindiisa maoko muskirt.
Ndakadzungudza musoro zvikanzi,"Good
ndoda kukudzidzisa asi zvinoitwa neni
chete. NaDaddy chete.

"Okay," I said zvikanzi,"Good."

He removed my skirt vachindibata bata.
"Kana tiri two unonditi Tatenda that's my
name," he said ndikagutsirira musoro.
"Zvirikunakidzaka?" He asked and I nodded.
Zvaisave zvinyowani ndainge
ndakambozvinzwa zvichitaurwa kuchikoro
neshamwari dzangu asi ndange ndisati
ndambozviita.

"Unondiudza kuti daddy batai apa

wazvinzwa? Paunenge uchinzwa kuda
wanzwa?"
Ndakabvuma ndikachitanga directing his
hands where I wanted him to touch me.
Zvainge zvave kunakidza vakanditakura
kwave kundiendesa Ku bedroom kwavairara
namhamha.
"One step at a time," he said ndikaona vave
kubvisa zvavainge vakapfeka.
"Ndokuda wanzwa?" Ndakabvuma
ndikanzi,"Une mukomana" ndakavaudza
kuti ndainge ndisina zvikanzi,"Good nekuti
ndini ndave mukomana vako."

Ndakavatarisisa and I admired him.

Ndainge ndonyatsoona mukomana wezera
rangu pavari. Vakaramba vachitamba neni
kusvika ndave kunzwa kuti hazvichaite.

"Ukudei?" He said coming on top of me.

Ndakangovatarisa kumeso running my
hands on his body. He understood the
message kwave kusekerera. Zvabakatoita
zvacho zvairwadza but ndakashingirir after
ndanzi ndizvo zvazvinoita kana uchitanga
tikazozvita umwe musi zvinenge zvasiyana.

Ndakazosiiwa ndarara muroom mangu

vakanotsvaga zvekuti tidye mutown. He
slept in my room that night sezvo Mhamha
vainge vasipo.

"So isusu kana taatese Mhamha munobva

mavaramba here? Nekuti handidi
zvekushandiswa," I told him zvikanzi,"Don't
worry. You know your mom is loaded
nemari saka tikangokwanisa kuwana tumari
kwavari tinenge tavebho tonotsvaga kwedu
kwekurenta. I want you to be my wife."

Zvese zvekuti hama dzaizotii zvange

zvisisiri mupfungwa ndakarariswa pachest.
He was playing with my hair ndichimbopiwa
tuma kisses pamhanza.

I felt so safe sleeping in his arms kana

zvekuti vaive baba ndange ndotoona kunge
zvaisatoita zvachose.

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Vimbai

Ndainge ndisina hangu kuda kumubudira

pachena kuti ndainge ndarara naBruce
nekuti nyaya dzacho ndaiziva dzaigona
kuzonetsa kumberi. Pavakasara voenda
ndange ndave kunzwa hana kurova kuri
kunzi yainge yatobata zvesure it was going
to be hard to tell kuti ndeyani nekuti
ndainge ndarara navo day one vese.

"Aaa hameno handiti mukoma nemunin'ina

vese varidzi," ndakadaro ndichisimuka
kunoita zvandaiita. Ndakabva ndaisira
message kuna Baven ndichimuti asiye
katsika kekungofona from nowhere nekuti
Bruce aigona kutozozvibata ndikapinda
pamaone. Ndifunge kunyadzisa
kwazvaizoita ndabatwa ndichisanganisa
vana vanyamunhu.

"Hausi kuenda kubasa nhasi?" I asked

Bruce who smiled achindidhonza kuti
ndimugarire pamakumbo zvikanzi,"Ndine
mwedzi ndiri pano babe ndiri wako."

"If you say so," I said akati,"By the way

unoziva Tanaka handiti?"
"Ehe aita sei?"ndakabvunza. Tanaka aive
sister yefriend yaBruce yekuchurch.
Ndaitongonzwa kusamufarira kubva musi
waainge accomentwa naBaven. Musi
wacho taive kumusangano wekuchurch
ainge ati,"Kamwana aka ndozongozeza
hangu blaz vako but Kamwana kanyama
aka."
For sure ainge akanaka hake but munhu
wacho aisatombova nebasa nezvakawanda
I doubt kana mukomana wacho aitombova
naye.

"Anouya ma weekends ndomuitisa ma

lessons. Haasi one hake vatori six
vanobhadhara havo. It's Just that vamwe
vacho this week they won't be coming asi
iye anenge achiuya."
"Hoo okay."
"Ndati ndigare ndataura zvekutotanga kunzi
hee hee handidi."
"Ko ndinenge ndichiti hee hee chii hangu
handiti arikungofambira ma lessons?"
"Hongu Mai Chihwa," he said kwakubva
ndasekerera.

Musi waakazouya Tanaka wacho Bruce

ainge abuda. Akatosvika akafara fara
zvikanzi,"Congratulations. I'm sorry I
couldn't make it to the wedding ndaive
nema exams but I really needed to be there.
Bruce had given me the invitation card. Am
happy for you."

Ndakatomboda kumuti aikupira pakudii uye

maivepi kwave kutongosekerera
ndichiti,"Hooo aaa zvakatopfuura zviye.
Tatova ana Mai Chihwa vasikana. Idzi ring
idzi."

Ndakadaro ndichimurakidza chigunwe

akati,"Yakanaka ende wakaita luck wena.
Bruce is a good guy."

Kuramba achimuti Bruce kwaitondibhowa

kwakubva ndati,"Vave vaChihwa Ka
vasikana vakaroora," ndakaseka nhema asi
ndaitorevesa.

"Yeah sure. Where's he anyway I've got an

assignment which I need assistance on.
Tried doing it on my own kumba but hey
ma1."
"Asi your brother haagone?" I asked
zvikanzi,"Accounts to him is a nightmare.
He's good kuma arts ndiko kwake izvi
haatombozvigona ndingatodzidziswa
zvisirizvo."

"Haaa saka it's okay gara apa anouya."

Handina kana kumufonera ndakazonzwa
omufonera ndikatofeela relieved ndanzwa
achiti mukoma.

"Chimwe chinhu I wanted to make things

clear Tana. Bruce is not married handiti?
He's a married man haasisiri that brother
Bruce wamaisiona Ku Youth patove
nemusiyano. I hope you're here kuti ungoita
zvemabook ako chete and nothing else.
Zvekuti pozotanga kubuda tunyaya nyaya
hazvizondiitire mushe."

"Bruce is a brother to me Mai Chihwa.

Haana kana kusiyana ne hanzvadzi yangu
so musazvinetse henyu. I'm here to learn
not zvisiri izvozvo. If you're not comfortable
with me being here it's okay ndogona
kudzokera hangu."

"Ayewa handina kudaro kani dia kungotaura

wo hangu. Usanyanye kuzozviisa pahana."

"It's okay," she said. Pakasvika Bruce he had

apples nema grapes. Akatambidza Tanaka
magrapes aye zvikanzi,"Ndakutengera ma
grapes ako mupfanha. Ndozviziva kuti
ndokubasa."
Akasekerera zvikanzi,"Maita henyu basa
mukoma Bruce."

He turned to face me zvikanzi,"Babe?"

I reached to kiss him ndikati,"Wafamba
bho?"
"Ehe haaa traffic ndiyo yandiones moto
ndanga ndongomhanya mhanya ndichingoti
mwana wevanhu anoda kuzodzokera
kumba kwavo. Ndakutengera ma apple."

Ndakamatambira ndikati,"Thanks babe."

"Wanga wabika? Kana urikuisa spaghetti
usaise ma potatoes Tanaka haadye. Unless
urikuwada hako iwewe iye unogona
kumuisira mince."

"Aaa kana asingadye anonodya zve kumba

kwavo. Angatoti urimuenzi ototanga
kusarudza? Anouraya here ma potatoes?"
Akamira kufamba paainge abuda kwave
kumboita seaifunga zvekutaura
kwakuzoti,"Ndanzwa here? Do you have a
problem with her? If you have otaura hako.
She's family babe she's like a sister to me.
She's actually an aunt to you just like
Beverly. You know how close I am with her
brother. He's like a brother to me. Unogona
kufunga kuti she's an outsider but I value
our relationship a lot."
"It's okay ndazvinzwa babe."

Akabva afamba kubuda ndikanzwa votaura

vese panze. Ndaitova nehusimbe
hwekubika kwacho ndakabva ndatanga
kutaura naBaven paphone.

"Ndakusuwa," he said kwave kuisa Ka sad

emoji pamberi.
"I miss you too," I said zvikanzi,"Ari padhuze
here ndifone?"
"Arikuitisa ma lessons panze fona."

He called me kwave kubva ndafamba

kuenda mukati Ku bedroom. Takataura
ndichingonzi ita plan ndikuone. Kuti ndiite
plan it was too early semunhu Ange
achangopinda mu marriage.

"I will babe izvezvi Manje he's home full

time so ndobuda ndichiendepi?"
"Amana ndozvawakundiita? Dai usina
kubvira kuroorwa naye pasina zvese izvi?"
He asked ndikati,"Just he patient a bit babe.
Akatanga kuenda kubasa zvinenge zvatova
easy. Month rinopera manje manje."

Akabva atotsamwa asi hazvina kana kutora

mazuva ndainge ndonetserwa ma pictures.
Everyday he would make sure kuti
ndamusendera selfie.

Day rakazotanga Bruce basa akabva

atosara achisvika.
"Shaaa haundidaro iwewe. Dai uchiziva kuti
zvondibhowa sei kufunga kuti arikurara
newe pamubhedha wandakatenga nemari
yangu inini. So tell me does he make you
happy? Who's better? Him or me?"

Hapana pandaizotaura chokwadi kuti he

made me happy. I hugged him from behind
ndikati,"You're the best Baven."
"You sure?" He asked achitooneka kuti
aitoda nezvangu.

"You've no idea kuti ndanga ndakusuwa sei

Shaa. Apa uchingondisendera ma pictures
asina kana manude zvawo."
"Aaa iwe ma nude angu unomadii?" I asked
zvikanzi,"Handiti urimunhu wangu?
Zvinoshamisei?"

I rolled my eyes ndikati,"Wakadhakwa kaiwe

ndiko kusaka uri kutaurisa kudai?"
"Ndanwa mbijana," he said ave kutotsvaga
zvaaida. Akazviwana tikaita zvatakaita
kwave kutozorora ndakamutsamira.

"So how long are we gonna be like this?" He

asked ndikati,"Well you said it would be a
secret forever. Ndokuzvarira mwana."
"Mwana? Vana."
"Are you going to marry?" Ndakabvunza
zvandainge ndisina kubvira ndafunga all
along.

"Would you love that?"

I cleared my throat ndikati,"Well I don't
know."
"Ndichafunga nezvazvo. I might handiti
wakaroirwawo?"
"Saka kuitira kuda kusvotesa ini here apa?" I
asked ndamuka ndotonzwa kusvotwa
nazvo

"Dzoka mhani sorry kana watsamwa."

Ndakafutisa matama ndakamutarisa kwave
kutanga kutekenyedzwa. I giggled kusvika
azondisiya ndave kunzwa mabayo.
"Apa am supposed to be at work ipapa
ndatonzvenga. Ndikadzingwa basa
uchaona zvekuita."

"Ndini ndakutuma here?" I asked

akati,"Ndavinga iwewe Ka. So have you
tested for pregnancy yet? Wakarara naye
after how long?"
"First day I lied kuti ndanga ndakaneta.
Fortunately following day kwakubva
ndaenda kuma mp so ndakamuti ndoita
madays akawanda five kana six so It's after
a week. So if the Doctor say ine a month
inenge iri yako."

"Ikangoita less than that urikuibvisa," he

said and aitove serious.
"But why Baven it's not like ndirikuhura
naBaven kaini he's my husband."
"We agreed and you're sticking to the deal."
Akabva atora phone yake and took us a
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"Ooh Damnit," I said as soon as I closed the

door. Ndakaritsamira kwave kubva
ndadzika naro ndichinogara pasi.
"I've messed up big time. Ivo chavanga
vachadzokerawo this time chiiko?"
Ndakadaro ndichitaura ndega. Ndainge
ndavekunzwa hasha manje. Ndange ndisina
kuona kuti Baven ange apinda muroom
mandaive.

"You still have the nerve to come here after

zvaitika?" Ndakamubvunza
zvikanzi,"Zvaitika zvipi?"
"Teteka. Hauna kuvaona?" I asked ndabata
muchiuno zvino munhu kwave kudaira
akatopora hanzi,"Aaaa kuti atiwana tisina
kupfeka here?"

"Vanenge varikunyumwa Baven," I said

zvikanzi,"Unongotyawo nhando iwe."
"Nenoise yatanga tichiita havaimbotadza
kutinzwa Baven. She heard us I know."
"Handiti wamuti Bruce anga aripo here?" He
asked ndikati,"Ehe ndadaro hangu but it
seems as if she didn't buy that ini. What if
she confirms to Bruce onzi handina
kumbodzoka kumba? Zvinobva zvatongoita
obvious Ka? Haaa ini hangu ini
uchandipinzisa pama one Baven."

Ndainge ndave kufamba nemba yese apa

iye he was so calm.
"Tete havasi mwana mudiki wekuti
vangatadze kubatanidza zvinhu."
"Iwewewo chawanga oitira noise chii?
Haugone kunakirwa zvakanaka here pane
kungosheedzera kunge unopenga?"
"So you're blaming me now?" I asked raising
my brows zvikanzi,"Ndiweka waita noise
yacho. Next time munhu ngaadzikame."

"Are you serious right now?" I asked

ndichimutarisa zvikanzi,"Wazvinzwa Vimbai.
Anyway ndakuenda ini. Haana zvaanzwa
uyo usakwate. Chero akafungira proof
yacho haana saka hapana zvaanomboita.
We should avoid seeing each other kunoku
opota uchiuya kwangu inini."
Pandakanzwa kuvhurwa kwe gate
takatarisana ndikazoita wekupusha kuti
abude. Ndakatura mafemo ndanzwa voice
ra Vanessa richitaura.

"Who's home?" She asked walking towards

the bedroom. Akapinda akaita kubata hana
zvikanzi,"Damn sis who was that
wandaona?"

"Kupi?" I asked ndamutarisa zvikanzi,"Panze.

Murume ari panze. APA he's shirtless how
are you guys surviving?"

Ndakaseka nhema kwakubva ndati,"Ooh

that one ndibamukuru avo. Mukoma
waBruce."

Akanyahwaira kuenda kudoor kwave kuita

zvekudongorera zvikanzi,"Nhaimi Sisi ko
kana kundiudza kuti bamukuru vangu
vatorine mukoma simbi kudai? Ndiwo
manyama acho kaaya ? Regai
ndinovamhoresa properly ndavaona at a
distance."

Akabva atobuda before I could stop her.

Ndakasara ndichirovanisa maoko
zvekupererwa kwave kugara pamubhedha.
Akadzoka apusa ndikati,"And then?"
"Asi havadi zvekutaura kani?" She asked
kwakubv ndaputika kuseka ndikati,"Hanzii?"
"I greeted him and he was like ndiribho.
Ndizvo zvazvinoitwa here or you say
ndiribho zvirisei? He cut the conversation
ndichida kutaura. Kunyatsoiti gwi.
Kwakuvati I am Vimbai's sister zvikanzi I
know. Seriously who does that?"

Nechemumoyo ndakangoti tsvatu kwave

kutanga kunyatsomuseka.
"Vanondizivira kupi?" She asked me
ndikati,"Vakakuona muphone mangu and I
told him you were my sister. Handiti he
didn't come when I got married. Dai
wakatovaonera ipapo but vainge vasipo."

"Mmm kubva vaita kunge munhu anoenda

kumwedzi kudaro? Dhemeti ndabva
ndavamaka. He's much different from
bamukuru Bruce. That one is a cheerful
person manje havana kana ma issues
nemunhu. Good munhu manje bamukuru
vangu muchingofa chete ndobva
ndatokugarai nhaka "

Ndakaseka ndikati,"Undinyare siyana

nemurume wangu utsvage wako."
"Ndanga ndada Ka bamukuru bae manje
eeh."

"Uchivadiiko Vanessa ihama. Unodirei

kuroorwa mumusha mandakaroorwa inini
hazviite."
"Zvinokona nei handiti bamukuru murume
here Sisi? Tisu tinenge tatanga nazvo here?
It's not like ndikutora murume wenyuka?"

I rolled my eyes ndikati,"Ndati hazviite and

handitode kukunzwa uchitaura nezvazvo
futi tonetsana. Siyana navo bamukuru
Baven vane musikana wavo kare."

"Ehoyi tazvinzwa Mai musamariya," she

said rolling her eyes.ndakatoona kuti
ndikada kumusekerera aigona kutozochiva
Baven zvekurevesa zvekutoda
kutozokururana hembe. Munhu wacho
agara aisatonzwawo neiko kuchikoro
kwaaienda ma scandal ake aisapera. Apa
aisave munhu ari secretive manje
zvaitaurwa zvese. Inini angu ma game
ndairovera underground ndaisamuudza
munhu. Iko ndaiudza ani kuti ndiri kurara
nemukoma wemurume? Zvaitonyadzisa.

Ndakazonzwa mota yomutswa ndikaziva

kuti shasha yave kuenda.
"Is that him?" She asked achisimudza
musoro but I ignored her question
ndavekuti,"Vanessa I think you need to
change your dressing a bit kana uripano
hako. Unozonyanya kana Bruce anotoshaya
kwekutarisa. Musiuno ndakanzwa
achitsiura Tete about her dressing and I
think iwewe kutongokunyara hake but
haazvide. Tumwe tuhembe twako twekuma
runner tunosiya zvese pane zvinodawo Uri
at your place kana kuti urikuchikoro."

"Bamukuru vanondinyare chii nhai Sisi kana

kuti ndimi henyu mave kutongotya
kutorerwa murume? Budai henyu pachena
kana zvirizvo. Vanotadza nei kungondiudza?
Who knows ko kana vachitoda kuona
nyama dzacho panze?"
"Kutora murume kweiko iwe ndiri kukutsiura
because I'm your sister."

"Relax bamukuru is not my type. My type

chaiyo chaiyo ndiyo yandipindura gwabvu
iyi. Dai muri Sisi vane rudo matoita plan."
Ndakaridza tsamwa ndikati,"Hauna kana
kukwana chibuda muno."

She laughed achibuda ndikasara

ndichifonera Baven
"Ko wazongobuda usina kutaura wani?" I
asked him zvikanzi,"Sorry," he said
ndakatura mafemo ndikati,"Saka ndokuona
when?"
"Ndokuudza chero mangwana is fine."

"Ko iwe wanga wakufamba usina

kupfekawo Seiko wange wakuitwa radio na
Vanessa?"
"Hanziiko namainini?" He asked
ndikati,"Handiti wamugwambisa?"

Akabva aseka zvikanzi,"Dzungu

vakariwanepiko mainini vakatodza ani
because you're not like that. Vaudze kuti
ndiri munhu bho ini handingode kuenderwa
kumberi chete."
I laughed ndikati,"Hanzi ndirongerei
bamukuru ndikati ibva wasiyana navo hako
vane munhu wavo.
He chuckled zvikanzi,"Nhai nhai
ngavasiyane neni ini am very aken. Take
care babe hanti? From now on we need to
be careful otherwise inofa kwedu. Usarege
kuenda kunotariswa pregnancy."

"Okay Hun ndozokuudza," I said ndikazobva

paphone ndakunzwa kupopota
kwaVannessa Ku Kitchen.

"Ko iwe urikudya pizza yangu wapuwa

naniko? Haugone kukumbira here?"
Ndainge ndatoitengera iye nekuti anga
andiudza ndichiri mutown zvinonenyadzi
kwave kuti Tete vadye half.

"Ndavati vadye Vanne it's okay ndini ndati

vatore."
"But why would you that ini ndakutii
mundiigire pizza?"
Ndakapinda mu kitchen macho kwave
kubva airamwa akasiya agadzika mu
kitchen. Ndakangoivhara kwave kubuda
ndikadzokera kwandainge ndabva.
Zvekunetswa nevakadzi vakuru vane
mazamu ndizvo zvandaisatoda. Stress
yandaive nayo ndeyekufungira kuti Tete
vanogona vange vafungira sometht.
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"Thanks," I whispered feeling him fill me up.

I frowned ndikati,"Hayi."
"Mira Bee mira."
Ndakaruma muromo zvikanzi,"Right. You
good?"
I nodded fast. He moved zvikanzi,"You sure
babe?"
Ndakagutsurira musoro zvikanzi,"This is
what we call pleasure can you feel that?"
"Ooh," I said zvikanzi,"You can?"
I nodded ndikanzi,"Good."
The way he was doing it was something
else. I held him urging him not to stop. It
felt so good zvekuti nguva yacho
ndakarwadziwa kuti why he had met my
mom first. He was way younger than her
and he was my type plus wezera rangu. He
taught me how to move and I did. He kept
praising me doing me so good. I cried out
and he allowed me to scream as much as I
wanted. When he was done he kissed me
everywhere telling me how good I was.
Ndakasekerera hugging him closer feeling a
certain connection. Ndakangopiwa time to
rest. When he started touching me again
handina kuramba I wanted it. Pakapera
zuva ndakaita sendichaenda navo kumba
but ndaiziva kuti kuna Mhamha zvinogona
kuva risky. Ndakanosiiwa pagate
ndakazorohwa nehana ndasvikirana
naMukoma.

"Ndiani akusiya uyo?" He asked vachitarisa

mota yainge yaenda. I guess he didn't
notice kuti yaive yamhamha.
"Ndimhamha veshamwari yangu.
Maswerasei mukoma Bruce."
"Ukaita zvema blesser mupfanha
ndokupura ukaita straight. I hope hausi
kuita muskanzwa nekuti ndikazvibata
hapabude chakanaka."
"Haaa kana mukoma I'm not like that," I said
zvikanzi,"You better be. Ko Ka skirt
kawakapfeka ikako skirt yechikoro irikupi?"
"Ndanga ndiirikuma sports," I said
zvikanzi,"Saka waregererei kuchinja Beverly?
You're naked urikuti wakatopfeka here
ipapo?"
Ndakazvitarisa zvikanzi,"I don't care about
what your friends are wearing. Pfeka zvine
hunhu waurikuda kuti aone zvidya zvako
ndiani? Are you showing off to the world?"

Ndakaedza kukadzikisa zvikanzi,"Hapana

kwainodzika ichienda shirt iyoyo. Haiti.
Kana iri yekuma sports ngaipfekwe ikoko
kwete kuti unopinda muma public transport
like that. Unokotama uchibuda mucombi
wearing like that?"

I shook my head zvikanzi,"At least you know.

Wakamboona Tanaka achipfeka
zvakafumuka kudaro?"
Ndakadzungudza musoro ndikanzi,"Behave.
Chero ukanzi warepwa toshaya kuti to
justifyer sei."
"Ehoyi," I said ndofamba kunopinda mumba.
Ndainge ndatomudhura I didn't know he
was behind me zvikanzi,"Ueikupfura
wakanyarara maiguru vako hauna kuvaona?
Haugone kuti maswera sei?"
"Maswera sei maiguru," I mumbled
ndikanzi,"Taura zvinonzwika Beverly. Mama
called me complaining about your
behaviour. What's happening with you?
You're rude usandiitire attitude."

"I'm sorry maswerasei sei maiguru," I said

after taking a deep breath.
"Mushe tete kwanga kurisei kuchikoro?
Usanetse Tete vangu babe vadiiko? What
happened kubasa?"

Someone achinzwa vachidaro would think

she liked me. Ndakafamba kuenda kuroom
kwangu. It was like my mom was haunting
me everywhere I go.
Third week kwamaiguru ndakazoona her
sister auya. Ndainge ndabva kuchikoro
musi wacho ndikasvika vakagara vese mu
sitting.

"Tete uyu munin'ina wangu auya

kunogarawo pano sezvamuri kuitawo."
Mataurirwe azvo manje aiita sekuti vaida
kundisvotesa.
"She's studying Law paUZ."
"That's good news ko why imimi musina
kuenderera mberi nechikoro nhai maiguru.
Kusiyana kwezvipo here?" Ndakabvunza
ndichipfuurira hangu handina kumirira
mhinduro yavo ndikaziva kuti zvarwadza.
Iye wacho aive nenzwara dzakaita kureba
nema eyelashes akareba.

Aiti kana achigara pasofa kudai makumbo

anenge akaturikwa apa aishama. Handina
kana one day randakanzwa mukoma Bruce
vachimutsiura asi inini manje vaindiita
kunge hameno hameno.
NaDad taura everyday especially manheru.

"Ndiri kukufunga ndakarara paside naMai

vako," he said on a text kwakubva ndaseka
ndikati,"Hamusi mukundinyepera here?"
"I'm serious. Your mom is old and she
doesn't have that energy you know. Plus
munhu akambozvara you know how it is.
She's cold and It's not tight anymore."
I giggled ndikati,"Asika?"
"I'm serious and she doesn't have nyash like
yours. Haaa iwewe wakaumbana babe
handidi kunyepa. That's why I like you more
than I like her. I regret meeting her first dai
utoriwe wangu so. But we can make it
happen. I just need to secure our future first.
So that I can be financially stable. I want to
be able to take care of all these hips.
Handidi asvave ndoda kuti atowedzera."
I blushed ndikati,"Okay ndazvinzwa. It
makes me feel jealous kuti you're with her
ndichitonhorwa kunoku."

"Don't worry Mai Save manje manje tinenge

tave tese having me 24/7"
Ndakasekerera ndikati,"Okay thanks daddy."
"I love you," he said ndikati,"I love you too
Save."

Ndakarara ndakatarisa mudenga

ndichisekerera. Ndainzwa kuti I was in love
and deeply in love.

Ndakazoti umwe musi I had a headache

kwave kukasika kubva kuchikoro. I think
ndakadzoka around ten kwave kunwa
mapills kwave kubva ndaenda kunorara.

Ndakabviswa kuhope nemavoice evanhu

vaitaura vachiseka. I just assumed it had to
be Mukoma Bruce naMaiguru. Vakamboti
zii ndikazonzwa ma voices avekubva Ku
bedroom.

Pasina nguva I heard screams. I scoffed

ndikati,"Come on guys do you have to be
that loud?"
I took a pillow and put it above my heard so
that I could not hear the noise. It didn't work
I had to look for headphones kwave
kumaisa. Ndakatomboita nguva ndakadaro
kwave kubva ndazomabvisa ndave kuenda
Ku kitchen. I heard water running in the sink
and I had to come face to face nemunhu
wandainge ñdisna kutarisira kuona.
Ndakabva ndasticker. He only had a short
kumusoro kusina chinhu. When he turned
he frowned zvikanzi,"And you what are you
doing here?"
"I stay here," ndakadaro ndikanzi,"Are you
not supposed to be at school?"
"Ndiri kurwara," I said ndikanzi,"Ukaita
zvekutamba nechikoro ndichakudzemura
Beverly. Zvauri kurwara waenda kuchipatara
here? Hee? Waenda?"
I stammered ndave kutadza kutaura. He
was raising his voice vachitooneka kuita
hasha. Ndakabva ndapusa ndikati,"I'm sorry
mukoma Baven ndangonwa mapills."
Vakakanda cup mu sink maiguru kwave
kupinda vachipfeka morning gown. Pamberi
painge pakatovhurika kurakidza kuti vainge
varipfekera muroad.

"Aaa sorry handina kuziva kuti mune

munhu," she said upon seeing us tightening
her gown.
"Mukoma Bruce varipo?" Ndakaerekana
ndabvunza nekuda kwezvandainge
ndafunga.
Maiguru vakabva vati,"Yes!" Ukuwo
mukoma Baven vachiti,"No."

Vakatarisana first zvikanzi naMaiguru," I

mean he was here just now asi vabuda.
Manga muchivada here Tete?"
"Yeah pane zvandirikuda. I will look for him
on the phone."

Mukoma Baven vakabva vafamba kubuda

ndikambosara ndakamira sendaifunga.
"Kwanga kurisei kuchikoro nhai Tete?" She
asked vave kuchera mvura pasink. I took
long to answer ndichiedza kubatanidza
zvaive mupfungwa dzangu vakasvika
pakucheuka ndikati,"Mha! Mha! Matii?"
"Ndati kuchikoro kwanga kurisei?
Ndatofunga kuti ndosvika kusina munhu
kaini."

"Ndonzwa musoro ndakurumidza kudzoka,"

I said zvikanzi,"Ooh manwa here mapills
ndikupei?"
She was being extra nice which was unlike
her. Ndakambotanga ndamedza mate
hoping she would repeat what she had said
kwave kubva vati,"Ooh by the way I brought
pizza incase you might love it. You can have
half of it osiirawo Vanessa."
"Ooohkay," I said kwakubva vafamba
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Ndakamutswa nevoice ramhamha vachiita

kundisheedzera. Kana kuti Dad vanga
vabuda sei muroom mangu handina kana
kuzvinzwa. I turned ndikati,"Mhaaaa,"
ndichidaira zvekusvotwa.

"Kudaira rudzii ikoko

Beverly? Ndakatii nemudairiro iwoyo? Hausi
kuenda kuchikoro here?"
"Ndikurwara," ndakashaidzira
ndikanzi,"Munhu arikurwara anosheedzera
kudaro here?"

"Musiye kani babe its unlike her kusaenda

kuchikoro. Ukaona adai anenge achitorwara
zvekurevesa musiye mwana azorore."
"Iko kumureverera kwamunoita Save ndiko
kunotozoita kuti ajaire zvisina basa.
Handina kumuvenga she's my daughter but
anofanira kuita zvinhu zviri right.
Achazviona hake akura kuti I did this for her
own good."

Hameno kuti vainge vazokurumidzawo

kudzoka sei kuseni kuseni kwakadaro.
"Pakabikwa here pano nezuro zvandiri
kungoona ma plates anezuro arimo?"
"Akasvika achirwara ndakatozoita chikafu
chacho chekutenga," Dad said ndikabva
ndasekerera. He was protecting me and I
loved it.

Ndakavanzwa Mhamha vave kusuka ma

plates ndikanzwa kuvhurwa kwedoor rangu.
"Babe," he whispered zvemunhu aisada
kunzwikwa.
"Sorry ndazomuka ndanga ndafonerwa kuti
ndakuuya. Wamuka bho here? Wave sei?"
"Am okay just that pachiri kurwadza a bit."
"Don't worry soon soon zvinenge zvapera. I
love you okay?"
"I love you too," I said ndikasiya ndapiwa
kiss pamhanza. Ndakasara ndave Ku
hugger pillow ndichisekerera.
Ndakanyatsorara zuva rese hangu Mhamha
vaingondiigira food. Ndainge ndambotanga
ndichiramba ramba ndikanyengererwa
kwave kudyiswa.

"Usafunge kuti handikude Bee. Ukanzwa

ndichikutuka ndinenge ndichida kuti uite
zvinhu kwazvo so that kwaunoenda
hazvinokunetse. I love you my baby."
"I love you too Mama."

Tainge tatova mainini naMaiguru

sekutamba sekuseka.
Pamba pacho pakazenge pobhowa kugara
kwave kubva ndakumbira mukoma kuti
ndimbonogara navo.

"You're always welcome to my home Bee

there's no need yekukumbira handiti? Saka
Mhamha vanosara Nani?"
"Vati it's okay," I said ndichinyepa. I packed
my clothes nemabook angu Mhamha
vainge vatobuda naDad ndikaita
vekuzofonera kuti Ndaenda kwamukoma
Bruce.

"Hausi wamhanya here nhai Beverly? Vanhu

vachangobva kuroorana Ava vanenge
vachirikumboda nguva vega handiti?"
"Maiguru ndivo vatoti she feels lonely kana
mukoma vari kubasa."
"Iwewe you're going to school saka what
difference does it make?"

"Ndodzoka a bit earlier."

"Eho asi usazonyanye kugarisa unoita
uchidzoka kumba."
Ndipo pakaperera conversation yacho Dad
vakazenge vondipopotera hanzi,"Ko babe
ndozoita zvekunzwa naMaiguru vako kuti
wabva kumba sei? Haundikoshese handiti
unongoita ma decisions without telling
me?"
"Sorry Save," I said zvikanzi,"Where did you
hear that?"
"Namhamha," I said giggling zvikanzi,"Kana
hasha dzandanga ndinadzo dzava dzapera
babe. From that day hatina kuzowana
nguva. Ndokutora kuxul after Friday Ka
toenda somewhere?"

"Sounds like a good idea I love that," I said

zvikanzi ,"Good please send me pictures
kana wasvika ndione munhu wangu."
"Okay daddy ndokusenderai," I said ndikanzi
good girl. Pandakasvika maiguru vainge
vakamira pamusiwo vakafinyama vachiona
mabag zvikanzi,"And then?"

"Ndauya," I said ndichimira pamberi pavo

sezvo vainge vakamira pamusiwo.
"Kuzodii Tete?"
"Kuzogara maiguru pane problem?
Ndataura namukoma Bruce vakati it's
okay."
"Madii kutanga mandiudza Tete? We're
newly weds and tinotombodawo time tega
pasina umwe munhu manje mukangouya
zvisina notice zvinozoita here?"

"Notice ndapa muridzi wemba maiguru

hameno kuti murikuda nditi chii. Kana
musiri kundida Pano ingondidzingai
ndiende."
"Munoda kuti ndizonzi ndiri munhu
akashata handidi hama dzemurume handiti?
You want me he to be a bad makoti?"

I rolled my eyes zvikanzi,"I hope you're not

staying long henyu nekuti this arrangement
haisi kundiitira."
"Chibvai pamusiwo ndipinde ndoda
kuzorora," I said vakabhidhaira vachienda.
Ndakada kuseka kwave kubva ndazvidzora.
Ndakatsvaga guest room yandaida kwave
kuisa zvinhu zvangu. Ndakazvikandira
pamubhedha kwave kunyatsozorora. The
atmosphere was different kuna mhamha
yaingova noise yega. Hakuna kana
chakabikwa ndikamuka ndave kuzvibikira.
Ndakavanzwa vave kutaura paphone
hameno ndiani aitaurwa naye ndikatozoziva
kuti vaive mukoma Baven after vandifonera.

"Urikutsvagei kumba kwevanhu Beverly?

Hauna kumba?"
"Mukoma vari ndiuye," I said zvikanzi,"Une
kakupaparika kaunako Beverly. Behave
kwawaenda ikoko nekuti ukaita shura
todzemurana manje manje so unondiziva
kuti handidi zvisina basa."

Yakabva yatocutwa ndikashaya kuziva kuti

maiguru vainge vatonera bhudhi Baven
pakai. Handina hangu kuzoda kuita basa
nazvo ndave kutaura naTatenda
achindinetsera mapictures. I took selfies
and sent kwakubva aita zvekufona.
"Come on babe seriously? Mapic hwai
iwayo ndiwo aunopa murume wako here
iwayo?"
Ndakave confused not knowing what he
meant zvikanzi,"I need ma nude pictures
standwa. Take off those things and show
me the real thing."
"Aaa what if akaleakiswa?"
"Nani handiti urikudanana neni here? Asi
pane anobata phone yako?"
"Hapana," I said zvikanzi,"So no need to
worry Mai Save. They are safe with me."

Ndainge ndanzwa a lot of stories evanhu

vaizozviuraya after abudisirwa ma pictures
ake asina kupfeka. I didn't want that
ndaitonzwa kutya but I trusted him.

Ndakabvisa dress kwave kutora kutangira

muhuro ndikacutter face.
"And where's your pretty face? Amana
ndoita kunge ndirikuona chidhori chema
Edgar's here?"
Ndakabva ndaseka zvikanzi,"Nhai amana. I
want to see everything ini. I want to see
munhu wangu. Nyatsobvisa zvese Mai Save
usare usina chinhu."
I melted ndichinzi Mai Save. Ndaitora hangu
asi ndiine kakuzeza. Ndakatora anenge
three kwave kusenda zvikanzi,"Good this is
what I wanted. You look gorgeous babe I
can't wait to take those clothes off."
Ndakasenda tuma emojis twekunyara
zvikanzi,"Serious Friday kwatondiitira kure."
He sent his showing off his masculine
chest zvikanzi,"Huya urare babe."

Ndakazonyara hangu kuti vasende vasina

kupfeka asi ndaitoda kuona. Vakatanga
kunditumira ma videos ezvinyadzi vachinditi
ndizvo zvandirikuda kukuita. Ndakabva
ndanyatsofuga magumbeze ndave kutanga
kumaona kana neniwo ndainge ndonzwa
kutononokerwa nekuti Friday yacho isvike.

NaMaiguru taisatombowirirana zvachose

kana kumhoresana painge pasina.
Ndaibuda makuseni going to school then
ndodzoka towards day end ndozvivharira.
Ndaizobuda kana mukoma vauya and ipapo
maiguru ndipo pavaizondibvunza kuti
hamusikuda chikafu here tete. Ndainge
ndisina kana basa navo hangu. Friday
payakasvika Dad picked me up from school
nemota yaMama. He was smiling all the
way ndombobatwa makumbo. I wasn't
familiar with nzvimbo dzemuHarare hangu I
don't even know kuti takaenda kupi
ndakazongoona pakanzi Island lodge.
Takapinda mukati with me following behind
him kusvika tanopinda muroom. I folded my
hands on my chest zvikanzi,"Hesi babe
wangu huya ugare apa."

Ndakafamba slowly kwave kunovagarira.

"Uribho?" He asked vachibvisa t shirt
yandaive ndakapfeka. Kuzasi ndaive
ndakapfeka Ka gym skirt kekumasports.

"Ehe," I said reaching for a kiss.

"I missed you so bad," he said throwing the
t shirt away
"Come," he said laying on his back
vachindiisa on top of him. He lowered his
mouth and started playing with my boobs.
He removed everything on me and on him
also vakatanga kutamba neni. We changed
positions and he came on top of me.
"Zvinorwadza futi?" I asked
zvikanzi,"Pekutanga it might."
"Okay," I said zvikanzi,"You ready?" I
responded by opening my legs
zvikanzi,"Good girl. You're so beautiful."
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Baven

All the way ndaingodzungudza musoro

hangu ndobva ndatanga kutoseka. Ndainge
ndazviona hangu kuti aive mu fast Vanessa
nekuda kwe approach yake. In fact ndainge
ndatanga kuona pama pictures chaipo kuti
rinenge basa svinu.

"Manje haandizive mushe ndiri Chihwa kaini.

Ndovasanganisa vese mukoma
nemunin'ina vakaita zvekutamba."
Ndakabva ndatanga kuridza kamuridzo
ndaisa song ya holy ten. Inenge yaiimbwa
ichinzi utisirivha or urishuga Mai Ju hameno
ndizvo zvandainzwa. Ndaizongoridza
kamuridzo ndichirova road ndakananga
kumba. Ndakadarika ndichitenga ma beers
angu kwave kubva ndananga kumba.

Being honest Vimbai ndaimuda.

Kutonyatsomuda zvekutova murudo naye.
Maudziro andainge ndaita Bruce
pandatanga kumuziva ndainge
ndatotaurawo senyaya asi ndainge ndisina
kumuudza zvema interest naye. By that
time ndinekamwe kumubabe
kandaitomhanyawo nako. Bruce manje
akabva azosvikira babe ndikange
ndodemba nechandainge ndamborega
kumunyenga. Seeing him date her
zvakatanga kundisvota kusvika
ndazomunyengawo Vimbai wacho
tikatanga kudanana. Nyaya yekuzoti abe
kuroorwa haana kundiudza yakabuda
nekuda Bruce ende those days Vimbai aindi
avoider. Ndakanzwa kurwadziwa I had
hoped vacharambana ndopinda inini
pachinzvimbo chake. Dating his ex was not
much of a problem but paakamuroora that's
when things started getting more
complicated.

Buying them a bed wasn't out of love asi

yaitova nyaya yekuti ndaiziva kuti
ndaitozourarira. Ende ndakatozviudza kuti
raitozomushayer mukadzi iyeye. Ende
ndakatoona kuti ndaigona kuti kuti Vimbai
atakure vana vangu and Bruce would never
know. When I slept her first I felt like I had
achieved something big.
Zvaizongondirwadza kuti aikwanisa kurara
naye pese paadira ini ndakaita dollar sign
ndiri kumba.

Ndainge ndaedza kuva calm patakasvikirwa

naBev asi I wasn't sure kuti aive nechaainge
anzwa here kana kuti. Kubuda kwenyaya
yacho kwaizoita kuti zvinhu zvimire
manyama amire nerongo ende Bruce
aisazombofa akandiregerera zvachose. He
trusted me so much and him finding out
hameno kuti nyaya yacho yaizopera sei.

Ndainge ndisina kana musikana and

ndaitofeela kuti naVimbai I was content
chero hazvo taiita zvekubira Bira. Kuenda
kwaBruce kubasa kwainge kwaita kuti
zvinhu zvive a bit easier for us. Kuuyawo
kwa Beverly ndiro rimwe disaster rainge
ravepo namainini Vanessa. The good part
was vaizodzoka havo towards day end
except zvemusi iwoyo pavainge vadzoka
tisina kutarisira.

I was so eager to know if she was pregnant

yet. I didn't hate Bruce but ndaitongofeela
obsessed nemunhu waainge aroora iye.
Ndiye wandaitongoda Vimbai.

Takaita two days tisina kuonana. Ndakazoti

ndirimu office kwave kuona ndaisirwa
message ne new number. Ndakamboramba
ndakaitarisa kwave kunotarisa ku profile
picture. Ndakaseka ndaona paina mainini
Vanessa ndikaziva kuti vainge vazotsvaga
number dzangu. Hameno kuti vainge
vadziwana kupi.
"Hoky I can as well play the game."
"Hesi mukadzi wangu," ndakanyora
message kwave kutumira. Yakavhurwa
pakarepo zvikanzi,"Ndiribho murume basa
ririsei?"
"Basa bho zvekuti wena mukupinda neipiko
apa?"

"Hapana nditori mu lecture ipapa."

"Are you concentrating muripa phone?
Handidi mukadzi dofo kaini?"
"Haaa it's just a recap yezvinhu zvatakaita
kare so it's not a big deal."

"If you say so that's fine then."

"Muripiko?"
"Kubasa hangu," ndakadaro zvikanzi,"Mouya
monditorawo Ka kuchikoro?"
"Iriboe," I said zvikanzi,"Is that a yes?"
Ndakabvuma zvikanzi,"Aaa perfect apa I
was hesitant kukumbira . Munozezesa
kaimi zvamakandiita musiuye
handimbozvikanganwe."

Ndakasenda tuma emojis ndichisekwa

pazasi kwave kubva ndanyora kuti,"Problem
ndeyekuti hauzive pekuitira magame ako
mukadzi."

"Ndaibata totaura mauya. Mondifonera."

"Iriboe ," I said kwave kusiya phone
Manu akapinda ndichisekerera
zvikanzi,"Asi wahwina lotto kani?"

"Maya panekababe kandirikuda kudya.

Zvikafamba mushe nhasi ndinonovharira."
Manu was my long time friend and
taishanda pasame company. Tainge
tadzidza tese Ku Varsity iye hake muridzi
wecompany vaive bamukuru vake mukoma
wababa. We were close zvekuti magame
angu ese ndaimuudza.

"Uneupi this time?" He asked achizvuva

chair kuti agare. Zvinhu hake aizvida munhu
wacho.
"Iwewe madiro ako nyaya ka?"
Ndakamudaro kwakubva atoseka
akati,"Ndiwe unenge wauya nadzo saka
ndingadzirambe here? Ko mainini bae
vadii?"

"Shaaa uya ndiye aifanira kungoitawo

mukadzi wangu akangondibhaiza hake.
Anyway it's water under the bridge. Avo
ndivo vandinoda hangu asi ndichiitawoka
tuma games paside waiziva."

"Ndianiko munhu wacho wamunhongepi?"

"Munin'ina waVimbai."
"Heee?" He asked avhura ziso ndikati,"She
made moves first Shaa saka ndingamusiya
achienda? At least anondidziisawo kana
mukoma vake vari mumaoko emunin'ina
wangu. Tit for tat. When she's busy with my
brother I can be busy with her sister too."

"Mudhara mofanira kutamba nemoto

handiti? Unombozviziva here kuti vanhu
vanogona kuurayana because of this?"
"Zvihenge zvambobuda naniko? I'm playing
it safe my guy."

"Usazoti handina kukuudza dai uriumwe

watsvaga umwe asiri hama yaVimbai nekuti
ndaona hangu zvazonetsa kumberi uko."

"Usatye I've everything under control. I will

try as much as I can to play it safe.
Ukaramba otaura izvozvo zvinozoitika
manje saka chisiyana nazvo."
Akaseka hake zvikanzi,"Ende ndakutadza
wena. Dai wachisiyana ka neuyo mukadzi
waBruce ochiita Ka zva mainini."

"Vimbai ndomuda," I said zvikanzi,"But you

have to accept that she's now married to
your brother."
"Kana wavekuda zvekundipa lecture it's
better uchisimuka uende hako," I said
akasimudza maoko Ku surrender
zvikanzi,"Haaa bho mudhara imboitai. It will
eventually end in tears
"

"Misodzi tinotopukuta takatoenda," I said

kwakubva adzungudza musoro achibuda.
After work I took my car keys kwave
kunanga paUZ. Handina hangu kupinda
mukati ndakamira kugate and I could see
vana vevanhu vachitorwa nema blesser.
Mazera acho andaiona soo
ndakangodzungudza musoro ndikati,"Nyika
yashata iyi. Vabereki vanenge vachiti
mwana Ari kuchikoro izvo haasi kudzidza
mabook asi kudzidza varume vevanhu."

Ndakavaona vouya mainini vangu ndikaita

vekufonera.
"Ndakaisa ma hazards ndinemota yegrey
kunze," I said zvikanzi,"Ndanga ndakuonai
hangu."
Vakasvika vachigara kumberi kwave kubva
ndavati,"Hatina kana kumboonana mainini."

She giggled zvikanzi,"Okay bho

motondiendesa kuma drinks bamukuru
ndingatofa ndisinawo kudya pay yenyu."
"Hapana hapo chakaipa chero tikanonwira
kumba handiti? Mune curfew here imi?"

"Aaaa nezera irori sure? Chero ndikaita

three days ndobvunzwa Nani hangu?"
"Saka bho zve handei kwangu. Duro ririko
jahwi rinopera rabiwa."

Takarova mota takananga kwangu

tikatosvikira mudoro. Taiita rekunwira
mumabhodhoro macho chaimo. Pavakauya
vachigara pamakumbo pangu ndakabva
ndaziva kuti rainge razonyatsopinda doro
riye.

"This is going to stay between us. You and

me chete. Hapana watichaudza even your
sister tikunzwanana?"
Akabvumira ndikati,"I'm sure she doesn't
want you to be with me."
"She made it clear but who cares?" She
asked achigadzika bhodhoro pasi.

"No one cares but please Vannesa hazvisi

kufanira kusvika kuvanhum
. For now ngatimboita zvatikuita."
"Bho bamukuru you don't have to worry
you're dealing with an adult panapa."

"Good," I said akandikissa

zvikanzi,"Munowanikwa neatanga kaimi?"
"Wadhakwa Ka?" I said
zvikanzi,"Ndadhakwa ehe asi bamukuru
muri mboma. Kana tazogara ndimi varume
vacho chaivo chaivo."

Akandimukira zvikanzi,"Ndibvisei ichi chiri

kundibata."
Kwairehwa short raaive naro kwave kubva
ndamubatsira kuribvisa.
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Bruce

"Ndanga ndichiti Ka otaura namukoma vako

Bruce monoona Doctor wacho. Ndanzwa
kuti ndewechidiki hake haasati agarisa
apedza chikoro."

"Haaa manje Mhamha munhu akadaro

haanetse here? I mean haasati ave ne
experience handiti achangobva kuchikoro."
"Ko handiti vanoita ma attachment here
nhai Bruce?"
"Ndizvo hazvo asi....Iko
tirikumbozvinetsereiko anyway kunge pane
arwara?"

"Hapana arwara Bruce asi it's good to have

a family doctor. Chero pasina hapo
zvaurikunzwa it's good kungonovhenekwa
nanachiremba. Zvimwe zvirwere zvinogona
kunonoka kuratidza Ka. Wakaona zvakaitika
pana Baba vako. Nguva yakazobatwa
cancer yavo yanga yatopararira."

"Mhamha ka saka vasina ma family doctor

vanodii? Inga vamwe vanongoenda
kuzvipatara kana varwara?"
"Kana mukana muinawo munoregerereiko
kukushandisa nhai? Saka urikuti zvataiva na
Doctor Jones taipenga?"
Dr Jones was our family doctor kubva
tichikura. He was white by the way. He had
moved back to his native country that is
why Mhamha vainge vondinetswo neiyo
nyaya yekuti patsvagwe umwe chiremba.

"Ndichaenda," I said ndichigara pasi. I tried

changing the subject ndikati,"Hapabhowe
here pano nhai Mama zvamakatizwa?"
"Panobhowa zvino ndingagodii mese mese
zvamakangodzvamuka? Kana negotwe
rangu chairo zvepano harichatode. Ivo Mai
Chihwa kana kumbouya kunotionawo kubva
zvamachata."

"Ndichauya hangu navo. Kungoti mazuvano

havasi kunyatsonzwa zvakanaka
varikungoita ma on and off."
"More reason why we need a family doctor
who can as well check her even when she's
at home."

Yakadzoswa zvekare mudariro nyaya

yandainge ndatiza. Ndakapedzesera
ndaseka ndikati,"Ndipeiwo number dza
Doctor venyu Mhamha ndigozonovaona."
"Waita basa mwanangu," she said kwave
kunditambidza phone. Ndakadziisa
muphone mangu kwakubva ndanzi
uzondiudza kana wanovaona.

"Vane surgery mutown ndakanganwa kuti

iripapi. Ndichakupa business card ravo
ogozoendako "
"Apa ndinenge ndichinodii?" I asked
vakanditarisa zvikanzi,"Kutaura navoka nhai
Bruce."

"Eeeh ehoyi regai ndiende. Varipiko Dad?"

"Vabuda kuseni vachiti varikuenda
kubhora."
"Horaiti Mhamha movamhoresa kana
vadzoka. Ndave kuenda ini
ndikangopedzesa zvandiri kuita ndobva
ndatongoenda kumba "

"Horaiti mopotawo muchiuya kuzotionawo."

"Tichauya Mhamha pamwe iyo next
weekend iyoyi ndokuudzai. Pano pacho
hamubikire vaenzi."
"Uchiti mune zvisvinu zvekubika here muno?
Ndizvo zvimwe zviri kutotizwa naBeverly
ipapa haazotaure hake. Anodawo zvinonaka
Ka iyeyu. Mari yandanga ndakasungirira
ndabhadhara exam fee yake imwe
ndikatumira Gogo kumusha. Unovaziva
mbuya vako havadi zvekurega kurima
manje nemusana hazvizodi. Saka ndati
motsvaga vanhu vanokohwa chibage
chacho nenzungu imwe motengawo
zvamusina."

Ambuya vairehwa vaive Mai vaDad. My

grandma from my mother's side had
passed away vese nasekuru. Kuside
kwamudharawo kwainge kwasara Gogo
chete sekuru vainge vashaika.
"Okay ndichataura naMai Chihwa ndoona
kuti vangakuwanirei chii."
"Ungaite basa mwanangu ini
ndakatomirirawo kupera kwemwedzi
ndiwane iyo yema lodger. Dai pasina gumbo
rinombondishupa iri unoti ndaimbogara
pasi here? Dai pasina zvese izvi."

"Zvinoita Mhamha ndichanzwa patouya

tobva takuigirai ma groceries."

Vakandiperekedza kuenda kumota

vakandipa business card ra Chiremba
vakazosara vovhara gate. I waved at her
and drove to town. Ndainge ndoda
kungogara ndaona Chiremba vacho
ndozongoenda kumba kaone

Ndakatarisa business card randainge

ndapiwa kwave kupawana. Maiva
nemunhukadzi one ainge akapfeka
maglasses and a white coat. Ku the other
side were two varume vaive pama
computers.

She smiled at me kwave kundimhoresa.

"How are you my sister mungandibatsirawo
here ndiri kutsvagawo Doctor C. Buzuzi."
"I am doctor C Buzuzi. It's nice to meet you
sir."

Ndakabva ndatongopererwa ndainge

ndakatarisira kuona munhurume hameno
nei zvange zvisina kana kupinda
mupfungwa kuti angave mukadzi.

"Ooh I thought munhurume."

She smiled displaying her very white teeth
akati,"Well ndini. How can I help you? Can
we go to my office?"
"Yes sure," I said and she led the way with
me following behind her. Ndakapiwa
pekugara and she sat behind the desk.

"Honestly am here but kuti ndiri nda

directewa Nani anokuzivai I've no idea. My
mother ndivo vane munhu akavaudza about
you so she wanted to talk to you," ndakabva
ndatorasira Mhamha vacho nyaya nekuti I
didn't even know what I was supposed to
say to her.
"And you're?" She asked ndakanzwa
kunyara ndikati,"Forgive my manners. Mr
Bruce Chihwa."
She extended her hand zvikanzi,"Nice
meeting you Mr Chihwa. I am Dr Charlotte
Buzuzi. It is okay so I will have to see your
mother then."

"She wanted a family doctor," I said

zvikanzi,"Not a problem. Gimme her number
I will give her a call. Maybe pay a visit
mangwana."
"It's okay Dr. I should get going now."

"Yea sure thank you Sir."

Pandakabvapo ndakabopinda maOk kwave
kutenga mafruits. Ndakanzi naVimbai Aida
pizza kwave kubva ndangoitenga.

Ndakanonoka kusvika kumba kwacho

ndikasvika ave Ku bedroom.

"Waswera sei babe?" I asked ndichibvisa

bhatye .
Akamuka kwave kundibatsira kubvisa tie
nebhutsu.

"How was work?" She asked apedza

ndikati,"Mmmm kwanga kuchinetesa uku
urisei? Ndapfuura nekuna mhamha hanzi
muuye muchitionawo saka toenda pamberi
ipapa."

"Okay. Chihwa ndanga ndichikumbirawo Ka

kamari. Ndafonerwa namhamha vati
havasisina chikafu Saka ndangovati regai
ndigonzwa mukuwasha wenyu."

"Mhamha was even complaining about the

same thing saka I think zvandichaita
ndokupa mari otengera ana Mhamha
mangwana. Ndotaura nadriver obva
angokuendesera zvinhu zvacho ndizvo zviri
easy because I will be at work."

"It's okay daddy."

Ndakamupa 300 dollars ndikati,"Unenge
wave kutongosheyanisa nepakati otenga
ma basic necessities handiti?"
"It's okay."

Ndakazoti following day racho ndadzoka

kubva kubasa kwave kumusvikira asipo.
Akatozouya ndauya ndikati,"Ko wazodii? Asi
watozoendesa zvinhu zvacho wega?"
"Ehe I had to make sure kuti zvasvika safe."

"So there's no need yekunoona Mama Ka

kana wazovaona?"

"Aaa babe handina kuzotengera Mama ini.

Mari yacho yaramba kukwana ini."
"What do you mean?" I asked
ndichifinyamisa kumeso zvikanzi,"I mean
Mari yawandipa yatadza kukwana. Zvinhu
zvacho ndanga ndichitenga in cartons so
zvangokwana ma carton one one
ndikazongonopa ana Mama Ku Warren
Park."

Ndakatanga ndafema kwakubva

ndati,"Urikutiiko iwe urikuti 300 us yatadza
kutengera ana Mhamha vese chikafu?"

"Babe zvinhu zviri kudhura iwe," She said

ndikati,"The simple thing you should have
done is spliting those cartons osheyanisa
zvinhu. Kana dziri ten packets dze sugar Oti
uku five uku five. Rice oita the same kwete
kuita zvehubenzi Vimbai. Ndakakuudza
nezuro kuti Mhamha varikuti havana
chikafu and then you decide kuendesa Ku
Warren park chete. Mai vangu vanodyei?
Vako ndivo vakosha? Handina kukuti
sheyanisa here?"

"Wakadaro babe but."

"But chiiko Vimbai munhu atenga ma carton?
Chii chauri kuti but? Kana waona kuti
hazvisi kukwana saka wadii kuendesa
zvinhu zvacho Ku Milton park?"

Akaramba akanyarara ndikati,"No wonder

vakadzi muchizonzi hamudi Hama
dzemurume."

"Inga Tete ndikungovachengeta wani?

Wakambovanzwa vachi complainer?" She
asked me ndikati,"Handisi Kuda zvekutaura
mashoko akawanda Vimbai. Next time ask
me first or else munhu achachengeta Mai
vake."

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Baven

"Ko imimi muchiri makapfeka sei?" She

asked me achindibvisa zvandainge nazvo.
"Ndanga ndichida kubviswa nemukadzi,"
ndakadaro zvikanzi,"Munozviitisa handiti?"
"Hameno," I said zvikanzi,"Do me like there's
no tomorrow. Who knows kuti mangwana
ndinomuka ndiri mupenyu here? Kudenga
kunodiwa mweya chete body inodzokera
muguruva. Saka shandisai mudziyo uyu
kusvika pamada."

"Urikutoda nezvangu handiti?" I asked

ndopedzesa kubvisa ndega. She was drunk
hake zvekutoparara chaiko.
"Zvekutodaro Bamukuru."
Akarara on the bed kwave kubva
ndamuteera.
We kissed touching each other everywhere.
She seemed as if she had more experience
than her sister . Ndakaona ondipidigura
ondiisa pasi ndikati nhasi zvangu. She went
down on me and I felt like she was about to
blow my brains out. I groaned with so much
pleasure ndichisunga makumbo. Aona kuti
zvaipa akabva kwave kudzoka akandigarira
hake.
"There's no tomorrow," she said
ndikati,"Woman you're a beast."
Ndakapotsa ndamuudza kuti wakanyanya
unodarika Sisi vako gotsi raoma.
Zvakatevera was too much ndikazviudza
kuti aitoita sleepover chete and ndaizorara
naye as long I liked. She wanted me and I
wanted her too. Zviri zvekumuda
ndaisamuda hangu kwaingova
kuvaraidzawo nguva kana ndisina munhu.
Takanogeza and we had it in the bathroom
also.

Nzara takazoinzwa tapedza apa ndainge

ndisina kana kutenga nyama.
"Haaa bamukuru nenzara yandinayo
irikutoda sadza nenyama chaiyo."
"Unosara uchibika Ka sadza ndinotenga
nyama mutown."
"Ehe tengai iya yemadhimoni chaiyo ndiyo
yandiri Kuda."
"You want to be possessed with demons?"
Ndakabvunza ndichiseka akati,"Whatever
pork inonaka kana kudarika murume
wemunhu."

Ndakaseka ndikati,"Wakamunzwa kupi

murume wemunhu?"
"Aaaa bamukuru mukufamba imomu.
Zvekubira bira ndizvo zvinonaka Ka.
Unoenda kudenga osvikomzi naMwari
zvinhu zvandakakupa wakazvishandisei
ozongovhura maziso wave kutadza
kudaira."

Ndakaseka taking the keys from the kitchen

counter ndikati,"Chibika saka. Otoshandisa
gas hameno kuti magetsi apera here or
kuenda. Ndobva ndangonotenga mutown
anenge aripo pa next."
"Okay iribho."
"You're sleeping over handitika?"
"Obvious ndobvunzwa Nani kunge ndine
mwana anoyamwa?"
"Saka bho ndokubata," ndakadaro kwave
kubva ndabuda. Ndakabotsvaga nyama
mutown kwave kubva ndatenga nemagetsi.
Hameno kuti Ndakakanganwawo sei token
racho pa counter ndakatozozvifunga ndave
half way kuenda kumba. I had to go back
kunotora luck ndakasvika varichengeta. I
had the meter with me ndakabva
ndatongojusa magetsi acho.

Ndakazo parker mota after ndafonerwa

naManu ndikumboita time ndichitaura naye
ndichitomuti,"Nhasi handirare ndakaita
dollar sign bhururu ndinenge ndichisandura
munhu."
"Mudhara muchazvidemba zvamuri kuita
izvi zvabuda pachena."
"I will cross the bridge when I get there
Manu. Anyway rega ndiende nhasi
ndobikirwa ndakaturika makumbo."

Pandakasvika kumba I frowned ndaona

hutsi uchibuda nepawindow. I parked the
car fast kwave kumhanya kunovhura door.
Ndakakachidzwa nehutsi kwave
kumbokosora ndakamira.

"Vanessa," I called out but handina

kumunzwa. Ndakaona moto uchibvira in my
bedroom ndikashaya kuti zviri kufamba sei.
"Vannesaa!" I called out again kwave
kumhanya kunopinda maibvira. I couldn't
see properly I had to close my mouth and
nose. Pandakamuona she was lying on the
floor. Ndakaita wekuzvuva kwave
kunomuisa mu sitting. Ainge atsva body
yese yaita kukwapuka.

"Damnit Vannesaa what happened?"

Ndakapererwa kwave kumhanya
kunotemha majqmhu emu Avocado waive
panze. Ndakadzokera ndikatanga kuita
Moto wekurova nemashizha manyoro kuti
udzime. I wasn't sure kuti mvura inoshanda
here ndaitotya kuti zvinogona kuzoita worse
imba yese ikatsva. Wamira kubvira
ndakadzokera pandainge ndaisa Vannesaa
uyo ainge angoti rapata.

"Mainini, mainini talk to me chii chaitika?"

Body yese hayo yanga yabvisika ganda
rekunze pasara that pink flesh except a few
places kumuso nemumaoko. She moved
and looked at me zvikanzi,"Element. You
left the element on."
Ndaiti kana ndichidziisa mvura makuseni
yekugeza ndaingoisa mubucket
ndoconnector element pamagetsi
ndongodziisa kaone. Zvino magetsi ainge
azoenda kwave kubva ndakanganwa
kudzima element kumadziro kwave kubvisa
bucket chete. The plug was close to the
dressing table so I think kujusa
kwandakaita magetsi yakabva yatanga
kupisa. Yainge itori pa dressing table so
nekuda kwema spray Ari flammable ndizvo
zvakazoita kuti ibvire. I had seen the gas
tank mu bedroom hameno kuti rainge
razosvika seiwo ikoko maybe anga ada
kubikira Ku bedroom.

"Saka zvafamba sei?" Aitonetseka kutaura

Vannesaa wacho ndakaswedera padhuze
akati,"Ndanga ndichida kubika bamukuru
Ndabatwa nehope ndakaisa sadza so I
think chatanga kubvira ielement ikabatidza
zvinhu zvanga zviripa dressing table.
Ndapeputswa nekuputika kwaita gas by
that time moto wanga wawanda and
ndanga ndisisaione mushe. In trying
kudzima zvinhu ndipo pandatsva kwave
kudonha ndikatadza kumuka. I'm in pain
bamukuru handirarame."

"No no mainini don't say that please.

Ndozvitaura ndichiti kudii Vannesaa mira
ndifonere ambulance."
Phone yacho ndakatanga kuishaya
ndokutozofunga kuti yange yadonha
pandakamuzvuva. Ndakamhanya kuenda
ikoko kwave kusvika ndichiona phone
yacho ichitopfungairawo tumoto.

"What the fuck!" I screamed ndichiinhonga

ndikazoipotsera kumadziro ndatsva maoko.
"Damnit I am so fucked up."
Ndakanotarisa kamwe kadiki kambudzi Ka
kandaisimboshandisa. Kange kasina kana
Moto futi apa ma charger anga atsvira mu
bedroom. Ndakapererwa kwave kudzokera
kuna Vannesa ndikawana ati zii.
Ndakamubata mumasides ndikati,"Ooh no.
Vanessa."
Ndakamuzunza ndikashaya response.

"No!" I screamed ndikati,"Vanessa no you

can't do this to me. Vuka Vanessa vuka!
Ooh nhai Mwari."
I didn't feel her pulse nomatter how many
times I tried to feel it. Ndakatanga kuita
CPR asi hazvina kana kushanda. Ndakabata
musoro ndikati,"Damnit what have I done
nhai Mwari."

Kukonewa kuvhara zip kwainge

kwandiparira mwana wevanhu ainge afimba
mumba mangu. Kana kuzvitaura kwacho
ndaitanga ndichiti kudii? Ndichiti aiitei?
Ndakapererwa ndikatanga kufamba up and
down mumba ndichishaya kuti ndoita sei.
Ndakakwenya musoro kwave
kuzvidonhedzera paari ndikanga kuchema.
Hugamba hwese hwainge hwapera kuti
hwaa ndachipusa manje. Ma warning
aManu ndipo paakachitanga kushanda
manje ndave kungoita ma dai dai asi
zvainge zvisisatoshande.

Ndakaona bag rake kwave kubva ndatora

charger ndikaisa kambudzi pacharger. I
found her phone apa yaitofonwa naVimbai
nekuti painge pakatonzi Sisi Vimbai.
Handina kuidaira ndakambofunga kuidzima
but pandakaona kuti painge pasina pattern
ndakaivhura kwave kuenda Ku WhatsApp
ndikanyora kuti

_Sorry Sisi handisi kudzoka kumba_

"Wadiiko kugara wataura nhai Vanessa

panekuti unongonyarara?"
"Sorry Sisi I won't be coming home this
whole week," I replied kwakubva ati,"Aaa
saka wanga wadiiko kugara wataura nhai
Vanessa? All along ndiri kunonetseka
nemunhu Ari kuchikomba? Ita serious
mhani."

"I'm sorry Sisi."

"It's okay be safe out there Oka?"
"Ehoyi bye."

Ndakafema ndapedza kwave kubva ndaisa

phone pa airplane mode. Ndakatarisana
nechitunha ndave kufunga kufonera Manu.
Ndiye ega aigona kutondibatsira coming up
with a plan nekuti kungobudikira ndichitaura
kuti Vanessa ainge Afa yaitova disaster.
Ndakafamba kuenda kubedroom ndikaona
kuti a lot of things zvainge zvatsva.
Mubhedha, hembe neamwe ma blankets
aivamo. Ma perfume ese ainge akbira
zvinhu zvaita black. Mess yacho
yakazvimiririra yaitopedza simba.
Ndakaona sekuti calling Munya also
yaigona kuita bad idea nekuti I didn't want
anyone to know kuti ainge afira mumba
hangu. Ndakamuzvuva kwave kumuendesa
Ku guest room. I took ma sheets kwave
kubva ndamashandisa kumupitiridza.
Ndakamusiya imomo ndave kufunga kuti
ndoita sei naye. Kumurasa kwaitotyisa
nekuti ndaigona kubatwa. Ndakaerekana
ndasimuka kwave kutora pick neshovel
ndikaenda kuseri kwemba.

That was the only way to get rid of her

pasina involving anyone mukati.
Ndakachera gomba uku ndainge ndodikitira
manje ndave kufemereka.

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Ndainge ndoita kupupa nehasha kwave

kubva ndafuga musoro. She didn't say
anything akabva apindawo muma blankets.
After a while munhu kwave kuti,"Babe
ndogona kuenda kunamhamha ndonotaura
navo kuti vakamure zvinhu tinonopa
Mhamha."

Ndakakanda gumbeze kure

ndikati,"Wakakwana here iwewe?
Wakakwana?"
Akandidzvokora ndikati,"Zvauri kutaura zviri
kumaker sense here umu umu?" I asked
ndichizvijunga junga mumusoro.

"Babe it's just that ndapererwa that's why

am suggesting that. Havamborambe ana
Mhamha they will understand."
"Usandiudze zvisina basa Vimbai. If you
don't have better plans nyarara."
"Okay," she said kwakubva ndaridza
tsamwa ndichidzokera kunorara. Makuseni
ndakazomutswa ne breakfast in bed.

"I'm sorry," she said ipapo ndakasekerera

ndikati,"It's okay."
Hasha dzainge dzapera overnight
ndikati,"I'm sorry for raising my voice at you
as well. I should have talked to you
zvakanaka Mai Chihwa. Don't do that again
talk to me first. Ana Mhamha ndevedu tese
and we should treat them equally not kuti
ava ndevangu she should have things first
before the other. Handiti?"

Akabvumira ndikati,"Good. Gimme a kiss."

She reached for a kiss ndikati,"Eat with me."
"Ko ukasaguta?" She asked ndikati,"I don't
mind as long ndadya newe."

"Aaaw," she said smiling at me. Takadya

tese tapedza ndikaisirwa mvura yekugeza.
Ndave kubuda ndakasiya ndati,"Ndataura na
bamukuru vako ndichavaisira imwe mari
mucard mavo plus yavanayo vati
vachatengera Mama grocery. So you
organise oona kuti raenda kumba. Ini time
yacho handingamboiwane. Unoenda
kubasa kwaku kuma twelve towards lunch I
think ndipo paanenge ave less busy."

"Okay babe ndovafonera."

"Iribho ndokubata paphone handiti? Take
care my love I love you."
"I love you too," she said ndikapiwa kiss.
Ndakabuda ndoenda kubasa but pane
zvandaingonzwa pandiri. In fact ndainge
ndave nemazuva ndichitozvinzwa but it's
just that ndaingozvi ignowa.
Ndainzwa imwe pain isingaite mudumbu
nemusana. I could also feel aches and
pains in my testicles and scrotum. Dzimwe
nguva ndaitonetseka nekufema chaiko
ndichikosora zvakanyanya.

"Maybe this is something that I should not

ignore," I said to myself ndave kufunga
kufonera Dr Buzuzi. Ndakazviita ndasvika
kubasa vakanditi ndozouya kubasa kwavo
that day kana ndichinge ndawana nguva.

"Please make sure you come for checkup it

might be something serious."
Ndakabva ndatopindwa nekutya chaiko
ndikati,"I just hope it's nothing major."
"Let's hope so," she said asi ini hana yangu
yainge yotorova. You know that fear of the
unknown. Kubasa kwacho ndakazoswera
ndave low low ndikakurumidza kuchayisa.
"It's good to see you Mr Chihwa," she said
smiling asi ndakatadza kuidzorera pfungwa
dzainge dzongoda kunzwa what was wrong
with me.

"There's no need to be afraid. You have

come to the right place and whatever it is
we will find a solution. Ndokumbirawo
mutsanangure zvamuri kunyatsonzwa
chaizvo."

"Okay I feel a heaviness in my scrotum and I

feel like there's a change in the shape and
size of one testicle."
"Okay go on but you should also know that
it's normal for one testicle to be larger than
the other."

"Ndikungofeela sekuti my testicles are

uneven. Ndirikunzwa kurwadziwain my
testicles, scrotum, mudumbu nemusana.
I'm also coughing and having
breathlessness. Zvirikumboita zvichitiza
hazvo."

"For how long has it been?" She asked

ndikati,"I thinking less than two weeks."
She wrote all I had said on a paper zvikanzi,
Okay I will have to examine you if you're
comfortable."
"With?" I asked zvikanzi,"With the
examination?"

"It's okay what is wrong with me?"

She looked down zvikanzi,"I need to confirm
what I am thinking first."
"What are you thinking Doc?"

"Let's just examine you Mr Chihwa. Have

you been checking for any lumps or
swelling in your testicles? It's
recommended to check them after a warm
bath or shower when the skin of your
scrotum is relaxed. You should examine
them by rolling them gently between your
fingers and thumb. And also check if the
tube at the back of the testicle is not
swelling. A healthy testicle should be firm
and smooth."

"Well I haven't been doing that," I said

zvikanzi,"It's fine come with me."

Ndakafamba kuvateera kuenda kuroom

kwavainge vaenda. There was a bed in
there.
"So you have to undress morara apa kuti
ndikwanise kukutarisai."

"Kubvisa hembe?" I asked looking worried

zvikanzi,"Yes in sorry."

I sighed ndikati,"Okay fine."

Ndakarara on the bed kwave kubvisa
trouser neboxer. Ndange ndatova stressed
ndave kufunga kuti pamwe ndave ne
prostate cancer or something.

"So now Mr Chihwa I'm going to examine

you. Ndichaita ndichibata pane zvandiri
kuda kunzwa handiti?"
"Okay," I said ndisina kuvhura maziso
zvikanzi,"Good ndave kutanga. Now am
cupping one testicle using both of my
hands. Now am doing the same kune rimwe
racho. Now am rolling it between my thumb
and fingers. Murikunzwa any pain here?"
Ndakadzungudza musoro zvikanzi,"Okay
now am checking the tube that connects on
the backside of each testicle murikunzwa
any pain here?"
"Ehe mbijana," I said zvikanzi,"Okay you said
you noticed the changes in size handiti?"
"Yes Doc," I said zvikanzi,"Okay I can feel
the lump here on the left side. Ndipo
pamakaona change here?"
"Yes Doc ndiro side range rawedzera."

She sighed akati,"Okay so ndichaita

ultrasound nema blood tests. Hazvitore
hazvo time yakanyanya kureba. You need to
relax handiti?"

"Hongu," I said asi hana yangu yainge

yotorova.

Vakaita zvavakaita ndakarara kwave

kuzonditi ndimuke vapedza. She asked me
to go back to her office tikaenda tese. She
signalled me to sit kwave kushandisa
tusimba twandainge ndasarwa natwo
kuzvikandira pachair.

Vakaverenga bepa ravainge vakabata

kwave kugadzirisa maglasses avainge
vakapfeka.

"According to ma examinations nema tests

andaita Mr Chihwa you have testicular
cancer."
Ndakashama muromo ndikati,"What does
that mean Doc? I mean."
"Ñdawona kuti muma...I don't know which
Shona term to use manje. Mabhora
anogadzira hurume hwenyu ane cancer. Not
ese but one. The good thing is takwanisa
kuzvibata nguva ichiripo ma cancer cells
anga asati apararira kunemamwe ma body
parts."

Ndakaita kupera simba kwave kuisa

musoro patable.
"Mr Chihwa. I know it is hard but
tinokwanisa kuwana solution."
Handina kudaira ndichiteerera kurova
kwehana yangu. For the first time
ndakanzwa kuda kuchema. I sniffed
zvikanzi,"Bruce it's okay. You can overcome
this I need you to listen to me."

"Listen to you adding salt to the wound?"

Ndakabvunza zvikanzi,"Ndokumbirawo
kutaura. Ndoda kuti unzwisise how it can be
treated and also ma effects acho. It's upto
you to decide if you need treatment. If you
don't want that's okay but uchiziva hako ma
effects acho. Please."

Ndakasimudza musoro kwave kuvatarisa.

"Is it going to affect my fertility?I mean will I
be able to father a child? Zvinokanganisa
kuzvara kwangu here?"
"I'm afraid yes. We need kuita inonzi
orchidectomy. That is a process of
surgically removing the testicle riri affected
racho."
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"What's the reason of doing all this anyway
kana ndichizotadza kuzvara?" I asked ndave
kunzwa hasha .
"Kundibvisa bhora racho ndinenge ndichiri
murume here? What difference does it
make?"
"You can still use rinenge rasara," she said
ndikati,"Kurishandisa kuita sei? Kuita sei
kwandinorishandisa?" Ndainge ndakwidza
izwi ndikanzi,"You need to calm down Mr
Chihwa."

Ndakarova table ndikati,"Calm down? What

for? Why would I calm down? Tell me what
to calm down for. You're telling me that
murikuda kundibvisa bhora then monditi
calm down? Rinoshandei one racho
ingondibvisai ese Ka ndibva ndanyatsoita
mukadzi."

"Mr Chihwa," she said calmly ndikati,"You

have no idea how badly I want to father a
child. I wedded my wife about three months
ago and how am I going to tell her that I've
cancer and I can't father a child?"

"Handina kuti you can't Mr Chihwa. The

chances are there I said yes it does affect
fertility rate but possibility yekuita mwana
iripo."

Ndakarova futi table kwave kupukuta

misodzi. Ndange ndave kushaya zvekuita
trying kudzora misodzi asi zvichiramba.
Ndainyatsonzwa kurwadziwa and kubviswa
kwaro made me feel less of a man.

"Ndoda kuti muteerere ndimbotaura handiti?

If rikasabviswa rinogona kuaffecta rimwe
racho mukatozotadza kuita mwana wacho
zvachose. If you don't get treatment
nekukasika the cancer cells are likely to
spread kuenda kuma other body parts. That
way treatment inogona kuziva hard
because munenge mave kufanira kuita
yatinoti chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Listen testicular cancer or treatment yayo
can make you infertile but before you start
treatment you're advised to consider
storing sperm in a sperm bank for later use.
That way munenge mavekutarisa ma
options akaita sana surrogacy. You can talk
to your wife also toshandisa your sperm.
The cancer also can cause low sperm
counts and it can make it hard kuti tiwane a
good sample. 9 out of 10 people with
testicular cancer can be cured. So as I said
earlier treatment inenge yave kuenderana
on your circumstance and the one riri
affected rinenge rave kufanira kubviswa
surgically iyo yatinoti orchidectomy. So
tinenge tave Ku examiner the tissue to
confirm the type of cancer and check how
advanced it is. Kubviswa kwaro may not
affect kuzvara kwenyu. It's just that rinenge
rasara racho rinofanira Ku producer enough
testosterone for normal functioning. After
surgery you may not need any further
treatment besides just close monitoring
unless ya spreader to other parts ndipo
patinenge toita chemo to kill the cells. So
kana tikange taribvisa if you want togona
kukuitai silicone implant to replace your lost
testicle. Rinenge richitongoita kunge the
normal one. Tokwanisa kuti
tichitongoribvisa toisa implant unless
muchida kumbomira. Sezvandamboreva
kuribvisa kunogona kusa affector kuzvara
kwenyu asi hazvo testicular cancer can
lower fertility. Rasara should produce
enough testosterone to keep up your
muscle and bone strength, sex drive and
energy levels. So we also have a solution on
the table there's no need to worry."

Ndakatura mafemo kwakubva ndati,"So

kana rabviswa zvoreva here kuti it will
affect my sex lif"
"Well orchidectomy is likely to reduce your
sex drive . You might also face problems
with sexual function or the ability to get an
erection, fatigue , depression, low muscle
mass and muscle weakening. We put you to
sleep during the procedure you won't feel
any pain during surgery. The entire process
takes about 30 to 60 minutes."

"Will I die?" I asked her vakatura befu

zvikanzi,"Well testicular cancer that has not
spread beyond the testicles that is stage 1
yenyu iyi, the 5-year relative survival rate is
99%."
"Ndanzwa hangu zvamataura Doc so what
now?"
"Talk to your partner first. If you need
treatment you tell me tokasika kuiita chero
mangwana."

"What if ndikaita then ndorega kumuudza?"

"I can't advice you to do that because it is

wrong. She will find out anyway so it's for
the best mutaure."
"It's okay," I said zvikanzi,"You're going to be
fine trust me. I've got your back. I will move
with you every step of the way."
"Thank you," I said zvikanzi,"A person giving
gratitude should be smiling don't give me a
serious face."
Ndakasekerera mbijana zvikanzi,"Good. I
would advise you to consider baby making
now just incase."
"Thank you."
"Magona makurumidza kuuya."
"Ndokuonai mangwana Doctor."
"Okay Mr Chihwa tomorrow it is then."

Ndakabvapo kana simba rekudriver kuenda

kumba chaiko ndainge ndisisina. I didn't
know kuti Vimbai aizozvitambira sei. Tainge
tavimbisana kuti mukurwara
nemukutambudzika tichange tiri tese but I
don't know kuti aizozvitambira here.
Ndakabva ndafunga kutenga pregnancy
test kuti atange atarisa kuti ane nhumbu
here ndaizomuudza after taona. Pane
zvandakabva ndafunga ndakafonera Dr
Buzuzi ndikati,"I forgot to ask. Is testicular
cancer hereditary?"

"Well having a father or brother with

testicular cancer increases the risk that you
will get it, too. But only a small number of
testicular cancers occur in families."
"My father died of cancer. I don't know
which type but he died of cancer. According
to my mother vaiti he had had the signs for
a long time but vaingozviignowa. So it's a
possibility that it was testicular."
"Well maybe but don't stress handiti?"
"Okay," I said ndikanzi,"Doro munonwa?"
"No," I said zvikanzi,"Don't even think of
drinking. "
"It's okay."
"Be safe Mr Chihwa I'm hanging up now."
She hung up kwave kubva ndamutsa mota
yandainge ndamisa.

I drove straight home ndikasvika Vimbai

asipo. Within thirty minutes she was home.
Akasvika achifara fara ndakanyepera
kusekerera ndikati,"Asi wahwina lotto?"
"Kana kkkk. Tazotenga bamukuru
ndovaendesa ndikadzoka hangu kumba."

"That's good. I bought a pregnant test."

She giggled zvikanzi,"Watononokerwa?"
"Ehe babe ndirikuda mwana ini
hausikumudawo?"
"Ndirikuda," she said taking the pregnancy
test from me. She tested and we
impatiently waited for the results.

"I think time dzakwana manje do you want

to check?" She asked asi inini hangu
ndaitotya. I shook my head kwakubva aseka
achiti,"So who should check then nekuti
tese tiri kutozeza. I guess I'm even worse."
"Ingoshingirira babe," I said akati,"Aaaa
Chihwa tarisai mega."

"Ko handiti tirikugadzira nhumbu yacho tese

here nhai amana?" I said akati,"Meaning
both of us should check. My heart is
beating so fast."
Takasimuka tese kwave kuenda paainge
aigadzika. I closed my eyes zvikanzi,"Haaa
Bruce you're cheating amana nhai."
Takatarisana kwave kubva ndatura mafemo.
She did the same kwave kubva tataurirana
kuti,"We can always try right?"

Ndini ndakazodaira ndichiti,"Yes we can."

Honestly I was disappointed and zvaive

pachena kuti I was obviously the problem.
We had tried for three good months. I
looked at the test ndisisina kana hope.

"Don't be sad babe we can always try," she

said asi Simba hangu ndiro randainge
ndisisina. Ndakafamba kwave
kunozviwisira pamubhedha ndikavhara
maziso.
"Bruce," she said achibata ruoko rwangu. I
looked at her akati,"OMG babe you're
crying."

Ndakatadza kuidzora misodzi yacho

ikaerera nemumaside. She squeezed my
hand ndikati,"I need to tell you something."
"Don't scare me," she said kwakubva
ndamanikidzira kuseka. Ndakamuka
kwavekubva andibvisa misodzi kumeso.
Akagara on the bed akapfunya holding both
of my hands zvikanzi,"What is it?"
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"I went to see the doctor," I said

zvikanzi,"Okay babe and?"
"And he said that I've testicular cancer."
"What?" She asked ndikanzwa maoko ake
achindiregedza mbijana mbijana.
"Testicular cancer Bruce?"

"Yes and she says it lowers my fertility so

am quite sure that I am the problem why
usiri kubata nhumbu."
Akaramba akanyarara ndikati,"I'm sorry."
"It's not your problem Bruce vati hauite
zvachose here?"

"Not that asi ndikanonoka kuwana

treatment zvogona kunetsa. My father died
of cancer so she said that it's hereditary
even though ma chances ari low."
"Meaning bamukuru vanogona vanayowo?"
She asked ndikati,"Handizivi babe it's just a
maybe."

"Ndapererwa hangu Bruce kutaura

chokwadi."
"I badly want a baby babe."
"Since vati unokwanisa kumuita let's have
hope."
"I don't know how far this cancer will go. I
just need mwana so that if I die ndinenge
ndasiya something panyika. Someone who
will inherit what I have. I am so desperate
babe I don't even know what to do."

"Let's not loose hope Chihwa."

"So the doctor said I need treatment asap
chero mangwana. It only takes a day I can
come home after the surgery."
"Surgery? Yechii?"
"They need to remove the affected testicle
so vati vanobva vaisa an implant to replace
the lost testicle. It makes me feel like
handisisiri murume anymore."

"No it doesn't mean that. We are having

hope please don't give up on us."
"Zviri kundirwadza. I feel like I am dying
Babe. For how long will you be able to stand
with me? We don't know what tomorrow
brings it might get worse to the extent
yekuti ndicharwara."
"Imborega kufunga zviri negative babe
because uchaguma wapinda mu
depression."
"Will you go with me mangwana?"
Ndakamubvunza zvikanzi,"Of couse I am
here for you. In sickness I will stick by you."
She gave me a hug and I was a bit relieved

"I meant whatever I said on our wedding day

Bruce. Nomatter what I will stand by yo.
Don't stress yourself thinking that ndichati
hazvichaite no. A baby is a blessing and if
we need one we should have faith and
hope."

"What did I do to deserve such a wonderful

wife?" Ndakamubvunza akati,"Well what you
did was loving me that's all."
"Ndokuda Vimbai. Like I love you from the
bottom of my heart. When I am with you
ndinonzwa kuti moyo wangu
wakanyatsozorora."

"Ndokudai wo Chihwa. I love you and no

one else. I promise to be by your side in my
happiest moments and in sickness."
Ndakanzwa kuda kuchema and
ndainyatsofeela kuti I was blessed. Stress
yandaive nayo yainge yati dererei. She
made me feel even more better.

We went to see the Doctor tese the

following day.
"You have a very beautiful and supportive
wife Mr Chihwa," Chiremba vakadaro after
ndaita ma introductions. Vimbai thanked
her achinyaririra. I squeezed her hand
kwave kubva anditarisa. I felt like kissing
her ipapo ipapo. Hameno vanhu
vabakafonera Kuda they were doctors also
or nurses kana ma assistance here hameno.

"So we're doing the surgery today. Should

we also do the implant?"
"I don't know Doc chero zvamunoona
zvinongoita imimi."
"Alright so I guess we can also implant
nhasi."

"Is he going to be fine?" Vimbai asked

squeezing my hand
"Don't worry Mrs Chihwa he is going to be
perfectly fine. The process doesn't take
long probably 30-60 minutes."
"Okay should I wait in the car?" She asked
pandainge ndanzi ndichiuya.
"Not a problem,"Dr Charlotte said. She
hugged me so tight zvikanzi,"Be strong
babe it will be over soon."

Ndakaendwa neni kwavaiitira procedure

yacho. As she had said before I was out to
sleep zvekuti hapana kana chandakanzwa. I
don't even know kuti vakatora nguva
yakareba sei. Pandakamuka ndakasangana
nema smiling faces. Vimbai Ange
akanditarisa paakaona ndasvinura she
rushed and hugged me fast. Her tears
akadonhera pandiri akati,"Thanks for
waking up babe."
I squeezed her ndikati,"Thanks for being
there."

"The process went well Mr Chihwa. We

managed to remove the affected testicle so
kwasara one. You can make kids
musatombotya henyu kana. You just need
to do what I tell you to do so that
amuzokanganisike. You need to heal and
come for regular checkups. You need
someone to drive you home totenda Mwari
your wife is here. The entire recovery
process usually takes several weeks. You
will need to schedule a follow-up visit with
your me and you should avoid physical
activity. Pfekai loose fitting clothes, and
take it easy for a few days . Murikufanira
kumbomira kusimudza zvinorema,
kumhanya kana kusangana nemudzimai
wenyu pabonde kusvika ndakuudzai kuti
you're ready to do so.
Ronda renyu ririkufanira kugara rakachena
uye riri dry. Murikunzwisisa handiti?"

"Yes Doc," I said vakati,"Mhamha

makateerera handiti? I know men can be
stubborn but motomaker sure kuti zvese
izvi zvateedzerwa."
"Ndiri kuzvinzwa Chiremba," she said paying
attention.
"Ma instructions andichakupai mdiwo
amunofanira kutevedzera when caring for
your incision. Shandisai sipo nemvura to
shower, and keep the area covered with
gauze. Ndichakupai ma gauze acho. You
also need to wear a special garment to
support your scrotum for about 48 hours
mozobvisa henyu thats two days.
Muchatonzwa kurwadziwa or discomfort or
tenderness but ndine ma piritsi aripano aya
andichakupai. Anonzi ma acetaminophen or
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
anoderedza marwadzo nekuzvimba.
Mogona kuisa kana ma ice packs paronda
racho zve 20 minutes pa first day or two.
You should also stay hydrated and eat right
It’s important to avoid pushing too hard
kana muchizvibatsira and also drink plenty
of water handiti?"

Ndakabvuma kwave kusekerera havo

vakati,"Wash the area daily with warm,
soapy water, and pat it dry. Mama you can
help your husband pakupageza handiti? If
it's okay I will also be visiting you at home
ndichitarisa if we're making progress. Iyi
nyaya yekuti Mhamha nhumbu haisati
yabata ngaisakuitisai stress. If you're
comfortable Mama we can also check you
kana pasina anything chiri wrong pamuri."
"It's fine," akabvuma Vimbai kwave
kutariswa vakati she didn't have anything
wrong paari we were supposed to just wait
for the right time. I knew hangu kuti I was
the problem.

"So you need to heal first. Probably three to

four weeks musiri kusangana."
"That's okay," ndakadaro vakaramba
vachitsanangura zvese kusvika vapedza
kwave kuzodzokera kumba. Vimbai was the
one driving but she was quiet. Neni wacho
ndainge ndakanyararawo ndichiteerera
marwadzo.

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By the time yandakapedza kuchera ndange

ndaita kudikitira. Kana t shirt ndainge
ndabvisa ndakanda kure. Hana yangu yaiita
kurova. Ndakatora bhara raigara kuseri
ndiro randakamuisa kwave kupusha
ndikanomuisa mugomba. Ndakatora phone
yake kwave kuitsemura ndikaikanda imomo.
I took her bag as well kwave kukanda
imomo ndikabva ndafushira zvese.
Ndapedza ndakapatsika tsika kwave kutora
hosepipe ndikapadiridza.
Ndakafamba kwave kudzokera mumba
ndikatanga kutenderera. My heart wasn't
settled at all ndaiti ndikanobata madziro
aya ndosiya ndonobata uko.
Ndakangonhonga dishtowel kwave kubva
ndazvipukuta kumeso. Body yese hayo
yange yanga yazarwa sweat ndakuita sekuti
ndanga ndambodirwa mvura.
Ndakanopinda mu shower nekuti I felt so
dirty.

I wanted to look for someone aizocleaner

mumba but nekutya chaiko I had to do it on
my own. It wasn't easy at all ndichibudisa
zvimwe piece zve mubhedha zvanga
zvasara zvese nehembe. Handina
kukwanisa kuzvipedzesa that day
ndakamukira futi kuseni. Kurara kwacho
ndainge ndisina it's not even easy kurara
uchiziva kuti waviga chitunha muyard mako.
Ndaiti ndikangonzwa sound chete ndaibva
ndatovhunduka. Husiku hwese ndakarara
ndakazembera madziso. Ndamuka I
cleaned the mess kusvika zvave Nani.
Kumwe kwese wainge usina kusvika Moto
wacho.

Chimwe chainge chondinetsa yaive nyaya

yekuzvibvunza if I had done the right
decision. Ndainge ndofunga kuti maybe it
was for the best kugara ndataura chokwadi
but at the same time zvainge zvisina
kureruka. Ndaifunga kuti family yangu
chaiyo yaizoti kudii? Yedu yacho chaiyo
yaizoti kudii? That alone ndizvo zvakazoita
kuti ndione sekuti ndanga ndaita zviri right
ende secret iyoyo ndaizoichengeta kusvika
muguva.

Phone yangu yainge yafa handina kana

kuda kukurumidza kui replacer ndaisada
zvekutaura nevanhu. Kumba kwacho
kwainge korema kugara kwave kubva
ndaenda kumba kwaManu. Akatoshamisika
andiona akabva ati,"Ko iwe phone yako how
far I've been trying to reach you. Ndanga
ndichida kutouya kuzokuona."
"Ndagara ndanga ndichiuya kubasa
mangwana. Urisei?"
Akatarisa bag randaive naro zvikanzi,"Ko
bag wafunga kupi?"
Ndange ndatotenga hembe mutown nekuti
dzangu dzese dzainge dzatsva nemoto.

"Ndauya kuzogara," I said akati,"Hes mhani."

"Imba yangu yakatsva nezuro shaa.
Mubhedha, hembe. In fact zvese zvaive mu
bedroom zvakatsva."

Ndakanyepa about date akati,"Haaa

serious?"
"Pakatoipa umwe wangu pakashata
zvekutorevesa ende ndapererwa."

"Shame at least hapana akatsva hake."

"That's the good part hupenyu ndihwo
hwakakosha. Ndokumbirawo kumborara
I'm so tired I've been moving back and forth
ndichiedza Ku cleaner mess."

Haana kuramba he gave me a room kwave

kubva ndarara ndakararisa mudenga.
Kurara hope rugare unenge wakagarika.
Ndaiziva kuti vanhu vazhinji vainditsvaga
paphone and I was grateful nekutotsva
kwayainge yaita. Ndakaita four days
ndichigara kwa Manu kwave kuzobvako
ndave kuenda kwa Mhamha.

"Zvaurikuita sekuti wadzikira? Urikudya

iwewe?"
"Ehe murisei," I said ndichigara pasi.
"Baven chii? Uri kurwara?"
"No Mhamha why?"
"You don't look okay," she said
ndikati,"Ndakaneta Mhamha nebasa. Plus
kumba kwakatsva ndine stress."
"Kutsva?"
"Ehe ndakasiya element iri on so magetsi
akazodzoka ndirikubasa ikabatidza zvinhu."

"Aaaa ko wakadii kubvisa nhai Baven?

Zvauchatsvira mumba nhai?"
"It was a mistake Mama. Anyway I cleaned
the mess but kurikubhowa kugara.
Hazvisati zvapera completely
ndichatotsvaga vanhu vanocleaner . Zvinhu
zvese zvaive mu bedroom zvakatsva."
"Chakakosha hupenyu mwanangu zvinhu
tinotenga zvinhu. Pano ndipo hapo pamba
you can stay as long as you like."
"Thanks Mhamha regai ndimbozorora.
Varikupiko Dad?"
"Vanombogara pasi here Baba vako?
Havagare pasi avo vanenge vatoenda
kubhora ipapa."

Ndakatanga kugara kwamhamha and me

being there zvakaita kuti nditange kunzwa
zviri Nani but my heart was still heavy. So
heavy zvekuti I started avoiding people.
Ndajatono replacer line kwave kutenga
phone nyowani. Ndakati ndabuda mushop
mandainge ndatenga kwave kurohwa
nehana ndichiona Vannesaa. Ipapo ndainge
ndabata handle recar door. My heart was
beating so fast zvekuti for a moment I
thought it was a ghost. I wanted to run
away right away but pandakaona munhu
wacho asingatombotarise kwandiri or
anything zvakandipa confusion. She was on
a call achitofamba kuenda. Ndakaita
zvivindi kwave kubva ndamhanya
kumuteera.

"Sister! Sister!" I yelled ndave kuita sebenzi

zvekuti vamwe vanhu vange votocheuka
cheuka vachida kuona kuti zviri kufamba sei.
Iye haana kana kudaira akatozomira ndaita
wekubata.

"Imi mukuwasha makakwana? Ndizvo

zvamunodzidziswa kwenyu zvekungobata
bata vanhu? Pengerai kwamakaroyewa,"
she said kwave kubva atanga kufamba
kuenda. I became curious kwave kumhanya
kumuteera ndikati,"Sister ndokumbirawo
kuti mumire pane zvandiri kuda kutaura.
Ndakufananidzwi neumwe munhu anonzi
Vannesaa."

They were so identical in everything zvekuti

that time I was so sure kuti they were twins
chete. Akabva amira kwave kufinyama
zvikanzi,"Vanessa? Wekupi?"

Ndaisatonyatsoziva kwaaibva Vannesaa

wacho so ndakabva ndati,"Well honestly I
don't know kumba kwaanonyatsogara but
munin'ina wemukadzi wablaz vangu. Imimi
munonzwni?"
"Ndonzi Vanencia."
"Hamuna mutwin here because I swear
makafanana everything."
"Can I see her photo?" Akadaro apa ndaive
ndisina kana photo one ra Vannesaa wacho
kwakubva ndati,"Now handina but
ndikataura namainini vanondipa. You can
give me your number tozonyatsotaura
zvakanaka ndokutumira maphoto ake."

Akarakidza kushamisika nazvo kwakubva

ati,"Okay fine mmmm this is strange. I hope
murikutaura chokwadi henyu hamusi Kuda
kutamba nepfungwa dzangu."
"I am dead serious if I lie you just block me."

"Iribho oyi."
Akandipa Ka business card kake
aitorakidza kuti aiita zvekuruka vanhu
mumusoro.
Patakaparadzana I would have called
Vimbai right away but kungofona asking for
ma photos aVanessa zvaisatoit zvachose
so ndakabva ndapinda pa Facebook
ndikawana ma photos ake.
Handina kunonoka kumasenda akaita
zvekufona Venencia uya kwave kuti,

"Moziva this is strange. Those are not my

pictures meaning she is my twin sister.
Ndafonera gogo kumusha ndichivabvunza
kwave kundiudza zvekuti havazive
nezvazvo nekuti ndakanhongwa.
Ndokumbirawo kukuonaiwo henyu
tinyatsotaura in person am sure munhu
iyeye isister yangu henyu."

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Bruce

Even though zvaainge ataura zvakandibata I

also understood her. Pane dzimwe nguva
dzekuti ndairwadziwa manheru zvekuti she
had to stay awake achikonewa kurara. It
was becoming too much to her but it's
something that I couldn't control. Ndainge
ndisina kusarudza kurwara kwacho.

Paakaenda ndakamboedza kurara asi

zvakaramba ndikamuka ndotsvaga
zvekudya. Ainge akanganwa kubika kwacho
time dzakasvika Beverly akandiwana
ndichiedza kubika. She knew I was sick but
ndange ndisina kubvira ndamuudza kuti
ndairwara nei.

Ndakazonzwa vopopotedzana naVimbai asi

handina hangu kunzwa kuti Vimbai
aipibdura achiti kudii. Paakabva paphone
ndakabva ndamuti,"You should know kuti
Vimbai ndimaiguru vako Beverly and hauna
zera naye. You should respect her and
nyaya dzangu naye haufanire kudzipindira
iwewe wazvinzwa?"

"Ehoyi but ndonyarara here mukoma munhu

achingoku dumpai kuchirwara kudai?"
"Ndini ndamutuma saka siyana nenyaya
dzisinei newe focus on your books.
Nditorerewo phone yangu kubedroom m"

Akanouya nayo kwave kubva ndafonera

Chiremba kuti vauye.
"I hope you don't have a tight Schedule Doc
because I need you here."
"Don't worry I will drop whatever that I am
doing right now ndiuye ikoko. I was also
planning to pass by so it's okay."

She came after dzinenge 20 minutes. She

was always cheerful.
"Asi Mama avapo?" She asked after vagara
vasiri kuona Vimbai.
"Yes vambobuda."
"Oooh okay so how are you?"

"I am better but nhasi zvinenge zvakati

kwidzei. I'm sorry mave kunetswa."
"Hakusi kunetsa it's my job. Taking care of
my patients is my duty so don't worry. I'm
always one call away. Pari kudii nhasi
ndopatarisa handiti?"
"I'm hoping so," I said vakati,"That's alright.
Let's get started."

Vakaenda neni kuroom kwavaisinditarisira.

She checked everything and changed the
bandage after vari cleaner.
"I think you should also showser," she
suggested ndikati,"Well usually my wife
ndiye anondibatsira."
"Regai tiite bed bath. Your sister can help
me with the essentials right?"
"Yes sure."
Vakaenda kwave kuzouya nezvinhu zvese. I
watched her as she did everything with
passion and I could tell she valued and
loved her job.

I thanked her vapedza vakati,"Yeah I think

you're done now. The pain will be over soon
don't stress handiti?"
"Yes thank you. I was hoping that you can
come regularly muchinditarisa nekuchinjq
bandage. I can pay extra or I can come Ku
surgery since I can drive on my own."
"Ooh but removing the bandage is
something simple that your wife can do."

"I know it's just that," ndakabva ndarega

kutaura kwave kuchinja nyaya
ndikati,"Never mind I will figure something
out."
She stared at me for a while vakati,"If it's
not a busy day I will come. If it is then you
will have to drive to the surgery."

"Thank you so much Dr Buzuzi. I really

appreciate your patience and kindness.
You're so kind."
"It is my duty don't worry. I should get going
now. Be careful of what you eat handiti?"
Ndakabvumira kwave kubva vabuda kuenda.
Ndakambosara ndichizorora ukuwo mazuva
angu ekudzokera kubasa ainge oswedera
mbijana mbijana.

Vimbai paakadzoka she looked troubled but

handina hangu Kuda kubvunza nezvazvo.
Ndiye akatondibvunza kuti ndaiva SEI.

"Much better Doctor vauya vakandibataira."

"Ooh rega ndimbobika," she said kwave
kusimuka kuenda kunobika. Pakariraphone
yangu ndakaita yekusveerera kwave kuona
wri Baven.

"Blaz," ndakadaro ndichigara mushe.

"Mupfanha wadii?" He asked
ndikati,"Ndiribho hangu. Kurisei kuden?"
"Haaa kwakadhakwa uku. Ndanzwa kuti
wakabatwa cancer."

Munhu aiziva nyaya iyoyo was Vimbai chete

and it wa much clear kuti ndiye ainge
amuudza. It's not something that I was
comfortable with kuti vanhu votanga
kutaura nezvazvo in my absence even chero
ndiripo. I didn't want people to pity me.
Ndakanzwa kubhoekana nazvo kwave
kubva ndati,"Yeah ndakarapwa hangu saka
nditori bho."
"Are you sure?" He asked ndikati,"Trust me."
"Okay haaa ndatozonotariswawo but ndanzi
naChiremba handina hangu. Ndakanzwa
kuti it's hereditary so I wanted to be sure."
"You're lucky then. Rega ndimborara
anyway ndakaita kuneta ipapa."
"Okay iribho," he said and I quickly hung up.
Ndakarara negotsi kwave kubva ndavhata
maziso. Ainge amhanya kuudza Baven
without even asking me. Hameno kuti
vanhu vangani vaainge atoparidzira kwavari
already.

Paakauya nechikafu ndakabva

ndati,"Ndafonerwa na Baven. What did you
tell him?"
Akamira akati,"Tell him? Inini?"

"Handiti ndiri kubvunza iwewe here nhai

Vimbai?"
"About what exactly I don't know what
you're talking about ini."
"Hauna kuudza Baven kuti ndakabatwa
cancer?" I asked akati,"Ooo ehe ndavaudza."
"Pakai?" I asked akati,"What do you mean
Chihwa?"
"Don't Chihwa me Vimbai. Ndati wanga
uchiudza Baven pakai?"
"Handiti he's your brother here I thought he
should know "

"Exactly he's my brother not yours Vimbai.

Cancer yacho ndeyangu Vimbai haisi yako.
Bhora rakabviswa nderangu harisi rako
wazvinzwa? You don't go around disclosing
my personal information. You don't have
that right what if ndanga ndisingade kuti
vanhu vazvizive? Wakadiiko kundibvunza?
Handina muromo here wekutaura ndega?
Handisi chirema inini at least handina
kuremara muromo."
"Babe," she said ndikati,"No don't babe me
Vimbai. You're my wife iwewe wanga
uchiudza Baven pakai? Urimukadzi wangu
kwete wa Baven. Don't disclose nyaya
dzangu chero dziri hama dzangu."

"I'm sorry I thought since you're sick I

should let him know."
"Unobvunza Vimbai ask me first kwete kuita
zvemusoro wako."

Kana chikafu chaainge auya nacho

ndakabva ndatochiramwa akadzokera
nacho. Akazodzoka ave kurara ndaimunzwa
hangu zvese zvaaiita. Those days
pakatomboita tension pakati pedu. Ndini
ndainge ndopota ndichinotariswa
nachiremba and ndainge ndofeela zviri nani.
Patakapedza mwedzi tabata wechitwo
ndange ndave right ndipo
pandakazonzi,"Well I think now it's okay for
you to start your normal activities.
Hatisisina zvekutya manje Mr Chihwa. Asi
here and there tozongopotawo tichitarisa
kuti hapana zviri kuitika here handiti?"

Ndakabvumira vakati,"Kana mushini wedu

ungachitanga kushandiswa hawo hazvina
kushata."
Ipapo ndakaseka zvekunakidzwa zvese
nenyadzi zvasangana.
"Ndazvinzwa maita basa," I said
zvikanzi,"You can always try for babies. And
don't forget to pray also. We shouldn't
underestimate the power of prayer. Yes we
can give you mushonga and stuff but don't
forget kuti anochengeta uye anorapa
ndiMwari. Mwana chipo chinobva
kunaMwari. Zvinozonakidzawo rimwe zuva
mauya mabatsirwa mwana wenyu."
"I feel like I am behind time. Dai ndawanawo
mukana nekuti kurumidzei nekuti Ndirikutya
Chiremba."
"Musanyanye kuzvipa pressure.
Pressurising yourself zvinoita kuti muto
stresseka worse so please don't."
"It's alright thank you."
Ndakapinda muma lingerie shop kwave
kutengera Vimbai. Tange tavenenguva
tisirikusangana and she had been patient
with me. I smiled ndichigadzika zvandainge
ndamutengera Ku backseat. Ndakasvika
kumba ariko achitobika achiimba mu
kitchen. I hugged her from behind
ndikati,"Hesi babe."

"Okay what's with the excitement? Wahwina

lotto?"
"Ndirikubva kunoona Doc. Hanzi zvese
zvave right we can," ndakamutsonya ziso
and she giggled akati,"Wow babe."
"Imagine," I said kissing her. She kissed me
back ndini ndakazobva paari
ndikati,"Unopisa mapoto ukaita
zvekutamba."
Akafemereka akati,"Mira ndipedzese
kubika."

Ndakambogeza and everything seemed

normal asi ndaingove nekamwe kafear
kandaikonew kushaker off. We ate
ndikasara ndopinda muma blankets painge
aenda kunogeza. She came to join me later
on. Akabva anyatsoti kwati kwati neni
zvekusatoda kubva. We started slow
warming each other up. Pandakanzwa
shasha ichidairira I felt so excited.
Ndakazviudzadza kuti ndaive murume
despite the fact that ndainge ndabviswa
one.
It was going on well. Akabva anditi,"Zvaita
Chihwa."
Pandakange ndave padhuze ndichida kunoi
mukomana kwave kubva ati zii hake kuita
kunge mota yapera peturu. Ndakashaya kuti
zvafambawo sei kwakubva ati,"Haaa Bruce
amana at a time like this here veduweee?"

"Sorry babe handina kuona kuti zvafamba

sei." I said kwakubva munhu arara
akwndipira gotsi. I tried to touch her but
akarasa ruoko rwangu kwakubva ati,"Haaa
it's better tingosiyana nazvo hedu nekuti
zvinobhowa wandibata bata wandiisa mu
mood ozondisiira panzira. Hazvinakidze."

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Ndakamboramba kusangana naye ndichida
kuti andinyengerere iye zviite punch.
Ndakabva ndatobva paphone pacho kwave
kubva azondifonera futi.
"Ndokuudza musi wadinoita free totaura,"
ndakadaro kwave kubva ati,"I hope it's
anytime soon nekuti I've so many
unanswered questions. Ndokumbirawo
kurakidzwa kunogara Vanessa wacho."

"Ndokuudza kuti ndinenge ndaita sei

Venencia bye," I said kwave kuto cutter
phon. Pane zvandainge ndave kutoronga
mupfungwa dzangu and ndaiona kuti
zvaigona kutobuda ndikaronga tsoro yangu
bho.
Ndakazonzwa Vimbai avekuti Bruce ainge
akatsamwirq yaainge andiudza. Ndainge
ndaona ne response yake pandainge
ndafona. Iyoyo inyaya yandainge ndisina
basa nayo patime iyoyo ndaida kuti
zvandaironga zviite saka ndakangomuti
tozotaura kwave kubva ndatomira kutaura
naye. Akazosara osenda ma messages
complaining about kuchinja kwandainge
ndaita ndisisamupe attention ndikarega
kumudaira.
Kwa Doctor ndainge ndaenda kunotariswa
ndikanzi ndainge ndisina cancer.
Ndakanzwa kufara nekuti nyaya iyoyo
yainge yatombondiitisa stress chaiyo.

Ndakanosangana na Venencia iri weekend.

Akapinda mumota mangu kwave kubva nda
driver ndichibuda mu CBD kuenda kwaive
kusina noise yakanyanya. Another thing I
wanted to know how much I could trust her
semunhu wandaisaziva. What I wasn't sure
of was kuti ndomuudza chokwadi here kana
kuti ndorega.

Takagara kwave kumuti anditsanangurire

about herself.
"My name is Venencia ndakakura nagogo
kumusha. Kukura kwangu kwese Gogo
ndaingofunga kuti ndivo vakabara Mhamha
nekuti ndizvo zvavaindiudza. Vainditi
Mhamha vainge vakangomitiswa kwave
kuzoshaika vasingazive kuti Baba vangu
ndiani. So recently when I asked her ndipo
pavakabuda pachena vakati vainge
vakandinhonga. So I think Vanessa
wamukutaura atori twin sister yangu. I want
to meet her. I want to meet her mother or
her sister ndizive kuti zvakafamba sei. I'm
so bitter how could she do that to me? I
don't want anything from them I just...I just."
Akabva atotanga kuchema ndikati,"No don't
cry. Hausiwe watanga kuraswa Venencia.
That is what evil mothers does. I think she
chose to keep one of you for some reasons
but that wasn't right vaifanira
kukuchengetai mese.

"Yeah zvakangooma hazvo she had to get

rid of me."
"It's hard and if you appear now she might
not even want you. Dai vaikuda vangadai
vakazokutsvaga. Munhu anokuda haakurasi
orega kumira kuti aone kuti wanhongwa
Nani no. She loves Vanessa more than you
and that's a fact. So now where do you stay
and urikuita nezvei?"

"Ndirikugara Ku Whitehouse uko.

Ndotengesa mushop inoita zvekutengesa
furniture mutown."
"Okay wakagumira which level at school?"
"Form four," she said ndikati,"How much do
they pay you?"
"100 us dollars," she said ndikati,"I can find
you a job which can pay you 300 dollars or
more."
"Why?" She asked ndikati,"Because I like
you and I want to help you. Ndatongonzwa
tsitsi hangu you don't deserve what your
mother did to you. Plus I wanted us to make
a deal."

"Okay," she said turning so that she could

face me.
"Would you want to know your mother and
sister. And your relatives also."
"Yes," she said ndikati,"And you know that
they might not want you right?" She agreed
ndikati,"We make a deal. The thing is
Vanessa passed away and hapana ari
kuzviziva."
"Aaa what happened?"

"Aidanana neshamwari yangu inini so she

went for a sleepover kwave kunyepa kumba
kuti arikuchikoro. So akabva aputikirwa
negas achibika kwave kutsva akabva azofa.
Lso my friend freaked out kwave kurega
kutaura akatomuviga."
Akabata muromo zvikanzi,"Haaa ega?"
"Ehe ega so izvi zvakaitika manje manje and
soon pavachaona mwana achishaika
vachatoda kutanga kumutsvaga. Kuti
shamwari yangu ichibuda pachena ave
kutypa manje nekuti it's Jeri straight away
dai akaziva akangotaura nekuti yange isiri
mhosva yake. So if uchida we make a deal
then you pretend to be Vanessa. Ndiko kuti
uswedere padhuze navo. Iyi yobva yangoita
secret forever."

"Aaaa how do I pretend to be someone that

I am not? It's obvious she was at a certain
stage in her life zvese izvozvo ndozviita sei?
Vanhu vese vaaiziva and stuff
hazvitombobude kana."

"Ipapo toita plan just tell me kana uchida

then we make a deal."
"Why are you covering up for your friend?"
Akandibvunza ndikati,"Well he's like a
brother to me. We have been through a lot
tiri tese. He did a lot for me."
"Zvinhu zvino involver a dead person mukati
zvinotyisa hazvo. Ko akandimukira
chipoko?"
"Kuti anokuziva here nhai? She will never."

"And what do I get in return besides kuti I

will get to know Hama dzangu?"
Ndakamboramba ndakanyarara kwave
kuzoti,"Name your price."
"Price?" She asked ndikati,"Yes."
Akaramba akanditarisa for a while kwave
kuzoti,"Marry me."

Ndakabva ndakachidzwa ndikati,"What?

"You heard me," she said ende ndakabva
ndaona kuti dzinza ravo rinenge raive
nemweya yekuda varume chaiko nekuti
vese havo hapana kana aive straight. I
cleared my throat ndikati,"You're not serious.
You're asking for too much Venencia.
Marriage? Tisingadanane?"
Akangoramba akanditarisa ndikati,"Okay
fine deal ko gogo vako vanozotii? I mean if I
marry you mari inoenda kupi nekuti unenge
wave Vanessa."
"Grandma doesn't need to know."
"Okay. So tabvumirana hanti?"

"Deal so tell me how am I going to

pretend?"
"Okay iwewe you're going to pretend as of
warasa memory hauchazive kuti chii chiri
kuitika. Pretend as if urikukanganwa zvinhu.
Or you just stay quiet that way unenge
uchiedza kustuder vanhu and getting to
know them. Manje she was doing a degree
Vanessa ipapo hameno kuti tinopadii. But I
think if you pretend to loose memory they
will not force you to go to school or
something. You can pull a stunt yekuti they
wil think something happened to you. Oita
sekuti you're confused with everything."

"Not hard I'm in," she said ndikati,"Fine."

Asi zvekuti ndimuroore manje yaitozoita
disaster. Semunhu aive desperate I had no
option.

Venencia

Uchimutarisa kudai waitongoona wega kuti

paita zvemurume apa. Ganda chete nemota
zvaitaura zvega kuti kana mari aive nayo.
Ndainge ndakakurira munhamo and I would
so anything for money. Zvekuti ainge Afa
Vanessa handina hangu kunyanya kuita
basa nazvo zvainge zvaitika ndisipo.
Zvekuti andiroore zvainge zvakurumidza
kupinda mupfungwa kwave kubva ndaona
kuti yaitova good idea. Zvekuti taisadanana
rainge ratovawo drama zvaro.

Moziva kana wakakura uchitambura soo

you can do anything for money.
Ndaitonetseka nairo basa rangu boss
wangu aive wechikadzi ende achitsvinya
zvekuti. Ndainge ndapinda basa through her
husband ndatoshandisa gotsi chairo. Ko
mazuvano ndizvo zvitongoripo
ukasatoshandisa pakati chero degree
chairo unogona kutorirongedza. Murume
wacho ainge azobuda kunze mukadzi
akasara achimanager. Pay yacho
yaisatombouya nenguva yaiuya watambura.
Ndainetseka uku ndinenge ndichida kupota
ndichitumira Gogo zvinhu kumusha.

Pandakaona kuti abvuma ndakabva

ndatoona ndapinda muhupfu ende
haaizombofa akanditonga. I had to cut my
hair short nekuti ainzi aive neshort hair.
Hembe dzainge dzisina hadzo basa sterek.
He bought me a brown purse zvikanzi line
uchatongo replacer raaishandisa
uchishandisa chitupa chake.

Ndakatora tumavhu kwave kudira dira

mumusoro. Makumbo ndakazora mavhu
kuti aite kakucheneruka. Bhutsu nepurse
ndakabva ndabatira mumaoko.
Uchinditarisa ndainge ndave kutoita sekuti
ndave kurasika pfungwa.
Iye akasvika pakuseka ndagara mumota
zvikanzi,"You should consider acting as
your career. This is good. Saka apa tave
kuenda kumba kwe sister yake anonzi
Vimbai. Ndichamuti ndaona mainini
mutown vakadai hameno kuti vaita sei
handiti?"
"It's okay," ndakabvuma paye akati,"She
stays in Hatfield by the way. Married to my
younger brother anonzi Bruce. My sister
also anonzi Beverly anogara ipapo."

Akanditsanangurirawo zvaaiziva about

family yacho. Patakasvika I could spot
similarities pakati pedu naiye Vimbai wacho.
Ndakaramba ndakagara mumota Baven
ndiye akaburuka first. The way she looked
at him handina kuinzwisisa. Baven akataura
something chandisina kunzwa ndikazoona
Vimbai ofamba kuuya kumota. She opened
the door kuside kwangu akanzi,"I had to
force her into the car vanga vachitoti ndimi
ani handikuzivei."
"Vanessa what happened? Nhai Mwari ko
wakaita sei?"
"Who is she?" Ndakabvunza Baven
ndakamutarisa kwakubva ati,"She is Vimbai.
Your sister Vanessa wamukanganwa here?"

"No take me back handimuzive."

"Vanessa it's me Vimbai. Ndini Vimbai I am
your sister."
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Vimbai

Ndakapererwa ndakamutarisa achiita kunge

munhu ainge arasika njere.
"Pawamuona pacho anga Ari pai nhai?" I
asked ndichiedza kuda kunzwisisa. Musoro
wainge uine mavhu uku bhutsu akaita
dzekubatira mumaoko aine tsvina "
"She was walking kuna Hebert uko ndiko
kwandamuona."
"Come Vanessa. It's me Vimbai I'm your
sister."

Akambonditarisa sekuti Aida kuona kana

ndainyepa. She was hesitant ndikati,"You're
supposed to bath uchene you don't look
good at all."

Akazobvuma kwave kubva ndafamba

kuenda naye mumba.
"Ndakuenda," Baven said ndikati,"It's Oka
thanks rega ndimboedza kumutarisa ndione
kuti how far. Thanks Oka?"
"It's okay iribho," akabva atobuda ndikaisa
mvura kuti ipise pagas. She was quiet
akangoita bag rake rekugumbatira.
Ndaitombozeza kumutaudza ndichiti
ndogona kungoridzwa Mama. Payakadziya
ndakaiendesa kwave kuenda naye.
"Geza," I said kwave kumusiya imomo. I had
to go back kunomutarisa after ndaona
munhu asiri kubuda ndikawana akangomira
akabatira brugwa mumaoko.
"Huya," I said kwave kuenda naye kuroom
yaairara.

"This is your room. Hembe dzako ndidzo

dzese dziri muno. All your things are here. I
don't know what happened to you I wish
you could remember Vee. Mhamha
ndovaudza kuti chii?"
She just looked at me kunge benzi.
Ndakanzwa kuda kuchema kwave kukasika
kubuda ndikanochemera kuroom kwangu.
Kuti ndizive kuti zvakafamba sei munhu
wacho aisataura. Ndakanomubikira chikafu
Ku kitchen ndikamupa.

Ndakambomira kuudza Mhamha pakauya

Bruce ndakamuudzawo zvainge zvaitika
akati,"Aaa it happens zvekulooser memory
chero munhu asina zvaaitwa babe. But
don't worry inogona hayo kudzoka don't
worry. Normalize telling her about your
memories. What you used to do together
back then I think she will recall."
Aitaura arimowo iye Vanessa wacho.
Aingotarisa zvinhu ari zii. Kuti ndichiti aende
kuchikoro zvainge zvisisaite. Mhamha
vainge vomubvunza vave kuona kuti ainge
asisafone ndikavanyepera kuti phone yake
yainge yafa. Time yakafamba and I noticed
kuti ainge Oita achitaura ave kujairira a bit.
Baven aipota achiuya achimuonawo. Umwe
musi akazokumbira kubuda naye ajati,"Pane
munhu wandanzwa kuti anogona
kumubataira. Not zvemaporofita but it's
science. If you want ndogona kuenda na
mainini tonoona kuti how far."

"Ko tikaenda tese?" I asked ndikati,"Don't

think it's necessary handisikuda kuti
uzorwadziwa zvaramba kuita
ndongokuudza kuti how far."

"It's okay thanks. You're really doing a lot for

me I'm really grateful. I love you."
"Usare bho handiti?" Ndakadanzwo
ndikangoita zvekugutsurira musoro.

Kubva zvainge zvatanga kurwara Vanessa a

lot of things had changed. I had put my
focus on Vanessa zvekuti naBaven tainge
tisisatombowane nguva tese. Ndainge
ndatova destracted.
Paakadzoka naye she was smiling
kwakubva Beven ati,"I think it worked. He
said that her memory is coming back slowly
but anogona kutadza kurangarira some of
the things even vanhu. Hanzi munenge
mototanga kumuudza kuti ava ndinhingi
ava ndinhingi."

"Ko nyaya yekuchikoro?" I asked akati,"Well

he said that zvimwe zvinhu anotadza
kurangarira meaning ave kutofanira
kutangidza."
"Hey as long ave nani."
"Sisi Vimbai," she said to me. Something
chaainge asina kubvira aita kubva
zvaatanga kurwara. I got teary and went to
hug her. I hugged her so tight ndikati,"Thank
you bamukuru. You're really a life save dai
musipo hameno kuti ndaidii naye. Now
chero ndikanoudza ana Mama I don't think
zvine problem zvaave nani kudai. I was
trying to avoid stressing her."

"Ndakunogara mumba," said Vanessa

kwave kubva patiri. Ndakasara ndichipinda
mumota mainge muina Baven kwave
kugara kumberi. He adjusted his seat
kwave kuita kudzikira kuti arare.
"Urikuda kuti Beverly asvike urimuno
ozofunga zvimwe?" He asked
ndikati,"Wakazotanga kuva worried about
that rinhi?"

He sighed kwave kurega kudaira.

"Ndakusuwa," I said ende ndaitorevesa.
Ndange ndavenenguva ndisina kurara
nemurume. Bruce ainge amira Kuda
kunditanga kubva musi wandainge
ndamutsamwira ainge atosiyana neni.
Chatainge toshayer raive blanket chete.
He looked at me zvikanzi,"I miss you too."
"And what are we going to do about it?"

"Do you have any plans?" He asked

ndikati,"You tell me."
"Ndichakuudza," akadaro ndikati,"Okay. Apa
nhumbu haisi kubata Shaa I don't know chii
chiri kuitika."
"Don't worry ndikanyatsokubata bho
unoswera wakurutsa neone day," I giggled
ndikati,"Hoooo nhai?"
"Ehe," he said kwave kubva ndaisa ruoko
kuti ndimubate. He reacted fast achitarisa
panze akati,"Urikuitei Vimbai?"
"Claiming what's mine," I said reaching to
you remove his belt.
"Usadaro urikuda kuti ndizoita sei?" He
asked ndikati,"Ndokuti uite plan fast."
"Mira Vimbai," he said achibata ruoko
rwangu ndikati,"I want you Bee. It has been
long since I had been with a man."

"And my brother?" He asked ndikati,"Kubva

zvaabatwa cancer hapana chaachiri kuita
uyu. Seems as if haichashande."
He frowned akati,"What?"
"Ndirikutokuudza Ka. Please."
"Not here Vimbai. Izvezvi mainini varipo
vakadzoka manje tinozoita sei vatiwana
tichidai?"
"Haambouye Bee," I said ndichinyatsonzwa
kuti ndirikumuda zvemasure. Akanditarisa
ndikaenda on top of him zvenharo. Iy was
easy because ainge akaita kakuraririra. I
kissed him akati,"Vimbai stop that mhani."
Ndakaramba akaita zvekundibata nesimba
zvikanzi,"Urikuda kundiraper here iwewe?"

"If that's how you will take it then yes. I want

you. Have you been sleeping neumwe
munhu?"
"No why would you say something like
that?" He asked ndikati,"Saka why
urikuramba?"
"Tiri mumota Vimbai. This is my brother's
house. Your sister is here. My sister or my
brother vanogona kuyerekana vasvika."
"Vanessa haana kana basa mwana wamai
vangu ndogona kungomubudira pachena.
Babe please."
Ndakataura ndichitarisa mumaziso make.
"Go to the back," he commanded
ndikasekerera ndichienda kuseri. Akatanga
aenda nekuseri kwave kugadzirisa maseta
akabva adzika. Akanditeera zvikanzi,"Why
would you want to risk iwewe?"
Zvaaitaura zvaitove zvekupenga I just
wanted him and ndaitadza kumumirira. His
phone yakabva yarira ndikaziva kuti
zvadhakwa. Ndakarwadziwa ave kufamba
kuti anotaurira kure. Ndakazvigadzirisa
kwave kubva ndabuda mumota macho.
"I'm sorry," he said abva paphone and
added,"Ndokufonera ndokutora mangwana
kumakuseni. Apa ndine kwandakuenda
kwandiri kudiwa. Uti mainini hanzi bye."

Akabva afamba achinopinda mumota.

Ndakasara ndakamira as he drove off.
Ndakafamba kwave kunopinda mumba
ndave kutonzwa kubhoekana.

Bruce akanonoka kudzoka akatozouya

ndaveku bedroom.
"Waswera sei varisei mainini?" He asked
achibvisa tie akamira pamirror.
"Varinani havo ava. Ndiribho hangu ini basa
ranga ririsei?"
"Ranga rriribho haro," he replied
achipedzesa kupinunura ma buttons eshirt
yaainge akapfeka. I could see his chest
nepamirror iye ainge akapira gotsi. Agara
aitornda Ku gym everyday after work saka
his body was something else. Ndakaramba
ndakamutarisa achibvisa hake hembe
dzese kusara Ari nzungu ndikamedza mate.
Kahana kangu kaine kave kuroverera ndave
kuda kumbozama zvekare. He changed into
his pyjamas kwave kuuya kuzorara.
"Watodya?" I asked akati,"Yes I had lunch
with a friend ndakaguta ini."
Akabva atora phone yake kwave kutanga
kutobaya baya.
"Babe," I said ndichiswedera padhuze naye.
Ndakaisa ruoko on his chest ndikati,"I miss
you ndirikuda kuti timbozama futi."
"It's pointless kuzama zvinhu zvatirikuziva
kuti zvinogona kuramba Vimbai
ngatingosiyane nazvo. It's not like handidi
kukubata but zvekuti uzonditsamwira
handidi."
"Ndoda kuti tizame," I said ndichiisa ruoko
in his pyjama. He had nothing else mukati.
Ndakamutarisa kumeso ndikati,"Please."
He closed his eyes ndikati,"You can feel him
right? Stop resisting he wants me."
He groaned kwave kunditarisa. I kissed him
going on top. He kissed me back and
ndainzwa nefast yaainge oita kundibata kuti
ainge atoriwo pa sulken seni. Ndaisada
kunonoka to avoid disappointment. I
allowed him to find his way in
ndikanyatsoti,"Ooh," ndichidzika. Kudzika
kwandakaita ndichimunzwa
ndakanyatsonzwa ichipera Simba
mukati,"Ooh no Bruce please no."
Akavhara maziso akati,"I can't control it
Vimbai."
Ndakamutarisa ndikati,"Amana?"
Ndakaidzura kwave kuzvikanda paside pake.
Zvakanyataondibhowa ndikaridza tsamwa.
"Waona zvandange ndichitaura Vimbai?"
"Saka chindiudza kuti toita sei nekuti
everytime we try inobva yaramba. Kumba
kwedu sadza ririko handina kuvinga sadza
Bruce. Saka kana pasina mwana wacho
tozama sei?"

Akaramba akanyarara after a while he

sniffed akati,"Vimbai I will never be a
normal man again. Letus not run away from
the truth. Ndatoremara ende hapana
zvandinokwanisa kuita. Urikuda mwana but
I can't give you. I can't give you sex I'm not
man enough. I have this fake testicle and
one racho chairo harisi kushanda. Keeping
you here won't be fair kwairi Vimbai ndicho
chokwadi. I'm setting you free you can walk
away from this marriage. It will hurt me
nekuti ndokuda but I guess nenguva I will
be fine."

Hana yangu yakabva yatanga kurova fast.

Ndakamutarisa akati,"Handisi kuda
kukubatirira. You can go back hako
unowana umwe murume anozvarisa."
Ndakabva ndada kumunzwa ndikati,"Ko
zviye zvinoita vamwe Bruce hazviite here?
Like zvekuti your brother anopinda mumba
mako asi zvinongogara pakati penyu chete.
Since you're same blood mwana
waBamukuru anenge ariwako. Togona
kutaura nabamukuru babe kuti vakuitire
mwana then tozvichengeta no one will ever
find out."

Paakaramba akanyarara ndakafunga kuti

haana kuzvinzwa. Pandainge ndoda
kudzokorora zvandainge ndataura akamuka
kwave kunditarisa zvikanzi,"Wati chii
Vimbai?"

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Vimbai

Ndakamutarisa ndikaona achiita kudedera.

His facial expression was scary zvekuti
ndakademba chandainge ndamubvunzira.
Akadzokorora zvikanzi,"Ndati watii Vimbai?
Dzokorora zvawataura."
Zvaisadzokorodzeka nekuti ainge azvinzwa.
Ndakatoti pamwe aida kuti ndidzokorore
kuti azonyatsondipa zenya.
"I'm sorry it was just a suggestion."
Akafinyama akati,"Wait saka wanga uri
serious? Urikuda kurara naBaven? Are you
being serious right now Vimbai?"
Ndakatadza kutaura akati,"Ayewa haupe
suggestion onyarara. Now that ndakutadza
kurara newe wave Kuda Baven? Ndizvo here
wave kuchiva mukoma wangu?"

"Babe I thought I would be doing you an

advantage," I said zvakatomuwedzera
hasha akati,"Advantage yeiko iwe
yaunondiudza Vimbai huh? Kurara neBaven
kuti uite mwana iadvantage pakudii? I
would rather let you go panekuti urare
nemukoma wangu. It's better for you kuti
utorwe neumwe munhu not Hama yangu
that's insane. Do you think it will make me
feel better?"

"I'm sorry Chihwa," I said calmly

ndikanzi,,"Indava uchi suggester zvakaora
iwewe?"
Ndakabva ndati zii ndikanzi,"Usade
kundishatirisa mhani Vimbai. I told you if
you decide to leave I would understand
nekuti I'm not man enough to you anymore.
Zvekurara naBaven kanganwa nekuti
ndinopika naMai vangu kudai umwe
anochererwa pasi. Hameno kuti ndiani asi
one wedu anofa."
"I don't want to go Bruce I want to stay with
you. Maybe with time zvichachinja babe.
Let's just have hope Bruce I'm sorry about
what I said. It's not like ndochiva bamukuru
at all . Ndangotaurawo hangu babe and I'm
sorry. I just want to see you happy. I hope
one day the Lord will bless us with the baby
of our own. I promised to be there for you
always and I will do so. I am sorry."
He allowed me to hug him ndikaziva kuti
hasha dzainge dzaserera. Ndaive
ndazofarisawo kusvikira pakutaura
zvakadaro.
Ndakaona kuti hasha dzainge dzisina
kupera asi ange ave Nani. I tried my best to
be on my best behaviour ndikaita breakfast
in bed kuseni. Paakabuda oenda kubasa
akabuda natete Beverly ndikasara na
Vanessa. Ndakasangana naye mu passage
achibva kunogeza.

"Mafungepiko makuseni ano?" I asked

zvikanzi,"Ndoda hangu kumbopinda
mutown pamba pave kubhowa kuswera."

"Okay just be careful handiti?"

"Don't worry I am a big girl," she said kwave
kubva asekerera. Akapfuurira kuenda
kuroom kwake kwave kubva ndafonera
Baven ndichimubvunza kuti how far.

"What do you mean how far?" He asked me

ndikati,"Toita sei huyaka babe hakuna
munhu. Vanessa arikutobuda manje
manje."
"Aaa pane munhu wandirikuda kusangana
naye mutown kana ndikakurumidza
kupedza ma deals acho ndokuudza."
"Baven why wakuita kunge wave kuchinja?"
Ndakapedzesera ndabvunza akati,"I am not
changing babe."
"You don't love me anymore," I said
akati,"Usataure zvausina kuudzwa Vimbai.
Ndati ndokuudza wani? Totaura."

Akabva abva paphone yacho ndikasara

ndakuita sendichachema. I desperately
needed a baby kuti ndifadze Bruce. He was
never going to know kuti mwana haasi
wake. Manje naBaven wacho zvainge
zvichinonokawo ndikashaya kuti chii.
Pfungwa dzainge dzave kundinetsa.
Walking away from the marriage was never
an option kana. Especially Bruce aine ma
possibilities ekuti aigona kuita mwana.
Ndaigona kumuita naBaven zvotadza kana
kuziikanwa. Manje nekusabatika kwainge
kwave kuita Baven kwacho ndaigona
kurirasa. Kufunga kuti nemadiro aaindiita
ma first days zvainge zvave kuita zvichipera
I had to do something.

"Maybe I should just go to his workplace," I

said to myself ndikaona kuti that was a
good idea ende ndaisazombomuudza.
Pakangobuda Vanessa ndakabva ndasara
ndichigadzira. Time dzandainge ndave
kubuda ndakabva ndafonerwa naBruce
kwakunditi,"Babe ndokumbirawo Ka uende
kumba. Pane mari yauchanopiwa naMama
ikoko ndozokuudza kuti uite sei nayo."

Ndakamboda kumuudza kuti I had plans

but semunhu aive nemhosva I agreed trying
to be a good girl. Ndakabva ndangoti
nditange kuenda kwaamwene ndonopiwa
Mari yacho ndozoenda kubasa kwaBaven.
Ndakatosvika variko Mhamha vakatogara
vachiona havo news dzemakuseni. I
greeted her tikatonga kutaura nyaya
vachinditi ndaisada zvekushanya.

"Haaa zvamama vasikana ndichauya hangu.

Kungoti chete zvekutamba
zvinotonditambudza. Dai pasina kuti
Chihwa vanenge varikubasa every time
vaingo driver touya but haaa don't worry
tichapota ticiuya.
"Ndizvo zvakanaka mwanangu hupenyu uyu
hauzive kuti mangwana unomuka uripo
here kana kuti."

"Yeah chokwadi."
"Manje ndanga ndisina kusiya kana chikafu
ini pandangobika chapedzwa navo baba
venyu. Unogona kutsvaga something
chekubika obva watongobatanidzirawo
nesu tave kutonzwa nzara."

Ndaisada kugarisa ipapo but

ndakazongopedzesera ndanobika trying to
be a good makoti. Ndakarohwa nehana
pakapinda tezvara ndiripakati pekubika.
Kubva zvandainge ndasvika ndainge ndisina
kubvira ndavaona.

"Makadii henyu Baba," I said ndichityora

muzura uku ndakatarisa pasi nenyadzi. The
last time yatainge taonana ndipo pandainge
ndawanikidzwa ndiina Baven. It was so
embarrassing ndakashaya kana pekupinda.
"Ndofara hangu zvirisei," he said
ndikati,"Ndakasimba chose."

Vakachera mvura pasink and I could feel

kuti vainge vakanditarisa. Hana yangu yaiita
kurova asking myself kuti vaifungei
pamusoro pangu. Ndakademba kuti dai
pasi pavhurika ndanyura zvangu.

"The last time," he said ndikaziva kuti

zvadhakwa. Ndakaita sendichatotesa pant
ndazviitira weti nekutya. Ndakabva
ndakasika kuti,"I'm sorry yaive mistake baba.
It was a mistake ndokumbirawo musaudze
vanhu."

He smiled zvikanzi,"Seems as if you have a

lot to offer. You couldn't handle one brother.
He is not satisfying you is he? I can see that
hausi kuguta."
Kwainge koenda conversation yacho
kwainge kusina kana kunaka zvamuchose.
"So tell me are they doing a good job?"

"It was a mistake it happened once," I lied

zvikanzi,"I'm sure you know that am an
adult and you can not lie to me. Hazvina
kumboshata kupota uchimbobuda mumba
kana waona kuti hausi kugutsikana.
Chakakosha kusabatwa."

Ndakashamisika nemashoko avo

ndikashama muromo kwave kutarisa pasi
"I'm sure you wouldn't mind showing me
what's under that tight fitting dress of yours.
Maybe that way I can keep my mouth shut.
Imagine your husband finding out that you
have been screwing his brother.
Pangasaurayanwa here?"

"Musadaro Baba," I said vakati,"No need for

the respect Vimbai let's make a deal.
Otongondipawo then ndonyarara."
Ndainge ndisina kumbobvira kuti
zvingasvike pastage yekuti vangade kurara
neni. naBaven it was reasonable manje
atezvara here. Apa kuti ndivarambire he
knew kuti ndairara naBaven.
"I can't sleep with you," I said kwave kubva
vaswedera padhuze zvikanzi,"Don't you
think that's a bad idea. This is my number
call me totaura sevanhu vakuru. Hapana
chinoshamisira apa ende hapana
anombozviziva."
Vakaisa bepa rainge rakanyorwa number
mumaoko mangu zvikanzi,"Send me a
message I will be waiting for it."

Vakaisa ruoko rwavo mudress randainge

ndakapfeka nekumakumbo kwave
kurikwidza kuenda kumusoro. He bit my ear
zvikanzi,"Deal."
Ndakasara ndotura zibefu ndave kufunga
kuti ndoita sei. Kufunga ndaifunga hangu
asi option ndanga ndisina. Maybe ndivo
vaitozondimitisa ndika saver marriage
yangu

Ndichingopedza kubika handina kana

kuzombogara. Ndainge ndotadza kana
kutarisa vamwene vangu kana chikafu
chacho handina kana kuchidya. Ndakapiwa
mari kwave kubvapo ndonanga kubasa kwa
Beven. Hana yangu yairova nefear
wondering kuti ndaozoiita secret for how
long.

Ndakatanga ndabvunza Ku reception if he

was in ndikaudzwa kuti ainge achangosvika.
Ndakananga ku office kwave ndikanzwa ma
voices two aitaura. Rimwe raive rechikadzi
mupfungwa dzangu ndakabva ndafunga
kuti maybe ainge akatovharira munhu.
Ndakabva ndarega Ku knocka and pushed
the door open kwave kuona aina Vanessa....

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