Kudzipereka

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Kudzipereka, inde. Palibe liwu labwinoko lofotokozera zomwe Santiago adamva pazidole zake zadothi.

Chipinda chakale chinali chobisika pomwe Santiago anali ndi ziwerengero zake zamtengo wapatali, ndipo komweko amakhala maola ake akumwalira, akumapatsa aliyense wa zidolezo chilakolako cha mulungu wopanga dziko linalake. Anali otanganidwa ndi kutsuka ndi kupangitsa nkhope zawo, mikono, ndi miyendo yawo kukhala yosalala; ndi changu chomwecho adadzaza ndikusintha zolumikizira matupi awo ang'onoang'ono a thonje; ndi magetsi omaliza, pomwe analibe ntchito ina, adadzipereka kuti asese chipinda chonse.

Iye adapeza tizovala tating'onoting'ono ndipo moleza mtima adapanga ndikumanga zidole madiresi, nthawi yomweyo kuti adasokerera zidole zovala zabwino. Iye anaganiza, pafupi ndi iwo, maholo akulu a nthawi zake zabwino. Ndipo pakumveka kosalekeza kwa "Para Elisa" kuchokera m'bokosi la nyimbo, adapanga banja limodzi kapena linalo kuvina mosiyanasiyana pabwalo losanjikiza, nsanja yapakatikati, yofunikira kuti asawononge nsana wawo wotopa komanso wokalamba.

Pomwe ena adavina, maanja ena onse adadikira nthawi yawo kukhala limodzi. Jacinto wokongola, adapumula nthenga yake ndi thupi lake la thonje kukhoma, manja ake akugwa, wopanda moyo adadzipukusa Raquel, wokondedwa wake ndi tsitsi lofiira lalitali komanso kumwetulira kwamuyaya. Valentina anali atatsitsa mutu wake wobowola paphewa la Manuel ndipo anavomera mosangalala, komabe anali wopanda chidwi, akuyang'ana kutsogolo ndi maso ake akuda owoneka bwino, omwe Santiago anafotokoza mwaluso.

Atamaliza ntchito yake yonse, m'pamene bambo wachikulireyo anayang'ana zidole zake ndipo sanathe kuthana ndi misozi yake atazindikiranso kuti sangawone nyama zake zazing'ono zikuyenda. Kodi ndingawapatse zochuluka motani kuti ndiwapatse mpweya wamoyo!

Tsiku linanso, kubwerera eyiti koloko masana, pomwe kuwala kwachilengedwe komwe kunayamba kuchepa kunayamba kukweza zotsalira za chipinda chaching'ono, Santiago anasiya zidole zake pa shelufu yake ndikusunga masuti ake ang'ono mu thunthu lakale, ngakhale anali wowala komanso wowala kwa varnish yaposachedwa. Kenako adatsikira kukakhitchini ya nyumbayo ndikudya chakudya chamadzulo chake, limodzi ndi phokoso lokhalo la supuni yake lomwe linali litatswima pa mbale yake yagalasi, litangodzaza msuzi wochuluka. Pamene amafuna kuti kudeke, Santiago anali atagona kale, atangolowa mumaloto akuya.

Phokoso lokhazikika komanso losasangalatsa lomwe limatha kutulutsa Santiago m'malingaliro ake, ndipo iyi inali nyimbo yobwerezabwereza m'bokosi lanyumba. "Kwa Elisa" idamveka mokweza kuposa kale; Santiago wodabwitsika adadzuka ndikukhala pakama wake, atazindikira nthawi yomweyo kuti nyimbo imachokera mchipinda chogona, natemberera chithunzi chake chifukwa chosatseka bokosilo masana apitawo.

Mkuluyo adatenga tochi yake patebulo la pambali pa bedi, adayenda mozizirira kutsata kotalika mpaka kukafika pomwe phokoso lidayamba. Anagwira mphete yomwe inkafika kuchipinda chapadenga ndi ndowe yake, anaigwedeza, ndipo anakwera makwererowo. Nthawi yomweyo nyimbo ija idalowa chilichonse.

Kuwala kwa mwezi wathunthu kumawonekera pazenera ndipo, pamaso pa bambo wachikulireyo, ataimirira pabwalo lovina, Valentina ndi Manuel anali akuvina mwaluso kwambiri. Mkuluyo adawawona, zidole zawo zosakhwima zimavina ndikuvina ndipo nthawi iliyonse amawoneka ngati akufuna ndi maso awo kuvomereza Santiago, yemwe anali atayamba kale kulira akumwetulira.

Masomphenyawa adadabwitsa kwambiri a Santiago osauka, miyendo yawo idayamba kunjenjemera ndipo thupi lawo losawoneka bwino lidanjenjemera ndi kuzizira. Pamapeto pake, mapazi ake adafooka ndipo mikono yake idalephera kudzimangiriza ndi kena kake asanagwe. Santiago adagwa pansi ndikukwera makwerero mpaka kumapeto kwa kakhonde.

Pamapeto pa kugwa, mawu achilendo adatontholetsa "Kwa Elisa", ndikuphwanyidwa kwa mtima wake wa porcelain.