Nthawi zina ndimachita manyazi kulankhula za iye motere. Osati chifukwa ndi za apongozi anga, koma chifukwa nkhaniyi ikuwoneka kwa ine kukhala yopanda chiyambi. Mumtima, ndinkakhulupirira kuti Xavier ndi ine tikhoza kukhala pamwamba pa zimenezo. Nkhani za apongozi zinali zongoperekedwa kwa ena ndipo mulimonse mmene zingakhalire, sizikanabwera pakhomo pathu chifukwa chikondi chenicheni chiyenera, mwa lingaliro langa, kulamula ulemu. Ndipo komabe, kuchokera pamene tinakumana koyamba, ndinaona kuti apongozi anga sakanakhutira kundipempha kuti ndimutchule dzina lakuti Nanette, kuti andipatse mbale zimene ndimazikonda kwambiri ndi kundipatsa mkaka wathupi umene umagwirizana ndi mafuta onunkhiritsa anga. tsiku lobadwa. Kuyang'ana kwake koyamba kunali ndi chikondi chabodza komanso vuto lenileni. Kwa nthawi yayitali, ndakhala ndikukayikira za amayi ake a Xavier, chifukwa mkaziyu anali wopanda cholakwa. Xavier sakanamvetsetsa kuti ndimamva china chake choyipa pa iye chomwe samatha kuchiwona. Ndinalibe umboni, ndithudi. Akundiyamikira mosalekeza, akumanditchera khutu, Nanette anasuntha mwanzeru m’kati mwathu. Patapita zaka zingapo pamene ndinazindikira kuti imeneyo inali njira yake yokonzekera zinthu mwadongosolo. Pang’ono ndi pang’ono, kundipanga kukhala “mtsikana amene sanakhale naye” kunatembenuza mwamuna wanga kukhala m’bale mdani.
"Iris… ", anatifunsa kuti mwana wathu anabadwa liti. Xavier atamufotokozera kuti ndimakonda mtundu wa irises, Nanette anayankha kuti "Mwamwayi sakonda zofiira, mwinamwake akanamutcha Geranium!" Ndipo pamene apongozi anga amandilankhulira, pamaso panga, pogwiritsa ntchito "iye" ngati kuti ndikugwedeza pafupi ndi kutsetsereka, ndinamvetsetsa zomwe zinali kundilemera. Sanalinso iye, koma Xavier. Xavier, amatsatira ma pikes ake ochulukirachulukira. Kumuona akumwetulira moseketsa mayi ake kunandikwiyitsa. "Marion, musalakwitse ..." adandiuza nditakwiya, ndikumangika uku ndikumangirira, ndikuyamba kukangana kokondedwa ndi amayi ake za mahomoni achikazi otayirira. .
Pakubadwa kwa Iris, Nanette anabwera kudzakhala panyumbapo, monga anagwirizana. Xavier nthawi zambiri ankagwira ntchito kunja ndipo mayi ake ankafuna kutithandiza. M’maola aŵiri, nyumba yanga inasinthiratu. Sitinachite monga choncho. Sitinali ngati ine. Simungathe kusintha mwana patebulo, ngakhale atayikidwapo mphasa yosinthira. Sitinayamwitse mwana pamaso pa anthu, komanso tinapewa kuyamwitsa kwa nthawi yayitali! Mwanayo ankafunika kumuika pansalu yochitsulo. Chifukwa chotengeka ndi ukhondo wa m’nyumbamo, anatsuka chilichonse kuyambira pamwamba mpaka pansi ngati kuti ndine hule. Ndidaona kuti walandidwa mwana wanga, kuti nthawi zonse ndikamunyamula amachoka m'manja mwanga, akumandivomereza pamaso pa Xavier kuti ndipite ndikapume kuti ndimuwonetse momwe analiri wothandiza. Adalamulira Iris pomutcha "Risette", kusamala nthawi zonse kuti asatchule dzina lake lomwe limamudetsa nkhawa.
Ndinachita nazo. Ndinayang'anitsitsa, kenako ndinamupempha kuti achoke, ponena kuti ndikufunika kukapeza nyumba yanga. Monga Nanette nthawi zonse amafuna kusonyeza aliyense kuti ndi wochenjera kwambiri, anapita kunyumba, akuuza Xavier kuti ndinali ndi njira zoseketsa zomuthamangitsira kunja monga izi kuti ndimuthokoze. Bambo ake a Xavier anamusiya ali wamng’ono ndipo sanasamukepo. Nthawi zambiri ndadandaula, koma lero ndikumvetsa bwino chifukwa chake! Woyipa, wonyenga, wokakamira, ndi zomwe iye ali. Ayi, sali womamatira, Xavier amatsutsa.
Amangofunika kampani yaying'ono ndipo ndi udindo wathu kumulandira. Xavier akuimirira amayi ake. Ngakhale patchuthi, akamachita lendi momveka bwino nyumba yomwe ili pafupi ndi malo athu ochezera tchuthi. Anzathu ena akuwonetsa kuti tili ndi mwayi bwanji kukhala ndi agogo aakazi kuti atenge malo kuchokera kwa Iris, koma mumalankhula! Nanette amadziitanira ku chakudya chamadzulo nafe, amatsagana nafe pa maulendo oyenerera, koma samasewera monga wolera ana. Amabwera ku gombe ndi ife, kuti asangalale ndi Xavier, ndipo amabisa mochepera. M’kupita kwa nthaŵi, amalolanso kulingalira za thupi langa. Osati mwachindunji, koma mozungulira komanso mopotoka, ngakhale Xavier sakufuna kumva mawuwo. Pamene tikufuna kukhala ndi sangweji ya nkhomaliro pa matawulo athu a m'mphepete mwa nyanja, amandinong'oneza kuti mwina nditengerepo mwayi m'chilimwe kuti ndidzipangire kadyedwe kakang'ono ka saladi. Adatelo akundiyang'ana mchiuno. Iye amasewera khadi la connivance wamkazi, kulangiza ine slimming zonona. Ndi njira yake yondiuza kuti ndanenepa. Mliri pakufuna kwake, amauza Iris yemwe tsopano ali ndi zaka 5 momwe abambo ake analiri ali wamng'ono. Ndikudziwa kuti akulankhula nane, koma ndi Iris, pakati pa Oedipus, kuti amatsimikizira kuti abambo ake ndi okongola kwambiri komanso kuti, atsikana, kulikonse kumene ali. Ndamukwiyira, sindinenso. Munthu wanga m'maso mwanga mwamuna wamba womvera mayi ake. Sindikumvetsa kuti sakuwona kusangalatsa kwake. Sindingathenso kuwerengera nthawi zomwe adasankha, motsutsana ndi chitonthozo chathu ndi zinsinsi zathu. Sindiyesanso kumutsimikizira kuti amayi ake amamukonda kwambiri. Kenako amandiponyera m’maso kusakhulupirika kwa makolo anga. Makolo anga ali m’malo mwawo. Iwo si owukira, ndipo iwo, osachepera, amalondera Iris Lachitatu lililonse. Akundikomera mtima. Xavier akudya chakudya chamasana mobisa ndi amayi ake. Sangayerekezenso kundiuza, koma amangoganiza zolakwitsa. Nanette wangogula nyumba kumidzi “kuti Iris azithamanga kumidzi kumapeto kwa sabata”. Ndikamuuza Xavier kuti palibe chimene tingachite Loweruka ndi Lamlungu ndi amayi ake, nthawi yomweyo anayankha kuti: “Nanette anatipatsa chipinda chokhacho chokhala ndi khonde, anaikanso bafa. Amatibwereka galimoto yake kuti tikafike popanda vuto lililonse! ” Nanette pano, Nanette apo… dzina lotchulidwira mkamwa mwake ndi lopanda mwamuna moti nthawi zina ndimamuseka.
Ndimakhumudwa kwambiri moti nthawi zina ndimazengereza kumusiya kuti ndimuchotse. Ndiyenera kulankhula ndi Xavier. Kodi zikanatengera chiyani kuti adziwombole yekha? Kuti amazindikira nthawi iliyonse akandipweteka, kuchokera pansi kapena mwachindunji? Zoti apepese poti sanathe kuwaona mayi akewo ndi ine? Ngati satero, sindidzasiyanso chithunzi cha mwamuna wanga atawerama kwa amayi ake n’kundithawa. Tsoka ilo, kumutsutsa sikukuwoneka kuti sikukonzekera nthawi yomweyo, ndipo mulimonse osati kumapeto kwa sabata ino: tikupita kumidzi kwa Nanette yemwe alibe womukonzera chitseko cha garage… adakonza kale khonde la Iris ”!