Tsiku
lina, abambo a Simbegwire adafika kunyumba mochedwa kuposa masiku onse.
"Kodi mwana wanga uli kuti?" adayitana. Simbegwire adathamangira
kwa abambo ake. Anayima pomwe anawona kuti ali ndi dzanja la mkazi.
"Ndikufuna ukakumana ndi munthu wapadera, mwana wanga. Uyu ndi
Anita," anatero akumwetulira.

Moni
Simbegwire, bambo ako andiuza zambiri za inu,
"adatero Anita.koma sanamwetulira kapena kugwirira dzanja la
mtsikanayo.Bambo a Simbegwire anali okondwa komanso osangalala.Akakambirana
za atatuwa omwe amakhala limodzi, komanso momwe moyo wawo ungakhalire
Khalani. "Mwana wanga, ndikhulupilira kuti wavomera Anita kukhala amayi
ako," adatero.

Pakupita
miyezi yochepa, abambo a Simbegwire adawauza kuti akachoka kunyumba
kwakanthawi. "Ndiyenera kupita kukagwira ntchito yanga," adatero.
"Koma ndikudziwa mudzasamalirana." Nkhope ya Simbegwire idagwa,
koma abambo ake sanazindikire. Anita sananene chilichonse. Sanasangalalenso.

Zinthu
zinafika poipa kwa Simbegwire. Ngati sanamalize ntchito yake, kapena
adandaula, Anita adamumenya. Ndipo pachakudya, mayiyo adadya kwambiri, nasiya
Simbegwire ndi zidutswa zochepa chabe. Usiku uliwonse Simbegwire amalira
yekha kugona, kukumbatira bulangete la amayi ake.

Simbegwire
adakhumudwa kwambiri. Adaganiza zothawa kwawo. Anatenga zidutswa za bulangete
la amayi ake, nanyamula chakudya, natuluka mnyumbamo. Adatsatira njira yomwe
abambo ake adadutsa.

Pofika
madzulo, anakwera mtengo wamtali pafupi ndi mtsinje ndipo adadzipangira bedi
panthambi. Pomwe adagona, adayimba: Maama, maama, maama, mwandisiya.
Munandisiya osabweranso. Atate sakundikondanso. Amayi, mudzabwera liti?
Mwandisiya.

Abambo a
Simbegwire atabwelera kwawo, adapeza chipinda chake chilibe kanthu.
"Zachitika bwanji, Anita?" anafunsa ndi mtima wolemera. Mayiyo
adalongosola kuti Simbegwire adathawa. "Ndidafuna kuti
amandilemekeza," adatero. "Koma mwina ndinali okhwimitsa
zinthu." Bambo a Simbegwire adachoka mnyumbamo ndikupita kulowera kwa
mtsinjewo. Adapitilizabe kumudzi kwa mlongo wake kuti akawone ngati amuona
Simbegwire.

Simbegwire
anali kusewera ndi abale ake ataona bambo ake kuchokera kutali. Amachita
mantha kuti mwina wakwiya, ndiye kuti adathamangira mnyumbamo kukabisala.
Koma abambo ake adapita kwa iye nati, "Simbegwire, mwapeza mayi wabwino.
Yemwe amakukondani ndikukumvetsetsa. Ndimanyadira za inu ndipo
ndimakukondani." Adagwirizana kuti Simbegwire azikhala ndi azakhali ake
malinga momwe angafunire.

Sabata
yotsatira, Anita adayitanitsa Simbegwire, ndi abale ake ndi azakhali ake,
kunyumba kuti akadye. Ndi phwando labwino bwanji! Anita anakonza zakudya
zonse zomwe Simbegwire amakonda, ndipo aliyense anadya mpaka atakhuta. Kenako
ana adasewera pomwe akulu amalankhula. Simbegwire anali wosangalala komanso
wolimba mtima. Adaganiza kuti posachedwa, abwerera kunyumba kukakhala ndi
abambo ndi apongozi ake.