Igice cya 12 cy’iyi nkuru Agahinda natewe n’umukunzi wanjye Gaelle wapfuye ku munsi wo kubana cyarangiye ubwo uyu musore Jacob yari yacyuye umukobwa Grace iwabo nyuma y’uko yanyweye nyinshi, yamugeza mu rugo amaze kumuryamisha, yagira ngo atahe akumva Grace aramubwiye ati” Jacob ntabwo wagenda gutya,njye nawe turararana uyu munsi”

Grace yavuze gutyo numva ndikanze cyane, kuko nagize ngo muri iyo nzu harimo undi muntu kandi nari mbizi ko ntawundi,ndetse kandi nari nziko adashobora kuvuga kubera ingano y’inzoga yari yanyweye. Nahise mpindukira ngo murebe,nsanga yabyutse ndetse yicaye mu ntebe. abonye maze kumubona Grace yahise ahaguruka agana ku muryango twanyuzemo twinjira wo muri salon, ubundi arawufunga avuniramo urufunguzo,ahita ajya kurubika mu kindi cyumba ubundi agaruka muri salon. Nahise menya ko byanga byakunda ibi bintu birimo akagambane. Nta kindi nakoze,nahise mfata phone yanjye ngo mpamagara Edith ambwire ibyo yakoze, muhamagaye yanga kumfata,ubwa kabiri arankupa. Nabonye koko ko byose aribyo bari bapanze.

Ubwo nahise nsubira inyuma nicara mu ntebe, ubundi ntangira kwinginga Grace ngo amfashe amfungurire nsohoke,konabikora nzamuha icyo yifuza cyose. Grace yaransubije ati”ikintu njye nifuza kuri wowe naje kumenya ko udashobora kukimpa,ndetse nta muntu n’umwe wagiha muri iyi si ya rurema, gusa urampa icyo nshaka gusa muri irijoro” Naratekereje cyane ngo mubaze icyo yaba ashaka, mu gihe ngiye kumubaza icyo aricyo mpita mbona message iturutse kwa Edith igira iti:Jacob unyihanganire kubyo nagukoreye uyu munsi, kandi nubona nkwiye imbabazi umbabarire, n’ibihano byose uzanca nzabyemera,ariko rwose unyihanganire” Ubwo maze gusoma iyo message ya Edith,nahise muhamagara ngo mbyiyumvire abivuga n’umunwa we,arikonsanga yayikuyeho kare. Ubwo nahise ndeba Grace mu maso,maze ndamubaza nti”Grace,nonese urifuza iki kurinjye?”

Grace yandebye mu maso mbona arimo gushoka amarira ku maso, maze arambwira ati”Jacob, ni wowe musore mwiza nabonye hano ku isi kurusha abandi,ndetse kandi ikindi kigaragaza ubwo bwiza bwawe,nuko wihagararaho ukamenya agaciro ufite ndetse ukanakarinda, ariko njye byarambangamiye kuva umunsi wa mbere nagukubise amaso. Nyuma yo kuva kwa muganga,nakomeje kwihagararaho kugira ngo maman atazamerera nabi aramutse yumvise ko nahemukiye inshuti yanjye Edith nkayiba umukunzi wayo,ariko Edith ntimugikundana,kandi n’uwo musirikare nawe ntabwo muzi, ikintu nshaka kuri wowe cyonyine iri joro,ndifuza ko umpa umubiri wawe nawe nyuguhe basi bihite birangira,yewe sinzigera nifuza no kongera kukureba no mu maso” Grace amaze kumbwira gutyo,narumiwe cyane,ndetse numva mbuze aho nkwirwa. mu gihe nkiri muri ibyo bitekerezo byose, naje kumva numva Grace yageze mu ntebe nari nicayemo kare,ndetse yatangiye kunkorakoraho umubiri wose.

Grace nubwo nari ndimo kwihagararaho, agakanzu kagufi yari yambaye igihe yazaga mu kirori cy’iwacu, katumaga mureba nanjye nkumva ndi kwiyumva ukundi,k’uburyo nanjye anyegera nahise ntangira kumukorakora ku bibero bye by’umuhondo byagaragaraga uko yari anyicayeho,ndetse agakanzu kakagenda kazamuka uko anyikubaho ari nako yifuza ko yansoma k’umunwa ariko nkabyanga. Ikintu kimwe cyantangaje iryo joro,ni ukuntu Grace yahumuragaho inzoga umubiri wose, ariko ubwo yanyegerezaga umunwa we, numvisemo impumuro ya Jus y’inanasi, nza kwibuka ko nigeze mbona icupa rya Jus muri cya cyumba bari bicayemo we na Edith ariko simbyibazeho cyane. Nuko Grace maze kumwima umunwa wanjye ngo dusomane inshuro nyinshi,yamfashe ku matama ansoma ku ngufu, ariko nyamara kubera ko nanjye ndi umuntu,natangiye kugenda ncika intege kuko ntabwo nari ndi kumenya impamvu nanjye ndi kugenda mukorakoraho wese,kuko numvaga utuntu turimo kwiruka mu mubiri wanjye,mbese nkumva uburyohe bw’urukundo buri kugenda bunyagaza umubiri wowe.

Grace abonye yanshoboye, yahise atangira gufungura umukandara w’ipatalo yanjye, kuko we yari yamaze gukuramo agakanzu ke yari yambaye igihe ntazi, ariko numvise atangiye kumfungura mpita mwiyaka, kuko numvaga ibyo ashaka ko mukorera rwose ntashaka kubikora, kandi numva nanicuza impamvu nigeze kubikora nkabikorera umuntu utari urukundo rwanjye rumwe rukumbi arirwo Gaelle. Ubwo Grace abonye mbigenje gutyo, yahise ahaguruka ampagarara imbere aranyiyereka wese,maze n’amarira menshi arambwira ati”Jacob, nkubwije ukuri kuba muri iyi si mfite ikintu cy’ingenzi nifuza ariko sinkibone, birutwa no kutayibamo” Ubwo njye nari nafunze amaso,nkora ibishoboka byose kugirango ntakomeza kumureba nkaza gukora ibyo nitaga ko Imana yanga urunuka iryo joro.

Hashize akanya Grace numva atavuga,mfunguye amaso mbona Grace aturutse mu kindi cyumba aje afashe icyuma gikata kandi kimwe gityaye cyane, maze agaruka guhagarara imbere yanjye. Mbonye Grace azanye icyuma,nahise menya ko byanga byakunda akomeje cyane, k’uburyo umutima wanjye watangiye kubunga utekereza icyo nshobora gukora nicyo nareka. Ubwo Grace,yahise ashyira icyuma ku ijosi rye maze arambwira ati”birashoboka ko aya ariyo magambo ya nyuma njye nawe turimo kuvugana,kandi akaba ariyo magambo ya nyuma ndimo kuvuga” Muri icyo kibazo nari ndimo,nta kindi nari ndimo gutekereza uretse ubuhemu bwa Edith, uburyo yiyita inshuti yanjye ariko akampemukira bigeze aho. Ikindi nari ndimo gutekereza,ni ukuntu byakumvikana biramutse bibaye, uburyo nasobanura ko umukobwa yapfiriye mu nzu kandi twayirimo turi babiri, nabyo nkumva sindimo kubyakira rwose.

Grace nagerageje kumwegera kugira ngo mwake icyuma wenda tuganire atagifite,ariko uko nteye intambwe musanga akaba ariko nawe akomeza gutsindagira icyuma hamwe hasongoye cyane ahashinga ku ijosi, k’uburyo nagiye kubona mbona Grace arahumirijhe nk’uwiteguye icyo agiye gukora, ako kanya mbona amaraso make make atangiye kuvirirana hamwe icyuma yagitunze bwa mbere. Nta kindi nakoze nahise ngenda nihuta mugeraho vuba,umundi ndamusoma ku munwa ari nako ndimo kumwaka icyuma, biza kurangira icyuma nkwimwatse ndetse nkijugunya hasi. Grace yumvise bimeze gutyo,ahita amfata arankomeza kandi akomeza kunsoma cyane, k’uburyo nta yindi nzira twagendagamo dusomana uretse inzira yerekeza mu cyumba Grace araramo,kuko twaje kwisanga ku gitanda cye.

Nyuma y’iminota njye na Grace turimo gusomana, Grace na twa twenda tw’imbere yari yambaye yaje kudukuramo, kuko nanjye byarangiye ntamenye aho imyenda yanjye nari nambaye yasigaye. Iryo joro, njye na Grace twakoze urukundo,nubwo tutakundanaga. Grace mu gukora urukundo rwe,wabonaga ko abifitiye ubushake rwose kandi ko kurukorana nanjye ari ibintu yashakaga cyane. Bwaje gucya, nsanga njye na Grace tukiryamye k’uburiri bwe ndetse dupfumbatanye nk’abashakanye, ndetse nkanguka nasanze Grace we yakangutse kare arimo kunyitegereza mu maso, akamwenyura ubundi akansoma k’umunwa. Maze gukanguka, Grace yarambwiye ati”iyaba nari mfite aya mahirwe mfite nonaha buri gihe,ntabwo nari kuzigera nyapfusha ubusa”

Kuko n’ubundi njye na Grace ibyo twakoze twari twabikoze, nakomeje kuryama ntagereza ko bucya neza,nawe yanga kumva iruhande cyangwa se no kunkuraho amaboko ye. Grace namubajije niba koko ibyo yari agiye gukora ninjoro yari akomeje, nuko aransubiza ati”iri joro ibintu byabaye hagati yanjye nawe iyo bitaba, nari gutanga ubuzima bwa njye kandi sinzigere mbyicuza”. Uko turyamye muri icyo gitondo,Grace niko yagendaga akomeza kunkozaho umubiri we cyane, mbese akeneye ko twongera gukora nk’ibyo twakoze, ariko ngakomeza kwihagararaho cyane kubera ko ibyo nari nakoze,nukuri numvaga narengereye cyane kandi bikabije,kandi nzi neza ko Gaelle aramutse abimenye byazamviramo ibibazo bikomeye. Ikindi kandi, nta mahirwe nari mfite y’uko atazabimenya, kuko byonyine kubikora byari umutego Edith yari yanteze ubundi nkajya mukorera ibyo ashaka byose kugira ngo atazabwira Gaelle ibyabaye hagati yanjye na Grace.

Nuko Grace abonye ko nkomeje kwihagararaho cyane maze arambaza ati”ese koko ubu n’ukuntu nagerageje uko nshoboye ntabwo twakongera tukifatira umunezero uturuka mumibiri yacu?” Reka mvuge ukuntu Grace yari ateye. Grace, yari afite amenyo akeye cyane,ndetse arimo n’inyinya nziza cyane k’uburyo iyo yavugaga cyangwa yasekaga,numvaga ndimo gutwarwa cyane. Yari afite igituza giteye neza ndetse amabere ye ashinze neza cyane bibereye buri munyarwandakazi wese, wamanuka hepfo gato afite mu nda haringaniye, k’uburyo amabere ye no mu nda uko hanganaga, wabonaga ko ari umukobwa wihagazeho cyane rwose. Si ibyo gusa uhereye mu mayunguyungu hari hatangiye kubyibuha kugeza umanutse hasi,wagera hepfo y’ikibuno hagatangira kunanuka nyine k’uburyo ikibuno cye ari kimwe buri mugabo wese yarebaga akarangara. Ntabwo bivuze ko yari abyibushye cyane, ariko ingano ye ukuntu yari imeze,yari iteye neza cyane k’uburyo yari imubereye cyane.

Si nibyo gusa kandi, ngendeye k’ukuntu yari yanyitwayeho muri iryo joro, ibyo yakoze byose yari yabikoze neza kurusha uko nigeze mbyumva na mbere hose. Nuko amaze kumbaza icyo kibazo, nkahita nitegereza ubwo bwiza bwose mbabwiye ndi kumwe nabwo nta na centimeter iri hagati yanjye nabwo kandi burimo no kunshakisha, mpita nibuka umuhanzi umwe wigeze kuririmba indirimbo avuga ati”ntugatume amahirwe yo gukundwa agucika” Gusa ntabwo nari mfashe umwanzuro wo gukundana na Grace, ariko byibura nari mfashe umwanzuro wo gukoresha ayo mahirwe yari ampaye muri ako kanya,kuko n’ubundi yari amaze kunyemerera ko atazongera kungendaho na gato. Nguko uko njye na Grace twakoze ibyo yifuzaga byose, ndetse nanjye nkaza kuryoherwa cyane.

Amasaha yo yaricumye, Grace ategura ibyo kurya bya mu gitondo, turarya ari nabwo yaje kunsobanurira ukuntu maman we kubera akazi ka kure cyane mu intara, ataha rimwe muri weekend cyangwa se agataha hashize ibyumweru 2. Ninabwo yambwiye ko wa munsi njye na Edith tuza kubasura, aribwo yari mu kiruhuko cy’iyo weekend ariko yanaje kumuhahira ibyo kurya kuko byari byamushiranye, kuko Grace n’ubundi aba muri urwo rugo wenyine,naho akahaba ku mugoroba gusa. Ninabwo yaje kumbwira ko akora muri bank ya equity iri aho hafi munsi ya rompoint ya sonatube. Ubwo amaze kumbwira ibyo byose, naje kumubaza niba yanyuzwe kandi ibyanjye nawe birangiriye aho ngaho, ambwira ampamiriza ukuri kose ko nta kindi gihe azongera kunkeneraho nk’ibyo yashakaga muri iryojoro, uretse ko yifuza ko njye nawe twaba inshuti zisanzwe. Numvise nduhutse cyane, kuko nari nagize ubwoba cyane igihe yafashe icyuma ashaka kwivana ku isi kubera njye.

Ikibazo nari nsigaranye gusa,kwari ukugikemurana na Edith kuko ntabwo nari ndakamenya impamvu yakoze ibyo yankoreye byose kugira ngo apange njye ndyamane na Grace. Ubwo Grace yaje kumperekeza angeza muri lompoint sonatube, ubundi ntega aka moto ngaruka  iwacu kicukiro centre. Nageze mu rugo,nsanga hari abashyitsi baharaye, ndetse n’abandi bahazindukiye kubera ko namwe murabyumva iyo ahantu hari ikirori kandi ibyo kunywa Bihari, buri wese aba ashaka kuhagera. Mpageze naje kumenya ko nta n’umuntu n’umwe wigeze amenya ko ntaharaye, kuko bose bambonana haba na papa cyangwa maman bakambaza ahubwo aho nari nazindukiye. Ubwo nakomeje kwibera aho ngaho,iminsi ikomeza kwicuma, ndetse imirimo isanzwe nayo irakomeza,ibiraka nabyo bikomeza kwiyongera,ariko iminsi imwe n’imwe bikaza kubura nk’ibisanzwe.

Gaelle, yari yarambwiye ko yagiye muri SUDAN ariko icyumweru cya mbere cyashize atampamagara ngo byibura ambwire uko ameze muri icyo gihugu. Mu intangiriro z’icyumweru cya kabiri,nibwo yaje kumpamagara,ndetse turavugana cyane igihe kinini, ambwira ko rwose impamvu yatinze kumpamagara aruko bagezeyo bakabanza kwisuganya, ndetse ubu akaba ari nabwo babonye telephone zo guhamagara inshuti n’imiryango. Uburyo Gaelle yampaga ubusobanuro bw’icyo gihe cyose, numvaga koko ari kubumpa nk’umugore urimo kubwira umugabo we,ndetse yashyize hasi iby’amapeti ya gisirikare yari yambaye,ibyo bigakomeza kumpa ishema ryo gukomeza kumukunda ndetse urukundo rwanjye rwose akaba ariwe muntu uzaruvuga kuri iyi si.

Numvaga ko, njye na Gaelle urukundo rwacu ruzandikwa mu mateka,kubera ko numvaga ko nagaruka mu Rwanda, nzamukorera ibitangaza byinshi cyane mu bushobozi bwa njye, akishima ndetse agaterwa ishema no kuba ari njye mukunzi we umwitaho. Gusa nawe uko yanyiyerekaga, yanyerekaga ko ari njye muntu w’agaciro mu buzima bwe kurusha abandi kuri iyi si,ndetse ibyo byose bikantera ishema cyane kandi nkabimwubahira. Kuva muri izo ntangiriro z’icyumweru cya kabiri kuva njye nawe dutandukanye,nta munsi numwe yigeze areka kumpamagara kuri telephone ndetse akanambwira buri masaha 3 gahunda agiye gukurikizaho mukazi ke, numvaga ko ari ukwigora ariko nawe yabikoraga kubera urukundo ankunda no kugira ngo nkomeze mwizere, kandi koko niko icyizere mu rukundo bacyubaka.

Iminsi yo yakomeje kwicuma, ariko nkomeza kwibaza kuri Edith cyane, kuko nibazaga ikintu Grace yaba yaramukoreye kugira ngo yemere gukina imitwe yatuma njye na Grace dutahana iwabo kugira ngo turarane, ariko Edith twahura cyangwa se namuhamagara nkabimubaza akambwira ko nta kintu kidasanzwe yabikoreye, gusa ko yashakaga ko na Grace yumva k’uburyohe bwa njye cyane cyane ko yari yarabonye ko Grace ankunda. Namubajije niba ibyo ambwiye koko ari ukuri kugira ngo nkomeze mwizere nk’inshuti nyanshuti,Edith ambwira ko rwose nta kindi kintu kibyihishe inyuma kandi ko icyizere cy’ubushuti nakomeza kukimugirira. Nyamara rimwe na rimwe baravuga ngo, akabaye icwende ntikoga, niyo koze ntikanoga. Nubwo Gaelle wanjye namukundaga urukundo rukomeye cyane kandi rwa nyarwo, ariko ntabwo yari hafi yanjye kugira ngo dusangire n’ibyishimo by’imibiri yacu kuko nubundi twari twariyeguriranye twese. Rimwe na rimwe numvaga ko ngomba kumutegereza noneho yazaza tugakuramo ibirarane,ariko rimwe na rimwe kwihangana bikananira.

Umunsi nicaye mu rugo,nibwo naje gufata telephone yanjye kumwe umuntu aba yabuze icyo yakora,ntangira kureba ama numero yose ntunze Manuka imwe kuyindi,nibwo naje kugwa kuri numero ya Grace, numva nahita muhamagara. Nta kindi nakoze,Grace naramuhamagaye aranyitaba,mubaza niba ntamubangamiye kandi ari mu kazi, ahita anyibutsa ko ari ku cyumweru kandi adakora ku cyumweru. Namubajije icyo ari gukora muri ayo masaha y’uwo mugoroba, ambwira ko avuye guherekeza maman we ku kazi, ubu akaba atangiye kwirebera television,ndetse ambwira ko muhamagaye nawe yari hafi kumpamagara kuko hari ikintu yashakaga kumbwira. Nahise ngira amatsiko y’ikintu ashaka kumbwira, nyuma y’ukwezi n’igice kose njye nawe tumaze gukorana ibintu by’abakuze hagati yacu. Grace yambwiye ko yari ankumbuye cyane, kandi ko hari akantu yari amfitiye ashaka kumpa muri uwo mugoroba,ngo cyane cyane ko namwemereye ubushuti,bityo tukaba tugomba ubushuti bwacu kubuzamura ntitube za nshuti zo ku munwa gusa.

Uwo mugoroba,nta kintu na kimwe nari mfite cyo gukora,ndetse na Grace nawe numvise ari mu rugo iwabo wenyine. Ariko mvugishije ukuri si ibyo gusa, kuba Gaelle yari ari kure yanjye kandi ariwe mukunzi wanjye ngomba guha ibyanjye byarambangamiraga, kuburyo nakundaga  no gutekereza kuri Grace cyane, nkumva ko n’ubundi aramutse abyemeye njye nawe ntidukundane ariko tukajya twishakira umunezero hagati yacu ntacyo byaba bitwaye. Uwo munsi rero, numvise ko ibyo natekerezaga byose ngiye gutangira kubishyira mu bikorwa, kugeza igihe Gaelle azavira kuri mission,njye nawe tugahita twibanira. Nahise njya kwa Grace mu rugo Sonatube,mpageze ninjira nk’uwinjira iwabo mu nzu kuko ntigeze nanakomanga. Grace, namusanze muri salon yambaye agasume kagufi ndetse ateze n’igitambaro mu mutwe bisa nkaho avuye koga cyangwa se agiyeyo. Ubwo naramusuhuje ampa bizou k’umunwa, maze nicara mu ntebe, Grace ambwira ko mba mutegereje akanya gato ko ataratinda muri douche.

Ubwo njye nakomeje ndeba ikiganiro cyacaga kuri television, hashize iminota 15 gusa mbona Grace agarutse muri salon atose nyine avuye muri douche gukaraba,nuko ahita ajya k’umuryango wo muri salon awegekaho,ashyiraho n’amarido yose  k’uburyo umuntu uri hanze atareba mu nzu,nuko ngiye kubona mbona Grace akuyemo ya esouime yari yambaye atangira kwihanagurira imbere yanjye anyereka imyanya ye y’ibanga yose. Grace namubajije ibyo ari gukora n’impamvu yabyo,nuko ahita yikinga muri ka gasume maze arambwira ati”nari nziko bitakubangamiye,kuko n’ubundi usanzwe unzi” Ubwo njye nahise mbura icyo mvuga, Grace arambwira ati”noneho reka njye kwisigira mu cyumba da,ndumva umeze nkaho aribwo bwa mbere umbonye” Ubwo yaragiye nanjye nduhutsa umutima, ariko n’ubundi ntaho nari mvuye nta naho naringiye, kuko nyuma yagarutse yambaye akajipo wagira ngo ni umukandara kuko ikariso yari yambaye nayibonaga,ndetse nagasengeri k’uburyo amabere yari hanze n’ubundi.

Ubwo yaraje anyicara iruhande,maze arambaza ati”ufite amatsiko yo kumenya ikintu ngufitiye se?” Ndamusubiza nti”cyane rwose”. Nuko ahita ansaba gufunga amaso, ndayafunga,ngiye kumva numva ahise ansoma ku munwa ndatwarwa ngenderaho,k’uburyo natangiye kugira umurego, abibonye gutyo ahita amfata ukuboko tujya mu cyumba cye. Twese twahise dukuramo imyenda yose, buri wese asigara nta kintu na kimwe yambaye. Grace yahise ansunikira k’uburiri, anjya hejuru anyicara ku bibero ndetse andyamishaho igituza cye n’amabere atangira kunsoma. Natangiye kumva ndimo kujya mu ijuru ndi muzima, naho Grace we yari arimo arwana no kwinjiza inkota yanjye ngo yahuranye. Nibwo nagiye kumva numva urugi rwo muri salon rusa n’urufungutse, ariko Grace we mbona nta kintu yumvise ngira ngo ni umuyaga uruhushyeho.

Ubwo twarakomeje,uburyohe dutangira kubwumva ndetse bukomeza kugenda bwiyongera. Uko turi mu byishimo byacu, twagiye kumva twumva mu muryango w’icyumba cya Grace umuntu aravuze ati”Nyagasani ibini ibiki”. Uwobari kumwe nawe aramwikiriza ati”Dore ibyo nakubwiraga kuva kera hose ni ibi, umukunzi wawe ntabwo ari umwizerwa” Nabanje kugira ngo ndi mu inzozi, kuko byonyine kwizera ko hari umuntu utubonye njye na Grace byari biri kure. Nari ntarareba ngo abo bantu ni bande. Nibwo nubuye amaso ngo ndebe, mpita mpuza amasona Gaelle umukunzi wa njye,urukundo rwanjye,ari kumwe na Edith inshuti ye magara. Gaelle, yamfatiye mu cyuho……..Ntuzacikwe n’igice cya 13