Farm ya Mwangi ilianza kuvurugika wiki sita baada Nyambura kuondoka.
Cow mzee aliyekuwa lower shamba alipata mastitis. Daniel alichelewa kumuita vet kwa sababu Samuel alisema dawa iko store. Haikuwa.
Coffee delivery ilikataa kilo mia moja kwa moisture na sorting mbaya. Mama Ruth alimlaumu worker wa msimu, lakini Nyambura ndiye aliyekuwa anahakikisha cherries mbovu zinatolewa.
Maziwa ya upper cows yalipungua kwa sababu feeding schedule haikufuatwa.
Esther alirudi nyumbani siku mbili kusaidia, akachoka na kuondoka.
Mama Ruth alisema:
“Nyambura aliondoka na bahati ya nyumba.”
Samuel akasema:
“Alienda na records na contacts.”
Hiyo ilikuwa karibu na ukweli, lakini waliita uchawi wa mwanamke badala ya management.
Daniel alifika Thika Jumatano jioni, si Sunday.
Nyambura alikuwa anagawa githeri kwa factory workers.
“Tunahitaji kuongea.”
“Baada lunch rush.”
“Mama yuko sick na stress.”
“Doctor amesema?”
“Ni pressure.”
“Dawa?”
“Anatumia.”
“Basi nakuja after work?”
Daniel akasema wanahitaji arudi Kiambu wiki mbili kupanga milk, coffee na household.
“Kwa capacity gani?”
“Mke.”
“Salary?”
Daniel alitazama watu.
“Usifanye hivi mbele yao.”
Nyambura akamwonyesha bench nyuma ya stall.
Baada rush, wakakaa.
Daniel alisema:
“Mama hataki kusikia terms. Lakini ukienda tu, tutamaliza family issue.”
“Niliondoka kwa sababu hiyo family issue ndiyo maisha yangu.”
“Cow inaumia.”
“Nimekupa vet contact.”
“Workers hawakusikilizi mimi kama wewe.”
“Basi unilipe management.”
Daniel akakosa raha.
“Utatoza home?”
“Home ilinigawia debt na kusema labour yangu ni wife duty.”
Nyambura akatoa page yenye terms:
- KSh 30 kwa siku kwa farm management consultation. - Transport. - Hours: saa mbili asubuhi hadi saa nane, si full household duties. - Hakuna cooking ya extended family. - Access ya records. - School fees za Wairimu na Mumbi zitumwe kabla. - No interference kwa stall ya Thika. - Payment weekly.
Daniel akasoma.
“Mama atakufa akisikia.”
“Hakufa aliponipa debt.”
“Nyambura, Mvumilivu hula mbivu.”
“Na mkulima asiyelipwa hula nini?”
Daniel akasema:
“Marriage haifanyi kila kitu transaction.”
“Lakini division ilifanya kila kitu asset.”
Akamwomba Daniel aende na paper kwa Mama Ruth.
Daniel alikataa.
“Siwezi kumpa.”
“Basi siwezi kuja.”
Daniel akasema:
“Unataka kuniadhibu kwa sababu sikuongea meeting.”
“Si punishment. Hii ndiyo bei ya kazi unayoomba.”
“Mimi sina pesa ya kukulipa.”
“Farm ina milk income.”
“Samuel anacontrol.”
“Basi issue yako iko na Samuel, si mimi.”
Daniel akakaa kimya.
Alikuwa amekuja akiamini Nyambura ataona farm suffering na kukimbia kurudi.
Kwenye maisha ya kwanza, angeenda.
Angepanga cows, kupika, kusafisha accounts, kisha kurudi Thika bila shilingi, akifurahia watu wamesema “huyo ndiye wife”.
Safari hii, aliona title hiyo inaweza kuwa invoice isiyolipwa.
Daniel akasema:
“Girls wananikosa.”
“Njoo Sunday.”
“Mama anasema nisije mpaka urudi.”
“Uamuzi wako?”
Daniel akatikisa kichwa.
“Usiniweke katikati.”
“Uko katikati kwa sababu umechagua kusimama hapo.”
Akaondoka bila paper.
Jumamosi, Esther alifika peke yake.
Alikuwa amevaa kanga nzuri na kuleta beans.
“Sitaki food,” Nyambura alisema.
“Beans ni za girls.”
“Then zitaandikwa gift ya girls, no condition.”
Esther akacheka.
“Umegeuka clerk.”
“Ndiyo.”
Esther akasema Mama Ruth amemtuma amshawishi.
“Farm iko mess. Daniel hawezi kila kitu.”
“Na Samuel?”
“Yuko Nairobi kutafuta buyer wa coffee.”
“Alipewa upper shamba kwa sababu anajua coffee.”
Esther akakaa.
“Nyambura, rudi tu. Baada Mama atakupa cow.”
“Cow yangu ilikuwa inapelekwa milk na mimi.”
“Bado una hasira.”
“Nina terms.”
Esther akasoma paper.
“KSh 30 per day?”
“Ndiyo.”
“Cook wa market analipwa less.”
“Basi hire cook wa market a-manage cows, coffee, debts na household.”
Esther akaficha tabasamu.
“Si poa kusema hivyo.”
“Truth si poa kila wakati.”
Esther aliondoka na paper. Nyambura hakujua kama ataipeleka.
Siku mbili baadaye, Daniel alileta school fees full na receipt.
Hakutaja farm.
Nyambura akasign kwamba amepokea.
“Unaweza kuja Friday kuona girls’ school,” alisema.
Daniel akasema:
“Mama bado amekataa terms.”
“Okay.”
“Cow inaweza kufa.”
“Vet?”
“Amekuja.”
“Good.”
Daniel alitaka Nyambura aonyeshe guilt.
Hakupata.
Cow haikufa. Vet aliitibu.
Coffee losses zilipungua baada cooperative clerk kutoa training.
Family iligundua baadhi ya matatizo yanaweza kutatuliwa na professionals.
Hawakuhitaji mkwe wa kike awe tayari bila malipo.
Lakini professional alituma invoice.
Na hiyo ndiyo sehemu waliyochukia.
Mama Ruth hakutuma answer ya terms. Badala yake, alituma ujumbe kupitia watu.
Mwanamke wa church alimwambia Nyambura:
“Marriage inahitaji humility.”
Market trader mwingine akasema:
“Mama mkwe wako amesema umeacha husband kwa sababu ya pesa.”
Nyambura hakujibu kila rumor. Amina lawyer bado hakuwa sehemu ya maisha yake, lakini Rose alimfundisha kuandika incidents.
Date.
Mtu.
Alisema nini.
Source.
“Kwa nini?” Rose akauliza.
“Kwa sababu rumor ikigeuka sababu ya kuninyima market space au school, sitaki kusema tu nilisikia.”
Daniel alikuja mara moja usiku akiwa amechoka. Alikula githeri, akalipa kama customer baada Nyambura kuweka bowl mbele yake.
“Unanitoza?”
“Food ya biashara. Nyumbani kwa Rose tuna supper separate.”
Akalipa, akicheka kwa uchungu.
“Umebadilika.”
“Labda nimeacha kuficha cost.”
Daniel akasema Mama Ruth amemwambia akichagua Nyambura, lower shamba itapewa Samuel.
“Na wewe umesema nini?”
“Nilisema asiwe hivyo.”
“Exact words?”
“Nyambura—”
“Uliamua?”
Daniel akasema anahitaji time kwa sababu title process haijaanza.
Nyambura akamwambia:
“Time yako ina cost. Kila wiki title haiko clear, Samuel anatumia upper shamba na milk. Kila wiki girls fees inategemea mood. Neutral si empty.”
Daniel alionekana kuumia.
“Ninajaribu kuweka watu wote pamoja.”
“Unawaweka pamoja kwa kunifanya mimi niwe elastic.”
Akamwuliza kama anataka kulala room ya Rose. Nyambura akasema no; landlord rules na watoto space. Anaweza kupanga lodging na kuona girls asubuhi.
Daniel akashtuka.
Kwenye maisha ya kwanza, Daniel angeingia, ale, alale, aondoke bila kujibu.
Safari hii, relationship haikumaanisha access automatic.
Aliporudi Sunday, alileta receipt ya school fees na copy ya request ya valuation aliyoweka kwa cooperative clerk.
Nyambura alisoma.
Hakuwa amesimama mbele ya Mama Ruth bado.
Lakini alikuwa ameweka jina lake kwenye paper.
“Good,” alisema.
Daniel alitarajia zaidi.
Nyambura hakumpa praise kama mtoto.
Responsibility haikuwa gift kwake.