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Door rangu raita noise saka pandakarivhura vakabva vanditarisa, paive nemota yaive pagate nemurume nemukadzi vavaive vakamira navo vachinongedzera nongedzera payard nemakey emota handizive nei.Ndakabva ndabuda kwakufamba kuenda kwavaive pandaive ndakusvika vakabva vati " Pawa ," ndikati " Mhamha makasimba here ?," " Tiripo ," Ndakatyora muzura ndichikwazisa vanhu vavaive navo ivo vachibva vatoenderera mberi nekutaura nevanhu vavo ndakamboramba ndakamira and then excused myself ndatoona kuti handisirini ndafambirwa. Ndakanopinda mumba ndichibva ndanovhura bucket rangu rehupfu ndokuona muine tuhupfu twaive half cup chaiyo ndakatura mafemo ndichitarisa kuti ndodyei ndikashaya kuti ndibike porridge netuhupfu twaive twasara ndanga ndatononoka kare ndakabva ndangonhonga bag rangu ndichibva ndatora key padoor kwakubuda. Ndakasangana namhamha vakutodzoka ndofunga vaibva kunoperekedza vaenzi vavo " Ko ndivanani vamauya navo mhamha ?," Ndakabvunza " Eeeh nhaiwe Pawa zvinebasa rei newe izvozvo, wakutoenda kuchikoro? ," " Ehe ," " Ok ee mari iyi uende unoidepositer kubank patowncenter apo kana wakubva kuchikoro ," vakadaro vachinditambidza mari ndakangotambira " Aiwaka tambira semunhu arikuda kaa nhaiwe ," Vakadaro vachiisa muruoko mangu zvechisimba " Handidi kuzonzwa mastories nemari iyoyo account number iyi wopfura kumba neslip kana wakudzoka wazvinzwa ," " Ehoi mhamha ," Vakanditarisa " Ko iyo vaseline yacho unobva waita yekuposhedzera poshedzera kuface kudaro ," " Yakawandisa ," Ndakabvunza nekuti ndaive ndisina mirror kuti ndione shamwari yangu aive ati ndizouya ndichitora yefacepowder kumba kwavo.Havana kupindura she just scoffed kwakuti " Ugouya utore hupfu urikumba uku Mira haadye mugaiwa ndaida kutopa mai vepa next kuti vabikire imbwa ndakazofunga kuti unogona kuhuda ," " Ehoi mhamha ndouya ndichitora maitabasa ," Ndakasekerera ivo vachibva vatooneka.Ndakaisa kapaper kaive nemadetails muhomwe kwakuisa mari mubuster. Ndakananga kumba kwana Muru ndikawana akatondimirira pagate " Shamwari unoda kutinonotsa here ?," Akadaro ndakusvika ndikati " Ndazoita vaenzi shaa ," " Handei tone apa totoita zvekombi ," Ndakabva ndamuti " Tungamira hako ndinokubata kumberi ," Ndaitoziva kuti I couldnt afford mari yekombi , isu taigara muZengeza four asi taidzidza kuZengeza 2 paMhurimwe saka paive nekamufambo mbichana iye akabva ati " Ndokubhadharira ," I smiled " Hii shuwa thanks ," " Ibva ," Akaseka achibva abuditsa kamirror kaaive andipromiser kwakunditambidza ndikabva ndasekerera " Waita basa ," Ndakadaro ndichikavhura kwakuzvitarisa kumeso kwangu.Ndakazora mafuta zvakanaka tichibva tanokwira kombi.We got to school on time malesson achibva atanga.Takadzidza zvakanaka kusvika pabreak ini handina kubuda muclass I lied to Muru kuti ndiri kuda kupedzisa work kuri kuavoider kuenda kutuckshop ini ndisina mari.Break parakapera Mira akadzoka akabata packet remaputi nefreezit kwakusviko zvigadzika pamberi pangu.I smiled ndichimutenda asi handina kuzowana nguva yekudya nekuti break ranga rapera ndakazviisa mubag. Malesson akafamba ini ndaive ndakagara hangu but I had a million thoughts running through my mind.Ndairamba ndichitarisa watch yaive pamadziro kuti period iyi ipere ndibude, it was our final period yeEnglish so I was waiting for our teacher to wrap things up or better still siren irire but it was taking forever and I was getting impatient.Ndaida kuenda kubank kunodepositer mari yandaive ndanzi ndinoisa iya nenguva kuti ndigowana mainini variko kumba kwavo ndipihwe hupfu huya nekuti kusvika Miranaye aripo anokuudza kuti hapana zvandiri kuziva handina chandokwanisa kuita kana mhamha vasina kundiudza. Siren yakabva yarira bringing me back from my thoughts ndichibva ndatanga kusimuka nekutonhonga kabag kangu kwakunanga kudoor " Eee asikana mukuenda kupi ?," Our teacher asked ndikati " Ndine kwandatumwa sir ndiko kwandiri kumhanyira ," " Hausi kutiza kutsvaira here iwe ?," " Ndakatsvaira nezuro sir tisu tanga tiri paduty ," Ndakapindura vachibva vangoti horight ndakabva ndapa Muru sign yekuti ndokuona later iye akandipa sign yekuti ndimumirire asi ndakabva ndatobuda ipapo ipapo kwakufambisa ndichienda handina kumbomirira Murumbidzei. Ndakafamba ndakananga kuTown center kwandakasvika ndichiwana pane rino ziqueue paAtm.Ndakamboti mirei ndikaona kuti ndinononoka kwakutoita zvekunopinda mubank mukati chaimo maive musina vanhu vakawanda.I waited in line as people went about their business kusvika turn yangu yazosvika. I told the teller kuti ndiri kuda kudepositer mari.As I was about to hand her my details nekuti ndibuditse mari mubuster yangu madoor emubank akavhurwa zvine hukasha munhu wese akacheuka and three man dressed in black stormed in with guns raised vachiita kudedzera. " Munhu wese pasi izvozvi ,!!" One of them shouted door richibva raita rekuroverwa.Before I could process what was happening vanhu vanga vakuscreamer vachizvikandira pasi one wacho akabva ati " Nyararai mukangoita noise chete ndiri kupfura ," Hana yangu yakarova zvekuti for a second handina chandainzwa nekurova kwayaita yaitoita kunge irikurovera munzeve dzangu.I just froze standing there like an idiot as everyone layed face down on the floor .Ndaingonzwa zvemarobberies izvi mutv and I had seen it on the movies but nothing prepared me for the real thing.Maoko angu akatanga kubvunda ndikanzwa mabvi angu kupera simba.This couldn't be happening ,not to me. One of the robbers who was tall and mascular akabva adedzera " Ndati munhu wese pasi ,ndati munhu wese pasi! ," Akadaro waving his gun wildly and I dropped to the ground my face pressed on the tiles as I tried to disappear into it.I wanted to scream ,to cry anything that would make this stop but hapana chandaikwanisa kuita so I kept my head down misodzi yakubuda.The other guy passed achitora phone yemunhu wese paakasvika pandiri he passed I think nekuda kweuniform.He started pacing around the room achitarisa vanhu while the other two were doing who knows what !I kept my head down hoping hapana anourayiwa or handitorererwe mari yamhamha nekuti vaizogona kutadza kuzvibvuma.I was also praying that they wouldnt ask people for their money or notice me pavanotorera vamwe but then it happened. I dont even know why I looked up maybe it was out of curiosity or just a part of me not believing this was real and thats when I saw him.One of the robbers aive padhuze neni akadzikisa mask yake ,just for a second hameno kuti aida kufema here or aitaura nevamwe vake nekuti I could see his lips moving or maybe it was an accident.It was quick but face yake ndakaiona and the worst part is he saw me too.Our eyes locked and for that second the world stopped.Every muscle in my body tensed ndakutya kuti pangu papera ndakaisa face yangu pasi and my breath was now coming in shacky gasps " Please ngaasauye kuno please ,ngaasauye kuno please ," Ndakadaro misodzi ichiyerera miri wangu wese waive wakudedera but then I heard footsteps they were slow but I knew they were coming towards me. They grew louder with each steps sending chills down my spine.I held my breath when I saw his shadow over me ndikaramba ndakaisa face yangu pafloor ndakaivhara nemaoko hoping and praying that if I didnt move he will leave me alone.Ndakatanga kunamata munamato uya wangu wekupedzisira mumoyo " Our Father in your hands I commit my spirit ,I surrender myself to you -," I didnt get a chance to finish the prayer his voice broke the silence " Iwe .Nditarise ," I squeezed my eyes shut tighter miri wese uchibvunda ndichifunga kuti If I pretend not to hear achangofunga kuti I was just another terrified customer and walk away but he wasn't buying it " IWE !! ," he barked this time his tone was sharper " Ndati nditarise kurumidza !!! ," I slowly lifted my head hana ichirova kwete zvekutamba ndofunga kana iye aitoinzwawo.My eyes barely made it past his boots but I forced myself to look up.His face was now covered again but ndaiziva zvandaona.He looked at me with cold and unforgiving eyes kwakuti nevoice riripasi " You saw something you should have ," Akadaro squating down that we were almost at eye level.His face was covered with a threat I couldnt ignore " Haa..haa handina ,I swear handina chandaona ini ," Ndakakama ndichipindura uku ndakutobvunda worse kuita kunge mumhu ane nhetemwa " Kunyepa !!! Akabata pfuti yake zviri tight achibva aikoka he didnt have to say anything else the look in his eyes said it all, he knew kuti ndamuona and he wasn't going to let it go. End of chapter 1