https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8v6sl7IUYaVaa0Rc0F *WRITTEN IN THE STARS* Chapter 51 Michael Ndakavarairwa ndakatarisa Noku akadungamidzana nababa vake vachienda kumba kwavo. Gwati randainge ndapihwa rakange richiri kunzwika kuvavira. Chakandibuditsa misodzi ishungu dzekuti ndainge ndisati ndamborohwa nemumwe murume anenge ini (beside my dad) ndisinga dzosere. Ndainge ndisati ndamboona baba vaNoku face to face sezvandainge ndaita ipapa. I always saw him varikure, vakagara mumota mavo. Manje kuvaona vakamira ndakaona kuti yaitove hofori yerume. My dad was even shorter than him. Ndakazonzwa ndave kupushwa nadad vachiti. "move your car mani". Ndakafamba kubva pavaive ndakanyarara ndokunanga. mumota mangu, ndichiipinza mukati. Dad followed in and parked just besides me Ndakabuda ndokuzembera mota ivo vachibva vabudawo ndokuuya vachimira paside neni. He breathed out and said. . "Am sorry, I just got angry ,I couldn't watch him do that to you" "You shouldn't have done that ,you should have let me deal with him myself . I was the one wrong" Ndakadaro ndichizvivhara face. He chuckled and said .. . "you were wrong, you spent the whole night with his daughter ?" I nodded Zvikanzi.. "I bet you didn't get her pregnant! I feel pity for her. She must have had a hard time " "Haaa dad dont start". I laughed .. He laughed too then asked. "you love her right ?" I looked at him and smiled.. "yes". . "Am happy that you love her, and I see she loves you too that's why she had to sacrifice sleeping at your house. love is all about sacrificing . Giving up all that matters. It's all about your extra time!" I laughed weakly, I had never heard my dad preaching about love.. "eish pap, what do you know about love?" I playfully asked. He smiled again and said. . "I once was in love, I started knowing love before you ,I started loving you before I knew you". I shoulder bumped him ndichiti .. "Thanks pap" "Anytime...she will be back don't worry " He said rubbing my back. I shook my head knowing the kind of dad she had..and said . . "her father will not let me have her again" He winked and said .."that's if she doesn't want you anymore ,if she wants you she will be back! " "You think so?" "I know so ,that's how it is with these black daddies and their beautiful daughters" Vakabuditsa a few packages, and I helped him taking them in . We got in and he rinsed his hands . I expected him to ask about Edna but no he didn't Vakabva vatotanga kuridzirira kamuridzo vachibata bata mapoto. Ndini ndakato zoita vekuti. . "I fired your maid". Zvikanzi . "she told me !Get yourself a woman man I can no longer pay someone else to wash your clothes". I smiled ndichiti. "soon papa ". I left him cooking ndichibva ndamboenda kuroom kwangu. I switched on my phone there was no need yekuti ndirambe ndakaidzima nekuti Noku ainge awanikwa. I couldn't call her ndaitoziva kuti anenge akatoiswa pama1 chaipo. I got in my blankets ndokumborara mbijana. Ndakatozoitwa kumutswa nadad vachiti .."food is ready".. Ndakaita kuunzirwa dinner in my bedroom chaimo. Kudya kwacho ndakangonyobvora nekurara. I felt so lonely. Kuti ndirare I had to rewind back the events of the previous night. The nextday was a Monday. I got a call from tete vaNoku vachiti .. "can I see you before you go to work ,ndiri kwana Noku". Ndainge ndakatomirira kubva kwavari saka ndakakasika kuti . "ehee" Dad was first kubuda, ini ndichibva ndazotevera. I was too scared ndaitotya kudhumana nababa vaNoku. Even kudarika pagate pavo ndaitoita tsika dziye dzekuderedza speed ndorega kutarisa kumba kwavo. I called tete ndichivaudza pandainge ndakavamirira vachibva vati vari kuuya. I thought she was coming naNoku but no she was alone . Ndakaita vekuvhurira door rekumberi randainge ndakalocka ndichitya kuti pamw endainge ndarongerwa dhende. Tete vaNoku vaitotyisa manje uchivaona nemashoko aibuda mumuromo mavo ndaitya kuzotadza zvangu kuswera zvakanaka ndadumbirwa nemashoko. "Hevoi babamunini". Vakagara vachisekerera ndichibva ndatiwo "hevoi tete". vakagara zvavo ndokutura mafemo vachizvigadzira zvakanaka vachiti . "hayaa". Vainge vakasimba zvekuti kugara kwacho vaitora nguva, kusimuka kwacho vaitora nguva zvekare. "Ko manga moita sei nhaai babamunini" She asked vakanditarisa muziso chaimo. Ndisati ndapindura vakabva vakasika kunditi . "I should blame Noku ,ndiye akauyako, but munotoita wekuudza kuti achienda..iye zvino nyaya dzacho kwadzave ka?" I had to let her take the floor yekutaura, ivo havaimedza mate kana vakaramba vachienderera mberi . "Zvino ini ndoda kukuzivisai bamunini ., kuti zvakataurwa nababa venyu hazvina kufadza hanzvadzi yangu. Ini I didn't have a problem nekuti madanana sema neighbors no! Nekuti vanhu vemumapurazi ndivo vatinoziva vanototukirira nanyaya idzodzo..hee wazodai mwanangu, hee wazodai...kwete imi vemuno mumayard!manje haa pakaoma, pachishona panonetsa manje". "pakatadzikwa tete". "Ehee saka haa zvanetsa, baba vaNoku vari kutoti no". .. I finally lifted my head up ndichibva ndati.... "munorevei tete?" "Varikutika mwana wavo mosiyana naye, nekuti mungazopanane sei respect pakadaro?" I chuckled in disbelief ndichiti "tete muri kuti ndisiye Noku?". "yowe zvatiri kusa tonzwanana! ndizvo zvataurwa.. .nababa vake" "Hell no!hazvife zvakaitika. " "besides Noku wamapandutsa iyeyo mwana wechikoro.. she has exams nextyear babamunini...Ini ndatomboedza kuti sezvo mwana anyangadzwa kudai madii mamuendesa asi varamba". "Tete ndakatadza handidi kuramba, and handisi kuzosiya Noku, nyangwe vakandipa I can manage kumuendesa kuchikoro kwacho".. "ini i am telling you sezvataurwa zvacho "Okay tete imi what's your opinion, munonditiwo ndiitesei am confused.." "Kana muchimuda munombo musiya oita zvechikoro. .". Ndakatoshamisika this lady was something else hanzi kana muchimuda, ndakapedzisira ndava yeuchidza ndichiti. . "ndinomuda Noku". "I know babamunini but chimboitai low nyaya dzacho dziserere, like I said dziri kunetsa". "Ko kana ane nhumbu tetez?" Ndakazvinzwa zvangobuda zvega ndisina kuronga vachibva vatoti .. "tamupa pill.. " Ndakaramba ndakavatarisa vachivhura door , ndokubva vati.. "Ndaenda bamunin ini handina kuti rambanai asi ndangokuudzai zvarehwa nababa vemwana..." Vakabuda ndikambosara ndakatsimbirira musoro wangu pasteering. Ndakaramba ndakadaro trying to imagine how my life would be like without Noku Ndakanzwa kuzvituka ndaona kuti hapana chainge chichafamba kanaNoku awana pill . Why did they have to do that mhani. Ndakarova steering ndokunzwa kurwadza mumaoko ndichibva ndazvitsimbirira futi ndave kushinyira I saw myself crushing, I couldn't survive without Noku noo. And kumbo musiya zvaireva kuti aigonaka kuzotorwa nevamwe. Zvaireva kuti ndingosiyana naNoku wacho, saka they were using madimikira kutaura neni chete. Ndichingosvika kubasa ndakabva ndatofonera Noku wacho.Yakarira kamwe chete nekutodairwa. Ndakanzwa moyo wangu kuzorora at the same time I wanted to curse her nenyaya yekunwa pill. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath ndichibva ndazoti .. "hesi babie". She sounded so down as well as she replied "ndiri bhoo uri sei?" "Ndiri bhoo , kurisei kumba". She sighed achibva ati. ."Tete wavaona?" "Yes.." "Vati chii?" I didn't want to discuss issues like these on the phone ,so I asked if I could pick her up from work and she hesitatingly said.. .."Yes" I hung up ndisina kutoti bye. Ndakatononokerwa nenguva dzekupedza basa. I drove to her workplace achibva auya. Achipinda mumota akaita zvekuzvikandira pandiri ndichibva ndamuisawo mumaoko angu. She stayed like that for sometime achibva azozvibvisa pandiri ave kupukuta maziso. "I'm sorry Michael this is all my fault ". She cried .. "Babie it's nobody 's fault.. ." Ndakatombodzima mota nekuti ndaida kuti tinyatsotaure. Ndakamumirira kusvika aita calm then I asked her "why did you have to take the pill Noku ". Akaita kuvhunduka achibva akasika kuti.. "huuh? ".. Ndikati.. "wazvinzwa Noku" "Michael I had to we are not yet thinking about babies handiti ?" Ndakaramba ndakamutarisa achibva akasika kuti zvekare. . "Michael". "No babie it was wrong you didn't have to ". "Michael the situation is already tense I don't want to make it worse ". I sighed and said .. "anyway what kind of pill rinozotorwa patodarika 24hrs?" "aripo wani ema72hrs". She murmured ndichibva ndati.. "wakazvizivirepi ?" "Iii Michael, kungotaura anyways handina kutora pill, ndakarirasa ini. They gave me but I threw it away " "you did ?" Ndakadaro ndichinzwa kufara ndakavhurisa maziso zvikanzi. "Handiti ndakabva ndaenda kuperiod so there was no need ". "Wakaenda kuperiod?" She nodded ..ndikati .. "saka utoriko so" She nodded .. I still didn't believe her ndichibva ndati.. . "so it means ka you took the pill rako iroro ndiro rakukonzeresa kudaro, why are your cycles so confusing paye wakaenda musiwa She didn't let me finish akabva akasika kuti. "iweee ndiwe uriku confuza madays angu". "simply means you take a pill after sex " "Ndinoma zivirepi mapills iwayo? I never took a pill !how many times did we even have sex nhaii?" I started the car ndatobhoikana. Akabva akasika kuti. "ndiri kuenda kuRuwa" 'Hoo are you visiting?" She nodded achiti.. "Ndanzi ndifane kugara ikoko".. . Nemumoyo ndakazviona kuti ndini ndaitizwa. Ndakanzwa moyo wangu kurwadza ndichibva ndangozvi shingisa ndichiti .. "ehoo".. The whole road we were silent and inini nezvandainge ndaudzwa earlier in the morning natete handina kuda kusvika kudhuze kumba kwavo. I remember the first time I drove her to her aunt's place, paye paainge arara kumba kwangu nekutya kurohwa ndakamusiya nechekure. Ndakabva ndamisa mota ipo paye pandainge ndakambomusiya She looked at me achishamisika zvikanzi... "hausi kusvika kumba". Ndichibva ndatiwo.. "Ehee. When everything goes wrong you have to go back to where you started". She looked at me with her eyes filled with tears and she said "what are you trying to say ".. "Noku listen, you're blocking me maside ese and I don't even know what to do " "Saka uri kuti chii Michael?" "I will leave you kumboita zviri kudiwa kumba kwenyu, I never thought this could be so painful Nokutenda." "Imhosva yangu here ,ini handisi kuzvidawo wani.." She sniffed and opened the door, kwaive kwakuda kusviba so I pulled her inside and emotionally kissed her Haa akabva atotanga matears ,kuchema chaiko and I couldn't leave her achienda akadaro. "Noku don't make this difficult for me please".. I said. "you are making it difficult for me futi Michael " "Chivhara door ndinokusiya pagate". End of chapter 51