{"id":3119516,"date":"2014-03-31T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/siku-hiyo\/"},"modified":"2014-03-31T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:54:41","slug":"siku-hiyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/siku-hiyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Siku Hiyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3119516-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/That-Day-by-True-Lyons.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/That-Day-by-True-Lyons.mp3\">https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/That-Day-by-True-Lyons.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3015589\" alt=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/true.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/true.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/true-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span><!--\/.dropcap--> ur big, Chevy nyeusi iliingia kwenye kura mbele ya duka kuu la vipodozi la Ulta siku ya Jumamosi. Mama yangu alihitaji mswaki mpya kwa sababu wake uliharibiwa na paka wetu. Anga ilikuwa buluu angavu, yenye maji mengi, na mawingu yalichunga chini ya anga.  <\/p>\n<p>Milango ya kuteleza ya idara ya vipodozi iligawanyika wakati mimi na familia yangu tukiingia ndani. Ghafla nilijikuta nimenaswa katika ufalme wa bidhaa za urembo. Nilihisi mgonjwa kwa tumbo langu; Sijawahi kuwa shabiki wa vipodozi. Dada yangu, Lulu, alitabasamu na kuteremsha moja ya njia.   <\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Broshi ziko wapi?&#8221; Mama alinong&#8217;ona. Mwanamke, karibu na umri wa miaka 25, labda, aliketi nyuma ya kaunta katikati ya duka. Alikuwa na kipande kifupi cha rangi ya kijani kibichi kilichopakwa rangi. Midomo yake ilikuwa imelowa rangi nyekundu ya damu, na macho yake\u2026macho yake yalikuwa ya zambarau. Hiyo ni kweli: kweli walikuwa zambarau! Labda aliweka anwani hizo za rangi ya ajabu.      <\/p>\n<p>Nilitembea hadi kaunta. \u201cSamahani,\u201d nilimwuliza yule mwanamke mwenye macho ya rangi ya zambarau, \u201cnaweza kupata wapi miswaki hiyo?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNjia ya tisa,\u201d alisema bila kunitazama\u2014alikuwa akikabiliana na tatizo kubwa la kucha. Nilirudi pale walipo mama na dada yangu. Lulu sasa alikuwa na furaha kama mtoto mpenda peremende katika duka la peremende, bila shaka, na sikujua kwa nini. Daima amekuwa msichana mdogo mwenye mhemko.   <\/p>\n<p>Tulitembea chini ya njia ya tisa. Pamoja na racks zote kulikuwa na upanuzi wa nywele za rangi tofauti, chupa za rangi ya nywele, kuchana, na mwisho wa aisle: brashi. Lulu alifikia brashi yenye mistari ya waridi na nyeupe na kuipitia kwenye nywele zake. Mama yangu alimpokonya. \u201cHUWEZI kufanya hivyo dukani, Lulu!\u201d mama yangu alipiga kelele. Dada yangu aliweka uso wa pouty, na nilijua maji ya maji yanakuja. Mimi binafsi sikutaka kumsikia Lulu akipiga kelele na kulia, nikaondoka.      <\/p>\n<p>Tulikaa karibu saa moja na nusu katika \u201cufalme wa vipodozi.\u201d Muda wetu mwingi tuliutumia kumfanya Lulu aache kulia. Mama yangu aliishia kununua brashi kubwa, nyeusi, saizi ya ngumi yangu. Yule mwanamke mwenye macho ya rangi ya zambarau alitupigia simu. Ni bahati mbaya gani?! Inavyoonekana, hakuwa amegundua shida hiyo ya ukucha kwa sababu ukucha wa kati uliopakwa rangi kikamilifu ulikuwa ukining&#8217;inia kwenye kidole chake. Nilimwona Lulu akiitazama pia. Kisha, Lulu alinyoosha mkono na kukonyeza msumari kwenye kidole cha mwanamke mwenye macho ya rangi ya zambarau. \u201cOww!\u201d yule mwanamke alifoka na kumfokea Lulu. Mama alitusukuma kuelekea mlangoni.         <\/p>\n<p>Tulipotoka nje kupitia milango, upepo ulipiga shavu langu. Mara moja kwenye gari, nilijifunga haraka. Kwa upande mwingine Lulu alikuwa akipata tabu sana.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Je, ni ngumu hivyo?&#8221; nilimuuliza huku nikiangaza macho. Nilimfikia Lulu, lakini kitu kilianguka kutoka kwa mkono wa Lulu: kadi mbili za zawadi za Ulta, moja ya manjano na moja ya waridi. \u201cUmezipata wapi hizo Lulu?\u201d Alitikisa kichwa kuelekea dukani, lakini alikaa kimya, joto likipanda usoni mwake. &#8221;Mama hakulipia hizo &#8230; sivyo?&#8221; niliuliza. Lulu akatikisa kichwa taratibu.       <\/p>\n<p>Nilimgeukia mama yangu ambaye uso wake ulionekana kupigwa na butwaa. Ililainika haraka. &#8221;Hizo sio bure, Lulu,&#8221; Mama alisema kwa upole. Lulu alianza kulia. Kwa sauti kubwa. Mama alishuka kwenye gari na kumfungulia mlango Lulu. &#8221;Toka kwenye gari. Tunarudisha zile dukani &#8211; sitafungwa jela kwa hili.&#8221;      <\/p>\n<p>Tulianza kurudi dukani, lakini ikageuka kuwa kukimbia kwa sababu Mama alikuwa akitembea kwa kasi sana. Mimi na Lulu tukarudi kwenye kaunta ambayo bado yule mwanamke mwenye macho ya rangi ya zambarau alikuwa amekaa. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNdiyo?\u201d Aliuliza. Niliweza kusema kwamba hakufurahi kutuona tena. Alifikiri pepo mwovu ambaye alikuwa amemng&#8217;oa msumari alikuwa ametoka maishani mwake milele.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUm\u2026 hapa.\u201d Lulu alimkabidhi mwanamke huyo kadi mbili za zawadi, naye akamweleza kilichotokea. <\/p>\n<p>Ninavutiwa na uaminifu wa dada yangu. Ninapenda kwamba alifanya jambo sahihi, hata kama hakutaka. Ningetengeneza kisingizio cha kuwa na kadi za zawadi. Lakini Lulu hakufanya hivyo, na ilinishangaza. Kwa kawaida ninatarajia mabaya zaidi kutoka kwake. Inapendeza kujua kwamba kuna watu katika ulimwengu huu ambao wanaweza kusema ukweli, hata kama hawataki.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8221;Chevy yetu kubwa, nyeusi iliingia kwenye kura mbele ya duka la vipodozi la Ulta siku ya Jumamosi. 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