Nyuma y’imyaka ibiri, ubuzima bwarahindutse.
Ariella yari yarangije amasomo ye, ageze ku nzozi ze: kuba umuganga mu bitaro bikuru biri mu Mujyi wa Kigali. Imirimo yari myinshi, amagambo y’icyubahiro menshi, ariko umutima we wakomezaga kumugarura mu busitani.
Samu, we, yari amaze gutangiza ubusitani bwe bwite ku nkunga y’umushinga w’iterambere. Yabuhaye izina: “Imizi Healing Garden”. Uburwayi bw’umutima n’umubiri, byose byagombaga gukira hagati y’indabo n’icyizere.
Bahuraga nimugoroba rimwe mu cyumweru—kandi iyo babonanaga, isi yahagararaga. Ariko uko iminsi yicuma, imirimo ya Ariella yaje kumuhindura: inama, telefone, gahunda zo hanze y’igihugu, n’abantu bashya bamuzengurutse. Umunsi umwe, Samu yamubajije:
— “Uracyabona isura yanjye mu ndabo zanjye, cyangwa uri gutangira kubona igitonyanga cyo mu gihe cyashize?”
Ariella yaracecetse.
Yaramukundaga. Ariko ntibyabaga bigitandukanye nk’uko byari mbere. Isi yagiye imujyana kure ya Samu, kandi yatinye ko yazakomeza kumukunda ariko atamuhesha umwanya wuzuye.
Umunsi umwe, umuganga mukuru yamuhaye amahirwe yo kujya kwiga mu Budage mu mezi atandatu. Ni inzozi yashakaga kuva kera, ariko byasobanuraga kuba kure ya Samu, igihe kirekire.
Bari bicaye ahantu hitaruye, imbere y’ibimera Samu yari yateye, akubita icyuya nyuma y’akazi.
— “Ngomba kugenda, Samu.”
Yamurebye mu maso, ntiyavuga.
— “Niba ugenda, jya ujyana n’ibyo twubatse. Niba uzagaruka, uzasanga byose bikiri aha—niba koko imizi yacu itarashegeshwe n’ubutaka bwo mu mahanga.”
Yaramusezeye. Bari bahanganye, buri umwe afite amarira mu maso ariko wenda ari bwo bwa mbere bombi bari bavuye ku ndoto, bakareba ukuri.
Hashize Amezi Atandatu
Ariella yagarutse, imbavu ze zarasobanutse, indoto ze zuzuye, ariko umutima umeze nk’uwumye. Ku kibuga cy’indege, nta jwi na rimwe ryamuhamagaraga. Yarahageze nijoro, aragenda n’amaguru ageze mu busitani bwa Samu.
Yasanga ibintu byose bikimeze nk’uko yabiretse. Indabo zarateraga. Ubutaka burambuye. Nuko asanga akagapapuro ku ntebe bicaragaho.
“Imizi ntisaza iyo yatewe mu rukundo.”
Samu yari imbere ye, ahagaze mu gicucu cy’urumuri rw’itara. Ntacyo yavuze. Nta bujiji bwari burimo, nta kwinuba. Yahagaze aho nk’aho yari yaramutegereje amezi yose.
Ariella yarirutse, amuhobera nk’utazongera gusiga.
Bakomeje ubuzima bwabo batagendana buri munsi—ariko bafatanyije umutima. Urukundo rwabo rwari nk’ibimera byatewe mu butaka bwiza: rurakura gahoro, rufite imizi ifashe, rutaguruka—ruterera aho rwahisemo kuba.
