A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in their bed.
She puts on her vazi and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the jikoni meza, jedwali with a cup of coffee in front him. He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why are wewe down here at this time of night?"
The husband looks up, "Do wewe remember 20 years zamani when we were dating, and
wewe were only 17?" he asks solemnly.
The wife is touched thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive. "Yes, I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do wewe remember when
wewe father caught us in the back kiti, kiti cha of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continues..."Do wewe remember when he shoved a shotgun in my face and said, "Either wewe marry my daughter, au I will send wewe to jail for 20 years".
"I remember that too", she majibu softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says... "I would have gotten out today!"
She puts on her vazi and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the jikoni meza, jedwali with a cup of coffee in front him. He appears deep in thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of coffee.
"What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why are wewe down here at this time of night?"
The husband looks up, "Do wewe remember 20 years zamani when we were dating, and
wewe were only 17?" he asks solemnly.
The wife is touched thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive. "Yes, I do," she replies.
The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do wewe remember when
wewe father caught us in the back kiti, kiti cha of my car?"
"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continues..."Do wewe remember when he shoved a shotgun in my face and said, "Either wewe marry my daughter, au I will send wewe to jail for 20 years".
"I remember that too", she majibu softly.
He wipes another tear from his cheek and says... "I would have gotten out today!"