The laterite road with a mad dog; nyaya pfupi naUssiri Thammachot

Varume vaviri vanotadza kudzora hupenyu hwavo. Murume ane manyanga asingagoni kuita chinhu nomudzimai wake muduku anowira mugomba rakadzika. Mumwe wacho chidhakwa chinoda kuwana mari kuburikidza nemwanakomana wake yechinwiwa chake uye anorarama achimedzerera mate sembwa ine chimbwamupengo. 

Kupisa kwezuva kunopisa nzira nhete yevhu inoenda kumusha. Makwenzi enzira anodonha nokupisa; mashizha awo akaremerwa neguruva dzvuku zvekuti haafambi nemhepo. Zuva rinokwira kumusoro mudenga risina makore. Mwaranzi yaro inopisa inorova mugwagwa wepashure uko pasina munhu kana mhuka inogona kuonwa pamasikati echirimo ano.

Mberi, uko mugwagwa unodzika nekachikomo, pane chinhu chinofamba. Ukanyatsotarisa unoona kuti imhuka ine makumbo mana iri kufamba yakananga kumusha. Imbwa yakasviba yakasviba, imba yekuchengetera mapfupa uye yakafukidzwa nevhu dzvuku, rakaoma. Simba risingaoneki rinovhundutsa mhuka yacho nokuti inofamba ichimhanya uye inoita seisina kuneta. Meso akasvinura uye haana chinhu; vanotarisisa semeso emunhu asina chinangwa uye ane nhamo.

Muimba yekutandarira iri munzira yevhu, imba yakareruka uye isina kupera sevagari vemumusha, murume mutete anotarisa nehasha kumukadzi wake wechidiki. Akanyanya kuchena kupfuura bvudzi dema dema mumusoro make. Inoitika kuti yakamira yakati twasu, ichibata kachiedza kezuva kanopinda nemumikoto yemadziro emushenjere. Mufuremu wake unonzwisa tsitsi hauna kumbokura kupfuura sarong ine macheki yaanowanzo pfeka mumba.

Ane mumwe mukomana here? Kunyumwira kwake kunokura sezvaanotarisa mudzimai wake muduku akagara pamubhedha. Kunyange zvazvo akamuberekera vana vaviri, haakwanisi kudzora godo rake. Mushure mezvose, hapana mukomana mutaundi aizoramba muviri wake unofadza kana wakapihwa kwaari. Zvichida akadaro? Mazuva achangopfuura haana kumbonzwa kuda kuita rudo naye.

'Chii chiri kuitika? Vana havapo kumba.' anodaro achiedza kuvanza hasha muzwi rake. 'Ndapedza nazvo. Zvinokutorera nguva refu.' ndokubva atanga kuvhura vharanda. 'Unotarisirei zvino? Handisisiri jaya. Uye siya zvivharo zviya zvakavharwa!' anodaro achityisa.

'Ipapo ita seharahwa! anoramba. 'Unoida nei masikati? Kunopisa!' "Hello," anodanidzira kwaari. 'Hazvina kugara zvakadai! Wanga uchimhanyidzana naani zvekuti wandipedza simba manje? Ndichakuuraya ndikakubata!'

Anorovera chigunwe chake kumeso kwake obva asvetuka achimupoteredza nehasha. 'Unopenga! Bonde racho rakupengesa!' anozhambatata, achizvishingisa paanomurwisa. Kusunda zvakasimba pachipfuva chake chemapfupa chinomuzunungusa. Asi anobva amurova muromo nekuseri kweruoko. Kumurova kwakasimba zvekuti anobva adonhera pamubhedha. Anonzwa miromo yake ichibuda ropa sezvaanomira achityisa pamusoro pake.

Phanung, inonziwo panung, chipfeko cheThai, sarong.

'Unogona kuita izvi, handizvo here? Zvisinei hazvo?' anovaseka. Mazamu ake akazara anobuda nepasi pe phanung yaanopfeka. Kana akatarisa muviri wake wakaremara uye wakaonda bhonzo, anobva afunga zuva riya rekare paakamutsvaga, ndokusiya imba yababa vake kuti agare naye muimba yake duku mumugwagwa wepashure. Aive akanaka uye akasimba senzou. Mubhedha wake wakanga wakasimba, asi wakapfava; rakapfava sechinhu chinoyeredzwa nemhepo uye chakaoma sedombo.

Asi basa rake remubhedha harina zvakawanda…

Zvose zvakapera simba mumakore kubvira. Hupenyu hwake hwepabonde hwakatora nguva yakareba kupfuura yake - kwenguva refu. Mubhedha wasakara uye wasakara; haana simba pamusoro pazvo zvakare. Ava mumwe murume; anorwara, azere nemakaro negodo. Chimiro ichi chinomutambudza uye hachitsungiririki nokuda kwake. “Warasika njere,” anodaro neshungu. 'Ehe saizvozvo; kupenga! Iwe hure risina kutendeka!' anodanidzira, maoko ake achisvika pahuro yake.

Anozviwisira paari nesimba raaisatarisira zvekuti rinomurovera pamadziro eshenjere. Anonzwa achituka nekupopota achibuda panze. Mukadzi mudiki anomhanyira kumugwagwa wepashure; nerumwe ruoko akabata pfundo re phanung pamusoro pechipfuva chake, uye nerumwe ruoko anochikwevera pamusoro pemabvi ake. Anotarisa-tarisa ndokuona achifamba ari shure kwake. Ave kutoda kuyambuka mugwagwa unoenda kumunda wemupunga kune rumwe rutivi ndokunzwa oridza mhere yekutya.

'Imbwa inopenga! mira, mira! Usayambuka mugwagwa! Imbwa iyoyo ine chimbwamupengo!' Anomira onzwa makumbo ake kurema semutobvu. Ndinofanira kugara muhuruva dzvuku padivi pemugwagwa. Imbwa yakaonda inofa, yakafukidzwa neguruva dzvuku, inopfuura pamberi payo. Mhuka yacho inomutarira nemaziso asina mhango, yogomera, uye inopfuurira yakananga mumugwagwa usina chinhu ichimhanya zvakafanana. Muswe unorembera zvakasimba pakati pemakumbo ekumashure.

Anogara pasi semurwi wenhamo achichema nekutya nehasha. "Imbwa iyi ine chimbwamupengo!" Anomira kumashure kwake. "Luckily haana kukuruma." Achiri kupera mweya wekufema anomubata bendekete asina kupfeka ndokuti zvishoma nezvishoma 'Dai yakakuruma unofa sezvakaita Phan gore rakapera. Rangarira kuhwihwidza kwaakaita sembwa asati afa? Huya tiende kumba handichatsamwe.'

Pamubhedha, muchiedza chisina kujeka cheimba yakavharwa, murume mukuru anoshanda pamusoro pemuviri wemukadzi wake. Nguva nenguva anoedza kuwanazve simba rehujaya hwake. Yave kutanga kunzwa kuda kumukwira gomo makumbo achirwadza asingachadi kuenda. Mukadzi wechidiki anongomurega achifamba asina chaaitarisira. Anoziva kuti hazvina maturo kana chishamiso chikasaitika. Muchiedza chiya chinopinda mumba, anoona dikita kumeso kwake kwakaunyana. Kufema kwavo, kwake nekwake, kune ruzha kupfuura mhepo iri kunze.

Anotarisa mumaziso ake. Vanotarisa vasina chinangwa, vasina chinhu asi vazere nemarwadzo - semeso embwa inopenga. Anofunga nezvembwa yakamhanya ichipfuura nepaari mumugwagwa wepashure.

Chidhakwa

Imbwa yakaonda, yakafukidzwa neguruva, inofamba nemugwagwa unoenda kumusha. Zuva rava pamusoro pemakomo uye kupisa kwakati kwati dererei. Imbwa inofamba ichipfuura patsangadzi nemakwenzi ane matavi akarembera pasi nepakati pehuruva dzvuku rinobva kulateite. Inononoka zvino, ichipfuura dzimba dzomurutivi menzira namatura anoratidzika kuva akaoma rutivi mukupisa kunodzvinyirira kwemasikati echirimo. Imbwa inochema mukurwadziwa; kufema kunonzwika. Mafinya anonamira anodonha kubva mushaya dzakaoma.

Mukomana muduku anoona baba vake vachitsvaka mumasherufu ndokubvunza kuti, "Muri kutsvakei?" Baba vacho vanobva vacheuka. 'Kutsvaga mari yaamai? Havapo,” anodaro mukomana uyu. 'Unozviziva sei izvozvo? Akatora zvose here?' vanobvunza baba vaya vachienderera mberi nekutsvaga. Mukomana anoseka ndokunakidzwa nazvo.

“Aiwa, akachiisa kumwe. Anoti ukasadaro bvisa pasherufu unotenga doro.' 'Ehe hongu, saka unozviziva!' Baba vanokotama kumwanakomana wavo ndokumunyemwerera zvinotapira. "Hande ndiudze kwaaisa." Mukomana anotarisa baba vake, avo vane mweya wedoro, uye anodzungudza musoro achipindura maziso ake ekuteterera.

'Haa kana mai vako vauya kumba vanozondipa zvakadaro. Ndiudze kuti iripi.' 'Aihwa!' "Iwe wakaoma musoro, sezvakaita mai vako." Baba vanocheuka vachitya, vasingazivi kuti votarisa kupi. Ipapo ziso rake rinowira pamufananidzo wekare wakatarisana nemadziro. Mufananidzo wacho uri mufuremu yeyero yekare uye hauna zvazvaireva kwaari kwenguva yakareba. Asi iye zvino anotarisisa mufananidzo wacho.

Kupfurwa kwake nemukadzi wake vakamira pamberi pestudio yekumashure: gungwa rebhuruu rakajeka rine chikepe chechikepe uye makomo kumashure. Miti yemichindwe yakapendwa yakazara nekokonati. Anotarisa uye anoseka ega: vakaroorana vachangoroorana uye hope dzavo! Rusvingo rwemakadhibhodi ane gungwa, chikepe chechikepe nemiti yekokonati. Zviroto zvavo zvekuona gungwa jena negungwa remusango, kana kufema mhepo nerwizi rusingaperi, kana kunakidzwa nevamwe vanhu vachiseka nekutamba…

Kwechinguva anoseka mukuvapo kwake kwakasuruvara. Takapenga sei ipapo! Zvino isu tinoziva kuti hatife takaona gungwa, kunyangwe muhupenyu gumi huchauya…. Anoerekana ava kusvotwa. Anofamba achienda kumufananidzo iwoyo asi mukomana anocherechedza anokurumidza. Anosvetukira kumberi achibva adhonza envelope chena kubva kuseri kwefraremu.

"Hey, tarisai kuti imarii," vanodanidzira baba vakapopota. "Hazvinei newe?" "Amai vanoita kuti ndione!" 'Handitore zvese, kunwa chete. Unodzoka nazvo ipapo ipapo.' 'Aihwa!' mukomana ndokutsaukira kumukova. 'Ucharangwa ukasandipa' anoridza tsamwa ndokuedza kuvhara gonhi neruoko rwake. Ari kutofunga kuravira kwechinwiwa chake. Asi mukomana anomhanyira kunze nababa vari pazvitsitsinho zvake.

Musha watove pedyo ipapo paroadite road. Mwana anosvetuka nemugwagwa pamberi pembwa yakaonda yakafukidzwa neguruva dzvuku uye achifamba akananga kumusha. Mwanakomana haateereri kuchema kwembwa ndokupfuurira kuenda. Uyewo haanzwi kushevedzera kwakaipa kwababa vake. 'Hey, mira! Imbwa iya inopenga!' Mukomana haana kana kucheuka.

Baba vanotura befu apo mwanakomana wavo anopfuura nembwa iya zvakanaka. Anorangarira kufa kunorwadza kwaPhan, muvakidzani wake, waakaona achifa mushure mekurumwa nembwa inopenga. Anowana goosebumps kubva kutya uye kutya. Imbwa dzinopenga! Zvikara zvakashata, zvine ngozi izvo munhu wese anofanira kudzivirirwa. Heyo panoenda imbwa iyo; anofema zvakasimba uye achigomera. Tsvina yakakora inodonha kubva mumuromo wake wakaoma.

Anonzwa kurwara zvakare, masaisai anouya pahuro pake. Icho chishuvo chechinwiwa chakajeka chinobvisa zvimwe zvese kubva munjere dzake. Mukomana atopfuura kuminda yemupunga. Anomhanya achimutevera, achituka nehasha. Asi uku kumhanya mumugwagwa wakashata, wakatsva pamwe chete nokupindwa muropa kwake nedoro nechishuvo chake chedonhwe chena iroro rinoita kuti shaya dzake dziome.

Paanotandanisa mwanakomana wake achida mari, mafinya anobva mumuromo make uye rurimi rwakazvimba rwunorembera. Kufemereka kwake kunowedzera uye anotanga kuburitsa ruzha rwakakura, rwemhuka - sechikara chanyangarika pakuona. 

Zuva rava kunyura uye harichaoneki seri kwemakomo. Mwaranzi yemhangura yekupedzisira inozadza denga kumadokero. Mugwagwa wepashure uchipfuura nemumusha unoratidzika kunge wakasviba kupenya kwekunyura kwezuva.

Panguva ino yekupedzisira, imbwa yakaonda yebrown yakafukidzwa neguruva dzvuku rakaoma inofamba nemugwagwa wekare mumusha. Uye inodonha. Vakafa. Guruva dzvuku rinonamira pamhuno kubva mumuromo mayo, chitunha chinoomesa, maziso akasvinura uye rurimi rwakazvimba rwuri pakati peshaya.

Zuva rinonyura seri kwemakomo. Ruvara rwemhangura mudenga runonyangarika. Zvinhu zvose zvinoonekwa zvinova mimvuri munguva yorubvunzavaeni. Imbwa, vanhu uye nzira yekupedzisira - ivo vanozonyungudika kusvika husiku.

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