Musi wandakapotsa ndarara mumacells eporisi

25 December 2023 handife ndakaikanganwa veduwe, ndiro zuva randakapotsa ndaita mubhanditi. Taibva kaa ku club ne mfesi wangu, takati 11pm dzakwana tikati regai timhanye padhen kuti tisazoshaye transport. Ndaive ne quart rangu re Black Label ndikati maya, doro hariraswe, tisu type dziya dzekuti doro torikoshesa kupfuura hama chaidzo. 

Taive kuka club kemu Gweru kanonzi Blackpearl takananga zvedu paghetto repa Mutapa apo. Mfesi wangu akarasa doro rake ndikangoti hamenowo ka blaz aka. Takasvika pa DST panokwirirwa makombi, papakazara ma youths. Takati tichipinda mukombi ndikanzwa ruoko ruchipinda muhomwe, ndobva ndarwuti dzviiii. Ndichicheuka ndakabva ndaona kuti ndi officer vaive vachida kunditsara.

Haaaaaa it was very weird because takangotarisana paya. Mfes wangu anga akadhakwa zvekuti dzadzato knocker mu kombi. It became cringe manje because vanhu vakabva vatiunganira. Pakazouya umwe mudhara manje ndobva ati, “Officer how are you, ndonzi Mr Garomuparo, ndaimbove police officer. Ko, chii chikuitika?” Officer vaya vakabva vatarisa pasi nekunyara apa ruoko ndakabata zvemawara zviya. “Mpfana uyu akuita public drinking, and is resisting arrest” vakabva vadero zvavo officer. 

Ndakabva ndanzi dzviii nechepabhandi apa, ndakanyatsonzwa kuti yaaa Mr Garomuparo vaitove officer zvemashuwa. Ndakamboda kukikiritsa ndikanzwa kreeee kreeeee njema ndobva ndato chiller because mabhebhi anga akungotarisa nekuseka. Takabva tafamba neroad yekuenda ku central kwakune ka darkness and quietness soooo. The Zimbabwean in me automatically thought ‘haaa officer ndikavapa bribe vanobva vatondiregedza paya’. Takasvika pa corner sooo, ndobva ndati, “Ofiicer munoda mari kuti mundisunungure ndibaye padhen”. 

Officer vakaramba vakandidzvokora paya, after a while dzakabva dzati, “Mpfana iwewe kaa, saka unofunga kuti ndiri mbavha ini, wandibata sembavha pakombi paya, now wakundiona sa officer venhema vanotora ma bribe, hande ku central!”
Tichisvika ku central ndaitodzadzarika paya, ndakabva ndakandwa kuseri kwe counter. “Ngaakurure bhutsu mpfana uyo” vakadaro officer vaive kamonya monya sooooo. 

Semunhu aakapfeka ma jays aari ma new one ndaitoita zvekunonoka. “iwe mpfana, hamusi mu bedroom mako ka muno” vakadero officer vaya. “Gara pasi, gara pasi” vakadero officer vaya. Ndakabva  ndatogara zvangu pa window seal ndaka chiller. “iwe mpfana ndati gara pasi mhani!” vakadero officer vachindipa zindare. Ndakadonha sezvoita dombo ukarikanda mudenga since pandichiri nema handcuffs.

Male Officer 1 : Unonzani mpfana?
Me: Pana.
Male Officer 1: (to other officers) mpfana uyu akatorova ma drugs mukumuona here guys?
Me: Ndonzi Panashe.
Male Officer 2: Unogarepi?
Me: (scratching my head) Mhaaa?
Female officer 1: Uyu anongoda kurara muma cells shuwa munhu kudhakwa zvekuti anotadza kuziva zita rake, unotobirwa kaaa ukasaziva zvaitika mpfana (Officers look at each other).

Ndakabva ndaona kuti apa paipa ndobva ndatanga kuchema manje, zviya zvekutobuda tumusodzi. “Aisve, ko zvaita sei futi?” vakabvunza officer vaive vandisunga. “Gogo vangu vakati na 3am every morning ndidire mukaka paruva repanze. Ndikasadira pane zvakashata zvinoitika, dai mandirega ndaenda” I said. Vana officer vese vakabva vatanga kuseka paya, zvisineiwo vamwe officer vakatanga zvekukosora nekukachidzwa maybe nenyaya yekuseka. 3 minutes dzakapera officer vachingokosora paya, kutovapa mvura hapana chaishanda apa vavavhura ziso se mombe yakufa.

 Ndakabva ndango simuka ndobva ndanovarova rova kumusana uku, ndobva ndatora bottle drink yemvura, lifted it up and started uttering gibberish ndobva ndavamwisa. Dzakangoti dzichimwa ndobva dzatoita bhoo paya. “Zve temporary zvaita but na 3 ndofanira kuve padhen without fail” ndakadero netu confidence paya. “Buda muno, buda muno, ukuda kundiuraya here iwe?” chakabva chapopota chi officer chiya. Ndakabuda ndichito bhamba bhamba nekuzvi feeler. Ndichibuda mu station ndakarova zi speed paya. From that day handichaite public drinking. 

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