Rehefa niala ny vahiny tamin’iny sakafo fanazarana tsy hay hadinoina iny, dia nijanonako teo amin’ny toerako i Claire, mbola mitafy ilay akanjo fotsiny, sisa tavela ny endrika fahatsapana manelingelina teo amin’ny tavany.
Nony lasa i Daniela sy i Mark, dia nisy hatsiaka nandalo teo amin’ny rivotra — toy ny tadio iray izay efa ela no nosakananay tsy hipoaka, saingy anio dia nipoaka tamin’ny fomba milamina sy mahery vaika.
Claire nijery ahy, niteny tamim-peo marivo:
— “Tsy tianao ho tonga amin’izany ve aho? Tsy tianao hanampy an’i Mark amin’ny fiainany aho?”
Nijery azy aho, tamim-pahatsorana.
— “Tsy ny fanampiana no olana, Claire. Fa ny antony ao ambadik’izany.”
Nijoro teo izy, tsy afaka nitsiky. Ny masony feno rano, ny fony toa nihotsaka.
Tsy nilaza fialan-tsiny izy, ary tsy nilaza fa diso aho.
Fa tao amin’ny fijeriny, fantatro fa
Nony nody izahay, dia tsy nisy teny niampita teo aminay.
Nisintona ny saron-damba izy rehefa niditra tao an-dakozia.
Saingy tamin’iny andro iny, tao anatin’ilay fahanginana manaitra, dia tsapako fa ny fitiavana tsy manery.
Tsy mitaky hanome porofo, tsy mitaky ho azonao amin’ny fepetra.
Ny fitiavana tena izy dia
Rehefa nijery ahy izy, dia hita fa tsy ilay Claire teo aloha intsony.
Nivadika ho vehivavy very hevitra, mitady fanamarinana amin’ny olona tsy afaka manome izany.
Nihidy moramora ny varavarana, ary tsy niverina aho.
Nandalo ny volana, lasa taona iray.
Nifindra tany amin’ny tanàna kely amoron-dranomasina aho, niasa tamin’ny trano fisakafoanana madinika, nianatra miaina tsikelikely indray.
Tamin’ny maraina sasany, rehefa nipetraka teo amoron-dranomasina aho, dia tsapako fa ny fahanginana dia tsy fahabangana.
Nandritra ny volana maro, nisy fotoana naniry hamerina azy aho — ny fahatsiarovana, ny tsiky, ny tantara.
Tamin’ny maraina iray tsy nampoiziko, rehefa nisotro kafe tao amin’ny tokotaniko aho, dia nisy feo tony naneno avy any ambadika.
— “Mbola tia anao aho.”
Nitodika aho, ary teo izy — Claire.
Tsy ilay Claire feno avonavona sy fahamendrehana taloha, fa vehivavy voatrano indray.
Nitondra taratasy kely izy, somary triatra, misy sary roa.
Ny iray tamin’ny mariazy tsy tanteraka, ary ny iray tamin’ny sakafo fanazarana.
— “Niverina indray aho tamin’io andro io,” hoy izy tamim-peo tony. “Isaky ny mahita ny endrikao ao amin’ilay sary aho, dia tsapako fa tsy fahatezerana no tao aminao, fa alahelo. Alahelo satria nianjera tamin’ny olona tsy navelany hanampy azy ianao.”
Tsy niteny aho.
Nitsangana izy, nijanona teo akaikiko.
— “Te-hanomboka indray aho,” hoy izy. “Fa amin’ny fahamarinana. Tsy mila manery intsony. Tsy amin’ny hoe ‘raha tia ahy ianao,’ fa amin’ny hoe ‘andao hifampitombo.’”
Nitsiky aho, tsy amin’ny fahafaliana, fa amin’ny fiononana.
— “Tsy fantatro raha mbola afaka ny fitiavana teo aloha. Fa fantatro fa azontsika atao ny manangana zavatra vaovao, amin’ny endriny tsotra indrindra.”
Nandritra ny taona manaraka, dia tsy niverina ho toy ny teo aloha ny zava-drehetra.
Fa tao anatin’izay fananganana vaovao izay, dia nisy zavatra tsara kokoa nipoitra: fitiavana tsy mitaky porofo, tsy miady amin’ny lasa, tsy manantena ny ho avy ho tonga lafatra.
Nianatra nifampihaino izahay.
Nianatra nanontany hoe “Ahoana no tsapanao?” fa tsy hoe “Fa maninona no tsy toy ny tianao aho?”
Nianatra nanao tsiky rehefa diso, ary nianatra niala rehefa mila elanelana.
Tamin’ny faha-3 taona nanambadianay indray, dia nandefa hafatra fohy tamin’i Daniela aho:
“Misaotra anao tamin’ny alin’ilay sakafo. Raha tsy tonga ianao, dia tsy ho tonga amin’izao fiadanana izao aho.”
Namaly izy:
“Indraindray, ny fahamarinana tsy manimba. Manavotra fotsiny.”
Ankehitriny, rehefa mijery an’i Claire aho — mitazona ny tanako amin’ny maraina, mijery ahy amin’ny maso mangina — dia fantatro fa tsy misy antony tokony ho tahotra ao amin’ny fitiavana.
Ny fitiavana dia tsy mitaky fanamarinana, tsy mitady fifaninanana, tsy mitaky fananana toerana manokana.
Fa fahatsiarovana amin’ny andro rehetra niainanay sy fanekena fa amin’ny fotoana rehetra dia mbola afaka mifidy ny ho malemy isika.
Nandritra ny fotoana ela, nieritreritra aho fa ny fandresena no dikan’ny fitazonana fifandraisana.
Ankehitriny fantatro fa ny fandresena marina dia ny fahafahana mitia tsy mila manazava.
Ary rehefa manindry ny tanany aho amin’ny maraina mangina, dia tsapako fa izay tsy notenenina tamin’ny sakafo fanazarana androany dia mbola velona ao anatinay:
Fitiavana mangina, matotra, tsy mitaky fanehoan-kevitra.
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