Nitwa Jean, mfite imyaka 30, kandi ndacyibuka neza uko umutima wanjye washegeshwe n’urukundo rutavugwa.
Nari mfite umukunzi witwa Aline, umukobwa mwiza twakundanye imyaka itanu. Twarahuje, turaziranye, turateganya ubukwe, ndetse twari dufite inzozi zo kubaka umuryango. Byose byari byiza, kugeza umunsi namenye ukuri kwari kuzatuma isi yanjye ihinduka umuyonga.
Umunsi umwe, ubwo nari nagiye kumusura, nasanze atari mu rugo. Nibwira ko wenda yagiye gusura inshuti cyangwa imiryango, ariko umutima wanjye waranshatsemo, numva ngomba gushakisha aho ari. Nakomeje kubaza incuti ze, kugeza igihe umwe ambwiye amagambo yantunguye:
— “Jean, sinzi uko nabikubwira… ariko Aline afite undi muntu amurusha urukundo.”
Ibyo numvise byankubise nk’inkuba. Sinabyemeye, sinashoboraga kwiyumvisha ko umuntu twarahiye urukundo ruzahoraho ashobora kuba anyiyenzaho. Ariko umutima uratsimbarara, ndakurikirana, nshakisha ukuri.
Umunsi umwe, naramwihoreye ndategereza. Amaze icyumweru atazi ko nzi ibyo akora, naje kumubona n’amaso yanjye ari kumwe n’undi musore, bamwenyura, bahoberana nk’uko jyewe namuhoberaga. Umutima wanjye waramenetse, numva igihunga, umujinya, n’agahinda kanyuzuye. Sinifuzaga gukemura ibintu ndakaye, ariko nagombaga kumenya impamvu.
Naramwegereye, ndamubaza nti:
— “Aline, ese urankunda?”
Yaracecetse, arambura amaso hasi.
— “Jean… ndagukunda, ariko na we ndamukunda.”
Ibyo namwumvanye byanyeretse ko nari narakunze umuntu utari uwanjye. Sinashoboraga kumuhatira urukundo rwe. Icyo gihe ni bwo namenye ko urukundo rutera ibyishimo, ariko nanone rushobora gutera intimba ikomeye.
Nahisemo kumureka, nciye bugufi, ndagenda. Byarambabaje, nararize, ariko igihe cyarashize, umutima warakize. Ubu narabyiyubatse, ariko isomo narize: urukundo nyarwo ni urutavangirwa n’amakemwa. Iyo umuntu agukunda by’ukuri, ntashidikanya kuri wowe.
