bach'ia, gaiketsi - 05

natsrisper t'ilos k'it'elshi gamots'q'obili akhalgazrda
chineli shushis dakhltan mat gzas ughobavs, sadats amerik'eli
gogona gatsvetil asignatsiebs itvlis.
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– map'at'iet, ramdeni khart?
– otkhni, – p'asukhobs bach'ia, rodesats darts'mundeba, rom
t'otero dums.
moulodnelad ruti didebuli zhest'it ikhdis mok'le
tetr p'alt'os da bach'ias uts'vdis. buk'les rbili
ksovilidan sunamos t'alghebi modis.
– otkhni? aket mobrdzandit, getaq'va.
opitsiant'i
mat
ts'iteli
k'abinisk'en
miudzghvis.
dats'esebuleba mkholod tsot'a khnis ts'in iktsa chinurad,
k'edlebze k'i jerats p'arizis vardisperi khedebi hk'idia.
ruti tsot'ati barbatsebs. mis uk'an mimavali bach'ia amchnevs,
rom kalis pekhebi lilisperi tasmebit maghal, ts'vril
kuslebzea
milursmuli
da
dadzabulobisgan
gaq'vitlebuli kuslebi drodadro skhvadaskhva mkhares
misrialebs. magram brts'q'invale mts'vane k'abashi moktseuli
parto uk'anali simshvides inarchunebs. mk'vrivi ts'eli sakhis
sts'ori nak'vtebivit ak'urat'ulad aris moch'imuli. uk'nidan
amoch'rili k'aba msukan zurgs samk'utkhedad ashishvlebs.
k'abinastan misvlisas bach'ia mas ejakheba da tskhvirit
k'ink'rikhos ekheba. tmisa da sunamos suni ertmanetshi ireva.
shejakhebis mizezi isaa, rom t'otero gadach'arbebuli
tseremoniulobit miatsilebs margaret's misi adgilisk'en –
namdvili
st'umartmoq'vare
kondrisk'atsia
sak'utari
gamokvabulis shesasvleltan. sanam isini skhdebian, bach'ia
aghprtovanebit pikrobs, tu rogor sheamchnevs rest'ornis
panjarastan chavlili romelime utsnobi, rom igi kaltan
ertadaa. tvitonats khom ase daemarta gushin saghamos,
rodesats dasavlet virjiniis ert-ert k'apestan aghmochnda.
mas echveneba, rom sts'ored tvitonaa is utsnobi, shurit rom
mischerebia panjridan kalisa da mis skheulebs. ruti
odnav ts'in ikhreba da tavisi adgilisk'en gadzromas
tsdilobs. mkhrebze k'ani jer enteba, mere k'i, k'abinis
chrdilshi, upermk'rtaldeba. bach'ia mis gverdit jdeba,
grdznobs, rogor tsdilobs ruti upro mokherkhebulad
mok'alatebas da kalistvis damakhasiatebeli puspusit
k'abas ise ashrialebs, titkos budes ik'etebso.
misi p'alt'o turme k'vlavats bach'iastanaa. perts'asuli rbili
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t'q'avi mukhlebze tvlems. igi khels gaits'vdens da pekhze
audgomlad p'alt'os sak'idris k'auch'ze hk'idebs.
– k'argia grdzeli khelebi, – ambobs kali, chantashi ikhedeba da
ikidan sigaret'is k'olops ighebs. «niup'ort'ia».
– t'otero k'i meubneba, mok'le khelebi gakvso.
– sad gamokeket es beberi usakmuri? – ganzrakh khmamaghla,
t'oteros gasagonad ek'itkheba ruti.
– igi usakmuri araa, chemi q'opili mts'vrtnelia.
– sigaret'i ar gindat?
– tavi davanebe, – q'oq'manit p'asukhobs igi.
– mashasadame, es beberi usakmuri tkveni mts'vrtneli iq'o, –
okhravs
kali.
shemdeg
«niup'ort'is»
piruzisperi
k'olopidan sigaret'is ghers amoadzvrens, narinjisper
t'uchebs shoris gaichris, shublshek'vrit dakhedavs kaghaldis
asantis natsrisper tavs da kalurad moukherkheblad
gahk'ravs. amastan, sigaret'i gverdulad uch'iravs, ris gamots
gheri ighuneba da mkholod mesame tsdaze inteba.
– rut! – ambobs margaret'i.
– usakmuri? – imeorebs t'otero da damdzimebuli,
arajansaghi sakhe k'ek'lutsi ghimilisgan ise ebritseba, titkos
dnobas its'q'ebso, – diakhats, usakmuri gakhlavart. sazizghari
beberi usakmuri, romelits p'rintsesebis garemotsvashi
mokhvda.
margaret'i am sit'q'vebshi tavis damamtsirebels verapers
khedavs, magidaze khelze khels adebs da momak'vdinebeli
seriozulobit atskhadebs:
– sulats ara khart usakmuri.
– sad aris chveni akhalgazrda k'onputsianeli? – t'otero
meore khels asts'evs, aket-ikit iq'ureba da moakhloebul
opitsiant's ek'itkheba, – alk'oholuri sasmelebi tu gakvt?
– mezoblebidan mogvakvs kholme.
sasatsiloa,
rom
chinelebs
ts'arbebi
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ts'in
k'i
ara
akvt
gamots'euli, aramed k'anshi chach'q'let'ils miugavt.
– ormagi shot'landiuri visk'i, – ambobs t'otero, – tkven,
dzvirpaso?
– daik'iri, – margaret'is p'asukhi khumrobasavit zhghers.
– tkven, bavshvebo?
bach'ia ruts shestskeris. kals sakheze narinjisperi mt'veri
aq'ria. misi tma, romelits tavdap'irvelad perplisprad
tu mkrkal ts'ablisprad mochanda, sinamdvileshi nairperia
– ts'ituri, q'viteli, q'avisperi da shavi. k'ashk'asha sinatleze
q'oveli gheri, dzaghlis bets'vivit, skhvadaskhva sheperilobas
idzens.
– eshmak'ma uts'q'is, – p'asukhobs igi, – albat, daik'iri.
– sami, – eubneba bach'ia opitsiant's. mas hgonia, rom daik'iri
laimis ts'venis msgavsi sasmelia.
– sami daik'iri, erti ormagi shot'landiuri visk'i q'inulit,
– imeorebs opitsiant'i da midis.
– rodis gakvt dabadebis dghe? – ek'itkheba bach'ia ruts.
– agvist'oshi. rat'om mek'itkhebit?
– chemi tebervalshia. gajobet!
– majobet, – etankhmeba kali da titkos khvdeba mis azrs: ar
sheidzleba igrdzno sruli up'irat'esoba shenze upros
mandilosanze.
– me tu mitsanit, t'oterom ragha dagishavat? is khom chveni
gundis mts'vrtneli iq'o.
– mts'vrtnelebs vin uq'urebs? matgan k'atsi sargebels
verapers nakhavs.
– rogor tu ver nakhavs? sk'olis gundi – mkholod
mts'vrtnelia, ar metankhmebit?
– sk'olis gundi – mkholod bavshvebi arian, – ambobs
t'otero, – t'q'viisgan okros ver miigheb. diakh, t'q'viisgan
okros veraprit miigheb.
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– tkven k'i es shedzelit, – ar etankhmeba bach'ia, – rodesats
sk'olis gundshi movkhvdi, ertmanetisgan ver varchevdi
tavsa da... – igi sheq'ovnda, rats unda iq'os, suprastan
mandilosnebi iskhdnen, – ...idaq'vs.
– archevdi, hari, tanats dzalian k'argad. me shentvis araperi
mists'avlebia. ubralod, sheni tavi shenve mogande, – igi
gamudmebit aket-ikit iq'ureba, – shen akhalgazrda iremi
iq'avi didi pekhebit.
– ra zomis? – int'eresdeba ruti.
– ormotsdaotkhis, – p'asukhobs bach'ia, – tkven?
– me p'at'araze p'at'ara makvs, – ambobs ruti, – namtsetsa
pekhutsebi.
– me k'i momechvena, rom pekhsatsmelebshi chat'eva uch'irdat.
igi uk'an iznikeba, rata magidis kvesh sheikhedos, ts'q'alkvesha
bindbundshi, sadats p'ersp'ekt'ivit damok'lebuli kalis
nak'utalebi or okrosper tevzs ts'aagavs. isini sk'amis kvesh
apareben tavs.
– ase dazhinebit nu momcherebikhart, torem k'abinis garet
aghmochndebit, – ts'q'enit ambobs ruti. es k'argia. kalebs
mosts'ont, rotsa shetsbunebulni arian. amas araprisdidebit
ar aghiareben, magram es pakt'ia.
opitsiant's dasalevi moakvs, tepshebkvesh khelsakhotsebs
atavsebs, ikve k'i – supris mkrkal vertskhleuls. rodesats
t'oterostan gadadis, es uk'anask'neli visk'is ch'ikas
magidaze dgams da gamotsotskhlebuli mt'k'itse khmit
ts'armotkvams:
– changlebi da k'ovzebi? aghmosavluri k'erdzebistvis? nutu
chkhirebi ara gakvt?
– chkhirebi rogor ara gvakvs.
– q'velas chkhirebi, – gadach'rit atskhadebs t'otero, – sadats
ts'akhval, ikauri kudi unda daikhuro.
– chemsas ar sheekhot! – k'ivis margaret'i da tavis changalsa da
k'ovzs khels aparebs, rodesats opitsiant'i mat aghebas
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daap'irebs, – aranairi chkhiri ar msurs.
– hari da ruti ras it'q'vian? – k'itkhulobs t'otero, – tkven
ras amjobinebt?
daik'iris martlats laimis suni asdis, romlis gemo
k'arakivit ganepineba mts'k'lart'e sitkhis gamch'virvale
zedap'irze.
– chkhirebs, – dabali, mzhgheri khmit p'asukhobs bach'ia, tan
ukharia, rom misi natkvami margaret's gulze mokhvdeba, –
t'ekhasshi chinur k'erdzebtan litons arasdros vkhmarobdit.
– rut? – t'otero mas moridebit da dadzabulad shestskeris.
– tu am ot'rovelas sheudzlia, mets shevdzleb, – igi sigaret's
akrobs da k'olopidan akhal ghers ighebs.
rogorts p'at'ardzlis khelismomk'ides miakvs taiguli,
opitsiant'its
iseve
midis
uarq'opili
supris
vertskhleulit. margaret'i mart'o rcheba da es aghizianebs.
bach'ia k'maq'opilia: es kali mis bednierebas chrdilivit
epareba.
– tkven t'ekhasshi chinur k'erdzebs miirtmevdit?
– gamudmebit. sigaret'i mometsit.
– tkven khom aghar ets'evit.
– isev davits'q'e. ati tsent'i mometsit.
– ati tsent'i! jibe gaamzadet!
rutis zedmet'ad mk'vetri uari bach'ias guls st'k'ens. kals
titkos eshinia, ar mot'q'uvdes. rat'om hgonia, rom bach'ia mis
gadzartsvas ap'irebs? an k'i ra akvs ts'asartmevi? bach'ia jibidan
khurda puls ighebs, attsent'ians shearchevs da sp'ilos dzvlit
gats'q'obil musik'alur avt'omat'shi agdebs, nazad rom
anatebs mati magidis siakhloves. shemdeg gadaikhreba,
melodiebis sias sheatvalierebs da «B» da «7» ghilak'ebs
ach'ers khels – «roksvili».
– bost'ons tu ar chavtvlit, t'ekhasshi chinuri samzareulo
mtel ashsh-shi sauk'etesoa, – atskhadebs igi.
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– q'uradghebit mousminet sakhelgantkmul mogzaurs, –
ambobs ruti da mas sigaret's ats'vdis. amis gamo bach'ia kals
attsent'ianis armitsemas p'at'iobs.
– mashasadame, tkven tvlit, – jiut'ad ganagrdzobs t'otero,
– rom mts'vrtnelebi arapers ak'eteben.
– isini aravis sch'irdeba, – tavisas ar ishlis ruti.
– k'argi, ra, – ertveba bach'ia.
opitsiant'i chkhirebita da ori meniuti brundeba. bach'ia
imedgatsruebulia – chkhirebs iseti shesakhedaoba akvs, rom
khis k'i ara, p'last'masis gegonebat. sigaret'i chalasavitaa.
igi mas p'iridan gamoighebs. sak'marisia. agharasodes mosts'evs.
– titoeulma chvenganma erti k'erdzi sheuk'vetos, mere k'i
ertmanets gavuq'ot, – stavazobs mat t'otero, – vis ra
uq'vars?
– me momzhavo-mot'k'bo ghoris khortsi, – atskhadebs margaret'i,
romelsats gambedaobas veravin ts'aartmevs.
– hari?
– ar vitsi.
– esets tkveni
shenishnavs ruti.
chinuri
samzareulos
sp'etsialist'i,
–
– ak inglisurad ts'eria, me k'i chinuri menius mikhedvit var
shechveuli shek'vetis mitsemas.
– k'argi, geq'opat. is maints mitkharit, q'velaze gemrieli ra
aris.
– shemeshvit, uk've tavgza amibniet.
– tkven t'ekhasshi arasodes q'opilkhart, – ambobs ruti.
bach'ias akhsendeba sakhli im utsnob, ukheebo kuchaze,
p'reriebistvis damakhasiatebeli mts'vane ghame, panjarashi
gamopenili q'vavilebi da p'asukhobs:
– tskhadia, viq'avi.
– ik ras ak'etebdit?
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– jarshi vmsakhurobdi.
– jarshi? eg ar itvleba. ase q'vela msakhurobda jarshi
t'ekhasshi.
– tkveni gemovnebit sheuk'vetet, – eubneba bach'ia t'oteros.
mas aghizianeben es armieli vet'eranebi, romeltats ruti,
rogorts chans, itsnobda, da dadzabulad usmens im simgheris
bolo t'akt'ebs, romelsats attsent'iani daakharja. am chinur
dats'esebulebashi khma titkos samzareulodan ismis da
odnav tu ts'aagavs im tamam melodias, ase rom amkhnevebda
ts'ukhel mankanashi.
t'otero opitsiant's shek'vetas adzlevs da rotsa is midis,
rutis gadarts'munebas tsdilobs. mokhutss t'uchebi visk'it
dasvelebia.
– mts'vrtneli, – ambobs igi, – mts'vrtneli tskhovrebisgan
bodzebuli sami iaraghis ganvitarebaze zrunavs. esaa: tavi,
skheuli da guli.
– da sazarduli, – amat'ebs ruti.
gaismis sitsili. vin ipikrebda? es margaret'ia. igi bach'ias
rogorghats asht'erebs.
– akhalgazrda kalbat'ono, tkven me gamomits'viet, amit'om
q'uradghebas
vitkhov,
–
t'otero
seriozulobis
gansakhierebaa.
– ra sisulelea, – chumad p'asukhobs ruti da tvalebs khris,
– tavi damanebet, – kali gabrazebulia, nest'oebi tetrad
mouchans, ukheshad sheghebili sakhe umukdeba.
– up'irvelesad tavi. st'rat'egia. bich'ebis umet'esoba
k'alatburtis mts'vrtneltan ezoebidan midis
da
ts'armodgena ara akvt – rogor gitkhrat, – ts'armodgena ara
akvt orparian moedanze tamashis elegant'urobaze. imedia,
dametankhmebi, ara, hari?
– ra tkma unda. sts'ored gushin...
– meore – davasruleb, hari, da mere tkvi, – meore skheulia.
bich'ebistvis sp'ort'uli pormis gamomushaveba. mati
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pekhebistvis simt'k'itsis mitsema, – igi gap'rialebul
magidaze khels momusht'avs, – simt'k'itse. sirbili, sirbili
da sirbili. sanam pekhebit mits'aze dganan, sul unda
irbinon. magram es maints tsot'a ikneba. mesame, – meore khelis
tsera da sachvenebeli titebit igi p'iris k'utkheebidan
opls its'mends, – es gulia. ak k'argi mts'vrtnelis ts'inashe, me
k'i, akhalgazrda kalbat'ono, tsdas ar vak'lebdi, rom aseti
vq'opiliq'avi, da rogorts vighats-vighatsebi amt'k'itseben, viq'avi
k'idets, ak mis ts'inashe q'velaze seriozuli shesadzleblobebi
chndeba.
bich'ebshi
srulq'opilebisk'en
sts'rapvis
gamomushaveba.
me
q'oveltvis
mimachnda,
rom
es
gamarjvebisk'en sts'rapvaze mnishvnelovani iq'o, radgan
srulq'opilebis mights'eva ts'agebis drosats k'i shesadzlebelia.
aidzulo isini, rom sheigrdznon, diakh, es sit'q'va, albat,
q'velaze zust'ia, sheigrdznon srulq'opilebis sits'minde,
gaigon, rom titoeulma matganma q'velaperi unda
gaak'etos, rats k'i sheudzlia, – igi tsot'as sheisvenebs,
rigrigobit shestskeris msmenelebs da shep'asukhebis
survils uk'argavs, – bich'i, visi gulis gak'etilshobilebats
shedzlo shtagonebulma mts'vrtnelma, – asrulebs igi tavis
gamosvlas, – agharasodes gakhdeba, am sit'q'vis q'velaze ghrma
mnishvnelobit, ts'arumat'ebeli da martskhiani adamiani
tskhovrebis gatsilebit did tamashshi, – igi khels maghla sts'evs,
– akhla k'i ghmerts shevevedrot. upalo, shegvits'q'ale, et cetera...
[7] – mas t'uchebtan ch'ika miakvs, romelshits agharaperia,
q'inulis k'uburebis garda, gadaip'irkvavebs da isinits
rak'aruk'it eshvebian p'irshi.
ruti bach'ias miubrundeba da ts'q'narad, albat, saubris
temis shetsvlis miznit, ek'itkheba:
– ras sakmianobt?
– darts'munebuli ara var, rom rames vsakmianob, – itsinis
bach'ia, – dghes dilit samsakhurshi unda ts'avsuliq'avi. me... es
sak'maod rtuli asakhsnelia... arsebobs erti mots'q'obiloba
– «magiuri sakhekhela», romelsats rek'lamas vuts'ev.
– da ech'vi ar mep'areba, rom brts'q'invaledats gamosdis, –
ertveba t'otero, – darts'munebuli var, rom, rodesats
k'orp'oratsia
«magiuri
sakhekhelas»
sabch'os
ts'evrebi
q'ovelts'liur skhdomaze ik'ribebian da ismis shek'itkhva: «vin
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sheuts'q'o q'velaze met'ad kheli chveni sakmis ts'armat'ebas
amerik'is sazogadoebashi?» – siashi p'irvel adgilze bach'ia
hari engst'romis sakhelia.
– tkven raghas sakmianobt? – int'eresdeba tavis mkhriv bach'ia.
– arapers, – p'asukhobs ruti, – arapers, – misi kututoebi
gakonil tsisper pardasavit eshveba daik'iris bok'alis
tavze, nik'ap'ze k'i sitkhis momts'vano anarek'li edeba.
moakvt chinuri k'erdzebi. bach'ias p'irshi nerts'q'vi mosdis.
t'ekhasis mere isini martlats ar gausinjavs. bach'ias uq'vars
es sach'meli, romelshits veravin miagnebs dak'luli
tskhovelebis k'vals – dzrokhis uk'ana nats'ilis siskhlian
nach'rebs tu katmis dzarghvian chonchkhs. isini dzalze
ts'vriladaa dach'ril-dakutsmatsebuli da umt'k'ivneulodaa
shereuli usulo bost'neultan, romelta gapuebuli
mts'vane skheulebi masshi uts'q'inar madas aghdzravs. shesanishnavia.
es q'velaperi brinjis ulupaze devs, romelsats ortkli
asdis. titoeuli matgani amgvar ak'urat'ul, tskhel
ulupas ighebs. margaret'i sasts'rapod gadazels tavisas
changlit, q'velani siamovnebit miirtmeven. ovaluri
tepshebidan q'avisperi ghoris khortsis, mts'vane bardis,
ts'its'ilis,
skeli
t'k'bili
sats'eblis,
k'revet'ebis,
ch'ughumburisa da k'idev vin itsis, risi mts'k'lart'e suni
iprkveva. sakheze otkhives jansaghi sits'itle gadahk'ravs.
saubarits tsotskhlad mimdinareobs.
– igi gasaotsari iq'o, – ambobs bach'ia t'oteros shesakheb, –
olkis udidesi mts'vrtneli. mis gareshe verapers
mivaghts'evdi.
– ara, hari, tsdebi. shen upro met'i gaak'ete chemtvis, vidre me
shentvis. gogoebo, p'irvelive shekhvedrashi otsi kula
daagrova.
– otsdasami, – azust'ebs bach'ia.
– otsdasami kula! khom ts'armogidgeniat! – kalishvilebi
ch'amas ganagrdzoben, – harisbergshi gamartuli shekhvedra tu
gakhsovs sht'at'is p'irvelobaze, da is mk'virtskhli juja
denist'onidan?
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– tskhadia. martlats kondrisk'atss hgavda, – eubneba hari
ruts, – khuti put'i da ori duimi, maimunivit makhinji.
tanats unamuso.
– martalia, magram tavisi sakme k'argad itsoda, – ambobs
t'otero, – tavisi sakme itsoda. hari dzlier met'okes
gadaats'q'da.
– khom gakhsovt, pekhi rom damido?
– ho-o, eg k'i damavits'q'da, – adast'urebs t'otero.
– is juja pekhs midebs da q'iraze gadavdivar. k'idev k'argi,
k'edelze rbili ch'ilopebi iq'o aparebuli, torem
sik'vdils ver gadavurchebodi.
– mere ra mokhda, hari? samagiero ar gadaukhade? es
shemtkhveva tavidan amomivarda, – ambobs t'otero sach'mlit
gat'enili p'irita da shurisdziebis molodinit aghvsili.
– ara, – nela p'asukhobs bach'ia, – me ts'esebs arasodes
varghvevdi. msajma q'velaperi dainakha, da vinaidan es uk've
mekhute shemtkhveva iq'o, igi moednidan gaadzeva. amis mere
kheli aghar gavandzrevinet.
t'oteros imedis nap'erts'k'ali ukreba, sakhe emchvareba da
udundeba.
– martali khar, shen arasdros arghvevdi ts'esebs. arasdros.
hari q'oveltvis idealist'i iq'o.
– amis sach'iroeba ar iq'o, – mkhrebs ichechs bach'ia.
– haris meore gasaotsari tviseba is iq'o, rom t'ravmas ar
ighebda, – amtsnobs t'otero gogoebs.
– ara, ertkhel maja damech'ima, – usts'orebs bach'ia, – magram tu
rame martlats mekhmareboda, es...
– mere ra mokhda? sashinelebaa, q'velaperi damavits'q'da.
– mere? mere p'enouk'is jeri dadga. araperits ar iq'o.
dagvamartskhes.
– imat gaimarjves? chven ara?
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– ara, dalakhvros eshmak'ma. isini magrad tamashobdnen. khuti
dzlieri motamashe hq'avdat. chven k'i, gulakhdilad rom
vtkvat, mkholod erti – me. chventan harisonits iq'o, k'argad
tamashobda, magram im sapekhburto t'ravmis shemdeg
vegharaprit gamojanmrtelda.
– roni harisoni? – k'itkhulobs ruti.
– itsnobt? – ek'itkheba sheshpotebuli bach'ia. harisoni
mekaltaned itvleboda.
– darts'munebuli ara var, – sak'maod gulgrilad p'asukhobs
ruti.
– sashualo simaghlis, khuch'uch'a. tsot'ati k'och'lobs.
– ara, ar vitsnob, – ambobs kali, – skhva megona.
igi marjved khmarobs chkhirebs tsali khelit. meore mukhlze
udevs zurgit kvemot. bach'ia siamovnebit ak'virdeba,
rogor khris kali tavs, rogor modis ts'in mskhvili
gulubrq'vilo k'iseri, mkhris dzarghvebi k'i ich'imeba, t'uchebi
luk'mis garshemo emuts'eba. chkhirebit zust'ad gatvlili
modzraobit ighebs sach'mels. gasaotsaria, ramdeni sinazea
msukan kalebshi. margaret'i k'i skhvaa. igi changals nichabivit
khmarobs.
– chven ts'avaget, – imeorebs t'otero, opitsiant's edzakhis da
imave sasmels uk'vets.
– me aghar minda, gmadlobt, – ambobs bach'ia, – isedats
mtvrali var.
– tkven didi gamgone bich'i khart, – ambobs margaret'i. man
jerats ver daimakhsovra misi sakheli. ghmerto chemo, rogor
ezizgheba es kali.
– razets me vsaubrobdi da rats, tkvenive sit'q'vebit,
martlats damekhmara, erti eshmak'oba iq'o – burtis orive
khelit ise dach'era, rotsa tserebi ertmanets titkmis ekhebian.
sts'ored mashin chndeba didebuli simsubukis grdznoba.
burti tavisit, st'venit miprinavs ts'in, – igi tsdilobs,
khelebit achvenos, es rogor khdeba.
– eh, hari, – ambobs daghvremili t'otero, – rodesats chemtan
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mokhvedi, srola uk've itsodi. me mkholod gamarjvebisk'en
sts'rapva shtagagone. sts'rapva srulq'opilebisk'en.
– rom itsodet, chemi sauk'eteso tamashi is k'i ar iq'o, rotsa
alenviltan mat'chshi ormotsi kula davagrove, aramed
bolosts'ina k'lasshi. sezonis dasats'q'isshi olkis shoreul
boloshi gavemgzavret, p'at'ara sasatsilo p'rovintsiul
sk'olashi, sadats ekvsive k'lasshi asiode mosts'avle
sts'avlobda. ra erkva? chit'is bude? tu raghats amis msgavsi.
tkven gemakhsovrebat.
– chit'is bude? ara, ar makhsovs, – p'asukhobs t'otero.
– me mgoni, es ertaderti shemtkhveva iq'o, rodesats isini
shejibrebis p'rogramashi chavrtet. ik erti tsitskna sasatsilo,
k'vadrat'uli sp'ort'darbazi iq'o, maq'ureblebi k'i stsenaze
iskhdnen. sakhelts'odebats sasatsilo hkonda.
– chit'is bude, – imeorebs t'otero. igi shets'ukhebulia da
gamudmebit q'urs isress.
– orioli![8] – shesdzakhebs gakharebuli bach'ia, – sashualo
sk'ola «orioli». p'at'ara, miq'ruebuli kalaki. es
sp'ort'uli sezonis dasats'q'isshi mokhda, ase rom, jer k'idev
tbiloda da avt'obusit mgzavrobisas mindvrebze chalis
bululebi vigvamebivit mochanda. mteli sk'ola sidrit
iq'o gazhghentili, makhsovs, amis shesakheb ikhumret k'idets. isits
mitkharit, es q'velaperi gultan akhlos ar mimet'ana, ak
savarjishod chamovedit da ara mat gasanadgureblado.
– shen chemze uk'etesi makhsovroba gkonia, – ambobs t'otero.
opitsiant'i brundeba, t'otero aghar elodeba, rodis
daats'q'obs igi q'velapers magidaze da ch'ikas p'irdap'ir
langridan ighebs.
– mash, ase, – ganagrdzobs bach'ia, – chavdivart da tamashs
vits'q'ebt, mati permerebis khuteuli k'i ert adgils
t'k'ep'nis. sts'rapad vagrovebt tkhutmet' kulas, me k'i
gultan akhlos araperi mimakvs. stsenaze otsamde
maq'urebeli zis. shekhvedra amkhanaguria, sanerviulots
araperia. saotsari grdznoba michndeba – titkos q'velaperi
shemidzlia, mkholod unda virbino, p'asebi gavak'eto da met'i
araperi. uetsrad vkhvdebi, khom gesmit, vkhvdebi, rom
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q'velapris unari shemts'evs. meore nakhevarshi sul raghats
atjer vt'q'ortsni, q'ovel jerze burti p'irdap'ir k'alatshi
miprinavs da ise vardeba shig, rom bades arts k'i ekheba,
titkos ch'ashi k'ench'ebs visrode. es t'et'iebi k'i aket-ikit
dakrian, oplshi its'urebian, mkholod ori satadarigo
motamashe hq'avt, magram chveni gundi mat ligashi araa da
mattvisats sulertia. ertaderti msaji stsenis k'ideze
ikhreba da mat mts'vrtnels esaubreba. sashualo sk'ola
«orioli». ai, ase. shemdeg k'i mati mts'vrtneli gasakhdelshi
modis, sadats orive gundi t'ansatsmels itsvlis, k'aradidan
sidrit savse doks ighebs da ts'reze chamoat'arebs. nutu ar
gakhsovt? – utsnauri da sasatsilots k'ia, rom veraprit
khvdebian, ra aris amashi gansak'utrebuli. bach'ia tavis
tepshs ubrundeba. danarchenebma uk've miirtves da meore
ch'ikas svamen.
– diakh, ser, rogorts gkviat, martlats saq'vareli bich'i khart,
– ambobs margaret'i.
– q'uradghebas nu miaktsev, hari, – ts'armotkvams t'otero, –
bozebi q'oveltvis ase lap'arak'oben.
margaret'is kheli t'ans mosts'q'deba, magidas gadasts'vdeba da
k'atss p'irdap'ir k'bilebshi khvdeba.
– t'ushe, – gulgrilad ambobs ruti.
q'velaperi ise ts'q'narad khdeba, rom chineli, romelits
magididan zedmet' tepshebs ighebs, verapers amchnevs da arts
araperi esmis.
– chven mivdivart, – atskhadebs t'otero da ts'amodgomas
tsdilobs, magram tedzoti magidas ejakheba, cherdeba da
k'uzianivit mokhrili dgas. dart'q'misgan p'iri odnav
moghretsia. bach'ia tvals aridebs q'oq'ochobis, sirtskhvilisa da,
rats upro uaresia, siamaq'is tu p'at'ivmoq'vareobis am
orazrovan, avadmq'opur narevs. tsalq'ba ghimilisgan
daghmech'ili t'uchebidan ori sit'q'va moprinavs, – modikhart,
dzvirpaso?
– bozishvili, – p'asukhobs margaret'i. magram misi k'ak'alivit
mk'vrivi skheuli k'abinidan gaskhlt'eba, igi uk'an ikhedeba,
amots'mebs, magidaze sigaret'i an sapule khom ar darcha, –
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bozishvili, – imeorebs igi. aris raghats lamazi im
aghushpotvelobashi, romlitats am sit'q'vas ts'armotkvams.
akhla oriveni upro mshvidad gamoiq'urebian.
bach'ias magididan ts'amokht'oma surs, magram t'otero
sachkarod adebs mkharze khels. motamasheta sk'amze mjdar
bach'ias khshirad ugrdznia mts'vrtnelis mt'k'itse khelis shekheba
zurgshi msubukad ts'amort'q'mis ts'in, rats satamashod gasvlis
manishnebeli iq'o.
– ara, ara, hari. darchi. chvens ukheshobas q'uradghebas nu
miaktsev. tsot'a khnit mankanas khom ver matkhovebdi?
– ra? me khom mis gareshe versad ts'aval.
– ho, ho, martali khar, map'at'ie, getaq'va.
– ara, mindoda metkva, rom tu gch'irdebat... – mas ar surs im
mankanis tkhoveba, romelits misi mkholod sanakhevrodaa.
t'otero amas khvdeba.
– ara, ara. suleluri idea iq'o. ghame mshvidobisa.
– dajirjvebuli beberi q'eq'echi, – eubneba mas margaret'i.
t'otero tanamgzavrs mzeras sheavlebs da mashinve
patskhaputskhit khris tvalebs. hari khedavs, rom kali
martalia.
t'otero
martlats
gapizhvinebula,
sakhe
chapushuli busht'ivit moghretsia. magram es busht'i bach'ias ise
shestskeris,
rogorts
raghats
mnishvnelovani
azrit
gajerebuli, ts'q'alivit mdzime da upormo.
– shen sad ts'akhval? – ek'itkheba t'otero.
– q'velaperi k'argad ikneba. puli makvs. sast'umroshi
nomers avigheb, – p'asukhobs bach'ia. mas shemdeg, rats t'oteros
tkhovnaze uari utkhra, unda, rom igi male ts'avides.
– chemi savanis k'ari ghiaa, – ambobs t'otero, – martalia, ik
mkholod erti sats'oli dgas, magram mat'rasis gak'etebats
sheidzleba...
– ara, ara, – gadach'rit ets'inaaghmdegeba bach'ia, – tkven me
sitsotskhle sheminarchunet, magram ar vap'ireb t'virtad
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dagats'vet. q'velaperi k'argad ikneba. isedats ar vitsi,
madloba rogor gadagikhadot.
– chven k'idev visaubrebt, – hp'irdeba t'otero da margaret's
uk'analze khels titkos shemtkhvevit ts'amoart'q'ams.
– itsode, mogk'lav, – eubneba margaret'i da oriveni midian.
uk'nidan isini mama-shvils hgvanan, dakhls gaivlian, sadats
opitsiant'i amerik'el kalishvils esaubreba da shushis k'arit
garet gadian. margaret'i ts'in midis. titkos asets unda
iq'os, titkos khis pigurebi arian, romlebits dzvelebur
baromet'rs t'oveben da k'vlav ubrundebian.
– ghmerto chemo, t'otero sashinel pormashia.
– vinghaa akhla k'arg pormashi? – ambobs ruti.
– tundats tkven.
– gindat mitkhrat, rom k'arg madaze var?
– momisminet, tkven, mgoni, k'omp'leksi gats'ukhebt didi
skheulis gamo. sulats ara khart msukani. chemi azrit, dzalze
p'rop'ortsiuli aghnagoba gakvt.
kali itsinis, shemdeg chumdeba, bach'ias shestskeris, k'vlav
itsinis, orive khels mkharze adebs da eubneba:
– bach'iav, tkven namdvili krist'iani jent'lmeni khart.
kalis p'iridan sak'utari sakhelis gagonebaze k'atsi sitbos
mozghvavebas grdznobs.
– net'av ra mizezit daart'q'a? – k'itkhulobs igi da
khitkhitebs, tan eshinia, kalma mkharze dadebuli kheli
khumrobit perdze ar miach'iros. misi mt'k'itse t'atsi amgvar
shesadzleblobas sulats ar gamoritskhavs.
– mas mosts'ons khalkhis tsema. ertkhel mets damart'q'a.
– albat, aidzulet, rom ase moktseuliq'o.
kali misi mkhridan khelebs ighebs da magidaze ats'q'obs.
– t'oteromats aidzula. masats mosts'ons, rodesats urt'q'amen.
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– tkven mas ase k'argad itsnobt?
– margaret'i miq'veboda mis shesakheb.
– es imas ar nishnavs, rom tkven mas itsnobt. is kali
sulelia.
– rats martalia, martalia. tkven verts k'i ts'armoidgent,
rogori sulelia.
– dzalian k'argadats ts'armovidgen. mis t'q'up'istsalze var
dakorts'inebuli.
– auh! dakorts'inebuli.
– erti imashi gamark'viet, roni harisonze ras ambobdit?
itsnobt?
– tviton ras ambobdit? dakorts'inebuli varo, ara?
– viq'avi dakorts'inebuli. akhlats dakorts'inebuli var.
igi nanobs, rom am sak'itkhs sheekho. uzarmazari busht'uk'i,
sak'utari saotsari mdgomareobis gatsnobiereba gulze
mdzimed ats'veba. ase adrets emarteboda, bavshvobashi, rodesats
shabat saghamos sakhlisk'en mimavali uetsrad grdznobda, rom
irgvliv q'velaperi – kheebi tu kvapenili – tskhovreba iq'o,
ertaderti da ganumeorebeli realoba.
– akhla sad aris?
esgha ak'lda – tu bich'i khar, up'asukhe: sad sheidzleboda
ts'asuliq'o jenisi?
– is, albat, tavis mshoblebtanaa. me mkholod gushin
mivat'ove.
–
oh,
mashasadame,
migit'ovebiat.
shvebulebashi
q'opilkhart.
ar
– ara, ara, mgoni, mivat'ove.
opitsiant's mattvis shirbakht'is ghvezeli moakvs. bach'ia
gasasinjad ert tsals ighebs, pikrobs, rom magaria, chak'bechs
da dzalze nasiamovnebi rcheba, rodesats tkheli kerkidan
p'irshi rbili, blant'i zhele eghvreba.
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– tkveni megobrebi aghar dabrundebian? – k'itkhulobs
opitsiant'i.
– magaze nu dardobt. me gadavikhdi, – p'asukhobs bach'ia.
chineli tavis mich'q'let'il ts'arbebs maghla sts'evs, ighrijeba
tu ighimeba da midis.
– mdidari khart? – aint'eresebs ruts.
– ara, gharibi.
– nutu martla sast'umroshi ap'irebt ghamis gatevas?
oriveni k'idev ramdenime ghvezels igheben. tepshze sul
otsamdea.
– diakh. akhla jenisze mogiq'vebit. me mis mit'ovebas im
ts'utamde ar vap'irebdi, sanam misgan ar ts'amovedi. chemtvis
uetsrad tskhadi gakhda, rom skhvagvarad sheudzlebeli iq'o. igi
khuti put'i da ekvsi duimia, shavgvremani...
– aravitari survili ara makvs, mis shesakheb raime
movismino, – gadach'rit ambobs ruti. rodesats tavs
gadasts'evs da ch'erze sanatebs atvalierebs, misi nairperi
tma ertgvarovani, muki sheperilobis khdeba. sinatle tmas
upro ukhdeba, vidre sakhes – harisk'en momartul mkhares,
p'udris kvemodan, raghats lakebis tu khuts'uts'ebis k'vali
mochans.
– survili ara gakvt, – ambobs bach'ia. mk'erdidan busht'uk'i
mogoravs. tu es aravis adardebs, mas rat'omgha unda
ats'ukhebdes? – k'argi. raze visaubrot? ramdens its'onit?
– as ormotsdaats.
– erti tsitskna q'opilkhart. meore kvesashualo ts'ona. ar
gekhumrebit. vis rashi sch'irdeba tsarieli dzvali da t'q'avi?
tkveni ts'onis q'oveli girvanka namdvili sagandzuria.
igi umiznod laklakebs, ukharia da imit'om. magram mis
sit'q'vebshi raghats iseti gaismis, rats kals q'urebs
daatskvet'inebs.
– tkven dzalian ch'k'viani khart, – ambobs igi da tvalebtan
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tsariel bok'als miit'ans. es aris brt'q'eli p'at'ara vaza
mok'le pekhze, sts'ored iseti, romlebshits dabadebis dghis
aghsanishnav p'izhonur ts'veulebebze naq'ins deben. kalis
sakheze arek'lili sinatlis mk'rtali rk'alebi mitsuravs.
– arts sak'utari ts'onis shesakheb gsurt saubari. hm, – igi
p'irshi morig ghvezels gadaushvebs da elodeba, tu rodis
gauvlis zheles tskhare gemos p'irveli shegrdzneba, – k'etili.
modi, pirpit'a gadavat'rialot. itsit, ra gch'irdebat tkven
– mis amerik'as? «magiuri sakhekhela». inarchunebs vit'aminebs.
sp'obs zedmet' tskhimebs. p'last'masis khrakhnis erti bruni da
shegidzliat gakhekhot st'apilo an gatalot tkveni meughlis
pankrebi. erti sit'q'vit, q'velapershi gamoiq'enebt.
– k'argi, ra. morchit sisuleleebs.
– k'argi.
– modi, raime sasiamovnoze vilap'arak'ot.
– tanakhma var. tkven daits'q'et.
igi ghvezels mok'bechs da p'irgamot'enili bach'ias shestskeris,
daberili t'uchebis k'utkheebi sasatsilod daushvia. ghech'vis
dros sakheze usazghvro k'maq'opileba et'q'oba. bolos igi
luk'mas gadaq'lap'avs, mrgval tsisper tvalebs partod
daach'q'et's, erts amoiokhrebs, raghatsis tkmas daap'irebs,
magram amis natsvlad sakheshi shestsinebs.
– matsalet, – ambobs igi, – akhlave, – shemdeg tavis bok'alshi
chaikhedavs, dadzabulad pikrobs, magram mkholod amis tkmas
akherkhebs, – ar aris sach'iro sast'umroshi tskhovreba.
– momits'evs. mitkharit, romelia uk'etesi.
mas int'uitsia k'arnakhobs, rom kalma bevri ram unda itsodes
sast'umroebis shesakheb. ik, sadats misi k'iseri sheumchnevlad
gadadis mkharze, tetrad mochans p'at'ara ghrmuli, da k'atsi
q'uradghebian mzeras sts'ored am nats'ils miap'q'robs.
– q'vela dzviri ghirs, – ambobs ruti, – q'vela. p'at'ara otakhits
k'i dzviria.
– tkveni bina sad mdebareobs?
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– akvea. samar-st'rit'ze. meore sartuli, ekimis k'abinet'is
tavze.
– mart'o tskhovrobt?
– diakh. megobari gamitkhovda.
– tu ar mushaobt, binis kiras rogor ikhdit?
– amit risi tkma gsurt?
– arapris. tvitonve mitkharit, rom arsad mushaobt. pass
khom ar met'q'odit?
ruti mas dadzabuli tsnobismoq'vareobit shestskeris,
romelits
k'atsma
tavidanve
sheamchnia,
jer