LURA MILL-ISPTAR

Maria kienet ghada kemm wasslet lil wahda mill-gara l-isptar, ghax ghalkemm kullhadd kien jaf lil Maria bhala wahda zbukkata, imma lila kienu jfittxu ghal xi pjacir. Waqfet il-pjazza biex tixtri l-hobz u l-halib u, m’ghandniex xi nghidu sabet ma min tghid kelma.

‘Hawn Lonz, int ghadek sejjer jew diga gejt mix-xoghol?’

‘Le Mari, illum bis-sick. Din il-gimgha m’iniex ser nersaq ‘l hem.’

‘Din il-gimha Lonz? Jien ma nafx meta tmur ghax-xoghol, ghax jekk mhux bis-sick bit-timinlu, u meta jfettilek tmur, tidhol fit-tienja u fid-disa ga narak hawn.’

‘Aqtaghha dimonju, li ma jmurx jisimek xi had.’

‘Mela mhux kullhadd ghajnejh f’wiccu, Lonz! Jien ma nafx kif tibqa tiftakar tahdem.’

‘Issa l-gvern mhux taghna Mari, mela hallih ihabbat. U dan minn fejn gejja ghodu ghodu?’

‘Tfakkarniex. Lejl shih l-emergenza. Sewwa ighidu tafx li jqattghu is-sighat shah hem. Imbaghad l-iehor, gej isolvi kollox bit-tinda. U ahjar Alla jtini…’

‘Ma tridx tghid li ma rrangga xejn l-isptar, hux?’

‘X’irranga irranga. Ruh ommok irranga Lonz. Ara hallina ghax int sakemm ihalluk tiskarta kollox sabih tara.Irid ikollok iz-zokkor f’ghanejk biex tara li l-isptar irranga.’

‘Imma hem ghalfejn titmasshan Mari!’

‘U zgur u int paxxut rieqed bqajt dalejl. Ghandek tghid tbazwru intom, u inbatu ahna maghkom.’

‘Mari, tibbottja xejn kellna bzonn ta bidla.’

‘Mhux hekk Lonz, inkella xi whud ma jindunawx kemm konna gawduti. Bhall-iehor, issa qed jinduna kemm qed immorru lura fl-inglis. L-ewwel xebaw ighajjru lit-tfal tas-sur Gino ghax ikellmuhom bl-inglis u issa qed nibku ghax sejrin lura.’

‘Imma mhux Maltin ahna Mari?’

‘Mela gawdi l-malti issa Lonz. Ara konna tant sew nafu nitkellmu bil-malti u bl-inglis, jekk mhux bit-taljan ukoll.’

‘Mari, jien madankollu ma nifhimx. Jien inhalli f’idejn Joseph ghax hu jaf x’inhu jaghmel.’

‘Faqqa subajk Lonz u kompli ilghaq ix-xemx fuq iz-zuntier. U ha nghidlek, qed tghidli li qed nitmasshan. Mela x’ghamel siehbek l-bierah il-parlament? Dak zgur tmasshan. Kien qisu ta qablu tal-goltin yers.’

‘Ma kellux ragun jirrabja jewilla? Ghandna cans indahhlu biljun ewro u ser itellfuhomna’

‘Ha nghidlek Lonz, jien ma jien intelliflek xejn. Li naf hu li l-flus tahdem ghalihom trid. B’li rridu naghmlu mhu xejn gdid ghax jista jaghmlu facilment haddiehor.’

‘Jaghmlu haddiehor. Ghalek ahna irridu naghgglu biex inkunu qabilhom. L-aqwa li ndahhlu l-flus.’

‘Tarax Lonz kemm int ragel. Dawk ta hemm isfel ukoll idahhlu l-belli liri. Ghax ma tmurx tbigh lill-ohtok jew lill-ommok bhal ma jaghmlu huma u ddahhal il-flus int ukoll. Imma kif ma tisthiex? Ara ha mmur ’l hemm ghax sewwa ighidu li ma tridx targumenta ma hmar ghax tibda tonhoq bhalu, u ghall-inhieq m’intiex ser tirbahlu.’

‘Hawn ma fhimtekx Mari.’

‘Int halli f’idejn Joseph, dak malajr ifehmek. Sahha Lonz.’