MARIA KMIENI FILGHODU

Kienet bil-kemm ghada harget mill-bieb ta’barra li Maria ma tigiex wicc imb wicc ma’ Zolla. Qiesa kienet qed tistennija tohrog.

‘L-ghodwa t-tajba Mari’. Eee, dik x’daqqa ghandek fuq rasek?’

‘Daqqa ta’hadida. X’tippretendi Zoll, mhux il-Labour hemm fil-gvern? Xi trida tkun! Kullhadd jistaqsini. Hbadt rasi il-bierah kif kont qed nithabat fil-mandra u mar id-dawl.’

‘Iva, ghax mar id-dawl il-bierah, hux? Intiex ser twahhal fil-gvern ukoll?

‘Jien naf li mhux it-tort tal-gvern. Dak intom kontu dejjem twahhlu fil-gvern jigri x’jigri.’

‘Dak ghax wikkejtuna b’power station tal-qamel..’

‘Le issa hekk le. Lanqas intom qatt ma ghidtu li kienet tal-qamel. Intom kontu tghidu biss li messa kienet tahdem bil-gass mhux biz-zejt. Zoll, kif qalli Kola it-tort hu ta’min suppost kien qed jaghmel il-maitenance. U hawn fejn hu t-tort tal-gvern ghax minflok qaghad tiela w niezel ic-Cina jiehu lil dak u lil iehor mieghu vaganza missu ra li tal-maitenance kienu qed jaghmlu xogholhom.’

‘ u ajma dan l-istorbju kollu ghax mar daqsxejn id-dawl!’

‘Xi daqsxejn mar id-dawl, Zoll. Kellna powerkazz shih. Madwar Malta u Ghawdex kollu. Irrovinali frigidaire ikel. Kollox kelli narmi.’

‘Imma ser jaghti kumpens lil min bata xi hsara,tafx. Ghandek tghid xi gvern hanin ghandna Maria.’

‘Le Zoll, mhux ser jaghti kumpens lil min bata xi hsara. Mhux hekk qal. Ser jaghti kumpens lil xi whud. Issa naraw kif ser jahdimha din. Tghid mhux xi erba li kienu qed icappcpu warajh jiehduh il-kumpens issa. U dik x’inhi, hemm. Sewwa, mela meta ried ihabbar li l-pitlor rahas 2 centezmi deher hu f’hafna stennija u fanfarri minn qabel biex jiehu l-proset. U imbaghad Malta fid-dlam ghal sieghat shah kellu jkun l-inginier biex ihabbat wiccu mal-gazzetti.’

‘U int kif jaghtik fastidju kollox! Hu jhares lejn x’inhu ta’gid ghall-pajjiz, Mari.’’

‘Hallina Zoll. Hu jhares lejn x’inhu ta’gid ghalih u ghal min ivvutalu. U dak kif ma tafux izommu ruhkom. Ghandek tghid bidwi jkun bidwi u jibqa bidwi jistghu jaghmluh ambaxxatur jew speaker.’

‘Ghal xiex qed tghid Mari’?’

‘Ghandek ragun ghax dawn l-affarijiet ma jitmawhomkomx fuq is-super one. Ma rajthomx, kemm wiehed u kemm l-iehor, ghax qeghdin bil-lijf jiggerrew barra qishom Kola tieghi wara li jkun ghamel gurnata jithabat fil-ghalqa.’

‘Iva, dan ghax kienu bix-xorts u mhux bil-glekk qed tghid hekk Mari’. Mela ma tarax lit-tabib taghna ukoll bix-xorts jaghmel il-vizti fis-sajf.’

‘X’ghandu x’jaqsam Zoll. It-tabib taghna pulit minn guf ommu, jixraqlu kollox – ukoll vas f’rasu jidher sew bih. Uhud ohra, meta jintelqu juru minn fejn gejjin. Hu minnek Zoll….’

‘Xi trid tghid biha Mari’? Mhux mill-istess rokna gejna?’

‘u hallina Zoll. Mur, mur ghax irrid immur nixtri x-xema, lampa u pitrolju ghal meta jerga jmur id-dawl. La x-xitan ried hekk.’