She did not know whether to poison his porridge, scald him with cooking oil

Mai Mwaita was exasperated by the indiscipline exhibited by Ginger, their dog. Afterall it was lying on its master's mattress Nhamo Muchagumisa Mrs Mwaita's impending widow status could no longer be controverted, even by the faintest hope. The medical practitioners at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital had consigned her husband to home-based care. Mrs Mwaita carried out her nursing duties as religiously as she had spelt out her vows at their wedding ceremony. The devoted wife did not waste time scanning what her future without a husband would be like.