Freak

When a child is born he or she is given a name by their parent or family relative. Each name has its own significance,it can either inspire or demotivate the child as they grow. When the child grows,he or she will receive a nickname from fellow peers.

I was only 9 years old when I met the Juma freak Nduna . I was in the fourth grade,he was in the seventh grade,the oldest in his class, not because he was a slow learner but because he was enrolled late to school,very late and I still don’t know why. All the children feared him. He was tall, muscular with strong, huge gigantic hands that could put a child down with one slap. When I reached high school he was already in grade 12. He had turned into a real freak. His face was covered in piercings,his dreadlocks were long and dyed in orange. During lunch time he would sit with his girlfriend Dintle Sepheo,who was also in the same class as him. The two were inseparable and wicked. One Saturday night,my mother was working an extra shift,