Chapter 40

She left the shack. After a short distance, she was already passing by the gang of young men. The man she found attractive was among the group. From the side of her eye, she could see the rest of them whisper pointing towards her. She loved that. She loved that they were talking about her in front of him. Mpumi kept her cool, and pretended not to see them at all. She made it to the shop.

“Mpumi,” the man standing behind the counter said. It was a small shop in a container. She was inside.

“My friend.”

“Yes, what do you want?”

“I want sweets.”

“Okay.”

There was a moment of pause. Mpumi did not seem informed of the pause—she was intensely focused on the man she was crushing on in just a short distance from the shop. The man behind the counter had to prompt her, “R1 for three, you know that, right?”

“Of course,” she was still staring out to the gang afar.

“The money, please.”

“Ow,” she was back. She started searchi