Chapter 95

Vincent followed Sphesihle after school. He wanted to know where she was rushing off to so frequently at the sound of the siren. He saw her go around the school. She stopped at the swimming pool. It was the school’s oldest swimming pool. It was less used and less visited. She started pulling off her clothes until she was in her swim suit. She jumped in. That was all Vincent saw.

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Mpumi had locked herself in her room all day long. She did not open for the landlord who banged on her door and yelled. Instead, she chewed on her noodles and played on music through her earphones.

Her phone started ringing. “Hello?” she answered, and it was Thabo. Thabo w