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The task ahead
I just arrived at the airport in Cape Town and called the princess’s guard to bring her here. I don’t want to leave the airport; I want to get home as soon as possible to hear what is going on because am worried about the queen. On the phone, she sounded sad and hurting. My phone rings and its Lebo calling. “Sure” I answered, “You are not at your place, where are you?” I forgot to tell him that I was leaving.
“Am in South Africa fetching the princess.” He remains quiet for a moment. “But I thought that she had classes to attend.” So, did I brother but here I am? “The queen sent me to come to get her, she wasn’t well when she called so am here.” Shit! I wonder why I told him that, Lebo is a mama’s boy but he doesn’t want to hear it. “It m
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