FORTHCOMING: A SHORT STORY
In this short story, a girl called Rosey is born in a family of eleven children. It was not an easy life, with her parents failing to fend for such a large family. The family is also dysfunctional. Her parents Estery and Mukay believe in a large family, but they are unable to provide for it, financially. Mukay boasts of his prowess in bed and fathers children elsewhere with an underage school girl, Maka. Maka becomes Mukay's second wife but younger wives tend to have a lot of demands. Maka is very close to Jakob, Mukay's eldest son. In Mukay's absence, Maka entertains Jakob a lot. One day Maka leaves behind her husband and the two children. She confesses that one of the children is not her husband's. Whose child is it?
At school, Rosey has a beautiful friend Ketie who comes from an affluent background. Ketie's parents afford boarding fees for her to at the same school. The two girls keep a close friendship despite their different backgrounds. Something happens to Rosey on her long journey from school. Rosey travels through scary forests to get to school everyday. At the same time Ketie seems to get special favours from Mr Mamba, one of the primary school teachers, but why? From being a bubbly girl, Ketie becomes reserved. One day school kids who attend St Faith's Mission stumble upon a man's naked body. Later the body is identified as Mr Mamba's. Two men are accused of the teacher's murder, but what is the motive behind? At the men's trial, the truth comes out. In the meantime, Ketie falls ill for a prolonged period of time, but recovers later. In the end the two friends, Rosie and Ketie get some sponsorship to further their education and fulfil their lifelong dreams. Their dream is to fight society's injustices, past and present ......
