{A WEEK LATER, AFTER THE BURIAL. SINDI RETURN FROM CUBA, WHERE SHE WAS STUDYING FOR MEDICINE. SHE WENT TO MR KHUMALO'S PLACE. LOOKING FOR PAUL, BUT HE WASN'T THERE.}
Sindi : KNOCK ON THE GUEST HOUSE.}
Mr Khumalo : Sindi hi.
Sindi : I came to see Paul, is he inside the house?
Mr Khumalo : I'm sorry.
Sindi : What? {LOOKING WORRIED. THINKING THAT PAUL COMMITTED SUICIDE.}
Mr Khumalo : Paul does not leave here anymore.
Sindi : I thought he killed himself.
Mr Khumalo : Why would he do that?
Sindi : The stress of losing his mother.
Mr Khumalo : Paul wanted to buy a house, before his mother passed away. He wanted her to see his success.
Sindi : Ohh!
Mr Khumalo : Yha. You just missed him. He was here a few minutes ago.
Sindi : I did see a car driven out. Was that him.
Mr Khumalo : Yes.
Sindi : He also bought a car.
Mr Khumalo : No. I bought him that car as a graduation gift, a few weeks ago.
Sindi : Weeks ago.
Mr Khumalo : Yha. See, Paul was working and studying at the same time. He wanted so badly to achieve his goals at his mother's presence.
Sindi : I see.
Mr Khumalo : You look tired. Have you just arrived?
Sindi : Yha. I wanted to see Paul before I head home.
Mr Khumalo : Well. You need to rest and it's getting late. You can use the guest house. I will take you to him tomorrow.
Sindi : Thank you. {WENT INSIDE AND TOOK A SHOWER.}
Mr Khumalo : Sindi...
Sindi : I'm in the bathroom.
Mr Khumalo : I brought you some sandwiches. You will find it on the table.
Sindi : Thanks.
Mr Khumalo : {REMAINS SILENT.} About Paul.
Sindi : What about him?
Mr Khumalo : Will it be okay if I take you to him in the morning?
Sindi : It won't be a problem
Mr Khumalo : Okay. I will drive you there before I go to the gym.
Sindi : Alright.
{SINDI FINISHED BATHING AND WENT TO THE DINING ROOM AND FOUND MR KHUMALO SITTING THERE.}
Sindi : Mr Khumalo. {IN SHOCK.}
Mr Khumalo : Sorry to scare you.
Sindi : I thought you left.
Mr Khumalo : I did leave. But then I came back to talk to you.
Sindi : About what?
Mr Khumalo : About Paul.
Sindi : What did he do?
Mr Khumalo : After you left. Things were not going well for him. He needed you, he still does. But he is hiding how he is truly feeling nowadays. Even if he is so broken. He acts like he is fine. He isolates himself from the world, it was worse after his mother's death. I can't even talk to him about anything going on in his life no more. But you can, he listen to you.
Sindi : I'll try.
Mr Khumalo : Okay, sleep well.
Sindi : You too sir.
{SHE ATE THE SANDWICH. AFTER EATING, SINDI WASHED THE DISH AND WENT TO THE STUDY ROOM. THERE SHE FOUND A BOOK THAT SHE AND PAUL USED TO READ TOGETHER. IT WAS ISOLATED FROM THE OTHER BOOKS. THOUGH SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT. SHE SAT DOWN AND READ IT. HALFWAY FROM FINISHING IT. SHE WAS SO SLEEPY, SINDI WENT TO PAUL'S OLD BEDROOM. AND THERE SHE HAD A LOT OF MEMORIES. BUT SHE CLIMBED ON THE BED AND SLEPT.}
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THE VILLAGE BOY.
Fiksi RemajaIn a small village far from the city. There lived a young boy, who was born in a poor family. He focused all his energy in his studies. He always told himself that he want to wash his mother's poverty. And give her a better lifestyle. Every morning...
