Dabwiso spent the remainder of the weekend trying to decipher the note and trace its origins. "Could it have been Muhau?" He asked himself. "She's constantly trying to crack jokes in my presence and always has finds a chance to ask for "help" in Math. "Or maybe it was Georgina." He imagined the note coming from any other girl in his class but Mayaba. How could a girl as stunning as her like him? He was only being polite after all.
Exams were just around the corner and Dabwiso couldn't risk the temptation of veering off his studies. Whoever liked him for whatever reason could wait. With one thing on his mind he was set of getting the President's Scholarship to Crescent Academy – the finest high school in Zambia – one where only the crème de la crème of the nation's finest crop were handpicked countrywide. His entire life led to this opportunity. Spending the next few months buried in his work...
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Lost. At Home
Short StoryA young boy's life is turned upside down as his family moves to a new place. He grapples with his father's absence in his life and sets out to find answers. In the process, he experiences life's growing pains as he seeks to reconcile his past and l...
