“Moi, aussi. Et a la prochaine mon amie”(Me too and next time dear). “D`accord, a la prochaine” (Yes, next time). “Tu ma manque” (I miss you!). “Tu ma manque aussi!” (Miss you too!). “Au revoir!”(Bye bye!) “Ok bye!”....she said and smiled big with eyes closed because she last spoke to her (Josphine) two months ago when she was leaving Zambia for Namibia. “Its good hearing from you girl” she said to herself and before she could re-join the main road, someone greeted her. “Morning ba Ruth!” “Oh morning Angela, come in! I give you a lift together with your friends”. “Wow!, thanks alot”, said Angela and signalled to her two friend, one wearing a Kansenshi Secondary School uniform and the other, like Angela, putting on a Blue Uniform for Convernt School which is next to Roman Catholic Church (Cathedral of Christ The King). As she drove past Pamodzi Turn-Off, she noticed that many Schools going pupils were standing there waiting for their favourity mini-Buses to take them to school. Most of these learners do not normaly board any Bus but those with music system, good looking and God knows what else they look for, and the other sad part is that, in most cases they do not even pay full amount according to the Public Transport Taxi/Bus Fair hence resulting into unhealth relationships among some of these learners and Drivers/Conductors. “So girls, how do you do and what are your names?”she asked Angela`s friends while looking into the side mirror to check on the Green Army-Truck and in it were some Officers who were learning on how to drive, so she had to keep her eyes open to avoid the unknown. “How do you do too?”....”my name is...” the two said at a go, so they both laughed and later on introduced their names one by one as ‘Sarah Mulenga and Veronica Banda’. “And how is school?” “School is fine ba Ruth although some exam-papers had been tough especially Maths and Physics”. “Oh yeah, that’s why I have seen alot of pupils in uniforms today”...”so, what are you writing today?” “Today, we are sitting for Maths Paper II and English Paper II”. Ruth just smiled and later on wished them good luck because most of the girl-child usually face difficulties in Maths and other subjects which deals with calculations. Veronica was left first at Kansenshi Main Gate and within few minutes she past Ndola Central Hospital through the Main Gate before turning left, past Ndola swimming pool and again kept left and within seconds her pink Spacio stopped infront of Dominican School Convernt as the security man or `the Gate-man` as most Nigerians will call them was opening the gate. Sarah almost openned the car door but Ruth went through the gate and came to halt.
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1/5/2016 04:19:23 am
Zambia has great writters,great talent. i like what am reading onthis website. it keeps a smile on my face leaving me build castles inthe air with the almost real picture created from the read scenes. bigup author keep it coming we getting there.
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