Ndumiso

I have to go to Naledi's house and ask her to be my girlfriend. I walked to the door.
"Where are you going?"
I turned to see my mom standing in the hallway. "To see Thato," I lied, my palms sweating.
She nodded without suspicion, and I hurried out before she could ask more. The walk to Naledi's house felt longer than usual, each step heavy with what I needed to say. When her cousin Biokabelo opened the door, her eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" she snapped, blocking the entrance. "Naledi isn't discharged yet. Did you even care to visit after the shooting at your house?" Her words hit like stones, and I stammered, "I just need two minutes."