The day felt normal.
Too normal.
And that’s how life always does it… it waits for you to relax, just enough, before it changes everything.
I was outside with Mr Mabaso, sitting by the yard playing Ludo like we always did. The sun wasn’t too harsh, and for once, my body felt like it belonged to me again. Not fully… but enough to breathe without thinking about pain.
He rolled the dice.
I watched it spin, bounce… then stop.
Before I could make my move, my phone rang.
Unknown number.
I stared at it for a second.
Something didn’t feel right.
“Answer it,” Mr Mabaso said casually, not even looking up from the board.
I picked it up.
“Hello?”
A pause.
Then a voice.
“Hi… you’re speaking to your uncle… from your father’s side.”
My heart skipped.
“You are Tebelo, right?”
I sat up str
