Chapter 8 – DeportationPetro reads the letter she penned in response to the Ansie letter to ensure that she said what she wanted to say.
Dear Miss van der Merwe (Ansie)
Sorry, but it still feels strange to use your first name. It made me very sad when I read how deeply the vicious rumours affected you. I am very glad that you have found happiness in Johannesburg. I would love to visit you in Johannesburg one day as it sounds like a very exciting city to be in.
I am doing well at school and I hope to attend a university next year, or the year after that as Anke has asked me to take a gap year so that the two of us can tour Europe together. I still have to convince my parents though. They may think that this is too dangerous for a girl to do. My father wants me to attend Tukkies, but afte
