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"no, put that box over there, don't drop it okay" he instruct man old enough to be his father's not looking at them but busy typing on his phone, a big smile plastered on his face.
"what about this one?" one asks him, he looks up for a brief second and point towards the passenger side of the truck. "Pasaanger seat" he says, back to his phone again. The man look at each other and smiles.
After Kagiso left, they never thought they would work with anyone equally if not more humane than Kagiso. Yes he was flawed, but this young laittie here is just so effortless. He makes their work seem so easy, they hardly ever complain when they have to wake up at the wee hours of the morning to come to work, because this young Tumahole has made their work so easy.
Today he will be the one transporting the cargos, with the help of one the regular man of course, he's only just got his driving license and doesn't know the routes that much, but he must be the one to oversee this shipment. They have to test his skills, how good Is he, how reliable Is he.
Behind the security building is a man eating an apple using a knife. His eyes are solely focused on Tuma, Bob can't seem to placr the pieces together, this young laittie is so familiar, even the way he just got the hang of this, it's like it's in his blood, the way he walks, the way he knows just how to instruct and everything. But mostly the walk, his knows it all too well, the small yet very much visible Rickets (bracket as we bantu banyama call them).
He looks at him one last time and chuckle because this, this just got interesting. He just wishes no one gets curious as he did and puts the puzzles back together because s**t will go down.
His companion is Mr Nkoana, a man who has been driving the Mahlangu trucks half of his daughter's life, he recently just to promoted to be the truck supervisor but he just couldn't pass and opportunity to train this young capable man. Although he won't travel with him until the last shipment, he's only doing the first with him and the last one he will see it himself, it's a bummer, but he can't afford to be away from his wife and daughter, his precious Azania.
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She should be preparing for exams, but because dear girl now has a boyfriend, who by the way, just texted her if she's up for a road trip. She busy packing a small bag while singing and swaying her hips from left to right.
Candice juts looks at her and shakes her head, they are preparing to write their June exams and Maya is excited for a road trip? Who does that. Okay it's a given, she's clever, but even clever people need to study.
A call comes through Mayas' phone and the smile on her face juts confirms who it is.
"I'm on my way" is what she says when she answers the call and hangs it.
She wears her shoes and bids Candice bye before taking her key and leaving the room with smiles on her face.
When she gets outside the gate, he finds Tumo with Ntate'Tomas talking, her smile brightens when she sees him and so does he, when Ntate 'Tomas realises that Tumo no longer has his attention, he turns to look the direction he's looking and lo and behold, Maya is in smiles. He shakes his head and pats his shoulder "retla bonana morwa" (we'll see each other son)
"yeah, yeah" he says, still not paying attention. When he gets to Maya, he nods his head with a smile one that she returns.
"I missed you" Tumo.says when Maya throws herself on him, making him spin her around.
"I missed you too" she says, giggling, he puts her down the same time she captures his lips into hers, wrapping her hands around his neck. He pulls her by the waist closer and deepens the kiss.
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We headed to the third and probably the last segment of this book.
Anywho.they finally dating. And also. What could be the puzzle that Bob pieced together?
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