CHAPTER 6Hamba kakuhle, Mama
Farewell to Mama
It takes only a few days for my mother to prepare everything for her journey to iKapa. Mama Zanele has given her the cell phone number of her friend, with instructions to phone her as soon as she arrives at the Central Station in the big city. The trip by bus will take almost sixteen hours.
“She said that you could probably take over her shack as well and live there until she’s sorted out all her family business and can get back,” Mama Zanele explained. She’d already been to iKapa a few times, herself. “If I have it right, she lives somewhere in a township south of the city. “
Mama nods her head but doesn’t let on whether or not she’s nervous about going to the big city. Uncle Luthando had actually promised that he would finally sell either
