Chapter 58

“Can you look after my house?”, she was handing her a set of keys. “You should turn on the light at night and turn them off in the morning. And also, feed my dog. I’ve put his food in the lower cupboard on the right, the moment you walk in.

Mpumi accepted the keys. “When do you think he’ll be here? Because, I have work, and I’m moving out.”

“Oh, no. Please, my child. Stay a little longer, please. It’s not much you’ll be doing. You’re just turning on and off the lights and feeding the dog, that’s all.”

The woman’s phone interrupted, she had to answer it, she quickly departed from Mpumi. She answered her phone while rushing to catch a taxi at the far away taxi rank. Mpumi did not seem happy about any of that. She knew would be stuck around that place a bit longer.

Dion and the children returned home and did not find Mpumi. Dion said all he could to get them not to worr