“How was work on your first day?” I laughed at her. Her enthusiasm made me smile.Yes, just like my brother I found myself parked in front of my parent’s house. I had laughed at my brother and before I even left the car, I laughed at myself for being my brother unwillingly.“It was fun, although my head is buzzing Samantha’s voice.”“Who is Samantha?”She asked, instructing me to sit while I watched her cook. It was in our African blood to cook and take care of our families no matter how busy our days had been.“The lady at the reception and the face of the company, she can sell a stone to you wrapped in a ribbon and believe it or not you will buy it because of her personality.”We both laughed. My dad came in holding a glass I think he wanted some water but joined us in the kitchen.“Mwatandala uli? (How had your day been?)” I asked my dad.“Natandara makora, kwali imwe? (I had a fine day, how about you?)” He replied.“As I was saying Samantha speaks so well about the company and it’

"Ankazi what are you doing here? Who showed you where I was working? No one knows where I am working even my brother doesn't know my workplace, how did you find out where I was working this is creepy."I held my mouth after saying that last word, it was disrespectful of me to say that to her and it was not allowed in our culture, I don't know how that word left my mouth."I am so sorry, I am so sorry for saying that I didn't mean to say it out loud, please forgive me, please come this side."There was no use in me throwing her out she was already there. I might as well listen to what she wanted to say.I directed her to the kitchen where I asked her to sit down. I knew visitors were not allowed and that was the first policy that was read to me by the manager when I started working there. So I was crossing my fingers that no one saw her and no one saw me taking her to a kitchen.I have already removed the idea of taking her to my office because it had classes all over. So somebody was

It was Mr. Manager, standing by the door. I looked at my manager and I was scared the way he was so serious I thought I messed up something, I was shaking but I didn't want to show that I was shaking."Alright, Mr. Jere, I will come to your office right now, let me finish packing."He looked at me and flashed me his smile again I was so confused and hoping it was nothing big.I knocked once and he opened as if he was waiting for me."May you please sit down. Please do not panic it's not work related I am sorry to bring you to my office I needed this."Okay, I was confused about what was not work-related and why would he haul me to his office for that."Maya, I do not know how to say this but is it possible if we have lunch or dinner and discuss maybe this contract or maybe something else."He was even stumbling it was funny, I would have laughed at him if not because of the shock that had rendered my body malfunction.I looked at him thinking that he was joking but he wasn't he was se

“You know I felt so hurt when we were at the border and those little girls were busy selling instead of going to school, so I know what I want to do when I get back home. I want to start an organisation for the orphans. I know people have different purposes. I think this is my purpose whenever I go to court and there are some kids involved in some disputes or there are kids that are selling outside or that are not going to school I feel like our country is failing us so I want to start an orphanage.”I do not want to lie I had tears in my eyes. Sometimes we feel like people's purpose is supposed to be attached to the family. People’s purposes are not supposed to be aligned with what society thinks. My sister was thinking out of the box, I had never thought of orphans in my life because I had everything going on growing up, so it was selfish of me and it was selfless of her I envied her. The envy was in a good way it was coming from a good place because I felt like my sister had a hear

"Excuse me, what did you just say please say it again I didn't hear you clearly."That was a total lie I had heard her clearly and then I just wanted her to repeat so that I can breathe and gather my thoughts to answer her."I'm saying who do you think you are? You come here you, find everything intact but you change people and you change how things have been done before.""Listen, Alfred please do not test me, I .....""My name is Alfredo, not Alfred.""It doesn't matter to me I don't care what your name is, it might as well be afraid. I am doing what I am paid to do here. I do not know what you are talking about, what do you want specifically from me? So that at least I can answer you clearly what do you say you want from me?"I didn't want to be rude I was not a rude person but something inside me was eating me alive I was boiling I could even smell the heat emanating from my intestines coming out to boil her too.She hesitated before answering me."Samantha is my friend, and we ha