Dinner for One<\/em>\u00a0kyk.<\/p>\nJa, ou Miss Sophie van Sandton.<\/p>\n
\u201cTjorts op my familie,\u201d sal ek s\u00ea.<\/p>\n
Almal op kantoor gaan my vandag weer beleefd nooi om m\u00f4re saam met hulle gesinne te kom deurbring. Ek sal weer blatant lieg dat ek die dag \u201csaam met dierbares\u201d gaan kuier. Soos toe Ma en Pa nog geleef het.<\/p>\n
Nou hou my broer \u2019n wit Kersfees in Kanada en ek gaan aan my doktorsgraad werk sodra my Kersfees-babalaas oor is.<\/p>\n
Die verkeerslig waarop ek afpyl, slaan oor na geel en rooi. Ek swets. By die Tap-die-bloed-uit-jou-werkers mag mens nooit laat wees nie. Nie eens die dag voor ons ons Liewe Heer se geboorte vier nie.<\/p>\n
\u2019n Groep polisiemanne jaag \u2019n groep mans langs die pad. Niks vreemd in William Nicol-rylaan nie. In stadige beeld sien ek een oor die kruising hardloop en deur die lug tol nadat die vragmotor hom getref het. Hy plof reg voor my kar neer.<\/p>\n
\u201cNee! Ek is laat!\u201d gil ek in my lugverkoelde kar.<\/p>\n
Om my ry medeselfsugtiges aan en party toeter oor die polisie die verkeer nie vinnig genoeg laat vloei nie. Die man l\u00ea hier voor my op die teerpad. Ek het geen keuse nie.<\/p>\n
\u201cHy is klaar dood,\u201d s\u00ea die polisievrou terloops terwyl ek langs hom kniel.<\/p>\n
Maar sy o\u00eb flikker en sy mond gaap.<\/p>\n
\u201cHy leef nog!\u201d gil ek aan \u2019n dowe gehoor.<\/p>\n
Ek gaan sit plat langs die sterwende jong man. \u2019n Man met dreadlocks<\/em> verskyn skielik uit die nuuskieriges en kom gooi \u2019n paspoort op my skoot. \u201cHe is my brother \u2026\u201d Toe is hy weer weg.<\/p>\nDakarai is van Zimbabwe. Waarskynlik onwettig in die land. Sy ma of iemand gaan seker vanaand en m\u00f4re wonder waar is hy en sy broer vir Kersfees?<\/p>\n
Ek vat sy nerf-af hand. Sy o\u00eb beweeg stadig.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you hear me? Don\u2019t be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ek herken nie my eie stem nie. Ek hoor iemand wat omgee.<\/p>\n
Die o\u00eb fokus vir \u2019n paar sekondes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t leave you alone, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ek begin woorde prewel aan \u2019n God wat vir my \u2019n vreemdeling geword het. \u201cVat sy lewe in U hande. Omvou sy mense met genade.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sy o\u00eb raak glasig.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoenie worry<\/em> nie, Dakarai. M\u00f4re vier jy die beste Krismis van jou lewe. Daar gaan kalkoen wees en doekpoeding en roomys. En jy en Jesus gaan hande vat en in die rondte dans. Want Hy verjaar m\u00f4re!\u201d<\/p>\nLaataand na my soveelste glas wyn Google ek \u201cDakarai\u201d \u2026 \u201cChild brings joy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fokken Mugabe.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
*Hierdie kortverhaal het in 2011 Litnet se Kersverhaal-kompetisie gewen.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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