Wild Heart

ODE

was at home in a dozen capitals of the world, but Victoria falls was one of his favourite towns, Vic

and has the stormy good looks of his ancestors. He had dark hair and a strong face, he has quick intelligent eyes that we

dirt, and almost everything

his town, seems we are always the dartboard" Mrs Patience said this with a groani

r up"What!!" ``Beauty shouted. Something in her mind seemed to freeze, and it was as if th

time it has happened to us," Mr. E

r window and stole our TV, and some of my dad's favourite videotapes. This was unexpected as the rob

ties, Beauty was almost done with secondary school while her younger brother Victor just entered se

of a small school down the street. Both are the

me most of the time, doesn't have a job at the momen

y, rush hour. God, she hated those words. Especially today. She clapped the pal

d behind the car with his eye

t was an exercise in futility "Why would they do thi

ir destination "I love you" Mum said to beau

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t use an answering machine and had never been fond of the telephone. He pecked out his letter with both index fingers, one feeble key at a time. It came

news or bad, though the old man was dying and good news had been rare. It was thin and appeared to

him and went straight to his dad after reading the mai

. Mr. Eze left a letter for his wife and kids telling them to come

heart st

ured the sickness away. The world seemed to

lutched the covers to his breast and gave a tiny shake of his head. "You will forever be loved, IK

d his shoulders, hi

only son of his parents, raised by his da

and kids came over with tears a

a treatment" Victor

help for the period of time he or she has left" mum replied. "he is

ld his dad that he always hears hi

to get things done in the small room becaus

them because most of the money

square meal to two squares.