*new character alert ‼️
She stepped off the bus in Bloemfontein just after sunrise.
The air met her differently colder, sharper than Cape Town's breeze. The city felt quieter too... almost too quiet for someone used to township life, where children's laughter spilled into the streets and music lived in every corner.
Here, everything felt... held back.
She tightened her coat around her shoulders and made her way to a nearby bed and breakfast.
