PROLOGUE

lts a Monday today and lm already preparing myself for school , usually my mom wakes me up buy maybe she's busy preparing breakfast who knows ...l mean she's always an early bird because she also has to prepare dad for work. 

Anyways l finish up making myself look presentable like a true prefect .l head to the kitchen but there's no sign of dad or mom , maybe they're in the bedroom ...l walk towards the pots and open them hoping to see what mom has prepared this morning but surprisingly the pots are empty ....l wonder what's happening . Let me go check them in their bedroom . l knock more than three times but only the sound of my knuckles hitting the door are heard "mom , dad lm coming in now .l hope you guys are not doing anything nasty in there " l say chuckling already imagining them being caught doing the deed sies disgusting ! . l turn on the handle and my eyes widen as l see both my mom and dad still in bed . l get to their bed side "mom , dad vukan why are you still sleeping . Did you guys exercise to the point of being dead tired " l say shaking them whilst chuckling , but the smile on my face slowly wears off as l see that mom and dad are not waking up .

l check if they're breathing but non of them are " mom , dad stop playing dead " l say with a tear escaping my eye . "mama vuka! baba ngyanicela " l wail louder shaking them . l can't lose my parents l quickly ran to our neighbor Miss Mbatha . l barge in without knocking Miss Mbatha:"Hayibo khetho kwenze njan , ngath you being chased " Khetho:"mama , baba ...they are not breathing " l say wailing louder Miss Mbatha:"uthin " we both rush back and indeed they are still in the same position l left them at . no they can't leave me ! She checks if they're still alive like l did but l see a frown forming on her face ,l immediately shake my head . jumping on the bed "mama , baba ...anikwazi ukungishiya ngingedwa lapha emhlaben anikwazi..." l say hitting them . 

Miss Mbatha tries to move me from the bed but lm too strong for her . she sighs defeated as she calls someone on the phone sounds like she's calling the ambulance . Khethokuhle Mhlongo is the name and am l about to lose my parents or they're already gone ?....lm not ready to accept that .