Category 2022 SS Prompt 1: Jewel

From Rome to KZN

What the hell am I doing here? He mumbled to himself. He had found out through observation that if he waited just ten more minutes after midday, he could sit in the shade that the huge wall threw over the ‘pit of death' as he had christened it.

Maicha was finally in the village. With a bag for Rhonda and the boys’ gifts on his back and a torch that had run out of cells, he walked on the dewy grass to his house. Restless dogs barked but…...

This was going to end in disaster. I could feel it deep in my bones. We were given a location, the type of security surrounding the building, currently none and a timeframe. What a joke. I don’t know why anyone…...

“Where are you Ester-Jewel?” Maryam called. A small giggle gave away Ester’s location. “Got you!” Maryam grabbed Ester from her poorly disguised spot and wrapped her in a giant hug. Maryam was glad to see her daughter laughing; it was…...