A black Mercedes C-Class screeches to a halt at the school drop-off. Linda grabs her backpack and then gets off the car. Khanya is already waiting for her outside the school gate.
LINDA: (screaming in excitement) Khanya!
KHANYA: (squealing with joy) Hey, girl!
Linda and Khanya embrace
LINDA: I missed you! How were the bundus?
KHANYA: Don’t call my granny’s house the bundus. She’ll slap the living Jesus into you.
LINDA: (mimicking a granny voice) Khanya read your bible. You kids get up to no good these days.
KHANYA: (bursting into laughter) Stop it! Leave my granny alone.
LINDA: I’m kidding bro, I love your granny. What a sweetheart.
KHANYA: Yeah, that she is. Bless her heart.
(Khanya furrows her brow)
LINDA: What’s wrong?
KHANYA: Oh, nothing, girl! So we’re not gonna talk about the elephant in the room?
LINDA: What elephant? And what room?
KHANYA: Don’t act dumb with me. You know exactly what I’m talking about.
LINDA: (rolling her eyes) Ugh! Do we have to?
KHANYA: It can’t be that bad. What are you and Cand—
LINDA: (Linda covers Khanya’s mouth with her hand) Don’t even mention her name.
Linda proceeds to cover her ears with her hands and screams like a 3-year-old throwing a tantrum
LINDA: Lalala! Lalala! Lalala! I don’t wanna hear it!
Khanya pulls Linda’s hands away from her ears
KHANYA: Stop it, Linda. You guys fight all the time, then you make up.It’s never gotten this bad.
LINDA: Lil’ Miss Know-it-all got upset with me because I told her the truth about that cunt of a boyfriend of hers.
KHANYA: Ah Linda mara nawe (But you). You know how sensitive she gets about Tshepo.
LINDA: So I must just sit and watch her get slapped around by that weed-smoking-good-for-nothing- vuilpop (Filth)?
KHANYA: Of course not. But you must tread lightly there. She’s in love.
LINDA: She’s a domkop (dummy). I’m just ready to put all of this behind me. Candice can go to hell.
KHANYA: Come on now Lindz, you know you don’t mean any of that. I need y’all to fix whatever this nonsense is because I’m now stuck in the middle.
LINDA: (rolls her eyes) Ugh! Why are you still talking to her?
KHANYA: (shaking her head) No, no. Now you know you’re wrong about that. Don’t drag me into this. We’re all friends, you guys must just fix this madness.
A young man with a selection of chips, sweets, and cigarettes walks in their direction, trying to sell them something
YOUNG MAN: (waving the chip packets) Hello girls! I have some nice things, nice like you. I have Doritos, Nik Naks, Simbas and Fritos.
KHANYA: (pointing at the Doritos) Hey! How much are those?
YOUNG MAN: Ah you can get them for just R10, sweetness.
BOTH KHANYA AND LINDA: (gasping) R10 for a party pack!?
YOUNG MAN: (smiles revealing gold teeth) Only for you!
LINDA: (handing him a green note) We’ll take one.
YOUNG MAN: Now, how about you give me your numbers?
LINDA: (Frowning) Now you’re wasting my time.
Khanya grabs Linda’s arm, and they head inside the school premises. She opens the packet of Doritos for her and Linda to share.