Mathato is enjoying a cup tea with Thato in her tiny kitchen when there’s a knock at the
door.
TSIETSI: Koko! Mme Mathato?
MATHATO: Come in!
TSIETSI: Dumelang! (He takes his faded cap off as he enters.) Thato! Ke wena kgotsi? (He grins with excitement.)
THATO: Yep, it’s me. In the flesh!
Smiling, he stands up to shake the hand of his childhood friend.
TSIETSI: It’s so good to see you! When did you arrive?
THATO: About an hour ago.
With his best puppy face, cap clutched in both hands at chest height, Tsietsi looks in Mathato’s direction.
MATHATO: Okay okay! Go, but Tsietsi … (She points a wrinkled finger at him.) You two stay out of trouble and don’t come back too late.
TSIETSI and THATO: (in unison) Yes Ma!
They laugh and head for the door.
Tell us: What’s your favourite memory about the nonsense you and a friend got up to when you were children? Or were you too well behaved to be naughty?