Thandiwe



It was probably the spirit in they air but something is different, today I woke up early even though yesterday we cleaned just so we can prepare for today.

Christmas has arrived, I can hear the buzzing in the air, the excited voices and music playing on the low not like usual.

It feels different celebrating Christmas, I don’t ever recall celebrating any Christmas before.

I was helping in the kitchen with Mavis while Okuhle the quiet kid was decorating the tree with lights.

I smiled as I chopped the vegetables while bouncing my head to one of the songs that was playing.

Today I was smiling for the first time in forever, today I was genuinely smiling. Even Okuhle was light today all that tough wall he put to protect himself was down today. It was a rare sight to see him smile but it was so refreshing.