Lena yindzaba yemfana labekadze ahlakaniphile nebatali bakhe bamfisela kutsi afundze. Wayengana nebangani bangenelana netjwala bakhohlisana ngekutsi bayekele sikolo. Noko kutsite angakalindzeli wahlangana nemngani wakhe labafundza naye esibhedlela, kulapho kwevakala khona imvelaphi yakhe .A novelette about a boy who excels at school and whose parents encourage him. Influenced by his peers he drops out of school. A chance hospital encounter reveals earlier events.