grounds. The pupils try to hide from the African sun's rays in every possible shadow. Kadin smiles at Billy when he sits down next to her on the bench during the brea

illy. "You look so strang

short dress of yours real

"You are peeping shamelessly a

orry, it just slipped out; I

or now you are forgiven; just don'

mand: "Okay, I prom

supposed to be

ts his hand in front of his mouth and widens his

move on me? It's going to

help myself because you are quit

ourself aren

do you

attractive. Okay, we are quits now; time f

ernet last night. However, I could find no way

an expert can understand Sanskrit. We'll have to f

to find such an expert? Thi

es that there are religious writings in Sanskrit. I went through the internet with that in mind. I

ious: "What,

on the other side of Settlers Park. I think we must go and h

damn ph

going down to

after school;

on the bus to home. Let's check out this place this afternoon. M

oking in their direction. She points with her eyes. "I must go

s to his friends. "Some of them find us very intere

l be our excuse for spend

e them what they want. Wh

ch,

ll you be Billy

? Just like that? Yo

cool. I like to be in your p

I like you Billy Shaw; you are cool as well. I like to be with you.

*

e and walk to the bus stop. "What are

ming or running

fit and athletically. Do you

That's the club at the back of the cricket stand, you know. He's my coach. I usually practice with his team and play for them in the wi

uash match before. It will be

ursday evening and you are most welco

to see you

od. What is keeping your

a lot. I always wanted to run around the park, but I

me and jog with m

get running

nd a key for a side entrance of St George's Park. I usually s

mmer and I don't ha

I've got an extra one especially for you and e

efore dark. My mother will worry herself sick if I roam the s

he way to your front gate befo

sApp. Kadin opens Billy's profile photo. He is next to his mother with his arm around her neck. She looks quite sophis

a message: '

itting between Jack and Rene. He messag

ts again: 'Throw down everything. M

you to

+ towel ... temp

O

. Rene is at work and the house is quiet. She downs everything, grabs her costume

es at the far side of the park. She gets the feeling Billy is super fit. He has a t-shirt on and sneakers on his feet. She wo

y musters her courage. "Billy, I see it's onl

was fourteen. My mother and I surv

sorry; that

y in that house of ours. She quite enjoys her work as a marketing manager at an international firm and earns a go

very hard to earn money for my unive

choice; I must s

me with boys but I don't h

to impress one another. I don't like it when they talk about gi

lly cool, Billy Shaw. I hope I don

. Enough time for our scho

ep

ould not stay at a place where there is no temple and that's why it was their first priority when they landed here in Algoa Bay in 1890. The Indian Church bought this piece of land in the Baake

plex. There is a beautiful, blue statue of a strange man on a fountain in the middle of the courtyard. Actually,

it feels as if we are moving into a strange land here in the heart of Port Elizabeth. We used

people, so I have never experienced a religious place before. My fa

n. "That also doesn'

ning

ation is imperfect. There is so much suffering. The

the cause of our own suf

eaks down and runs over a car and leave your family alone and

g you and my father together someday and then you can ask him

cal answers to these questions because life in many inst

"You sound jus

ndly greets them. "Hello, I am Ben, the car

just inquisitive about the plac

ou come on Sunday to the Krishna temple when the ISKCON people will be praying here? A special, ho

ISKCON? At what time should we

ne in the morning and they would like to have visitors. Plain clothing is

u perhaps know someone that k

er. I don't know much about their fai

ong wait until Sunday and we don't eve

*

uickly puts on her one-piece, black costume. She struggles to get her hair into the cap. She wraps

y. "What is the dis

able length. I usually swim 64 length

lengths, you

swim a five kilometers on

fifty-six rounds, you must be playi

get accustomed to it and then it will fe

r, I am not a

you a few tips and then it w

ion overall; the abdominal muscles; the scapulae and broad shoulders must be the result of swimming. She marvels about his legs with full definition overall and thinks th

ater and looks up. "Don't just st

aiting. She drops the towel and walks hastily down the steps into the shallow water while she feels his eyes burning on her. She can't get into the water quickly enough and tries to hide unde

shy? There's

so ob

e so weird. Swim to the farthest

ke a fish incessantly only by regulating her breathing. She can just keep on swimming while Billy passes her time and aga

appily. "Thanks for a wonderful day. I've never enjoyed a d

one knee and kisses her hand. "Your knight

e she pulls her hand from his. She

she is the princess of Atlantis in the arms of h