Eyes in the Dark

In my life, there are so many moments that warrant some comment and extract some giggles and smiles: A few days ago, there was another evening filled with laughter when we visited our client Thembisa in Kanana Street in a local township. It was dark, with only the street corner smokers hanging around open fires. So, we called Thembisa on the mobile to get directions and end up in a back road without any lights. A lady in the distance walking cautiously towards us and we started hooting and flicking the lights with excitement. Her eyes grew huge in the light from our car and she speeded off, looking very scared. It was the wrong lady. And we were, to her, two crazy white people in a strange white car at the wrong place and time, altogether... But Thembisa laughed until she cried....