It is a shockingly cold morning at the tail end of June. And exactly to the day, when Georgina left our home.

In her bag, she packed the memories of our times shared, the air of our coffee-stained kitchen tops, the sweetness of a shared sunset, and the entire weight of my love.

70 years on since independence, finally the law discriminating against sexual orientation was totally scrapped. It was legal to marry. Although that meant freedom of expression, the court was stunned silent.

When Abdul visited his hospitalized best-friend Martin, on a rainy August afternoon, he carried a bouquet to replace the ones that were withered, a box of boerewors pizza, and a loaded gun to kill him with.

See I believe in guardian angels. They blow into our lives like a breeze, and with it, they carry hope as they gently whisk you away from your troubles. Angels are forgiving and kind, but they are never promised and will leave to go fix another.