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It's a
Miracle
by Jane
It was 1980, and I just graduated from high
school. I did not know what was ahead of me, what life was going to offer from
here on. At least I had a job. I was learning my family's restaurant business.
The restaurant had been operating since 1966, in the small town of Voi, located
in the Taita Hill of Kenya. I knew my 'O' levels (high school records, as we
called them in Kenya) were not going to be out until the following year. One
weekend was very busy for us. We had a live band and so there were many people
from out of town. The cashier needed some change and the banks were closed. I
had to try and get some change from other stores that were opened. As I walked
towards the bus stop, there were a lot of venders and I knew they could help
me.
I bumped into a very old friend. Her name is
Elizabeth. We were both in the same school, Coast Girls High School. At the end
of the first year, she dropped out. I don't know what had happened to her. We
were very close because we shared a room at Mama Ngina Hostel. She quickly
remembered me. When she called my name, I was very surprised to see her.
Accompanying Eizabeth was another lady, Named Beverly. Later that night, they
joined me at the club. We all had a very nice tie except for Beverly. Her
English was difficult to understand. I asked Beverly to Speak Swahili so that
we can communicate better. She said that she did not know how to speak
Swahili.
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Fue Un Milagro
Por Jane
Era el año 1980 y me
acababa de graduar del instituto de enseñanza scundcaria. No sabia lo
que me iba a deparar el futuro, ni lo que me iba a pasar de ahora en adelanta.
Al memons tenia un trabajo y estaba aprendiendo el negocio de mi familia que
era los restaurantes. El restaurante estaba abierto desde 1966, en la
pequeña ciudad de Voi, situada en la Conlina Taita de Kenia. Sabia que
mis "o" levels (high school records "las notas del instituto de
eñsenanza secundaria", como las llamábamos en Kenia), no las
sabria hasta el año siguiente. Un fin de semanan fue muy duro para
nosotros. Teniamos un concierto en directo y habian llegado muchas personas de
otros lugares. La cajera necesitaba algo de cambio y los bancos estaban
cerrados. Entonces intenté conseguir algo de cambio en otros almacenes
que estaban abiertos. Andé hacia la parada del autobus, porque sabia que
habia muchos vendedores que me podian ayudar.
Tropecé con mi vieja
amiga Elizabeth. Ibamos al mismo instituto, el instituto Coast Girls. Al final
del primer año, se marchó y no supe lo que le habia ocurrido, a
pesar de que éraos intimas amigas y compartiamos habitación en el
Alberque Mama Nigna. Me reconoció rapidamente y cuadndo me llamo por mi
nombre, me sorprendió veria. Acompañándola iba otra chica,
llamada
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