Suurlemoen | Chapter 44 | English Summary

Suurlemoen deur Jaco Jacobs

Chapter 44: Romeo en Juliet

It feels rather anticlimactic. No one else was talking about how great the performance was. Tiaan thinks that maybe he was the only one who thought it was awesome when the crowd applauded, demanding another song. Zane leaves soon after, then Liezl. Bongi is staying behind to watch Shakespeare. Tiaan stays behind too and talks about the performance. He tries to apologise for his drama with Zane ruining everything, but Bongi says it isn’t his fault. She says that Liezl could’ve communicated her feelings earlier. Tiaan isn’t too sure what she meant by that, but the play has begun, so they head inside to get seats.

While inside, the two watch the play and it seems like Bongi is taking in every single word. Then, she turns to Tiaan and says “She’s crazy about you”. She had an argument with her parents about the band and she stood up for the band, and Bongi cites Tiaan as one of the reasons why Liezl wanted to do this so badly. Bongi explains that Liezl likes Tiaan but knows that Zane likes her and didn’t want to come in between their friendship. Someone sarcastically tells them to be quiet but Bongi responds that the people on stage are busy with a fake love story while she’s in the midst of witnessing a real one. Tiaan sits quietly for a bit, then gets up to leave, telling Bongi he’s going to get paint...