On Thursday the 5th of December 2013 a great man died. This is a short story in honour of this great man.

"Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika

Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

Yizwa imithandazo yethu,

Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,

O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,

O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,

Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,

Uit die diepte van ons see,

Oor ons ewige gebergtes,

Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,

And united we shall stand,

Let us live and strive for freedom,

In South Africa our land." Chavonnie sings dressed in black as she lights a candle in front of a picture of Nelson Mandela with her family.

Chavonnie's eyes are red and puffy with tears leaking from them while the rest of her family seem to be hiding grief better than her. Chavonnie then kneels in prayer as her family follow suit. Eventually her family leaves but Chavonnie stays put. She's soon joined by Jasiri who was in a similar state.

"After all these years…" Jasiri says her voice thick with tears and lacking its usual stubbornness and instead seemed hollow.

"I know. I just always expected him to be around forever. Sometimes I guess even the immortal forget about mortality." Chavonnie says her voice sounding as if she had spent the last hour crying.

"Are you able to bring him back?" Jasiri asks hopefully only to be crushed when Chavonnie shakes her head.

"If I could he would still be alive. My powers have limits. I'm sorry." Chavonnie says only to burst out crying with sobs that racked her whole body.

Jasiri holds her close as they both feel the loss of the one person who brought a country together from the brink of civil war. Passers-by look at them as if they are crazy as Jasiri starts to cry as well. They eventually stop their crying and just remain silent. Chavonnie eventually gets up off the ground along with Jasiri. They go in different directions both feeling slightly cleansed and both feel as if Mandela's goal was more than reachable if everyone just tried a little harder.

This story is brought to you by Chavonnie26. Proudly South African and a proud believer in peace and equality. Farewell Madiba and may you rest in peace (You certainly deserve it.) *Bursts out crying and whimpering like a puppy*