Rwanda: The Trouble With Agnes

I met Agnes today. I couldn't remember her surname because by the end of senior six, she had earned so many nicknames. I say "earned" because Agnes was, by far, the most awkward person the S.2 class of 2004 had ever met. First, it was the fact that she used to tie a piece of cloth around her tummy area because she wanted a wasp waist.

For this same reason, she walked with her stomach tucked in. I swear, that girl used to only breathe in or is it out... whichever of the two actions makes the diaphragm contract. I wasn't paying attention when they taught that topic. My mind always drifted off during Biology lessons.

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