The story begins with the narrator waiting outside his girlfriend Marion's house until she finally lets him in. After a brief conversation, Marion becomes violent and throws a frying pan at him, narrowly missing him but breaking her sister's mirror. The narrator tries to calm her down and apologizes for his behavior the previous day, but she tells him to leave. The narrator recalls a previous incident where he and Marion got into a physical fight after he discovered she was cheating on him. He carried her to the hospital and stayed by her side all night. Two years later, Marion tells him to compile his documents and move to Kumba for job hunting, which he does. The next chapter promises to reveal Melanie's reaction to the news and what happened to the salon girl after her boyfriend discovered her status.