We Kiss Them With Rain
by Futhi Ntshingila
Life wasn't always hard for fourteen-year-old Mvelo. There were good times when they lived with her mother's boyfriend. Now her mother is dying of AIDS and the terrible thing that happened to Mvelo in the revival tent remains unspoken. But a series of choices, chance meetings, and comedy-style exposures of hidden identities hands Mvelo a golden opportunity to overcome hardship.