24th of February, 2018.
Something over one hour. And guess what? Everyone keep coming and ask… I just started to send some kids away. They understand the signs and left. But kept coming back time to time.
One man approaches and it is the only one who could speak English enough to understand me. I am already so piss off that I told him, kind of upset, that the reason the cars were not stopping it was because all those people and kids would keep coming and staying around me. He explain to them and make they leave. He also try to talk to some friends who could drive me to Gisenyi or let me stay in a Guest House for a cheaper price. But I explain to him that I am not paying for anything. The cars are not stopping. When I decide to walk to far away from there, one man came to me and tells me he has the money and would buy me a bus ticket. Nice of him. Of course I could not accept and leave.
In my way out of the village, people and kids keep walking with me and waiting for me ahead. Even small groups of women, youths and old ones. Why, Loki, why? I even through it some rocks on them when I stopped to have my lunch (two carrots and some raw oat flakes) because I just wanted to eat in peace. After a long time they finally leave and I can continue my walking alone.
It is hard. A steep hill ahead makes me so tired. A fucking UNICEF car pass and does not stopped. What a surprise…
A fancy white pick up slow down and stops. A friendly Indian face tells me he is going to Giseniy. “Come on in!” ha said. Ah! The beauty of the people it is in their heart. I found that man so interest because of his kindness. Happy is his name. He is the owner of a big plantation of tea back in Kibuye and he is going to Gisenyi to have dinner with his sister but before he would meet a friend: another Indian guy.
The house of Sameer it is in the property of the Tea Company. An amazing beautiful house, full of plants, flowers and birds. He offer us some coffee, tea or beer. I could say both of three but decided to have the tea. It sounded appropriated and I would had the opportunity to prove their product. It is a very good tea with some delicious chocolate biscuits.
Sameer it is as nice as Happy with the difference that we talk more with each other than me with Happy. We had similar thoughts and I guess both of us are the kind of people who talk when in a presence of someone new. Very smart man,. kind and simple.
Before we leave, Sameer offers me some bananas and after me and Happy take one, he tells me to take another one for the trip. He also gives me the telephone number of some of his friends in case I need some help.
We three leave the house towards to Gisenyi. I have to say, when Happy refused the beer explaining that he would have it at nigh, I was expecting we could go around together and maybe have dinner together. But they just leave me in town. Anyway, thank you both my friends for being so nice and help me so much that day.