Unspoken Words

She may look like everybody else,
but she has a secret dying to tell.

The story is self-explanatory through the heading which depicts as unspoken words. It conveys a moral that keeping something to yourself can be dangerous to people around you. Unspoken words tell us about Thuso’s grandmother who was loved by the family for keeping secrets. The family loves Thuso, first born of Job Matisana because he was born after the family longing for an heir. Lizzy didn’t know that her husband’s wealth, Job Matisana, was already planned for. Everything went well for Thuso, what about Khanya who was denied love and his father’s inheritance?

About the author

Kwena Lebohang Mokwele, the author of Unspoken words was born on the 4th July 2003 in the Gauteng province. She was then raised by her grandmother in the Limpopo province. Kwena went to Mogaladi Primary School in Marowe, a small township in Polokwane. While she was in her 7th Grade, Kwena started writing her story Unspoken words. Unspoken words is the first novella ever written by the author. After Kwena had finished her Grade 7, she went to Gauteng to start her Grade 8 at Edward Phatudi Comprehensive School. That’s where she saw the need to publish the novella, Unspoken words.