End of the Season

Two of Gusi's classmates have already left Dakar. Their parents' jobs brought them here and have now taken them away. And most of his classmates are leaving Dakar before the end of the summer. It will be the last time he sees most of these children. It will be the last time I see most of their parents who have come to be my friends as well. It feels weird, like the day after Christmas when you wonder "now what?"