Five Years Next Sunday by Idza Luhumyo

                                              Reflection on Five Years Next Sunday

         

      In this story, we can find the theme of the supernatural that is come for magic. This is the story of a young girl named Pili. She has long hair because she didn't cut her hair for five years. At first, in the story, Pili's mom treats her with solid character. Also, the mom didn't want the young girl to show her hair, which caught my attention because I do not understand if the mother wants to take care of her daughter or why she doesn't want the girl to show her hair. This story has a relationship with humans and their beliefs. There was another girl in the story called "Honey," she was insisting to Pili that she cut her hair. This is where I wonder if she envied him for having her long hair or if she wanted to remove the man who fell in love with her hair. The most exciting thing about this story is that it can play with your mind because it makes you think about the afterlife and imagine each scene, such as when Honey takes Pili to the room with many photographs of African women. Summing it all up, it is a story that captivates the attention of those who read it and is interesting; at first, I didn't understand anything, but then it captivated my attention. Also, we can see how nature connects with humans in this story when Pili cuts her hair and rains non-stop for each piece of hair she cuts.

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