AIDS kills even the handsome
Alison Abel
Brian Wambi, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, Melany Pietersen, Wendy Morison and Wiehan de Jager
John was the most handsome and popular boy in the village.
He admired every girl in the village and they loved him too.
He went to the hospital and was told that he had contracted the HIV virus.
John worried for his life and was sorry that God had made him handsome.
John's depression often made him think about the end of his life.
With time, John's beauty was taken by the sickness and nobody wanted him.
A few years later, John died and was buried by only his family.
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AIDS kills even the handsome
Author - Alison Abel and Andrew Ibona Kabagambe
Illustration - Brian Wambi, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi, Melany Pietersen, Wendy Morison and Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First words
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Original source Alison Abel
