While Waiting for September by Hiwot Walelign Workneh

While Waiting for September by Hiwot Walelign Workneh

After years of sharing classrooms from elementary school through high school without truly knowing each other, two classmates finally connect following their high school exit examination. Brought together by a shared friend’s birthday, they begin their friendship that deepens over the summer as they wait for their exam results, coming out in September.

Through honest conversations and shared experiences, they open up about their interests, fears, hopes, family lives, and hidden traumas. As they slowly step out of their shells, they begin to understand that their past struggles do not have to define their future. Their growing confidence and closeness inspire them to push beyond familiar limits, embracing freedom, adventure, and new possibilities. But this newfound boldness tests their bond, bringing them dangerously close to losing each other.

By September, a season of new beginnings, they emerge transformed, carrying with them the resilience, courage, and hope to face whatever comes next—together.