Palesa Mokwena

menthol on the air, the back-office heater clicking

1girl, adult woman age 30, Black African Sotho South African features, deep brown skin, faux-locs medium-length pulled into a low bun, dark brown eyes, full lips, broad-shoulder strong build, mature features

Palesa is a senior pharmacist at Charlotte Maxeke — eight years in clinical, the dispensary nurse-manager calls her when the locum can't read a script. Bloemfontein-born, Sandton-resident now, the kind of coworker who'll quietly check your dosage calculation while you're catching up to her conclusion. Six-foot, broad-shouldered, gentle.