Posts

Slam Chick

Image
She smiled, opened her arms and gave me a warm hug. Handed me a piece of paper with her phone numbers on it. It was love at first sight, I watched her while she walked away with a beautiful smile on her face. I stared at her until she faded away, realising i had fallen in love... i searched for phone to save her phone numbers only to find out she just stole it.

Episode 23

Image
  The Long Road Home The sun rose over the Durban horizon, painting the sky in shades of bruised purple and gold. Sizwe sat on a rusted bench, his breath hitching in the salty air. His clothes were tattered, his face a map of scars and regrets, but for the first time in forty years, his mind was clear. ​He heard the sirens first—a familiar song that had followed him since 1983. ​A police cruiser pulled up. A young officer stepped out, his uniform crisp, his badge gleaming. It was Kyle. He looked at his father not with hatred, but with a profound, weary sadness. ​"Is it done?" Kyle asked, his hand resting on his holster. ​"It’s done," Sizwe replied, standing up slowly. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the old, crumpled letter from Chapter 1—the one that had started it all. He handed it to his son. "The debts are paid, Kyle. Every single one of them." ​Kyle didn't use the handcuffs. He simply opened the back door of the cruiser. ​As they drove a...

The Undercover

Image
  The Sandton Job Fear is a powerful motivator. We headed to a supermarket in Sandton. The moment we stepped inside, Steve fired three warning shots into the ceiling. "Down! Everybody down!" ​I stood by the door with Steve, my hands shaking as I gripped the cold steel of the gun. The others moved like shadows. Lesego cornered the cashier. "You only cash up once a week, and you haven't done it yet," he hissed, throwing two bags onto the counter. "Fill them. Now. Or I’ll blow your head off." ​The lady was trembling so hard she could barely move. When the bags were only half full, she cried out that everyone was using cards and "swiping" instead of using cash. The crew was furious. We began stripping the customers of everything—phones, wallets, jewelry. ​In the chaos, a guard managed to hit a panic button. The alarm's wail pierced the air. Without hesitation, Steve turned and shot the man twice in the chest. We scrambled to the cars, peeling...

Episode 22

Image
  The Final Confession Sizwe sat on the docks, Clinton’s body disappearing into the Indian Ocean. He called Kyle. "I'm at the pier, son. Come and do your job." Previous Episode   NEXT EPISODE  

Episode 21

Image
The Waterfront Confrontation Sizwe lured Clinton to the Durban Waterfront. It was a mirror of the heist—dark, cold, and calculated. But this time, Sizwe wasn't the victim. He was the hunter. Previous Episode  NEXT EPISODE  

The under Cover

Image
The Ghost of 1996 Thirteen years. That’s how long the stone walls of prison had been my only horizon. When I was finally released on July 12, 2015, the world felt like a foreign planet. My old friend Leslie picked me up and took me to his brother Johnathan’s place. I spent those first few weeks in a daze, trying to catch up with a reality that had moved on without me. Everything was digital now—the TVs were thin as glass, and everyone carried small computers in their pockets they called "smartphones." ​Johnathan owned a pub in the suburbs and a tavern at his home. To keep my hands busy, I started helping out around the tavern. One afternoon, Johnathan called me into his office. He placed a six-pack of beer on the desk between us and popped a cap. ​"Let’s have a drink," he said, his eyes searching mine. "I want to place you at my pub in the suburbs, but first, I need to know who I’m hiring. What got you sent away?" ​I looked at the condensation on the bottl...

Episode 20

Image
  The Durban Hunt   Sizwe returned to South Africa to finish it. He went to Durban for Clinton. He realized that as long as Clinton lived, his children were never truly safe. Previous Episode  NEXT EPISODE