THE LIGHT

Success

Jake

I did it! damn i did it! am so happy right now and my team deserves a celebration. We are set for life! Jackson can bring it on am not worried, i knew Jo-burg will open doors for me and look at me now. Carlos comes in with a bottle of champagne and two glasses. " i take it am not getting fired" he said raising up the bottle and glassed with a grin on his face. " of course not! you did well my man, now let's celebrate." i say walking over to him taking the glasses while he pops the champagne. " yeah, but later am taking it to the club, i need someone to help me celebrate." he says and i shake my head "i wish but i don't do girls from the club man they are clingy." he looks at me " so you want someone who means business?" that would be good " exactly what i need, no strings attached." He digs into his pockets and takes out his wallet and gives me a card " take this" i examine the business card. " Tina? come on man i don't want to be a Ben 10, people named Tina are old" he laughs " what's wrong with being a Ben 10?" he asks with a mischievous smile on his face "man, my dad would kill me and i mean that literally" he laughs even more " man take the card and make the call, Tina's girls are the best, they are clean and i mean physically and health wise and in bed they are freaks!" he says brushing his tongue over his lower lip maybe reminiscing about what those girls gave him. You can never know with these Mexicans." your reaction says it all about how they are in bed but how do you know about them being clean?" One can never be too sure about these things. " you get their medical record but that is only available to VIP members" this might not be a bad idea after all it's just one night. " what do i do to become a VIP member?" i inquire since he seems to know a lot about them." man that is for single men not you with a wife" he says and i cringe at the mention of a wife, i really don't want that girl." i don't have a wife" i spat. "keep telling yourself that" his beginning to irritate me now." whatever man let's hit the club" we left for the club and am in good spirits, i might hit up Tina to hook me up with one of her girls later on. I smile and fix up my suit as we walk in, i like the fact that it's this cool, not too many people or maybe it's because of the fact the it's during the day but whatever am here for fun.

Portia

I didn't sleep a wink last night, the cold from the night and the concrete pipe which was my home for the night was unbearable. I got out of it and am on the road again. It's really cold and i cant feel my toes, my feet on their own feet numb and sore as i try to walk on them. But what choice do i have than to keep walking? i have to walk to get blood flowing and maybe i will get warm, if i were to estimate i would say the time is a little after 3AM because this is the time of the night when cold decides to come before the sun comes up.The roads are quiet but there is that occasional car that passes by once in a while. I see a sign that says "Durban" and the sky is starting to clear meaning the time is a little after 5AM and if that's true it means i have been walking for over two hours. The sign that said Durban gave me hope that i was closer to civilization but boy was i wrong! i don't know how long ago i left the sign behind but am still walking and there is no sign of big buildings to at least give me the hope that am getting closer. My feet feel heavy and my shoes look like they are about to burst and i know my feet are swollen. From being cold to sore and now swollen, am sure i have blisters now because there is no way my feet are this swollen without blisters playing a role and contributing to the soreness. The sun comes up and am guessing the time is a little after 7AM and if i was home i would be leaving home for school now. School! will i ever get to finish my studies and make something of myself? oh God! i really didn't think this through did it? Am sure my mother also didn't think it through, i mean how could she when she had a tire around her neck and reeking of paraffin about to be sit on fire. Well i will let school be the last thing on my mind but first i need water at least to stay hydrated because if i don't i will collapse. I don't know how long i have been walking but now the sun is starting to get hot and it doesn't help that am thirsty and hungry. Am losing energy but i keep pushing, i don't know for how long but my vision gets blurry but i push through. A light comes through and i see memories of my mother and i. Wait memories are in my mind right? you don't see them in front of you right? Maybe i have been out in the sun for too long that is why am seeing things. Now i really believe that am hallucinating but that is much better because it keeps me focused on my walk because the pictures of us keep moving and i have to keep walking to catch up with them so that i can see them clearly. My mother looks happy in these moments and i wish to remember her that way not on her last day with a tire around her neck and a mob surrounding her. I don't know how long i have been walking and looking at those happy moments with my mother but now they have become blurry, am weak and i can't walk any more. I take three more steps and my body becomes heavy for my legs to carry. I don't know what happened but i felt my body hit on something hard and i think i fell but the pain doesn't register as my mind shuts down and it becomes dark.