Busted! - Chapter 5.3: Pressure Point

I get to the SWAG offices ready to have a hectic day because things there are more hectic than they are at 3Complex. Zanele went on to spoil my day by telling me that we had to complete the 42nd issue of SWAG on that exact day as the following week had a long holiday. I was so frustrated because that wasn't how I had imagined my day to be.

There I was seated in the office trying to write articles to fill up the magazine. "Why are you guys so disorganized this side? How do we NOT have back up for situations such as these?" I asked. "Earl, I apologise man, but can we just focus on the work for now!" Zanele replied. People were running up and down with files trying to get as much work done as possible. After three hours of sitting at my desk uninterrupted, I was still nowhere near done with my work. It was a very busy day. I had worked since I finished high school but not like that. At 9pm, we were doing the final touches to the magazine before sending it for print.

Zanele then arranged transport for the staff that wasn't mobile. We wrapped everything up and left for home. As Zanele and I were approaching our cars at the parking lot, I felt uneasy and instructed Zanele to go back in to the office because something was wrong. I remember feeling dizzy for a second before someone tried to attack me from behind. I hit him with my briefcase, repeatedly until he was unconscious. I then called security to come and take care of the matter. What most people didn't know about me was that I had a sixth sense, as much as I tried to ignore it, there were times when it came on too strong like on that day at the SWAG offices.

I went to fetch Zanele and walked her to her car. She was panicking until she saw that security had started dealing with the matter. I didn't even want to know who that guy was or why he did what he did because I felt as if the more I knew, the more in danger I'd put myself. I worked for a magazine but I knew what not to entertain because I knew how it would end. Together with Zanele we drove off and went our separate ways…