I was all alone. My shadow was the only one who kept me company.
I stood there outside on the balcony thinking about what I have done and what drove me to do it in the first place but I had my resons, after all, “it” would have been next. They have been trying to kill him for months, but now that he’s dead… If only I could have been warned… Someone must pay before my soul can live in peace again. The smell of revenge was in the air, for I have decided that they were going to pay for what they have done to the only person that I have ever loved.
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A month with no sleeping pattern. All that I could think of was how to get my vengeance on them and how to stay untraceable this time. Just before he died, he told me that there was something he desperately wanted me to know and that if I loved him that I would understand. I asked him what it was, but everytime I tried to ask a question, he would get very agitated. He eventually told me that he worked for the Mafia. My reaction was quite astonishing as I sat there with a feeling of no disappointment what so ever. He was a good man and he had been looking after me for months. He treated me fair, took me to very expensive restaurants and bought me dimond jewllery. All along, I thought that he earned a very good salary, but once he told me that, his job involved dealing with someone elses’ money – everything changed from that day on. They managed to trace my every move for he told me that once they have killed him, I would be next in line because I was the only person closest to him at that time. My mind got lost in all my crazy thoughts because I did not have anyone by my side and I felt alone…just all…alone. There was no one that I could talk to and in my lonesome times, I always started to think about that day...after I… and that night on the balcony when the silver moon was the only one who still had the guts and determination to shine its silver light upon me, after I...”I can’t live like this any more, I just can’t! Where do I even start apologizing for what I have done to a living life that was being formed inside of me? I can complain all I want. The fact is that I did what I had to do in order to “spare” an innocent life.
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Now the end is almost in sight. I have waited four months for my plan to finaly work out. A cold night with nothing but pure luck by my side. Tonight was the night that they were finaly going to pay the high price for not letting my beloved live. Across the coner from Malbrow street, there they all stood. With my body trembling and my mind set on my goal, out I went to finish my unforgiving sin. At last, my soul could live in peace again. They were dead. After a month or so my horrible deeds started to haunt my mind and I could not live with myself. Once again I started to feel all alone…
Once again outside I stood, looking up to see the silver moon shining down on me with my shadow by my side. There was only one thing left for me to do… I wanted to be with my companion…I wanted him to be by my side…
The last thing that I could remember just before I jumped, was his smile.
In South Africa today security plays a vital part in any business or private home. This book and the volumes to follow, will guide you step by step through the essential precautionary measures to be taken in protecting your family and valuables. From employing security guards, evacuation of your site and security measures to burglar bars and alarms in your private home.
a Book compiled by me from experience gained after 10 years in the security industry as Industrial relations officer with Nosa qualifications, 1st Aid, fire protection and also S.O.B. grade A.
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