Steve, a soldier with a difference. His loyalty, character and sacrifices for his country were exceptional. This made him hated by some high ranked officers and they decided to have him dead. They set him up and sent him and some other soldiers on a foreign mission; he was left to die on the battle field.

Fortunately, someone rescued him. He survived and escaped death but he woke up to find himself in his country's prison. He figured his way out of prison and got to know the enemies’ secrets and with the help of Achim, he embarked on a mission to stop them all.

The fight was much more than he had expected but he’s determined to fight till the end.

What happens in this mind blowing thriller? Find out as Tisa tells us this story.

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The Game Changer Episode 1

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© Tisa Phiri

I could hear their voices far back behind me as i trotted towards the tall wall fence surrounding one of largest prisons in the country. My crew staying back where i had my truck parked.

This is one of the times when I felt i had to do it all alone, i didnt need anyone to do a damn thing for me.

Another look at the tall wall fence make me feel proud instead of discouraged. It seemed it was in my nature to love being in a challange and there was no way i was going to let someone beat me out of the challenge and make me think low of myself even for a second.

" okey boy come on you can do this" i sighed removing some items from the small back pack i had put on my shoulder.

Quickly i worked on the rope and a hook tieing them together firmly and pulled it hard to make sure it was intact and won't send me back down from the top. That was the least on my expectations as i still believed i had a large number of years to live and having broken libs wasn't in my plan.

Satisfied, i threw the rope to the top with every strength in my muscles and pulled it to test its grip.

" great!" I shouted in my heard with gladness.

I took a quick right and left look making sure i had no unwanted audience, i relaxed happy i won't need to kill anyone before i had my mission accomplished.

The exciting part was climbing up the small wall fence, in my head i laughed at who ever had it built. " you thought you could keep people out of this shit! Well i got news for you whoever the fu*k you are! I aren't no prisoner nor mare man. Am a leopard snatched from the darkest of hell! " I whispered as i pulled myself further up approaching the electrified wires up the top of the wall fence.

A few steps up i held one hand on the rope and used my other one to give a beep to my man inside. I looked at my watch and waited counting the seconds. My feet holding firmly as i tried to balance my body to the rope in my hand, feeling gravity pulling me down but thankfully the hook was well stationed it kept me in place. .

" one, two, three, four, five! Come on! " i talked to myself impatiently. I was almost losing my tamper and thinking of how i was going to chop the guy i had given prio instructions to follow, then i saw the entire area go dark.

" good boy!" I pulled myself up and touched the wires with my thick groves making sure there was no current lest the son of Bit*h decides to get everything wrong.

Counting seconds in my head i jumped over the burbed wires instantly finding myself over the other side and used my rope slipping down and my face lit with lights at the count of another 5 seconds. I felt my shoes touch the sharp plants planted around. Thank God i hard it all planned out. My thick trousers enabled me to pat my way through them. Without further delay i was inside and looked around for any signs of guards.

I saw one moving to my direction and i squat down dodging his sight. He was almost reaching my position and i held my silencer ready to put him out should he decide to play hero, luck for him he turned back right a couple of steps away from me.

" go on boy, you doing great!" I whispered in my head.

Finding my way to the point my inside man had hiden a guard (prison warder) uniform,i quickly changed pulling it on and placing the ballet on my head and walking towards the front like i was one of them.

" good evening sir!" One of the guards at the entrance greeted me in salutation, i smiled in my head before responding.

" good evening surgent!, open the gate i have an inmate to check on. Some urgent issues" i added my hoarse voice full of exaggerated command.

" yes sir!" He responded and the gate clicked as it opened giving me a way in. The guard at the desk was dozing as i got towards him and he flinched up seeing my ranks.

" sir!" He saluted as usual with the coward surgent's atitude not looking into my face.

I shook my head, " idiot your boss is gone." I shouted in my mind and smiled passing him. I had to pose as one of the top guy at the prison so that day i had given him a forced leave, kidnapping and hiding him somewhere safe until i was done.

" open cell number 109!" I ordered.

" any problems sir? " he asked

" should i explain my self to you surgent?" I inquired.

" no sir, its just that its quiet late sir" he answered.

" a soldier has no time limit to work surgent. This is urgent i need to interrogate prisoner number 208. " i added calmly and composed myself giving him some signed fake documents in my hand. I had wished not to use them but the idiot was going to make things hard for me so i had to follow standard procedure.

" carry on sir, he's all yours!" He smiled trying to get a glimpse of my face but i kept to the side of the shadow and made sure he read the name on the uniform instead.

A few minutes later i had my target sitting in the interrogation room. Having shut down the cameras, i sat in front of him.

" hey Makasa!" I called him seeing how surprised he looked. I had just pulled him out of his cell and i was sure he couldn't tell why someone was on him that night.

" recognise me?" I asked pulling off the ballet from my head.

" Steven! " he opened his eyes looking up at me.

" yes Makasa" i smiled widely making him shrink back in the chair.

" what? What the hell are you doing here? How did you get in? I thought you died" Makasa shivered realization sinking in.

" hahahha what the fu*k man, is that how you receive a friend? I came to see you. You owe me remember?" I asked with a teassing laugh.

" dammit man, don't do this please i beg you. I have a couple of months and i will be out of here. Don't make this harder than it is.. i dont know anything man....." Makas( as we called him sometimes) panicked standing up to leave.

" you won't go out there until i say so. Now sit down son of a ..... " i paused controlling my now heated emotions.

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" sit down i don't have have enough time in this shit Makas or i swear you will leave in a body bag before your time here is up" i told him playing calm even when all i wanted was to skin him alive. For someone else Makasa was a hard core, a guy you wouldn't want to mess up, but he knew better than cross me. He could be anything out there but to me he would bow at my command.

"What do you want ?" He asked me and i looked at him with a sharp stare he was almost standing up again.

" i want the truth. Tell me why you guys set me up and left me for death in a foreign country. We were on a mission together and you guys decided to take me out like a fly. I want to know why and who is involved" i told him straightening up and placing my hands on the table between us.

"Oh man, shit that was..."

" 5 years ago and i come back to find that fool Jacob running for presidency, that dull Mberere a minister and you held up in a high prison on false pretence. " i looked at him seeing how marvelled he seemed at my knowledge of the squad.

" am missing one guy in this circle, that son of a bi*th Ackim." I sighed

" so tell me what i need to know and am out of here" i spoke glaring at him intently.

" speak dammit! What the hell happened back there? Why did you leave me to die in that jungle?" I yelled angry this time

" okey okey, calm down Steve, i will tell you what you want to know but just give me your word no one else will know i told you" Makasa spoke.

" what makes you so sure i will keep my word?" I asked him

" because i know when you give it then you will honour your word" Makasa sighed.

I looked at his long face, his small eyes firm and his hair a bit overgrown he didnt have his usual cut with shade lined on the side of his head.

" well, i will give you the damn word if you tell me what i need to know. Now stop wasting my time and tell me everything i need to know" i looked in his face.

...to be continued

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Episode 2

© Tisa Phiri

Walking out of the prison was easy, i simply passed through the main gate lost in thoughts. I almost lost it at some point when some guard tried to stop me.

" excuse me sir," he stopped me trotting to where i stood and i placed my hand on my back ready to react.

" you left this" he extended his hand giving me the folder i had carried earlier containing the fake documents.

" Thank you sergeant, have a good night work" i responded in my fake voice trying so hard to mimick the owner of the uniform i had on.

" Thank you sir, so will you, sir" he saluted and walked back as i walked through the already opened gate.

I matched for some few minutes to the point i had my boys waiting going through the story Makasa just told me. I couldn't believe the hunger for power drove my trusted friends to betray me. They had plotted my death and if what Makasa said which i knew was part to a bigger truth, it means the guys had something to do with the failed coup of the government which was in power 4 years back.

Wondering who i am ? Well, am a highly trained commando who worked for half my life for the government of Zambia. Unlike other people in the force, i always wanted to serve my country with honour and diligence. My promise to protect and defend my nation was done with sincerity.

My parents died years ago when i was still a child and i mostly don't give a damn about them. They bore me and left me to be raised by my cruel aunty, which somehow made me so pissed about them. I never grow old enough to know them, my aunty told me my mother died giving birth to me, i bet the woman couldn't take the power of a boy child emerging from her. My father died 2 years later from some cancer caused by excessive drinking of alcohol.

So i was taken in as a baby by my aunty the woman i only knew as my mother until i was 8 years old. I had wondered why i was treated different from other kids in the house and when one of her sons spat in my face telling me i wasn't his brother, i then realised how much of a burden i had been.

I however never took insults from my so called brothers without a fight, i cared less whether the guy was older or younger than me, anyone messes with me i deal with them, has always been my sloggan. I developed the defence technique to help me cage my childhood fears.

Being treated badly all the time created some negative impact inside of me which led me to become so pissed with almost everything around me.

I was mad at my parents for deserting me, i was mad at myself for making my mother die after giving birth to me. I was mad at my aunty for treating me bad. I was basically so mad ar everything the rage was so deep i couldn't contain it, hence the fights and rudness.

By the time i completed my secondary school all i wanted was to become a combat man. I felt i could help serve my country to attorney for all the bad staff i had done growing up.

My passion to have that power of holding a gun and commanding respect even pushed me further in my persue for the combat job.

My aunty and her husband tried to force me to do some other courses but i was not to be turned down.

Within months after school i was recruited in the army and i was one of the best trained soldiers. My vigour to be outstanding got me to the top and i was glad to have a command on my fellow soldiers as Captain within 6 years in service.

One of the results of being the kind of person i was was that we were mostly used for covert missions as special ops.

One of which i and four of other highly trained militants like myself where sent to in the borders of the neighbouring countries.we were told our country was under threat by the mercenaries and we were to uncover their hide out.

Among the soldiers on the mission was a guy, highly trained too and with some deep experience with lebels from the neighbouring country. We were told the guy was a bad ass commando who survived among the 20 zambian soldiers who were captured. He was to lead us into the mission, though i felt pissed the commander had put t me under the command of somone outside our crew, i was so proud of the guy and his skills. I actually felt inspired by him.

Recalling my first time i met him. He was clad in his combat standing menacingly ordering us as we got to land from the chopper somewhere in Luangwa.

" i want this to work soldiers, i will work to see that we all go back home safe and sound. Our women and children are waiting for us. Our country needs us and our tentacles are bulged with strength ready to giveus the satisfaction of that which er trained so hard for." He added with a smile.

" so lets stick together, make your country proud!" He yelled raising his hand.

" hey soldier whats your name?" He called me to attention.

" Steven Banda sir!" I shouted back giving him the respect as he was a higher rank than mine even though he was my age mate.

" wrong answer soldier, you are in the jungle and giving your true name is forbidden. I will find a suitable name for you" He looked at us all seriously.

" yes sir!" I responded liking his atitude. He was my kind of guy.

" You are in charge of the group heading west soldier. Him, him and him!" He pointed at my friend's( ofcourse he didnt know that), Jacob, Makasa and Mberere Jose who we mostly addressed with his last name.

" are going with you" he said and he put another guy to my group too. He gave us prio instructions and we dispersed.

Everything went on well until he succesfully led us all out of the bushes rsiking his own life to save the president from a planned assassination and the government from a coup.

However, a month later we were sent back to Mozambique to collect evidence to use against the perpetrators. Thats when things went sour, we were ambushed by unknown men gunning down 2 soldiers from my crew.

What puzzled me the most was that i was left behind in a burning cabin without being helped out by my trusted friends. I survived with a lot of burns my whole body. I was barely alive when a humble farmer and his daughter picked me up and nursed my wounds for months.

With his herbs i healed and my skin tone went back to normal. I had it in mind that my friends had probably perished in the furnace too but to my shock, when i found my way back to my country, i discovered all of them where alive and evidently doing so well fully incorporated in the government and Jocob who was one of us running for president.

My investigations into the matter made me believe the attack in the woods was meant to eliminate me and the other two soldiers. Here i am now trying to get to the root of all. The story from Makasa was not adding up but i left the guy alive for obvious reasons, he was to be out in a couple of months and i meant to dig all i needed from him and get closer to Jacob. His elevation made seeing him impossible i needed a strategy and so far the only other personi could easily reach was the now retired General Ackim. I had it in mind he knew something and so i had to dig him out.

Makasa told me he settled on the copper belt and now i had another trail to follow.

"We are here boss" one of my boys spoke snapping me out of my deep thoughts.

" boss? Are you okey?" He asked again seeing i wasn't making any move.

" yeah i heard you the first time dammit! Get out of my truck now and leave me alone " i shouted back making the guy react faster jumping out of the Ford Ranger.

I moved to the steering and reversed screeching the tires as i drove out of the yard.

I had some money saved up from all the covert operations and now all i had to do for the time being is enjoy it. I deliberately bought a flat which was to be my home for a little while.

I didn't feel like sleeping my brain was trying to process multiple things at once. I really nreded something to calm my nerves.

" hey can i have double that portion" i called to street boy who usually sold me dope.

" you are the boss man . You are the best!" He smiled making a dance as he waited for me to hand him the cash.

I sniffed some of the contents of the small portion i was given closing my eyes feeling its effect as the inhaled the white substance as it touched my inside.

" dammit you fools will pay for this!" I cursed feeling drowsy and staying put letting it cover my entire system.

" am not sleeping. I have to see you Ackim. I atleast trusted you to stand for me. You told me never leave a fellow soldier behind but you defiled your own law. How dare you! " i whispered to myself turning the vehicle into the main road before speeding away like a mad man. I looked at my watch and sat up, fastening the seat belt. It was quarter to 4am, i made a note to touch down Chingola before 9am.

...to be continued

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Episode 3

© Tisa Phiri

” Steven you stupid boy! How could you steal all the relish from the pot? Was it a sin for me to take up the responsibility of raising you since your parents died? You are a disgrace Steven, i can see how you will end up like your drunkard father” my aunty yelled at me pulling my ears. I was only 9 back then. The curse of being an outsider was that even when my Cousins did anything bad, i was the one to bare all the blame. I was to receive the beatings and hunger torture as they all made funny of me. I then vowed never to drink any alcohol and since then and i never did. My only thing were drugs.

” peeeeeeeeeep!” Came the loud noise from the car that i cut in taking the high way instead of waiting. I was lost in my childhood memory but i kept the speed of my vehicle at 180.

” i stopped instantly, the screeching of my tires as i put the emergence brakes filing the air with the strong scent like my tires wire just burnt.

” fu*k, fu*k! What the hell! I cursed getting out of the car as the other man walked towards me throwing insults at me. Calling me a reckless driver, a drunk who had no sense of control on the road.

” calm down man, be greatful i didnt bash your wreck!” I yelled back seeing his angrly face staring at me like i was not normal.

I brushed my beards calmly trying to calm and not take his insults as an offence.

” yes you are an idiot, let me call the cops on you. How dare you call my vehicle a wreck after you almost knocked me off. You are the idiots that cause accidents on the roads and i will make sure you pay for this. Lets see how you will answer to the RASTA when they get here” the man spoke his hands shaking with what i assumed was a combination of rage and the fear of the almost death experience he just had.

I moved forward now pissed with him.

” who do you think you are you son of a bi*ch.! I didnt bash you so whats the hustle for? Come on go your way this show is over” i snapped walking closer to him.

” what kind of man are you? You cant even show remorse for your stupidity. I have a friend at RASTA which is a few kilometres from here. Am calling him now to give him your vehicle number. I can assure you you will not pass Ndola today ” he smiled shirpishly like a child promised a reward after selling off his friend to get a beating from the father.

Without warning i grabbed his hand and took his phone as he tried to loose himself from my grip.

” what are you doing? ” he tried to scream but i pushed him back firmly making him stagger and fall to the hard tarred road.

” now get out of here before i get nasty.” I burst out my deep voice firm. Holding my hand up high i threw the phone down with full force sending it crashing in pieces i saw him flinch and then hold his mouth amazed at how crazy i was.

” now you have a commitment to make. Go find money to get yourself a new smartphone and stop wasting people’s time.” I smilled and stomped away leaving him in the middle of the road as i drove away.

Hitting the accelerator as i went my way i could see him shake himself off the ground from the side mirrow.

” you should have known better than insult Steven Banda you jerk. I had enough of that s*** when i was young and i won’t take it from any one now” i spoke to myself lighting a cigarette from the lighter in the car and putting it to my mouth enjoying it gladly.

2 hours later i was driving past the poster ‘welcome to Chingola’. I sighed relaxing myself. For another normal day i was going to be feeling so tired and jerked up but not this one. I had to do what was on my list and it was in such times that my ability to control sleep were hicked, not to talk of the dope(drugs) i kept on taking every time i felt an inch of tiredness.

I was parked in front of a beautiful house bulit out of brown stones its exterior so attractive i for a moment felt envy for what Ackim had built. Makasa had tokd me he built a house where he and his family lived.

” oh boy , i hope you are not one of them, i hate to feel that all this hard work will be for nothing” i shook my head letting out some smoke as i took one more cigger before i could decide how to approach him.

I was still looking out my hand hanging outside with the small piece of ciggarate remaining when i saw him. Ackim, walking outside holding two boys one on each hand. They were around 5 years old.

” daddy can we go now please!” One of the boys shouted jumping up and down his hand.

” Kim don’t leave your brother behind. Remember mom is finishing soon.just be in the back yard okey?” Ackim shouted at the boys i was assuming were twins.

” babe! Hand me the keys i check this car!” He shouted looking back at the house. I smiled seeing a tall and beautiful mixed blood lady walk out to him.

She handed him the keys and whispered something to him. I saw him close in on her grabbing her waist and kissing her before she withdrew walking back inside.

” perfect family General!” I whispered to myself and pushed the door open heading direct to the wall.

The front part where i parked a few meters away had some steel bars elevated and painted closing part of the wall fence that wasn’t closed up with bricks.

I teasingly clapped my hands standing outside and having a full view of Ackim who had the boot of the car opened.

I saw him straightening up and sharply turning to my direction.

” what? ” he frowned seeing me standing there pulling my beards.

” yeah, bravo man, what a beautiful family you have, there general! ” i said ‘ General ‘ a bit overrated.

” what the hell are you doing at my house Steve? Last time i checked you were dead” he walked towards me not making any effort to open the gate for me. He stood a few steps from me leaving only the steel bars separating us.

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” am back from the dead man, am back and am a pissed ghost you have no idea.” I smiled mockingly i saw his face turn from shock to anger.

” am i supposed to be afraid of you or something? ” he asked his usual calm deep voice without any trace of fear.

One thing i knew for sure was that the man before me was not one to push around. If i had to get my results i had to play smart and not show him i was out to challenge him.

” are you not going to let me in man?” I smiled at him.

” Say what the hell you want and leave me. I know the kind of man you are Steve and am not going to let you near my family” he shook his head with a laugh.

” i thought we were friends man. ”

” oh no, you were under my command the times we worked togther Steve. Am not your friend. Go to Jacob, Mberere or Makasa those you are friends not me man. Am sorry but i cant have you hanging around my family. Go to wherever the hell you coming from!” He added seriously looking at his back and at me.

I smiled feeling hurt by his lack of courtesy.

” okey okey man, cool. Am leaving now i stepped back raising my hands.

” next time you want to visit someone you call them. This is the 21st century.Thats what normal people do and another thing. You dont come to my house so high like a junky!” He shouted.

“Will get you so soon !” I snored angrily but not audible enough.

” what?” He asked trying to get what i said but i smilled .. ” i said it was great seeing you man ” i chuckled as i got the door to my truck.

I drove away giving him the impression i had left and parked a few blocks away from his house. I stayed in one place pushing down the car seat and closing my eyes to sleep.

I woke up an hour later shaking myself off the seat and looking around. It was now 11 am. I slowly drove to the nearest shop and got myself some water, gulped the entire bottle in seconds.

” hey mama, you know any place i can get myself food around here?” I asked the woman at the shop.

” yes, take this route straight up and turn on the second road to your left. There’s a restraunt and bar, you won’t miss it” she responded. “Thank you” i smiled at her and started the ignition.

After the meal i relaxed myself taking a walk around the place leaving my truck parked.

An idea clicked in my mind as i walked.

” good that’s it” i sighed and decided to walk back following the route i came with.

I got to Ackim’s house a few minutes later taking a look at the now quite place.

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I wondered if he was inside there or had left. I was still debàting if i should stick around outside or jump in and take a closer look, when i noticed the vehicle Ackim was working on was not parked outside any more.

I had to find a way to talk to him and at the moment i was to do whatever i could to see him. Be it by force or violence.

I thought of jumping inside the fence if not for the lady i saw earlier who walked out calling me.

” helo! Can i help you?” She asked walking towards me dŕessed in a short and sleeveless top i couldn’t help admire her for a second. The guy trully had taste there was no denying that fact.

” yeah sure” i sighed walking towards the gate.

” am kind of lost madam” i smiled at her and i saw her face calm.

” who are you looking for?” She asked opening the small gate entrance.

” am Steven, i came from Lusaka i worked for the military. Am looking for my friend we worked togather before but i kind of not sure of his address” i told her partly saying the truth.

” well, i see. Whats his name?” She asked

” Ackim, have any idea where i can find him?” I asked pretending.

” you are a lucky man Mr Steven. This is Ackim’s house, he’s my husband. ” she smiled.

” what? No ways! ” i exclaimed smiling.

” yeah” she nodded her head.

” well, that lucky b******! He never told me he married an angel as beautiful as you” i teased making her blush i jumped with joy inside.

” please come on in. He’s taken the kids out to a park he should be coming soon” she opened the door giving me way inside. I felt myself smile.

” i got you b******!” I whispered inside my head as she led me to the front door my eyes on her round butt.

” take a seat please” she indicted for me to sit in a well furnished living room the envioronmet making me feel at home.

” what can i offer you?” She smiled after i settled down.

” if you don’t mind a ciggarate” i said as a matter of fact.

” what, am sorry we don’t…..” she almost said but i cut her

” am pulling your leg Mrs, don’t worry am fine” i smiled widely as i looked around.

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” thats you guys?” I asked her pointing at a wedding photo on the wall and some three kids on another.

” yeah, that was 5 years ago we wedded after our boys were born and our girl came 2 years ago” she smiled proudly.

” wow, i must confess you guys have built something beautiful together your family is gorgeous!” I told her.

A few minutes after talking to her i realised she and Ackim were so much into each other i for a second thought of how it would be like separating them. She was a beauty after all. And taking in those long smooth legs wouldn’t be a bad idea.

I was busy fantasizing about Ackim’s wife when i heard a deep voice angrily addressing me from my back.

” what the hell are you doing in my house you junky!” Ackim snored rushing to me.i was caught unaware as he grabbed me up by my neck in an instance pushing me to the wall and increasing the grip on my poor neck i failed to breath. I would agree the guy still had it in him.

I tried to talk but my voice was swallowed down my throat i ended up panting searching for my breath.

” i told you to leave and you decide to play smart with me huh?. No one messes with my family soldier, no one!” He yelled shoving me up even when he was an inch shorter than me he knew exactly how to keep me in place at the moment.

” Babe! What are you doing? Let him go now!” Came the voice of his wife i now learnt was Paula.

He threw me down instantly and i gulped for some air panting heavily as i touched my neck.

” what the hell man. Am just here to talk to you. ” i managed to say at last as Ackim shot angry eyes at me. His wife came to were i sat concerned.

” are you okey Steven?” She asked touching my hand.

” am okey Paula thank you. You are so kind i smiled looking at her face and back at the fuming Ackim i knew he wanted to tear me apart for giving his wife that look.

” my love stay away from this man.” He shouted at her.

” but bab….”

” Paula go and watch the kids, please” he tried to calm down holding her hand up.

” okey, please don’t do anything stupid. You have to calm down now” she moved close to him and he tried to smile at her.

” yeah anything for you love. Now go” he responded and she walked away turning back to look at me and i waved her pissing Ackim more.

“You jerk, you and me out!” He pointed at the door and i stood up smiling.

” finally i got your attention general” i smiled pulling down my t-shirt and walking out with him tagging himself behind me.

” its about time!” I raised my hands turning to look at him when we got to the back where a beautiful garden was.

…to be continued

The Game Changer Episode 4 by Tisa Phiri

He looked at me without a blink, searching my face like he was looking for something in particular. His stance ready to react in case i tried anything funny with him.

I cleared my throat finding a steel metal chair planted in the garden and sitting on it relaxing myself like i was home.

I looked at him for a second in silence too. Ackim could be brave and fearless but i was too. Him and me got the same training and i was not to be intimidated by him.

Without him asking why i went which i could tell was the only thing he wanted to hear and i disappearing afterwards, i started narrating what Makasa had told me from the prison.

” the whole operation was a scam, i was made to think those mercenaries were sent by the opposition to over throw the then government, but now i have been told it was a plan devised by a group of soldiers who were not happy with the government of that day. They worked in hand with some ministers and outside donors.

My own group was part of this scam and shockingly i was left in the dark all along. Someone from the top uncovered the truth and told the president. Afraid everything would fail, my crew, including my trusted friends who knew wanted it to look like only one or two of us were working for the enemy, so what did they do? ” i sighed looking up as i felt myself getting angrly.

” the b******s skimmed a plan to kill me and another soldier, the only people who were innocent and in the dark. If not for the good people that took me in when i was half dead, they could have succeeded. It was easy to put the blame on the dead right?” I added looking at Ackim accusingly.

” well, they never succeeded beacuse this black man here” i said pointing my finger at myself, can not easily be put out.

” asking why i was flamed for things i didnt do? You know what that son of a bi*th told me” i laughed teasingly.

” that i was dispensable, that i was a drug addict who everyone would believe because i sometimes exibited unstability in my actions” i frowned now my anger back i felt like hitting something.

Ackim who now looked at me acknowledging the reason for my outrage, shook his head i could not disapher, whether it was for pity or disappointment.

” and, okey” he started pausing and looking down at me as he was still standing leaning on the wall.

” let me get this straight Steve, in all this your story, you think i got something to do with it?” He asked making wrinkles on his face i wondered if he was being faithful or he was playing with me.

” and you don’t?” I asked instead.

” you damn idiot, you plan to kill me and live this luxury life. I loose everything i had and cannot even go back to the army because every one thinks am dead and a traitor to my country and you play damp with me!” I yelled now charging towards him and pushing hin around in fury , he kept stepping back and forth without reacting.

I raised by blow to hit his face but he saw it coming and held my hand up landing a blow in my chest. I lost it and pounced him back kicking him to the ground and he stepped up quickly sending knockles back at me.

” i have no damn idea what you are talking about you jerk, i was retired immediately after the mission from Mozambique ended” he shouted explaining as we continued fighting like in a fight match.

” i only came to give guidelines to you guys cause the president needed my speciality guide on how you were to take down the rest of the enemies.” He explained pushing me back and i staggered falling on the metal chair hitting my back.

” you lying b******, i saw you, we went together in the woods. Dont you dare lie to me.” I screamed standing and going after him again but because of my anger, my fighting was unstable as compared to his. He launched another blow in my head and i staggered back again.

” they wanted me to lead you up to the camp idiot! They never told you so because i was no longer in the force. Your crew needed me to that point and that was it. I left the same night and am surprised you never knew cause i told Jacob the truth before i left. I assumed he would tell you all what was going on. I have not been active since then and honestly i dont give a damn what your friends are up to. Am happy living my life and i dont want my family to be exposed to any danger” he yelled now panting and sitting down looking seriously at me.

I walked around calming myself now, i felt stupid to have had thought he was part of the scam. I bow my head down and for the first time since i came back from the jungle i felt sorry for myself.

I started shedding tears.. ” i was left to die man, i knew nothing about what they were up to. All i wanted was to serve my dear country and this is how am paid back. My life is over. If i was to walk to the gate of the military they will gun me down like a criminal. Every one even my family thinks i betrayed my country by working with the mercenaries and the opposition to bring down the government. This sucks man, it sucks and i hate everyone that put me here!” I whispered with so much anger in me.

Ackim now sorry for me squat before me and patted my folded leg. ” am so sorry man, i had no idea what you went through. I was also told the same story of you being a traitor, in fact three ministers were killed based on the same blame. I had questioned that action but now its clear.

I swear i had no idea what the guys had planned. I had thought Jacob and Mberere were just starting their politics and resigning from the service for good but now your story makes me think they had it all planned out and whover is sponsoring them has interest in something big.” He shook his head.

” am sorry Steve, trully sorry, i know you were a good soldier. You could be a junky and all but you had the best insterest of the country at heart” he sighed standing up and facing the small garden.

I stood up and walked to him as he kept his hands in his pockets. ” you will help me take them down” i said more like requesting.

” what?” He sharply looked at me.

” we cannot let them get away with this man Jacob is not the kind of person to let lead this country. The guy is a jerk who will ruin us all, if we let him lead this country Ackim. Am asking as a friend. There is more to this and am about to get it all out. I will not rest until i see to it those three get what they deserve even if it kills me. But am one man Ackim, i need you” i spoke without looking at hom.

” no man, am sorry, i can’t. I retired for a reason. You see those guys in there?” He looked back at the house.

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” those are my life now, am not going to do anything to jeopardise their lives. Unlike you i give a damn about what happens to me cause of them. No way am going back to handle such issues man. Am done, am sorry” he sighed walking back.

” your family will not live well if you allow that man to be president Ackim. Jacob by now knows am alive. He will hunt me down to make sure i don’t get the truth out and Makasa sold you out for a reason. He knew i would come for you man. So whatever s*** am involved in now you are part of it!” I shouted and he stopped instantly looking back at me.

” your family is still in danger man” i added shaking my head.

” say that again and i swear i will….”

” what? Kill me?” I shook my head.

” we both dead men when Jacob comes for us. We only two men and he has most of the army on his side now. Think of it man. We are the only ones that have to stop him.” I told him as he paced around his hands still deep in the pockets.

” i know someone who can help. Come on in Steve” he indicated, inviting me to go in i smiled happy i had him on my side.

” Thank you for this man” i responded as i followed him behind. He stood before opening the back door.

” stay the hell away from my wife and kids. Mess with them and ….:”

” i know man, i can’t do that, trust me.” I nodded my head at him.

” and another thing. No getting high in front of my family. No dope man or you are out before we get this thing going.” He added pointing at me.

I raised my hand noding. ” thats right” i answered and he opened the door walking us in. Paula came out looking at him and back at me.

” you guys okey now?” She asked looking at her husband in particular.

” yes babe, this is Steven he will stay a couple of days with us just to settle something. Is that okey?” He asked holding his wife’s shoulder.

” yeah sure, any friend to my husband is welcome to this house” she smiled looking at me.

” he’s not my friend” he smiled looking at me too.

” he’s just a soldier i knew a long time, and needs some quick help before he leaves for good” he let a laugh and his wife and i smiled togethe, i knew he was being serious though. His protective instincts of his family so evident.

” whatever man, thank you again” i shrugged.

Hours later, i had my truck parked in his yard. He came were i sat watching some soccer after taking the meals i was served by his wife. He handed me a pair of clothes, ” get a bath and change man, we are heading out in 30″

” okey” i stood up and followed him as he showed me the bathroom.

Minutes later we were parked outside the city waiting for whoever was to help us. I had no idea who it was as Ackim assured me they were the best men to give us a hand.

” you sure they are coming” i asked after 20 minutes of waiting.

” take it easy soldier, i always want to be early. they still have 10 minutes before our agreed time. They will show up don’t worry.” He smiled at me.

I pulled a ciggarate and placed it on my lips as i pulled a lighter from my pockets and lighting it.

” want some? ” i handed him the pack.

” no thanks. My woman took me off that years back. Am clean” he sighed leaning back in the car seat.

” she’s got you hooked huh?” I smiled rubbing my finger on the burnt part of the cigger and putting it back to my mouth.

” you have no idea, but am not complaining. Shes the reason am where i am today and she has given so much of herself for me i would never trade her for anything else in the world man” he smiled looking through the side mirrow as the vehicle lights from the vehicle approaching us shined brightly.

” thats why am helping you to make things right. I will not let anything bad happen to those guys there. Atleast not as long as am alive.” He sighed pushing open the door as the other vehicle pulled on the other side of the small dusty raod we had parked.

” well, you have it right my man. I give you a hand. I wish i had something like you have to keep me going” i told him honestly as we walked to meet four guys who stood straight up like they were on a parade.

” good evening guys, good to see you again, its been a while ” Ackim greeted them standing in from of the guys and i stood next to him ready to hear his plan.

…to be continued

The Game Changer Episode 5 by Tisa Phiri





” hello guys!” I raised my hand to greet the four men.



” hello.” They all responded their seriousness evident.



” This is Steven Banda, former Captain Zambian Army. Worked under special ops too” Ackim introduced me.



” Steve, meet Jim, from special ops still active , this one



Is Chama, ask anything about technology this is your man,” he laughed pointing at a tall slim guy with a serious face.



” these two gallant men are good soldiers who I trust because I have called on them several time s.” he finally introduced them all and sighed.



” well I bet Ackim has brought you to attention on the matter at hand, I need people I can trust and since he sort you out I trust him and I know you all are what he says you are” I started, after Ackim told me to go ahead and brief everyone. I told them about my mission, ” I want to find out first of all what happened years back and who ever is involved. Then, we can talk about the way forward. About the money, don’t you worry about it. I lived my service life off my small businesses and saved up all I earned, adding to the sums I got for the covert operations, I can assure you all a good pay. ” I sighed still standing still as I took in their faces. Ackim had leaned back on the vehicle listening. I for a moment wondered why he kept so quiet and like to answer my question, he cleared his throat.



” am not going to go with you guys, this is as far as I can go” he spoke when I was done talking.



” what? ” I asked surprised.



” yes Steve, I cant am sorry. I will help connect you to the people I can like these guys here. I will help you sketch the plans from here and from here on, am out. I told you I retired and Its not my wish to get back. Besides I have a family to protect. Unlike you all who are single I don’t live for myself anymore.” he looked at us all with a serious face.



” don’t worry you don’t need me. I know you can pull this. This is not my story man, I lived my own and told my story and now is your time. You man are the #game changer, go out there and do what’s right for your own integrity and for the betterment of this country” he smiled patting my back.

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He later on talked us through some things we needed at hand. Guiding me and giving me the names of some of officials I could trust and how to get them. He gave me details of a man he told me was a good investigator he had hired before, telling me he could work hand in hand with Chama to get all the info I need to confront Jacob and Mberere, specifically them cause they were the ones already embedded in the government system. I knew I had Makasa at my watch list and him being in prison was easy to monitor.



We were almost concluding our talks when another car drove by, ” expecting anyone else?” the guy called Jim asked first. ” NO, You?” Ackim answered.



” no ” I responded and pulled out the gun from my pockets ready to attack. The other guys too stood steady as we looked on to the car now slowing down.



We watched in silence as the car lights drew closer at a great speed and kept the lights at full beam blinding u.



The silence that covered us for a few minutes made my inside turn on my fight instincts, something was definitely wrong. Before I could think of what to do we heard gun shots firing at us.



” s***!” I shouted shooting back and getting down as the rest of us did the same. The car in front of us drove forward being followed by shots as we ducked trying to take cover from the truck.



” dammit, who the hell is that?” Ackim screamed too as he joined in the shooting. I went to the other side crawling down and found myself a spot away from the beam light. Myself and Ackim were the only ones with guns so the other guys had to stay put away from the gun targets.



Slowly I moved towards the strange car rolling down the small drainage as Ackim was keeping them back.



” I got you b****** !” I whispered to myself as I aimed at the guy who was standing by the window shooting right ahead. I fired one aiming for his hand and we heard screams as the shot landed in him. ” get them!” I shouted to Ackim who ran quickly to the car as the driver of it tried to reverse back. It was clear the guys in the car didn’t except any kind of reaction when they started shooting. Our shoot back seemed to surprise them.



The car was almost taking off but Ackim and myself ran faster towards it seeing the gun the guy was using left on the ground. I assumed there was only one shooter.



” get the car now!” I called out to the guys behind and before I could finish my sentence they were already behind us, we jumped in and the driver cruised forward closing the gap between us and the other car.



I moved up the window and fired several times aiming at the tires, the forth shot turning the other vehicle tires flat I saw it sway aside and stop instantly. We jumped out and ran towards it before the two men inside could get away.



” Who the hell are you?” I kicked the shooter who was bleeding were I gave him a shot.



“Jim was holding the guy who was driving and the 6 of us were now surrounding the two guys after giving them some good blows.



” there is no way you idiots are going to keep us out here after disturbing us thinking we are going to let you give us extra work of interrogating you” Ackim spat hitting one of them in the head with the edge of his gun.



” speak now or you die” he threatened



” no they wont talk man” I sighed shaking my head seeing the tattoo they both had on their left hand.



” well they will I can assure you” Ackim frowned angrily.

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I took him aside and whispered to him, ” I know these guys Ackim. They belong to some dangerous group used to run deadly errands for some high ranked men of the military also used by some top guys, they are part of the intelligence and some are former soldiers trained to resist pain and they are only called on for such mission as to kill. We can keep them for interrogation and maybe break them but trust me, that will take days. If my instincts are right Makasa already told Jacob about me and he sent them here. They probably know where I am now and how am not sure. We need to get the hell out of here soon man” I explained as he nodded silently.



” my family! He exclaimed, ” if these guys followed you then they know you came home and that puts my family in harm`s way” He spat angrily.



” tell me what you know and how you found us here!'” he rushed back to the guys as they were still tied up.



One of them with a deep cut in his face that had dried out and turned dark smiled. ” you have no idea who you up against you fools, this aren’t your game and you better back off before you all die” he groaned .



” well, i know you who sent you and soon he will join you both in hell!” I screamed before shooting them both in the skull.



All the guys looked at me in awe, ” lets go now!” I indicated jumping in the car. ” the police will do their job tomorrow” I added pulling out my cigarette. We drove back as we came Ackim and I in the same car and the other guys their own ride. Ackim shouted to the guys to stay in touch as he would give them details of what would follow after giving them caution to be alert. ” there is no backing out at this point, you know how this works guys. You all know too much” he warned them as the car slowly moved the other guy`s still parked.



” we on Sir” the guy called Chama answered this time as the others nodded in agreement.



” what do you think?” he asked me after several minutes of silence.



” I think someone is trying to mess with my head and am so pissed. I will spend the night at a lodge man, I don’t want to draw them to your house” I told Ackim and he shook his head.



” This s*** is real man and its just getting hot, I swear the thrill is inviting but I promised Paula I will not put them under such stress so am taking them out of this country for a while. For tonight though, I need you to stay at my place, its too late and we never know who else might come. You help me guard my family then we leave first thing in the morning while you find your way back to Lusaka. I will give you the contact details for the guys and am sure you can work out something together. Just make sure you keep in touch” he added as we got in the front of his yard.



” what the hell!’ I shouted looking at the yard before we could get inside.



” they were here” Ackim shook his head.



“dammit!” I kicked the tires immediately I steeped down.



” check the house for your family man, let me search the yard” I told him drawing the gun from my back and running steadily to the back yard.

…to be continued

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The Game Changer Episode 6 by Tisa Phiri
I ran around the yard there was no sign of a human being. I rushed back to the front and something caught my attention from the corner of my eyes.
Something was burning some meters away from Ackims house.” Son of a bi*ch !” I yelled angrily realising my truck we noticed wasn’t in the yard where i left it parked had disappeared.
” Ackim! Come see man , those b******s have burnt my truck!” I called him when i saw him wall out his face calm i knew he found his wife and kids intact.
” oh this sucks man” he sighed shaking his head as we watched what had remained of my truck turning into ashes.
” they will will pay a high price for this truck man. I loved this car. It was one of the properties i valued the most cause it could touch down any sort of road. Now its gone. If he thinks sending his dogs to destroy my car will stop me from heading back to Lusaka then he’s way out of his mind. It will take more than this for me to give up” i spat furious.
” you know what? I am beginning to think these guys know more about you than you think they do. Jacob and his friends knew you were alive way before you returned and they have you set up. ” Ackim spoke and i believed his analysis.
” you could be right man. But if that was the case why hasn’t anyone tried to kill me before except now?” I asked myself in particular.
” thats a good question soldier and it should be the first mystery you have to sort out. You might end up getting in a trap.
” the snippers followed us all the way to the bushes, meaning they are watching your every move. ” he added.
” dammit, i hate feeling cornered Ackim. It’s a damn bad feeling. What do i do now?” I asked him as we walked back to the house.
” am glad my kids and wife are okey. I found them fast asleep meaning they didn’t hear anything at all. My wife will freak out knowing what am doing so lets do this, i will take my family out of this place. You find your way back to Lusaka then let me me how things will be in a couple of days.”
” sure man” i nodded getting inside the house.
I sat down trying to figure out what was going on after Ackim went to join his wife. Taking a quick glance at the wall watch, it was almost 03am .
I shut my eyes but was still awake. Since i couldn’t get myself to sleep i thought staying on the couch and having a moment of reflection would do me good.
Flash back…..
” Steve, hey man come on every one is having their moment man why are you so quiet?” Mberere had shouted above the loud music in the night club we had gone to. That day the guys had decided to take the funny out. It was a month after the Mozambique operation and so we were all loaded. they decided to spend on women and beer.
I have always been a drug person, never women or beer. The guys sometimes made funny of me but i gave no s*** about it.
They would call me junk but i had decided better a drug junky than drink beer and become a drunkard like my father.
” am cool man go on have fun!” I yelled back at Mberere.
” no no man come on you my brother is loaded and money is meant to be enjoyed. We just cracked the most dangerous men in the world and we deserve this little break. Just look at the guys there” he said pointing at Jacob and other guys shouting and drinking some night girls seated on their laps.
” that my friend is a good way for a soldier to take his mind off the bloody s*** we have gone through. ” he spoke his mouth spitting some saliva in my face as he was so jerked out.
” i said am cool man, you know am not a fun of all that. Am cool with this baby” i smiled showing off my white staff on my palm.
” suit yourself you junky!” He hit my head playfully but it irritated me so much that i raised up pushing him down the floor.
” what the hell Steve. Did you just push me?!” He stood up sizing up his fists at me.
” yeah i said leave me alone dammit. ” i yelled back and before i knew it he was right in my back punching me.
I turned back now feeling pissed and kicked him off to the floor sending left and fight blows before the others ran to his rescue to his face.
” what is this man? You are hitting your friend like an enemy. What the hell is wrong with you?” Jacob shouted holding me to the wall as i panted angrily.
” i told you man this guy is nuts. He was probably having one of those tantrums about his childhood like a woman. We cannot trust him with anything serious” Makasa added but with a tone of seriousness. What puzzled me most was not the words he said but how he said them. It was like they had been talking about me before.
A couple of days later, i found the three of them talking with a certain general. Upon seing me they all dispersed walking in different directions.
” hey Mberere wait up” i called him as he walked towards the entrance door at the military offices.
” whats up man?. I see you and the guys talking to the General. Whats going on it looked serious and tense there” i shrugged standing in his way as he seemed eager to leave my side.
” it was nothing. He was just giving us a briefing and don’t worry it doesnt concern you man” he faked a smile.
” well well, since when do the three of you do what doesn’t concern me man?, we are a squad man. ” i looked at his face trying to get him to say something.
” well since you decided to act like a child and jerk out hitting me in front of everyone in that bar.” He frowned
” what ? You fooling me? oh no, we were both knocked out then man, i was dopped and you drunk so whats the big deal? Okey fine, am sorry man. ” i told him seeing him looking so serious.
” so we good right?” I asked patting his shoulder.
” yeah we good man, just prepare we going out again in a couple of days. Am sure we will be briefed soon. Something to do with the previous operation” he said as he walked away but i couldn’t help feel he was hiding something from me.
A couple of days later we were joined by Ackim and were dropped via a chopper in the woods. Surprisingly they had put another colonel to accompany us.
I woke up in the midle of the night again finding the guys talking outside whilst they drunk some beers.
” what’s going on here?” I asked feeling the chills of the night as i stepped out of the cabin to join them.
” oh man, we thought you were asleep. Nothing we just talking. Its a cool night right?” Jacob responded shifting the gun that hanged on his shoulders.
” yeah it is” i sighed looking at them from one to another.
” well i thought of checking around. I bet i will leave you guys to it. We have a long day tommorow” i shrugged waving at them
” yeah sure man, rest easy we on guard” Makasa spoke this tine and they all giggled.
The next time i woke up the whole cabin was in flames i choked as i awake.
I looked around me and everything was burning the roof almost falling down.
I wondered how i could sleep so deeply and not to hear anything else before i woke up. I was never a deep sleeper and for a second i cursed myself for taking some dope before sleeping. It must have messed my head a little bit.
I tried to crawl out the fire but it was so fierce. With a lot of effort i struggled to get myself out pouring a container of water i chanced im the corner on my thin blanket and covering my back. I dodged the falling roof and got myself out but that was after the fire had gotten to my skin already.
I recall, screaming and coughing in agony before passing out.
I woke up hours later in a grass thatched house with the face of an old man looking at me.
I startled sitting up,
” who are you and where am i?” I asked him looking around the small room.
” calm down son, you are safe here. Am kholopa and you are in my house” he smiled exposing his numbered teeth and empty gums.
I looked at his white head and beards shaking me head.
” old man, how the hell did i get here? Where are the other soldiers ?” I asked confused
” oh i said it. I told my grand daughter you are a soldier but she didnt listen. She told me it was old age catching up with me.
I didnt see your combat but i could tell you were no ordinary man, otherwise you couldnt have survived that fire” he smiled certainly appealed by his right revelation.
” okey okey. So you saying… oh s***!” I shouted recalling the fire and the smoke.
” yeah son, your cabin was burnt down and you are lucky i got in the woods early this morning and found you battling for life. Lucky my father taught me how to use herbs and i saved your life.” He smiled which i noticed he did a lot, pointing at my naked body which was smeared in some green staff i realised had a very strong stench.
” who else was there… am um…” i stammered trying to figure out his name again as i stood moarning in pain feeling my whole body like i was still on fire.
” you better sit down young man. You will need a few days before you could do anything like that” he pulled me back to the small bed.
” no one was there. Yeah i remember now..” he paused looking at me.
” there was one man, but he was dead already, in fact burnt to ashes” he added coughing as he walked to some small can and deeping a cup and walking back to me.
“Here, have some water” he sighed calmly.
” Thank you.” I said taking all the water in one gulp he went back for more.
” so i was right?” He asked almost like a statement.
” about what?” I placed the cup down.
“You are a soldier?” He smiled nodding his head.
” no sir, am just an ordinary man.” I nodded back at him.
” mmmmhmhm.. sure you are son, otherwise you wouldn’t have hidden it” he laughed coughing again.
” but what are you doing here alone, and you speak Chikunda meanwhile i am meant to believe this is Mozambique territory” i asked him.
” you are wrong soldier, we are 500 kilomters away from that country. Believe me i have lived here for over fifteen years. I like living alone. But my grand daughter decided to ran here and hide from the world too.” He laughed softly.
” your grand daughter?” I asked and before he could answer my question i saw a girl of about 20 or so walk in carrying a can of water.
” oh he’s awake finally” she sighed placing down the can and walking towards us.
” yeah sure he is, i told you my herbs can work wonders” the old man smiled at his grand child.
” she looked at me and smiled.”
” am Queen” she extended her hand to greet me…
…………….
” Steve ! Come on man its time to move” i heard Ackim’s voice pulling me out of my memory.
” what? Its morning already?” I asked looking at my watch.
” yeah. Its 20 minutes passed 4 am. We need to start going. I used a friend to book a plane and he arranged something for me. We need to be in Ndola by 7am. ” he explained.
” yeah sure, i just figured something Ackim” i held his shoulder before he could leave.
” what’s that?” He asked turning back to look at me.
” the name of a general am suspecting was involved. I stayed up thinking and i have just remembered i saw him talk to the guys before the operation. Something seemed off back then and now it makes a bit of sense. This s*** goes deeper you were right” i sighed.
” yeah it is Steve, we have to stay focused for now. Take it easy and plan your moves smart and objectively” he patted my shoulder and went to pull out a large bag as his wife and their three kids walked out.
” am sorry to put you through this Paula” i started looking at her.
” kim take your siblings to the car.” She told the kids instead and stood right before me.
” he was okey. He had left that kind of life and he was doing fine. Just hours after you show up we start running like criminals” she spoke almost spilling tears from her eyes.
” am so sorry. I just wanted him to give me some information i had no idea it will end this way.” I told her honestly.
” well, i hope this was worthy it” she said walking away.
I looked up as Ackim walked in. ” am sorry for that man i…”
” yeah, she’s pissed. I promised her i won’t be doing this anymore and now ” he shrugged
” but i thought you going with them?” I asked surprised he didn’t seem prepared to leave.
” nope i will go after them later. I have to…” he almost said but i raised my hand.
” no way, you were right. I have no family to worry about man, but look at this” i said pointing around.
” this is beautiful Ackim and i won’t let you destroy it. Besides you won’t be as active having to worry about them. No man, i know you mean well but no, this is my story like you said last night. Go on with them i will keep in touch. You have done more than enough man”
” are you sure? ” he asked looking at me.
” 100%” i smiled.
” i got this man, go on and make that woman smile again” i let a laugh and he smiled at me.
” right then let me grab my small bag. We will drop you in Ndola” he smiled walking away.
” great!” I raised my hand at him taking one last look around the house and walking out to the car.
…to be continued

The Game Changer Episode 7 by Tisa Phiri
The drive back to Lusaka went as planned.
I sat silently in the back seat with the kids and only answered to some questions the twins were asking. The girl who i had placed on my laps was fast alseep.
My mind went back to the jungle thinking about the two people that saved my life.
…………
” its been a week staying with you here and you have not told us anything about yourself” Queen asked me as she sat opposite the stool i sat on. Her long skirt covering her legs.
“What do you want to know?” I asked her mending the fishing net that i got from her grand father to help him out.
” you must have a family or friends, you can say something about your work, just anything you can tell about yourself” she smiled.
” i have cousins and and their parents but rearly talk about them. There’s is nothing exciting about them anyway. About my Job, well its over i guess, by now whoever planned to kill me thinks am dead.” I shrugged
” why do you insist someone wanted you dead. It was probably an accident and your friends left thinking you died inside the cabin” she argued innocently.
“Cause that’s not how we work Queen, soldiers never back out on their friends like that. They would have stayed to make sure i was dead for real. Their rushing out makes me feel they were in a hurry to get rid of me” i explained to her and she continuously shook her head.
” is it in your nature to distrust people around you?” She laughed ” its not everyone that isn’t trust worthy. You have to learn to look at the better side of people steve. Sometimes it helps to have positive thoughts” she smiled lifting herself up the rid mat and walking to get some wood from a heap under a small tree and placing them on the fire.
” the bottom line is that its not easy trusting people especially after what i have seen some man treat a fellow.” I chuckled.
She looked at me and back at the pot without saying a word. Her rough hair all over her head she didn’t seem to mind her looks.
” tell me why you are here in this deserted place?. How come you decided to stay far away from every one. I mean i can understand the old man has some attachment to this place and really he has nothing to look forward to in the cities. But for you, i don’t get it, you seem to be knowledgeable enough to make me think you have gone to school before. So why herè?” I asked and she looked down her fingers turning silent..
” Qeen? ” i called her looking at her face.
” well lets just say i tried to see the good in people and i paid a high price for it” she shrugged sadly and went on cooking.
…………….
” we are here man” Ackim spoke pulling me off my thoughts.
” okey. Am taking a bus from here. Thank you again man” i told him stepping out of his car.
” yeah like we agreed keep in touch. I will hit your line when i get to our destination. ” he added shaking my hand.
” have any cash on you? ” he asked
” yeah i had my wallet in the pocket thankfully. ” i smiled.
” right, watch out man and be careful ” he patted my hand and got back to the car.
“I waved at paula and the kids as they drove off.
I boarded a the bus after 10 minutes of waiting. In 5 hours we landed in the capital city.
I walked around getting a few staff i needed for the house and got home just before it got dark. I searched around the house immediately i got there and satisfied all seemed in order, i changed my clothes and walked out leaving it locked.
Instead of spending the night home, i decided to lodge a room. Taking caution someone might have been watching my place.
Immediately i sat down my phone rung.
” helo!” I responded not recognising the caller ID. ” Its Chama. ” i heard a voice on the other end.
” yes man, what do you have? ” i asked stranding up and walking to the window opening it.
” i have accessed the details of the those guys, as per data in the system, there’s nothing suspicious except one thing” he paused.
” go on” i encouraged him.
” the accounts of the three guys shows large transfers of cash between 2015 and 2016. ” he added.
” well that is the same period we were out, it could be the allowances.” I told him still peeping outside the window.
” yeah thats what i thought initially but the money is almost 4 times what you guys were entitled to”
” is it what am thinking?” I asked him now paying attention to a strange vehicle i saw drive in the car park outside. Two strange looking men walked out and as one one them pulled up his trousers my eyes touched the gun that was tucked in his belt. I saw them look about as i kept Chama briefing me on his findings.
” someone paid them off” he was saying.
” good work man, just do as you said. Let me try find their current cell numbers and will give them to you to keep track of them” i told him now pulling off my own gun seeing the guys heading to the reception.
” how did they find me again?” I asked myself sliding the window aside. I climbed out and squat down at the back of the room waiting for them knowing they would come for me.
It was silent for a while and then i heard a large bang on the door. The hinges to the door clicked as it hit the wall.
I gave them a few seconds and one of them saw the open window, he slowly pushed the curtain aside his gun pointed.
I needed a silencer not to attract attention so i removed the shirt i had on top of the vest luckily i had unbuttoned it when i reached the room.
Placing my shirt in front of the pistol after folding it, i silently moved. Am sure he thought i was not there cause i saw him peep his head out and i took the chance quickly pulling the trigger and blowing of his brains blood sprashed on the window and some of it touched my face.
The other guy ran to the corner and fired one shot which went direct in the wall fence outside. We both went silent and i knew he wasnt going to move until i did, so i crawled slowly crossing the window.
Assuming i was still on the same position, he too moved i could hear his steps. I saw the corned of his hand. I fired one but it missed him as he flinched back.
Before i could act further i felt a sharp scratch on my shoulder i stood up instantly and pushed him down the floor inside as i quickly jumped back inside before he could get to where his gun was. I got to him and we engaged into a hand fight.
He pushed me down hitting my face a couple of times before i could managed to pull myself up.
“I pounced on his head, repeatedly hitting him but he was as strong as i was as he gave me his own too. He skilfully banged my shoulder which was bleeding due to the deep scratch from the gun shot and i screamed in pain.
Holding my shoulder panting as he held the gun to my head standing upright.
” who are you?” I asked trying to figure out a way of distracting him so as to come up with a way of defending myself.
He smiled spitting the blood from his mouth.
” you messed with the wrong gang, soldier. You should have stayed dead” he teased me shaking his head whilst smiling like an idiot.
” well since am going to die anyway, do me a favour man” i sighed faking desperation.
” you want me to call a priest for you to confess your sins before dying?” He laughed loudly.
” yeah i would love that too but no, i want to know why me? Why did they choose me? ” I asked my hand sliding from my shoulders
” i don’t ask questions man, i get paid and i do the job, end of the deal. ” he smiled and pointed the gun firmly at me i was sure he was going to release the trigger any second.
In an instant i jumped up kicking his hand and the shot went into the ceiling followed by the gun.
I kicked him again to the wall this time and before he could stand again, i rushed to his gun and fired a straight one right through his skull sending him back to the wall his head hiting it and staining the wall with his blood.
I panted sighing with relief as i sat looking at the two dead bodies before me.
A few seconds later i was searching their pockets for anything but they had nothing on them. I pusshed them one after the other and pulled off their shirts.
” same idiots” i whsipered seeing the same tattoo around their arms as that which the other two shooters had in Chingola.
The only thing apart from the guns was the car keys. ” well i could use this huh!” I spoke to myself and looked out side for any sign of a person but the place was quiet i knew whoever was near had taken off or was hiding after hearing what was going on in my room.
I ran to their black SUV parked in the car park, hearing the police sirens from a distance. Driving out at a greet speed i took off going the opposite direction as the cops.
I placed the gun on the passager seat and concentrated on taking myself far away from the lodge heading to the outskirts of the city.
I parked after driving for almost an hour west of Lusaka.
” lets see what we have here” i sighed opening any small closures in the car. I found one ID indicating a name and rank. ” okey, a common officer huh? How low guys” i smiled sheepishly.
” there was nothing else relevant in the car. I sat back trying to think. ” how did they find me again?” I asked myself the tenth time.
I recalled patting ways with Ackim, as far as i was concerned i didnt tell anyone where i would be lodging. Something was out of line and i hated how i was failing to connect the pieces.
” hey man sorry am calling this late but something came up. Am being followed and i want to know how” i asked the tech guy.
” you might have told someone of your whereabouts” he responded.
” i didn’t, am just from having a head on with two killers. ” i sighed holding my hand and letting a small scream as i touched the sore spot.
” are you okey? ” he asked.
” just a scratch and the threat has been eliminated. So tell me how possible is it that they are on my tail”
” well, am thinking they have you tracked, maybe your phone or something you have on” he suggested.
” what, bulls***! How did they get my phone man i have been with it the whole time. ” i told him.
” they could have tapped into it or maybe your clothes?”
” i got the ones i had on from Ackim and changed into something else when i got home…. oh wait!” I whispered realising it.
” son of a b****!” I screamed
” what ?” Chama asked me.
” that b******, it has been him all the time” i spoke more to myself.
” okey man let me get back to you.” I cut the line turning on the ignition keys.
” i got a son of bit*h to pay a visit!” I cursed feeling so angry i ignored the pain in my shoulder.
…to be continued

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The Game Changer Episode 8
© Tisa Phiri
Getting to his place i looked around the two bedroomed house he lived in. “No wonder the man would do anything for money. The kind of home he had was enough to tell me he was a poverty stricken man. Not that what he got from his pay as a warden was so meagre, but the guy was good at spending more than he earned more on drinking than taking care of his family.
Recalling how i met him, i had gotten out of the jungle with Queen. After hearing her story of how she was betrayed by the man she had trusted and loved, he hooked up another lady after promising her marriage.
She told me people had told her to be carefull with that man but she had insisted on giving him a million chances. According to her, she had decided to look at his good side which cost her.
” i trusted him and he went for another woman. When i confronted him at a shopping mall as he walked around with the same woman, the lady raised her voice at me throwing all sorts of insults on me whilst he watched in silence.
The worst happened when the lady decided to fight me” she spoke her voice hoarse she was almost bursting out in tears i could see her fight them back.
” that woman with everything in her pulled my dress leaving me completely nude in that public place whilst everyone watched in awe. I was so ashemed as people flashed their phones taking some pics of my naked body others shouting at me naming me a prostitute. I have never been that embarrassed in my life Steven, it was the worst day of my life and i decided to quit the sales personnel job for a knowm supermarket and ran away to this place away from the shame and embarrassment i had seen on the social medias. Thats how come i have stayed out here with my grand father for almost a year now” she told me and i felt bad for her.
I knew i was not so gentle with women, in fact i never had one so close as to have a defined relationship, but to treat someone like that was not appealing at all.
A few days later, i decided to leave the jungle and i convinced her to go with me.
” you can not hide from the world for good Queen. You better go back to the city and start living a normal life” i told her.
” but how? It’s not like am so educated, i only went up to grade 12 and with no papers to push for a job, i will not easily start over. My parents are late and i dont have any relatives i can relly on to keep me. My grandfather catches fish and we farm together. Life is cheaper here” she refused my offer.
” lets get to the city and i will help you start over, its the least i can do for what you and your grand father has done for me” i begged her.
She finally agreed and that’s how come we both got to the city. My home was as deserted as i left it. Luckily i kept a spare key hidden under the small stones around the house as the entire yard was green with grass.
The following day i gave her money to start some business and rent her own house away from my home. I never wanted her anywhere near. Knowing i might engage in a dangerous mission. Having her in the way of danger was something i didnt want.
A week after i talked to a few people and thats how i started finding out about my friends plot to eliminate me.
Through some guys i managed to get contact with a guy they called Chanje who worked as a warder at a prison Makasa was. I was told there were some money laundering case for the guys and to escape the blame, they decided to make it look like Makasa was in the wrong and agreed for him to get a 1 year imprisonment of course on false pretence.
Finding it difficult to get closer to Jacob and Mberere, i decided to approach him first
I spent the first 6 months of my coming back working on a plan to get to him. Hiring some guys to help me out and Chanje was one of them.
I paid hom off to help with the security details of the prison. He was the guy that turned off the power to allow me passage across the fence and placed the warden uniform inside the buildings for me.
Now that i noticed how much i was being followed, it clicked that he was the one that sold me out cause i had given him my phone with him claiming he had to plant a chip to help communicate and warn me from inside the cells where i was seeing Makasa without having to call.
He did well giving me directions in and out of the prison. But if my suspicions were right, he was the guy that gave the tracking device away to the guys after me, was what i was thinking at that moment. I had no other logic explanation other than that.
So here i was watching his house in silence trying to imagine what i would do to him if he was the one playing me. With his love for money, i now knew i couldn’t trust him.
” okey time to wake up b******!” I screamed in my head as i got out of my newly acquired vehicle, a black jeep with tinted windows.
I knocked at the door three times ensuring my knock was loud enough to wake a sleeping child.
I waited looking at my wrist watch, a minute past and i was almost kicking the door open when i heard foot steps approaching.
” who is there? ” i heard Chanje’ s voice call out.
I smiled knowing he was sobber. The right condition to be dealt with.
” its me Steve” i announced and heard him sign. It was quiet for a moment.
” what do you want at this hour Steve. Come back tomorrow ” he responded
” well, i can’t, i need to ask you something and trust me i will whether you open this door for me in a normal way or i break it open for myself ” i told him.
It was silent again and the next thing i heard was the turning or the key the door lock.
” what….” he almost spoke but i gave him no chance, i pulled him out in a grip closing back the door with one hand.
” son of a bi*ch !” i yelled angrily, ” who paid you off to track my phone?” I asked shaking his shirtless body.
” oh calm down man, i helped you in and you paid me so whats this? I have no idea what you are talking about” he stammered trying to raise his hands but i held him down.
” oh you have no idea what am talking about huh? Where is the tracking device you used to monitor my phone?” I asked him hitting him in his face the darkness of the night prevented me from seeing the impact of my blow on his face but i heard him spit i knew given a little light, i would see the blood from his mouth and probably nose.
” i destroyed it the other day, i swear i didnt give anyone else” he winced in pain but i was not convinced.
” well lets see maybe this will refresh your memory” i raised my fist ready to hit him and he screamed aloud.
” okey okey please don’t hit me again. Please i was just afraid of losing my job. I have kids and a wife to look after.” He pleaded crying like a child.
” don’t lie to me dammit! I know you like money and you probably sold me out to make more than i gave you. ” i scolded him pulling him away from his yard lest the family inside woke up .
” so start telling me the truth before i finish you off” i told him placing him down besides the jeep.
” i was rooted out by my friend
I told him about our deal but he betrayed me after the internal interrogation they conducted hours after you broke in on the very day.
” i was tortured and made to speak and when i mentioned your name they asked how i got you in and they decided to get the tracker instead, to get to you” he explained and i shook my head continuously.
” so it was easier to sell me out after chewing my money you coward. Now tell me who got that device ” i held his neck
” i don’t know” he shivered, ” someone from the high ranks in the military. they said you have some issues with high intelligence operations and were on the wanted list. I had no option Steve don’t kill me” he cried kneeling down as i kocked the gun pointing at his head.
” okey stand up” i placed the gun in by belt.
” here is what we shall do” i told him making sure he was paying attention.
” do you love your family Chanje?” I asked him after i was done giving him my fresh orders.
” yes sir” he responded
” good, cause when you cross me again i will make sure i cut off their throats as you watch.” I said pointing at his house he knew who i meant. ” Just know that am watching your every move” i warned and left him there a few minutes later.
The time i was getting to the second lodge it was almost dawn. The twilight sky was coming up and in a long time i sat outside sitting on the car boot laying my head down and watched in silence.
I felt the fresh breeze of the morning touch my face and i allowed myself to relax. I realised i felt tired and needed to rest. I had not slept in almost 5 days and the effect of not sleeping was catching up.
I looked around when the sun was just coming up and decided to get inside the room i had booked. I had thrown away my stained vest and wore a losse tshirt i found in the back of the car i assumed belonged to one of the hit men that had sent to me.
I had made up my mind to posses the jeep as a repayment for the truck they had burnt down. My intention was to get a new number plate when i got the chance.
Looking from side to side and i got to my room, i entered and locked the doors afterwards i went in the bathroom taking a long warm bath cleaning out all the blood stains on my skin.
” hey Queen how is it going there?” I called queen after laying down on my bed before falling asleep.
” hey its you finally, you decide to call. Whats going on Steven, you have not come to visit me since you found me this house, you don’t want to check on the progress of this business you helped me start. Tell me whats going on please am worried ” she whispered i could tell she was still in bed.
” am okey, was just busy with some things and when everything is okey i promise i will come over. For now i cant okey? Just trust me i can take care of myself” i sighed
” well the more reason am worried. Everyone needs to be taken care of sometimes and for the time i have come to know you, you think you have it under control. Let that pain and bitterness go already. You are alive thats what ma……..” she couldn’t continue as i cut her off.
” listen, i got to go now. Will talk to you some other time and probably using a different line” i quickly spoke and cut the line before she could go on her lectures of letting go and forgiveness.
All i needed was some good rest and i planned to kick off my plan after some hours. I placed my phone close to my hand and let sleep take me out.
I woke up with a start as there was a loud knock from the door. Without hesitation i held my gun in my hands walking my nude self to the door. I never slept with clothes on whenever i wanted to have a good rest.
” who is there?” I asked standing behind the door.
” room service! We are worried about you sir, you have been in there for over hours and its almost getting dark. We thought you might want to order some food or something” the voice of a woman spoke.
I looked at my phone.. ” oh s***!, i have slept for over 10 hours” i whispered to myself.
” what was that?” The woman asked, i could tell she had her eyes to the door.
” um am okey and i can use some food. Give me the best you have here and a pack of cigarrates” i told her without opening the door and walked back to bed after hearing her foot steps walking away.
I took another bath, cold this time and clad myself in dark jeans and a black v necked tshirt.
A few minutes later, i had my meal and called in some guy with some building plans.
I met him by the road away from the lodge and paid him off. Good i could have someone organise some things remotely thanks to Ackim.
I pulĺed out a small bag and started sketching the map of the offices i was heading to.
” well lets see what you do when i get to your well furnised office Sir..” i spoke to myself drawing a pencil around the plans planning my way in and out.

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The Game Changer Episode 9
© Tisa Phiri
“You have to know the working of your enemy’s mind. Know what to expect from them before you strike a strategy to attack them. You have a better chance of success if only you can maintain a step ahead of them ” the words echoed in my mind as i silently worked on the keys to the rear gate of the building. It was a nicely elevated and well maintained outside.
From the look around, i could tell Jacob and his friends were really pulling huge deals and there was no disputing some individuals or organisations were behind their huge wealth accumulation within a short period of time.
I smiled seeing his posters printed with his image labelled ‘vote for Jacob Tatila president.’
” President over my dead body!” I cursed as i went up the stairs inside the building, dresses in dark overalls and shades on my eyes suitable for working with in the dark.
I sighed seeing the switches on the right side of the wall. Steadly i walked up to the top office. Taking my time, it was 30 minutes passed 03 am and i had managed to put all the gaurds to sleep. After giving them some good kicks and punches as they tried to resist my entrance, then i injected them with a powerfil sleep drug that would knock then off for almost 2 hours. ofcourse that was after one of them disalarmed all the buildings security systems, by force.
” Jacob, Jacob man, this is a good life you chose, unfortunately you used the wrong man to get to the top” i whispered looking at his photo as i sat in his comfortable office chair swinging around as i smoked warming my lungs..
I looked around lifting and placing down some small items from the table. I tried to open the drawers but they were all locked.
” what are you hiding in here?” I scoffed moving the chair back and getting the tool from my bag to force the small doors open.
I struggled a bit and when it finally opened, i almost screamed with anger seeing my latest photos placed in an envelope. The guy was really watching me and Ackim was right. They had me followed since the day i came back to the city.
I looked at them one by one, i was at the street buying my dope, the other one i was seated talking to some guys who hooked me up to Chanje.
” son of a Bi**h!” I cursed. “He had me followed all this time”. I shook my head furious. I knew that meant only one thing, someone was on my tail twenty four seven and it was not just about tracking my phone. Even when i had it changed i was meant to believe that they would be watching me again.
I looked outside the building through the window feeling a panick urge. I had to come up with a plan and that was to be quick. I had to outsmart whoever had me under surveillance be it human or machine.
Quickly i switched off the lights on Jacob’s office. I got my phone and mad a quick call to Chama the IT guy from Ackim.
” yes man, am in now tell me what to do” i spoke through the phone walking my hands into the small bag i had.
” okey good, now take the small box i told you about earlier” he instructed through the phone.
” yeah i have it” i responded looking at a small box in my hand.
” okey. So those are small undetectable cameras and recorders, have them placed in the spots where they cannot easily be spoted but can capture most of the room view. ” he added.
” then what?” I asked standing up and finding spots i was sure where perfect and plugged the cameras using the touch light i couldnt risk having the lights on yet.
” then get out of there man, we will do the rest from here, the guys and i are almost in the city we will meet up to discuss the rest.” He added
” yeah!” I whispered and cut the line placing my phone in my pockets and looking arund one more time.
I needed to do one more thing before i left. I sat down taking out a plain paper and drawing something. It was am image of myself and Jacobs when we just started the military training. I remembered it vividly cause it was the day we become friends with him. He was purnished by our instructor one day and i saw him lifting heavy logs from one point to another. He stuggled to walk as he came to the 6th one and thats when i went past the area.
” hey soldier, i have been ballocked man, these guys are really making it tough for me. I still got 10 logs to move for no reason at all and look at my hands” he said showing me the brouses he had.
” i feel you, its hard out here. Let me help you with a couple of those before anyone comes this way” i walked towards him feeling pity.
We were just getting the last ones when we heard a camera click followed by a flash.
” i give you work and you decide yo call your dog for help!” One of our instructors spoke making us stand at ease.
” sorry sir i was just” i almost defended myself and the next thing i felt was a strong whip on my back.
” you saying something soldier?” He asked pissed off.
” no sir!” I stood up right looking at him.
That day he made us stand straight and took a photo of us. He gave us another task harder than the one he had given Jacob before and we had to work the entire night.
The following day, he came to give us two photos as a reminder of out offence. Everytime you look at that photo you ought to be reminded that there is a large cost to friendship, if you are going to decide carry the burden of your fellow soldier, then you will survive the jungle and any war, because being each other’s keeper is what gives you the courage to overcome” he smiled and walked away.
” was that supposed to be a complement?” Jacob laughed looking at me.
” yeah i guess we did the right thing and got purnished for it” i laughed as we walked back to our dooms tired and dirty. That was the beginning of our friendship till we went for Commando trainings and met with Jose and Makasa.
I smiled looking at the sketch i had placed on his desk. I wanted him to know i had got in and that he didnt have me under his sleeves anymore.
I looked around before heading out. There was no one outside i was glad no one had followed me yet. I just hoped whoever it was had lost track of me.
Instead of driving away immediately i went and parked the truck a few meters away and came back placing a hood on my head and standing hidden across the road.
I had to stalk around a bit and see any signs of someone on my tail.
I looked at my watch, a few minutes to 5 am, soon vehicles would start parking around the buildings. I saw some guards walking around looking lost i could bet they were trying to figure out what happened.
” you won’t remember a thing my friends. That drug did you bad” i smiled to myself folding my hands around my body.
” here we go!” I whispered seeing Jacob’s vehicle pulling over the building. The b****** was being driven and he looked all bossy in his black suit and a merroon necktie that blended well with a cream white shirt he had inside the suit.
I waited for some few more minutes and i saw him run out to his car calling to his driver the sketch i left him in his hands.
“Couldn’t resist the pics eeehe?” I spoke to myself. And turned back to the car i had.
I needed to know where he was heading to.
Through some main roads in town i went behind him leaving two vehicles between us.
” hey man did you get anything from that office? ” I called Chama.
” yeah he made a call to a guy named Jose and some commander i can’t recall his name” Chama expalined.
” did he say where they are meeting from? cause am on his tail roght now” i asked looking through the side mirrows to ensure i want being followed too.
” no he didnt, he just side lets meet but didnt say any more” he replied.
” okey man, go on with organizing those people i will tag them a bit longer and see how it goes. Anything happens to me get the rest of the things done” i added and hanged up paying attention to Jacobs car which was now joining the road to ibex hill.
The road ahead cleared and there was no car ahead of between our vehicles so i decided to reduce my speed and follow at a distance.
After almost 10 minutes of driving i saw it pull over some huge wall fence and the car drove in. Another vehicle drove past me at a high speed and too turned at the same place. I couldn’t tell who was in it, but i could bet it was either the commander Jacob called or Mbeŕere Jose.
” okey atleast i know your meeting place” i whispered to myself driving past the house.
An hour later we were seated with the guys from Chingola in the bushes we had created our hide out. We had decided to lodge at a very cheap motel outside the city where no one would suspect anything.
All in total plus the investigator Ackim recommended and the guys Chama and Jim came with we were 15.
” are you sure all these men can be trusted?” I asked Chama in a whisper.
” sure man, i can assure you of that fact. These men are mostly ex militants who had issues and were either fired or demotted and got pissed with the system. They do their own thing now and this is the right group you need for the job man” he smiled pulling on the cigarette as i did too.
” good. Just one thing before we start, i have nothing to lose guys, i have been to the dead land before and am not scared of going back. So if you think for a second you are here to preserve your life then you ought to back out now. I will not accept any sign of weakness in this Job. So we clear, you will get your advance pays at the end of this meeting and the rest if you come out alive.
This mission is dangerous i will warn you before hand. We are dealing with someone who will be going to be the head of this nation and he has security all around him. This is the beginning of our mission and from now onwards it shall get bloody. Do it for money of for your country i dont care! All i want is you to work with me and prevent a wrong man taking over the highest office of our country. Am going to turn around the tables and trust me, i will achieve it even if its the last thing i will do on this God forsaken place.” I spoke standing up and looking at everyone’s face and eyes to make sure my words got into them deep and clear.
” i will for a couple of days walk alone, i first want to know who is tagging on my back and then we excute the highest attack after i uncover the entire truth” i courageously added.
” you will all stay hidden and train until i say otherwise. any questions before Chama gives us the plans?” I asked siiting back down.
” yes sir, only one” one of the guys stood up.
” go on” i nodded.
” what is to come of the presidential elect? We killing him or what?” He asked.
” whats your name man?” I asked instead standing up and pacing towards him.
” Albert sir” he responded.
” Albert, if you dare lay a finger on him even when you come in contact with him whatsoever, i will make sure i kill you with my bare hands.” I held his chin up.
” clear?” I asked him and looked around other s to make sure the message got to them too.
” yes!” He replied and i pushed him back.
” that man is mine to handle, do anything else you are told and leave him, Mberere and Makasa to me” i pointed a finger at each one of them.
” good!” I sighed satisfied i was clear enough.
” now before you start going through the staff with them, show me that video i want to see whats going on back there” i spoke to Chama and he gave me his room keys. I walked away leaving everything to him and went back to the motel.
” where are they? Find the jeep dammit and get me Chanje !” I heard Jacob yell on the phone i knew he was aware he goons were dead. Luckily i handed the jeep to the dealer guys in exchange for a truck and they would work on it. Painting it and taking it out of the country i cared less what would happen afterwards.
” have someone else on him, find him and report to me! we cannot afford to have him sneaking around. We are a few months towards the main election” Jacob added as i watched him move about his office. He looked in all corners i would bet he was searching for some cameras. ” you won’t find them anytime soon my old friend” i whsipered placing my palm on my nose as i pulled in the drugs into my nostrils. Jerking as it reached down inside i felt revived.
…to be continued

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The Game Changer Episode 10
© Tisa Phiri
I watched as a tall guy pushed Chanje into his car trunk. I bet he was following instructions from Jacob. Letting them kill him didn’t seem right for me. Even though i knew the guy was a corrupt jerk, i felt he had to stay alive for his family. Besides he had helped me once and i never forgot a favour.
I had given him a task the night i confronted him. He was to get the tracker on my phone to a place i had defined for him, that way i would easily spot anyone who was after me. He had successfully done that and on his way back that’s when a vehicle stopped in front of his car and a guy pulled him out as i watched at a distance.
Following the Gray Subaru that had Chanje, it came to stop in front of the same house that Jacob turned in two days earlier when i followed him.
” okey i see” i sighed getting closer to the house as the gate closed back slowly. It was almost dark as the watch showed 45 minutes past 18 hours.
” to hell! ” i shouted in my head after almost 20 minutes of waiting. I knew the more time i took trying to save his life, the more danger Chanje’s life would be.
I looked around one more time and proceeded to the back making sure i kept close to the wall fence.
I pulled up my cargo pants which were almost sugging down my bottom since i had not put in a belt to have it hold around my waist, just the way i loved pants on only that now i was thinking how inconveniencing it was going to be for me that day.
I sighed heavily placing my gun in the inside pant making sure my sleeveless t-shirt covered it and pulled myself up the wall. In a few seconds i fall down inside coming to the full view of the mansion built inside.
The pavements on the ground were well layed out up to the front and the rest of the house, i wondered who the house belonged to. Definitely not for my three friends as i was aware of where they all lived and had hired inside men to watch from inside their assumed heavens.
” yes Sir, he is well secured awaiting your further directions” i heard a voice speak on the phone as i hid at a corner watching the guy i saw earlier holding a phone to his ear.
” sure sir, will wait for you Sir!” I heard him affirm and walked back inside.
There were 3 vehicles parked in the open garrage in the front, one of which i had seen carry Chanje.
If i was as normal as i was years back, i would be panting with anxiety and probably fear of being caught as i pushed the slid door slowly getting inside, but not this time. Be it the dope i had taken in earlier or the fact that i was ready to face even death for my cause to be complete. I felt completely nothing of such sort except for the urge to fight whoever would get in my way.
I ducked hiding as i saw two guys walk to the other room. ” dammit! This house is so huge how do i get to know which room they took him in?” I asked myself inside.
” i was still trying to read my instincts to figure out which room to go to when i saw the general walk to a wide room with long couches i assumed it was a living room. A couple of seconds later a good looking woman walked behind him talking.
” why are they there?” She asked pointing at a room across where she stood which was adjustcent to where i was standing.
” Sweet heart i told you to never mind my boys. If you see them here it means something serious is going on and its not in your place to find out okey?” He smiled i could see from the slight peep i had on them.
” i just don’t like this your business in our house Sweety, the kids will be back from the bording schools soon i don’t want them seeing Strange looking men walk around this place” she complained and he held his hands to have her closer to him.
The way i saw him look at her and smile i knew i had one of his weaknesses and if i had to get out alive i needed her as my shield, i thought to myself watching her intently. I counted how many steps i would take to get to her before the other guys would come on me.
” come on Steve, you can pull this one out ” i encouraged myself.
Like to answer my plea, the lady walked towards me and i took the chance grabbing her by the neck and poiting a gun to her head before the general could contemplate what was going on.
” who are you ? What are you, you doing in my house?” He asked his eyes wide open as i smiled at him shaking my head.
” helo general, remember me?” I smiled rubbing the gun to his womans head.
” what…… you are.. you, you.. ” he stammered as realisation struck him.
” yeah me Sir, you know i once respected you? But now no, ” i chuckled getting my back to the wall making sure i was not in an way getting compromised without putting the woman in a way of a clear shot from whoever would want to shoot me.
” boys!” He yelled instead and the guys came rushing to us their guns pointed at out. There were three of them.
” tell them to drop their weapons or i shoot her brains out!” I warned clicking my tongue, this time with my serious face, he knew i was done jocking.
” tell them now dammit!” I shouted
” do as he says you fools dont you see he has my woman!” The general screamed his red eyes deep and scared.
” good, now one of you go in that room and bring that man you have tied up out now” i ordered pointing to the room i assumed Chanje was with my head.
” what!” One of them screamed and i instantly shot him in the leg before anyone could anticipate it.
” ooooouch !” He yelled in agony.
” do as i say or i will shot one of you in the head i sighed deeeply tightening my grip on the woman as she moaned in pain.
The general also gave his order seeing how much struggle the woman was in.
” do it !” He shouted panicking.
I watched as one of the guys went to open the room and a few seconds later came out with Chanje who luckily was not yet hurt.
” Steve, wat are you doing?” He asked me surprised at the scene i had created.
” saving your stupid life dammit! Go to the car outside now! ” i ordered him and he looked shocked for a moment looking back to me as he went out.
In a second that i looked at Chanje leave , the general wanted to come on to me and i fired a shot in the ceiling. ” watch it man, i don’t want to do something i don’t have to now” i shook my head as he flinched back.
There was a 50 % chance of leaving alive so i devised a quick plan. Shooting all the three guys in the legs and as they yelled in pain i pulled the woman out still holding a gun to her head, the general tried to negotiate for her release.
” you got what you wanted let her go now!” He screamed as i got to the door.
” no way man am sorry. You are part of the people that took my life and it seems you have every thing intact, am going to get her as leverage in case you decide to do anything stupid. Call the cops to follow me and you will get back a dead body ” i spoke as i walked out with him slowly walking towards us.
” stand back General! ” i shouted at him.
” you won’t get away with this nonsense you b******!” He yelled angrily.
” am not scared anymore sir, am dead remember? The dead don’t fear anything” i shouted and went out through the gate pushing the woman to my truck and driving out immediately leaving a screeching sound as my tires skidded away.
I looked back the mirrow and saw the General run to the road and look at where i was heading to. Before i could see what he wanted to do, his image got blurred as i speed off lengthening the distance between us.
” where are you taking me. Please i have no idea what you people are doing leave me out of it” the woman cried in the back seat.
” silent woman or i will help you do it” i looked at her pointing a gun at her.
I looked at Chanje who was still shaking with fear.
” take it easy man, you are alive now and immedaitely i get you to your place get your family and go far away from this city. Stay in dark for some time until all this is over” i told him ignoring the rantings of the woman i had locked in the back seat.
” you are mad, am not like you Steve, i have no money to move my entire family in minutes man. This is my home and i have my whole life here. You put me in danger the day you showed up looking for my help and now …” he cried and i shut him up.
” shut up b******!” I shouted pressing the emmegence brakes and we all went forwad and back to the seats.
” first of don’t you ever blame this on me, its your corrupt mind that led you here, besides you could have said no but because you are a corrupted b****** you agreed, secondary i just saved your stupid ass, those guys are not here for games and they could have put you out after getting whatever they wanted from you. Am trying to save your family and if you dare me i can push you out of my truck right now and see how long you will survive those fools out there!” I added seriously looking at his shaking hands.
” so what is it going to be huh?” I asked him.
” am sorry man am just so scared.. help me out here. I have nothing on me ” he pleaded.
” you are a foolish man Chanje, i gave you a lot of money less than a week ago and you have spend it all” i shook my head accelerating the car engine as i went on driving us away.
” you stay put there” i pointed the gun at the woman behind and she sat back silently still shaken with the happenings, i could see confussion and fear in her eyes.
I opened the car compartment, took out a stash of cash handed it to him.
” get out of here !” I told Chanje pointing out the door immediately we got to his house.
” if you delay as long as 30 minutes, then your family’s blood is on your head!” I shouted to him as i slowly reversed back turning back to join the road we came from.
In silence i drove away and stopped when we got outside the main city. I couldn’t let the woman see where i was taking her so i grabbed a cloth and walked to the back.
” am sorry lady, i can’t help you knowing where we are going ” i told her covering her face and tieing her hands.
” please let me go, i beg you he’s not even my husband, am just his girlfriend” she cried i looked at her trembling red lips as she spoke.
” oh too bad. I bet you will face the consequences of having another woman’s husband” i teased walking to the driver’s seat.
” his wife is dead you jerk” she screamed trying to get herself loose.
” good then. I hope you are the only woman he has so that he will be eager to have you back otherwise, he will replace you in a day” i giggled driving on.
She didn’t respond this time and i looked back at her small round lips smiling to myself.
” what the hell were you thinking bringing this woman out here Steve, don’t you realise now how much you are jeopardizing our stay here?” Chama scolded me pulling me outside after i had her locked up.
” i know, but what was i supposed to do? I needed to save that fool and get myself out of there. besides , come to think of it. Having her here will keep them busy and in their confusion i can get closer to those guys and get to the bottom of every thing.” I smilled assuring him.
” but how are you going to do that? You have been up and down the past days but you have not taken any move” he scoffed.
” well, having not told you anything yet doesn’t mean am not getting any results. Like i said earlier, get the boys ready by training them harder. Remember you only have 3 months before you are needed back for work at your unit. So before your leave days are over, help me organise this” i shook his shoulders and walked away leaving him staring at me.
” get that woman something to eat i won’t be back till dawn, i have an appointment with my ex friend” i called out as i got to another car, i couldnt risk moving in my truck yet, lest the police were informed about the kidnap.
” you got that right? ” i asked through the window as i moved past Chama.
” yeah i did dont worry ” he nodded his head and i rolled up the windows increasing the volume of the car radio and speeding out. Replaying the conversation i planned to have with Mberere who i had called earlier giving him particular instructions and i hoped he would follow them.
” am on my way now!” I called someone and hang up concentrating on the road ahead.
…to be continued

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The Game Changer - Episode 11

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The Game Changer – Episode 11
January 18, 2018 The Game Changer 7 Comments
The Game Changer Episode 11
© Tisa Phiri
The silence that hovered around me as i stood in the dark bushy road made my mind so clear i could almost hear my heart beat.
I sighed deeply throwing the cigarrate butt and stepping on it to make sure i completely put it out.
” there is a vehicle approaching us” the snipper i had put to watch over the area called on my phone.
” good, keep track of it and ensure there’s only one person in the car. Any surprise shot to kill” i told him and walked ahead to the place i had told Mberere to come.I recalled making a call to him the previous day.
” helo who is this?” He asked when he picked my call.
” hey old friend!” I whispered to him making sure i sounded calm and relaxed.
” Steve” i heard him sigh.
” yeah am glad you still recognise my voice man. Its been a while, lets see how long was that?” I asked a rhetorical question.
” oh i remember, that was about 5 years and counting.. oops i almost forgot it was that long man” i teased with a laugh i could hear him pant nervously.
” what do you want?” He asked sounding sarcastic.
” whats with the altitude ? I thought of calling you and find out how you are doing and you sound like you are not pleased to hear from me” i responded taking my time to get to the point.
” i have nothing to say to you man, i heard that you betrayed your own country. Am not intrested in your petty calls. So drop it already dammit!” He spat sounding pissed.
” oh easy easy man, you don’t want to piss me off right now man, so lets do this in person. I will give you the address and i want you to come meet me” i told him blankly.
” you are out of your damn mind if you think am playing this game with you. ” he answered
” mmmhmhmh.. i will text you the address as soon as i hang up and i know you will show up without anyone tagging behind you. No guards, no cops. Just you and me ” i told him.
” if i don’t? ” he asked
” well, listen i have this itinerary for you, you will be meeting the vice President for a meeting in a couple of days at Pamozi, then you will hold campaign rally at…..” i couldn’t finish going through his programme and he cut me.
” dammit Steve what the hell do you want?” He shouted.
” lets say we meet up tommorow at 8pm. Choose otherwise and i will make sure your programme is trashed and everyone will know what kind of man you are. What you did to get where you are am sure the social media woukd love such details ehee.. A poor soldier that conived with the mercenary terrorists to attack his own country and president” i added and cut the line before he could say a thing.
I with no doubt knew he would show up. He wasnt going to risk his campaign given the period left towards the elections.
So here i was waiting for him with two snippers checking the entire location and ready to shot at my order.
I was still hidden when Mberere’s car pulled in. He slowly opened the door and i watched him step out.
” looked up to him and shouted without coming out of the hiding place.
” put your hands up and dont move!” I shouted and i saw him do as i said.
Slowly i walked to his back and he flinched as i patted his back and around him in search of any weapons pulling out a gun and placing it in my belt.
” what the **** man? You think i can come over here unarmed?” He chuckled and i smiled to myslef hitting him in the head and sending him down to the ground.
I pulled him down to an abandoned building and tied him up to a chair, satisfied he was secured i sat down across him and waited patiently.
” Steve! Steve! You son of a bi*th!” He yelled trying to get lose.
” stop yelling like a child you fu*ker,!” I shouted slapping him in his face.
” you are in trouble my dear friend, or what? You thought you would burn a man to death and get away with it? Well i got news for you, fire is sometimes not meant to destroy but to strengthen. And the later is what it did to me. You killed me once and now you will pay a huge price for it” i scoffed pacing in front of him.
” what? You gonna kill me?” He let a laugh.
” well maybe” i shrugged placing a touch high up to light the place and his face was seen clearly.
” you are an idiot Steve, you know this game is not yours, you have lost it just admit it. You just pissed with the fact that we left you out of a deal for our lives. We outsmart you and made it big. You are nothing but just a pathetic junky. You know very well you won’t succeed this in the end, we are the future man, we are taking this country to another level, we are the new generation and patriots” he went on bragging.
” its sad you will probably not live to see that day come man. But i will personally make sure your name is mentioned in the books of hero soldiers who fought tirelsy to serve this nation” he added with a smile.
I clapped my hands as he finished his speech.
” bravo! Bravo! Wow!” I sighed looking closely at him.
” am impressed, ” i laughed.
” yeah i am really man, the last time i talked to you were just a damb soldier following orders. Today you playing big boss huh, the minister” i paused lifting his chin up.
” well i got news for you bro, you are dammned to think am going down that easily. You killed me once but never getting away with it this time. Am here to change your games man and trust me i will change it one way or the other” i spoke straight to his face increasing the grip on his chin and i noticed him wince even when he played strong.
” to answer your question if am going to kill you or not, honestly i am not sure yet, but one thing is certain, i will make sure you feel the most painful things of your life before you beg me to finish you off.” I shook his face.
” you think you are smart man, well will see. Somehow they will find you and that will be your definite end you b******!” he sighed spitting to the ground.
” now take this phone and call Jacob and Makasa, i know that idiot was released a couple of days ago. Tell them both to meet you here” i held his phone to his face.
He looked at me and laughed teasingly
” you are serious?” He asked seeing i stared at him without moving.
” yeah actually i am. Say anything stupid and i put a bullet in your balls!” I snapped.
” Jacob is no longer just a man or soldier you can just call out of his busy schedule to come play your stupid games Steve, come on man. He’s running for presidency and has lots on his plate plus he wouldn’t come without escort” he responded.
” well if he wants to get to the state house, then he will surely come. You think am alone huh? You are so foolish to underestimate me Jose, so stupid and that will bring your down fall faster” i chuckled scrolling down his phone looking for Jacob’s number.
” go on. Tell him something came up and you guys shoyld meet out here alone. Give him the same address i gave you and let him come alone” i spoke calmly after giving him some good punches in his face his mouth was bleeding i wondered how he had become so weak.
He did as i told him and later on called Makasa too.
” good boy!” I exclaimed sitting down next to him.
” now we wait for the President to grace us with his presence” i teased pulling on my ciggarate and looking up to release the smoke smiling as it made a meander shape in the air.
My phone rang and Mberere looked up at me.
“Yes” i moved back a little
” he’s on the move, no escort” i heard my guy’s voice.
” good” i answered cutting the call. Immedaitely another one came in and i sighed knowing it was from the guy watching Makasa.
” he’s on the move” he told me.
” good, follow him” i added and hanged up placing my phone back in my pockets.
” so, tell me about your personal life my friend. Its been long huh… did you marry that hot chick?” I asked causally.
He tried to shake himself from the seat but it was all tied up.
” don’t bother, you won’t get away” i smiled patting his leg with the edge of my gun
” eheee so tell me, how is your mother? Oh yeah, i remember, yesterday she had an appointment with the doctor.. what was that about?” I teased faking to be lost in thoughts seeing him panick at the mention of his mother.
” yeah something like heart problem” i nodded to myslef.
” well, thats even better, you know such people can die any minute and everyone will understand.” I laughed knowing he inderstood what i meant
” stay away from my mother you nuckle head!” He screamed shaking vigouriously.
” or what?” I shouted in his face.
” she has nothing to do with this Steven. She’s a good woman and you know that” he sighed angrily.
” yeah i remember she is. You know what, she was happy seeing me yersterday, infact she gave me a nice cold beer. Sad i dont drink though. She’s so sweet but unfortunately didnt do a good job raising you so, well, she might end up paying for that too” i sighed standing up straight playing with a gun in my hand.
My phone beeped and i knew what it meant, my next victims had arrived.
” well, i would love to tell you more about your mother man but i need to welcome the President” i teased with a laugh walking away.
It was very dark outside given the winter weather. I walked back to the spot i had taken Mberere from and saw the lights from a distance approaching.
I wasn’t sure yet who had arrived first but whoever it was was surely lucky he was going to be the first to experience my surprise.
I saw the doors open and a man step out, from the height i knew it was Makasa.
He stepped out and looked around for any sign of his friend i presumed. Like i did with his friend, i silently walked behind him and before he could know it, i hit him hard taking him off in an instant.
A few minutes later, Jacob arrived and since i was now sure they came alone, ine of my snipers helped me carry their unconscious bodies to the building.
” stay out and watch !” I signalled my snipper and walked back in just as the two were just coming to.
” i dreamt of this day for a long time. Welcome to the reunion soldiers!” I smiled proudly watching them as i was still standing partly in the dark, Jacob and Makasa looked around in confusion to see were i was.
” we are all here.!” I shouted coming to the light giving myself a full view and they figited uncomfortably noticing they were tied up.
” okey let the meeting begin” i chuckled looking at at them and pulling a chair closer making us all sit in a circle.
…to be continued

The Game Changer Episode 12
© Tisa Phiri
Unknown to them, i had a camera aimed at them recording everything. Their furious faces staring at me making me want to laugh, i felt like a a villain in an action movie.
” are you going to watch us the whole night or you will tell us why we are here?” Jacob gained his voice first.
I looked at him and the other two shaking my head slowly as my mouth curved in a laugh.
I laughed loudly amd they all looked at me am sure they thought i was going mad.
” you know this buls*** is funny!” I said between laughs.
” i can’t believe this, how on earth did you guys even link up with some people to pull out such on me and every one in this current government?” I asked still smiling.
Makasa sighed,” you are crazy man? You brought us here to laugh at us or what?” He asked . He couldn’t finsih is next statement and i slapped him hard across his face.
” i asked a question you fool and i want an answer? ” i yelled.
” let me tell you how this will go down” i sighed seriously.
” i will be the one to ask questions here and all you three will do is answer them. Anything stupud and you are gone” i warned cocking my gun and holding it in my hands.
” so lets do that again, how did you get to work with the people that are sponsoring your compaigns? ” i frowned looking at them one to the other.
” Steve, come on man. Don’t take this personal, we had no idea things would turn out this bad and….”
” and what? Don’t give me that Buls*** man, am not a kid. I want details of the Person who connected you all to this game. Last time i remember we all were captains and i was the lead captain of you all. ” i paused taking in their faces.
” so thats it? You want in?” Mberere asked
I shook my head seeing their reluctance to tell me what i needed to hear so i called in my guy from outside.
” hand me the tools my boy, it seems i will have to get this the hard way” i told him standing up and folding my long sleeved t-shirt as he brought the equipments.
“Is it connected to the power?” I asked to confirm as i drew the tools closer to where the guys were tied up.
” yeah tell us what you want already man and we can all work out something here. We don’t need to go this far you know” Makasa spoke this time seeing me going to them with some tools to torture them. I planned on shocking them.
” i asked for something and you won’t tell me so this is it” i spoke as my boy got to it holding Mberere”s fingers to the tools.
” go to hell you b******! ” he screamed and nodded my head to indicate a go ahead to my boy.
He smiled at me and switched on the switch shocking him and he screemed in pain his voice covering the entire building. I noticed the other two figited in fear.
” stop you will kill him! ” Jacob looked at me.
” well change of turns, get to him” i said pointing at Jacob.
” just one shock and he screamed for me to stop..
” the time Makasa’s turn came his eyes were pooped out.
” anyone ready to tell me what i need to know?” I sighed relaxing as i enjoyed the look of their sweaty faces.
” fine, just promise you will not kill any of us, we need to stay alive man, the people of this country will not take lightly someone killing us. You won’t get away with it” pleaded Jacob.
” well, last time i checked am dead in all military records and i have nothing to lose. So, go on and tell me maybe, just maybe i will let you all leave this place alive” i smiled knowing they had more things to face before everything was over.
The next hour that followed i got to get the details of what happened years back.
Apparently the guys discovered some files accidentally which contained details of some top guys that had arranged the assisination of the President and later on tacking over of the government.
Asking why they didnt report the case to the necessary people, the guys told me they were offered a lot of money for their silence and a better future.
However, the conditions included them finding a diverting plan to make sure any suspicions leading to these guys who they called themselves patriots were over and forgotten.
They confessed they all agreed to trap me and other top ranked Generals and a minister to get a chance to live free of any blame.
From their explaination i came to know even the second trip to Mozambique was a divert plan to set me and others up.
Since the the first mission was a complete failure for them, they carefully plotted their next move involving the very guys in the middle of the fight, three soldiers willing to make to the top quickly.
According to their story they were a lot of other guys on the grounds, infact according to Jacob he was not really going to lead the nation but they were to use his face as they would govern the country in the background making all the rules.
” and why was Ackim spared in all this? He was the man in the front of taking down the mercenaries?” I asked them.
” he resigned and didnt pose as a threat anymore. He was out of the game and he was still in the dark on the real facts so they let him go” Mberere responded.
” oh just great, unfortunately I was in the middle of it though I had no damn idea what was going on” I scoffed shaking my head.
” you are saying it in plural, who is ‘they’?” I asked
” we have told you enough man and if they would find out we have told you all this and you are alive, oh i don’t want to imagine what they would do” Makasa spoke this time giving Jacob a break.
” well, tell me who they are let me be the judge of that” i shrugged casually.
” you don’t get it do you Steve?” Responded Mberere.
” we are not even the ones playing this game man, there are big guys out their some we dont even know. It’s a wagon and we my dear friend are just a small drop in an ocean, you can’t change s*** so why don’t you just get over it and disappear” he added and i could see some traces of real fear on his eyes.
” you are scared of them?” I asked taking a serious analysis of their facial expressions.
” you ought to be as well man, these guys are every where you never know who is watching ” Jacob added.
” what the fu*k guys. You telling me you betrayed me just to be pushed around by some ghost people? I knew you better than that. What happened to my friends? Soldiers who were ready to fight to defend and protect this country?” I shook my head standing up.
” am glad I never got to be in your shoes because I would have been so ashamed of what you guys have become. Puppets for the b****** you can’t even identify. This is so full of shot!” I cursed feeling irritated.
” so what now?” Makasa asked after some time of silence. I was trying to digest what they just told me. Now realising I was fighting a far more dangerous battle than I had initially thought.
I paced around trying to come up with another plan. For a moment i thought i needed the three guys to lead me and my crew into the entire system, but knowing how much they were involved, there was no way of getting them to do it willingly.
My phone beeped and i quickly looked at it.
” two wheels approaching east of the building” I read the text and walked back to the guys knowing somehow their story was paying out and someone had noticed they were all gone and was probably coming for them
” oh yeah i knew they would come. Someone has warned you right?” Makasa laughed
“Listen guys this is how we gonna play it. I will let you go for now but tomorrow before 10am I need you all to transfer some money into an account I will forward you. Fail to do it, i will publish this video and am sure your watchers will not be pleased knowing you looted them out”
I showed them the camera as i parked my small tools. ” do as i say boys and we all stay happy. Remember though that you three are still paying for your sins with me and expect me to attack at any time with your goons or not, am still coming to you” i sighed hearing the sound of the engines approaching.
” that’s it? All you wanted was money? How much?” Jacob asked as i I walked out.
” let’s see when did we first come to know each other? I stopped in my steps, ” yeah about 15 years ago” I smiled.
“Send K150, 0000 each.” I looked at them still tied to chair.
” what?” I heard Makasa wince
” yeah that or you all dead and believe me, someone from your whatever you people call them will kill you first before i do” I said raising the camera up and walked out immediately hearing some heavy boots walking towards the building I turned of the lights.
Slowly i crawled to the opposite side as them.
” Ooooooh! I heard a moaning sound which I guessed was one of my snipers taken down.
” oh s*** they got him!” I screamed to myself and quickly stepped away but another shot to my direction brought me to a stand still.
” dammit!” I drew my gun shooting back and i regretted it cause I drew their attention and they came running after me.
I took the bushes and ran as fast as my feet could take me.
” find him!” I heard a loud voice command.
I went deep in the bush loosing track of where i was.
I took advantage of the long trees and hid behind one of them as i saw their touch lights towards me.
One of them came so close to me i knew i had to go first or he would draw others to me. I pulled my knife and struck him in the neck aiming for the deadly part and he fall down gulping as blood flashed out his neck he was dead in a minute.
” quickly i moved to a different tree and went for the second guy this time drawing my gun and shooting him in the head.
” there!” I heard a guy and i took off without any further hesitation.
I could hear their heavy boots as they followed me i wondered how they got to the place.
” they probably watching their pawns dummy” I whispered to myself panting as i tried to stay alive.
Now that I had been out in the dark night for a while, my eyes had gotten acquaintanted with the surrounding and now i could see more clearly around myself.
I bend down to take my breath. Looking around for any sign of them, there was nothing it was all silent.
I took my phone and made a quick call.
” get some men to find me, i have been ambushed” i quickly spoke and turned on the tracker to enable Chama trace my location.
An hour later I was in my room pacing around.
” you shouldn’t have gone man, especially in the open like that” Jim spoke as Chama watched on.
” i needed a moment with those three and now i know the truth. What we need to understand now is that we are no longer looking at them as a huge threat. What we ought to fight is a huge cartel of rich guys and politicians who think they can run this country in their own ways. I for one can be one man but i promise you I will not rest till I see to it that the right man is in the state house.” I shrugged leaning my hands on my knees as i sat.
” how do we get to those guys then?” Asked Chama.
” well Jacob and the other two are just pawns for sure but we all know a game of chess cannot be won without going through the pawns. They are in the front and we will use them to get down to the main guys.
We need better plans and strategies ” i sighed.
” yeah we need that” they both acknowledged.
…to be continued

The Game Changer Episode 13
© Tisa Phiri
Days later…
” i have been held here for days. When are you going to let me go?” The woman I had kidnapped from the general asked. I came to know her name was Sandra, however, i was not paying attention to her which I had not done since the day i brought her in, infact I barely went to her room.
We had moved out from the lodge and i took the entire crew to rent a house in Mumbwa. I needed to operate from a distance and finding a large house there, came in handy.
” will you answer me please i beg you. I have not done anything to offend you and I don’t even know what is going on, so help me get back to my life i beg you” she cried kneeling down before me as i worked on some staff from a notebook.
” Steve!” She called my name again since i kept quiet all the time as she spoke. I was trying so hard to work on the programme Chama had designed to hack into the government systems and i insisted I learnt so that i too would work on things without entirely replying on one man. Even though I knew i could only end on basics.
” i know you can hear me please answer me” her crying voice came again and this time i looked up at her.
” woman, am trying to concentrate here. Go back to your room and the boys will give you anything you want don’t worry” i sighed looking down at the screen
Did you hear a thing of what said?” She stood straight staring at me i could feel her eyes on me.
” okey okey, ” i responded deeply, trying to stay calm.
” come on lets talk from your room. Is that cool with you?” I stood.
” yeah thank you ” she responded and walked ahead of me.
” so whats up? ” i asked standing in the door way of the room we had given her.
” i was asking why you still keeping me here. It’s been days and you barely look at me. Why won’t you let me go since am no use held in here?” She responded standing next to the bed.
” well” i cleared my throat looking at her seriously for the first time. She had a t-shirt and a Jean trousers I felt for her, the tastes of the guy who went to get her something to change like i told them was really bad. He got a very cheap fadded jeans and shirts I bet he spent part of the money on himself.
Her round light face was accurately appealing for a man. her figure well defined i nodded my head inside to acknowledge why the General was hooked by her.
” yeah yeah!” I rubbed my forehead realising I had gone mute all of a sudden.
” i will let you go soon enough, i don’t just know what role you will play in all this but yeah, i will let you go when am satisfied things are convenient for me” I smiled at her.
” where are We?” She asked looking around.
” well, that is not your problem. Be sure that when i decide it, you will get home safe, my boys will not hurt you. Just that your husband…”
” he’s not my husband I already told you.” She cut me sharply I wondered why she wouldn’t find pleasure in being called a wife to a General.
I laughed a bit and sighed.
” well, whatever the case, he did and still doing some pretty bad staff with other guys and i want to stop him” i said it blankly she looked up my face.
” you are serious?” She responded frowning.
” yep I am” i folded my hands.
” i have known that man for almost 2 years now and believe me he is involved in some deep shoddy staff. The people he deals with are ruthless and i sometimes feared to leave him not knowing how he would take the news and scared someone might hunt me down and kill me” she spoke with a sense of sincerity in her voice.
” mmmhmhmh I see, you stuck with a man cause you fear to leave him not because of the stories of love i hear around?” I giggled
” something like that” she nodded casually.
” well, unlike You, i don’t operate with fear, i make decisions for what i feel is right and i never let fear get the best of me. Consider doing the same and you will have a free mind” I told her and turned to walk away.
” i have work to finish” I added.
” wait!” She called out making me stop in my steps.
” now what?” I asked shifting around to face her.
She walked up closer to me and looked into my eyes, her mouth curved in a smile. I remained stationed not sure why though.
” you seem to be a tough guy and even though I know nothing much about You, i know you are a good man.” She whispered getting on to me her seductive moves making my sense get loose a bit.
” what are you doing Sandra?” I asked her almost in a whisper as she drew herself close to me her hand finding its way to my zip.
It had been long since i had a taste of a woman and i would confess I had forgotten there was such feelings at all.
” let me go!” I warned her as she lifted herself to meet my neck with her mouth breathing softly.
I pushed her away and she drew back instantly.
” what was that?” I asked her smiling face.
” am sorry i thought”
” what? I would sleep with you so that you can trick me and ecsape. You got it wrong woman, there are men surrounding this place and you will not go past the door out. Now this is the last time you try this or i will not honour my word of sending you back to your husband..” I snapped stressing the word husband knowing so well how she hated it. .
” am sorry i didn’t mean it that way.. I just..”
” don’t do that again!” I raised my finger at her and left closing the door on my way out.
“Make sure she doesn’t leave that door again” I instructed the guy by the door.
” what? But you said she can move about inside ” he argued.
” well, i changed my mind, you have a problem with that huh?” I asked him staring straight at him and he stepped back
” no sir” he responded
” good then do as i say” i walked away.
I had received the money I ordered Jacob and the two others. Like expected the money was in the account the morning after i got to them.
I had no idea how it went after i escaped their attack but i knew they were still safe and well.
At first I had doubted they would send it but I was happy when Chama announced that the transfers were made. Now that I had something to get my crew going, things were getting in place.
” Steve! Steve! Chama says there is something you need to see!” A guy rushed to me, i was standing in the back yard trying to calm myself after the encounter with Sandra.
” what’s going on?” I asked immediately i got to the room Chama was.
” it’s Jacob come and see” he spoke showing me the monitor.
” this is from an last night” he announced rewinding the video clip.
I watched as a two men dressed in what seemed to be expensive suites walk into his office. Unfortunately they had their backs to the camera I couldn’t get a glimpse of their faces.
” did you get him?” Came of voice of one of them.
” no sir, but we will I can assure you of that” Jacob answered.
” well some people are not happy with this development you should know that. You had strict orders to eliminate anyone who would put this mission in jeopardy and you have to correct your mistake. Don’t tell me one man can create all this fuss for us. Take care of it as soon as possible Jacob!” I heard the man speak with a commanding voice.
” that’s another way to him. Get it done and concentrate on winning the elections” the man added throwing an envelope on Jacob’s table.
” zoom in I want to see what’s in there” i told Chama looking at him and back at the screen.
I looked on as Jacob took out something from the envelop and looked at it.
” do it again at that angle man” I pointed out.
” yeah sure there you go” he sighed giving me a clear view of a photo.
” son of a bi*ch ! Thats Queen. How did they get to Her?” I stood up worried.
” who is she ?” Chama asked
” someone important cause she saved my life in the jungle. I need to get her out of their immedaitely! ” i frowned walking away towards the door.
” get in touch with the boys inside, let them tell you what the hell is going on there and keep my briefed. ” i indicated to him.
” of course sir.”
I trotted to the vehicle putting on a t-shirt as i only had a vest on. I quickly got to the car and in seconds i was by the road heading to Lusaka.
” hope am not too late for you lady” I spoke to myself accelerating the car engine.
In less than an hour I was driving through the city without reducing much of the speed.
” i will get her out and create a diversion while you take her away in case of anything okey?” I asked The guy I was going with.
” sure where to?” He looked at me
” back at our hide out and make sure she’ s safe” I added.
We came to halt in from front of the house which I had rented for Queen and it was quiet.
” where is she?” I asked myself after going round not seeing her anywhere and her door was locked.
” dammit how could I forget, she probably is at the shop, come on lets go!” I screamed running back to the car my heart racing.
Just as we got to the corner heading to her shop in city market, i saw two strange looking guys head inside the market dressed in dark clothes there was no mistaking their mission.
” i will get through the other entrance, stay here and keep watch!” I spoke getting out of the car and running inside.
” Queen let’s go now!” I pulled her hand immedaitely I got to her shop.
” Steve! What’s going on she asked as i pulled her away seeing the guys taking a turn towards us.
” i will explain later just come with me” i told her as she tried to pull herself back.
” no stop it! I want to know what’s going on someone came here asking questions about you and your whereabouts and today you come pulling me God knows to where” she shouted.
” please let’s move now i will tell you when i get you somewhere safe” I pulled her the more seeing the guys approaching. They looked towards us and started running to us I knew they had seen us.
Without another word I lifted her up and started running towards the exit as people watched surprised.
The two men run after us and i increased speed dodging some people in a clouded market. Luckily my boy was there outside I placed Queen in his hands like she was a baby and he ran outside while I went the other direction ensuring the guys saw me heading there. They bought my trick and came after me as i went back in the market going in circles.
” are you out of here?” I asked The the guy taking Queen.
” yes boss we heading out now” he responded i could hear him speeding up.
I was just placing my phone in the pocket when i felt a sharp hit to my head i held it feeling dizzy or a moment.
” what the…?” I tried to ask but they got to me again this time covering my nose and i instantly went dark.
” i woke up some time later i wasn’t sure how long I had been off. Looking around I was tied to a chair in an empty room. It was silent and cold. I looked at myself and realised I was completely nude which explained the cold i was feeling.
I tilted my eyes around trying to find my escape point but the people who put me in really knew what they were doing.
I stayed there for almost an hour with no one coming in or going out. I looked up again and this time i noticed a small device planted in the corner of the room aimed at me, i knew someone was watching me.
” come and face me now you cowards!” I screamed getting irrited with their silence and lack of action.
” i will kill you when i get out of here you idiots!” I yelled again feeling stupid as I was the one tied up and yet throwing threats at people out.
A man walked in looked at me with an expressionless face. He sighed walking around the room i kept my eyes at him.
” so you are the man? Steven Banda, former Captain special ops Zambian army. Reported dead after betraying his own country” he went through my profile with a teasing smile.
” and the man who will not rest until he makes sure you don’t push this beautiful country into ruins” I added for him with a smile too.
” i like that you are a dreamer captain Banda. Men like you make me laugh, you are like a cockroach that has been hunted by an army of black ants and being lead to the feasting place but keeps his struggles to get itself free” he smiled. I looked up at his face.
” well, by the time am done you will know that am not an ordinary cockroach but one that can just gain momentum and fly away instead of allowing himself to be pulled to his death ” I nodded at him and he laughed exposing his strong white teeth as he adjusted his neat suite loosening his neck tie I knew what his aim was before he got to it.
I winced in pain as he hit me several times in my face making my mouth bleed. I smiled exposing my bloody mouth. He asked again ans again who was working with me but i I gave him no results. Getting a belt, he continuously slashed me around my body.
” you hit like a woman you b******!” I yelled at him whilst laughing. I saw him get pissed and hit me harder.
” you will die you fool!” He screamed wincing at the pain in his knuckles, I smiled again.
” not before i send you and your friends to hell!” I looked at him with pride even when He had disarranged my face i could feel it was swollen but i gave him no pleasure to intimidate me.
” say your last prayers Captain, will see you in hell” he responded and held his hands and walked out as a man opened the door for him i took a quick glance at the long corridor outside my room.
” you know what your mistake is fu**er?” I let a laugh. ” you have kept me alive longer than you ought to” I teased. He looked seriously at me and shook his head walking away.
I knew that was the moment for me. There was no way I was going out of that place alive, it was game over for me and i tried to imagine the guys would complete my mission.
I was lost in my pain and thoughts when I heard a loud bang and some gun shoots so many hours later. I looked up to the door ready to face either my rescuer or the man who was coming to kill me.
” i told you to stay out of trouble soldier!” I heard a voice immediately the door opened but i could not see his face as the atmosphere was filled with smoke.
I smiled when he got closer to my face.
” welcome on board sir! What took you so long?” I smiled at his face and he came to my back cutting off the ropes that were tieing my hands.
…to be continued

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The Game Changer Episode 14
© Tisa Phiri
” stay in the back Steve you are hurt.” Ackim ordered me after unitieing me and led me out as the gun shots went loose outside the entire area. It was so noisy everywhere.
” hell no, am not leaving this God damned place without making these b****** pay for messing my face” I responded taking long steps behind Ackim who was holding his two guns ready to fight.
” i thought you could say that!” He smiled throwing me a rifle , 20 rounds long rifle he had put on his back.
” ooowoooo! This is my baby.” I shouted happily and turned to the exit shooting our way out leaving a trail of dead bodies in the long passage, Pushing forward making the other guys step behind.
” our guys are outside! Ackim shouted as he aimed at a guy shooting 12 o’clock ahead of us.
” how many?” I asked running to duck behind some vehicle outside as some fast shots came towards us.
” two” he shouted standing up and shooting ahead before coming to me.
” are you s***ting me right now?” I chuckled.
” no am not soldier, why? You scared ?” He teased running forward and shooting to avoid the shots.
” i like small groups. More efficient” he added with a laugh.
” dammit!” I screamed in pain as my back hit the wall as i tried to follow him. I saw a guy aiming at him from the other side and i stoped making sure i had a clear shot before he got to Ackim.
” stay down! I shouted to him and he bend immediately giving me chance to fire straight at the sniper.
” i thought they finished you” he teased running ahead. I sighed shaking my head and looked back.
I saw the guy who came to torture me running to the car in the back of the buildings behind.
” i see you my friend” i whispered to myself rushing back.
” Steve where are you going?, we have to go now before others get here!” Ackim shouted but i I raised my hand at him pointing to the back.
” not before i settle some idiot! ” i told him and ran back before the car i saw him run to left.
I took out both tires and the vehicle went down flat. The guy with two others stepped out and started shooting at me but i got behind the block panting as i waited for an opportunity to take my shot, my long gun pointed out. I couldn’t mind the small stones pricking my bare feet. I was not even feeling cold anymore with only a short that Ackim had got me from one of the guards. Am sure in day light it would look so funny and small.
The shots continued coming towards me and immdeaditely it was quiet i peeped seeing the guy loading his gun. I fired straight at him and he went down without a sound.
” get that dog!” I whispered to myself and charged forward. I needed to get to my target so i went ahead to the building I suspected he had gone to.
I looked around taking steady silent steps as i got to the dark room. He made a mistake shooting before he had me clearly so i knew which direction to shoot.
One steady shot and I heard him squirm in pain.
I fired again and sure i had him, i walked towards him. Just then the lights went on and a guy came through the door firing.
” oh big mistake” I smiled mockingly and took him off in an instant.
” who the hell trains you guys to shoot Amos? You are so pathetic” I pushed the gun from near my torturer as he cried in pain. I noticed I hit his shoulder and leg.
” you you… I will…” he stattered in pain
” yeah yeah, i told you keeping me alive was a big mistake but like always people never listen to me” i smiled stepping on his wounds.
” ouchhhhhh! ” he cried loudly.
” now you are dead meat you fool! But I will have to learn something from you before you get to hell” I pulled him up.
Ackim came in running and stopped in his steps seeing me standing over a man.
” you are so…” he shook his head smiling.
“Sexy?” I teased looking at him
” full of bullets !” He responded and walked to me.
” this jerk made my pretty face messy,” i told him.
” his mistake though was keeping me alive and he wouldn’t listen when i told him so.” I chuckled
” yeah you should have listened to him ” he teased the guy and helped my lift him when I indicted we were goinng with him.
An hour later we were heading to Mumbwa after going in circles making sure no one followed us.
” am glad to see you General. You saved my life once again” I gave Ackim a quick shoulder hug. After we had put prisoner secured.
” yeah I couldn’t let you die before you teach those fools some lessons. I came in an hour after you leftthe other day. I wanted to surprise you but was told you left for some woman” he paused looking at me.
” you didn’t tell me there is a woman man, should we worry about her? Trust me having someone that close and trying to work through this type of thing will not be easy” he sighed giving me a knowing look.
” no man it’s not that kind of a woman” I shrugged leaning my head to the wall as I felt my head cracking with pain.
” mmmmm are you sure?” He chuckled narrowing his eyes at me.
” she saved my life. She’s the girl from the jungle I told you about last time. I brought her out here and I need to keep her safe. Someone knows about her now and i know She’s in danger. She needs to stay alive no matter what” i expalined to him as he nodded in agreement.
” you care about her i get it, more than you even know for that matter and i want you to get this clearly. Make sure you finish this thing man, you are not to stop until everything is done or you can forget about keeping her alive. Such people never stop man and you are the one to decide their future from now on ” he patted my hand.
” yeah you are right ” i sighed sitting on my bed.
Queen came running and banged the door open. ” Steve! Oh my God you are alive !” She cried hugging me close I winced a bit.
” oh sorry did I hurt you?” She asked with concern looking at my face her hands still around me.
” yeah a little bit” I smiled at her
” oh God look at what they did to your face. You should have stayed away Steve” she cried
” well, well, don’t worry Queen am alright. Meet my friend Ackim, he rescued me from the hands of death” I pointed at him as he watched us in silence.
” thank you so much” she looked at him
” yeah don’t worry he’s going to be Okey, he’s been through worse you know “he smiled looking at me.
” get washed up man i will be outside !” He raised his hands at me and looked at Queen one more time before heading out.
” are you Okey?” I asked her as she kept inspecting my swollen face.
” let me get something to clean your face, you are hurt and…” she couldn’t finish her statement and i pulled her back as she tried to look around for something to use to clean my wounds.
” i will be Okey, alright?” I smiled at her with assurance.
” it’s just that i was so scared the past two days. I, I…i.. thought you were..” she paused crying.
” oh please let’s go away from the city. We need to go back to grand father it’s dangerous out here” she cried fear in her eyes.
” what’s going on Steven? Who are these men around here? Who are those guys after you? What do they want? What are you people doing?” She asked without giving me a chance to respond to any of her questions, her face wet with tears.
” calm down Queen, please calm down. You are safe here no one will hurt you atleast as long as am alive” I held her face.
” now give me some minutes I wash up and put on something decent then I will tell you what you want to know. Is that cool?” I asked smiling at her.
” yeah” she responded nodding her head continuously and wipping her tears.
” good, wait for me here ” i placed her to sit down and walked into the bathroom which was right inside my room.
Minutes later i sat on my bed feeling better. She was disinfecting my wounds and covering them gently as I went through the whole story.
” so like i told you, these guys need to be stopped. ” i added.
” I knew it, the first instant we came here i knew you would go after those people. Please stop this already it’s too dangerous and there are a lot of them out there like you said yourself. How are you going to defeat them with only a handful of men you have around here?” Queen shook her head.
” well, i will die trying my dear. Even if I wanted to quit now it’s too late, they will come after me and every one I care for as long as am alive. The only way out is to need this war my dear. That’s how it is going to be” i frowned closing my eyes.
” you are stubborn Steve,My God you scare me so much with this your courage” she said almost in a whisper her soft voice soothing my very soul.
I opened my eyes and looked at her. She was looking straight at my face her eyes watery.
” what are you scared of Queen? Is it that I will die or i will finish those Vilians?” I teased
” stop jocking about this Steve, am serious ” she spoke now tears spilling off her eyes.
” stop crying for me lady, i signed to die in this war the moment I decided to start it. It doesn’t matter what happens in the end. Whether I live or die but i will have to finish it. ” i sighed sitting up and wiping her tears.
” so you only care about yourself? You are so selfish Steve, you don’t realise how hurt those who love you would get as long as you achieve your dreams” she cried and I looked at her puzzled.
She sat back a bit and sobbed silently as my hand hanged in the air above her shoulder realising what she was driving at.
” oh God, Queen” I whispered pulling her to face me.
” you didn’t fall in love with me did you?” I shook my head worried.
She looked straight into my eyes. ” even if you don’t see me as i would want to, i still care so much about you and sometimes I want you to see that and try and live Steven.” She spoke with tears.
I looked at her lost of words. I never wanted to envoke what i was feeling for her. I needed her to stay safe and continued living. There was no way I was going to tell her my feelings when my future was not guaranteed.
” look at me Queen” I spoke finally after minutes of silence. She looked at me, ” listen, i care about you so mucc more than I would want to. But i want you to forget about me. Am not the man for you my sweet lady, you deserve a decent good life with a decent sober man. Am just a junky filled with s***” I let a small laugh shaking my head.
” i get high to calm my nerves, i act impulsively and above all am not sure of my tomorrow. No no no, i will not subject you to that. ” i sighed
” So please forget I exist and live on okey?” I tried to smile but she didn’t answer, she instead stood up and looked at me, this time i noticed she was upset.
” you are full of s*** for real and selfish” she spoke and ran out crying I remained stunned by her last words.
“What was that?” Ackim asked walking right through the open door.
” dammit I fu*ked up” i shrugged
” eheee ” he chuckled
” yeah” i frowned.
” okey welcome to the world of women soldier they will twist your mind and make you feel like s*** when you mess things up, they are like guns, you master a good way to use them they will give you some good satisfaction, handle them bad and you get injured” he smiled sitting besides me.
” that is what i have avoided my entire life man, am better at guns only” I giggled.
” okey so tell me what’s been going on. I couldn’t stay away I felt you could use my help I had to plead with my woman to let me come and finally she said yes, so here i am. That’s if you will have me to help…”
” yeah you bet I need you. Or what? You thought I would fight those Vilians without the help of a legend?” I teased making him laugh a little bit.
…to be continued



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The Game Changer Episode 15

© Tisa Phiri


My eyes set on his messed face, he was not breathing normally I bet the torture and beating had left him powerless and weak he was almost begging for me to finish him.

The guy I took hostage to interrogate had just revealed some important details of who Jacob and his friends were working for. He told me some of the names of the big tyrants who were behind the entire operation.

Most of them some outside guys he had never meet, they interested in running the country mines and reap the benefits. Their main aim was to have control of our copper mines and it was disheartening to know some Zambians would cooperate with such men to help reap our country of our major source of income.

" you have only mentioned some Zambians , tell me the names of those outsiders and how i can get to them" I stood in front on him raising his bloody face.

" i told you everything I know man, i know nothing more. Am just an errand boy just like many of us are but we have no direct contact to them. You have to believe me thats all i know!" He yelled when i placed my hand on his already swallow fingers.

" well my friend, that was one hell of a confession and since i will not be needing you anymore I will ask my men to get your body bag" I smiled wiping my hands and starling back from him.

" please don't do this man, please i told you everything!" He begged

" yeah that's the price you will pay for betraying your own mother land you fool" I shouted leaving. I heard him scream out to me as i walked away.

" i know one man who initiated part of this, i can take you to him!" He shouted above his voice.

" am listening" I stepped back facing him.

" no no man, am not telling you shit. You have to make a deal with me first. Let me lead you to him and I stay alive" he added coughing through his pain.

" yeah why not just kill you and find the guy myself huh?" I added shaking my head.

" because this one is your ticket to get to the centre of all of them. Know him and you will have the link to all of them and" he paused breathing heavily.

" and am not giving you shit till you give me your word I will walk alive" he added seriously looking into my face.

I starred at him for some minutes. I needed to know the guy in the centre of every thing and some how i knew he was being serious.

" screw me over and you are dead meat. Not only will I kill you idiot. I will make sure you die a slow and painful death, just so we clear, am not going to honour my word if this man you say turns to be nothing but a pawn like all of you. I need real guys, the men in the lead and nothing less" I frowned in his face.

" just tell me i will walk and you have him." He smiled showing off his bloody teeth.

I nodded my head. Even though I wanted to kill him i knew i had to honour my word. I would give him a chance to live when he gave me what i nended.

" so what did he say?" Ackim and the other guys asked as i joined them at the table to have some dinner prepared by one of the guys.

" i think we may have one of the lead guys people. That fool will take me to him personally though he insists I have to let him live.

" and what? You agreed? " Chama shook his head.

" yep. I had to man. He has a big shot and this will probably help me conclude things." i sighed heavily sitting back.

" the man in question is the engineer of all this he connects the outside guys and i want to get to him. There's is only one good way to be sure that fool is not lying, go with him" i told them

" well, if you say so man, you calling the shots here" Ackim responded

" what do you think though?" I asked him.

" well soldier, he might as well be trying to buy himself some time but i know its high time you and all of us here got to get to the bottom of all this. Trying to fight our own people will not help since we now know those foreigners will stop at nothing until they sell this country to God knows who and leave us all in poverty. So, " he stopped in his speech standing up.

" let's get ready to ride to.." he stopped not knowing where we would go.

" Solwezi" I answered his unasked question.

" what?" He asked looking shocked.

" yeah man why? You look surprised? Didn't think someone from there would pull out such?" I asked him with a laugh.

"Yeah Yeah, just that there's someone who is politically involved I know way too well. But forget it it's probably someone else" he added with a smile.

" you sure?, who is this guy?" I asked him standing up with him.

" no no man, forget it it can't be him. I know this man and i am almost certain his not the one. He is one of the good guys you know" he shrugged.

" well, i wouldnt be surprised what people can do for power" Chama responded this time.

" yeah i know that man too but we all know we cannot trust a man right?" Jim added too.

" oh no, i hope you guys are not.." Ackim sighed

" dammit could it be?" He asked looking at Jim and Chama. As I watched him in shock.

" who are you guys talking about?" I asked stepping forward to where Ackim stood.

" come on someone say something now!" I yelled

" oh shit this is so bleeped up!" Chama sighed shaking his head and looking at Ackim.

" what the hell is going on guys? will someone please say something?" I frowned impatiently.

" it's Mr Benson" Chama spoke

" who the hell is that?" I asked again

" that is one of the ministers and he is my father in law, the father to my ..."

" Paula's father" I responded before he could finish his senstance.

" yep, but, but hey guys it might not be him right? I mean I know the guy and I don't think it's him" he added a disappointed look on his face.

"Well, let me make this clear man, i don't care if the man is your biological father or InLaw, if he is the one involved, then.." I paused clicking my tongue.

" he's going down man, and if you are not comfortable with that you better stay back now" i warned seriously looking at him.

" i hope it won't be him. I love his daughter so much man and having her father as one of the people selling my own country will be hard to deal with? but..." he chuckled looking at all of us as we looked on at him.

" let's not concluded before we get there right?" He asked.

" yeah, you staying back though man. We all know there's conflict of interest here and..."

"Hell no, what the hell man, am no bucking down. Am here and am involved till the end" he responded seriously.

" don't screw me up Ackim, don't even dare cause I will not hesitate to take you down with him. " i pointed a finger at him and walked away. I needed to prepare for the long trip to Solwezi and i knew we had to start off soon enough.

" prepare the truck and get ready 5 of my best men" I instructed Chama as I walked.

" we are starting off before dawn" I added

I pulled off my shirt as I walked in my room ready to take a shower and take some few hours sleep. The cold water run down my body, i allowed the coldness to get deep in my skin till I couldn't feel cold anymore.

My mind clouded with plans on what to do next. I had to find a way of having the whole operation done sooner so that Jacob and his entire cartel of copper diggers would go down and the right person put in office.

I had a couple of meetings with some inside guys i knew i could trust a couple of days back and i hoped every thing would go as planned. They agreed to help us only if I could get evidence of what was going on.

" i wish the water was a bit warmed up, am scared of touching the cold water with this weather" came a voice of Queen as she stood in the door way to the bathroom.

" what the fu**!" I almost shouted covering my private parts as I turned to look at her.

" what? It's not like I have never seen you naked before, i undressed you when you first came to my grand fathers house remember?" she smiled still standing there.

" dammit woman what do you want now? You wouldn't talk to me the past two days" I asked

" well, now that I thought about it, why let it pass when i can spend the few days that we probably have together enjoying being with the man I fall in love with " she smiled taking off the towel that she had wrapped around her armpits.

" am um .. . Don't" I almost spoke but i was too late. She stepped into the water too aiming her gaze direct at me. I swallowed hard as her light skin got wet with the splashing water coming from the shower.

" tell me, what do I make you feel Steve?, does it feel good to have my hands around you like this?" She asked seductively touching my bare waist with her warm hands I felt the impact reach my deepest skin.

" Queen I.. I.. .damn you so stubborn" I managed to whisper allowing her to play around my body her eyes still set on mine.

" mmmmm i can't get you soldier. Are you going to sacrifice yourself for God knows what and leave me alone in this world? Are you going to let those evil men finish and cut your life short when you could just walk away and live far away in peace. Why won't you let God be the one to fight the evil, you are only one man Steve and it's the world against You, you cannot change the world handsome" she spoke her voice calm as she purnished me kiising my neck and sliding her hands on my man, he stood harder every second she did that.

" so what is it going to be? Me or you will go on with the suicide mission?" She sighed deeply her pointed hard nipples pricking my chest I could barely hold myself.

" i cannot stop now Queen you have to understand. I can only be one man yes but someone has to stand up for this country." I spoke mostly in a whisper.

" Okey, i see so it's done huh? You have chosen to fight this danger and won't mind what happens to You" she sighed sadly kissing my lips slightly I gladly received her sweetness.

I held her closer pulling her into a deep kiss but she stepped back, turned off the tap and walked out leaving me so much ready to shoot, my veins were almost aching.

" where do you think you are going leaving me like this?" I asked her pointing at my hard man.

" to my room Soldier, go on and save the world " she smiled and walked away banging the door behind her, I almost screamed in anger..

" Queen come back here dammit! " i shouted but it was silent, she was gone.

" what the hell was that?" I shivered walking around my room trying to stay calm.

" she's so damn mistaken if she thinks this will stop me from.... " i paused looking around.

" hell no!" I yelled to myself getting into my sheets but i kept shifting. I knew she had me, i had to find a way of making her understand but it was not time to talk about that. All I wanted was to calm my man who was so hard I was beginning to feel pain.

" screw you woman, am coming for You!" I pulled the towel and walked out to her room almost running.

" what are you.. ." She couldn't finish her sentence and i rushed to her pulling her into my arms and kissing her tenderly she moaned in pleasure.

" i will not let you go Queen, you started this and am not going to let you alone. I love you " i whispered between kisses and she paused looking at my face.

" what?" She asked

" i said i love you. I want you so bad right now i feel like i will burst. You drive me insane you know that?" I added and she smiled pulling herself closer to me.

" i love you and I need you alive Steve, promise you will not die on me" she whispered as I kissed around her face.

" i will try stay alive for you okey?" I responded and she smiled widely letting me lead her to bed.

" damn you so sweet" I whispered into her ears enjoying every second in her.

...to be continued

bad guy,,, sha no let Queen enter ur brain to much ooo,,
Focus cuz u don't start, nd u most finish the fight


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The Game Changer - Episode 16

© Tisa Phiri


The warmness from the smoke entering my body made me feel so good as I pulled on the cigarrate making sure i minimised on releasing the smoke. I needed it all. My mind had wild back miles back to where i left Queen.

I awakened at a few minutes to 4am as agreed with the guys, she was fast asleep I smiled at her peacefulness. Wondering why a woman like her, so innocent and decent would fall for me. I know I had somehow that effect on women but mostly it was just infatuation and they would disregard me afterwards especially that I barely paid attention to any of them.

Of late I had not allowed any attraction to a woman get to me. I had lost interest after the near death experience and mostly because I had my mind focussed on getting my revenge.

“hey!" She spoke softly catching me staring at her face.

“hey my Queen, you feeling Okey?" I asked placing my hand at her soft cheeks and she sighed looking up at me.

“yeah, never felt better" she let a laugh.

“You up early?" She asked touching my hand which was on her.

" i have to go. The guys are probably waiting for me outside, i won't be back today though, maybe tomorrow or i don’t know " i frowned seeing her face get down.

" mmm okey, i won't say anything to stop you Steve. I know what this means to you and even if i would want otherwise, i want you to get this over and hopefully live your life. Just maybe you will find peace with yourself."

“yeah i know you have the best interest at heart for me and i appreciate that. I want you to stay calm and try live less of thoughts for me. I didn't want to say anything over the years about my feelings cause I knew what i had to face today. My life is not ordinary, it has always been filled with danger and i knew that the moment i decided to join the military. I cannot change things now. All I can do is finish what i started and even though you don’t like to hear it. There's no real guarantee I will stay alive for long. " i told her honestly and she looked at me her worried eyes evident.

" you know you take too much of that i wonder how your lungs survive it, not to talk of the dope" Ackim spoke bringing me to the present.

"until yesterday, this has kept me going my friend. I had no one else to worry about except staying focused to achieve my goals" I smiled looking at him as the truck, a twin cab with an open van speed on.

Ackim and i had decided to sit in the back seats giving Jim and another guy the front seats. Our hostage was tied up and put in the van with three other guys.

"okey so the past tense means things have changed huh?" She looked at me.

“she is crazy man, she made me loose myself and now she’s all am thinking of, apart from my mission. " i shook my heard.

“Welcome aboard man, that's love. Now you will understand what I have to go through everyday worrying about my family. I always want to stay alive and do what's right for them. It's like part of me is them you understand right? “ he chuckled.

“now i do" I let a laugh.

The time we arrived in Solwezi, it was almost 12 hours at noon. The weather was still cold though.

“so tell me now that we are here, where is our guy?" I asked the hostage guy.

" I don't know much about this man though like i told you but we came here twice for some meeting. All I know is he's the big part on the game. I can direct you to his house or the place we meet from " he looked up at me.

I stared at him to read his emotions, he was all cleaned up now though one would tell the guy had undergone some good torture and beating , some parts of his face were still cut.

As we drove to the direction he gave us, I saw Ackim's face expression change. I could read worry.

" oh my God, it's him" I heard him sigh deeply as the man told us to stop a few yards from a big mansion.

“well like I said it's good you stay back man cause you won't face this man. You trust him and he might use that to manipulate you so, " I patted his hand stepping out of the car as I looked around the area.

" so you will stay behind from this point on."

I told him as he followed me standing out and placing his hands in the pockets.

" I could try talking to him and get the truth out of him man, he doesn’t know am working with you and I might get one or two things that would make him touch the issue" Ackim responded seriously.

" no, I won't do that man am sorry, like you said this is my call and am not here to play gentle with someone who threatened my country and tried to kill me. Just Like I have done with all of them i will get the truth out of him the hard way or otherwise depending on how he will cooperate. The more time we take to act the stronger these guys are becoming. " I clearly told him.

" bring him down guys!" I instructed the boys in the van to get my hostage down.

" well my friend, tell me your name " i smiled looking down at his face. He was a head shorter than me.

"Harry" he answered standing next to me my boys still holding his tied hands.

" Harry this is what we will do, call your man and tell him that you managed to get me alive. Tell him I confessed and is willing to give the names of the people am working with" I paused making sure he was getting my lines.

“we good?" I asked him.

"Yeah sure..." he nodded his ahead.

“though I don't report to him he will know something is off man, if these guys know i sold them out am dead meat. You promised to keep me alive man" he pleaded.

"I promised not to kill you, what happens to you afterwards is not my damn business. Unless you willing to help me get to this man, just maybe i might try help you stay alive Harry. It's your call, help me i will try keep you alive or just walk away alive and get hunted by those Villains" I looked at him.

“Okey i get you man, what do i do?"

“Good" i sighed leading him back to the car as I went on planning our move, Ackim helping with some details of his father in law even when he was still insisting he could have gone to him.

We waited until it started getting dark spending our time at different places to avoid any suspicious. I had Harry sent out on a assignment even though I knew he would find it hard to convince Mr Benson with the story I him, it was our only way in.

" we need to move now man" i told Ackim who kept pacing around the bar we were at.

“Yeah, just don't want to imagine what my wife will do knowing her father is involved. " he scowled.

“you will tell her when all this is over, for now whatever happens in this place will not be told to anyone else outside our circle" I warned him.

“It’s all good man, I get it. What needs to be done will be done. Where is that mask?" He asked as we walked to the van after I received a beep from Harry an indication we had a go ahead.

The plan was to evade, Benson's house to get any evidence we needed. Harry's mission was to get him out of the house to all us time to search it.

" okey boys we have 15 minutes tops. Take down the guards, but no killing. I want it clean, we search the house and later on the office at the mine. I don't want us separated." I told them as we silently walked towards the main gate.

I pressed a small button by the gate and heard a buzz sound inside as it rung then I stepped back.

“why does he need all this kind of security of he is innocent?" I asked Ackim in a whisper. We all wore masks.

“who is there?" Came the voice of one guard. We had made one of the boys to stand in front to avoid the person inside and the camera getting our faces. We stepped aside leaving the guy in front.

" i want to ask for directions to one Mr Jere's house. I was told it's around this area but I don't seem to find the house" my guy spoke calmly and pleadingly.

The man inside sighed deeply before starting to open the gate. He was still holding it to open and stepped forward pushing him back inside.

Two other guards rushed to us and started shooting immediately after seeing our masks.

"i shot forward drawing them back as Ackim did the same.

" they won't stop shooting man, we need to get in this house or we will alert the neighbours" Ackim panted behind my back.

" to hell with them then, let's take them out from the bottom " i responded aiming at one of the guards and firing in his leg and Ackim took out the other.

Two others came to us trying to fight us hand to hand with some knives as we walked towards the door.

Within seconds we disarmed them and took them off by twisting their necks it would take some minutes before they would gain consciousness.

We matched inside starting the search as other guys joined in. Almost 12 minutes of searching around we found nothing important to implicate the man.

I was almost giving up and Ackim walked to the city i was. "Benefits of staying in your in-law’s house for some time" he shrugged holding a key.

"What's that man?" I asked putting down the papers I was holding in my hands

“this soldier is your ticket to knowing the truth" he smiled.

I don't get you man, will you say what you mean that key is my ticket?" I asked him grabbing it from his hands.

“come on man our time is up. We need to leave before the cops get here?" He indicated for me to go out.

" I will explain in the vehicle." He added and we ran back to the truck just as the police vehicle was driving towards the mansion.

“step on it man!" I shouted to the guy who was in the driver’s seat but Ackim stepped into the driver's seat pushing the guy to the passenger seat and taking over the wheel. We still had our masks on.

His driving skills were evidently brilliant. The guy took us across the small town of Solwezi at great but steady speed there was no way the police would find us.

20 minutes later he parked in the bush area. " i think the turns where enough to make the cops lose track of us. The masks would prevent them from seeing our faces from the camera's " he sighed looking at me.

" yeah we good for now but we didn't get anything yet. Before I confront that man i need Intel what’s going down and the other guys otherwise, it's all a waste of time " i shook my head pointing a ciggarate to my mouth I needed to cool down.

"i told you have a ticket man, or what you thought I was bluffing? “he smiled at me.

" i still don't get the reason you got that key man.

"Yeah this key open a safety box in one of the banks in the town. I know so cause several times I drove the man to and from the bank and i know he had a safety deposit box. So if the things we want aren't in his house or office, i can assure you we will have something from the safety." He explained

" how on earth do you think we will get to the safety deposit box man, the key is for opening but someone needs to get inside the bank and had access to it" i raised my face at him just to drop it again.

" mmm you thinking what am thinking?" Ackim asked nodding his head. .

" yeah, yeah that's it. We getting inside the bank and having that locker, no matter what man. If we will have to stage a robbery then be it." I frowned crashing the ciggarate tub on the ground.

My phone beeped and I looked at it. It was Harry. " Mr Benson has rushed back home. He bought the story and will be expecting to see you tomorrow morning. " Harry announced.

" good, stay on to him and don't do anything unless I tell you so. Make up whatever you can to keep him in line Harry" I ordered him

" yeah i will, right now he headed back home the bouncers told him there was a break in" he added " does he suspect anything yet?" I questioned him.

" i don't think so. What did you do man?" He tried to ask but i shot him off.

" listen just do as i say and you will be okey don’t ask damn stupid questions " i yelled at him and cut the line. I knew my guy I sent with him would watch him so I had less to worry about him for that moment.

The boys where in the back sharing the money and other staff they got from the house which was part of the plan to make it look like a Robbery. I wasn't interested in any of it. I watched them share and pack up their proceeds trying to figure out a way into the bank to get the safety deposit box, i had strong instincts it held the key to everything.

...to be continued

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Episode 17

© Tisa Phiri


" How did you find me? Who gave you that ?" Mr Benson panicked looking at me his eyes wide open I felt fulfilled.

" you are asking wrong questions Sir" I smiled widely.

" what is the meaning of all this, am a Minster of this country and you will be in so much trouble for this. You are a fool to think you will get away with evading my house and coming to my office holding me hostage " he went on talking I let him finish.

I had all the office windows and doors locked. Taking two of my men in masks we had gone into his office at first pretending to have a meeting with him. I pulled his secretary inside and drugged her to keep her out of the coverstauon.

Mr Benson tried to grab his phone to call security but i took care of that already.

" what have you done to the phone lines you fool?!" He yelled looking at me his and shaking, his forehead sweaty.

" okey sir, let's stop wasting each other's time" i I smiled, " i got your mobile phone here too and you have seen the files in front of you. That is enough evidence to have you thrown in jail for a number of years. Not to talk of the shame that you will bring to your only daughter" I added seriously.

" leave my daughter out of this you jerk. All this is nothing. You cannot prove anything with those files" he shrugged sitting back.

" are you sure about that.? The files showing all the names of the guys working with you to take over the government. The overseas account numbers and bank transfers of huge sums of money for the sponsoring the campaigns and records of mercenaries, plans and everything about the Mozambique operation. Oh, before i forget, A recorded conversation between you and that guy Jacob" I paused smiling.

" just what do you think the other politicians will say about all this? They will smile and shake your hands for wanting to sale our country? Oh man " i stood up walking around in front of his desk.

" in case you think you will have enough money to bribe everyone to work with you, mmmmm I don't know maybe some will accept , but what about the general majority of the Zambian people. Are you going to pay off all the media houses to stop them from publishing these files?" I asked this time bending over and looking at his now shaky face.

" what do you want? " he asked .

" finally! " i frowned sitting down.

" now Mr Benson I know you have never seen my face in person before and am 100 percent sure you know who I am. I don't need to introduce myself to you. So let's get down to business, tell me about this operation and every single detail I need to know. The names, the contact details, the addresses the plans. In a nutshell, tell me everything" i sat back my gun hanging in my hands.

" or What?" He asked gaining courage.

" really? You want me to go down that road with you sir?" I shook my head leaning forward on the table.

" start talking man, am sure you have heard about me and i can assure you, we both can have the whole evening here no one will come for you. If they do, i have this place surrounded. am ready to die here, the question is are you? " i raised my shoulders pointing a gun at him.

He was quiet for some time and i saw his dilemma.

" if it will comfort you, your daughter and grand kids are safe and sound" I teased wanting to threaten him further in case he was willing to sacrufice himself too.

" if you think Ackim will let you take down his family ? you are mad, he will hunt you down and kill you and whoever you working with " he spat angrily.

I looked at him shaking my head and laughing.

" Ackim huh? Is it him that helped fight the mercenaries too? Oh i see, well good to hear that Ackim will protect his family from me " I smiled knowingly. if at all he knew the Ackim he was bragging about was listening in from the other side, he would freeze in shock.

" go on" i raise my hand disregarding his warnings for me to leave his daughter out of it.

" yeah i did it you fool, you want to know what happened?" He let a laugh shaking his head.

" well i will tell you. People of this country are so lazy and backward. All they want is to reap without sowing. They don't want to spend time planing and working hard to get what they need. How many years have we had this copper here but there has been no development around most of the parts of the country. I want to make a change.

Yes, call me pathetic but i was doing this for the good of this country. The people we made deals with will bring in the needed machinery to have Copper purified and made useful within here. People will have jobs, that will reduce hunger and we will be able to export expensive already blended copper to generate more income.

At what price you will ask, well i will tell you. If people in this country have decided to live poor and in poverty that is their problem. These guys have promised a lot that will serve this nation.

After a few years of getting what they deserve these guys will leave and the Zambian people can remain with the tools and machinery. " he explained so sure of himself.

" dammit man you are a fool. You think allowing other nations to come in amd run our mines for 10 years will benefit the Zambians? How much of the copper do you think they would have taken away? What guarrantee do you have they will honour their word when you allow them to run our government that they will leave us alone. Letting them use Jacob to make policies is beneficial to who? If You ask yourself that. You think you are being a hero by selling off your own country and you dare tell it to my face" I shook my head feeling disappointed.

" am a patriot! Am doing this for my grand children, for the future of this God damned country full of lazy people they cannot make a simple machine on their own. You allow a few individuals to get all the wealthy and here i am trying to make an equal distribution of resources when we are able to make enough on our own instead of exporting cheap raw copper. We will be one of the big exporters of copper and in this case not only raw but processed and refined completely" he spoke confidently.

I looked at him clicking my tongue, " you are a fool Mr Benson, they fed you lies and you bought them like an idiot. You are a fool for thinking giving foreigners power to rule your own mother country even for a year will benefit the Zambian people.

" tell me who these people are" I told him blankly.

" i can't" he frowned.

" you can't or you won't?" I asked him standing up and walking towards him

" they will kill me, i, i .. I can't tell you that. I have told you enough and that's all" he moved his chair back.

" give me names dammit! Someone has to put an end to this your mediocricy " i shouted slapping his face and he winced in pain.

He gave me names of some foreign guys after a couple of minutes threatening them. some of them belonged to some diplomatic groups who had some sort of connections to our country.

" so what now?" He asked as i stepped back from the desk heading to the door.

" i looked at my phone just to find a teaxt warning me there was a crew of soldiers and police surrounding the building. I checked the time just to find it was sent a couple of minutes back. I just lost my chance to escape.

" they are coming for you now jerk!" I heard Mr Benson chuckle proudly seeing how i was almost panicking trying to find my way out.

I was still struggling with indecision when the door blew open sending me backwards and hitting me to the wall.

In an instance the entire room was noisy with cops and soldiers shouting and talking. My head whizzed a bit as they pointed their guns at me.

I touched my pocket to make sure the recorder was intact,glad it was routed to the one Chama had outside.

They shuffled me up disarming me and cuffing my hands.

" get him out of here now! I don't know what this lunatic wants from my office!" Mr Benson gained momentum screaming at me.

I smiled looking at him as the guys lead me out side.

" i got what i wanted you fool, now you won't stop it from coming out. You are no smart man sir, your time is up too" i let a laugh and he came forward furious.

" have you caught all of them?" He asked the cops.

" no sir, we only managed to get one outside there is no sign of anyone else" the cops responded.

" find them all i I need them captured dead or alive!" He screamed angrily I could see his worry was about what he just confessed.

" i got you Mr Patrio" I laughed hard and the guy leading me slapped hard across my face

" quiet you fool !" He snowled at me.

I looked back at him once more as they led me to a vehicle outside, the entire place heavily surrounded by uniformed men and women.

They got all the things i had on me removed and placed in bag. My phone and the recorder and my gun. I knew things would be hard for me now, the chances of escaping that was so slim. My only hope was that the guys would finish every thing as planned. I wasn't going to sacrifice myself for nothing.

The torture I received from the detaintion centre left me so weak I could barely stand nor see around the small room i was pilled up.

The idiots had done a good job trying to get me to tell them where my friends were. What amazed me was the fact that they were just following orders without knowing what it was their boss wanted from my friends.

He came over one afternoon looking at me with strong angrily stares I knew he was having a hard time getting what he wanted.

" you are running out of time you idiot you are going to die soon, so you better give me back those file and the recording or else you are dead" he threatened me.

" why are you whispering my Minister?" I laughed sitting on the other side of the holding facility.

" you don't want these guys to know the main reason why you have decided to have me held here instead of taking me for a trial and judgement so that i can be moved to the highest prison?" I asked him even though I was so weak to speak normally, plus the swallowen face couldn't allow me.

" i will give you a deal" he started, looking around his white moustache pointing down.

" give me what i want and i wll let you go. You and your friends can forget about all this and done, every one goes home happy" he shrugged.

" am sorry man, as you can see am inside a prison and i don't have anything on me. So I can't make that deal with you" I nodded my head at him

" you talking nonsense Steve, you know you are the key and can get back what i need. "

" yeah i could, but i won't. If my men have not yet done anything with that information it's simply because they know am still alive. Do anything stupid to me and you going down too. " i outlined

" you think you are so smart huh! Let me tell you poor son of a bitch!" He stood up pointing at me.

" you will rot in jail and i can promise you my men will find those your dog's and get what belongs to me!" He scolded.

" good lucky with that " i responded.

" and another thing" I stopped him as he walked to the door.

" you have made a big mess keeping me alive, the only way to stop me is to kill me Mr minister. Otherwise I will rise again and this time you will not see me coming. You are done and i will see to it that the whole world knows who exactly you are" I smiled standing up as the guard lifted me up to take me back to my cell. I stomped back chains on my legs and my hands handcuffed.

...to be continued

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The Game Changer - Episode 18

© Tisa Phiri


Ackim walked to a named bank entrance as I watched with a smile on my face. He had just told me he would use an inside lady he knew from the past. According to him he saw her the time we both took a tour inside the bank trying to see how we could work to get access to Mr Benson's safety deposit box.

" how do you know this woman?" I asked him when we got outside.

" she is a friend to someone I dated for some weeks here in Solwezi, the girl was a secretary to my wife so i got to know that banker through her"

" well good then,I hope she comes in handy" i sighed and watched him walk in to have it going.

He came back after some good 10 minutes and told me he had dinner arrangements with the girl it was evident the guy had lots of charms to attract women so i wasn't surprised. Unlike me, who was somewhat a bit rough even with women, Ackim could easily make women fall for him.

It was at this meeting that he made the woman talk about Mr Benson and since she had access to the numbers to the safety boxes, managed to get a way to the location of the box and paid her off promising to be visiting her severally. He had made her drunk that evening and she just spoke without knowing what she was giving away.

In the end we had the number and the rest was easy. All I did was walk in the bank and tell them the number and the it was handed to me without questions since i had the key. I had all i needed on Mr Benson and that's when I moved on to plan B of confrontation.

The thoughts of his enormous courage and stupidity of thinking he was doing a good thing putting our country in the hands of the foreign people making me sick.

" hey move it!" Came the voice of one of the prison guards pulling me out of my thoughts.

I looked up at him grinning as I walked pulling the chains on legs. I wondered why I was treated with maximum security though. For me it was funny cause I thought they were over doing it even though they made it clear they knew who i was and what kind of person i was and there was no leaving me a any chance to escape prison.

I sighed looking at the idiot in the face .

" move it dammit! We are transferring you to Kabwe, Mukobeko prison, you have been rated as a danger to the nation and very unstable you might try to stage a coup"The gaurd told me as he led me outside to a armoured vehicle outside.

" did anyone ever come to see me the past 7 days?" I asked him worried the guys might have forgotten about me.

" yeah some guy came over but was told you will not receive a any visitors.

" did he say anything?" I asked him again as he pushed me to sit in the back of vehicle.

" we asked him of the relations with you and he said he had no idea who you were and just wanted to say keep your butt lit" he responded and I smiled feeling glad.

" keep your butt lit" was a code we planned to use if anyone was caught to mean you ought not to give up because your friends are planning to rescue you.

" turn off the butt" would have meant forget it things are not okey. I smiled at the guard as he locked the doors.

The vehicle was moving getting to the rough road and later on the main road. I noticed from the small window on top of the enclosure I was in that it was dark outside. I couldn't tell the time but i suspected it was either midnight or slightly past.

I leaned my head back as I heard the vehicle increase speed and it was all quiet now. The three guards who had initially been talking had stopped I could bet they were dozing maybe except the driver cause I could hear the vehicle was moving smoothly.

I was startled from my sleep as I had my eyes closed to allow myself to sleep, when i heard a loud bang followed by the vehicle swaying from one place to the other pushing me from one side to the other.

The second one came, and this time i heard the guards screaming as the vehicle slowly turned over i went over with it.

It went over again and again making my head spin about. " bang bang bang! " i heard three gun shots one after the other. I was cramped in one heep I couldn't move.

" he's in the back get him now!" I heard voices but i couldn't recognise who it belonged to.

A couple of minutes later the closed door flew open and some bright light was shown in my face blinding my sight.

Two guys stepped on with heavy boots on their feet. They unlocked my legs but kept my hands tied as they led me out.

" who are you guys?" I asked shocked. I had honestly hoped they belonged to my crew. But they all kept doing their thing burning the police vehicle and the bodies of the police guards without saying a word to me.

I watched in silence as the guys banged the doors close and drove on without saying anything still.

" i asked who you guys are and why you have taken me ? " i raised my voice to ask and one of the guys in the front seat looked at me and back in the front..

" we are your rescuers and that is enough for now. The boss will talk to you on the other side" he added

" your boss?" I asked again and when he went mute on me i I knew I wasn't going to get my answer just that moment.

I didn't know if I had to worry about them or be happy they had rescued me. Hating the curiosity I was feeling, if only I knew where we were going, i could at least rest easy. I felt my head crack in pain where i hit my head to the vehicle and i closed my eyes to contain the pain, realising my nose was bleeding.

I almost said something to the guys in front but held my words back and leaned back to easy the pain. The only sound around the dark night as we moved was the sound of the engines from the vehicle we were in and the other one following behind where the other guys were.

" stay calm Steve, stay calm I told myself wishing some ciggarate or dope was given to me to help the pain in my body. I was meant not to take any the 7 days they had me locked up.

The worst feeling of not knowing who was controlling my life at that moment and where i was being taken made me so pissed. But i had to play along and see how i would survive it all.

...to be continued

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The Game Changer - Episode 19

© Tisa Phiri


“You are welcome to our camp captain Banda” a Short though looking guy smiled at me. “Who are you and why do you have me here?” I asked instead looking at a lit room with a soft couch and a small long table placed on a soft carpet it made me feel comfortable from down my feet.

He sighed deeply dismissing his boys and walked steadily towards me and sat on the couch next to me. “Am sorry we have meet under such circumstances, I can assure you my actions are in the best interest of this country and yourself. I wanted us to meet way back before all this jail thing happened to you. I tried to get hold of you but I failed, you are pretty good with what you do man, you have hidden yourself so well the past weeks making my mission to meet you almost impossible, however,” he hesitated looking at me. He stood and walked to a small cabinet in the corner of the room and drew a pack of cigarrate, lighting one and placing it on his lips.

“Want some?” he asked handing me the pack. “Yea sure” I stood and received the pack and lit it immediately getting to smoke too.

“Yeah like I said, we finally meet. I took advantage of your being in detention and somehow I knew they would eventually move you so I waited for the perfect moment to execute my plan and here you are” he raised his hands signifying me to sit right back as he pulled up his trousers showing of some brown sandals on his feet.

“We both know we are not here to chit chat, so get to it already man and tell me why you rescued me. Where is my crew?” I asked looking at him.

“Yeah sure that’s it right? Straight to the point, I like you Steve” he smiled

“Okay so this is it. I want you to lead me to your men and give me all the records you have on Mr. Benson and whoever is functioning with him.” He looked up at me with a smirk on his face I knew he was being a joke.

“Okey” I shrugged casually like I gave no damn about what he was talking about. “Okey, that’s your response?” he asked studying my face.

“Yeah or what you want me to ask you why or for what? I bet you already have the answers to all those questions for you to come on to me like this man and I don’t want to waste time talking about this. So either tell me why am here and it better be a good reason. I will not take casually anyone who messes up my mind and plans for a stupid thing” I looked at him firmly he sat back.

“Like I said earlier, it’s in the best interest of the country. The men that got you last night are soldiers like you were able to notice this morning. By that I mean active soldiers who are working just like you to see to it this country has protection from any enemy invasion. So, I Will tell you head on what this is all about.” He paused sighing deeply.

“I don’t want us to wage a war against the enemies now, our country has lived in peace for a while and I for one wouldn’t love that to change. Now the records or anything you have against the people you have been following will destroy this country. Imagine if people were to know they cannot trust their own leaders, their own soldiers who are meant to protect them? This will destabilize us and that will affect our progress and peace. Revealing the happenings of this outrage will destroy us especially at this crucial period of elections. Hand me the records soldier and I will see to it that the culprits are brought to book but not publicly. People don’t have to know about all this Steve, it will cause unrest. I hope you understand” he nodded his head making a face at me.

“Mmmmm not sure about all this, from the look of things you knew what was going on already, my question is who are you really? Why are you surfacing now? Why didn’t you do something all these years until now? “I asked him.

“Come with me,” he stood up walking me to a different room. “See that? “He asked pointing at a big screen displaying different people from the top others marked red across.

“All these men are deep into the government, they are the center of policy making, and the ones marked red are what we have spotted to be the bad eggs that are trying to put this country to ruins. The ones unmarked are the faithful ones. One by one we have tried to fish them out, pointing out their corruption, or any activities connected to the Mercenary saga, one thing was lucking though” He sighed.

“You had no idea who was connecting them all to the outside” I completed his sentence.

“Right” he nodded his head.

“For 5 years now we have not been able to decipher the link to the outside world until you came by. We have reasons to believe you got what we have been searching for years. The truth about Mr. Benson. He suits the profile, he was raised from outside this country, and he has always pointed to the policies to favor foreign investments at the expense of this country. All we needed was the evidence all his acts and gladly you managed to get that. “He smiled turning off the monitor and looking at me.

“What guarantee do I have that you are not working with him? What happens if I hand you the only things that have kept me alive the past days and that will put an end to this you call an outrage? Give me the reason why I should trust you “I spoke firmly.

“We are a branch of the Special Forces Steve, we work secretary to bring order especially from within the government cycles, it’s my job as the leader to ensure that our system is maintained and our leaders placed in the right order to avoid such things as happening now. I can assure you protection and a good settling for the good work, you and your men both. We have watched at a distance and I can assure you as one man you will not be able to take this down easily, help me to bring order and cut lose all this foreign nonsense soldier, you have outdone yourself Steve, a few soldiers have done what you have managed to do in a few weeks. “He patted my back.

After a long talk, he told me how they operate and how he would move forward with the issue, pointing out the best ways to get out all the bad men. Asking him about Jacob and the others, he told me plans were already underway to pull them out before the actual elections. He didn’t really say how he was to do it but his words implied they would be taken out for good.

Hours later, I contacted Ackim and the men calling them for a meeting. I brought them to speed on what had transpired and they told me how they had planned to get me out from the main prison in kabwe. “You know I like leaving an impact so attacking the main prison could have been funny” Ackim laughed

“Yeah sure it would have been, shooting our way out could have really been loud my friend but that is not necessary anymore. This man will take it up and in a few days they are all coming down silently. We all go back home and live in peace. What do you say about that?” I asked them looking at their quiet faces.

“It’s going to be boring!” Chama responded with a laugh.

“Yeah sure I will miss the action but I guess the battle is all over. We all need to get back to our lives, I for one is going to start over where I left it 5 years ago. I hope to consider the leader of this ... read the remaining part here- http://youngicee.com/2018/01/game-changer-episode-19-finale.html