Gabriel

It’s only a quarter to five when he baths and wears his police uniform. He sprays Brut all over his body. He gets his phone and walks to the police station. He reports for duty. His crew isn’t in yet. He gets the keys from the Station Manager and takes a drive along the neighbourhood. He notices woman stealing from a gentleman. He stops the car and runs and catches the woman. She gets terrified. He pulls her to the car as people are looking and wanting to know what was is going on.

“Sir, please I didn’t do anything,” she cries.

“I saw you stealing,” he whispers.

“I will do anything and pay what you want,” she says whispering.

“Anything?” He asks. She nods. He whispers in her ears and pulls her by the waist and kisses her. She isn’t surprised. She tells him she’s a foreigner from Zimbabwe. In ten minutes they are busy. He has sex with her for an hour. He drives back and leaves her at shopping centre.

Gideon and others are waiting at the centre. They see a woman coming out of Gabriel’s car. She rushes and doesn’t greet. Gideon grabs Gabriel when he gets out of the car.

“What were you doing with her?” he shouts.

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” he replies.

“Did you sleep with her?” he asks angrily.

“Is she your chick?” Zachariah asks, mocking him.

They laughed loudly. Gideon wants to pull Gabriel’s hand but Sipho stops him. He goes inside the car which is parked on the other side of the road on the intersection. Sipho follows him. Gabriel takes a cigarette and lights it up. He exhales the smoke slowly. Cigarettes tend to make him feel relaxed.

“Gabriel, did you sleep with that woman?” Zachariah asks.

“Don’t you start. Let’s go for a drive,” he throws the butt of the cigarette on the ground and stamps it with his foot. He opens the door roughly. He forces himself on the seat as Zachariah joins him and he starts the cars. The street is quiet with a few people. Even the prostitutes are nowhere to be seen. Gabriel thinks he is going to sleep the whole night on duty.

*****

Gideon

Being disgusted by Gabriel, he snatches his phone from his pocket. There aren’t any messages from Samantha. He decided to check up on her. He opens his WhatsApp and sends a message to Samantha.

Hey.

Within a few seconds his phone beeps.

Hey babe, sorry about earlier.

I need an explanation.

I will see you in a few minutes.

Will wait for you, come in the morning after my shift.

The next morning Gideon confronts Samantha.

“What happened when that guy was with you? I want an honest answer,” he asks sitting by his bed. Samantha sits on the corner of the bed looking down shyly.

“He wanted to arrest me and wanted me to bribe him,” she answers.

“Did you sleep with him?” he asks standing up.

He paces up and down. There is a silence except for his feet which pace up and down. He stands by the corner of the room facing her. He is angry. He knows Gabriel will always demand sex from a woman. Samantha begins to cry.

“He forced me. I was stealing, I could have been in jail,” she wipes her tears.

“You could have refused. I could help you get out of jail,” he shouts.

“I am sorry,” she says walking to hug him.

“I will punish him. I hate Gabriel,” he hisses.

They spend the day embracing each other. Gideon thinks of ways to punish Gabriel. It’s hard, everyone respects and fears him.

***

Tell us: What should Gideon do? How should he get his revenge on Gabriel?