One Side

Chapter One

"Get me customers today." 
I turn around. Oh, it's Penda; damn, he is in a red Ranex today. Where does this guy get nxa-customized cars?
 
"That level of disrespectful, I don't want it next month, tell everyone," I replied while admiring the sexy, beautiful Ranex; damn, imagine pulling up in kasi with it; my chair lowered with Young Grills Khalista Munene ft. Mario AKM, playing in the background, with the bass perfectly adjusted, the window lowered, and while the car is driving very slowly.
 
"Taaah, today the town is full, Martin. I'm going to that side of academia and UNAM. Look for me, customers." Penda, while he is buying nuts, I approach him. 

"When are you giving me my 50 dollars, bro?" I asked.

"Which 50 dollars?" He replies, chewing the nuts he bought, 
I swear this guy's teeth can chew glass and metal. I don't know what women see in this alien because this guy is always with beautiful girls; I'm not saying I don't, but he is a yellowbone magnet. As for me, I like shiny hairy with a small coating of melanin.
Bro has ugly teeth, and he chews annoyingly irresponsible with particles of food coming out of his mouth, and he also always leaves those particles at the corner of his lips, I guess his teeth doesn't allow his tongue to lick them off.
 

My level of intense observation is what makes me a good tsotsi at pickpocketing, 
You will have to be good at observing, especially reading people's emotions, to see when their distracted enough to sneak into their handbags and pockets.
 
Sad and extremely happy people are my favorite targets because their cloud of emotions blind them, which makes them easily distracted. 

Bars and clubs are easy spots to work your magic.
But I don't like it there anymore.
because last time I pickpocketed someone in the club, I nearly lost my life.
Some antisocial sober girl saw me going in their blesser's pocket and screamed. You can tell she is an antisocial introvert because she was drinking juice seated in a corner while her friends were all over the dancing floor, and her dressing code was lame.
There is always one in every gang of girls.
I don't know why they drag their innocent friends to clubs.

I reply, "For the USB, it's been two weeks now, man." 
I went in his small plastic bag and grabbed a few nuts, even though I was very disgusted right now. God, I love nuts, and this lady knows how to prepare them. No wonder I have big balls; I bet in one trial, it will be triplets.
 
"How many times did I drop you in kasi?"
He has a point, 
this guy respects me, he dropped me many times at kasi, 
especially days when I didn't get valuable stuff and mostly because I m a thief and I have so many connections, it's very common in the township, 
these small boys like to make friends with us tsotsi because they are afraid to fall victims to us and also for protection. 

"Academia, meme!" 
Penda shouted while avoiding being caught by Wernhil security guards.
They are not allowed to get close to the exit point. The lady shakes her head. 
 
Penda bump in an improper fraction looking like dude, you know those niggas that gym to a point their upper body becomes bigger and legs stand out like for an Ostriches. 
 
The guy stop, and he looks at him with an intense stare, Penda move away without saying anything.
 
Wait, he is one of the Black Manba gangs, 
he is an assassin.  

You can tell he is on a mission by his dress code because he is wearing a mask in a corona-free era and a leather jacket in the summer.
I will follow him.
 
They are two, 
they are not even acting like they know each other, 
one turn around to scan around.
who are they looking for? 
 
I turn immediately to look through the window to pretend I am looking at the phones on display. When he looks in my direction to avoid any suspicions, 
Oh!  Smart phones are so unnecessarily expensive, N$32,000. You could say life is unfair. I try not to focus on some of those aspects of life; I float in the air like a bird, trying to use the wind to my advantage but not fry against it. You know you can buy it, and I will steal it, because the fact that you bought it means you can afford to buy another one. I try to play my part and contribute to the unfairness of this life that way; I know it's wrong, but governments and big corporations do it too. 
Anyways my unmatched skill is, 
I can be looking at you but you won't even notice, that's why I can be very invisible when pickpocketing people, they don't feel anything because I am good at hiding in people's blind spots.