73. The lust of the monster

Deon and Yolandi are sitting in the morning sun on the veranda looking at the soldier walking impatiently to and fro with his R5 machine gun. Deon is compelled to whisper because two other soldiers are in the house and could appear at any time and hear what they say. "They are only three, dear, and must take turns to guard us. Only one is on guard at any time. It is now or never! Who knows, maybe we don’t get a chance again.” Yolandi frowns and urgently whispers: "Just let it be, darling, it’s too big a gamble. I am terrified of what that monster of a man who bullies everyone might do to us. What will he do to us if we fail? All of our workers are completely in his claws. They are licking his ass, so afraid are they of him. They can’t even finish a job quickly enough! Just look how quickly they erected the fence around our yard and those three watchtowers. You never have been able to get them as productive as this and they take turns to keep watch like small, sweet children.” "Look