“I’m not going to hurt you, Mike… as long as you keep working for me and you keep your mouth shut about all this Here and There Road shit; capiche?”
“Y-yeah… I understand,” Mike cried, relieved he was not going to die. “I promise I won’t say a word. Ever.”
You’ll be my eyes and ears around Atlanta. Use your press credentials to get you into certain places I need you to search or research. Play your cards right and maybe I’ll have the mayor give you a little help going forward in life.” Savannah moved her face so close to Derrel’s that their noses almost touched. “And Mike, try to stop being such a bastard.”
She slapped him again. Derrel only had a moment to process her words before everything flashed white. As he faded into unconsciousness he had one thought – Damn, I hope I have a different assistant intern tomorrow.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Balogun Ojetade is the author of the bestselling non-fiction books Afrikan Martial Arts: Discovering the Warrior Within, The Afrikan Warriors Bible, Surviving the Urban Apocalypse, The Urban Self Defense Manual and The Young Afrikan Warriors’ Guide to Defeating Bullies & Trolls.
He is one of the leading authorities on Afroretroism – film, fashion or fiction that combines African and / or African American culture with a blend of “retro” styles and futuristic technology, in order to explore the themes of tension between past and future and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology. He writes about Afroretroism – Sword & Soul, Rococoa, Steamfunk and Dieselfunk at http://chroniclesofharriet.com/.
He is author of twelve novels: MOSES: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 & 2); The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman: Freedonia; Redeemer; Once Upon A Time In Afrika; Fist of Afrika; A Single Link; Wrath of the Siafu; The Scythe; The Keys; Redeemer: The Cross Chronicles; Beneath the Shining Jewel; and A Haunting in the SWATS: The Savannah Swan Files; contributing co-editor of three anthologies: Ki: Khanga: The Anthology, Steamfunk and Dieselfunk and contributing editor of the Rococoa anthology and Black Power: The Superhero Anthology.
He is also the creator and author of the Afrofuturistic manga series, Jagunjagun Lewa (Pretty Warrior) and co-author of the Ngolo graphic novel.
Finally, he is co-author of the award winning screenplay, Ngolo and co-creator of Ki Khanga: The Sword and Soul Role-Playing Game, both with author Milton Davis.
Reach him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Afrikan.Martial.Arts and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Baba_Balogun. Find his books on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Balogun-Ojetade/e/B00AVEA7SU.
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