The hunter in the tangled thicket looked out through bloodshot eyes at the forest clearing before he ran toward his prey. He felt his anger boiling up from his cauldron of festering rage. Why did his father dislike him so much that his only childhood memories were of beatings and scathing remarks? He still had the scars that his father had inflicted. Even his mother hadn’t wanted him. Sometimes, she even sent him to bed without supper for no reason at all. Now that he was no longer a child, he could finally get back at all those who had caused him grief. His world was a dark, foreboding place as he tried to keep his escalating insanity in check.

A young woman was kneeling on the yellowed grass in the open space, picking wild strawberries and humming a little melody. Why should she be happy when he was so miserable? He took careful aim with his rifle, imagining she was a rabbit, and shot her in the back. She moaned as she flailed her limbs, trying to survive as she gasped her last breath.

The huntsman smiled to himself as he pondered his name, Chase. It was such an appropriate name for one who preyed on others. Running over to his young victim, he prodded her with his rifle but she didn’t budge. He wiped the saliva from his toothless mouth, slung her over his back, and headed back into the forest to the little dingy cabin where he lived.

“Ma! Pa!” he yelled, still trying to attain their approval after all this time. “Here’s another one for the barbie! Stoke up the grill!”

Note: Folks come up with phrases/words from their own tribe(s), or some local artists do the same and use these words in their work, then it catches on spreading, used by many fans/people across the nation.

A. blazing, blazed~

drunk/high (on drugs).

B. Chamba

marijuana\cannabis.

C. Bali

Older man, father.

e.g. how’s your Bali doin’?

D. Chow—

eat

• When are we goin’ to chow?!

E. Zed

a slang term/word for, mi home country Zambia.

F. Colgate

yeah, we use the word Colgate for ANY toothpaste. Doesn’t matter what brand. Lol.

G. Dyonko

a sample/taste.

Nifuna ka dyonko. ( I want a sample/taste).

H. Fastele

(Be) fast, hurry.

tiye, fastele.

let’s go, be fast/hurry.

I. Laka

nice, good, great.

Musa: how are you feeling?

Henry: I’m feeling laka!

J. Queen:

Mother.

How is our Queen doing?

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