Pigs in Golfs

Pig (noun): … 3. Slang used as a disparaging term for a police officer. Mariam has always been able to see the future. But the future isn’t as clear as she’d like; it’s muddled and messy – ink spreading through water. And tonight she knows, the future is not good. *** Yusuf lives for the thrill. He lives for the ride. The open streets of Bellville call to him like a siren, willing him to race. The risks are great, the rewards greater. He knows the pigs are always watching. *** The balding, fat man drives slowly down Voortrekker road. The prostitutes are everywhere – waiting for their next mark. They don’t know he’ll be their last. [Pigs in Golfs is a novelette.]