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Please, where is my son?

I love my job; each day is a different adventure. New personalities walk through my door, needing my help each day. It doesn’t hurt that they pay me close to four figures an hour per consultation. Most of the time the client has a real issue that they need my help with, some kind of abuse or an addiction, then I have clients like these. “Are you listening to me Dr Neill?” “Oh yes Jenny, continue” Jenny is a college student who is terrified that her parents will be cutting her off financially, unless she cuts back on her shopping habits. She lays back on the couch with her long blonde hair hanging over the armrest. “I don’t understand how they can be so mean Dr Neill, I work so hard on campus. I’m captain of the netball club; I started the glamour girls club to give us girls more confidence.” Jenny rambles on about her activities as Dr Neill’s mind begins to wander. Today is a significant day for the doctor, today is the eighth anniversary of his son’s disappear

Why do you do this to yourself?

Precious cargo/Sedwin

Dr. Neill starts the car in the parking bay of his practice, his eyes are bloodshot as he holds back his tears. The last thing he wants to do now is going back to his empty apartment. Ashe drives down the main road; he decides to stop at a bar. It’s a tiny bar in the city center, one of many bars down Long street, the party hub of Cape Town, but he’s not here to party, he’s here to forget. Dr. Neill walks in and sits at the bar. He signals the barman “Can I have a double rum and coke please.” The barman brings over his drink and sets it in front of him, he takes the glass and pours the liquid down his throat in one motion. “can I have another.” David orders another drink and another, as the night progress. David struggles to keep his thoughts in line as the Rum and coke courses through his body and he becomes visibly intoxicated. The barman notices David’s drunken state “Sorry sir I’m gonna have to cut you off. “Whatever, I’m leaving anyway.” David takes his phone out

Kaitlynn

Precious cargo/Sedwin

Tasneem, Tasneem! Wake up, you’re going to be late, time to get out of bed.” “I’m up ma, you don’t have to shout! what time is it?” “It’s 6 am, you know you take forever to get ready, you’re a detective now, you can’t show up whenever you want to.” Tasneem forces herself out of bed and makes her way to the kitchen, where her mother is busy preparing breakfast, Tasneem pours herself a cup of coffee and her mom puts a plate down in front of her containing eggs, sausage, fried mushrooms, and tomatoes with toast. “Here, for my child, eat, you will need your strength.” “Thanks, mom.” “My daughter a detective, just like on TV, you what, I can help you with your cases, I watch that detective shows at night and I always know who did it before they even tell you.” “This job is not like on TV mom, it’s real life and I have to take it seriously. "I have to take a shower." Tasneem makes her way to the bathroom and runs the shower, as she gets into the shower, her