Twice My Age ✔︎

chapter 2 - the fare raise

Deja's pov🦋

The next morning I got up early to bathe before Justin, while getting ready for school I admired the new uniform for the fifth form. It did nice and cute for a Jamaican school, a black skirt right above the knee and a white blouse. Mi catch up my hair in a two puff and make some cute edges, I walked around my room spray on some bath and body works spray weh did a done.

She get things from overseas n give me.

I went to my mother for my lunch money, I walked to her room, she wasn't in there so I went into the kitchen she was on the phone, she end it fast as she see me.

hmmm

"Mummy me ago school now," I said waiting.

"Here mi no have no money," she says walking away.

Mi look in my hand me see $800 that cya buy lunch just my fare.

Me walk backa r

"Mummy mi understand say you no have it but that money can't buy any lunch for me to eat," I said.

"Deja mi look like mi a work" she walked away and I didn't follow I just walked to the gate waiting on the bus.

The tear threatened to fall but I didn't let dem.

When the bus stopped I entered and dem did a wait pan, Justin. When he finally comes in dem drive off.

When we almost reach the ductor say" the fare raise".

Just my fucking lucky

I started breathing hard but I don't think anyone was paying attention.

I tried to calm down, and fold my shaking hands.

When I reach school I paid my $350 and come out. I walked to my new block and my new classroom.

I took out my English writing book and pens. I was ready to learn I have time for nothing else I can't wait to leave the place I lived.

Ashley and her friends dem did in my class and dem did a scream a greet each other.

Dramatic much dem not even come fi learn.

The teacher didn't come yet and I was thinking about how dem just raise fares so n no notify nobody mi cya go buy anything fi eat today.

I just have to eat at home, the teacher come inside the class and introduced himself and what he expected from us in this 11th-grade class, I listened very well.

"Class please collect your rental books in the book room before leaving please," he said walking out of the room.

It was now lunchtime, everybody did a walk wid dem friend or boyfriend. I took out my writing book a write the paragraph about myself that he gave for the assignment. I didn't have any other distractions, I didn't have a phone.

After that, I was going to the book room because mi have nothing a do now.

When I finally arrived I told him my class and the teacher, I waited for the book and then heard my name.

I turned to see Justin and his two ugly friends. "What?" I said.

"Uh sista no have no manners eno dawg," he says smirking.

"So she stays mn".

He tells his friends he soon comes and he ask why me nah eat lunch.

Mi did ago tell him fi go suck himself but mi affi save mi strength because mi hungry.

I didn't answer him I just walked away. When the bell rings I went to chemistry class.

Mi did in the class a reminisce pan the food a yard mi not even hear the bell.