A MONTH LATER
Krissann
The final bell rang, and the invigilator dismissed us. Everybody, including Kelly and I, rushed out of the classroom. We could hear the other students cheering and we could see some of them rushing out of their classrooms as well.
Today was the last day of CSEC exams so everybody is overjoyed. But mi nuh tink nuh body happy like me fi real.
And the exams (and school in general) coming to an end is not the only reason for my happiness.
This past month has been so good to me... Maybe it has to do with me working on my relationship with God because I've definitely been praying every day.
Kelly and Miss Maxine are back, but I haven't moved back in with them. Not yet at least... I've gotten used to having my own space here at Jevon's rental house, although, like he says, it's only for a short period of time. It was only supposed to be for two weeks but apparently the lady changed her mind about renting it so he’s looking for somebody else. He calls or texts everyday to check on me, but he's only been there twice since I moved in.
"Mi still can come look fi yuh afta mi guh home and do mi likkle chores right?" Kelly asks me.
"Of course girl. Yuh neva affi ask dat."
"Mi nuh know if yuh man aguh come ova or wa." She teased.
I roll my eyess.
"Mi not even a look pan yuh caa yuh know seh nutn nuh guh suh."
"I know. But I also know that you like him... a lot."
"That's true." I admitted.
"But we will never actually go there because one, although I'm over the age of consent, technically, I'm still under age, and two, him have a gyal."
Kelly laughed.
"Den a wa mek yuh seh di last part suh? Yuh nuh hear di song?"
"Which song?"
"You have a gyal well I like yuh more." She sang "You have a gyal" by Lady Lava and danced a little.
"Stop whine up yuh self an come wi guh outta bus stop before wi cyaa get nuh vehicle.
Jevon
It's almost seven o' clock. Mi affi guh Ghost Lane fi gi Killy him money. Dem man deh nuh deal wid bank; cash only. Wayne a di only one mi pay through di bank.
But before that, I need to make a quick stop at the house and check on Krissann. Today is her day off, and it's also the last day of her exams so it's the perfect day fi guh look fi har and gi har a likkle gift. From shi tell mi everyting weh shi guh through wid har madda an di dutty step fada, mi jus feel di need fi protect har and try fi mek shi happy.
I even called Anne-Marie and cancelled the house-renting plans because I don't want her to leave. She told me about her friend and the friend's mom, and I had a brief conversation with them but bwoy... mi nuh know. If she tells me that she wants to go back there I won't stop her still.
Mi phone a ring...
"Yeah baby?" I answered, seeing that it's Deandra; the girl I met at the party.
"Babes... Where are you?" She asked.
"Mi deh pan di road, mi av two quick stop fi mek before mi get to yuh."
I heard her sigh.
"A wa?"
"Mi hungry."
"Eee? Yuh nuh cook?"
"Nope."
"Mine yuh cyaa cook an a lie to mi enuh. From mi an yuh start link yuh neva cook fi mi yet, an mi neva see nor hear yuh seh yaa guh cook."
"Oh please... mi can cook. Yuh soon si. Mi soon start cook fi yuh."
"Alright, a hear yuh. Wa yuh waa fi eat?"
"Steam fish and rice, or some pork and rice and peas, no chicken."
"Ah. Mi soon faawud."
"Ok. Hurry up."
"Yeah."
As shi hang up mi kiss mi fuckin' teeth. Mi nuh know a who da girl ya a try fool. Mi know shi cyaa cook, mi nah ask. An pan top a dat, mi a get fi realize seh shi kinda dunce...
Fuck dat... not kinda... shi dunce. Not even likkle common sense nuh inna har head.
Mi nuh si dis a guh nowhere to be honest, mi jus a gwaan link har caa shi can do di tings dem weh mi want ina di bedroom... or any weh mi want it. Betta dan Ashley too.
After another twenty sumn minutes of driving, I was finally at the house. As I walked up to the door, I called her.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Mi outside."
"Alright."
Soon, she opened the door and hugged me.
"Yuh good?" I asked.
I felt her nod against my chest. She pulled away from me and I noticed what she was wearing.
Shorts and belly skin...
Jah jah...
Krissann
He smells so good... always.
Mi really neva waa let him guh.
I realized that he was looking at my clothes and smirked. Then he looked back up to meet my eyes.
"Kelly is here." I informed him.
He nodded and I stepped to the side to let him in.
"Good night Kelly. Waa gwaan?"
"Night. Not a ting, mi deh ya a enjoy di food weh mi top chef bestie cook." She responded, then continued to stuff her face.
He smiled and looked at me.
"Yuh waa some?" I offered.
"Yeah, thanks."
I went to the kitchen and made him a plate of the stew chicken and pumpkin rice, and a cup of cherry juice.
"Thank you." He said as I gave them to him.
"You're welcome."
•••
"No man mi do enough a dat ina mi teens an ina mi early twenties."
Like the true nigeritis victim she always is, after Kelly finished eating, shi drop asleep leave me and Jevon. We are currently playing two truths, one lie, which Kelly and I had planned to play together, and apparently he's no longer a promiscuous man.
"Teens? Why am I not surprised?"
"A jus di truth Princess. Mi a fuck from mi a twelve a guh thirteen."
"Wow, that's terrible."
"Don't judge mi princess, ano everybody can wol out like you."
"How do you know that I'm-"
"Mi jus know."
"Hmm... ok sir."
He checked the time on his Apple watch.
"Mi affi guh weh leave yuh now."
"Alright."
I followed him to the door, and watched as he got into his car and drove off.
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You Complete Me
Romance"If we never met, I don't know what I would do nor who I would be. You complete me."
