𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮- 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀 (Book Two)

54

ڿڰۣ-P̠O̠V̠ P̠a̠t̠r̠i̠c̠e̠

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"A lie yuh a tell."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Nikki weh mi a tell yuh lie fah?"

There was a pause as I took a sip of my rum punch and try to relax.

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"OD surprise mi bad, guh fi tell yuh cyaah swear fi people. Fra e hook up with fyah cratches Goodaz yuh know seh e common."

I sighed fitting my cover up closer around me as a raw-looking whitey kept eyeing me sickenly.

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Mi seh fra Pet call mi tell mi seh wi madda a come its like e open a wul line a crosses."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Yuh nuh pay dat nuh mind," she responded being supportive. "Anyways yuh mus glad yuh finally a get to the bottom of what cause Ms. Murl fi put up such a resistance between yuh an OD."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"I must honestly seh mi nuh care nuh more, mi have Maleek and mi jus want us to work."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"So a nuh Medz again?" she asks with a chuckle.

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Whateva."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Peggy seriously I am happy for you anyways," she said seriously. "Mi did seriously fed up a watch yuh a waste time paah dem long distance no strings attach falseationship. A due time mi fren av a real-ationship."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Nuh tru," I said smiling. "And thanks, girlfriend."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Yuh kool enuh gurl," she said softly then added sighing heavily. "Jus wish Debs wudda get back wid Kronazz doh, d poor gyal a mad out."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Mi a tex r but she nuh ansa bra."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Peggy mi nuh know wah more fi duh dan find Kronazz an carry him back come gi ar, but a Debs affi cleanup ar mess."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Mmmm."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Tyaad fi tell ar fi grow up a tap galang like she a damn rass ediat!"

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Bwoy Nikki it tek nuff fi find yuh self enuh at time life affi mek yuh make the wrong choices and shake yuh up suh yuh affi learn."

"Muuummmyy talk to Kimmm!"

"Pickney unuh c mi pan e phone!" she bellowed. "Kim if a lick yuh yuh c weh wata walk guh a pumpkin belly!"

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Lawd mi cyaah wait fi school open no sah dem a guh mad mi," she sighed.

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"I am not saying a thing mi av thirty-four a come over September morning an mi nuh ready yet," I groaned.

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Enjoy yuh summah yaah goodie while e last," she said, "mi jus sorry yuh nuh deh yah fi come a Lankie party."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"A tonight we a come back up enuh. Afta mi meet mi madda a it dat fi Ochi."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Ok kool."

𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦📲
"Nikki mi a cut fra yasso enuh," I said hurriedly getting up off the bar stool on which I sat, "waah sunbun crawny white man weh a watch mi like hawk fra mi come get a drink a come ova which part mi deh."

𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊📱
"Wooiieee," she said laughing her raucous laughter.

I wince as my injured feet took the pressure off my weight but I knew that was the least of my worries.