My Safe Haven

Chapter 11

The weather in Ocho Rios was spectacular. The sun was high in the sky with clouds of all shapes passing by.

The cool breeze brushed against by exposed legs as we walked on the sand.

Food and bags in hand, we walked behind the guys that are bringing our lounge chairs.

"Den people full up over here eeh." B said making a face while scanning the beach.

"Den a wah yuh expect, a weekend now enuh." I replied trying not to drop the stupid paper holder that KFC gives.

"Yea but den a gwaan like a da beach here alone inna Ochi." She said.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes, "Belle just stop the noise an tek yuh juice cause da paper supm here nuh mek sense."

"Alright mother miserable, yuh gwaan like yuh tell mi say dem did a drop."

Finally we caught up to the men, who had already found a nice little spot for us under an almond tree.

"Yesssssss this spot is perfect, far enough from the crowd and noise." Belle smiled as she placed her bags and such on the chair.

"Weh yuh come out a the house for if yuh neva waa be roun people?" I asked, wondering why she didn't just suggest we use the pool at the villa if she had a problem with the crowd.

"Anuh say mi have a problem wid dem enuh, mi jus waa kinda relax n ting an mi nuh waa nuh ball nor nothing lick mi." She replied laying out her towel.

"Nuh worry pretty lady, nobody naa kick come so far and the kids dem mostly on that side. That's why mi bring unuh over da side here." One of the men said.

I jumped a little before glancing at him.

God know mi forget say dem deh yah enuh.

"Oooh yeah thank you gentlemen so much for taking these over for us." Belle said while going into her purse, most likely to tip them.

"Oh no that's ok, a woman weh look good as you nuh fi pay fi ntn inna life." He said checking B out.

Hear ya now fada.

"Ok then thank you, I guess I'll see you guys around." She said before turning her attention to her belongings.

I wanted to laugh at how she basically dismissed the man after her attempted what he probably called "flirting".

"Aah we'll see eachother again, tek care ladies." He said before turning away with his friend.

I laughed a little before I started to unpack my stuff too.

"Hurry up n mek we go tek a dip inna the wata." Belle said as she took off her shorts uncovering the baby blue swimsuit she was sporting underneath.

"Den mi an you did hold water argument miss?" I asked.

"How yuh mean? Den yuh really ago come a the people dem beach an nuh wet nasty gyal?" She asked incredulously.

"Yuh fuck fi know." I said without a beat.

"Bomboclaat Naé den nuh you mi hear a say like crawsis a follow yuh, an before yuh go tek a dip an wash dem off." She countered as she turned walking to the water with a flash of her hair.

Mi say all she fi glad we a fren enuh else mi diss r.

A few hours passed with us at the beach.

Belle had come out of the water and was "tanning" as she called it.

While I layed under the shade with a book and a ice cold heineken.