chapter 50: Mr. Hope

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Wednesday, February 11| 8:30 p.m.
📍 Manchester Ave, Clarendon 📍

Tamika's POV

"Tamika, mi say if you never fawod swear dads woulda tun ova." Jermaine says from behind me, and Dominic and I both turn to face him.

I giggle and reach out my arms to hug him, and he returns my hug. "You tell him mi a come?"

"A did surprise?" He asks then turn to Dominic.

"Yes dip shit! anyways,  he's Dominic and Babe he's my older brother Jermaine."

"Yeah man, finally meet him," Jermaine says and I roll my eyes. 

They dap each other, and I'm eager to hear what cheeky thing he'll say. "Yuh up fi a challenge wid dah one yah."

Seet deh! Mi know man.

"From the first day mi figure dat out." Dominic replies and I glare at him. 

And if him never carry on mi would a wonder. 

"Anyway! Stop chat mi like mi nuh deh right yah so, and mek sure Kiara inside or else nuh talk to me for the rest of the night."

"Den if she nuh in deh weh she fi deh? cya wid the other parent," He says, then walk to the front door and open it.

Lool

Forget the lady dipped. 

As soon as I step inside, the smell of food fills my nostrils.

Yes!! right time mi come. 

"Daddy, mi nuh business weh yuh wah say.. mi wah some a dat!" I say then walk to the kitchen.

Kiki runs up to me and I lift her. "Hey sweetie."

"Aunty Tami"

Aww, mi cya wait fi hear a little human calling me mommy.

"Tamika why yah time mi pot? Yuh nah get non."

Dat him always say.

"Daddy nuh bother with that," I put Kiara down and walk over to embrace my father. "Happy belated birthday," I say as I kiss him on the cheek.

"Nuh wah nuh kiss from you ino, cause yah kiss man." he wipes the spot and I laugh. 

"Oh please, come meet him nuh," I drag him along with me to where Dominic is standing awkwardly and leaning against the wall near the kitchen.

"Daddy, this is Dominic and Dominic this is my father."

"Fredrick, good to finally meet you, cause mi nuh know why she a keep secret," he shakes his hand.

Think you find out nothing yet?

El o El.

"It wasn't a secret, mi juss never get the chance to introduce you to him." I tell him, and he looks at me with a 'yeah right' expression.

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