Power of the Pum Pum (From Guns to God)

Chapter 34

Today was the day that Tafari and I were supposed to travel to Westmoreland but he canceled as he stated that he wanted to take me somewhere special.

Terry: Bad man nuh go a romantic place mum and them nuh stray.

I shivered when I read Terry's message.

Me: I know. That's why I'm puzzled.
Me: But I'm also excited. What if him propose?

Terry: Any game can play. You really change him. Everybody a Pen a talk bout it.

Terry: Him tell a youth that a you make life start make sense to him and a you alone can calm him head.

I grinned. No, I blushed and wiggled my feet.

It's funny how a fantasy turned into my epic love story. I honestly never saw love coming when I met Tafari. All I ever anticipated was a bad man fuck. I've heard so many stories of how sweet it was. My imagination runs wild every time I hear that Alkaline song 'How It Feel' I remember how I use to hide and listen to that same song through my headset and whine in the mirror when Uncle Sam was out of sight.

I laughed to myself at the memories. Now I was on a mysterious journey with a bad man that had the power to rip my live heart from my chest. The song became my reality when Tafari proclaimed that only I had the power to break him, only I understood how to calm him when he's experiencing the 'darkness'.

I helped Tafari the best I could with his boys last week. Changing messy diapers were the worst part of the experience but I did it anyways. I did the best I could to nurture them because not only did I love their father but I grew to love them as well. Those boys deserved love and care, a love and care that I wasn't capable of giving to them long-term. At least, not now. So I sat Tafari down and timidly told him that it was time to take them to his family in the country. I was relieved when he confessed that he was contemplating the same thing. We had planned to take them there today but Tafari called last minute to cancel. He did not explain why at first so I was worried. He later called to reveal that he was going to take me to that eatery that I'd been babbling about for months.

While I anxiously got ready, my friend Dan messaged me.

Dan: Hear say you turn good good stepmother lol

I read the message aloud, not remembering that Terry was around.

"Dan she fass thou" Terry uttered and sucked her teeth.

Terry was partially correct. Dan knew all the latest Teas and biscuits in the area. He knew who cheated, when, and with who.

"A cyaa tumuk har!" Terry rolled and cut her eyes.

Terry had come over to install a wig on my head. She said all I needed to do was send her the money and she would buy the wig and everything.

Terry arrived with a damn ginger-colored wig. Not what I expected but still I wanted to look hot this evening for me and Tafari's first official date.

"Ansa the marma man" Terry demanded.
"Tell him seh em too rass fass!"
"Nobody a watch him and him big ole whale"
"Young rass bwoy and him tek up that deh big fat woman deh married to just because him wah go foreign"
"Mussi feel foreign a bed a roses"
"Never see a bwoy me hate suh"

I sprung around to face Terry. I was growing more and more curious every time Terry spoke foul about Dan.
"Why you hate Dan suh much?"
"A weh him duh you suh?"

Terry sucked her teeth
"Him nuh tell you?"

I was puzzled
"No, wah deh there fi tell?"

Terry walked to the side of the verandah
"Me and him did a link"
"Him meet the big ole whale and want me play side gyal"
"Me did rate him suh me did a gwaan see where it wudda go only to go out one night and see the two a them"
"Me hail the dog shit and him do like him nuh hear"
"Suh me seh well then mek me see wah gwaan when she cut"