MADGYAL

chapter 4: BIG YAAD.

Vanessa

"Me think the stop is right here mrJohn. if ano yaso me will walk further up the road. she said the house is somewhere around here" i told the little old man i charted from all the way from montego bay to way out in a area in st.elizabeth. since i was already a country girl, it didnt faze me that id be staying in somewhere bushy. i stepped out of the car with my suit case and blags as the old man gave me back my change and thanked me. he was a good friend of my fathers, watched me grow from a little child right up. he was very kind to me and for that i respected him. if i had any job interview to go on or if i had friends who needed to be picked up i have his number to them so he cpuld pick them up. i was his loyal cutumer.

"Thank you so much mr.john!! me will miss you" i leaned into the window smiling. he seemed sat when i pulled back from him and i touched his hand letting him know itd be okay. I felt such a connection to older people, the ones who showed respect back onto young people it reminded me of my grandma.

"You take care now yuh hear me? stay out of trouble and stay humble. alright you have a good day" he told me warningly. i nodded and laughed watching him pull off down the road i waved in his rearview mirror. as i stood on the side of the street in the bushes i panicked seeing cars coming by and men sticking their head out hunking at me. as fast as me quint me hear "pssst" i sighed pulling out my phone and looking at the text message the lady sent me. she said it was a big white house up the hill, she said id see it from out the street but i had to look good as it was in the bushes but i didnt see a house anywhere.

i held my suitcase tradding up the street getting ready to call her any minute when i heard voices. i bent the corner and saw a small board up shop where some old men were sitting. on the other side of the road some young guys around my age sat there with floss cups in their hands sipping ocationally. when they saw me they looked me up and down lustfully. i internally rolled my eyes trying to ignore them. the music from the shop blasting over my body i slowly rolled my suitcase over there going into my purse.

"hello good afternoon" i spoke sweetly.

"hi empress! you from around here? one of them asked me looking me up and down.

"can i have a cold coco cola and no me nuh from here. me kinda lost. I was wondering if any of you could give me directions to the emersons house? i asked curiously taking the cold soda into my hand. i cracked it open taking a sip, i coulnt wait. normally i didnt open things on the street because i think its un sanitary as anything could fly and pitch into it but i was so thirsty and hungry. i smelled food too but i decided i could come down here and buy some later.

"emersons? you a look fi the emersons? a darkskin coolie guy from the group of guys sitting on the side of the road next to a huge river said. i nodded up and down "yes, me lost" i joked embrarrasingly.

"guh further up the the road up there suh and turn off up inna the pass weh you see wah big ole coco plum tree" he raised his hand pointing up the hill. i glanced up the street and the beauty of the area was in disescribable. from the pretty green trees that hung over the water giving it a dark green color and and beautiful hibuiscus that took up the aide of the street blending in the the blue and yellow flowers my eyes wondered the beautiful area as i listen to the the mighty diamond "when the right time come" that played on the sound box next to me.

"right up deso it deh man come on make me show yuh" the guy said standing up telling his friends him soon come back. he took one of my suit case and into his hand and a bag onto his shoulder which i was so glad he took because it was hurting my back. as we begun to trad up the street i mustered up a thank you moving out the street as a white car came passing my, he hailed the person blasting kraaf og bobby johnson and laughed out load.

"This a the prettiest place ive ever seen inna mi life" i said turning to him. he was very handsome. he was tall and chubby like a teady bear, his hight was perfect for his weight so i wouldnt call him fat. his hair was braided down into long plats, he was a small beared. he had pretty brown eyes and thick black eyebrows, he was very pretty to me. the way he was looking at me i wasnt sure if he was high or he wanted me but would it be surprising if he wanted me? im a bad bitch.

"yeah? a suh everybody always seh when dem come around here yuh nuh. just a little area with quiet humble people yuh nuh. we try fi live good with wih one another and ting, cya hear nuh gun shot nor even arguing around yaso suh we like keep it. beautiful and peaceful... where yuh from? he asked me curiously.

"montego bay rosehights" i told him smiling. i wasnt even able to speak to how tongue tied i was looking around the small rural area. we came up to a tall coco pum trea that already had apples falling off of it and he stopped with the bags. just as i took a closer look through the bushes i saw something white and i could tell it was a car oarked wayy up in the hills. the lady on the phone never told me that it was such a far walk.

"the house deh far in. dem people ya nuh easy dem never tell me seh a suh far up me woulda affi car dem heavy bag ya. the lady tell me seh it deh pan the side of the road" i told the guy laughing.

"mmhm...a mi aunty sometimes she gwaan suh" he said causing my eyes to slightly widen. he chuckled. he took up two more of my bags and i took my suitcase and we pulled them straight up the long hill.

"Your apart of the family??? whats your name? me name vanessa" i told him softly, it was too bad my hands were now full i couldn't give him a hand shake.

"yeah, me name richard call me richie" he told me smiling. when he smiled he had deep dimples just like mines. he came off very sweet and kind hearted but i didnt want to judge him immediately because thats something i love to do. people do something nice for me one time then i say "oh youre such a good person" then them show dem true colors and switch like iguana then me look stupid. when we finally made it up the hill the peice of house i buck up pan was as big as a castle.

it was so big that my mouth fell open staring at it in shock, there were about four cars parked out front, people on the veranda and people in the yard, kids running around and playing. everyone looked indian you could just look at them and tell.

"Mommy we can guh down a riva? I saw a little girl with bubbles in her hair asked while holding a lollipop in her hand.

"Yes if you do your homework!" I heard a lady yelled out from inside the house. I saw a older brown coolie lady on the veranda stand up and next thing I knew she was running at me pulling me into a hug.

"Ohhh hi!!! The lady come!!! I was just going to come down the road to meet you I was saying you must be so lost! Me forgot to tel you that the house inna the bush bush but I see you meet my nephew Richard!" The lady laughed nervously.

"It's alright, did lost for a little but I made it!" I laughed fanning it off.

"This is one beautiful house oh my god!" I exclaimed looking around.

"Hiii miss me like yuh hair!!!!!" A little boy ran over to me tapping my thigh. I smiled.

"Thank you sweet heart!" I exclaimed.

"Mi likkle son" Richard pointed at the little boy and he looked exactly like him.

"He's precious!" I I told him giggling. This didn't seem so bad, even though there were so many men in the yard and me hate man but there were just as enough women and kids playing it didn't seem bad. Plus the lady said everyone wouldn't be here all the time.

"Daddy Serena bruck the tv!"