Time fi you

39

Karalana Atalyia Campbell
December 31, 2023

Mi stare pan him contact and sigh, mi did change e to "baby daddy". I exited contacts and locked my phone.

Him change him DP from e picture a when we did do face masks together and put e to one wid himself.

Mi seh mi stomach did sink when mi did see him nuh have up no picture, think a did block him block mi but likkle affa that mi see him put up a next one.

Look like him move on wid himself. All the same him cute still innuh. . .cute nuh brute.

"Look paah weh yuh let guh offa."

A wahmu tuh yuh?

"Like yuh nuh know him a who. . ."

Mi aguh call him. . .mi miss him, mi juss need fi know if him good.

Mi guh back innah contacts and tek a deep breath,mi juss waah hear him voice. Mi waah hear if him okay without me.

My fingers hover ova him contact and mi shut mi eye then press e.

Mi heart start beat faster when mi hear it start ring. The phone answer pan e third ring.

"Umm. . .Hi." I said, when I didn't hear him say anything. I could hear music in the background. He must be at a party and at party there are girls.

"Wahmu?" Him ask.

"Where are you?" I asked curiously

Him let out a humourless laugh and ask "A we yuh waah bredda?"

"Mi juss. . ." I said pausing, mi feel like bawl. Mi not even know why mi call him. Him a behave cold.

"Sumn wrong wid yuh?" He asked.

"You-" I started to say and was cut off by female voice.

"B mi ready fi guh home." Ohh?

"Mah fawud." Him reply. Ohher?

"Hear weh mi haffi seh yo, yuh see if nothing nuh wrong wid the baby or if a nuh nothing serious doh call mi phone badman. Yuh tell mi a thing already and yuh done mek up yuh mind. . .yzt. Mi nahve time fi mek no small talk . . . yer that?." Him seh hanging up and mi stare at the phone dumbfounded.

Did I just hear another woman's voice?

And did he jus hang up on me?

"Like yaah figet seh yuh leff the man. Weh yuh did a expect. . .him fi chase yuh?"

I blinked back tears as I replayed what had just happen. Mi cyaah believe.

I sighed and check the time. 4:55pm.

Feel like mi aguh sleep weh all a this because fimmi heart a hurt mi.

* * *

"So weh yaah duh until 12 O'clock?" Tè asked as we sat around the table eating our Sunday dinner which wad prepared by him and Tavi.