Time fi you

45

Karalana Atalyia Campbell
January 13, 2024

"Why yaah laugh?" Tristen asked as I took a seat in his music room. I neva know seh this deh yah until a few minutes aguh.

Him seh him waah mi be the first person him perform his new song "What if" to that he dropped earlier today.

The song nice bad except one thing, mi nuh know weh him find dah girl deh put innah the music video. Mi naah guh bring that up tho, e next time we argue mi bring e up.

"Mi juss excited that's all." Mi reply pulling out mi phone.

I stared at him in admiration, what a man mi love?

"Eee, yaah stare paah mi suh hard fah? Yaah mek mi nervous." He said smiling showing off his teeth. Mighty saviour.

"You? Nervous stop chat fart. . .yuh perform infront a thousands of people already."

"Them annuh yuh."

"But yuh perform infront a mi already."

"Well not like this."

I rolled my eyes at his dramatic behaviour.

"Mi ready yah now."  I told him getting comfortable. Mi open the bag a Ole weh mi buy then pull the bag a gummy bear and throw them out in deh. . .bad combination.

"Yuh nasty innuh likkle girl."

"Why yuh nuh leave mi alone? A some yuh waah?"

Him roll him eyes and press waah button paah waah sumn and the music come on.

Him guh round the mic and start look paah mi.

The intro fi the song come on and mi heart start flutter.

"You say you love mi, Me hope say you nah talk it. Suppose me wasn't a artist? Suppose me collect people garbage?
And me couldn't do no better than farming?
Suppose me never have them millions yah?
Tell me girl, you would a deh yah or wha'?
Suppose me was a regular youth weh just a hustle and sell things 'pon the corner?" He sang looking directly on me with those piercing eyes. Mi stare back innah him eye and gi him the same look. After a few seconds mi look weh cause no sah. . .him stare too intense fi mi. It a duh sumn to mi heart.

"What if me pocket nevеr stay so?
What if mi couldn't pay fi get your nails done? What if mе was a artist still a try buss and get me song them 'pon the radio? Will you love me fi life?. . ." And mi shake mi head vigorously and him smile showing his pearly teeth the just look nice. . .

"Like, if me get charge fi a crime
Would you go in front a the judge and lie? Fi me nuh do no time
Just a ask you 'cause it a plague me mind. . ." I smiled vibing to the song. It has become one of my favourites. Every song weh him sing him deliver. . .because him a sing from him heart and past experiences.

Sumn bout him juss different and mi glad seh a me him choose.

"Me wan' know if yah talk it. . .Suppose me wasn't a artist Suppose me did a collect people garbage? And me couldn't do no better than sell some things down a market. . .Baby, would you call me?
Would you call me? Would you love me 'til in a me forties
Or would you be a next crosses?"