"Batty gyal Tiara!" , I heard my cousin Lando call from across the fence.
"Rattttttty!" He called again by my pet name, louder this time stretching the 'y'.
I came out and stood hands a kimbo, looking at him and screwing up my face .
"Yaah battyman bredda? Yuh come a man yard a call so fa dawg?" I said to him
The other boys laughed.
"Watchya! Ediat man a ask if yuh a come a ball field? " he responded with an animated expression .
Damn lip long like....I cut my eyes at him.
"Stuuupppsssss!" I hissed my teeth loudly "Mi ago ask mummy, mi a cum"
Mom and I had long moved from the family home and had our own place not far away. It was just us and I loved that, she still worked alot but I didn't mind anymore because when she was home, she was home.
And I was seen and loved and heard and that was all that mattered.
She knew I loved the man company and I think she is a little scared but she trusted me and knew i was not going to be crazy.
She was in the living room working on her laptop.
"Mummy mi....."
"Galang bout u business mon" She cut me off , " after me think we ago netflix and chill today!" She said with a smile.
"Mi no hafi go mumz"
"Gwaan mon caz mi a finish up some reports, but no badda stay late , yuh fada coming an yuh know how him feel bout you out so late."
Why him even a come yah, mi tired of the man now.
Every time him come him ask the same set a questions and we have no other topics to talk about .
"How school?.........Yuh a behave yuh self? ......Yuh have boyfren? .........Don't have no boyfriend caz a dont want kill yuh an him!" Same rass thing every time him decide fi pop up. An a dat a our relationship fi you.
Then him and mommy go chat until him ready to leave. He had more to say to his ex than to his only daughter. How lovely.
My heart stopped breaking for him a long time ago.
Me hate di man and true mi have him whole face mi cyaan hate him how mi want to.
No know why she no tell him stay him rass yard.
I quickly pushed him out of my head an smiled at her.
"Alright mi soon come back." I responded
"Damn batty gyal yuh be!" Mom said laughing
I started laughing too as I headed out the door
Lando and the crew were waiting for me. We made out way to the play field making a lot of noise on the road. The group consisted of six girls and eight rowdy boys , all teenagers.
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Fiction généraleTiara's life was always a rough one in some sense. Growing up in an extended family, she fought hard to be seen.Some parts of her childhood remains a mystery. As she recalls none of it but they say trauma allows you to forget some events and trigg...
