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December 2023
Christmas Day
Damani's house

Shoota's POV


   Flashback

"Nuh know wah yuh nuh just move out and done dawg" I asked Blaxx

All four of us were sitting down in the living room while mommy took care of the bruise on his face

At this point it was a monthly occurrence

Him and him mada man get into it, the man beat him up and him mada nuh duh nothing about it.

"Move out and guh weh shoota mi nuh have nuh other family here the wul a them live a country" he said.

"why can't he just stay with us" we all turned around to see Aeyana standing at the bottom of the stairs looking sad

"And I told you already it's not that simple yaya he is still considered a minor him cya just get up and leave him parents house" my mother interjected

Blaxx looked at Yaya and gave her a small smile before looking back at us

"Me ago good A soon turn big man and leff them place"

"And wipe them man deh off a the face a the earth" Madhead said.

Believe nuh man

Situation mess up no child should have to live like this.

"Mi ago pretend mi neva just here yuh seh that Daniel" mommy said

"Sorry mum"

"Hmm mi ago finish mek mi dinner nah guh bada ask if unno a stay cause mi know the answer already" she said cleaning up the stuff she had used and walked away to the kitchen with Aeyana behind her leaving us.

End of flash back



"The wul a unno have a weird obsession with watching me sleep or something" Moya asked.

"Which other man yuh have a watch yuh sleep" i challenged.

She has been staying here with me ever since the  incident and we got back two weeks ago.

Refused fi let her outa mi sight.

Even mum did afi cut her cruise short and come a her yaad

She cuss and seh a nuh she send mi guh tek up badness suh she nuh see why she afi put her life pon hold cause man wah kill mi and mi friend dem

Mi nuh too give a f*ck still need her close suh mi can Mek sure she good at all times.

Nuh know who woulda want fi deh pon wata fi three months long.

"Merry Christmas Mr Thompson"

"Merry Christmas baby" I said leaning down kissing her forehead.

She moved from my hold getting up from the bed.

"A guh"

"Bathroom before mi pee pee up mi self"

She when into the bathroom and closed the door behind her.

I picked up my phone from the nightstand where it has been for the past five days.

Surprise it nuh dead

I've been no contact with everyone for the past week did need some time to mi self fi process everything weh guh dung and the truth is mi just nuh ready fi face reality yet.

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