Only He Can

CHAPTER 2

So baby sis," Halle called "yeah" I answered. "What a gwan inna yuh life now?" "Nothing much," I replied. "School just a stress m.i" "yeah well speaking from experience, nuh mek e stress too hard. it nuh worth it plus even if thing don't work out yuh nuh affi worry." "Yeah" neol said. " Yuh done know we deh here fi yuh and we ah support yuh to the end yuh hear?" He said smiling.

"Yes I know," I replied. "Bombaaat" Niomi shouted "Ketch standard English!" "Right?" Halle said. "The English is Englishing," Niomi said again. Saying that, we laughed and just began to talk about life and foolishness until mummy call wi fi dinner.

Aye mummy cooking dem bad inuh. We get curry goat and fried chicken wid rice and peas. Mi nah gu lie inuh mommy cooking dem eva top tier.

My mom my mom with the good food I sang while we were seated at the table eating. "Harmooonnnny!" my sibling called out my name. "Yes," I answered innocently, then bursted out laughing when mummy seh, "so a wah unh a call out har name so fa?" "So be shi seh somhm wrong?" "Eee," I said backing her up while my siblings were giving us the side eye.

"Yuh si yuh NyNy," Joel said. "Yuh think yuh easy yuh si yuh." "Right?" Halle said and we, including mommy bursted out laughing. "Mii love unuh yuh si." Mommy seh. "No Matta how much mi cuss and class unuh, unuh nah lef from unda mi arm and mi nah complain. A sorry mi sorry mi gi unuh to the wrong pupa."

If your wondering my dad used to beat my mom and cheat on her and stuff. It didn't stop till Joel and Noel came of age and put an end to it.

They are now like the soul providers for mommy and I. "Mommy do even call deh man deh name right now." Joel said. "Yeah, nuh put him pan yuh mind." Noel backed him. "True,"Halle said. " let's just enjoy our time together as a real family," Niaomi said. "Mhmm," Noel agreed. "Boy mi love unuh yuh si." Mommy seh again. "Love you too." We said in a usion.

After we finished eating we went to shower and freshening up. We came back into the living room and watched a movie with mommy and talked about life.

Every time they come on weekends, I try to make the most of it because I know they won't have as much time for me, because dem have dem work a du so mi just enjoy the little time because mi know dem aaaa leave inna the morning. Mi Love dem inuh and no body bwoy or gyal cah change dat.