Incognito Book 2

51- Nostalgia

CALEB'S POV

I walk down to the living room following the sounds of the incessant chatter.

A who Jayda coulda really a chat to at 6 am. A must phone call she deh pan.

But the closer I get is the more realization dawns that someone else is actually here. The other person is whispering so I cant really make out the owner of the voice.

Who coulda so out an order fi inna mi place before cock crow.

Nah ask nobody still. Me know affi one a mi relatives dem. If anuh mi sister a mi mada.

I enter the living room space and see my sister sprawled out like she live yah.

Mi know a affi she man. Mi never yet wrong.

Except the time when yuh give yuh ex money every month.

Yeh, except that one time.

Both pairs of eyes look up to meet me and the conversation halts suddenly.

Like a you dem did a chat.

Me dem did a chat yes.

I turn to greet my sister "Yuh no live nuh weh?"

She rolls her eyes "Yeh mi live yah."

"Last time mi check yuh name nuh on the title."

She does a tsk sound. "Last time mi check it actually is. I'm sure Royal is on it and the last time I checked that too, Royal is also my name."

I push off her forehead with two of my fingers. "So yuh man nah plan fi change yuh last name? Baby alone him want gi yuh?"

At the mention of the word baby her hand goes to her belly "Why yuh nuh go.... chro."

"Yuh bad suh yuh shoulda say that. Mek mi pinch of yuh lip."

She ignores me but that never stop me yet.

"Doe breed again." I tell her.

She looks up at me. "Why?"

My eyes turn to Jayda and we both give each other the look.

"Yuh warm girl." Jayda tells her for me.

One thing bout mi woman she ago read mi mind.

I laugh "Warm? She hot like a cup a tea."

"Kikiki" My sister mocks my laugh "Always laughing like sumn funny."

"Yuh love laugh fi chu Caleb." Jayda backs her up.

Who fah side she deh pan?

So she flip flop like the cheap little slippers dem.

"Laugh yuh outta yuh draws nuh true?" I turn to Jayda.

She folds her lip, silenced for once.

That fi reach her man. Too nuff.

I start teasing my sister again "Most people glow wid pregnancy but my sister yuh get ugly. Look how yuh neck black and yuh nose big."

I say that and move away. Because me know she nah tek dat suh.

She moves to slap me but pregnancy has slowed her down. She does a half waddle half run thing trying to ketch me.

After moving half way through the living room she's out of breath so she plops herself in the nearest chair. 

She takes a moment to catch her breath. "Mi nah go a breed fi ever yere. As mi drop mi load mi ago fight yuh."