Allure.

Unseriousness ☆

Jeniyah King
(Je-nee-yah)
★★★

"Daddy mi ready" I say to my father as I enter his office.

Mi tired lakka dog.

Been a stand up pon mi foot from morning.

He look down on his watch "A just four thirty one enuh".

And weh dat say?? Deh man yah just ughhhhh.

"Mi know but mi tired and need some sleeppppppp" I drag out the last word.

Tired is an understatement right now.

It's Saturday and I've been working all week without a day off.

"Alright gwaan" He fans me off. "Ago shorten yuh pay" He then mumbles in a playful tone.

Shorten him mumma. Mi nuh play bout mi money.

"Yuh nuh so tuff and a dat mi know" I say in a flat tone.

"A joke mi a mek mi daughter" He bursted out laughing at the way my face is made up. "Ago add likkle sumn pon it cause mi see say yah work hard".

Periodtttt a dat mi know.

As mi hear bout bonus mi start grin off mi tutty two teeth dem.

"Period" I swipe my hand under my chin. "A dat mi know bout".

"Who ago drop yuh home?" He then ask placing his feet on his desk.

Ketch yah. Him pass five hype to rass.

"Mi ago call Jahnoy or mi call Mark". I reply to his previous question.

Mark is our driver from I was a kid and he and daddy been friends from donkey days.

"Alright safe drive and text me  when yuh reach home" He say taking all trace of smile off his face.

My father don't play about me. As the only daughter I'm very spoiled.

I don't even have to work because I still get an allowance every month from both my parents as a 22 year old.

But I chose to work because money is never too much.

"Yea I'll text you if I remember" I reply smiling innocently at him knowing I will get on his nerves.

Before he could reply his assistant rush into the room. "Sorry to interrupt but Mr King they need you in the emergency room right now". She hurriedly say.

My father quickly take up his coat and walk towards me while putting it on. He pointed a finger at me "Mi will dawk up eh place enuh and yuh know it". He say in a no-nonsense tone.

Oops seems like I hit a nerve.

Mi know him nuh play cause mi memba the time when mi did in a primary school and this bwoy fling wah stone in a mi eye.

And the man come a mi school the next day and lay wait the little boy and force mi fi fling back wah stone in a him eye.

He push pass me because I was still standing at the door and rush to the emergency room.

"Watch him to bout dawk up place wid him old self" I laugh to myself.

Cause wah him know bout dawk??

Mek mi go tell mi mother say mi a leave.

I close his office door and head to my mother's office which is practically beside his.

Knocking on the door she answer saying 'come in'. I twist the lock and push the door open.

When she hears the door being open she looks up from her computer. "Weh yah beg now?" She ask as she sees its me.