HER BADMAN

7. New Job and Gunman

📍Montego Bay
     Jamaica

◇Hayami's POV
                                                                   

"Thanks" I say getting out of his car. I don't wait for him to say anything as l walk away. The early morning air hit me face as the sun isn't even up yet, I pull his hoodie over my head.

I got up early so I could call a taxi only to find that my phone was dead so I had to go to his room where I stood outside the door for a good 7 minutes because I was still upset about last night.

He ended up open the door and finding me there which was very awkward.

I feel so stupid, I forced myself onto him and he rejected me. I thought we had something but he didn't I guess.

Putting my key in the door and unlocking it I sigh knowing what awaits me behind the door.

"Oh my god"

"Where the hell have you been?Are you OK? I was just about to call the police"

Lia ask in a mouth full running up to me and hugging me tightly. "I was calling you and texting you" she say pulling away and looking in at my face. I guess seeing the worried look on her face and feeling her hands on my arms made me feel like someone actually cared about me and I just started crying. I cried and Lia just hugged and comforted me. 

After a few minutes I calmed down and told her everything that had transpired merely hours ago as we sit together on the couch.

"I'm so sorry that happened to you" she says giving me a hug before getting up and heading to the kitchen.

"I just can't believe that he rejected me, I mean I'm glad he did but it still hurts" I say unintentionally take a sniff of his hoodie.

'Mhmm, it smells just like him'

"Mi know love, but yuh usually this worked up about a guy" Lia says as loudly from the kitchen.

"I know but there's just something about him" I reply with a smile tugging at my lips as I think about him.

Lia comes back into the living room with a glass of water in one hand and a plate with what looks like toast in the other. She hands them to me before ploping down on the couch next to me.

"Alright, wah him name?" she ask picking up her phone from the table.

"Why?" I ask with a questioning look on my face as I bite into the toast.

"-Why-" She mocks. "Mi go look up the man Hayami, since yuh suh obsessed with him" she replys annoyed as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

"I'm not obsessed with him Lia" I clap back.

"Mhmm" she replys side eyeing me.

"Nuh side I mi" I say in my Jamaican tongue to which she just laughs and I roll my eyes.

"His name is -------------" I say and she gives me a weird look.

"Bet is a white mother him have." She say as she starts typing away on her phone.

' hahaha what a lil gyal rude'

I continue eating, unplugging my phone I start checking my messages. Seeing a message from my mother I open her chat and begin reading.

Text message

- I know dinner didn't go as planned but I hope we can talk again soon. -

As I started thinking of responses my thoughts get cut off by Lia.

"This him?" She ask turning her phone towards me. "Yeah" I say to which she give me a look.

"What's that look for?" I ask my full attention now on her. "What look?" she ask acting like she doesn't know what I'm talking about as she get up and goes into the kitchen.

I trail right behind her "The look you just gave me" I reply sternly

Sighing she says "Him a player Hayami, everybody know him name but nobody nuh really know him fi yuh get wah mia seh"

I take a second to take in what she just said."People seh him ina gang but mi nuh know if a true, him a just scamma to my knowledge." She adds.

"Suh yuh basically a seh mi fi stay far from him?" I ask already knowing the answer.

"Babe, yuh know mi go always have yuh back and support yuh but I think that's best." She says holding my hands and I smile at her.

'You have been warned'

"Alright" I say not knowing what else is there to be said.

As I'm leaving the kitchen and heading upstairs to shower my phone starts ringing.

Looking at the caller id I see that it's a unsaved number. Answer the call I wait for the person on the other end to speak first.

"Hello, this is Nickcole from ###### and I just wanted to inform you that we have received your resume and feel that you are a perfect candidate from our open position. "a lovely sweet voice says through the phone. Putting on my professional voice I respond.

"Thank you so much Nickcole, when can I come in for- " I start but she cuts me off.

'Rude'

"We were hoping that you could start today, it would be a trial run of course. We wouldn't usually do this on such short notice but we are very short staffed at the moment." She say sweetly but it doesn't sound sweet at all.

I ponder about weather I'm up for this or not but I don't have much time to decide as she say

"If your not upto it I'm sure we can find another candidate"

'This bitch'

"Yes I can come in it's not a problem. What time should I come in?" I asked annoyed as she is getting on my nerves with her fake-ness.

"Ok great, be hear by eight and I'll give you feature information upon your arrival. She says before swiftly hanging up not giving me a second to reply to which I just roll my eyes.

Look at the time; 6:45 I continue to make my way up stairs to get ready.

I shower, brush my teeth and do my hair into a high ponytail.

As I'm standing over my suitcases in just my bra and underwear picking out my outfit Lia walks in .

"Where are you going?" she ask ploping down on the bed and I tell her all about the call. 

She smiles "Yuh sure you're up for this tho?"

"I'm fine." I reply
"I need a job and money if I'm to carry out my plan, I can't live with you forever" I say giving her a little smile.

"Or can you" she says giving me a creepy smile and I just throw a pillow in her face.

"Help me pick out something to wear creep" I say playfully.

I quickly get dressed in a black working pants and a white dress blouse with mid length sleeves.

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"Good luck" Lia says as I get out of her car.

'No luck needed cuz, I got this'

"Thanks" I reply as I enter the large building.