FACADE

16| 'Yes now, Spanish Town'

PAECYN

⚠️C.A Warning⚠️

(Three Months Later) AUGUST 22nd

Rocking from side to side, I reach over to him and plant a tiny kiss on his cheek. I'm in charge of the aux of course 'cause if it up to him we would only listen to Masicka.

As my lips graze his face, he smiles, but keeps his eyes focused on the road.

*I could ride with him all day*

His parents decided to let him have his car for his last year of sixth form and you know me and Kyan live ina it fi the past four weeks.

*Know when school start we can't go ina it as much*

"You aint never f*ck with no boss bitch, I turnt you out!" 🎶 Kyan's on top of her voice in the back.

Me not even affi look back fi know she a record herself.

"B*tches gotta wait till they birthday to go outa town,"🎶 she continues.

I giggle. Me friend too happy.

My head turns to find the window, wishing I could post on my main story... but I know better. Mommy won't like that and results a come out tonight, me no wah put her in a bad mood from now.

We're on our way to Neem's family thingy, somewhere a Spanish Town, me deven know. What I know is, Jacen has two cars before him and two behind him this time, instead of the usual one before and after.

"What I look like asking him about another b*tch?" 🎶 I pick up on my favorite line.

"Yeah gyal! No time!" Kyan cosigns, shoving her camera in my face.

We continue our little Latto Karaoke until Jacen switches it.

"Aight me cyaa roll in wid dem song yah a play," he shakes his head.

"Ah true friend," Kyan laughs out.

"Let me guess?" I look to him, "Masicka?"

"How yah ask if you know?" he smiles, before putting his song on play.

"You know say Masicka a me man though," Kyan decides to manifest the impossible.

"Girl nobody no stronger than Candy or wah she wah name. So you nahgo get him fi yourself 'cause she nah leave," I laugh out.

Jacen shakes his head... again, and brings the volume even higher. Him nuh like when we chat people but a just so it go. Them ah bring we down too, so the world affi balance.

"and if you dream say you bad duh come outa eh bed," 🎶 Masicka's voice booms through the speakers.

People, we deh couple octaves from deafness but to him it's normal.

We enter the round-a-bout and hit the Spanish town bypass. The cars before him speeeeed off and so does he, but not before sliding the cover of the moon roof back... exposing just the glass.

For the month he's had it... this is the most he'll do. He doesn't open the roof... ever.

*Or the windows really*

That too.

"Richer than last year, richer than yesideh as wellll,"🎶 he finally sings something.

The cars before us slow, before taking a right turn. I look to see the signs but miss it, so I look to the GPS on his screen.

'Antonio Blvd'