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January 9, 2024
"Yuh have everything?" Niyoka asks as she puts her slides on.
Mi free paper bun and not even ashes lef so I had no choice but to go back to school.
Just wah duh dem exam yah and leave.
I found out my sister was pregnant last week, she hasn't said it to me herself.
Fi some reason mi eva overhear people's business at the right time.
I don't know what she's gonna do going forward because she hasn't spoken about it ever since she found out and I'm just gonna respect her privacy and her time.
Either way, I know she's going to make the right decision.
I hurriedly slung my bag over my shoulder, feeling the weight settle against my side as I pulled the front door shut behind me.
My sister reached don't t her keys, pressing the unlock button, the lights blinked confirming her readiness.
I slipped inside, the seat slightly cool beneath me as I adjusted my position. I closed the door behind me with a soft click and then placed my bag in the back seat.
I leaned back in my seat, just staring out the window as the world passed by in a blur of colours.
Then out of nowhere, my phone buzzed in my lap. I blinked and tore my eyes away from the window, glancing down at my screen. My heart skipped a beat when I saw his name, I didn't even know I was smiling until Niyoka brought it up.
"Mi notice yuh mam, just neva ready fi ask but mi ready now." She says
"I'm gonna tell you when I get home," I assured her
"Mek sure."
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"Why even come today?"I asked Zoey
This Crawsis woman guh breed again and tek maternity leave right when exam deh round the corner.
I hate changing teachers in the middle of the semester, it happened to me in 11th grade and mi did wah bawl because the teacher made us do our SBA all over again because she wasn't pleased with how the previous teacher told us to do it.
Every teacher teaches differently and they give critiques differently I can't handle that right now, especially after I'm at the end of finishing up my IA.
"Nuff we nuff boh we wah be prefect," Zoey says.
I was mid-laugh, leaning in closer to Zoey as we joked about the most random thing. My stomach hurt from how hard I was trying not to make too much noise in the class.
But then, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the door creaked open. My laughter died in my throat as I saw her walk in. The tension between us was still fresh, and just seeing her face made something tighten in my chest.
