Tatiana is just a normal Jamaican girl trying to graduate and make it in life. With no interest is boys or having a boyfriend she ventures into her final year of school her focus solely on graduating. Will Romario be able to persuade her into changi...
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Tatiana Thompson ,17 Waltham Road, Mandeville September 9
Time: 8:23
Lawd god, dis again?
A wave of Deja Vu washed over me as i looked at the empty road in-front of me.
An irritated Ariella stood next to me. Her hand fan blasting cold air onto her edges as she complained about the edge control not holding up in the heat. I wasn't paying much attention to her rant.
My mind wandering to the encounter made the previous week.
I hadn't spoken to Romario since our conversation got cut short the other day.
I had caught glances of him here and there. But he was never around long enough for me to see him fully.
Adjusting my umbrella to sit more comfortably on my shoulders I stepped further out into the road. To see if I could spot a oncoming taxi.
"Den a wahm to she?" I head Ari exclaim "Elo mi no ready fi u ded yet eno."
Standing in the middle of the road I turned to her a sarcastic look on my face.
"Look how e road empty yah talk bout dead likle girl?" I rolled my eyes slightly before turning my attention back onto the road.
I turned just in time to see a taxi approaching. Returning to Ari we both got into the taxi once it neared us.
Placing my bag in my lap and greeting everyone present in the vehicle I took to out my phone prepared to indulge in some wattpad.
Turning my head to meet Ariella's stare, I raised an eyebrow signaling for her to speak her mind. "Wahm to you and Mr. Man?" she questioned. I didn't need to ask to know she was referring to.
I simply shrugged in response.
I didn't know why he had been avoiding me. I didn't care to find out.
Stop tell lie.
Turning my attention back to the road just in time to spot a taxi approaching. Returning back to Ari we both got in tho backseat of the 7 seater.
Placing my bag in my lap, I removed my phone from my pocket, after greeting everyone present in the vehicle, ready to indulge further into the book I had started the night before.
I didnt even get to open the app before Ariella began her questioning again.
"So you no ave him number?" she asked her eyes squinted as she observed me.
Know seh mi did figet bout dat doh. "So mi fi text the person who ignore mi fi a week unwarranted first?" I side eyed her.
She nodded her head in understanding, turning to face forward. I brought my phone back up to my face ready to resume my earlier actions.
"Wah unu did a talk bout ina e classroom?" her head snapped back into my direction.
Jesas Christ Arielle.
Looking at her with a bored expression, her mouth formed a line as she turned to face forward once again.
I began to read. Except I couldn't, my mind saw the letters, formed the words. Yet they wouldn't stick.
My mind was elsewhere.
I thought back to when we last spoke. I had left to hear what the parasite had to say. When I came back he was simply gone.
Shaking away my thoughts I resumed reading this time focusing on the words.
Time: 12:32
"So she really a walk and a flaunt the boy when she know she a get bun?" Yasmin inquired.
"Den no e same ting yuh did a do in 4th form?" Tyreque said calmly momentarily looking up from his phone in Yasmin's direction.
"Why you dont shut your mouth?" distain evident in her voice "If unu see mi gwan so again clatt mi over."
"Mi yey totally shutt." Arielle added after taking a sip of her juice.
"A fi har mn eno, who is we fi judge?" I piped up giving my opinion on the situation.
Nah seh me woulda dweet.
Murmurs of agreement came in my direction.
"Tati see u one B deh"said Tyreque using his lips to point behind me.
I spun around to see Devonate walking in our direction. His left arm swung aimlessly, his right hand now in a cast.
It neva stay so last week?
Surprisingly once he spotted me, his normal cocky smile disappeared, spinning on his heal he walked in the opposite direction of our table.
Weird. Normally him woulda come sit down a likle to close next to mi.
"A wahm to him?" asked Yasimin.
"How him no reach ova yasso yet?" Tyreque added. Arielle on the other hand had a look of amusement on her face. "Tank god. Cah tek him n e chattings." leaning back into her chair and patting her stomach.
I looked around the teenager-filled cafeteria. The noise was starting to get to me.
"Soon come guize, mav sum fi collect upa staff room." I said standing and gathering my things.
"Wah mi follow yuh?" Arielle asked looking up at me still patting her belly.
I declined her offer telling her she needed to save her energy for her pregnancy before running off as fast as I could without waiting for a response.
She woulda done mi from now till tmr.
Walking past some empty classrooms. I felt someone grab my wrist before pulling me into one.
"But a wah di-" I didn't finish before I was spun around and standing toe to toe with Romario.
A who him?
I gave him a once over. His white shirt tucked neatly in his pants and his shoes polished without any sign of smudging.
"How yuh nuh txt mi?" he started. Tilting his head to the left, looking down at me.
Lawd god e man voice jus.
"You didn't give me a reason to." my eyes drifted down to where he was holding me before resuming eye contact.
A tense silence filled the room. The only sound you could hear was the noise coming from the other side of the door.
"E youte still a bada yuh?" he inquired observing my features.
Wah? Devonte?
"No?" I answered wanting to understand his point.
A small smile broke pass his usual nonchalant demeanor as he released my hand before waking over to the door.
Before he exited though he looked back at me over his shoulder.
"Told you I'd deal with it." a glint of something I couldn't describe flashed in his eyes.
