Cinderella and The Jamaican Don

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AMELIA POV
I walked through Spanish Town on my way to Cumberland Medical, lost in thought. I heard a voice shouting out my name.

"Yo Lia Amelia! Lia!", I turned to look and it's Liam my high school ex-boyfriend that didn't even lasted two months.

I ignored him trying to walk at a faster pace.

He grabbed my wrist from behind, twisting it upward and pushing it into my back. The sudden movement sent a sharp pain through my shoulder, I winced at the feeling of my arm feeling as if it's about to be dislocated. The scene attracted attention from passersby.

"How man a call yuh and yuh gwan like yuh nuh wah ansa", he asked, his mouth inches from my ear.

"Me neva hear yuh liam, please let me go yah hurt me hand", I replied.

"Leggo di gyal likkle waste man!", a taxi driver shouted, slowing down to gaze at the commotion.

People take out their phones videoing, and murmuring, "Pinkwall affi get dis".

I hated being the center of attention.

Other people passing shouted, "Lowe di gyal, Chawgie, yuh too aggressive!". No one intervened.

Just as things were getting heated, a guy approached Liam, "Chawgie, a me yuh wah tell yuh fi lowe di female" Liam slowly released his grip, and the guy walked away.

I massaged my sore shoulder, relieved it wasn't dislocated. Continuing my walk, I passed a guy leaning against a blue Mark X in front Sammy's.

"You can't even say thanks?" he asked, eyeing me.

"Thanks," I replied dryly.

"Cya get yuh number" he asked.

"I don't have a phone", I replied.

"Every girl excuse dat but ah", he replied with his eyes now glued to his phone.

I walked off, walking past the market when I hear some shouting my name "Amelia!".

I sigh, not this again.

I turn to the direction of the calling to see it's one of my mother's friend, well that's what she told me.

I turned in the market, standing in front of her stall. "Afternoon aunty Juliette", I greeted.

"Afternoon me baby" she replied, "me seh me glad me see yuh enuh, is like God send yuh today.......me did have likkle documents yuh mada leff wid me but me did end up leave them a farrin so me beg me son bring dem dung fimi couple weeks now but every time me fi come link yuh sinting come up but see dem here me nuh wah keep yuh too long", she handed me a brown envelope and and old book. "Thanks aunty", I said and left.

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I was standing in front the receptionist giving her my information, after she was done I take a seat.

In here empty today though.

I was there sitting for a while my head bow with my eyes close. "Amelia a really you that girl", a voice in front of me said. I look up to see it's one of my high school classmates we never really spoke because i wasn't all that fortunate. We exchanged a few words.

She handed me her business card "Girl me want a model, gimi yuh number......yah glow doh".

I smiled, "I don't have a phone but you can still give me your number", I replied. She wrote it on a piece of paper as I collected the paper my name was called to see the doctor.

I went in to see the doctor "Good Afternoon Doctor Lee", I said as soon as I entered the room. 

"Good Afternoon Miss......Henry, yes so what brings you here today", he asked reviewing my file.

"Ummmm I've been experiencing some weird symptoms. I was wondering if maybe you could prescribe me some supplements", I replied.

"Can you tell me more about these symptoms? When did they start?" Dr. Lee asked, leaning forward.

"I've been sleeping a lot lately, vomiting, and having backaches," I listed.

"Hmmm... How long have you been experiencing these symptoms?" Dr. Lee asked, scribbling notes.

"A few weeks now," I replied.

"Have you noticed any other changes in your body?" Dr. Lee asked.

"No... just those," I said.

"Okay, Miss Henry. Based on your symptoms, I'd like to run some tests. Have you taken a pregnancy test recently?" Dr. Lee asked.

"No... I didn't think it was necessary. I had my period 3 weeks ago," I replied.

"Sometimes, pregnancy can mask itself as a regular period. Let's do a test to confirm," Dr. Lee said, handing me a pregnancy

Showed me the bathroom. I went in, said a silent prayer before taking the test. I waited for a couple of minutes .

It came positive. I stood there in shock, all I could think about is I'm not ready.

I was in the bathroom for a while until I heard a knock at the door.

I wiped my eyes and open the door, it was the doctor. I went back inside the doctor's office. "Doc, I think this test has an error, I've had my period around April 12".

"Okay I'll have you take a blood test and send it to the lab".

"When will the re......", I was cut short by the door burst opening.

"Yo Lee yuh nay see me a call yuh phone? Me need yuh fi do a ting fimi right now!".

I was looking down at my toes. I looked up trying to get a glimpse of who it was

"Okay Miss Henry the next 3 days".

I looked up to see it's the same guy from the party. The sight of him is dragging so many memories right now.

I quickly walked out.

The blue Mark X guy was outside smoking and leaning on his car speaking to an elderly man.

Our eyes made contact and he walked over to me "come inna the car", he said not pleasant as early.

I sat in the passenger seat, he came in "put on yuh seat belt".

He handed me a phone, "me number in deh already".

An iPhone 13 was out of my price range.

"I can't take that", I replied staring at the phone

He raised his eyebrows "Did I ask".

"Why man affi always sassy", my subconscious.

"Me cya afford a phone like dat, and neither can I pay you back".

"Nah fi pay me back man just answer when me call yuh", he said in a low tone.

He drove off and stopping in front Irie Jerk restaurant.

"Weh yuh want fi eat", he asked.

"I'm not hungry", I replied.

"Yuh wah me ask again" he stated.

"Fry chicken will do" I said dryly.

He came back inside the car handing me the food

"Me wah see yuh eat some before yuh leff di car".

I ate piece of chicken, and started covering the food.

"Weh yuh eat outta dat", he asked with his eye brows raised.

"I did said I was not hungry, do you want me to force myself to eat then vomit", I asked a bit too harsh.

I've been having mood swings since lately.

We were driving back to the direction of Sammy's shoe store when he got a call, "nuh seh 40 me don", he said then hang up

"Weh yuh want me drop yuh off" he asked.

"Right here is fine" I replied.

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