Different Breed

Different Breed Part Eleven

**********DIFFERENT BREED PART ELEVEN**********

Milton wiped his face and began to walk towards Carlos and his friends

"Costa Rica!" Christie hollered. Milton froze and turned his head

"What?" Milton mouthed

"Costa Rica. Edward is in San José, Costa Rica. I...last spoke with him about two years ago, but I assume he's still there" Christie declared. Milton took a deep breath and turned to his mother

"So you've spoken to him then?" Milton asked

"Darling, I told you where he is...what more do you want?" Christie asked. Milton turned around and proceeded towards Carlos and his friends

"WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN?" Christie asked, Milton gave no answer and continued to walk. Christie retreated to the men and they rode off into the distance inside a van.

Milton took a deep breath as he sat on the bench, looking at the bright, night sky. Carlos seized playing football and sat beside Milton

"Amigo, what's going on?" Carlos asked as he opened a bottle of water, as he was out of breath

"...well I met my Mum," Milton began

"Wow, that's excellent news! Who would've thought? So how was she like" Carlos asked as drank his bottled water

"She was a total prick" Milton replied

"Huh?" Carlos asked

"She is the biggest, nastiest bosh I have ever met in my entire life. She lied to everyone just for her benefit, and when it backfired, she couldn't handle it. I've spent so much of my life wondering what she was like, why she gave me away. Something tells me that I wasted my time and money" Milton declared [BOSH means "prostitute"]

"No, I'm sure it's not like that. Maybe she was under a lot of stress" Carlos replied

"Blud, she looked like them road hoes. A very old one at that, she had bare man on her, it was NASTY" Milton exclaimed

"So, are you going back to London?" Carlos asked

"Nope, got to find my Dad now" Milton declared "My Mum was selfish, but the one thing she did for me was to tell me where I could find him. Carlos, man, he doesn't even know I exist" he said in a defeated tone

"He'll be very happy, I know it. If I was him, I'd think of you as a cool addition to my family" Carlos declared. Milton nodded and looked to the sky, just hoping to find his father.

The following day, in the late-morning, 10:13, Milton was dressed in his usual attire, packed his things and was ready to go. He stayed at Carlos' Uncle's place. The two teens, with the dog, Eddy, in tow, left the house and proceeded on. The weather was very intense and scorching hot, no clouds were visible. People from all walks of life dressed accordingly as they made way to their destinations.

"So, how are you going to get to Costa Rica?" Carlos asked

"I'll buy a plane ticket and go" Milton replied

"You know it's much more expensive, to just buy the ticket there and then. Why don't you book it in advance and wait here for a couple of days?" Carlos advised

"No, blud, I don't have a couple of days, time is running out. I didn't plan for a round-the-world trip, I just want to find where I came from" Milton declared. The boys waited for a taxi to come. Milton wiped the sweat from his head. He was still trying to come to terms with everything that has transpired so far, his uninterested mother; his brother Javan; The Narteys and Angelique.