Mr Duncan's Son

chapter 9

The next morning I woke up very early and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for me and mom. She is always preparing breakfast for me so I decided to make a change. I made cornmeal porridge and fried some ripe plantains with egg. I can't remember eating such a healthy breakfast lately because I always had to wake up early for work or I just couldn't afford it. In Jamaica cost of living is very high , you'd have to be in a good paying job to afford what you want like doctors, nurses,lawyer's etc.
"What are you doing down here this early", asked mom.

"Just looking after breakfast"
You ..you.. looking after breakfast ...that's impossible, what do you want huh ?, said mom while laughing.

Maa..can I just do something for you without wanting anything.. gosh. (Layla)

Mom and I sit at the dining table and ate our breakfast. Afterwards I washed the pots and bowls that I used and wiped out the kitchen.
When I was finish mom was on her way out. Now I was home alone for the day. I decide to clean the house I clean my room and change the curtain and sheet and cleaned the windows and did the same to mom's room. She is going to be so happy when she gets home.
When finished I was so dam exhausted I just layed back in the chair in the living room and watched TV. When it was lunch time I made a cheese sandwich and eat with a ginger beer drink.
It was already 1:00 in the afternoon and mom wasn't home yet and I was still bored, the movies on the TV are so boring. Bored until I couldn't find anything to do I saw moms newspaper and decided to look through it. Most of the paper was about corruption in Parliament and other problems that the country is facing. Scrolling through the jobs and career section there were mostly positions for teachers and persons with many years of experience. Then there was a position for a young person like me for a Assistant to write up orders and also cashing. I take out that part of the paper and decided to call the number.
On the first call the number picked up.
" Hello good evening am calling about a position at your firm that was placed in the Sunday gleaner news paper. "
Good evening do you have all the requirements needed and any experience? , asked the man on the phone.
I talked for about three minutes on the phone. I got all the information that I needed and I have a interview for Saturday morning. Finally , all though I am not sure if I'll get the job but am just hoping for the best even though its not what I want but it's better to be working than staying home in this boring place.
Some seconds later mom was home and I told her about the job and that I have an interview. Mom was happy especially when she saw that her room was cleaned she thanked me and started to talk about her friend Maxine's daughter Abby that is pregnant and she is just in grade nine. She said that when she was leaving down there Maxine was cussing her. I knew that she was going to get pregnant eventually or run away with some man. When she was in primary school she was always trying to get the the highschool guys attention. So I knew something had to happen to her.
I don't know what's wrong with these young girls nowadays sincerely speaking. I have had crush on boys but I've never have the guts to say it to them in high school I was always the shy one. And I've never had a boyfriend and am the eighteen year old Virgin. I am just waiting on Mr right to come along I don't want to loose it to a guy that will dump me afterwards.

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