"Mommy wih good." I tried telling this woman as she just found out we got kicked out of the house.

"A nuh fih him house Milani. It belongs tu mih fada who pass it dung tu mih big bredda and him gimmie cause him get a better place up inna Flanker." She stresses.

"It good mommy..."

"A him mih did a try save enuh but look what him duh tu mih baby dem dear fada." She sounds like she was about to cry and I groaned at the stress this man was bringing my mother. "Mih will call you another time."

"Okay..."

Shi end the call pah mih suh.

Mih turn and look pah mih siblings who worried.

"Sorry, Lani." Prosper apologizes as he was the one who blurted it out and told mommy.

"It's alright, bro bro." I hugged him and threw my phone in the bed, same time it starts ringing. "Wah dis mon."

I see that it's Saint so I answered it.

"Mih outside."

That was all he said then hung up and I hissed my teeth hard.

I put the phone in my back pocket and walked out.

Though it was four in the morning, it was sorta bright outside.

I came face to face with Saint's handsome face and hissed again.

"Yuh teeth brush?" He smiled and I rolled my eyes, turning to look over his shoulder at company.

Suh him really go duh dis.

"Good morning." I greet the familiar faces of boys or men he either went to school with, lives in his area or was his family and close friends.

They returned my greetings then one stood out, the landlady.

Mih know sum'n bad did go gwaan fih mih dis morning.

"Morning Milani." She mutters addressing how I look in my leggings and sports bra. Like mih sick har long dung stomach.

Fucka skin drop dung like stretch out pussy tongue.

"Morning." I said, stepping out so they can step in.

She watches them as if we were taking anything for her.

And mih lean up a watch har yet shi nuh care.

Old people just dry yiy suh.

She worst cause mih granny dem always a mind dem business cause gun shot fire a dem place often.

Mih cyaw hold mih mouth nuh more cause half an hour all pass and shi still out yah a watch everything. Till everything come out and dem dung a dih road inna dih truck and van back.

"Mih nah tek off dih paint offa dih wall or bruk out dih rotten termite board window dem enuh. Neither can dih piss stain toilet move much less dih old iron pipe weh mek during slavery." She looked at me with widen eyes. "A your place yes but yuh nuh know wah name privacy. Come pose up like double six a pree mih things dem. A nuh courts dem, and a nuh thieving good."

I hissed loudly and long, looking at her with all the attitude I could muster before marching into the apartment to get her keys.

Saint looks up from where he was speaking to my brothers.

Him hear cause mih neva deh chat low and him move to follow but mih rush out.

I returned outside to see her still standing there shocked and I grabbed her hand, putting the bunch there.

"Yuh fih happy mih leaving when mih nuh too long pay rent and dih bills yuh overcharge mih on every month. A pray God bless yuh eva wicked soul and tek yuh outta purgatory put yuh inna hell. Yuh can see young gyal a suffer and a try hard, but yuh still inna dem life like peccary inna drankcro back. Yuh fih change cause mih hope yuh next tenant send a coolie duppy fih ride out yuh bloodclaat cause you and dat bird foot one deh cross dih road nuh know fih rest unnu old cratchez. Dih grey hair nah scratch unnu when unna a mek offa dih young bwoy dem and a use mih money mind dem. Use dih money guh buy dentures or guh roun' church street guh ask one a dih funeral homes if dem have nuh lef ova cuscus cause yuh stink and yuh fren renk. An mih hope mih draws dem yuh tek bun out yuh pussy again. A market mih did a wuk, mih know scotch bonnet pepper."

The types of laugher I hear came from all directions; upstairs, downstairs, inside, nextdoor, down the road and behind me.

Saint bawling out like someone gave him drugs or laughing gas.

Tu how mih surprise mih affi a look pan him. Mih neva see dis man laugh suh before. Never from mih know him.

Mih not even look on har again but guh inside and circle the place fih mek sure it clean out which it was.

I took the broom and dustpan from Reign who was shaking with laugher and I took the bag from off the floor by the doorway.

Wetting the entire area with water, sprinkling it around on walls, floor and the ceiling until I get to the doorway. They watch me till I do the laundry area then walked out of the apartment backwards and put away the empty bottle.

Mih light a likkle fire with the debry. It has hair, dust and fur from my old carpet. The bottom of the broom mih tek off and dash it inna dih fire after mih put some gas on it, bun it on spot and says the twenty third Psalms.

I cleaned it up afterwards, leaving no mark and let Reign wash my hand with the extra water.

Glaring at Saint who was still laughing, I walked pass him to dispose of the entire cleaning products by the gas station's big dump.

Mih did look back and si dih old woman stand up inna dih same spot.

"Shi mussi surprised cause even when shi deh slaughter yuh name behind yuh back or threaten yuh fih dih extra money, yuh still nice to har and act innocent." Reign laughs, noticing what I did.

"Shi underestimate mih like nuff sumaddy duh." I remarked, looked at Saint who still had a wide smile on his face.

"Yuh really put pepper inna yuh draws, babes?" He asked.

Him still calling mih babes. What a man can give trouble.

"Yeah. Two times and it ketch har twice."

"Bwoy oh bwoy." He shook his head.

Looking away from him and next to Reign where the twins are asleep. Dem wake up really early this morning when mummy call and during then Saint did a send this whole heap a messages mih couldn't respond to yet.

Could a see how him did vex when mih open the door.

Laad deliver mih soul. Him nah forget it, mih know dat fih a fact.

The drive was quiet over all I didn't know the location until he turned into a property with a large gate. A property with high walls that I've missed in the videos he sent. This place looks so much better right before my eyes.

"A wah apartment?" Reign inquires and I smile.

"Family house." I teased, looking at Saint in the corner of my eyes as he had his bottom lip between his teeth. He was hiding the smile but is was showing by the corner of his eye.

Mih just like how him hair just thick, tall, black and... Like something else that's fading from my memories

"Wake dih twins, unnu affi guh choose unnu room."

Reign did so as Saint parks along the driveway away from the truck and van where the men seems to finish bringing them inside. Dat was quick.

"Yes!" Rosario yelled, making a swift dash inside with his brother only a step behind.

To how I was happy, I couldn't stop smiling but stood looking at the house instead of going in until Saint came. He had his arms around my waist as we entered the grilled varandah.

Dem chair yah and plants neva out yah when him send dih picture.

Still, I walked in and felt my knees failing me.

The whole place was furnished from top to bottom and one corner to the next.

"Saint!" I hissed, grabbed on his leg as I was stooping before him. I wanted to cry but couldn't do so now to embarrass myself in front of theses people who were making their way out.

"Get up navy." He tells me and I shook my head, feeling a tear skip. "If mih dweet yuh might regret it enuh."

I didn't want that so I got up, slowly. Holding unto him to keep myself standing as I admired every detail and decor.

"Mih know yuh did up tu sum'n enuh." I shook my head. "Yuh cyaw be trusted bredda."

"Nuh come fuck up mih medz, Navy." He hissed lowly, pulled me back against him.

Only a gasp could leave my mouth at the feeling of his body against mine. From the hardness of his chest to his growing erection, I missed the feeling and didn't want to move.

"Mih look like yuh bredda."

Smirking, I just stayed that way until I heard the twins voices.

"Lani!"

"Come look here!"

I stepped away, followed their laugher and came upon a hallway leading to two rooms. The room at the front had Reign laying on an whole bed filled with little cushions and some stuffed animals. On her back staying at the ceiling with a grin on her face.

"I'm living the life." She beams, turning he head when she saw me.

I was speechless looking at the room. It was a Jamaican teenager dream to have a room like this, my teenage dream and I'm happy for her. The theme of her room is pink and white from walls to furnish. It blended well with the sheets, curtains and also the desktop computer on her study table. Her vanity had products I know she loves but how.

Realisation hits and I glared at her, looked at me sheepishly.

I wasn't crushing her happiness when I can just terrorize Saint instead.

She has a little closey space with some clothes already hung up that I inquisitively looked at the size and hummed.

"Wahmn' mommy?" Reign asked and I had to laugh.

"Girl." I grinned, peeking inside her bathroom to see even the mat and shower curtains being pink, then the shelf above the toilet stocked with towel and toiletries, even pads.

Mih heart.

Mih emotions.

Mih cunt.

Saint nuh fih duh mih like dat.

"Yuh like it?" I asked Reign who has even a better answer.

"Mih love it sis. Dis a the first time ever." She signs happily.

"Yuh have yuh own room now suh don't lock mih out enuh." I warned.

"Mih love yuh too much fih duh dat." Was her response, then. "Yuh ere mommy."

"Chro." I smiled, walking out to see the twins.

Their room had two beds, pushed up along the corners. What one twin has, the same goes for the other but they shares a toy box and a book shelf. The theme blue and green.

"Sis!"

"Yuh like it?" Rosario asked.

"Mih love it." I smiled wider, looked around there room, black furnitures with few drawers filled and some empty. New shoes out of there boxes has it seems they looked and tried on everything they possible can.

Their bathroom was simple yet I loved the Marvel themes shower curtains and rugs

"Look here Lani." Prosper called and I see him holding up a tablet.

"Um..."

"Mih just tek it outta dih box. Bro get one tu." He points at the box on the bed next to an unopened Android phone box. LG.

Him get dem both tables and phones.

"It have case tu... Parental control?" He looks up at me frowning and I laughed.

"Clean up, tidy up. Wih still have our stuffs from the place to unpack. Yuh can play later."

I walked out to view the place and it's items. Only to find this man in the dining area stocking my fridge with box juices and a few other things that was taken from some bags.

"Saint..."

"Mih a duh sum'n, Milani." He gestured though hiding the smile so I grin, walking away to finish my tour.

I searched kitchen, pantry and laundry, seeing everything but my own items there. The house was stocked and maybe that's why he had no time to text yesterday.

The old Saint I know doesn't work on weekends so I was curious if he changed now.

Our things was stored where there was no ensuite  bathroom I figured as the half bath was all the way by the laundry. I didn't see my bed set except my mattress so I went searching. The moment I opened the door to what might leads to my room, I was dragging in with the door locked behind me.

Locked while I was up against the wall.

"Saint..."