Chapter 12

Bartley's pov

Mi nuh meet woman parent's ino, think mi a look wife- nuh day. Mussi think mi a duh dis fi good name a gon gi him daughter some bloodclaate hood, she gon get fuck till she weak. I thought standing at the back doorway after greeting Mr. Maurice respectfully, I know he has recognised me and I only hope him nuh guh labba him mouth sey him daughter dey wid mi.

I went to check on the peas and saw Quefer putting away the washed breakfast plates, Righteous spoke with Mr. Maurice with Adajay for most of the day while I cook, she came and asked if I needed any help and proceeded to make some vegetables. The kitchen set up was a bit tight but dinner was so good a man betta dwo touch wey lef inna di pot, I build up a spliff while cocking my ears on Adajay's and her father's conversation.

"If yuh want di part time work mi e sign up yuh name for it, a just a likkle extra fair yah guh pay an' yuh can mek a good piece a change a di track. A bet yuh sey yah guh call mi an' tell mi sey a pure stress wid di new management when dem tek ova, bet yuh?" Mr. Maurice said and asked Adajay.

"Mi a guh think bout it," she told him.

"Clutch, me aguh move now still ino, me a guh look pon di place and then drive guh home. Mi a guh call yuh bout Tuesday- Wednesday and mek yuh know wha a gwane," he told Adajay.

But Clutch! Mi keep hearing him a sey dat when him a refer to har. "Ok daddy," she answered.

"Rudebuoy mi a shub ino," he said to me.

"Ahh, general guidance," I told him nodding my head.

"Yea man, uno keep safe," he said raising his hand to Righteous who was sitting with Taynia.

"Cool mi boss," I said and he walked towards his car with Adajay tagging behind him like a kid.

Nah lie she look damn good ino, ass cock up and titti tan up, yuh can see di resemblance between them. She got into the passenger side of the car and they were obviously still talking until she came back out and opened the gate. He honked his car horn and drove out, his Honda integra was in good condition.

Adajay walked to where I was and stood beside mi, "a wey yuh duh miss yuh pappy?" I ask looking at her.

She smiled sheepishly and went off into the building, mi wouldn't mind sleep wid har tonight. Gi har it hard whole night I thought pulling on my spliff, she left when it began to dust up and so did Taynia.

Righteous came and sat beside me smoking. "Dem sey yuh nuffi judge people and yuh nu know dem, yow yuh nuh know wha a Adajay nickname?" He said then ask.

"Yea, a clutch mi hear har fada a refer to har as, wey di fuck dat mean?" I said questioningly.

"She can drive- is a ppv driving license she have, she drive race car a Dover race track over Vernam field. Yow mi frighten when mi dey yah since day a listen to dem a talk," Righteous told me.

"That's good," I said as a wave of jealousy came over me.

"Bloodclaate, har fada a ask har if a suh she plan fi continue a work a call centre wid har twenty-one CXC subject dem, mi couldn't hold in mi surprise mi affi ask har if a really dat amount she have. All now mi caan believe mi think sey she a just a trying likkle bee," he expounded and I sat up.

I sat there in deep meditation after Righteous left to go and sleep with Taynia that night, Quefer and his foreign bitch was cursing over the phone and I looked towards him as I got up to go and bathe.

"Nuh badda mek mi affi send to yuh fi di two point three mil wey di man spend pon yuh house a dat mi a tell yuh," he said and pause.

"Don't mek mi diss yuh, anything yuh waan duh wid yuh crotches yuh free but mi nuh want nuh more a it, yuh fuckin' bright yuh a gwane like mi eva knam out unda yuh. Hear mi sey, hear mi sey- hear wey mi a bloodclaate sey! Spent-shell a come collect di money from yuh a mawnin', bumboclaate tsk," he cursed and end the call hissing his teeth.

I went to bathe while hearing him making several calls, he stayed outside the whole time until late I heard him went to bathe. I knew he had really check for the woman, but she has diss us wickedly- it's sad how people treate you when you are on your face and need their help. Just thru we nah live the hype life nuh more some a dem switch, it pain mi heart and mi guh dig up mi bag fi one a mi note book and a pen.

Adajay's pov

Two weeks later...

"See wey dah fifty grand yah can duh, nuh badda mek him alone spend pon yuh house and den you and him in a nuh problem likkle from dis ino."

My father's voice reverberates through my memory, the house deck and the walls were being dressed and I tried to paid the workmen, but each time Bartley first me. I know it was because Righteous was there daily while I was at work, I'll be getting my last partner draw in the coming week and I will be buying the doors and windows before he can.

I sighed as I heard the landlady banged something hard against the door, she was becoming even more annoying since she asked me for the rent money and I told her that she was breeching the rent agreement. I wasn't planning on paying her anymore I wanted my house to finish so I could leave, "the fuck!" I hissed hearing the banging again.

It was a good thing she saw me with Taynia a few times, she doesn't know I was building a house- when I walk up at the short-cut she thinks I go around to Taynia's house. There was a banging again and then another, Bartley texted if he could come and sleep with me. I hissed knowing that he wanted sex, I have managed to avoid him for a week now after my monthly issue- but I wasn't comfortable with him coming to this woman's house. They have given her the wrong name of the flower plant, instead of Ms. Rose she should have name Ms. Thorn.

The house was finally quiet at eleven, I was dousing off when Bartley called and I didn't want to answer.

"Hey," I answered sleepily.

"Hey yuhself man look how long me a call yuh," he said snobbishly.

"Mi drop a sleep," I told him.

"Fuck yuh bumboclaate man. Tsk," he cursed and the call ends.

I don't know where the sleep went but I lie there with my emotions at an alarming level, my phone started ringing again and I put it on silent and lie in the darkness of the room sighing each time my thought process conjure up an event of what I'm going through. I didn't know when I fall asleep but a loud bang woke me up at four thirty seven the next morning, causing me to jump up out of my sleep in fright.

"Hol' my haaand all the way... every..night.., every dayyy... " the landlady sang.

I cringe then lie back down after a while wondering which God, she was singing to. I made a cup of tea and sat in the darkness of the room sipping it, I got ready early and walked to where I usually met up with Ms. Jeneice.

She was surprised to see me and asked, "a wey yah guh suh early?"

I told her about the landlady's behaviour and exclaimed, "but a wey yuh a sey to mi?!"

"My man sey him hear him sister a talk sey she a ask if you and Taynia a family, a tell him sey she too rass fast fi a christian," Ms. Jeneise told me.

I took my phone off silent and listen to Bartley's voice messages.

𝑨 𝒄𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒚𝒖𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒚𝒖𝒉 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆? 𝑴𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒉.

𝑩𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔.

I sent him back one.

𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒅𝒊 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒈𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒎𝒊 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒖𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒎𝒊 𝒅𝒆𝒚 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌-𝒘𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓.

He text me that he was on his way to pick me up that evening and I hope he wasn't still upset, I would squeeze him a liitle piece before I go went down to Ms. Rose kingdom I thought to myself.

He was the one driving when they arrive and me and Taynia got in, we went to a nice seafood restaurant in Rocky Point where we ate and drink. It was nine forty-six when we left and I really wanted to sleep, Bartley told me sternly he was coming in an hour when he dropped me off. I steal myself and told him ok and got out of the car.

To be continued...