Chapter 22

           Adajay's pov

  It was clear Bartley was having a nervous break down, all of what he was going through could not be easy and his police friends could not do much more than they have been trying to do. I felt really bad for him, no one could be ok with their mother in lock up because of them. He had been hoping for them to charge and release her but now the police commissioner ordered that he turned himself in or she will be charged and sentence.

  Righteous had sent me for his bag and I was surprised to see the bottles of prescribed medications he took out. He had forced him to take them practically shoving them down into Bartley's throat then hauled him inside the room and got him on the bed. I had hoped to start my part time job the following evening at the Dover race track but with me planning to call in sick at my eight to five at the call centre- I don't know how my day was going to go.

  I sat with Righteous, Quefer, Taynia and Donique as Hot-Grabba spoke, I got out clothes I would wear the following morning for me and Bartley. He slept soundly as I flexed my feets and hands, then showered and went to sleep leaving Hot Grabba and the rest of them making all types of phone calls and plans for the next day.

Breakfast was already prepared when I awake and went to the kitchen, I ate two fry dumpling with some of the cook up ackee and saltfish. I drank two cups of mint tea then went to get ready, I drive with Righteous and Hot-Grabba drive with Quefer. Bartley and Taynia were to drive to a Rendezvous point later on and Donique went to work.

  We went uptown where we switch cars then waited, a police from inside was giving them tips.

"Yuh good?" Righteous asked putting on a bullet proof vest on me.

"Yea," I replied.

  I hand over my phone to Hot-Grabba, and put on the wig and glasses. The gloves were next and then I checked over the engines of the cars we were planning to make our get away in.

"We will do the distracting just focus on driving, cool?" Hot-Grabba said then ask and I nodded.

  He got in a car with Quefer and they left behind a car with three man inside, I drive to the location on Marcus Garvey drive and parked with Righteous armed with two glock nineteen in the backseat. I wasn't sure where Bartley's sister Kerry was going to be but I hope she did what she was supposed to and reach here on time.

  It was a nervous wait and Kimone called every five minutes as she was told to do, they all wanted their mother out of jail. The call from Hot-Grabba came to Righteous and I started the car, I heard the barrage of gunshots and in a few minutes people were scampering about I reversed back a little hoping no one would be blocking my path.

  Righteous got out and held the door open as two women raced towards the car, I revved the car while Righteous kept his face trained in the direction of the darling street police station. The women hasted into the car and Righteous slammed the door shut. I drive off seeing the others arriving  through the rear view mirror and tore away as their get away car stopped at their feet.

  It was lone overtaking and gas all the way through to the Spanish town by pass where we stopped and switch cars, I didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Kimone as I got into the car with them and began to send it, my focus was to get my ass and theirs away safely. I cruised through the traffic with them changing in the back and I send the car over the speed limit on the highway. It was non-stop to where Bartley and Taynia was waiting for us, I parked the way how Righteous told me to and got into his jeep with Taynia, while Bartley's mother and sister got into his jeep with him.

We cruised home with me taking off the wig, gloves and vest. I got out and opened the gate when we arrived and both jeeps drive in. I locked back the gate and it was only phonecalls that ensued as we sat under the tree to await the others. Bartley hugged his mother and kissed her while talking to his sisters. I walked off to the house and he called to me stopping me.

"Babes, si di key here," he said and I turned and went for them as he fished them out from his pants pocket.

  He pulled me to him when I reach near and asked, "yuh good?"

"Yea, just worried about the others," I told him.

"Likewise," he murmured and hugged me.

  "Thank you so much," he said lowly squeezing me.

"You're welcome," I said lowly back to him.

  My eyes focus on Taynia and at first I thought she was looking at us until Bartley says. "Adajay, meet mi mada, Ms. Sharmaine," and I turned around to see her standing close to us.

"Hello, nice to meet you," I said holding out my hand to her.

  She pushed it away and hugged me instead. "Thank you," she said.

  His sisters were next and they were introduced also to Taynia as Righteous's fiancé, I could see that Taynia felt proud and I smiled as I walk towards the house feeling happy for her.

  The midday news was all about the escape of Ms. Sharmaine, I was still in a daze that it had happened- we have managed to get her. She showered and they went to the spare bedroom, Kimone went to the back door to look outside but Bartley told her to stay inside until the workmen leave from next door.

  I use my finger to call him and when he came I told him. "A dis evening mi fi start work part time over Dover race track, suh mi aguh guh wey five o clock."

"Yuh a guh drive di jeep? Cause mi kinda wah stay offa di road," he asked saying.

"Ok," I said and then went to get some sleep.

  I was glad when Righteous and the others arrive, I was in awe that we actually did it. I drive to Dover race track and was glad to work alongside my father, the car racers were in the peak of training and getting their cars ready for the big event in August, it was excitement all around. I saw my police cousin and chatted with him a while before I was ready to leave at eight, he was now driving a police van and said he had stepped up in rank.

When I was ready to go my father came to the window of the jeep and ask. "You have anything to do with Alkaline's mother's escape today?"

  I had surmise he would have asked but now took be by surprise. "Not at all," I lied.

"Lie." He stated firmly looking at me.

"Make very sure yuh nuh get yuhself ina nuh trouble because a no man, yuh hear mi a tell yuh. Mi not even feel good how him buy di jeep in a yuh name ino, everyday all mi a worry bout is if police ketch him in a it. Yuh might nuh like di truth but mi a give it to yuh, drive safely home," he expressed himself seriously and then walk away.

  It was rather painful to accept but it was the truth, Bartley called when I was almost there and I saw the gate open upon my arrival. I drive right in parked and got out and Bartley close and locked the gate and carport.

"Good night," I said to him.

He seemed in a happy mood and smiled. "Good night, how was it?" He greeted me in turn and asked.

"It was ok," I answered then turn and go inside.

"Hello, good night," I greeted low but loud enough so the three relatives sitting in the living room could hear without me disturbing the All Angles programme they were watching.

  They responds and I went into my room and close back the door, a moment later Bartley came in and said then ask. "A nice platter of seafood leave cover up on the kitchen counter for you, should I warm it up?"

"Yes, thanks," I replied.

  I knew that they were experiencing losses of expensive possessions that are valuable to them, but what was most important is that Ms. Sharmaine is here and even I feel so relieved- so they must be too not having to worry if someone may harm her in jail.

  I ate then bathe, but I felt a bit nauseous when I lie in bed so sat up on the bed for a while scrolling through my phone, I saw an email from the agency I had used to apply for my visa and clicked on it. They said my passport was ready to be picked up and I smiled, I had gotten the visa but will have to wait on the company to know when I will be going.

  I began to worry about if I was pregnant and what I was going to do, when I heard the room door opening. I slid down on the bed in the darkness of the room as Bartley came in, no doubt they were all still unable to sleep tonight. The room door was knocked and I raised my head to look.

"Quefer say Straight-dut return back him call," Righteous whispered.

  My heart leapt within me at the name of the Rema don that has caused havoc in the lives of many year the year before, he was feared by the police force and other dons so why the hell Bartley and the others were linking up with him? I asked myself worriedly.

To be continued...