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Different Worlds tells the story of two young Jamaican adults who, although born on the same small tropical island in the Caribbean and in the same city, live two completely different lives and paths.
For the 20-year-old woman Zambia Nel...
🔶🔸Zambia's POV🔸🔶 The Nelson's Residence Monday, June 16 8:00 am
Pulling the sheet over my eyes to shield them from the bright sun rays coming through the window realization hits me. How comes me no hear mi alarm and the fact that there is light from the sun in my room suggests that it is way past 6, which was the initial time I was to wake up.
I jump out of my bed to quickly get ready so that mi can catch mommy and beg har fi carry mi cause mi know seh daddy gone long time.
I do my daily early morning routine fast so that mommy doesn't have to wait on mi.
Cause mi know that even if she affi wait pon mi fi a second mi ears dem nah go can eat grass.
After finishing my morning hygiene routine. I do my natural hair into a high puff.
I then quickly dress into a big brown graffiti top and blue shorts.
I then move to searching for my red and black jordans. While doing so I hear the door to my parents' room close which means that mommy is ready and all now mi caah find the piece a shoes dem.
I hiss my teeth when I find them under the bed and mi sure mi neva leff dem deh, which means that nothing more than mommy come in here a search up mi things dem and neva memba if she did see dem under the bed and place dem there.
And this is one of the many reasons why mi caah wait fi leff this place mi no understand how mi a big 20-year-old woman yet still mi Mada search mi things dem when mi no deh yah like she put down something in here.
Pushing these thoughts to the back of my head, I quickly grab my chains, watch and bag off my dresser put dem on and then take a glance at myself in the standing mirror that is leaning against the wall in my room.
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Bolting down the stairs just in time to see mommy step through the front door of the house and walk behind her and close the door.
"Good Morning Mommy," I said as I opened the passenger door to her brand new Prado that she got a couple of weeks ago just so she could say that out of all her friends she has the most expensive car. That is all she cares about in life. Making sure that her reputation, her "image" remains renowned. So that she is in a position to judge everyone.
"I am not even going to say anything to you cause I am sure I told you that you were to get a drive with your dad yesterday cause I wouldn't be able to carry yuh yet still you woke late making me late for work" She slightly shouts her voice laced with rage.
This isn't something new. I am used to the shouting and screaming that she does on a daily.
I can't wait for my car to come back from the mechanic suh mi can carry mi self anywhere mi want.
"I am sorry, I overslept," I say trying to hide the annoyance and attitude in my voice but she hears it as clearly as the day
" No bother come give mi no attitude 'cause mi have a great mind fi leff yuh right yah so and mek yuh find yuh way," She dares as she slows down at the stoplight at Dunrobin. Turning to me she looks me up and down with those judgemental eyes that have shown me nothing but judgement and disappointment over the years.
Deciding not to answer her as I know that it would do nothing but prolong her anger. I turn my head to the side and stare out at the cars and buildings that pass us as we make our way into New Kingston where daddy's hardware/construction company is.
Compared to what daddy had growing up in Westmoreland, this business was a whole lot. He has one of the best hardware/construction companies in Jamaica as locations are spread out across the island.
His business was bound to be successful as he was nothing short of determined and with mommy by his side it happened.
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Nelson's Hardware and Construction Ltd 12:32 pm
" No ma'am that's not the right nails to buy you can get the right ones at the cashier just ask her when you get up there, "I inform. This about the third time me a tell dis woman seh the nails dem she tek up naah guh work but she still a tell mi seh a it har worka man ask fah and a it she a buy.
"A it mi a buy, mi nah guh buy weh him nuh seh, if him seh this a it mi a buy," she says raising her voice causing other shopping customers to turn their heads in our direction and stare.
"You can get an exchange if it's wrong but I am sure that there is no way he sent you to buy concrete nails for a board structure" at this point mi not even care. Have a great mind convince har fi buy the concrete nail and mek she affi come back.
Making har way to the cashier while still nyaming up harself she paid for the nails I suggested and left.
Hungry a kill mi and the woman wouldn't stop annoy mi what sense it mek if you are going to ask for my help then tell mi seh mi no know weh mi a talk bout.
After getting some BBQ zinger and helping some more customers. I head to my dad's office as I haven't seen him since yesterday. This man is so well invested in his work.
"Daddy" I call as I open the door to his office. Walking in I see him seated around his desk with his glasses on.
"Yes, my favourite daughter, mi glad yuh come," he says with laughter
"Daddy, stop nice mi up 'cause yuh know mi yuh only daughter, What you want now Mr Nelson," I joke as I peer over his shoulder looking at the documents in front him.
Nothing more than him waah mi fi organize them.
"Yuh caah organize them here fi mi please?" he asks as he shoves them towards me while rising out of his chair.
Him not even wait fi mi answer before him out the door. Ahh, God hours' worth of work this now.
After hours of organizing, I am finally done and start to gather my things as my father enters the room indicating that we are ready to leave.
Mi no think mi can go manage this fi the rest of the summer. Mi did want an exciting summa maddest life outside but this is giving nothing but inside inside fi mi and one bagga work.
