Games People Play

Chapter 8|| GPP

Xiomara Hendrix
(zee (o)-ma-ra)

"Weh him mean by him a watch ova yuh? Unuh inna tings?" Dominique started to flare up.

"Umbre...nuh bada with it. Me did a mind me business a wait pon you from how long and him just start talk to me out a no where." I hissed. "Me nuh know Weh him a talk bout."

"He was really close to you when I pulled in."

"We nah do this right now, if me seh nothing nah gwan. Nothing. Nah. Gwan." I folded my hands across my chest.

"Arite babes"

"Put in Selassi school address in the gps." He said

Me have a great mind Mek him drop me home and send him one guh round deh.

"Dominique how u de round me suh long and caah pick up pon things."

"Weh u mean?" He asked genuinely

"Just bring me  gah me yard."

Poor ting slow nuh rass.

He pushes "babes put in the address nuh man"

"Mighty God." I rolled my eyes. "I only said that cause unuh did a chat too much and mi did ready."

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After a long needed shower I went to the kitchen where Dominique was preparing dinner.

Sitting on the bar stool around the kitchen counter I asked "what happened at the interview today?"

With his back turned to me attending to the stew chicken on the stove he said "The woman weh fi interview me have me deh all morning a wait fi har. she fawud 10:30 and a eat breakfast"

"Suh she couldn't eat from har yaad?"

"Dat mah seh. Mi get the work still but it's a midnight shift. Eleven to seven inna the morning"

"All the betta mi get the bed to mi self a night time" I gave a dry laugh.

He turns his face slightly and stares at me. 

"Congratulations, I'm happy for you even if mi affi guh sleep without yuh"

"Yuh only aguh see mi fi bout 6 hours a day now, starting Monday but, we'll make it work." He said enthusiastically.

"Yes, we will" I replied with a tight lipped smile.

"Bout the $50,000 weh yuh gimmie—" I interrupt him.

"Dominique, I didn't give it to you. You borrowed it. That's money for my mothers surgery so I need it back"

"Yuh not even mek mi done talk"

"Sorry, talk"

"Next week Sunday mi gi yuh back"

I had count to five in my head. "You said you would pay me back Friday which is tomorrow"

"I know, promise yuh seh mi aguh pay yuh back next week Sunday."

I'm trying to be patient with him. Cause I see he's been trying. My mother's surgery isn't until June which is in four months from now but, payments need to be made soon. Hotel, flights, and the deposit on the surgery.

"Ok, next week Sunday and I'm now even joking." This is for my mother's surgery" I said to him.

Technically I don't need the $50k for Patience's surgery but, him nuh need fi know that.