What If We Had It All

Duppy Dat

"Duppy Dat"

|07|

Javier

I get a call as I exit the gates of Kalíanna's gated community. I saw to it that she got home safe even though I had something to handle, simply becuase I can't stand the thought of anything happening to her.

I answer the call and Trap's voice sounds through the phone.

"Everything ready eno boss." He knew better than to discuss details over the phone. "Mad." I respond, ending the call in the same breath. I understood exactly what he meant.

The situation that happened mere minutes ago lingered on my mind, but I knew I would have to address it another time.

Right now? I had much bigger fish to fry.

If there is anything I've learnt over the years, it's that you simply don't allow people to cross you, dem wi' tek yuh fi weak fence.

When yuh mek a name fi yuhself it's one thing, but when people try be little you is another.

Anybody wah underestimate Javi 'cause him young? Fool dat.

I give the elders their respect, where it is due. After all a some a dem teach mi eh game, mek mi can run it off now. But yuh see when dem try bait up eh ting, and try gwan like dem wah fuck wid mi tings dem. . .a dat mi cya tek.

Mi nah give nuh pussyole nuh fawud off a my goods dem.

Dem affi get dem own.

'Cause guess wah? Mi never beg nuh fawud.

So yuh see when mi hear seh, Mr. Sanchez, a lock off mi how much key a cocaine weh mi ave pon eh wharf and feel mi just go let eh go, just suh-a deh suh him fuck up.

Like him nuh know how much bloodclaat money mi pay fi deh one shipment deh.

Money fi decades dat.

When mi call him eh first time and ask him 'bout eh, he said he would, "look into it." Mi play fool fi ketch wise, because mi did want see how long him did go tek fi look into the matter.

After a few hours passed and it was beyond nightfall, mi know mi did affi go give him a link.

By the hook or by the crook, mi a tek off deh container deh off a eh harbour.

And God help him if eh nuh deh over deh.

I get to the location where we agreed to meet, everyone was sporting masks and black from head to toe. I nod in satisfaction as I exit my vehicle. I knew that I would have to change it to another. Cya go pon eh crime wid mi everyday vehicle. . .a mi baby dat.

I excuse myself to give Kalíanna a call because mi know how she stay. "Yo, mi reach home." I say the moment she picks up the phone. "Alright, good night. . .be safe." Sleep is evident in her tone, I woke her up.

I laugh to myself at how determine she is about ensuring that I called her.

"Good night, always." I respond before ending the call.