"Uh like dah bath-suit yer?"
"Thea fi di last time yes. Mi like all a di bathsuit dem weh uh show me already." Isla was now getting frustrated, but I was not 100% sold on none of the ten or fifteen bathing suits that I had already picked out from different stores.
"Yeah, but me nuh really like dem. Memba say a di Royalton Hotel we ago enuh girl. A bay whitey dem enuh. Uh nuh see say a sugar daddy a wear? Me affi look good."
"All if uh nuh look good white nah still ago look uh. A just you nah go pay dem no mind or yah go Gwan shy, caz whenever you gah road is like uh leff uh mouth a uh yard.
"Whatever. We ago check one more store pan orange street, and if me still nuh like none den we can come back here so yer?" She rolled her eyes, but sat back down nevertheless.
"Fine, but uh try hurry up caz mi hungry, and memba say yave one appointment fi go get waxed."
A dat mi did a try hide from enuh.
Mi did a try see if me coulda stall till after the appointment fi start den act like say mi figat and affi go cancel, but like she ketch on.
A she mek the appointment enuh, caz she mussi wah fi kill me off bout it nah go hurt.
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After finally buying the bathing suits, and getting something to eat, we were now wanting on a Half Way Tree taxi.
"No sah a dem sumn yah mi cah badda wid enuh. This is why nice girl fi have car man." Said Isla, and I chuckled, then at the same time we both looked up to the sky as we heard a helicopter passing by.
"Car man you wah, a helicopter man me wah."
"Den uh nuh gallang. Uh just betta try nuh piss him off mid flight mek him fling uh out, caz mi nah go can ketch uh."
"Uh nuh affi ketch me enuh caz me can fly. A caz mi nuh do it fi impress no body."
"Uh love chat fuckry enuh." She chuckled, and I laughed.
"Half way tree nice ladies?" Asked a taxi man, and we nodded, as we began to quickly walk towards the car when a lady bumped into me as I was about to get in behind Isla.
"Miss me know say uh see me enuh." I kissed my teeth.
"You alright enuh caz me affi go pick up my daughter."
"Well your pickney can wait, why uh Neva go breed fi car man?" I asked as I bumped her out of my way getting in the car.
"Uh know say uh nave ntn bout uh?" Asked Isla, and I kissed my teeth, when at the same time I heard the lady say.
"You try mek sure say you breed fi car man yer." And I was about to answer her, tell har say a ship man me ago breed fah, when the driver drove away. Full time now.
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Arriving again half way tree, my previous upset state that was showcased on my face, was now replaced by a look of fear and intimidation, as, I stood beside Isla as she checked me in.
"Doh worry T, it nah go hot. Me do it already and it alright."
"Yeah caz yah mussi rock stone."
As we sat and waited on our time, my leg couldn't step bouncing, like is a test or sumn me ago do.
Mi shouldn't watch dem waxing video deh last night enuh, caz what if me go shit me self?
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Romance"Uh look so like uh see duppy mumma. Or a uh reflection uh see?" Asked the driver, and I squinted as I tried to get a good look of his face, and he chucked and turned on the roof light when he realized, and I kissed my teeth and rolled my eyes when...
