In the Dark

43.

Today was Friday, and mi nah badda gah school, even though mi feel better.

Athena was here as well and she nuh go school from it happened caz she deh oan suspension fi fight inna har uniform, so we siddung pan the couch a watch cartoons together.

We were both surprised that mommy Neva cuss off we head, but we were still on our toes for she was too calm and quiet.

"Aye Thea mi nah lie uu determined enuh. Look how uh did a run dung di gyal like a straight ova ghetto uh did ago go fi har." Laughed Athena as she showed me another angle of the video on her phone.

"Uh goodly cah even show uh face a nine miles again. Ghetto people goodly shoot up uh rawse."

"Who cah show face? Must uh self yah talk caz tomorrow tomorrow mi will go right over ghetto, so who wah shoot shoot, but dem better try nuh Miss." I kissed my teeth as I continued to ignore messages from people weh nuh text me how long, but dem come and an ask bout fight.

"Alright bad gyal. Uh see say dem start one GoFundMe fi Shauna tho?"

"It deeven dat serious." I rolled my eyes looking at the ig post.

"The stab weh she get inna har neck did serious it seems. Me ago donate one dollar." She snickered.

"It nuh dat serious she did a gasp Yh, but mi Miss har wind pipe by a centimeter at least. Mi know weh mi did a do. If dem continue defame mi name inna deh comment section yah den mi will make it serious and doh miss offa har heart. Mi will donate 10k tho."

"Oh yeah. Mi fi gat say a your like a study dis. Figat say yah minor inna Bio and dem sumn deh. So like how yah major inna Law, uh did done have uh escape plan say caz dem did threaten uh already and come wid weapon fi gang uh uh did ago get weh?" She asked and I shrugged.

"Sumn like dat, but to be honest mi Neva did know bout the weapon stills. Just do rest."

"Wah mi wah know is how dem did know say yah come fi be prepared?"

"Like dem a watch mi till dem know all mi class schedule. Either that or one a di fake page dem inna mi ig views a dem caz mi did post one story wid Jianna and we when mi did reach a Harbour View."

"Oh. Den dat must be it-" Athena was cut off by a knock on the front and we looked at each other, and she shrugged signifying that she was not expecting anybody.

"Dem daring enough fi come back, or a people dem send?" I peeped through the curtains just ensure that we were ready if a dem, and I kissed my teeth when I saw that it was Xavier.

"Wah uh wah?"

"Uh phone nah work? Mi know say it a work caz mi message dem a go through." He pushed passed me going inside.

"Umm excuse you? Who invite uh inna mi place?"

"Tina wahm?" He completely ignored me.

"Deh yah man." She took her phone going upstairs.

"Uh vex wid me?" He asked as soon as she was gone, and I rolled my eyes.

"Mi not supposed to have no body over. Mi grounded."

"Thea cut the fuckry. Uh good? Look how long me a call and text uh bout wah did gwan."

"Yah call and a text me bout dat fah? Uh nuh see wah Gwan already!?" I went inside my room.

"Thea uh have sumn gainst me-"

"Nuh you say uh nah chat to me sir and did a ignore me first so weh yah come question me fah!?

"So wait deh. Uh vex wid me caz me vex wid uh ova sumn weh uh do!!?? How di fuck day mek sense my girl!?" Me nuh inna di mood fi dis.

"It mek perfect sense caz uh vex wid me ova sumn weh mi cah tek back nor control. If me coulda tek back fuck mi tek back yours too. And doh my girl mi caz me annuh one a uh gyal dem outta road yer!!" I was now up in his face.