Today a Valentine's Day, and me finally agree wid Isla now. It can just come offa fi calendar caz it nuh serve not one purpose.
"A wah kinda dressing dat?" Asked my mother as I asked into her bathroom to see her sitting on the toilet with the light off, and I looked down at Anthony's old shirt, and André's old shorts as I shrugged.
"Mi nuh know, mussi salad."
"Weh yah do in yah? Uh bathroom nah work?" Mi just did feel fi come use har big mirror.
"Yeah, but mi wah use yours."
"Uh look so fat? Uh put on likkle weight since mi gone?" She serious right now?
"Mek me come outta uh place caz it too early fi dis."
"Uh nah gah school?"
"Nope. Today a holiday." School did a keep today, caz Valentine's Day deeven get recognized rightfully so, but knowing dem Crawsis couples yah, dem ago an exchange big gifts wid dem eediat self.
Not like me jealous or ntn.
Me heart a hurt me, and so is my head, joints and belly.
Me ago uppa mi grandmadda. Me need some fresh air.
"Mi grand daughter. Wahm? Look how long uh nuh come look fimme."
"I know right, and a right dung the road me live:" I took my slippers off before going inside.
Me just a memba say me hungry like dawg.
"How uh look so Mawga? Uh nah eat?" She inquired as she lifted my hand looking at me from head toes.
"Fi real? And uh daughter say mi a get fat?"
"Fat where?" She kissed her teeth, "uh madda a get old man."
"Uh hungry? Mek me fry uh two egg and bread. Me did mek likkle cornmeal porridge so mek me mek uh likkle chocolate tea fi go wid it." Aye one thing bout mi granny enuh, she ago fatten me up.
"Ah-" I sighed as I felt stuffed sitting on the asack in her room as she watched her African movies on full volume, the pain in my stomach never went away, so I just assumed that it was because I was so full
"Uh done eat? Uh nuh wah no more?"
If me open mi mouth fi answer har right now, a vomit me ago vomit so mi just nod.
"Alright gimme mek me gi di dog the rest." She took the plates and cup from my hands as I waddled over to the bathroom sitting on the toilet as I felt all my restraint began to whither as I unclenched my stomach letting go of my load
Dat Neva help at all.
Mi siddung pan the toilet and nearly all start bawl when me feel the pain a rock me and me foot start cramp up.
"Thea uh alright? Uh wah likkle epsom salt?" My granny knocked on the door sounding worried.
"No, but likkle thyme tea sound good."
Anytime mi belly a hurt me, me drink thyme tea and go sleep and me good as new.
Finally feeling a sense of relief after about two or so minutes later, I rolled off a peace of tissue to wipe myself, but then I froze when I saw a spot of red, and then I suddenly felt as if a load was lifted off my shoulders, and God know me feel like me wah bawl now
Mi nah breed.
Mi nah breed!
Dis need crowd.
"Yah beg?" Asked Isla as soon as rhe FaceTime call connected, and I decided to ignore her rudeness for now caz me have good news.
VOUS LISEZ
In the Dark
Roman d'amour"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...
