"Bredda yuh deaf say mi and yuh done" I said as I walked out of the bathroom
"We nuh left until mi say suh" He said following behind me
"Who authorize dat" I asked him amused
"Mi authorize dat cause all in your mind feel we left but anyhow yuh gi...
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Zyer Romeo Hines
THE NEXT DAY Sunday, September 11
Parking the car, I let out a sigh
I look over at Jada and see that she was nervous
I hold her hand that was shaking and she look up at me
"Eh good babes memba say mi deh yah" I reassured her
She look at me and sigh
"Mi ready" She open the car door getting ready to exist
Closing the car door, I interlock our hand and head to the entrance of the building
Pushing the door open for her to enter first, I go in behind her
We walk up to the front desk and just then we see a officer coming from round the corner
Look like eh man time we
He approach us before we could even get a word out
"Deputy Charles" He outstretched his hand out to me
A who ago shake dat?
Jada shake his hand for a brief second
"You must be Miss Palmer" He said putting his hands in his pockets
"Yes sir" She replied looking around
She uncomfortable by the way she a move
"Get to the point, we nuh have eh wul day dung yah" I interject, getting impatient
Eh man just stand up a stare in a we morning suh
"Oh yes sorry for that" He said, looking like he just remembered why we came here "follow me"
Haffi go link Malachi afta this
We followed him to a room that was freezing cold
Another officer joins us whose name was officer Blake
Officer Blake walk over to one of the fridge and pulled it out
A body lay under a white sheet with a tag attached to it's bigger toe
I took Jada hand in mine and walk towards the body
Officer Blake remove the white sheet from over the body's head and it reveal a woman that resembles Jada
The body was pale and filled with bruises
I look over at Jada and she just stood there and look at the body
Emotionless
No movement just still
"Do you recognize this body Miss Palmer?" Deputy Charles asked hold a small note book and pen in his hand
Jada nod her head
"Use words Miss Palmer"
"Yes I recognize the body" She counters, her voice breaking a little in the end
Officer Charles scribbles something in his note book and look up at us again
"What your relationship with this person" He asked yet another question
"She's my mother, Keisha Reynolds" She answers, not once looking up from the body
Jah jah ute
"Okay sorry for your lost but she was found by a resident on the road side naked and we have filed the case as raped but Jamaica's Eyes are looking into the matter as there was camera in the surrounding" He rules out
Jah jah
Although she neva have a good relationship with her mother a still she mother
"The case is still being investigated and an autopsy has been filed" Officer Blake interjects
I look at Jada to see tears streaming down her face as she stares at the body
This ago be hard fi recover from enuh
Should a the batty boy position dead
"After the autopsy, the police have to hold onto the body until the case had been closed then you can get the body"
"Once again my condolences to you and your family as you go through this hard time" Deputy Charles finishes off
"We'll be in touch" Officer Blake said, placing back the sheet over the body's head
"Oh and on your way out, you have to fill out a form with necessary information of the deceased person
I practically pulled Jada from her position to the door
She gone enuh
Mi deven think she hear nothing weh the police dem just say
Walking back to the lobby as Deputy Charles escort us, all you could hear was silent crys and sniffles
We reach the lobby and she take a seat
I got a glimpse of her face and it's puffy and red
Her eyes are swollen and red
Deputy Charles brought back the paper and pen and hand it to Jada
As much as mi want help her right now, mi cyaa mek dem get my finger print
Mi mek sure nuh touch nothing in here
Cyaa mek dem ketch mi lacking
***
"Yuh sure yuh nuh want nothing fi eat?" I ask her once again
She shook her head, looking down while playing with her fingers
Tears still running down her face and sniffles fills the quiet space
Just ago buy wah mi know weh she would a eat and left it give her and give her some space
Mi know she might need some comfort in this time but she need some space to
My phone starts to ring and I look at the caller id and it reads Malachi
"Yow mi want yuh look into something fi mi and link mi back soon sen yuh eh details and schedule wah meeting fi 8:00" I say once the phone was answered
