24.


𝘗 𝘐 𝘕 𝘒 𝘠

We collected our numbers from the security, I got 54 and Kayla got 55.

We walked over to Danay and Zachary.

"Which number unuh get?" Kayla asked.

"Morning," I greeted them.

"We collect number fi unuh enuh," Danay whispered.

"Suh Wah yuh Neva tell wi?" I chuckled.

"Couldn't make the thing look so," she said handing us numbers 21 and 22.

"Thanks goods," Kayla said.

"Thanks yaa girl," I told her.

"A how long unuh come?" I asked them.

"Good while," Zachary said.

"From after seven mi reach round yah," Danay said.

"Mi blutclaat and a after nine now," Kayla said.

An old lady sitting near looked at us in disgrace.

If a laugh a pop up, she better take ppl business offa her mind before she heart attack and dead.

"See your friend deh," Danay touched me when Daniel got up from his seat and walked over to where we were.

"Go fi yuh chair mek mi siddung pan e," Kayla said when he approached us.

He went back for the chair and gave it to Kayla.

"Waam," he said standing beside me.

Him mussi never get André warning clear, hehe!

Zachary and Danay began speaking to him.

"Yuh nuh see mi text yuh Pinky," he asked me.

"Mi nuh go pan mi phone from morning enuh," I replied honestly.

"Oh."

"Awah yuh did want?" I asked.

"A yuh average mi did a ask yuh," he replied.

"Mussi 93 or 94, mi deeven memba," I replied.

He was gonna answer but one of the workers came out and began speaking.

"All the persons who are here regarding pensions, raise your hands please," she said.

The elderly people raise their hands and she took their documents before going back in.

Another lady came out after.

"Anyone here regarding the PATH program?" She asked

She did the same and collected their documents before going back in.

"Suh Wah bout we a look bout wi NIS," Kayla said to me.

"Girl mnk," I answered her.

We were there for another hour and nobody came and attended to us.

Why them give wi number if dem Naah work by number? Kmt.

"No sah a after 10 now enuh," Danay said.

"Mi a go ask dem Wah deh Gwaan fi wi," I said to them.

"Gwaan nuh," Kayla said.

"Wul dis," I handed her my water and walked to the door.

I spotted a middle-aged woman at the desk flipping through some files.

"Excuse me," I said and she looked up at me.

"Good morning, I'm here to look about my NIS for the first time and I was given a number, but I don't hear any numbers being called, so I want to know if there's someone to attend to us separately like the PATH and pension group?" I asked.

"Good morning dear, you said you're here to get your NIS for the first time, right?" She responded.

"Yes, my classmates and I, it's about twenty of us," I replied.

"And nobody gave you a form to fill out?" She asked me.

"No I did not receive any form," I replied.

"Okay come for this dear," she said taking out a clipboard with some papers.

"Give everyone one of them and when they're finished collect them back and I'll send something to assist you guys after," she said.

"Okay thanks," I replied taking the clipboard from her.

I went back outside and Kayla clapped when she saw me.

"Top gyal enuh," she said.

"Inna real life," I said.

After I handed them the papers, somebody asked Wah dem fi press pan.

"Press pan di ground, yuh nuh see wi a use di clipboard," I asked.

"When we done, we a pass it round so everybody can use it," Zachary said.

We were all finished signing the papers and we were now waiting on them to collect them.

I sighed looking out at the cars passing by. Dah blue Benz deh look familiar, I thought.

My phone began ringing and I looked at Tyreek's name on the caller ID.

I swiped the screen to answer the call.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"Mi outta di gate fawud nuh," he replied.

Tell unuh say dah car deh did familiar enuh.

"Mi cyaa leave now, come over here nuh," I said to him.

"Nuh really like the crowd thing enuh b," he said.

"Tyreek nuff crowd nuh deh here, almost all a di people dem wah wi come see gone," I said.

"Ahh mi a fawud," he said hanging up.

I watched as he got out of the car and walked through the gate.

Him cyaa draw up him pants, jeez.

He walked over to me and nodded to Kayla and Danay.

"Y pree," he asked.

"Nth mi waah gaa mi yard," I said.

"Yuh nuh get through yet?"

"Nope," I sighed.

"Yuh cyaa draw up yuh pants Ina the ppl dem place?" I asked leaning on him.

"Afta a nuh mi and dem buy it," he answered.

Him stay like Andre essi.

"Whatever," I replied.

A girl who works inside came out and asked for the papers we signed up.

"She have them," Danay pointed at me.

She looked at me and Tyreek and made up her face.

She mussi smell shit

"Here," I handed her the clipboard with the papers.

She took them from me but she kept looking at the man beside me.

"Devuh say thanks, foot back dry lakka," I mumbled.

"Bill," Tyreek said.

"Mi nuh do nth," I said.

She came back out and asked Zachary and Kayla for their documents since their names were at the top.

When she was going back in, she looked me up and down.

"No, dah dry foot gyal deh really a test mi faith now," I said loudly.

"A you she look pan suh?" Kayla asked.

"Yuh nuh see?" I asked hissing my teeth.

"Maa guh do mi hair enuh b, yaa link mi before yuh cut?" He asked.

"Nuh say nth to mi, yuh make gyal a gimi bad eye," I playfully said.

"Mi devuh know the girl b," he chuckled.

"Mhmm," I replied.

"Easy nuh," he said.

"Yes mi a link yuh before mi gweh," I told him.

"Ahh later," he walked off with his pants sagging.

***
We finally got through and now we were leaving.

"Mi waah gaa market," Kayla said.

"Mi too," Danay said.

"Yaa come pinky?"

"Yeah but mi affi buy waah umbrella first cause dissa sun yah nuh normal," I replied.

"Arrite."

We bought umbrellas at The One department store before crossing the road and going into the market.

Mi deeven know Wah mi a go buy yet.

All waah Gwaan mi nuh go to Tyreek and yuh si how far mi reach.

"Pinky see e slippers dem deh," Kayla said.

"Weh?"

She pointed to the Tory Burch slippers laid out on a cart and we walked over to them.

"Unuh wah slippers ladies?" The salesman asked.

"Yeah," I replied.

"Mi ago right desso, and come back," Danay said.

"Yaav no black one inah size 6?" I asked him.

"Mumma a suh yuh foot Likkle," he said digging up the cart.

"See yuh yah empress," he said finding the slippers.

I took off my shoes to try it on and it fit perfectly.

"Mi want it, how much for it?" I asked.

"Can gimi 2 gran and take it man," he said.

"Alright," I said opening my purse.

"Mi can get it inah nude too?" I asked looking at the other colors.

"Mi have it inah white and crystal clear too enuh baby," he said.

"Gimi di four a dem," I took out two hard five thousand dollars.

"Which color yuh nuh have?" I asked Kayla.

"Ih white one," she said.

"Gimi di white one inah size seven also," I said to the seller.

"Yuh want a bag baby?" He asked.

"Yes thanks," he placed them in a bag and I handed him the money.

"Respect inuh mumma, mi biggest sake this from day," he said.

"You're welcome," I told him, walking to where danay was.

She was buying biker tights.

"Sale out pan e six bills blouse dem!"

"Come on," Kayla dragged us behind her.

We ended up buying five blouses each and we got some matching ones.

"We can wear we blouse dem e same time," Danay suggested and we agreed.

"See e crocs dem yah, see e man with the crocs dem yah!"

"Mi waah buy crocs enuh, so walk up," Danay said.

I looked around at the Crocs, trying to figure out what color I don't have as yet.

"Yuh nuh know which one fi buy don't?" Kayla chuckled.

"'Mi say," I joined her.

I decided on the plain black one decorated with gold accessories and the white one decorated with gold accessories as well.

"Yaav size 6?" I asked the seller.

"Wul on deh mumma," he said.

He gave me a size five to try on after him a run mi down bout it go fit. Like a my foot sir mk Wah go fit mi.

When he found the six he gave them to me and they fitted perfectly.

"How much fi dem?" I asked.

"$5000 total," he replied and I handed him a five thousand dollar bill.

We bought two Crocs each before going to the man who was saying "Hundred dollar draws, hundred dollar draws!"

Even though him a say dat, the panty dem affi $150 and up and mi just buy $1200 worth.

We saw a guy selling underpants and socks by the pack and I stopped by him, while Danay and Kayla stopped by a pants man.

"How much fi one pack a yuh Fruit of the Looms underpants?" I asked him.

"4 gran mumma and a five come inah di pack," he said showing me an already pulled pack.

"And Wah bout the socks dem?" I asked.

"gimme a gran and yuh get six," he replied.

"Mi waah three a dem pack a underpants deh," I said pointing to the one with black, blue, grey, white, and red.

"And mek mi chose which three socks mi want," I said bending down and picking up three different packs of socks.

Kayla and Danay came back while he placed them in a bag.

"Who fah the third pack?" She asked knowing the other two were for my brothers.

"Yuh too faas," I chuckled paying the man fifteen thousand dollars.

***

We were leaving the market now, and going back into the town.

"Weh yuh look taxi?" I asked Danay.

"Behind a courts," she replied.

"We can walk a Wakefield bus stop then cause mi a go uppa Marcia," I replied.

"Yeah, di lady who do wi hair?" she asked and I nodded.

When we reached there, Kayla went her way, while Danay went to her bus stop and I went up the stairs to Marcia's salon.

"Good afternoon," I said walking in.

Thank goodness nuff ppl nuh deh yah.

"Waam Brittney, long time mi nuh see yuh," Marcia said and I smiled at her.

Hearing my name, Tyreek looked up from his phone.

"Yaav so much bag b?" He asked.

I shrugged.

"Yuh waah go put them inah the car?" He asked pulling the key off his pants loop.

Di girl Wah did a bad eye mi di time mi and Kayla dem did do we hair, she deh install smaddy wig and a stare pah mi.

Mk say mi look good but mi nuh love Oman.

"Thanks," I took the keys from him and went back down with my bags to where I saw his car.

I opened the back door and placed them on the back seat, before locking the car.

I went back upstairs and gave him the keys.

"Mi tired," I sighed taking a seat on the waiting chair.

He only had a few hairs left to be finished.

"Yuh Naah mek mi do ih sumn fi yuh?" He asked.

"Wah dat?"

"Ih sumn pan yuh phone," he said.

"Oh yeah," I opened my phone and handed it to him.

"Which and which app yuh say again?" He asked.

"Shein, Temu, Fashionova, Amazon, and mussi DHgate," I replied.

Mk him a go spend more than 1000 USD because all a my cart them likkle bit ova 200 USD plus shipping fee nuh in deh yet or tax.

"Yuh know say mi buy sumn fi yuh today, mi just a memba," I said to him.

He looked up from my phone and licked his lips smiling.

"Mhmm, Wah yuh buy mi?" He asked.

"Mi soon show yuh, dem inah yuh car," I told him.

"Respect," he said.

"Wul yuh head nuh bwoy," his mom said to him.

"Take time man," he hissed.

"Nasty" I laughed.

"Yuh Nuffi talk cause yuh fraid a yuh head like how thief fraida police," he said, and the people nearby laughed.

"Yuh fraid a yuh hair Brittney and let it go so?" Marcia asked.

"From mi apply some a mi Cantu moisturizer in there it easy fi comb out man," I told her.

"Oh cause mi know a problem fi comb out that," she chuckled.

"Mi woulda Neva Leggo my hair so and go inah public," miss girl whispered to her customer.

"And mi sure know say if you pull out dem braid deh right now, yuh hair nuh have half a di length nor body weh mine have, si how yuh head side pick out? Better fix yuh customer lace and mind yuh business yer," I answered her before turning back my attention to Tyreek.

"Bright! Fava donkey inah Shrek!" I hissed.

"Done now nuh b," Tyreek said placing a hand on my thigh.

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Taii

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