The Hairstylist and the Don
"I want you to come one hour earlier than we agreed," his cilent said
"Why?" he asked
"You know why," she said and he looked at the phone.
He made a face and looked away.
Den a wah she show him
"I already told you I'm...
House in Flanka February 19, 2023, Friday Montego Bay, St. James
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"Outlaw mi need uh fih talk to har caz mi cah bada. Uh know a di security thing mi do and a night shift mi have now so she a tek advantage a it since mi affi leave har yah alone," she said
"So she start sneak out a night time-"
She let's out a sigh and light my spliff.
Opal is my older brother's baby mother. My brother, Jason, has been in jail for three years in counting.
"Way she deh?" I asked after taking a drag from my spliff.
Call eh say a mi a har fada now
Mi take care a har and mek sure say she good
"Likkle gyal cum yah!" Opal called after her fifteen year old daughter.
"Opal lowe mi nuh," Abby said in the back ground.
"Uh hear har and when mi blood up har face people say mi wicked to mi pitney," Opal said while trying to hide the tiredness in her voice.
"Put mi pan speaker Opal," I ordered as I sat up in the chair.
"Likkle gyal cum yah!" I said as my voice came out rough and harsh.
I requested a FaceTime and Opal accepted it in seconds.
"A uncle Malachi dhat," I heard Abby ask in a bit of a whisper as she came into the room.
"Uh tan deh bout if a uncle Malachi dhat him ago tump uh ina uh mouth," Opal said
"No uncle Jay uh say uh a call," Abby said
"A Jay mi call last time and it look like uh tek him fih joke so mi call di one person uh fraid ah," Opal said turned the camera to her.
She gave mi a smile but the look on my face made it disappear.
"Uh wah mi cum a Farm Heights cum pop off uh head offa uh friggin body," I asked and she shook her head quickly.
"Katch uh ass sum way mek mi chat tuh uh," I ordered and she took the phone from her mother.
She sat down and I put out my spliff. I raised from my office chair and walked to the door.
Look betta lighten fih mek deh likkle girl yah see sah mi nah ramp wid har
