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Zalayah 'ayah' Evans|20

Sighing I step out of my Range Rover closed the door and pressed the lock button on the key. Looking left to right before I cross the busy roads of downtown Kingston, I was heading to work at digicel which I've been working at for the past year

I walked up to the front door of the building and just stood there for a second

"Mi late again"

Reason why I said again was because I came late both Monday and Tuesday, I walked into the building stopping at the front desk talking to Mike which was the security showing him my ID as well

"Morning Ms. Evans"

Mike and I always had small talks before I went to the top floor to work but this morning I couldn't because I didn't want to get lectured by my boss Tracey

"Morning Mike, i'm late this morning as you can see so I can't talk right now"

I quickly stopped him before he could talk

"Alright Ms. Evans, but link mi lunch time mi av a piece a mix up fi gi yuh"

I laughed at how the 40 year old man talked to me as if me and him have been friends for years. All I did was nod and walked to the elevator, I pressed the button and the doors opened, surprisingly nobody was in there usually there would be people over crowding it

"It aguh pop dung wid wi one a dem day ya"

I laughed once more, still finding it weird that the elevator didn't stop atleast once

"A waah gwaan"

Saying that out loud, I pulled my phone out of my backpack checking to see the time, double tapping the screen I saw that it was 10 o'clock, I placed my phone back in my bagpack

"Mi time mus wrong cause how the fuck mi fi 1 hour late fi di people dem work"

Kmt look how stinking mouth Tracey aguh chat off ar mouth now mi cya bother eno, from Mondeh di gyal nuh shut up ar mouth bout how shi aguh gi mi suspension if mi late fi 3 days straight, but mek shi come chat to mi an shi si wa gwaan inna di morning ya

The elevator stopped on the top floor and I got out walking towards my desk when I heard someone shout my last name

"Evans!! How can you be 1 whole hour late for your job that is totally unacceptable, i've spoken to you about this two times before and this will be the last, come late tomorrow and I will have no choice but to put you on suspension"

I just stared at her because if mi did fi open mi mouth a one hard suck yuh mada shi a get

"Did you hear me or are you deaf"

Weh di bloodclaat do da oman ya man a draw shi a try draw mi out eno but dat naah guh happen

"I heard you"

A true mi nuh waah loose di likkle job weh mi av eno. All she did was roll her eyes and walk away arching her back to make it look like she has an ass

I walked to my desk putting down my backpack and then sitting down sighing again

"A old mi a get old or wa cause mi nuh know how mi can sigh suh"

"Psst"

I frowned and turned my head to see that it was just London. London is my friend from highschool,she is 1 year younger than me but she is definitely more mature. She started working here after she graduated in July it's now November so it's been 3 months since she's been working here

"Dawg yuh frighten mi eno mi swear think seh a dutty Michael"

"Mi hate di likkle dutty bwoy eesi girl"