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"Mi tired." I screamed out loudly around my computer as I stretched lazily in my office chair.
"We too girl,we too." My coworkers said in agreement.
Moving to Kingston from Portland was a big risk especially being a country girl, coming to town everything was different here.The hustle and bustle in the days are very hectic for me compared to the calm nature of Portland. When I moved here I had no job and $5000 to mi name,plus mi did a catch a people yaad fi couple months. The first day mi come yah mi loss and nearly get robbed, not even God cah tell yuh how mi find mi way but I did.
"One thing wid me,wen life knock mi down mi ago turn cement and build up back miself." I chuckled .
I came here with the dream of opening my own business and becoming a somebody as wah mi granny woulda seh. But here I am working in a financial office as an accountant trying to make ends meet. Well I guess the Accounting degree neva waste.
When I first started looking for a job I had no experience and no one wanted to hire me,I started losing hope and even packed up to move back home. But one miraculous evening mi get an email from Smiths Accounting for an office job and I took it,no questions asked. I was so excited at the time,but I've been here for 3 years now and mi mad fi leff,I'm really grateful for the experience, but God know mi cah waste nuh more a mi life a dah place yah.
Looking around the office everyone looked so comfortable where they were. I don't know if it was fake happiness or just them trying to lighten the mood of the environment,coulda neva be me, based pan the salary weh mi a get not even a plastic smile dem wouldn't get from me kmt. Right yah now mi ready fi leff.
Checking my work computer, I looked at the time and it was just 2pm. It's so early in the day and I've already done everything that my job required of me.
"I'll take this as my cue to leave." I breathe a sigh of relief packing up my hand bag and cleaning up my cubicle getting ready to head out.
One thing wid dah place yah, wen work done yuh get fi gah yuh yaad.
After cleaning up my cubicle, I shut down my laptop and got up to head home.
"Bye everyone." I said loudly as I made my way to the door.
"Bye Nars." They all said in unison.
Nars, the name my mother gave to me before she died in childbirth, uno probably a wonda weh it mean, me too. When uno find out,tell me.
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Walking into my apartment complex the only thing that I could think about is the nice relaxing bath that I'm going to take,I deserve it after all it's been a stressful week.
