Yuh go out ah yuh way fi hurt mi And mi go out ah mi way fi hurt yuh Wi keep goin round inna circle No, this ah cyah love, this ah surgery
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Anxious anticipation had me up early, and I found myself compulsively checking my school bag for the umpteenth time, ensuring everything was in order.
Mi cyah badda eno, mi stress right outttt
My dark blue straight uniform neatly ironed, and making sure my tallish 4b hair was well slicked and my puffs were perfect, was a symbol of my determination to make a Good first day.
All a dis jhuss fi look like shit pon eh second day
As I sat on the edge of my bed, with a mix of excitement and apprehension, I couldn't help but replay my preparations in my mind.
“Suppose mia walk and all buck mi toe and drop in front a di pitney dem” i asked myself scratching the side of my head, letting out a big sigh
Eventually, fatigue overcame my nerves, and I dozed off on a small corner of the bed, a restless sleep punctuated by thoughts of the unknown challenges that awaited me on this significant day.
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"Tianna" my brother called as he pounded on my door
"Hmm" I answered lowly, lifting my head slightly from the pillow
"Yuh figot seh yahv school" he asked
"Pussyclaat" I shouted remembering how I was up making sure everything was ready, and here I was LATE on the first day
"What a good ting Devon neyy deh ya fi hear datt" he said giggling and walking off
I quickly went into the bathroom, bathed,wash my face and brush my teeth
I did all this in the shower as I was in a hurry and I feared being late on my first day
Eva notice seh when yah do tings fast it tek longer fi do?
6:45AM
After taking up my school bag from off of the stand I bolted through my room door and downstairs in the kitchen where teejay was eating breakfast
"A wah happen" he said pausing his eating to look at me with furrowed brows
"Yuh nuh see mi late" I said panting
"A 6:48 now" he said taking his phone off of the island revealing the new iphone 11 he bought
"And wah yuh point" I asked stealing a sip from his tea
"Wi nuh late" he said
"neyy know mi mek tea fimi and yuh" he said taking the hot tea from my hand
"Suppose yuh mek eh sittn-" I manage to say before getting cut off by the sound of the front door opening
Spinning my neck to look i was greeted by my father who was walking in talking in on the phone
"Morning" he greeted
"Morning daddy" I greeted back flashing him a smile
"Wah uno still a do yah" he asked walking over to the island to make a cup of tea im assuming
"Teejay nuh seh wi still early, suh wi nah fi hurry up" I explain " a gwaan like him put taxi pon road"
"Taxi?" Both my dad and teejay asked in unison
"Yeh" I asked sounding a bit confused "or a bus-" I managed to say as I got cut off by laughter
shame lakka dargg
"Ah who gi uno joke" I asked with my lips scrunched up giving them a judgemental look
"A drive mi drive gah skl mi sista" he said still laughing
“cyah relate when mi did deh a country a bus and taxi mi use to tek”
"Mi innah 6 form suh mi can drive to and from skl" he said placing a smart watch on his wrist
mi muss teaf datt
"Awoe, suh a datts y yuh deh yah a bout wi still early" I realized
yuh know how long mi deh yah kmt
"Yuh nuh ready?" I asked teejay who was busy on his phone
"Yeh fwd nuh" he said taking up his keys
I trailed behind him to the garage where I saw 4 cars
A white mark x, A white bmw, a blue crown and a benz
"Dah one yah mi wah drive innah" I said pointing to the bmw
"Sounds like a you problem" he laughed as he made his way to the Crown
germs
"K..." I said walking off to the door
I got in the car and was instantly hit in the face with the cold ac breeze
"Den a mek yah fi tun up eh ac suh" I argued "tun eh dung man" I hissed
