Chapter 9
Dean's pov
"Demar, Desmond is getting his sons in school," I tell Demar that evening as we sat quietly watching the children playing.
"Him and him 'oman dey pon dem own cause a three more months we have left pon di contract and we are moving elsewhere," he says glancing over to where Desmond sat feeding Cameyon.
"Where are we moving to?" I ask with peaked interest.
He look at me before saying. "I'm not sure yet we'll figure it out before then, in the meantime just relax and enjoy your time with the children because wherever we move to they'll be going to school."
Well I can't keep them away from school forever, I think to myself then say. "Ok."
The next day I took my mom, Mrs. Maize and the children out shopping for a suitable present for Raquenay, we bought fresh vegetables, seasonings and ground provisions. We saw Jamaican imported things in the supermarkets and we bought what we needed and lock them inside the truck before going into a fast food restaurant close by.
We bought mild spicy fry chicken wings and fries along with cup sodas, it was delicious and the children ate their fair share. African food taste just like Jamaican and I sometimes forget we are not there, well that's until an African speaks. When we were ready to leave we ordered one whole fry chicken and fries to take home with us, so that Mr. Denzel and us could enjoy also.
"Yuh know sey mi fi ask Demar a wha mek him a yuh mada lef', cause she was such a nice young lady," mommy says as she held Raquenay in her lap that evening.
Ms. Maize snorted and I sat down sipping my drink in a corner of the kitchen and listen as she begins to tell mom. "A nuh you alone shi fool mi dear, dat dey gal dey nuh waan nutn outta life."
"Really?" My mom ask.
"At first mi did a sey shi young and maybe tru shi dey round Dean why she a gwane suh but afta she have di baby is a different gal. Demar tell har sey shi fi get one likkle work and him a guh send har yuh college suh shi can elevate harself and have a brighta future, shi tell him sey she a guh need a car or a jeep fi drive like Dean.-"
"Ha ha haaaa, woiiee yuh si mi dying trial puppa Jesus," my mother laugh and said.
Ms. Maize chuckles before started speaking again. "Me not even did know sey Demar did a press har fi look work, yuh done we as mada nah really get dung ina dem business. Anyhow, mi notice sey Demar move round back all a him clothes dem and wid di pressure from Antoine him only come home sad and him sey tuh mi one day 'mommy wi affi leff ino, mi nuh want spend di rest a my life yah suh.' Him start sleep back round a yard and mi realize sey miss goody only come pon Friday night come sleep.
One Friday night shi come and ina di mawnin' mi si sey Demar sleep out ina di settee, she lef' and lef' di baby and wi yiy dem nuh bless pon har till di need Friday night. Demar come home and see har a guh wey and nuh come back, she get up to next morning a slam dung fi things dem ina di kitchen and a gwane. Suh Denzel tell har sey fi nuh mek him an' har have nutn.
Shi guh wey wid di baby, feeden, pampers and all, Monday evening shi come back but Demar lock him room door and mi figure more or less a want him nuh want har in dey cause him nuh usually lock it, shi lef' di baby wid only di bag wid two bokkle and few sitn an' yuh wey. Demar haffi guh buy feeden an' things again fi di baby, cause shi claim sey everything fi di baby done. Yuh know mi nuh guh road and tuh how di people dem mix up mi nuh badda kip nuh fren, suh mi nuh know wha a gwane a road. Demar tell mi fi pack most a wi things dem and him start carry dem guh wey afta him come back from foreign.
Mi luv, all fight a bruk a road and mi hear sey a Demar di gal dem a fight ova, tru Demar neva gi har di money cause him a explain tuh mi sey, shi gone back up a har yard because him caan badda wid har shi non-progressive and badmind. Shi come dung dey one night sey shi miss di baby and shi woulda neva guh wey, shi itch up pon Demar until mi here him finally carry har in a him room guh duh whatever.
Di next morning she leaves merrily, Demar gi mi money fi just duh grocery shopping and sey she a guh buy di baby things dem. Wi nuh see har until afta di don dance months afta, mi notice shi nuh come when him dey deh and Donahue tek up di baby things dem when shi come carry guh lock up inna him room. One night mi hear somebody a bawl outside and mi jump up outta mi sleep, first place mi guh a inna Donahue room guh look pon di baby and mi hear Demar outside a tell smady fi gwane tru di gate.
Shi start bawl out some things and a gwane and sey she a guh tell Antoine all wha Demar a duh and him nuh know. Me and Denzel stand up pon di verandah a look pon dem. Yuh coulda hear window and door a open, him walk off a guh stand up some distance from har and shi di dey bawl till mi guh in behind Denzel and lock di door.
Di next mawnin' mi ask him a wha happen and a suh him sey him done wid har completely and shi nuffi come look fi di baby. Him sey him give har eighty thousand dollars cause shi sey shi waan guh duh one course and shi tek it and guh buy wig fi sixty grand fi wear guh a Antoine dance and come now want him fi sex and pay har. Mi tell him sey nuh mek wha happen happen again, afta dat Antoine come tek wey him and Donahue passport."
I heard my mother sigh deeply and then Ms. Maize begin to speak again. "Dah mawnin' dey, a only God alone can come tell mi sey Antoine neva waan kill Demar. Mi sey a feel it wid everything ina mi and from dat mi start carry di things dem guh ova mi sista, a neva sleep comfortable again ina mi bed and a doubt Denzel, him or Donahue sleep good either."
By the end of the week Cam was slowly trying to talk back to us, no one had malice her in the first place and she did not apologise for her behaviour. I was not having it and neither was my our mom, who did not so much as hold the baby when she sends Jerome with her. Ms. Maize took her and mommy get up with a nasty hiss when Cam came to sit at the table. I got up and went inside the kitchen to start preparing our evening meal,
Demar brought home a beautiful cake for Raquenay and we ate our dinner, then sing her happy birthday. Ms. Maize shared the cake afterwards and sent to Cam and the boys healthy slices. Demar tells me to get ready he was taking me out after we put the children to bed, I went about looking for something nice to wear and then tell my mom. She was happy and came with me straight away for the cushions on the children's bed.
Donahue came with us and my eyes glance a shopping bag on the backseat beside him, why was he carrying his knapsack I wonder as we drive out into the night. I wish Demar had given me a heads up so I could have styled my hair nicer now that I know we were going to a club and I chastised him.
"Your hair looks beautiful full stop," he says and Donahue chuckles.
He turn up the music and it was a whole vibe to the club, we got drinks and I was introduced to a slim hotty who was Donaque's date. We danced the night away happily and I had so much fun with my man who I didn't know can dance so well. It was like we are just simply made for each other I thought as he slow wine on me, we were waiting on Emery who had gone to fetch her bag from her friend's car.
We then got in the truck and Demar turn on a road leading away from where our home was, I squeeze his hand and he glance at me returning the squeeze. The large sign to where we turn in read Kronenhoff Guesthouse, after parking Demar and Donahue went to check in then came back for us. He took out the shopping bag and his knapsack and we went up and to our seperate rooms.
To be continued...