• 𝑲𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒂𝒉 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔' 𝑷𝑶𝑽 •
|| 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 @𝟐:𝟏𝟔𝐩𝐦 ||
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As I tilted my body, I expertly apply a subtle highlight to the high points of my client's face with a steady hand, while her friend tells the story of what she had experienced with her ex-boyfriend. She has been our unpaid stand up comedian, for the past fifteen minutes she has been here.
"Ye now sista gyal suh. So me come back from school the day and ring off eh boy phone. Bout thirty missed call me leff pon the boy phone and cah get him. So one mind tell me go dung a him yaad.
Mind yuh enuh. Me a 17 dem time deh. Mother soon come back from work and if she nuh see me, me ago get some rassing deh.
Me march dung deh now like the mad gyal me be ina me yaad slippaz, and bang dung pon him door. Never hear nobody but me know him deh home cause the window dem open.
See true is a one story house, me walk addi side and gah the back which part him room deh and peep. Never see nobody neither but the bed did pull up so me say ah make me go pick the lock.
Bups now me a pick the lock and addi boy dat open the door, dress up ina towel and a stare pon me bout weh me a do.
Start cuss him rass and push him ina the house and ask him weh him did a do and if him nuh see me a call him. Di boss claim fi say him did a sleep and just wake and did a bathe."
I giggled as i waited for her to complete the story, and apply contour to my clients face using contour powder.
"Ye now so me as di yamhead well believe di dutty man and start tidy up him room, while him go so called bathe. Me ina him room a wait enuh fi how long. Nah hear no soap a lather pon rag, only the water a beat pon the tub floor.
So me get up offa the bed now, and turn the doorknob. Di door lock."
Shanti, my client, started to laugh and i told her to keep steady so i can apply blush to the apples of her cheek. I then glanced at her friend as she continued with the story, "So yuh nuh pop it dung?"
"How yuh mean Karissa? Me start bang dung the door and say weh him lock the door fah and a me and him alone in here. Him end up open it and use him eye and peep through the likkle section and me nuh know weh me get dah strength deh from but me push it open.
Rassclaat Shan! Nuh di gyal dat stand up ina the bathroom. Me liff up di iron board ina the corner essi and me claat him outta it."
I burst out laughing in my salon and Shanti started to laugh as well, looking at her friend and asked her if she's being forreal.
"Den me coulda deh yasso a tell lie pon miself? Bwoy ago look pon me now when me a bawl and fling tump and ago ask why me a fight him, when a she take me man.
To how the man did irk me spirit the day, me nuh stop lick him till me tired. And all the girl she stand up deh a wince every minute like she a she a get the lick dem. Me just give her two a dem make she feel it fi real.
End up gah me yaad the evening, and me wah tell yuh say me mada puddung the lick dem pon me skin. Me feel it fi Kirk and him gyal.
So from dat me start date girls. Me hate man and me nuh think me can look pon the man species again and nuh vomit a dem foot."
"Jah Jah star. But me feel like a lie yaa tell enuh Gabbie. Den man coulda fulla audacity suh" Shanti stated, and i laughed and shook my head.
"Best believe a so the jancruh dem stay. All if it never happen to she it must happen to somebody else." I added and Shanti started to laugh.
"Watch di girl a laugh. A true she never experience dem wickedness deh yet cause she still deh wid fi her high school sweetheart. Must be nice." Gabbie stated, playing with the black arm bands on her hand.
I giggled and picked up the fan from the table and offered it to Shanti to dry her makeup. Once I was done with Shanti's makeup, Gabbie excitedly took photos of her, complimenting her and calling her a "doll" and a "barbie." I also captured a boomerang of my handiwork to post on my Instagram page later in the day.
Afterwards, Shanti paid me the $8,000 and walked to the exit. As I tidied up the space for the arrival of my next customer, I overheard Gabbie's loud voice from outside,
"Aniyah? Den a who name Aniyah? Nobody nuh work in desso name Aniyah sir."
I looked in her direction and giggled, shaking my head.
A wah go start up me fren now.
As I turned my back to face the door, I retrieved my phone and check the message from Kairon that had come in while I was working on Shanti's face.
Baby Daddy😝❤️: Wahm? Yuh did get something fi eat this morning right
I smiled at his message, and responded
Me: Yeah i did. I bought something at Ming Cuisine and me send Talia gone go buy smth fi we eat for lunch.
The door of my salon then buzzed and i quickly typed a message before turning around to let the customer in.
Me: But babe me nuh know wah fi cook later. Me wah eat something new🥲
Placing my phone back on the table to charge, i turn around and noticed that it's the owner of the Audi Company from last week.
I opened the door for him, and sat in the chair, turning a bottle of water at my head.
He stepped in and greeted me, leaving the door opened.
"Yuh customers nuh know yuh name?" He asked , and i scrounged my eyebrows, confused as to what he meant.
"Huh?"
"True me ask them if yuh in here a while ago and them say them nuh know nobody who name Aniyah." He stated, using his eyes to admire the interior of my salon.
I looked side to side, wondering who the hell is Aniyah as well.
Then it clicked to me and i giggled internally.
Look how me nearly sell out miself.
"Oh! Them know me as Niyah. So probably that's why." I said, turning to unplug my phone since a message chimed in.
Baby Daddy😝❤️: Shark? Walrus? Zebra😅But ah B, we can touch dung a one restaurant tonight. Nah fi hackle up yuhself.
"Or Karissa." Matthew stated, and i averted my gaze from my phone to him and quirked a brow, wondering how the hell he found out what my name is.
I smiled awkwardly and he pointed to the led sign on the wall that has "Faces by Karissa" on it.
I twisted my lip in embarrassment and he chuckled.
"Still a pretty name." He complimented, taking a seat on one of the chairs.
I nod my head and kept my gaze in my phone.
"So tell me about yourself. When did you start working here?"
"Ugh- a couple weeks ago. You?"
"Years. And i have never seen a female as pretty as you." He complimented and i cleared my throat and told him thank you, continuing to text Kairon.
Nah make you put me ina trouble enuh sir.
"So what about-" He continued speaking but i intervened this time,
"I have a boyfriend."
He looked at me taken back, but quickly masked it, "Never ask yuh dat. Just did a wull a friendly conversations wid yuh. Not every man who compliment yuh want yuh yer. Some like me just a be a gentleman."
"I know. I was just telling you because.. nevermind."
He gave me a cheeky smile and leaned forward in the seat, clasping his hands "and me did expect it because like i said, you're a beautiful woman."
I smiled and we fell into a thick silence. I could feel his stare piercing into my skin but he broke the contact when Talia walked into the salon with a Popeyes box, "The line long from yasso to w-"
She then stopped speaking and looked in between us weirdly, before greeting Matthew, "Hello.."
She held her gaze to the floor and walked to the back of the salon, placing the bag on the table.
Matthew then turned his head to face her, "I'm Mr. Walker."
He then stood up from the chair and continued, "Ago head out now. Nuh wah disturb yuh from your makeup artist."
Talia leaned on the chair and placed a hand on her hand, "She's my sister in law..."
He gazed shifted to me then held eye contact with Tali, "Oh okay. Well take care of yourself. Both of you."
"Yeah." She stated, placing a fry into her mouth. Matthew nod then opened the door and closed it behind him, giving me one last smile before walking away.
Ah bwoy. Me just a prepare fi dah likkle girl here say something. In one, two,
"A who him?"
Bingo!
I turned in my seat and sighed, telling her to hand me my box of food.
She did as told then took a seat in one of the chairs, chewing, with her eyes not leaving my face.
I giggled and looked at her, " A wah?"
"Nothing. Just a try get rid of the elephant in the room."
I rolled my eyes playfully and bit into the chicken, "Yuh nuh hear di man say him name Mr. Walker."
"Yeah me hear." She stated, then paused before speaking up again, "Rissa me know yuh wouldn't cheat pon Javel enuh but mind weh yaa do.
Yuh know say bredda head nuh screw on pon him body and if him did fi come and find yuh ina dah position here wid some man..
a problem that."