Eight weeks fly off in the squint of an eye and finally Ackeem is going home. He missed out on Ziggy's and Scarie's funeral, although he watched it live in the hospital that didn't make him feel any better.
He have been grumpier than before and I know it's the pressure he's baring of being cripple. Because he mostly got shot backway, it affected his spinal chord which leaving him to have a slim chance of walking again.
After hearing that, I felt sorry for him and when Nelly asked infact begged me to care for him until he can get him overseas where he can get better medial service and therapy....
please note Nelly don't beg...
I couldn't say no and when he points out that we will be starting over in a new parish and far from where Julius will hunt us makes me accept quicker.
Cool cool Mandeville, Manchester.
Plus a decent salary monthly..
Not sure of who knows about Ackeem's situation but I know words can get out of how vulnerable he is and that would make it easier for Julius to kill him and me.
"Mi not even love dhem bloodclaat cold place ya" Ackeem grumble on the passenger's seat while Nelly drive.
About 5pm so the time chill yes worst a the miggle a March.
Boii spend him birthday Inna hospital.
Brandon and I are in the back seat, ya'll know that I would never move this far and leave my baby brother in Kingston. Anyways he's just spending the night as he got through to go overseas on one of those one years job program.
Mi seh God juss work out everything good...
"Dhat's all yuh duh sulky up yuh rawse self and complain" Nelly hiss his teeth as he slow down at a security house at the front of a housing scheme.
Newbrooks housing scheme..
He ignore Ackeem's grumbling while he speaks to the security that approach us at the gate. He then granted us access and Nelly drive in.
"Dhem house ya nice eh" I comment as I look at the many different types of luxury house.
"Can see seh a pure rich people live a dhem place ya enu" Brandon says as he too look with amusement in his eyes.
"Yasso unu ago brace fi di meanwhile" Nelly informs us right before stopping infront of a beautiful mansion it could pass for a apartment too.
It's well secure with a large metal gate and a security house at the entrance. Two arm security guards approach us at the gate, Nelly signal to them to open up and they did.
"A fu fa place dhis ya now?" Ackeem mumble.
"Yuh see mi a kotch a people place bredda, kinda a fuckery question dhat. Mi kno yuh brain shake up eno so mek mi lowe yuh out" Nelly hiss loudly before getting out of the car.
Brandon get out next examine the surrounding and stretching his long legs that is probably cramp up bad because of the long journey.
"Ya frighten friday, just a gawk off yu face like yuh nuh use tuh ntn" Ackeem says, glaring at me through the rare view mirror.
A mi cripple a tap wid....
God for give mi fi dhat...
"Kno wah yuh already in enuff pain, mek mi avoid yuh" I say while opening the car door.
"Yuh full a chat now" he asks, peeping his head between the driver's and passenger's seat to glare at me.
I hiss my teeth and get out of the car and walk to where Nelly and the securities are talking. He introduce us and give them strict instruction of who should enter this premises and what to do.
After viewing the inside which is marvelous ofcourse with modern designs, we settle in. On the out side have a large swimming, a gazebo, a roof top bar area and chill out spot and a basket ball court in the back.
Meech style...
Fi have dhem things ya it's either drugs, scamming or politics and we all knows what Nelly do...
"Mek sure yuh have everything pack fi tomorrow enu Brandon and no mek wen we reach a mobay, you seh yu left ntn" I warn him.
He's sitting at the edge of the bed in one of the guest room on the second floor, playing video games while stuffing his face with food.
As usual... sorry fi him wen him nuh see mi and mi ago miss him enu.
"Yes, mi pack everything" he answers in annoying tone.
"Mek sure becaz mi kno yuh" I says before walking out of the room.
I walk downstair to get my room, the extreme bottom floor right across from Ackeem's room because of the wheel chair that can not go up the stairs.
Becaz a mi a him care taker suh mi affi deh near him... hawt me essi.
Lies..
Him annoy me man wid him grumpy self after him half useless.
God for give mi fi dhat...
On my way down the hall to my room, I run into Nelly.
"Yuh and yuh bredda gud?" He asks.
"Yes" I answers. "Mi like yuh house, it big and nice" I comments as I look around on the unique designs.
"Affi unu now... is a villa mi did a think bout when me bill it enu but unu safety cum fuss although da mad bwoy deh a move ungrateful" he frown, leaning back on the wall.
"Nuh mind him Nelly, he's just hurting and a juss suh him can vent" I says to him as I lean on the opposite side of the wall.
"Mi ago make a move Wednesday enu, wah see mi family and thing" he sigh, raking his hand through his hair.
A long time him deh ya and him muss miss him wife and dwata...
"Dhat good man, mi will manage fi look afta him" I turn my head to where Ackeem's room is.
"And member everything m-
"Nelly mi know, I won't invite anyone at the house especially if dhem cum from town but-
"Kayla" he growls, giving me a serious look.
"A mi fren Nelly and she cah go through her pregnancy alone. Ziggy would a bex wid we" I pouted.
"Arite, tru a ziggy but nobody else" he warns.
"And mi cous-
"Kayla goodnight" he says leaning off the wall to walk away.
"Just di two a dhem, Tamara and Shantel, pretty please" I entwined my fingers while pouting.
"Dhem alone now gwan go rest fi tomorrow" he says then walk off.
Monique got through with her filing so I won't be seeing her for a while. She left last month and I miss her so much but we have long talk over the phone everyday and we both are here to cheer Shantel up.
She's going through alot and it's hurt that I have to leave her. She's at her mom's though in old harbour, she couldn't stay in east street after what happened to Ziggy.
"Suh yuh have a thing fimi bredda now? How unu suh close now?" Ackeem's voice and words startle me.
"Wah?" I asks surprise.
"Yuh deaf, every minute ya skin off teeth and a hitch up round mi bredda like unu in a supm" he says distastefully.
"Ackeem wah kind a thing dhat ya think? Mi fi sour up wid him? Fi wah?" I hiss my teeth. "Gwan a yuh bed if yuh know wah gud fi yuh" I wave him off and walk towards my room door.
"Mi foot dhem nah work but mi hand dhem surely is ere dhat" he says, showing me his gun.
Fada God help da mad man ya... a wah him problem though Fada...
"Ackeem have a goodnight" I hiss my teeth then disappear behind my room door.
Mi tiad and wah sleep...
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The following morning I get up extra early to make breakfast before leaving for the airport. Nelly make sure the house is stock with food and enough to last.
From mi see nice kitchen and food, gyal ago chef up a boat...
I move to the steaming pot and take the lid off, I then add the piling green banana with the rest of boiling food then place back the cover on it.
The ackee finish boiling so I drain off the water and place the frying pot on the stove with some cooking oil. After it's hot enough, I add the chop seasonings follow by the saltfish then the ackee and sprinkle some powder seasonings to it.
I message Brandon to come down for his breakfast after he's finishing having his shower then bring two plates of food outside for the securities.
Mi nuh kno how mi cook suh much food but sharing is caring.... dhem a secure wi so dhem fi eat good tuh.
When I reach back to the kitchen, Ackeem's there sipping on bottle of orange juice. He glare at me as I enter the kitchen and start lining out the plates with food around the kitchen island.
"Yuh love man?" He asks.
"Yuh love problem?" I asks back knowing he's talking about the securities I took food for.
Mi nuh know weh him a watch mi fa.
"Nelly cah yuh ya fi a feed security, a suh yuh wah dhem notice yuh" he says rudely.
"Ackeem, yuh can just tap bother mi spirit and act civilize? Even if mi wah dhem notice mi, weh dhat affi duh wid yuh, mi and yuh deh?" I drop one hand on my waist while leaning the other one on the kitchen island.
"Mine mi affi buss up da mouth deh ere?" He grimace, pointing the almost finish juice bottle at me.
"A nuh dhat, dwee- Ouch!" I wince when he throw the bottle hitting me on my shoulder.
"Don't fuck yuh self" he wheel closer to me and I grab a jug with some water and throw it at him.
"Don't fucking ramp wid mi" I snap at him.
He grab at mi but I run around the other side of the island.
"Mi ago fuck yu-
"A wapm in ya?" Nelly voice asks as he enter the kitchen fully.
"Yuh disgusting bredda a botha mi fi no reason" I hiss my teeth while ignoring Ackeem's death glare.
"Afta mi cah guh lef di two a unu ya? A so couple live?" Nelly place his hands on his waist while he looks between us.
"Mi and him nuh deh" I mumble and Ackeem glare at me.
"Unu a sample tuh pussyclaat" Nelly chuckle then move to the closest food to him.
He grab an orange juice from the fridge before walking towards the door. "Unu nuh botha kill of each other" he says on his way out.
"Mi ago fuck yuh up fi dhis enu, mi nah wile yuh" Ackeem threaten then wheel himself out.
"Yuh lucky" I hiss my teeth.
Few minutes later Brandon come down fully dress for the air port, he have his breakfast while I go get ready to take him.
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Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay.
"Mi ago miss yuh enu Brandon and please call mi as yuh reach" I hug him.
He already checked in and have half hour leave to broad his flight. I know mummy must be smiling in his grave to see how her only son is thriving. He's making her proud and I think I did very well with keeping him out of bad company.
"Mi aguh miss yuh food, who aguh cook fimi over deh" He fake cry and I playfully punch him.
"Dhat alone ya miss mi fah greedy bwoy?" I playfully frown.
"Yuh know a joke mi a mek" he laugh and wrap one of his arm around my shoulder. "Yuh sure ya go gud sis? A far mi aguh enu and mi nuh wah hear se-
"Mi aguh gud Brandon, a mi a di bigger one suh a mi fi a worry bout yuh and memba if any thing, Shauna deh near" I say and he hiss his teeth.
"Nuh wah hear bout she enu" he hiss lowly.
"Brandon, mi know eh hard fi forget but forgive... she a try now" I says to him.
Shauna finally got marry to a soldier overseas and a wait for her papers now. She wanted Brandon to come stay with her while on the program but he decline it. I think he need time to get back close with her and to know she's there for him, I feel so much comfortable with him leaving.
"Love yuh mi only sista, mi will text yuh" he gives me another hug before grabbing his suitcase handle.
"K love yuh tuh" I say almost in tears.
I blow him kisses as he walks away, tears fill my eyes as I see him leaving. It's the first time we'll be apart but I am glad he that he won't for Julius to use him to get to me or Ackeem.
Speaking of him, I can imagine the trouble I am going to go through with his attitude especially when Nelly is gone. Once Brandon disappear's out of my sight, I walk outside to my car.
Gyal now a drive mark x, red tuh mi favorite color and yes mi brave up now. Nuh fraid a dhem again.
Nelly get rid a mi next car and give mi dhis weh Julius nuh know...
Hopefully becaz him smart.
Black is beautiful by Shaneil Muir, starts playing as I drive out of the airport.
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Chapter 38 up next..