•Chapter 16•

                                    

                                          
Tanoi Cunningham
Marabelle Estate||Kingston||Wednesday||7:00 A.M
One thing, no matter how early the morning be people ago call me phone.
Why Ruel Cunningham decide fi call mi so early just fi ask stupid questions.
I finally got a chance to get my sleep schedule on track, and here he was asking me foolishness.
"Tanoi, mi tell yuh already doh make it happen again" said my overstimulated father.
It was 12:00 P.M there now, in the afternoon!!.
Bruhhhhhh!.
Come on.
"Mi naah do nutn" I answer, I was frustrated. 
He called me because someone told him I was with Imani last night.
I was in my bed.
Fast asleep and ignoring the world.
I swear, someone really doesn't like to see me at peace.
"Everyday yuh come to me a remind me fi stay far from Imani, and then you a the same one a call me and ask me fi help him", I groan loudly, "make up yuh mind wah yuh want me fi do".
"Mi waah yuh listen when mi talk Tanoi, mi not even get fi touch pon the fact seh when dem man did come fi yuh a Richmond yuh deh wid Chinna, the fuck yaah do a Richmond wid him?!"
Yes now, mi did a wait fi him touch that.
"Nutn weh yuh think so yuh can get it outta yuh head"
I hear my uncle in the background telling my father to chill, but he was having none of it. 
"All me a say is stop go round Chinna unless a me or English authorize it", him kiss him teeth and mi know fi sure him fed up, "not even English neither because a him make yuh deh round him everyday, dat bwoii doh listen eno man".
I rolled my eyes, "what's so bad about him anyway?".
Yuh know yaah go gwaan until Ruel rass yuh.
Him naah put him hand pon me.
Him can gwaan beat up him chest all him want.
So is a bad time fi tell him Chinna ask yuh fi give him a chance then?.
I almost burst out laughing at my subconscious.
Miss, now yaah look trouble.
"Yuh know why mi no want unu too close Tanoi, stop provoke me"
This man doe God.
"A you a provoke yuh self, look how early yuh call me because a hear say, me and Imani nuh see each other since Monday, you can call him yuh self and ask him"
"Mi no response fi Chinna"
"Yuh actions say otherwise"
He takes a deep breath, him better nuh start huff and puff inna me ears.
Him know mi get him likkle dutty attitude so him cyaah complain, anything him gimme a it me give right back to him.
"Mi just...." He trails off, I stay silent, waiting for him to finish the sentence.
"Mi cyaah lose yuh Tanoi, mi know yuh have feelings and emotions but just understand my side, please"
I sigh in defeat, "I understand".
Noooooooooo.
"Mi naah try hinder yuh happiness but this just cyaah happen, it wouldn't work", this speech again.