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MONIQUE DALIAH BANKS | Nique POV
"Empress yuh cya always a walk round wid yuh face so long eno,"
I keep my head down looking into my phone and ignoring the man calling out to me.
Mi nuh know why some people feel like seh an every fucking minute mi fi walk round wid a big ass smile pa mi face wah dem think this is?? IT???
Nah do nothing fi please no body eno...
"Yuh cya ansa when big man a talk to yuh?"
Still looking into my phone I punch random numbers into the calculator until I was far away from them.
Mi nuh like chat up wid people eno suh mi ago always find something fi do so mi can avoid any situation related to having a conversation with anyone unless it's some important.
"Mummy"
I call out about two more times until my mother walks out. I smile waving at her while her expressions dramatically enhance.
"Then nuh mi baby dat waaiii" I laugh watching her calling out everyone from out the house.
Dem nuh plan fi let mi in...
"But Nique (Nickey) yuh get thick to pussyfoot woooiiiii" my aunt dances around on the veranda until mommy slaps her on the back of her head.
"Watch yuh mouth ina mi house before mi ring it off"
Bay extra people mi related to eno
Finally opening the grill they let me in and I immediately hug my mother. Feeling tears at the back of my eyes because of her warmth I try to blink them away.
"Wah gwan cuz," I hug my cousin, Dontáe and everyone else before heading to the living room.
As soon as I walk inside someone flung themself on me and by the Vanilla scented I knew it was my little sister.
I wrap my arms around her. "Yuh heavy eno gal," we rock side to side while she screams in my ear.
I scan the place and saw that my mom redecorate the place. Love dis.
Did ago move har out but she neva wah leave.
Growing up we weren't poor but we still had money struggles. Mi mean borrow money from other family members, tek from shop, and sometimes we couldn't even go to school.
Back then mi watch mi mada bawl when she nuh have enough fi give we.
Not did even have a father figure around fi help out because as him seh him can only manage fi tek care of himself but still manage fi go fuck another woman and get new family.
He left when my little sister, Zid was 6, my brother Isaiah was 10 and I was 13 and now him a try build relationship wid we like ano him lef.
