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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
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2021-09-05 21:44:58Looking down at her Ma, Suzie hiccupped, bursting again in hysterical laughter. ‘Very funny, indeed,’ Ma said, following her daughter in fits of laughter. Tears ran down their faces. This was how Sean found them when he entered the house.
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‘Oh my! How did all these chickens manage to escape? Suzie did you or your brother tamper with the locks of the cage?’ Sean puffed as he ran behind the hen, balancing one under his left arm. After a few strenuous runs, he managed to capture or rush most of the hens back inside the coop. H
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He looked closely at the item, it looked exceptionally large for a button. Where did this come from? This was not his. Maybe Abby’s or one of the kids. He placed it in his top shirt pocket. He will ask Abby about it later. Things seemed to be escalating sooner than he expected. He was nowhere close to getting the full amount of money. It had been only three weeks since Tomas was home. He doubted he had acquired much either. Sean would have to find another way of getting that money for now. Just a
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Sean was not one to ask for help, so after wrestling with the decision for a few days he swallowed his pride and paid the man a visit. He sighed recalling that day.The bastard had kept him waiting for half an hour. Walking cockily into the shop, Bringo motioned for Sean to follow him to the back door.‘So,’ he began, ‘A small bird told me that your brother has found himself in some trouble.’ Sean recalled saying. ‘I don’t know w
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‘You should use a scrubbing brush on it, not your hands,’ Mrs. Lambert continued. ‘For the life of me, I don’t understand why you want to use your hands on such rough material. At your age, you don’t know how to wash jeans. If you continue this way, the process will drain you, and to make matters worse, you have no size, eventually you will finish. You need to eat some more dasheen and yam to put some meat on those bones. Too much rice and pasta not good you know.’Fautina ignored her and started on a skirt, lifting the material in the air and slapping it down hard on a nearby stone. The suds splashed,
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Sean placed her right foot down and started on the left. ‘I know she is facing a few challenges with the boys, but it should be the children’s fathers’ responsibility. I tell you, once she sees me, she automatically becomes an invalid. She also has a lazy bone because there are women who will get up their tail and not wait on a man to do everything. How would it look if I don’t help?’ He sighed. Shaking his head Sean continued. ‘Recently poor Richard has been feeling the strain with his bad leg. She calls on him often. I am glad that I do not live close to Christie.’‘Well,’ Abigale responded when she able to get a word in, ‘Based on the conversation I overhead at the health
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It was a blue and white packet with individual, smaller soft packages the size of a blue soap inside. Pulling out one, she opened it. It was a sanitary napkin. She recalled seeing something similar by Lorain. She fingered the material. It very soft and absorbent. She wondered if it was made out of cotton. She slowly brought it to her nose and inhaled deeply. It had a light floral scent, almost of fresh flowers.‘I see that you found the package that I left you.’Suzie jumped. Placing a hand on her chest, she turned and found her Ma hovering at the door of the room. She looked a bit unsure
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Returning to the house, Sean increased the wick of the lamp, flooding the room with brightness. He walked around the room, slowly retracing his steps. He was checking to see if the perpetrator had left anything behind which would give him a clue. He checked meticulously between the nook and crannies of the room. He found nothing. Picking up a few cushions that had fallen to the floor during their struggle, he placed them back on the chair. Sean took a last glance around the room to ensure that nothing was amiss. He returned the lamp to its rightful place and went back to the bedroom. As soon as he sat down, Abigale stirred and croaked, h
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Before Sean could respond, Lydia sashayed into the room dressed in a short, white dress with her feet bare. Her hair was dropped; Sean could see droplets of water clinging to the ends of her hair. It looked like she had just come from the shower. Involuntarily, images of the last time they were together flooded his thoughts. Sean felt his heart trip in his chest. He felt ashamed, and wondered what she was thinking. The longer he stood there, the worse the feeling got. The air in the room had suddenly turned humid and he felt his throat constricting. He had to get outside now
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Where was Richard, surely ten minutes had passed? ‘Now, now Peter. There is no need for that. Why don’t you and Fautina tell me what you want? We can reach a compromise; no-one has to be hurt.’Chuckling, Fautina went across to the far corner of the room where Lydia kept the wine, and poured generously into a wineglass.‘Hmm, sister, this is really good wine. Father must have spent a fortune on it.’
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Patting his pants pocket, Sean felt around for a small pen light. At the end of the instrument was a tiny knife. Both men had to bend low to avoid the trees which were overhanging at the entrance. Sean waited until they both were inside the trapdoor, then put on the flashlight on dim. They found themselves in a dusty, smelly room. Something scurried across their path, making Richard utter an expletive.‘Be quiet. We don’t want to alert them.’‘I am trying my best. What is this roo
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He ran all the way. There was no one out this early morning. It was around two or three o’clock if his judgment was correct. He did not pause to check on his surroundings. The earlier he got to Richard’s, the better. He hoped that the boy was alright. How did this slip him? He should have known. Reaching Richard’s doorstep, he pounded loudly on the front door. He waited. When he did not get a response, he went to one of the windows, trying to pry it open and shouted, ‘Richard, Jerald! Can you hear me?’Suddenly the door opened with Richard standing in his pajamas. &lsqu
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When she did not respond he turned to face her.‘I will be going alone, Sean.’ ‘What? I am not allowing you to go out to God-knows-where, searching all alone. I will accompany you, and that is final.’‘No it is not. The children need a parent and both of us cannot leave, not this time.’ Sean to
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‘Well it seems to me that you really did not have a choice. If you had stayed back your life might have been at stake and you would not have seen either of your babies. Who knows what this Pablo character is capable of, huh?’ Sean declared.‘Yes, I agree, but it broke my heart to leave my aunt and in particular under such circumstances. What would happen now to her the boys? Would they be safe? So many questions flooded into my mind at once. I felt overwhelmed and thought about staying, but then I remembered the baby by my side and that hardened my resolve. ‘
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Taking a restorative breath she continued. ‘I tried anyways. I opened my mouth and screamed, but my scream was cut off when he backhanded me across the mouth. We struggled for a while. I kicked and pushed, but he was too strong for me. Ignoring my cries, he forced himself upon me.’ Abigale choked on the last sentence.‘What a bastard!’ Sean exclaimed angrily. ‘I am sorry, so very sorry to hear this Abby. You mean to tell me neither your aunt nor the boys heard your cries. None came to your aid?’
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Abigale watched him crawl into bed and closed her eyes. She was so tired, tired of the guilt and the pain. She also knew that she was being unfair to Sean, but she did not want to continue to burden him with her past. Nothing bad happen to people based on a few nightmares. But she knew she was kidding herself, because for the two months her nightmares were more frequent and more alive. Maybe it was a sign that she needed to unburden herself. Making up her mind, she changed her clothes, sat down beside Sean, and shook him. Instantly he opened his eyes. ‘I think it is time that you know my full
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Sean lazily watched the two ladies work and marvelled at how tall Suzie had grown over the past year. She was almost the same height and size as her mother. She was a looker, and in a few years, he would be beating the young men away from his door. He was proud to be her father; she was a quiet but strong-willed child. She had a good brain on her head. He was always happy to see her engrossed in her books. He knew Abby was proud of that also, although she might not show it openly. Recalling the conversation he had had earlier on with Jerald, he knew he had to confront Richard. He would lead him to the second person that Suzie must have s
