🥘 Chapter 14 🥘
🥘 Chapter 14 🥘
🥘 Dean's pov 🥘
I stood stirring the large pot of soup on the fire, it was almost eleven and Antoine had a large pan of jerk chicken ready already. He began bringing out cases of bottle drinks and crangrape water and stocking them beside the two half plastic drums, he uses to put liquors and drinks in when he kept dances or occasions like these. Next he brought out a long table cloth and spread on the two tables he had place together to make one long table.
The gate opens and he glance up as a car drives in, it was Quenger. "Blessed morning," he said then and began carrying large bags of ice and putting them into the half drums.
When he was finished carrying them, he tore off all the plastics from them and chip them up into smaller pieces. Next he began stocking the bottle drinks on and under the ice until both half drums were filled. I went inside to sort out the twins and heard him drive out a few minutes after, but he returned about five minutes and parked on the outside.
I looked through the window and saw him, Demar, Swinger and two others walking to the house side close to the back where Antoine was. Demar looked different, he look hardened. I felt a bit grieved wondering if it was a good or bad thing that Antoine was causing him to turn into, I still liked him in a brotherly way now- because there was no way we could ever be together and I didn't harbor the feelings I once did for him.
Shaking the ghastly thoughts from my head, I carried the boys downstairs and out to where Antoine and them was. He was serving them some of the hot goat soup and they were talking, he took both of from me and hand Dãtoine to Demar and Denalo to Quenger. The others croon over them as both of them began to feed them from the soup they were drinking, I turn to walk away and Antoine ask.
"Yuh nah drink some a di soup babes?"
"Yeah, mi a guh duh somn a come back first," I reply and he nodded and went back to the jerk pan.
My eyes went straight to the burning of someone looking at me and I found Demar looking at me then looked away at Quenger. I walk off quickly inside hoping that no one saw him looking at me, after I finished doing what I had to- I went for my soup and carried it inside to drink. Grung and a bunch of others came through the gate and soon the yard was filled with them.
Hot-tool came sometime after with some chappas carrying a large boom box, he spoke to Antoine who nodded occasionally then seem to ask him something at which he hunched his shoulders in a he doesn't know fashion. They talked for a little while more then he took a medium container of soup that Antoine shared and hands him.
"Music," Hot-tool said and Quenger plugged in the boom box.
Raquel came with her and Demar's daughter, Grung took Dãtoine from Demar who took his daughter from Raquel. She walk over to Antoine and he ask her something, then share food into a box and gave her with a medium container of soup. He pointed to the half drums and she went and took a bottle of cran-grape water then leave.
The smell of jerk chicken filled the kitchen as I wash the bowl I had just drank the soup from, there was no pots on the stove so I search the oven and there I saw a small foil pan filled with it- garnished with fresh thyme and scotch bonnet peppers. I close it back without taking any because I wasn't sure if it was for someone and cut a slice of one of the cakes I had bake instead. Antoine came in and saw me and ask if I didn't want any of the jerk chicken or food, I told him yes and he pointed at the oven.
The aroma was great and I took out two piece and put on a plate, then return the foil pan with the rest to the oven. Antoine took my plate and went out, he brought it back with a small portion of rice and peas two festivals and gravy. I thanked him and he went back outside to where he was cooking and serving his chappas, I poured some lemonade into a glass and went to the dining table to sit and eat.
I kept glancing through the window at Demar, I truly hope nothing bad happens to him- he looked so different from his usual self- more mature, reserve. His muscles were pronounced like Antoine's under his t-shirt and I sense an underlying danger within him. I continued to eat while in deep thoughts, Rema does need strong men to protect it's occupants- so maybe it is for the best.
Sighing heavily I got up feeling overfilled, but I end up eating another piece of jerk chicken and a large bowl of ice-cream. I went for something else to eat but stop myself, I was stress eating I realize and head upstairs where I call Adajay to check if she was doing ok. After that I showered and went to sleep.
Antoine's pov
I took the twins upstairs but found Dean fast asleep, I was a bit worried about her but I had so much on my plate right now. I carried the them over to their room and bathe them, they both went to sleep making things easier for me. Back down stairs I beckoned to Quenger who turned off the music and we began to discuss in quiet tones about what we had to do.
"Grung, yuh a carry back up the twins tonight- choose two chappa fi role wid yuh," I told Grung first.
He nodded and ask. "Mi fi stay or come back dung tonight?"
"Yuh and di chappa dem wey yah guh wid can come back dung, carry some food fi di chappa dem wey live up dey now," I said and they started to laugh.
The two chappas that stayed up there on official guard duty had woman and don't want to come down as they regularly switched doing. "Gremlin, Hot-tool a tek yuh space on night watch, while yuh keep track a Trina- let's hope she stick to the deal or one a uno affi guh get rid a har," I said to Gremlin and the others.
"One a uno?! Huh! Easy ting mi don send Dean fi har," Spent-shell said causing everyone who knew that Dean had killed Steffanique to burst out laughing.
I held my forehead while shaking it, why dem suh awful I shook with laughter from the irony of it, but it was no laughing matter- no death is. I held up head to begin speaking again and my eyes land on an unlaughing Demar.
"Bredda yuh send Dean a one ina e neck and di body missing," Swinger said then made an awful cracking sound causing a bout of laughter again.
"Smooth criminal," Spent-shell said when the laughter died down.
Demar snorted and an inkling of a smile appeared around his mouth, I wondered what his thoughts were and looked away from him when he direct his gaze at me. I did not fear him and this was an absolutely great time to test out his skills. I sent my fist flying at his face and to my amazement he blocked it with ease and jumped up as I sent another flying at him.
He chuckled and I smile noting that he's keeping his eyes on me, most of the chappas have only saw me sparr with Grung, Hottool or Quenger during training. While he watch for my fists as we dribbled I kick at him but he sighted it and I fist him across his face- suprisingly I collected one from him right back across my face. He tripped my feet sending me sprawling to the ground, but I kicked hard at his left foot before I fell and sent him sprawling to the ground as well.
I got pulled up by Hot-tool and saw Swinger pulling up Demar, we bumped fists and I walk over to the plastic drums. The likkle workout mek mi thirsty, I uncorked a bottle of cran-grape water and downed half of it. Then I went back to finish talking and making plans with them, some chappas took care of the washing and tidying up after and I shared out the rest of the food for those who haven't gotten and to those who wanted to take home.
Grung got four plates of food because his babymother was pregnant again and I remind him that I'm not taking on godfather duty for this unborn one. He hissed then went inside the kitchen while the chappas laughed, I folded my arms and waited for him to return to see what he went for.
He came back out empty handed and said. "Nuh worry yuhself, lata mi a guh up a di store fi wey yuh god-pickney dem fi get- cause yuh nah duh yuh duty from waday ino."
"Spent-shell, anything taken from the stores by Grung widout my permission him suppose to pay for," I told Spent-shell.
Grung laughs then stated. "All wha a gwane if him talk too hard mi just gi him one a Dean style and tek wey miself wid di loot."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah hi hi hih hi hi hi," they all laughed.
To be continued....
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