Conversation with Guyana
Hey Guyana, how yuh going girl? Long time no see, what’s
been going on with you?
Well boy, is like this, ah leff mih mother house in ’66 ,
married to man that was full of ambition for us, he and I formed a great alliance
to take on the world and we did, for a short time we were good at it, but then
the world fought back and the realities of doing business set in, we made great
children though, tough, bright innovative young men and women, but we couldn’t
provide opportunities and many left seeking jobs overseas, them doing good yuh
know, really making us proud.
I did hear when yuh fuss husband dead, was big news…
Yes, he had a lot of good ideas and we business laid plenty
foundations…but he did lil wrong and strong , not a great manager, more of an
ideas man, so we did really brucks by the time he end up in the hospital… then he cousin tek over the business and we
really perks nicely.
So what happen to he?
Well the children get big and they start making decisions,
some democracy nonsense they read in school, so after 28 years of one way of
doing things dem encourage fuh get marrid again. I tek a new man , he come wid
he own baggage but was a nice change.
He dead right after nuh…
Yeas boy, he crap out early and we had lil hiccups then he
nephew tek ova and we went through a good period, business boom, dem seh was
Poor people problems we had, but we mek real cheese, then of course the fuss
husband chirren start mek bassa bassa…saying them ent getting treat good an’
ting.
Girl, that is human nature…
Yeah, dem start instigate and insinuate that money thiefin’
leff right and center, some of it had fuh be true, ah men when big money deh ‘bout
dem got fuh be thiefin’, dem point fingers at all the ‘frens’ who hanging they
mouth fuh soup, real tra-la-la
Suh wha’yuh do?
Well bai… is not fuh seh when yuh get older yuh ent got
needs..yuh know ..sexually… so I kick out the nephew dem and marrid mih fuss
husban’ second cousin.
How dat wukkin’ out?
Is a change fuh sure, since he move in the house, he
cleaning, he painting everything Green and yellow till ah sick, he say he working
harder and he give heself and management a raise, I know the workers like the
fresh paint and clean office, but he ent throw dem a bone fuh chew pon… he and
the neighbor who used to give we ting had big quarrel over the position of the
fence, big cuss out , the previous bai used to gaff dem out anytime they talk
bout whe’ the fence deh, dis one is a bad man he roll up sleeve and talk bout
hard slap an’ ting…
So yuh saying he better and ah gat fuh ask ..how the sex at
you age?
Bai, me ent think he know nutting ‘bout business, he like a
sailor, as fuh the managers, dem like travel, dem tekkin’ liberties with how
they walking ‘bout the house and other things too….
So the sex…
Why you stay so eh, everything is sex… (lowers voice) well
is sex ah did want and is sex ah getting, I had no idea so much people could
sex you one time, I wake up with three of dem in the bed one time, Jo, Hung Lo
and Wonk Dong, I ent even think they care I was in the bed, dem was doing they
own ting, I was just ah extra hole, and yes, dem is the same frens the pickney
dem was complaing ‘bout… the more things change….
So wha’ you doing now?
Bai, I busy busy buying dress an’ ting fuh the party, we
tekkin all the money dat we find..yuh know they money dem did say the nephew
thief, well we find it in a bank account , well he did really stupit, money is
not fuh bank, is fuh bingee, is jubilee time, we swinging like old times.
But yuh putting up for a rainy day and dem chirren school
fees an’ ting?
Put up? Look, is we time fuh party now, you sound like Cheddi
chirren, broken record baby, dem chirren gon fix dey-self, we just lash out wid
a big cricket finals fuh keep the party going , festivity is the ting, once dat
happening the rest will sort itself out, and we helping out by giving to
charity too.
Which charity? Red Cross?
No man… Caribbean Premiere League, is owned by poor
billionaires, dem really need we help.
Girl,me and you is frens long now right? … ah could ask yuh
anything right?
Yeah, bai, we safe long now, ask away..
Yuh deh pon drugs?