“Yeah girl, that’s you!”
“Thanks, Clova,” I reply, quickly grabbing my portable fan before heading out. As I step outside, I spot Nickoi vaping while chatting with his friends.
“See har deh,” Rick says, and Nickoi’s gaze snaps to me.
Wow.
His eyes reveal everything I need to know.
I smile innocently, feeling like this is truly the icing on the cake. He takes my hand, tells his friends he’ll catch up later, and leads me towards… is that… is that a
Rolls Royce?
It’s decorated with diamonds and a license plate reading:
D’Jacobs Just Got Married.’
The chauffeur greets us and opens the door. I catch Nickoi’s eye, and he winks at me. I smile as I climb in.
It’s hard to wrap my head around this, but it’s Nickoi we’re talking about. I should have seen it coming.
Suddenly, his uncle arrives at the door, accompanied by Nature.
“Watch the OG dem,” Nickoi leans in and fist-bumps them. I adore how genuinely happy he is around them. They’re like father figures to him, especially Nature, I think.
“Hey, respect, Uncle Orion,” he greets him, and I smile. So, is the Rolls Royce a gift?
“It’s a gift?” I ask, intrigued.
“Uncle Orion ghost. It’s basically a rental,” he replies.
“Okay.”
“It’s yours,” Mr. Orion chimes in. Nickoi looks stunned, but he quickly conceals it.
“It’s part of my apology,” he explains, and Nickoi nods in understanding. Nature smiles but remains silent.
I’m confused.
What did he do that warrants such an extravagant apology?
Junior approaches, greeting everyone before fist-bumping Nickoi. “Do the right thing, you a see me at the venue.”
Nickoi nods as Junior walks away.
Orion calls out to him, “You leaving right away?” Junior affirms with a nod.
“Yeah.”
As they continue their conversation, I notice the cameras flashing at me. I stand up, striking a few poses while holding my gold and white bouquet in the air
“Whew!”
“Zahir and Zahira nice mother!”
“A payyyy dead gyal!!”
“Do this and beat mi cuzz’n!”
