I did what I was told. My feet could not go any faster. I tried to run as fast as I could down the hall. As soon as I locked the door, I turned around. I looked in the mirror, and a figure became clear. It was Shamar.
“Stay here. You will know when it’s safe to come out. This ain’t the first time I protected you in a bathroom.”
I nodded my head in agreement. He disappeared. Then I pondered on what he said. I realized he was the one who scared Jim at the church. I chuckled at the fact that he saw a ghost. Outside the bathroom door, I overheard their conversation.
“Leggo ah mi. Jevaun, Yuh really get ah chichi man bwoy eena fi mi house?” She angrily questioned him after he let her go. “A yuh losing yuh f*****g mind?”
She stood there, looking at her son. Her skin was dark ebony. Her 5’1”
