A story by DENNIS YOUNG

PART 3



shes. ....//,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,m/...................... DUAWEE.

she did not catch his answer...the speakers.. blared.:;CHARGE TORO

TORO...MAD BULLS...CHARGE DE MAD BULLS .. In that

instant...her glass spilled over her dress.* darn..whats going on?*A

crowd of people ran pass her and were heading back her

way..their eyes wide and stampeding...she moved out of the way...the

mad bulls charge one more time..she held onto an arm..it was not

Duawee.s arm, but she did not care..she wanted to feel safe at this

time,so any arm would do. Duawee felt embarrassed about the

situation.~..this song was not made for a night -club..it belongs in

the street -Carnival.Trinidad/Cropover. Barbados..but not in a crowded

room... it could cause a RIOT. *shite song anyway* ~

Veronica was angry..some liquid had spilled on her dress as she tried

to stop the free-falling glass..she wanted to leave at that moment..but

duawee held her.

Duawee : Would you like to dance?

Veronica :OK...ok.( shouting above the music)

. Duawee lead her to the dance floor. holding

her tight as they sank into the crowd. .a crowd which was beginning

to settle again./An altercation was taking place near the entrance..2

men argued and a girl was crying..One mad bull pointing his fingers

into a face./.a face wrecked with rage /...a face arguing in defence of

his woman..readying a fight.. a BOUNCER stepped in..restoring order..his

size pushed the finger to its normal stance/..the face back to its

shape and the girls tears to smiles..all was well..this BOUNCER was

bad.. Everyone clapped and scold the mad bull ,who retreated to the

toilet..talking shite out de side of his mouth..

Duawee: lets dance!

Veronica:ok

Veronica: where.s your giirlfriend?

Duawee: HAHAHA;;thats not my girlfriend,thats my cousin /_ thats my

cousin i promised her that if she did weel in her exams,then i

would treat her. ...She passed all her subjects..yes ..7

O.LEVELS AND 3 A LEVELS. a very intelligent girl. but she,s too

protective of me..her name"s Marlene .i'll introduce her to you later.

she felt a wave of relief run through her. .((.jumping to

conclusion and nearly falling apart.))

.she was pleased now.~.he would be mine to hold tonight~.

speakers returned to a mellower sound and her favourite..

** whoa de water running / whoa de water running..

tek it out and push it back in.

.whoa de water running. **

She watched the other girls on the dancefloor..a sea of bright

dresses.turning around /pushing back..it was quite sensual..so she

tried it.,.resting hers on Duaree,who smiled and continued his

motion.. Veronica thought~~ This song

was really meant for me ,before and after~~ i m taking this song

back and show my friends...they will down here in a flash.---(sukki

sukki now) **

Another song grabbed her..

** COME UP TO ME BAMSIE BOY AND AYE AYE AYE/ COME UP TO ME BAMSIE

BOY AND AYE AYE AYE.. ~ this one was even better than the last

one..she positioned herself as the girls were..pushing de bamsie

back..waiting for de aye aye aye..Duawee kept a straight face...he

was so close to de bamsie and he felt himself getting STRONGER AND

STRONGER. He needed a diversion to stop his impending shame..

**i am a gentleman*

Duawee: would you like a drink?

NO:VERONICA..NO...nothing would take her away from this aye!aye! aye. it

was good and soooo good ..she thought of him and of her and of them

in embrace..this was a beginning of their friendship ..she was close

to paradise..and it made her drunk with excitement..

Duawee: hold on for a minute.,i'll be right back. i.ve gotta go and

see someone,please don' leave..OK:

. he walked away..she felt alone again..his sudden departure from her

made an emptiness appear.. /

From out of nowhere another voice in her ear...mentioning something

about her body and his and what he would do..

she shoosed him away..a tormented fly looking for a prey..not today.

stupid man..did not even introduce himself..coming on like a

player..she had matured to this kind of talk and would have none of

it...the voice hovered , not giving up,, he whispered something

in her ear..she did not like him...

Veronica;((shouting):: LOOK I HAVE A MAN AND HE WILL SOON BE BACK

..AND IF YOU DON.T LEAVE ME ALONE.HE.S GONNA .. she caught herself in

mid-speech..that was the first time she mentioned Duawee as her

man..why would she do something like that.! The pestering voice

disappeared as suddenly as Duawee appeared ..drinks in hand..Duawee

handed her the glass,which .she quickly took just to let the voice

know this was HER MAN ..

The voice saw the eyes signalling danger / read the contents and ran

off. .he would find another conquest/.another lonely heart..

Duawee:i have something special for you.

She tried to read his eyes for the secret surprise..but could not make

it out..could not see between the drink and his eyes/ ok she would

accept anything now because with him she felt safe.

DJ: WELL ABOUT NOW...GINE INTRODUCE TO WUNNA, MAN NAME JAY LO OUTTA

LONDON...\HE.S HERE WITH THE LATEST TUNES REGGAE AND DEEP

SOUL(R&B).. WHOOOHHH ..SO LETS GIVE IT UP DE MAN JAY LO...

Jay Lo.: THANK YOU MATE ..TONIGHT I HAVE A ..SOLID SELECTION..

SOME REGGAE ...DEEP SOUL AND AS A SURPRISE SOME LOCAL -real

exclusives .

Jay Lo grabbed an lp...he would start with reggae.

Jay Lo : BEFORE I BEGIN..GOT A REQUEST GOING OUT TO ONE WOMAN NAME

VERONICA VISITING DE ISLAND SHORES ..ALL DE WAY FROM AMERICA ,.TUNE

SELECT FROM DE MAN NAME DUAWEE..SPECIALLY FOR YOU VERONICA..ITS

A TUNE BY THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS CALLED *DANGER IN YOUR EYES*

(tuff audio) Jay Lo swung his arm

around..placing the vinyl On the turntable/ .headphones on one

ear..

. Jay Lo:..**.SONG LIVICATED TO DE ONE GURL..FROM DUAWEE.**

Duawee smiled and whispered to her .((you were **.... my ...////

she held him closer..

.

Duawee: now can i teach you the rub-a-dub?.

Veronica :ok ,lets see whats this dance does for you

Duawee::: now take your right leg and place it between my legs.

then hold my waist...now sway your hips from side to side just

like i am doing ...ok ..yes. thats it now you are

rub-a-dub-girl..

SONG

>>>>.. you maybe lonely and i might be someone

now we are together i feel the danger

danger in your eyes..

Veronica thinks ~~ Oh this was good ..REAL GOOD....where was this guy

when she needed him..whenever she got lost..where was he? stupid

thoughts crowded her head... the music calm her...

This time Duawee could be himself,,he had danced this song many times

and after the fifth time ..he was safe.(no dogs would get out

tonight.)... * the danger in your

eyes*...

The dub version followed and so did she..he dipped her running his

fingers down the centre of her back ..she felt strange a sudden urge

to do..(drab her) she held tighter..no need it was ready and he as so

much stronger now..//.bass bass /drum.//..bass bass ...

~oh this song and the dance.~

Other couples moved away from them//they could deal with the wuking

up...but not this..this ritual full of undertones..overtones and the

rest.. They were lost in danger

ground...she wanted ..his strength to make her weak .tonight.*.but its

too soon...but this song /oh this song had her losing / her caress

was so full and he was ..... no more please ..she begged

herself..get a grip..this is not happening,,,oh..oh please.

.*.danger in your eyes*.

~.oh its just too much ..thisdance.........thesemovemnts

soclose...toomuch or me.~ (*the song finished )

Another reggae ..they entered the danger zone again...both knowing the

consequences, but liking it anyway.. 3 more reggae songs

she was hooked on this dance..it reminded her of dirty dancing(movie)

only sexier..more danger/.

They pryed themselves apart when Jay Lo interrupted >

Jay Lo::: Jay Lo her on de mike.. ready to do some damage./..hold

tight..song called iere and mello by Beres Hammond ...

Here they go again.. calapse..calapse . into in each other/.fit

perfect.

Jay Lo; now for something local an exclusive.. first time out

of the box. song by Tony Garzette, produced by the Hoyos

Brothers.> Clifton Glasgow on the guitar and Natahlee doing she

ting. . Jay Lo :..song

called ~* WITHOUT YOU *~..

^ listen to the lazy guitar sound by the ole man Clifton

Glasgow..he can play .... he vexx..

FROM THE SPEAKERS A VOICE>:>;;

well its another day following yesterday

still you are not here... ..

>>>>>>>>>>(music) the violin sound held the drumming intact.. becoming

full and dominant. / the guitar stroked both sounds/.complimenting

and dissecting..then meandering across the voice.../pushing to the

front in lazy drones___(.its was different)..

Tony sings:

everyday i sit and wait

asking myself why..why

why did you leave so suddenly

baby..baby.

..please ..

i can control my temper..but not my fate

..listen honey.

before its too late

come back to me...PLEASE

please...i need you

in a deperate way.

all the girls i.ve met

are so full of play...

now i know / you are all i need

*((chorus)) i.m sorry....forgive me

i.m sorry forgive me

without you i'm not a man

without you i'm nothing

nothing ..

i.m nothing without you

so forgive me.. and come back.

.. "" """

Natahlee((soft raps):: so Tony she gone leff yuh

me brother

broken hearted and tuh suffah ..

putting you in *trixtion*

wid yuh emotion

but don.t sit there wondering

bout her ..

come here to Natahlee

tonight just you and me

**** uh gine put pon yuh choak hold and see -saw

yeah tonight we gine sin

to dis riddim

``~~``Tony you so smooth

say it. say it again

mek me heart sing ..

Tony :;i'm sorry... forgive me/ i'm sorry forgive me

((**writer.s note...the words will be finished another time))

~~ Thats not a bad song ...Duawee thought.~.quite an improvement on

the 1970.s spouge days... he liked it.

Veronica liked the song too, but thought it reminded her of a song by

the Dramatics.

Jay Lo: :did you like?/Tony smooth though ..a veteran..a pity he

didn.t really reach his prize.... next week another

exclusive from the Hoyos record label... Tamara

Marshall singing a song call :*No Visitors* . heard a cut

today...this one ready for the billboard===__WHOOOSHSH *** ..

Veronica: can we go now.?.. i'm really tired... please can we leave

?.. Duawee checks his watch..and sighs:~~ Its only 3 :27

AM..too early to leave the scene ..Duawee wanted more rub-a-dub...

a disappointment rested on his shoulders..he shugged it off....there.s

always tomorrow. Duawee signalled to

Marleen : ready..yeah ready...come

Marleen arrived with a disgusted look on her face.

she shot the look at the stranger who was breaking up her night

Marleen:: Send she home by taxi nuh..i just getting ready fuh Tony

. he tinks he gud .uh rub he down all night had

he in cold sweat he started moaning like an old car wid uh

bad muffler .yuh should see me uh wuk-up till uh course

out and he catching fuh air .

he seh uh too much fuh he, but he gine and practice fuh de next

time ..how can yuh practice to wuk-up? yuh eidda got it or yuh

don.t Marleen turns to the stranger::..

Hello my name's Marleen..whats yours......you look american ? i can

telI by the dress you are wearing..tha.. look expensive.

Marleen turned again to Duawee ,yeah Duawee uh mash he up .one

juk in deh then one in yeh then juk..juk. juk.

.she made some rapid movements...sensual but rough in contents.

yeah juk..juk jukky juk..she sang.

Marleen:: yuh gine juk she tonight?...hee heee HA HA

Duawee ignored her/Vveronica got lost in the one-way conversation

.. They walked down the steps..and out into the

night.,heading for the car .pass the boys, who harrassed her

earlier. their voices silent now .

(--girl can,t talk to you./ have a man now...)

The breeze was flowing though her dress and made her slightly cold..she

held Duawee tighter..jockeying for position on his right arm

,Marleen was also holding and envying.

Veronica thought~~.so what!you are only his cousin...he might be more

to me tonight....nah!.. an earlier thought screwed her head ~nah *a

drink/a laugh/a dance and walk on the beach..thats her night)...

>From behind a voice shouted:;DUAWEE DUAWEE .. WAIT!

Another girl, older than Marleen came out of the cold..her face

bright/ smilling her eyes resting only on him...

Duawee: hello wendy . how are you?

Wendy: I amd fine can i coome and see you soon.

.her words threatened Veronica,.who adjusted her arm~~..who.s this one

now.~..

Duawee: OK.. i will call you.. i have to get Marleen home .This is my

friend Veronica .. --his words came.out as if to placing blame

yeah ill see you late,wendy said rushing to another man,sitting in

another car.. she turns her head,winked at Duawee...

Duawee turned the car wheel muttering something about the girl... he

seemed perturbed.. H..O..M..E >>>>.

Duawee": Marleen wake up / you are home ..do you have your keys?...ok

see you tommorow...ok tell junie ill check her later with some

groceries... Marleen : see yuh and you too

american girl... she headed up the steps awake and singing << juk

juck juck juky juki juk..her movements were shattered for the

evening/.night.

Out into the night to the beach..to walk and hold hands.

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