Foxy_T

by Tony White

  ‘Seen,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘Cause we don’t got no spare key is it.’

  And Zafar check him watch and say, ‘Listen man they expecting me init. Later, yeah.’ And saying that him stand up and pick up him jacket. ‘Listen,’ him say before him go. ‘Thanks man.’

  And all this happen right in the E-Z Call init where nuff man can hear them business. All the customer them is tap away an concentrate upon them email and shit like usual. But Foxy-T and Ruji-Babes is act like they aint there sometime. If them two want fe chat then they is chat init. And probaly is there life so them do what they want and like you aint go wait till like ten at night fe say something is it. You a just go say it when you think it seen. And them two is always like that believe me. Man can hear all type a thing them a talk about in the E-Z Call.

  Cause tell the truth when Zafar a step out that afternoon and once him cash that giro up Whitechapel he probaly just been check around the place fe see him spar init. Listen man you been away four year that is what you a go do init. First thing man you go fe check you spar. Serious now. What else you a go do is it. And Zafar no different so probaly is man like Shabbaz and Ranky was who him a look for. Only maybe there aint no sign of either of them is it but still him just enjoy a walk around the Bigland and soak up the vibe. He just enjoy be back init. Just fe look down Cannon Street Road and see them DLR train cross the bridge. And walk where him want. Feel like home to Zafar seen. And trust me that Zafar is just pure enjoy the fact that he knowed he could walk as far as him please when him please init. And with that money in him pocket and all Zafar probaly feel like a king init. First thing him would a done is peel off some dollar fe buy a pack of Silk Cut, then him light up and step back down New Road. Fe true him never seen much a the area last night is it since it well late by the time him reach Cannon Street Road so now him just enjoy him freedom. Just fe hear man soundsystem when them drive pass feel good to Zafar now init. Aint too hard fe realise that he must a miss the area when him up Feltham is it. And him must bump into plenty people just walk around like that. But none a them is seen Shabbaz so Zafar figure him may check in the Golden Lion Social Club on the corner there. Place use to be ram init only now is quiet and just Jazeen there behind the bar like always. Even the pool table them is all stack up on there side. Jazeen just go, ‘No man they is out of town init,’ but Zafar aint stupid is it. He would a knowed that Jazeen knowed the runnings init and keep him eye open so Zafar probaly a go aks Jazeen fe pass a message that him back and Jazeen pick up him pen and go, ‘Yeah man you got a mobile?’ And Zafar laugh and say, ‘Where me go get a mobile up Feltham man? Me just reach init.’ So Jazeen smile and go, ‘Seen. No worry I’ll tell him. Safe man. Later.’ Then him step outside again.

  Best thing about just walk around far as Zafar concern was the woman them. Listen like I say man been away four year init. Him head must a been turn every minute seen. And nuff woman walk around Cannon Street Road init and them woman aint just like people mum believe me. Nuff a them fat old woman and all fe true but Zafar no have eyes for them is it. Seem like every where him look him a go see some fit woman init. Plenty a student and them thing. Russian Polish you name it man. Then just as him step back around onto Bigland Street him bump into one girl what him fuck a couple a time. Like that Lisa from Norton House. She look a bit older now fe true but that Lisa was well fit back then man. Nuff man around here is fuck Lisa init. And Zafar would definitely check her number and promise fe ring up and maybe see her later init. Believe me after four year of no woman that Zafar was prime and ready fe some action and him feel like he on a winner with this one. Him never need fe spin no lyrics that Lisa was all over him init. She was like touch him arm and look in him eye. Shit man. Easy now.

  Him tuck her number in him pocket and as him stride off he just looking forward fe give that girl a fuck she aint go forget. If Lisa no change him know say she aint got no time fe make up is it but Zafar miss out on four years a woman and this one too good fe pass up. Believe me Zafar would be just walk around and think about how some pussy a go feel wrap around him cock init. Some nice tight pussy man.

  When Zafar pass that Golden Lion again on the way back up the E-Z Call him hear man whistle init and call him name and as him turn around fe check it he seen that Jazeen is stand in the door way there and wave at him so Zafar cross and shake hand again.

  ‘Shabbaz phone init. Him well please you back man and say fe meet him down the arch. He a go reach around six thirty.’

  ‘Nice one man,’ say Zafar touching fist with Jazeen. ‘Later yeah.’

  So this was where him a go now init. Now him leave E-Z Call after Foxy-T and Ruji-Babes let him stop another couple a night. Nuff man know that Shabbaz dad is got this arch down under the railway on Chapman Street where him sell like fabric and shit. Nuff time them use to spend in that arch back in the day init. They was there all the time man. When Shabbaz was at school him have a Saturday job a clean up the arch fe him pocket money. Him also have the key – so him and him spar would just go down there fe chill. Just a think about that arch and Zafar remember how it smell in there from all them big roll a fabric and all them big spliff. If you was walk down there on a Saturday afternoon back then you see them all a play football outside there and just from the way them laughing man know they well mash up.

  The door was open when him reach the arch init and Zafar hear some man voice in there what is talk upon him phone like, ‘I don’t fucking believe it man. What did I tell you eh? What about the other one? Did you get the other one? Fuck man I can’t rely on you is it. Listen don’t bother fucking call me back guy is it not till you get that other one.’

  Then him hung up so Zafar knock and say, ‘Easy now. Zafar in the area!’

  Someone inside go, ‘No way man! Zafar? I thought you was inside man! Shit I don’t believe it.’ As he step inside him see Ranky and them shake hand and just laugh man. Ranky pass him a spliff and it only take one toke before Zafar mash up and pretty soon him start fe spin some story about Feltham what have Ranky hold him side and saying ‘Stop it man.’ It aint that him couldnt get no weed up Feltham but it was usually hash init and Zafar prefer him home smokes with spar from him own yard. Also him probaly spent so much time down the arch in him youth init that just fe smell them roll a fabric make him feel wreck. He hand the spliff back and Ranky take it then walk over to where Shabbaz dad is put in like a kitchen unit up the back a the arch there and him open the fridge and throw Zafar a beer.

  ‘Shabbaz know you back eh?’

  ‘Seen,’ say Zafar as he split that can. ‘Him say fe meet him here init. Six thirty.’

  ‘Soon come,’ say Ranky. ‘Cunt never told me you was back is it.’

  ‘Was keep it for a surprise probaly man.’

  ‘Yeah init,’ say Ranky laughing.

  The two a them is just chill now init and finish that spliff and chat upon the old times but before he can finish him beer Zafar hear a car pull up outside. The door slam and it drive off then Shabbaz appear.

  Zafar stand up an embrace Shabbaz init then shake him hand.

  As them greet Zafar say, ‘Shit man you is look good Shabs.’

  And fe true Zafar probaly feel a bit shabby init. Both him spar looking well sharp but him just wear same as he was a wear four year ago. Plus some woman T-shirt. It fit him and that and it was just a plain Gap init but Zafar felt like he was still at school compare to them other two. Shabbaz was look well crisp. He was wear like some khaki jean and big black boot then over that some black polo neck. Also him have the kind a hair style that dont happen by pure accident. Zafar know them kind a hair style take nuff dollar fe keep up. Also both a them both Shabbaz and Ranky is also got little like beard and that. Not serious beard cause them two aint all that religious is it. Both of them is wear them type of beard what is make them white man look gay like George Michael or whatever but look well cool on them Asian youth.

  ‘When you reach?’ aks Shabbaz.

  ‘Last night man.’

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sp; ‘Where you a go stay?’

  ‘Me sort that out init,’ say Zafar. ‘Just up the road there.’

  ‘Seen.’ Shabbaz sit down on a office chair init and drop him bag then stroke him chin and look at Zafar then him laugh and shake him head and just go, ‘Shit man.’

  ‘Good init,’ say Zafar.

  ‘You got work eh star?’ Shabbaz aks him.

  ‘Give me a chance man,’ Zafar laugh. ‘Me pick up a giro when me get out init. But man know that no last long!’

  ‘True,’ say Ranky. ‘True.’

  ‘How much you got?’

  ‘Fifty,’ Zafar say quickly though him got a bit more.

  ‘Listen man. Since I get you message off Jaz I been thinking about thing. We a go sort you out init.’

  Shabbaz have a plan seen. Him figure that man look after him spar init so him propose that if Zafar give him that fifty as downpayment on a couple ounce a weed at cost then Shabbaz is lend him the rest till he sell it. Then him can buy a little more. While him talking Ranky go down the back a the arch and him come back with a bag what is full a eighth deals. ‘That way you keep you giro fe live and rent and make some dollar fe yourself besides. Pay me back in a week init.’

  Zafar well chuff init and go, ‘Shit man you sure?’ but Shabbaz just go, ‘Listen is what man do init. Look after him own. Beside what else you go do tell me that?’

  Ranky hand him that bag and Shabbaz undo it and count the deal them before hand it to Zafar. Is been a while since Zafar hold that much weed in him hand believe me. Him just lean down and smell them bag init.

  ‘Is good man,’ Shabbaz say. ‘Listen, where people gonna check you now?’

  ‘E-Z Call,’ say Zafar.

  ‘Serious? That where you a stay?’ Shabbaz turn and look at Ranky init and him raise him eyebrow but Zafar just say, ‘Seen. Thats me grandad old place init. I’m a just rest up there while me sister away.’

  Ranky is laugh and make him hand like Foxy-T massive tits init and them other two laugh.

  ‘Fe true fe true,’ say Zafar. ‘She well fit init. Me no kick her out a bed is it.’

  ‘You be lucky star,’ say Shabbaz.

  ‘For real man,’ say Ranky and nod him head, ‘but Zafar speak the truth init she well fit that girl.’

  Zafar is only just met Ruji-Babes and Foxy-T init so him dont know them two girl that well is it. But also Zafar aint stupid and him know them well enough just in one day fe figure that them two girl would be vex if them knowed he was selling weed. Kick him out straight away fe true. But also him figure that long as him keep it quiet they never gonna know is it. Aint gonna take him long fe sell a couple ounce.

  ‘You got a mobile?’

  Zafar look up and don’t even have fe say nothing till Shabbaz just laugh and shake him head and go ‘Seen seen. Sorry man. I aint thinking is it.’ Then him turn a Ranky and say ‘Where that Anwar put him old mobile man?’

  Ranky go and check it init and toss it to Shabbaz and him switch it on fe check it a go work. Then him pass it to Zafar. ‘Pay as you go init. Man left some credit. Aks them up T&T for charger. Tell them I go pay.’

  ‘Safe man. Thanks,’ say Zafar as him put that phone in him pocket. ‘I owe you man.’

  ‘For real!’

  ‘How much this weed go for now then?’

  ‘Twenty five dollar a eighth so give me another three back on this init – nuff man round here chasing weed. You aint gonna have to work too hard man.’ Then him think a second and say, ‘Anyway enough about that star. I keep forget you just got out! You got your eye on any woman except them two up E-Z Call?’

  Zafar laugh then Shabbaz see what him a find so funny and him laugh and all init.

  ‘I aint gonna fix you up with a woman and all man! You have fe do that on you own init!’

  Ranky hand him another spliff then Zafar take a draw an remember that him bump into Lisa earlier and him tell Shabbaz that he plan fe check her later.

  ‘You want my advice man dont go near that bitch is it.’

  ‘Serious?’

  ‘I know say we all been there init but nuff things change around here man and that girl a right slag now believe me,’ says Shabbaz. ‘Got a kid init. Shit you is about the only guy what aint in the frame for that init. You have a alibi star! No but listen man last time I seen her she begging 10ps off man in the street.’

  Ranky look at him watch init and Shabbaz say, ‘Anyway star is good fe see you back man. We is have fe run now. Call you yeah.’

  Zafar figure that him spar have runnings fe attend so he place that weed in him jacket pocket and pass the spliff to Shabbaz.

  ‘Yeah listen I got to run and all init. Respect.’ He pat him jacket pocket and then touch fist with Shabbaz and Ranky. ‘Later yeah.’

  ‘Seen. Take it easy man. Good to have you back init.’

  As him walk back up a E-Z Call that Zafar feel well please and satisfy init since him spar check for him. A couple a fit girl like maybe student them is wait at the bus stop there and Zafar smile at them init cause him feel a man now.

  There nice music come out the door a Cannon Video and Zafar make a plan fe go in there later and check some a them CD but right now he go back in to E-Z Call and him see nuff customer in there when him open the door. But him sense something a go on while him down the road. Ruji-Babes is stand there and saying, ‘I tell you man you turn you back init,’ and Foxy-T say, ‘I was just try fe sort them phone init.’

  ‘Aint your fault man,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘I tell you T. Fucking thief them! I could fucking kill them man.’

  Zafar aks what happen init and them tell him some rude boy a run in when them back turn and jack three box a BT-Cellnet. ‘Three box man,’ say Ruji-Babes and she almost a scream init. ‘Three box! Them thing cost we three hundred dollar man.’

  ‘Is it?’ him aks pure surprise. ‘Shit man. Three hundred!’

  ‘Fe true! And just from sell them we is go make six init! But now instead a that we lose six cause we have fe buy another three box. Shit man I tell you it aint worth it man.’

  Ruji-Babes so cross she almost crying init.

  But them thing she say make sense to Zafar seen. Him never think about them kind of thing before is it. Him never have no reason fe think about them thing. And believe me him jack nuff thing in him time and just figure them thing in shop for free init. Never cross him mind them shopkeeper a pay fe them stock out a there own money is it. But now cause him pocket full a weed and him only have like thirty dollar in him pocket cause him give Shabbaz that fifty and because him already a start plan how him a go deal with that and how him a go spend the dollar him make it make sense what Ruji-Babes a say init and him know say how he would a feel if someone jack that weed init. Zafar knowed he would kill them thief for try something like that. Cause believe me as him walk back up Cannon Street Road him head full a them sharp clothes him a go buy init even though him no fool and he knowed you aint go make a fortune out a deal some few eighth a weed. More like you is just go cover you own smokes init. But that aint stop him a dream is it. But also he been try fe figure out how him a go sell that weed init cause him sharp that Zafar and just then he put them two thing together in him mind yeah and them piece fit seen.

  ‘Plenty thief round here init,’ say Zafar.

  ‘Believe it,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘You is got you door open and they a go come in init. Seem like most day init T?’

  Foxy-T was just look vex and no say nothing. She well upset init cause that thief a come in when Ruji-Babes a go upstair fe make a coffee init. And Foxy-T aint keep a eye on the counter so some rude boy just run behind that and do him thing. Wasnt till some customer a shout she knowed anything about it is it.

  ‘You is need some security init man,’ him say. ‘You have fe do you work init. Cant keep you eye open all the time man.’

  ‘Eh listen to this,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘You got that right man. Only thing is you ever seen bouncer outside a phone and internet? Them man aint stand there cause they fee
l like it is it. Fe true we need security man but where we a go make enough dollar fe pay them camera and thing. You a think me a Stelios?’

  Zafar stand him ground. Him knowed that Ruji-Babes aint be sarcastic at him is just cause she angry init. ‘No I know that man,’ him say, ‘but listen if me sister away like another week init then I aint got nothing fe do is it. You know say none a them rude boy a go come in if they seen a man about the place is it.’

  But Zafar knowed that Ruji-Babes well upset and aint really listen a what him say is it. So him just go, ‘Sorry man I dont know is it. But think about it like I say. Maybe it a go work.’

  Later when they finish lock up and go upstair and eat some roast fish and chapati Ruji-Babes seem a bit more relax init. She just been do them thing in the kitchen and have some cassette there and Zafar just been sit at the table an chat and listen to them music. Him no like them old film cassette normally is it but now him a bit mash up he get well into it believe me and just tap him foot to them drum init and read them cassette box. And fe true even though they is just met both a them feel well relax in each other company init. Ruji-Babes enjoy have someone fe chat with init and that Zafar aint have him nose bury in a book is it so Ruji-Babes find him easy fe get along.

  Foxy-T no come upstair till them dinner ready is it cause she have fe check them computer and that. But when she come up and they eating Ruji-Babes just look over at him and say, ‘Well Zafar you sister be back soon init and you fe go home. But I been think about what you say init and maybe you right man. Lets see what happen over the next couple a day init maybe them thief a go think twice when them see you.’

  Cause Ruji-Babes a think through them business side of thing init and she probaly figure aint gonna cost her nothing for few days is it and since Zafar happy fe help out he might as well be do something init.

  Foxy-T just sit there and eat and she no say nothing is it but for once that Zafar too busy to notice what Foxy-T a do. Him well chuff by what Ruji-Babes a say and him just go, ‘Wicked man. Them thiefs gonna be well vex init – them no try them trick with me around. Thanks man.’ And trust me that Zafar also relieve cause in fact him no try and call him sister yet is it. Him just make that up cause him still consider this him yard init and he rather spend some time down this way before him go up Dagenham. And stopping with them two girl him see that him gonna live a well comfy life for a few days init. And believe me anything would be comfy after Feltham. Just fe know man can step out the door when him want or not have fe worry about what toilet is the best chance a not get box up by them cunts what run thing down there. Just fe go and piss on him own feel like a luxury to that Zafar. But even then is true this a go be comfier still init.