Foxy_T

by Tony White

  And that Russian man there is just shake him head and go, ‘No is eighty five quid you have fe pay now.’

  Zafar take him mobile and dial Shabbaz number cause him figure that Shabbaz and Ranky is probaly down him arch what is just over behind them garage by the yard where them play football. Shabbaz pick up him phone init and go, ‘Yes Zafar. What is it man?’ So Zafar tell him and Shabbaz go, ‘Keep them there man we coming.’

  And fe true in like thirty second him see them two come run round the corner from the garage them. Ranky is talking in him mobile while him run and Shabbaz is got some like jack in him hand what he must a fe borrow from them taxi repair place next to him dad arch. When them reach he hold up that jack init and go, ‘Unclamp the fucking car man! Unfuckingclamp the car!’

  But then Zafar notice that the Arab him have some like hammer in him hand and for all Zafar knowed this might be what him use fe lock up that clamp on DK back wheel but man have that hammer clench in him fist behind him back init so Zafar go, ‘Cunt have a hammer init.’ And Shabbaz is hold up that like jack and going, ‘Unclamp the fucking car now!’ but them two clamper is just stand there and go, ‘No thats eighty five quid init.’

  Zafar is stand behind them man and they is look at Shabbaz and aint pay attention to Zafar and Shabbaz check this and look at Zafar over them guy shoulder and and like raise him eye brow so Zafar knowed what Shabbaz a say like that and him run and grab that Arab guy by him arm and Shabbaz is hold up that jack and him grab the guy jaw and like push up him chin and go, ‘Do it man. Unclamp the fucking car. Do it now man and you no get hurt.’ But that guy just go, ‘Dont hit me man I just do me job init.’

  Is all happen quick after that init but Zafar notice that Shabbaz is raise up that jack as if him a go strike the man so him kick the Arab in the back a him leg so him fall then soon as him down Zafar kick him in him stomach there cause him figure aint do so much damage as if him get that jack in him face and Shabbaz is just kick the bit what is nearest init and this is that guy leg. Except that guy dont stay down is it and somehow him manage fe roll and scramble up on him feet and he just a step backward and looking at Shabbaz and wave that hammer around like as if him saying, ‘You no come near me is it.’

  Shabbaz is follow him and try fe parry him with that jack init and the guy swinging him hammer and Zafar cant get no nearer is it cause a them other car them what is park there. DK is see all this go on init so when that Russian guy him talk with a turn fe check him mate DK box him upon the side of him head and dash him down on that bit of grass there and just start blazing man. DK is reach over and grab him shirt then start kick and punch him about him head but that guy is try fe get away init and reach up fe fend him off and and when DK make fe like stamp him that guy is use that split second fe like roll over then turn and run like him a sprinter init and run up by Surma Town Cash and Carry and leave him van there where is park next to DK car. That Arab guy what is still keep Shabbaz at bay with him hammer is check this and cause him check him mate when he swing him hammer it go through the windscreen a one a them car there. It take him a second fe pull him hammer out the glass though init through it got stuck and Shabbaz bring that jack down where the guy arm is but him get away init and Shabbaz is just smash that car bonnet. Then them two guy is gone init. Them run for them life man believe me.

  ‘Eh DK guy unclamp it yet?’ Shabbaz aks cause he wasnt like pay attention to that Russian man is it since him have the Arab fe deal with. DK is just walk over and dust down him arm and go, ‘No they aint is it. Shit man. Eighty five dollar! And look at me shirt man him rip a fucking button init. Is fucking Ralph Lauren man. Man I would a box him more if I seen that.’ Then him look around and go, ‘Cunts left there van though init.’

  Is like some little Bedford van them clamper was drive. That van have is window open init and one a them guy is left a walkman on the dashboard so Shabbaz put it in him pocket and it aint a bad one neither.

  Zafar seen man like Shifty and Red-Eye a reach now init plus some a them kid from the Bigland what was play football on the grass there before. Red-Eye is try fe check what happen and looking over where them stand so Zafar nod him head and go fe meet him spar. When him reach is down by the playground there and them all greet and go, ‘Whats happen star?’

  Zafar tell them init and Red-Eye laughing and go like, ‘Fe true?’ and while him say this them turn cause them three hear some like siren just go on and them see some police through that entrance way there come drive up Cannon Street Road.

  Red-Eye look over where Shabbaz is stand and go, ‘Eh Shabs is the Feds man.’

  Shabbaz lift him head and go, ‘Safe.’

  When them police turn down pass the Surma Town Cash and Carry them turn off them siren init and man can see the two clamper them is walk down beside them car. Now is safe init cause them two clamper is probaly figure they aint get box up now.

  A couple a police get out the car init and one a them is like speak into him radio what is fix upon him shoulder. The other one is come over and go, ‘Whats all this about then eh.’

  DK is shout at them police and go, ‘Cunts clamp me car init. Where me go park you tell me that man. I fucking live here init and them say me have fe pay them eighty five dollar. But there no space up there is it nor up there. Where me go park! There thief man pure thief.’When him see the clamper is come back now the police is arrive DK a run over and try fe grab that Arab guy init cause him no carry no hammer now is it only Shabbaz step in and hold him and through Shabbaz a bigger man DK no reach that Arab. Shabbaz just go, ‘Easy now man. Be cool init.’ And DK is struggle but he knowed that he aint as strong as Shabbaz and him stop init. And believe me is nuff rude boy stand around and watch now init. Nuff man hear the siren and come down fe check what a go on. Other people is watch from them balcony. Them police is try fe calm thing down and all init and one a them is talk to them clamper and the clamper that Arab one is point up at the flat where is the sign about clamping. But DK is see this and go, ‘Yeah but it wasnt there last week is it you fucking thief. I been park here since time init and now you cunt come and try fe clamp me!’ Him turn to one a them Police and go, ‘Cunts just put the sign up init and me never notice. I been park here since time man they cant clamp me for fuck sake.’

  Then that Fed check the windscreen init and go, ‘Who done this then eh,’ and him look at Shabbaz and go, ‘Was it you?’

  Shabbaz go, ‘No was him man him have a hammer init. Wheres your fucking hammer man?’ but the Arab guy is just shrug him shoulder and shake him head like him no understand. That Russian guy is go like, ‘We just do are fucking job man. Theres a fucking sign init. Is big enough.’ Then him point at the car windscreen and go, ‘That was already like that man.’

  Zafar and Red-Eye and them is stand back in the crowd init and though him concern about him spar him more concern that he no get pick out and arrested through him throw the first punch. But Zafar also feel him have fe go speak up for him spar but before he step forward Red-Eye is put him hand on him shoulder and go, ‘More police man,’ and them must a radio cause another car is pull up behind with is light flash init. ‘Stay there man,’ him tell Zafar then him walk over on the other side a where them clamper is park there van. The Arab guy is see him there and go, ‘Stop looking at me man,’ then turn to them police and go, ‘Cunts threatening me! Get him man! Look the cunts threatening me!’ But Red-Eye dont care is it him just look over the top a them little van and stare at that Arab guy. And when him say, ‘Stop looking at me man,’ again Red-Eye is laugh and shrug him shoulder and talk to them rudeboy what is stand around and go, ‘Is a fucking free country man I look where I fucking want init. Who a go stop me man. Is a fucking free country!’ Nuff a them rude boy is laugh init so Red-Eye is like big himself up and go, ‘I thought this was a free country guy. Man can look where him want init!’ And one a them police is point at Red-Eye and go, ‘You. Get back and shut up.’ But Red-Eye is go, ‘I wasnt doing nothing man. Fuck sake is them what done th
at.’

  Then another one a them rude boy step forward and start shouting at one a them police so Red-Eye step back and walk over where Zafar is stand over the back there and say, ‘Go on man piss off init.’ But Zafar is just go, ‘No man me a go see what happen init.’ Red-Eye shake him head and go, ‘Nothing a go happen except DK aint buy him ounce is it. Him have the money init through him plan fe buy that weed off you man. Cunt just have fe pay up init. Come me check you later.’ Zafar shrug and go, ‘Seen,’ and Red-Eye go, ‘And no worry about that weed is it. Is me a go take it now. I’ll check you up Eastern Fried Chicken in about a hour init.’

  Zafar see that them things a go take a while yet cause even now them rude boy is determine fe confuse them police init. Couple a guy is just bait them already so them cunts never knowed what happen. Seem like everyone tell them something different and them police is pure confused man. Zafar shrug and start walk round the back a Turner House there. Is a couple a old white woman stand and watch init. And one a them is go, ‘Bloody pakis,’ but Zafar aint say nothing is it and walk past them two and some white guy what was walk him dog with him son what is wear Man U kit but is stop fe check them old lady and they is all just stand there and shake them head. Zafar turn up by Miles Court then and down the back a Norton House. Then him double back down Bigland Street by the school there and start walk up where Cannon Street Road.

  But when him go past Surma Town Zafar check down the car park and see DK stand there and count out him eighty five dollar. One a them police is stand next to that Arab and going, ‘Just write the fucking receipt.’ But Red-Eye still stare at him through him driver window init and the guy is go, ‘The cunts threatening me man.’ And the police looks up and goes, ‘You! Stop it! And you just write that fucking receipt.’

  Zafar see the funny side a thing now init and do up him jacket and go back over the E-Z Call. When him reach Ruji-Babes look up and go, ‘Easy man. How’s it going Zafar? It no rain yet then.’

  Fe true it seem strange come from that to this but Zafar aint say nothing cause him no want alarm Ruji-Babes and Foxy-T is it.

  ‘No is safe man,’ say Zafar. ‘I miss anything?’

  Ruji-Babes smile and look up from what she doing and point over where that old Somali guy is talk upon the phone and a couple a other customer is tap away upon them keyboard fe use up them one fifty and Foxy-T is just work on one a them other PC up the end what maybe crash when some guy was try fe paste some text on Hotmail. ‘No man is cool,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘You fancy make a coffee?’

  Later it start fe piss down init and Zafar was just think about go down Eastern Fried Chicken fe check Red-Eye and sort him out with that weed what DK plan fe buy init. As him step out a E-Z Call Zafar check Ruji-Babes cousin beemer pull up init. Zafar think nothing of this is it but man wind down him window and go, ‘Eh Zafar where you go man? You want a ride?’

  Zafar go, ‘Safe man no me just go down the Eastern Fried Chicken init have fe check me spar down there.’

  But Ruji-Babes cousin shake him head and go, ‘Listen man me want talk with you init. Come. Me drop you off in a minute seen.’

  Zafar no feel him have no choice is it and him get in that car. And as him close the door him like whistle init cause believe me that man have him car well comfy inside init.

  ‘Nice eh?’ aks Ruji-Babes cousin and Zafar just shake him head and go, ‘To the max man. Where we a go then?’

  Him no get a answer though is it but them aint drive far cause him cut through by Roggs there and pull up in that yard down behind the Lahore Kebab where is all small business unit and fashion place. Is all rain beat down on the windscreen there. Zafar is wonder what this about init but Ruji-Babes cousin just go, ‘Them tell me is your grandad use fe live there man. I remember him init.’

  ‘Seen,’ say Zafar. ‘But him dead now init. I never knowed him die till Ruji-Babes tell me.’

  ‘Yeah me sorry man. Is tough init.’

  Zafar knowed that he aint come take this drive just fe talk about him grandad but him have fe hold him cheek back init through respect and in the same way him act all polite with Foxy-T and Ruji-Babes.

  ‘Listen though Rooj tell me you is just stay a bit till you sister back star. She say you is OK init.’

  Zafar go, ‘Thats it man them let me stay a bit init so me do security try fe stop them thief man.’

  ‘Seen,’ say Ruji-Babes cousin just look out the window there but then him turn to Zafar and go, ‘Man tell me that aint all you is doing though is it.’

  Zafar is turn around quick init and go ‘How you mean man?’

  ‘You know what I mean Zafar. Listen me go tell you straight you aint go do them type of runnings from E-Z Call is it.’

  Zafar is just look at him blank init and think how could he a knowed this. Fe true him still hope fe get out of this init.

  ‘Listen man me a go back home on business for a couple a day init and if they is happy fe you stop there and do security is cool but you aint go sell weed you hear me star. Come now me know say you was just go fe check Red-Eye init. Give me that weed star.’

  Zafar knowed he aint go get out of this init. Ruji-Babes cousin just hold out him hand and look him in the eye there and Zafar knowed that if he fuck up things a get serious.

  ‘Give it me man.’

  Zafar take it out of him jacket pocket init but go, ‘But me have fe pay Shabbaz init. Me owe him man.’

  ‘No vex yourself about Shabbaz is it. Is me him have fe deal with. I tell him already man. He aint go fuck with me is it.’

  Till now Zafar no seen the way things run is it. Them type a running what Ruji-Babes uncle a deal with was invisible to that Zafar init and him never seen how thing connect. Fe true him scared now init and humiliated. Cause he knowed that him no control him life is it. Believe me is the same type a feeling like when him arrest back then. Them kind a moment when man know that them mix up with something bigger than them and have no say in them own life and from that moment things a go be different and man cant do nothing about it seen. Thats how Zafar feel as him hand over that bag of weed init.

  ‘No fuck with me again is it. You hear me star?’

  When Zafar get drop off back up the E-Z Call him pure embarrass init. Man have diss him to Shabbaz and Red-Eye and make Zafar feel like a kid init. Like him get told off at school. Shit man Zafar well angry believe me and him just sit there and think about them thing and how him could a play thing different but even Zafar knowed is pure fantasy.

  Him no say nothing to Foxy-T and Ruji-Babes is it and him no want to phone Shabbaz and them through him pure embarass. So Zafar is just pretend thing never happen init and is easy since Foxy-T and Ruji-Babes never even knowed her cousin come by.

  And them three is all sit there in the E-Z Call like that init. Foxy-T do something with that printer cause it keep only print the first page what man send init. Ruji-Babes sit there behind the counter like usual and Zafar leaning on the counter there and like spinning some coin and hope fe catch Foxy-T look over at him only she aint is it cause she busy. And them last couple a customer gone home and aint seem like nobody a go come now fe send them email or whatever and it aint maybe even like six yet but nuff hail and thunder man. When them customer gone they was hold them carrier bag over there heads init and make a run for it.

  ‘Aint nobody else a go come now is it,’ say Zafar when them last customer is leaving.

  ‘Seen,’ say Ruji-Babes. ‘Unless it stop raining.’

  ‘I’m go upstairs and watch a bit a telly then init,’ say Zafar. ‘Lock the door man. No fool a go come in this is it. Give me a shout if it stop yeah.’

  Him well angry still as he go upstairs init. Now that he on his own his hand start fe shake.

  That Zafar put the telly on init but he aint watch it now. Just him figure them two aint go come upstairs for a bit is it cause fe log out and cash up and that and like clean up a bit take maybe a hour and normally he would of knowed that he have a hour fe watch what him want. Listen th
at man spend four year just watch what other man say init. But this time him no care about the telly. Him just sit there and speak to himself init. Like say them thing what him want fe say to Ruji-Babes cousin and imagine take out him knife and stab him and all them things him frustrate that he never done. So like the Simpsons be on but him no see it even though normally he would just be sit there and laughing init.

  Cause normally when Ruji-Babes and Foxy-T is up in there sitting room then generally him have fe watch what them want and now Zafar back in him yard is just that he probaly want fe watch what him want. But what them watch is mainly what Ruji-Babes want fe watch init cause Foxy-T would be just like sit there and read most night. And Zafar just a fe sit there init cause is there front room and all aint just him bedroom. So he just have fe watch whatever init. And trust me maybe he would a gone out more only man cant go out every night is it. Them club cost nuff dollar just fe get in and once you in believe me them beers expensive and all. And it wind Zafar up believe me cause he would just be try and catch Foxy-T eye and she just look at that book till is time for bed and maybe sometime just stare at them poster upon the wall there like she a think about what she just read. And she aint a fast reader that Foxy-T is it so sometime she turn the page and Zafar swear that is maybe half a hour since she turn the last one. But Zafar aint know shit about software is it so for all he knowed is just a complicated book or whatever.

  And this what happen later init and while Foxy-T is read that Ruji-Babes is just sit and watch like Newsnight or whatever and her eyes is all sore so she screw them up if she look around fe check what Zafar a do or fe look over and aks Foxy-T if she want like a coffee or whatever.

  But even if Zafar no feel like a man outside a the E-Z Call fe true him still feel like a man when him here with them two init. Like he knowed that Foxy-T still act funny when him around so him try fe push it init and just enjoy test her like that only most night he aint even get the chance is it cause she aint even look at him and is just Ruji-Babes what is sit there and chat with him and that and aks him about him sister and if he have any like brother and why he come and live with him grandad but that Zafar a young man init and them kind of chat him just find boring. But is them type of thing what girl talk about init and is there place. Even though it still feel a bit like is still him grandad place. But still even if him a talk with Ruji-Babes you know Zafar mind aint on what them discuss is it cause him just mainly think about Foxy-T. So maybe like he be nodding and agree with what Ruji-Babes just say but you know that inside him blood boil just fe see her there and if he would have had the money man know him would a go out just fe escape init.