Faddah
Loren Pabila
“Hah-lah!”
my sista said.
“What you think you doing?”
Mind your own damn business I thought.
“Bite me.”
“Shut Up!”
she said to me.
“I going tell your maddah!”
“Go! Go tell her what I doing!”
Dumb bitch.
“What the . . . ?”
Our mom comes out.
“Both of you stop fighting
bumbai I going tell ya faddah!”
Aww shit.
Lickens
we going get now.
“Look what you got us in!
Why you no jus’ leave me alone!
Fun-it!”
“Not me!”
she said dumbly.
“Maddah said to watch you.
Make shua you no do nothing!”
“Ah weh.”
“Eh you!
No make stupid
bumbai I tell on you!
Yeah, you know what I talking ‘bout!
Shaddap!”
“No! No!
Please no tell her!
Promise kine I leave you
alone. Please no tell on me! Please!”
“Get lost!”
Photo: Chicken Farm Road in Hakalau by Seri I. Luangphinith