A spot of indigestion, anyone?  Illustration Copyright © 2023 by Akaila Armstrong.

DAVID PLACED two small scoops of cou-cou on Tasha’s plate with two slices of sweet potato, some salt-fish gravy and cucumber salad. Then he dished out his portion and started to eat.

“TYRONE, YOU HEAR DAT?”

He grumbled and turned his back to her. 

“Tyrone,” she hissed again. “Get up, somebody outside de house.”

“Alright…alright,” he mumbled as he scratched his chest sleepily and crawled from beneath the bedsheet.