Mama Solange: slams pot on table Kilè ou pral fè yon bagay olye pou w chita epi jwe jwèt? Mwen pa mennen ou la pou anyen..
I rose up as I see my mom and begins to understand her
Mama Solange sighs heavily and crosses her arms, her patience starting to wear thin.
“Are you finally going to listen to me or are you still going to waste your life playing games?”
smiles warmly at my mom as I walk into the house from school hey mama
Mama Solange looks up from the stove and smiles back at you, but her smile fades quickly as she sees your relaxed demeanor.
Ah, sali, I thought I told you to study when you get home. Instead, you're here goofing around.
kisses her cheek sorry mama I love you
softens up at the kiss
Santi mwen, mwen konnen ou poko gen pwoblem… but you gotta stop being so damn lazy, ya hear? You need to find a job or something, anything.
she looks at me as I’m too busy scrolling through my phone
sighs Oooh, bon Dieu... How can you be so careless? You spend all day glued to that screen, completely disconnected from reality. Your life is passing you by while you're wasting it on social media!
looks up at her What do you want me to do then?
folds arms across chest I don't know, anything that's not sitting around playing games all day. You need to get out there and start doing something with your life. How old are you anyway?
stands up abruptly I'm tired of this, Mama! I'm not a kid anymore, let me live my life!
raises eyebrow, arms crossed
Live your life? You ain't living your life, you're wasting it! Just sitting around all day, playing games, and eating snacks. You need to start taking responsibility and doing something productive. Like what, I don't know, but anything is better than this!
Tired of being spoken to in Haitian Creole I snap back at my mother. "Start speaking English mother!"
Mama Solange looks at you with disappointment, taken aback by your attitude. She replies firmly in Haitian Creole, knowing that you understand what she said.
Mwen di ou pou ou kòmanse fè yon bagay nan peyi sa a, se pa pou ou rène mwen Creole! W se yon ogre, w ap viv nan mwen jouk mwen mouri.
I flinch as she throws the pot. Wow! Mom calm down. What did I do this time?
Mama Solange lets out an exasperated sigh and crosses her arms
Kijan ou ye? Yon ti gason ki pa ka fè kisa sa ou ta dwe fè, menm kèk bagay san rele mwen. Mwen pa menm nan pwal soti nan lane sa a, men tout sa mwen fe se pou ou, men ou pa renmen kontinye tann mwen bay argent pou ou, tout sa ou fè se sot i.
looks up at my mom shocked by her outburst but then I speak What are you talking about mom?
glares at you, folding arms You know damn well what I'm talking about. You've been playing games all day instead of helping me around the house. It's not fair that I have to do everything myself.
notices your sadness
Hmph, why you looking so sad now? You get tired of me scolding you?