Bria POV:

On the morning of my birthday I awoke to messages from family and friends and after replying to them, I did my devotion thanking God that I got to live to see another birthday and then I went downstairs for breakfast and I smiled when I saw that my mom had made my favourite, pancakes and scrambled eggs with franks.

" morning hun , happy birthday " , she said as she placed my breakfast down on the table infront of me .

" thanks mummy, daddy and Celine gone a ready?" ,I asked as I covered my pancakes with syrup and whipped cream .

" yes but, yuh fada send money inna yuh account fi use however yuh like todeh and yuh gifts dem inna eh living room suh when yuh finish yuh cah open dem " , she replied .

" how Trish , she still a guh out wid you and Mickayla ?" , she asked and I shook my head .

" she still a worry bout Chris and eh rest har family and eh police dem still a search fi him but, she seh mi fi come ova lata , me and Mickayla and wi cah just spend eh night ova there and relax and she seh she buy mi sumuh suh mi aguh guh ova there lata afta mi and Mickayla come back ", I replied .

After breakfast I was going to open the gifts my parents got for me but, the doorbell rang and I went to open the door to see Mickayla.

" happy birthday bestie " , she said as we hugged each other. She had a gift bag in her hand which she handed to me and j told her I was just about open my gifts so she followed me to the living room where my mom was waiting for me .

" oh yuh reach, morning Mickayla ", mummy said to her and Mickayla returned the greeting and then I opened the first gift, the one from my dad .

" no way, him actually buy it?! " , I yelled out in surprise when I saw the IPhone 14 Pro max and a brand new set of airpods. Mummy smile as she said ,

" yuh did a ask from last year and yuh work fi it suh him decide fi buy it fi yuh" . I opened the box and inspected the phone , a huge smile on my face, I had always wanted an IPhone but, my parents always told me it wasn't all that and that , they would think about it and now, thank god, I finally got one and a brand new pair of airpods.

I opened the second gift , the one from my mom and it was a cologne set and a necklace and earrings set which I was grateful for , especially the cologne because I had seen the same exact cologne set online and had shown it to her about 3 months ago and told her j really wanted to try it and I had no idea she actually remembered.

" thanks , mi really did wah try dah cologne here and eh necklace really nice" , I said .

" you welcome , now open yuh sista own" , she said and I was actually surprise Celine got me a gift because and not in a mean way but, because she didn't really have money like that to buy herself much less me something but, I really appreciated the effort only I wasn't prepared for her gift.

I opened the gift bag and took out a hand made crochet two piece bikini.

" wow , a she really mek this ? This nice bad . This is so sweet " , I said as I admired the bikini. I was honestly impressed because I had no idea Celine even knew how to sew much less crochet and I could tell that she placed a lot of effort and time into making it .

(The bikini but, Bria's own is red)

There was also an attached note that said, mi watch YouTube videos suh mi coulda mek this fi yuh because mi did really wah get yuh sumuh weh yuh woulda like . Hope yuh like it and mi dweet inna yuh favourite colour, red. Happy birthday and have a good day .

Ok , so am going to cry. This was actually one of the nicest things someone had ever done for me and I appreciated it and her so much .

" hey, nuh figet mine enuh girl", Mickayla said and I laughed as I opened her gift. She had bought me a necklace, a Stanley bottle and a journal with my name on it .

" thank you, I appreciate it " , I said .

" of course , now wi a get ready or ..."

" yes , come . Mummy yah guh work or yah stay home ?" , I asked as I gathered up the gifts in my arms , with Mickayla helping me .

" no hun, mi have work but, mi shift nuh start until afta 2 inn eh evening " .

" oh , ok" , and I went up to my room with Mickayla following behind .

" yuh talk to Trish ?" , I asked her after I had showered and was in my undergarments and lotioning my skin .

" yes , she seh wi supposed to come ova lata and she seh wi fi send har pictures" , she replied .

"Bwoy , mi honestly doh know weh fi seh . A mean todeh a Thursday almost two weeks now since him missing and not a word , sign or nuhun ", I said and Mickayla sighed .

" wow , mi like that. Then it fit yuh figure nice eeeh , where yuh buy it?" , she asked after I had put on the dress I had bought for my birthday.

" amazon" , I replied.

" wah mi do yuh makeup?" , she asked .

" a mean, wi just aguh si wah movie and get some food before wi guh ova Trish . Yuh think mi need fi do makeup fi that?"

" well , eh nuh have fi be a full all out glam because anuh like mi even know how fi do that suh good yet but, nuhun nuh wrong wid wah simple touch up" , she said and so I allowed her to do my makeup and also curled my hair.

Once I was finished, it was her turn ro fresh up herself and then we took some pictures before we left. We spent over 2 hours at the movie theatre and then , we went to a new restaurant that I had always wanted to try for their loaded fries and it was delicious, worth every cent , even though it was Mickayla who paid as she insisted since it was my birthday.

After that it was around 4:30 pm when we got home because, Mickayla had found this gaming arcade and we had went and we actually had a good time and took more pictures. Back at my house , we relaxed a little and I hugged Celine and thanked her for my gift since she had gotten home from school and then refreshed, my dad dropped Mickayla and I off at Trish's house.

When Trish opened the front door , she immediately hugged me and wished me happy birthday before then telling me to close my eyes and pulling me into the house, leading me somewhere.

" ok , yuh cah open dem now ", she said and when I did, I found myself in the dinning room standing at the dinna table on which sat a chocolate cake with a 17 number candle in the middle.

" awww, this is so nice . Thank you Trish" , I said as I hugged her tightly and she smiled as she hugged me back .

" of course , since mi couldn't guh out wid unu , mi mek mummy buy wah cake fi yuh . Oh and yuh gift", she said as she handed me a gift bag. I opened it and saw that she had gotten me a cologne set and a necklace .

" thanks Trish" , I said to her and she shrugged, " yuh welcome, now come blow out yuh candle", she said and leaning forward I blew out the candles she had lit .

Afterwards we retreated to the living room , slices of cake with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on plates in our hands . Trish's father wasn't home as yet but, her mom was but, she was upstairs in her room and had only came down to wish me a happy birthday and to let her know if we needed anything.

We were busy , talking and laughing, a movie playing on the TV in the background even though none of us were actually watching it , when the doorbell rang and we froze .

" yah expect somebody?", I asked Trish as I looked at her but, she shook her head . She got up and went to the door opening it and Mickayla and I waited for her to returned and she did about 2 minutes later , carrying a red box in her hands tide with a bow .

" hmm, a fi you " , she said as she handed me the box , a confused look on her face .

" fi me ? Why smaddy woulda lef sumuh a yuh doorway fi me ? Mi deveen live here and more ova , how dem even get through yuh gate ? Yuh si the person ?" , I asked her as I frowned .

" no but, eh gate nuh lock because daddy nuh come yet but, yeh eh weird how smaddy lef gift a my doorway fi you and how dem even know seh a yuh birthday?" , she said .

" maybe a smaddy weh like har ", Mickayla said trying to rationalise the situation and lighten the mood but, I wasn't letting it go because the whole situation was strange and weird.

" anyways, open it nuh, mek wi si a wah in deh" , Mickayla urged and Trish looked at me concerned. Trying to reassure myself that it was probably nothing, I untied the bow on the box and took off the top . Inside were two glass jars with some sort of liquid and a note underneath the bottom of the jars .

I took one of the jars out and inspected it and then I froze, my stomach turning with neausea and the blood freezing in my vains as I reconized the contents of the jars, eyes , human eyes .

Wah the actual hell?

The room seemed to tilt. My stomach churned as I stared at the jars, my breath catching in my throat. For a moment, I couldn't move, couldn't think.

Trish leaned over, her eyes widening as she caught sight of the contents.

"Wah the hell...?" she whispered, recoiling.

My hands trembled as I reached for the note that had been hidden beneath the jars , my fingers numb. I unfolded the paper, the words scrawled in dark ink sending a chill throughout my body.

"No one else has permission to look at you the way I do."

"Weh it seh?" Trish asked, her voice barely above a whisper, she had risen from her place on the couch and was now standing, her eyes on the jars now on the floor infront of me .

I couldn't answer. My mind raced, trying to make sense of what I was seeing. Who woulda send mi sumuh like this? And why?

My pulse thundered in my ears as I looked back at the jars. The eyes seemed to stare back at me , lifeless yet haunting. I felt like I couldn't breathe, like the walls were closing in around me.

Half an hour later .....

I sat in the corner of Trish's living room, my knees pulled to my chest, my mind still reeling from the events of the night. The box sat on the coffee table, now closed, but its presence felt suffocating.

Trish paced the room, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. Her face was pale, her lips pressed into a thin line. She kept glancing at the box as if it might come alive.

"mi cah believe this," Trish muttered, her voice trembling with anger.

"Who the hell would a send yuh something like that?"

"mi nuh know," I replied fighting the urge to run to the bathroom and vomit.

Trish stopped pacing, her eyes narrowing as she turned to me.

"Yuh nuh know? yuh sure bout that, Bria? Because this feels personal. Real personal."

I looked up, startled.

"Weh yah try fi seh Trish ?"

"I'm saying," Trish snapped, her voice rising, "that someone sent you a box wid human eyes inna it Bria and that damn personal, suh yuh must know bout it!"

I shook my head, tears welling in my eyes. "mi nuh know anything, Trish. Mi swear."

Trish's hands balled into fists.

"Then explain to mi why them eyes deh .... why them look like Chris own Bria !".

I froze, my breath catching in my throat. "Wah?"

"Yuh hear weh mi seh !" her voice cracked, tears spilling down her cheeks. "mi look pon dem again, Bria. Mi know mi cousin eye dem! And dem deh look like Chris own ! And mi know yuh nuh stupid,  suh use yuh brain and put two and two together , especially wid wah the damn note seh!".

My stomach churned as the realization hit me . I felt like the air had been sucked out of the room.

"No," I whispered, shaking my head, tears spilling from my eyes .

"eh cah be fi him own ...."

"It is!" Trish screamed, her voice breaking. "And yah sidung here suh a act like yuh nuh know anything! But smaddy send this to yuh, Bria. Why? Why smaddy woulda send this to yuh?"

My mind raced, my thoughts a jumbled mess. I couldn't answer. I didn't have an answer.

" Trish calm dung ! Wait ! How yuh suh sure a even Chris own ? And why Bria woulda even be involved inna anything weh have fi do wid yuh cousin disappearance?" , Mickayla asked , now also standing, her arms crossed over her chest.

" yuh cah be serious right now Mickayla! the note weh she get imply  seh a him , and even if a nuh Chris eye dem deh , why the hell smaddy aguh send har two human eye inna glass jars ?! That messed up ! Whosoever send that come yah suh fi har , clearly sick inna dem head", Trish relied.

Trish grabbed her phone, her hands trembling as she dialed.

"Mi a call eh police," she said, her voice cold.

"Trish, wait...", Mickayla said as she attempted to stop her . Same time Trish's mom ,who must have heard the whole commotion came downstairs where we were.

"No!" Trish cut her off, glaring at her through tear-filled eyes. "mi done waiting, Bria. Mi cousin missing, and now this shows up at my house? You're not saying anything, but mi aguh find out wah gwann ."

Her mom saw the eyes and recoiled, and demanded an explanation to which Trish explained everything to her while wiping the tears that were spilling down her cheeks. Her mom then took Trish's phone and dialled the police , her hands shaking as she looked at the jars , fumbling her words.

I sat in stunned silence as she spoke to the police . She gave them the details, her eyes continuoulsy darting towards the jars on the floor as if it might vanish if she looked away.

" dem deh pon dem way a come" , her mom stated , as she avoided looking at me .

When she hung up, Trish turned back to me , her expression a mix of anger and heartbreak.

" yuh better hope seh dem find whoever do this because if mi find out seh yah hide sumuh , Bria..."

She didn't finish the sentence, but the weight of her words hung heavy in the air.

I felt tears streaming down my face, my heart pounding in my chest. I didn't know how to explain any of this. All I knew was that someone had sent me those eyes and , they could possibly belong to Chris and if they did ,I knew that will change alot of things including me losing one of my closet friends.