"Yassin, bring your ass back to bed," I call out to my husband Yvon "Yassin" LeConte. I'm badly in need of, well, him, after coming home from hard day at work. I work for the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services as a corrections officer.
Today was particularly grueling because we had a mini-riot, but we managed to restore order before the end of my shift. Just another day on the job, folks.
The problem started in the lunch room at the correctional facility located right outside Ottawa, over something trivial...
Some bozo spat on the ground as I walked by, apparently that particular inmate, a bald-headed tattooed White dude named Patrick, didn't like seeing women in Hijab working inside the prison. In today's world, a lot of people seem to hate us Muslims and I've learned to be careful.
"Go back to Arabia, rag head bitch," Patrick said angrily as he rose, challenging me in front of everyone. I'm a short, brown-skinned, Hijab-wearing Mauritanian-Canadian Muslim woman, but to some White folks, apparently that means I'm Arab. It's often being said that to be a woman working in law enforcement is to invite trouble, both from crooks and guys with badges. As a result, I've learned to be tough, both with my fellow corrections officers, some of whom are sexist and racist bastards, and some of the inmates in our care.
"Fuck you Patrick," I replied and I walked up to Mr. Big & Tall White Bigot and punched him in the jaw. That's when his Aryan nation buddies jumped in, and my fellow corrections officers came to the rescue, and a full-on brawl/mini-riot ensued. I thank the Most High that I got through that ordeal without a scratch, and made it home safely. Now, if I could get some loving from my husband Yassin Leconte, my favorite convert, that would be great...
With our son Suleiman at his grandparents, my hubby and I have the house to ourselves. Finally. You know what this means. Unfortunately, like the perfectionist that he is, Yassin is fixing something in the basement, or some nonsense. I'll never understand that obsession with this sort of thing, I swear.
"Malia, I'll be right over," Yassin calls back, and I turn off the TV, and get ready. Seductress mode activated... When he comes back, my favorite tall, dark and handsome Haitian-Canadian stud gawks at me, and I smile. I have his attention and then some...