She want to her room crying.
If Bridget and her mom wants to
take Paul away from me, then I guess
there is nothing I can do, after all they
have already taken everything away
from me, what chance do I have?
What can I possibly do?"
The next day Christy went out to
run errant for her stepmom when
she notice someone following her.
She tries to ignore the fact that
she feel someone following her
but no, the person is really coming
towards her, so she make to run.
"Heyy… stop", a female voice said
and Christy stop to see who it was.
"You, who do you think you are?"
She ask Christy.
"I don’t understand you."
"I said who did you think you are?'
"I don’t know," Christy answered.
"Yes, of course, you are a no body,
you shouldn’t be seen anywhere
round Paul, do you understand?
Because the next time i see you
with Paul, am going to cut off your
tongue"
Christy covered her mouth with her
hands
"Just like that, I will cut of your
tongue if you don’t stay away from
Paul."
"What, but who are you?" Christy ask.
"You don’t need to know, you know
why?"
"No," Christy shake her head.
"Because you are not in my class,"
she look at Christy up and down.
"You are not fit to know my name.
you are beneath me". she said with her
nose in the hair.
"But what if Paul comes to me?"
Christy ask.
"You must not talk to him, you
must tell him you don’t want to see
him again, do you understand?"
"Yes ma’am" Christy said bowing
a little.
"Good girl, you can have this",
Sharon took a bundle of money
and gave it to Christy.
"No thanks, I will do what you
said don’t worry about the money."
"Just take it, am giving it to you as
a gift." Sharon said.
"No, thanks," she said and started
towards her house.
"Huh.. what a stupid girl, what
did Paul even sees in her? He likes
all this low life, what can she gave
him that I don’t have? Am a big girl,
well educated, beautiful, high class,
the only thing he hate about me
is this drug thing, ohh…. What can I
do to stop this drug thing?
But this girl is beautiful, she start
thinking about Christy, "no, stop Sharon"
she slap herself, "you can’t go back
to that kind of life, you only do men
now ok, so just stop thinking about
her, she is your rival so don't think
of her that way. Shitt.. must I have so
many stupid habits? She entered her
car and drove away.
Christy don’t know what is going
on any more, she better run away
from this house, but where will
she go, she didn’t know of any
relations or had a friend she can
go to. What is happening to me? why
is everyone against me, what have
I done? She cry so bitterly for hours,
then she turned to her mother’s picture
on the wall and ask her to come and
take her with her, because she is
tired of living.
Just then she heard a knock on her door and she wipe her tears quickly and rushed
to open the door.
"How do you see this?", Bridget turn
around showing Christy her dress.
"But that is my dress, the one
Paul bought for me on Christmas
day."
"Ohh.. so he bought you a dress
and you didn’t think to show me?"
"But that wasn’t necessary is just
just a christmas dress."
"Yes, I want it, that is why am
wearing it."
"If you want to wear it, you should
at least tell me and I will give it to you."
"No, you have no right to decide
for me, in fact am the one doing
you a favor, but if you want I will
stop helping you to see Paul."
"That wouldn’t be necessary any
more" Christy said.
"What do you mean by that,?"
Bridget ask.
"I met a girl today who warns me
to stay away from Paul, she look
very rich, is like Paul has a sister
and is like their mom don’t want
us no bodies to come close to Paul."
"Wow… that is so interesting"
Bridget said happily.
"What is making you so happy,
are you not hearing what am saying?
They don’t want no bodies coming
close to Paul."
"Yea, but that did not apply to me
you see, you are the one they are
talking about not me. I am not a no
body, am going to Paul walking
like a rich kid" she start cat walking
in front of Christy, with the red
dress Paul bought for her.
"Stop deceiving yourself" Christy
said. Paul will not fall in love with
you, you already know that, am the
one he loves."
"Shut-up and take that back," Bridget ordered.
"No, am not taking it back, that is
the truth."
"I said take it back right now", she
yell at Christy but Christy yell back
at her.
"No am not taking it back you
evil schemer."
Bridget grab Christy by the hair
and start to pull it, while Christy
turn and grab Bridget's hair and
almost pull everything out.
"So you have the impetus to beat
up my own child in my house?"
The mother yell at Christy.
"She started it."
"Shut up when am still taking".
Christy held her mouth with her
hand still kneeling down.
"You will stay like that the rest
of the day, and you will have nothing
to eat for the rest of the week."
"No mom, please don’t do this,
Christy beg, I am going to die if I
go without food for that long."
"Who cares? You have the mind
to fight with Bridget in this house,"
she turn to Bridget and said.
"Look at the person you always
defend, I told you is of no good
helping this kind of people, but no,
you have a good heart and wants
to always help, now look at what
she has done to you. That is how
I helped her mother, but what did
I get, she betrayed me behind my
back."
"What did her mother do to you,?"
Bridget ask.
"Her mother and I were best friend
back in school, she was always
feeling that she is more beautiful
than the rest of us, when your
father came along, she rushed and
start showcasing herself and he
ends up marrying her."
"Then how come you are married
to him?" Bridget wants to know.
"Well, he letter married me when
she died giving birth to this witch.,"
She pointed at Christy who was
just listening knowing that she
wasn’t telling the whole truth.
Because her dad has already told
her how she came into the house
pretending to be her mom’s best
friend and promise to take care
of her, but instead she turns out
to be the worst nightmare he
has ever known.
"So you see? That is why you
don’t need to help her". The stepmom
told Bridget.
"So what do we do with her,?"
Bridget ask her mom.
"Nothing, just let her be, she will
die a natural death."
"What? Die a natural death? Christy
open her eyes wide, are they going
to kill me? no, I need to run away
before they kill me. "
She start thinking of the places
she can run to.
"Maybe I will just call Paul, no,
his sister has warn me not to
come close to him, so where will I go?
Yes.. yes,, I will run to the church
and turn a reverend sister. No,
they said a reverend sister must be a
virgin, and am no longer a virgin thanks
to Paul.
So where on earth can I go to
that Bridget and her mom will
not find me?"
"Why are you crying?" Bridget ask
Christy, "you ask for it, now enjoy
kneeling down", she push Christy
and she fell to the ground.
"Now am going to take Paul away
from you, let me see what you can do.,"
'You go ahead and have him if you can, he
loves me and nothing can change
that."
"So you are still talking, am going
to tell mom."
She went to Christy's room and start
searching everywhere, she found
the necklace and took it.
"What! This looks very expensive,
this Paul, what is wrong with him?
What did Christy gave to him that he
buys all this expensive things for her?"
She walk to Christy.
"Where did you get this necklace?"
"Give it back", Christy yell, "don’t
take that necklace that is the only
thing left for me just give it back."
"No, am not giving it back to you,
is mine now". Bridget said trying to
put it on but Christy got up and
take it away from her.
"Give it Back to me" Bridget yell
and they started fighting again.
Then Bridget's mom came running
towards them and Christy has to
run out of the house. Taking the
necklace with her.