Christy brought out the meat
and gave it to Bridget.
"roasted meat! Where did you get
the money to buy this?"
"I didn’t buy it, he gave it to me?"
"Who? Paul?"
"Yes."
"Wow.. where did you see him.?"
"At the meat stand."
"Did you collect the number."
"Yes."
"That’s my girl, give it to me. and
for this meat.. she said and wanted
to take it from her but.. no, you
can have that, just give me the
number."
"Christy handed Bridget the phone
the card and she rush out to her
own room
Lock the door and took a good
look at the card.
So he is the MD of Weston
hotel, I see, but he is too small to
be an MD, wait, how can he be
an MD and he is still schooling?
anyways, that is how rich people
do, am going to make him fall
for me. "
She dial the number and Paul
pick up almost immediately as
if he was waiting for the call.
"Hello Christy is that you? Paul
ask, but Bridget did not say
anything, she was so nervous,
she didn’t know what to say so
she cut off the call.
"What? Why is she not saying
anything Paul ask, maybe I should
call her back or no, don’t call back,
so you wouldn’t appear to be too
desperate. But what if her airtime
has run out? Let me call her", he
dial the number and call back.
Bridget picked the call, hello,
hello, who am I on to, Paul ask but
no reply, hello."
He wants to hang up when the
voice suddenly speak.
"Hello Paul."
"Yes, who am I speaking to
please?"
"Is me Bridget."
"What? Where is Christy? give
her the phone."
"She is not around."
"Then why did you pick up her
call,?
"Well that is because this is my
phone, Christy don’t have a phone,
and I was the one who ask her
to take your phone number."
"Ok, what for?"
"I just want to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Why are you sounding like that?"
She ask.
"How do I sound? That is how I
sound all the time." Paul said.
"Ok, so can we see today."
"No, I don’t have time to see
you today."
"Ok, what about tomorrow."
"Paul cut off the call."
"What,? he hanged up on me?
Ohhh.. what is wrong with this
Paul? And what did he see in
Christy that he likes her that much,
am the pretty one here, what did
Christy have that I don’t have?
How do I get him to like me?
she start thinking really seriously
then her phone rang.
"Hello Tom," Bridget picked the
call.
"Bridget where are you right now.?"
"Where else do you want me to
be? Am in my house."
"Who is Paul"? Tom ask.
"How did you know that name?"
Bridget ask.
"Oh.. so you even know who he
is and you are not denying it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I call your phone the other day
and you are talking about Paul
and getting his number or
something like that".
"Oh.. that will be my sister
Christy, she was with my phone
yesterday."
"Wow.. thank goodness I thought
it was you, because the person
was sounding kind of funny to me."
"Yea, is my sister not me."
"Ok, so are we seeing today?"
"No, I can’t come out today."
"What are you doing at home?".
"Nothing but I don’t feel like
coming out, let’s go out some
other time."
"Come on, is been a week I saw
you, I didn’t get to see you even on
Christmas day, what is going on?"
"Are you asking me? where were
you on Christmas eve? Bridget
ask because she didn’t recall
Tom calling her on Christmas
or even sending her text message
wishing her merry Christmas , if
not for Paul who was kind enough
to take she and Christy out and
she didn’t even remember calling
him too.
"Oh.. something came up so I
went out of town."
"Really? On Christmas day?
Something came up? Tom please
just hang up I will talk to you later"
"Wait… before Tom could finish
his sentence Bridget cut him off.
"Shitt… she cut the call right?, I
will show you, you will come
begging this time, am done for
good" Tom said angrily
Paul could not hold in the
anger he felt right now, why is
Bridget answering the phone
and did she just say she was
the one who ask Christy to bring
his number to her? And she did it
too, am so cross with that Christy,
what is going on in that head of hers?
Paul wanted to go and see
Christy but no, I won't go there,
in fact am done with this girl.
He pick up his car keys and drove
off, getting to James place Patrick
is already there.
"Look who we got here, the
ladies man. Patrick start with
his jokes, but Paul was not in the
mood for jokes right now.
"What’s up mann.. why is your
face like this?" James ask.
"His babies have all left him,
that will be the only reason why
he is here, this is two days we
didn’t see Paul all because of a girl,
I told you he will come back."
"Will you just stop for once?"
Paul yell at Patrick.
"And if I don’t, what will you do?"
Paul gave him a blow and
Patrick retaliates and the fight
began with James standing in
between them separating the fight.
"Stop it guys, what has come
over you two, just stop it will you.?
James keep yelling at both.
"Tell him to stop getting me
angry." Paul said.
"You started this whole thing"
Patrick yell at Paul.
"How,? what did I do?
"You have always been doing
that, and I wouldn’t take it anymore
from you" Patrick continue
without saying what Paul did
to him.
"What did I do to you?" Paul keeps
yelling.
"You always think that you are
the most handsome one amongst
us all , and the smarts one too,
that is how you did with Sonia,
now you have started again with
Christy, but I won't let you this
time." Patrick said.
"Ohh.. no, this is not good" James
said trying to calm both side down.
"What are you blabbing about?,
Sonia definitely didn't like you, and
Christy... he pause maybe Christy
likes Patrick because she has told
him once that Patrick was the
only one who treated her like a
human being, "well I don’t know if
Christy likes you but don’t blame that
on me, ok."
"How will you know when you
didn’t give me the chance to
express myself."
"Look guy, am not holding her, you
are free to do whatever you want ok."
"Fine, you just stay away from her."
"You can’t tell me what to do,
besides am the one who brought
them to the party. So you can’t tell
me what to do". Paul said angrily.
"Guys please, let’s not fight
over a girl, please, Patrick I will
advise you leave her for Paul ok."
"Why? Why can’t he leave her for
me?"
"Because I don’t know between
you two who is in love with her."
James said.
"Love? They both shouted, looking
at each other.
"Wait a minute, so you guys don’t
love her, then why are you fighting?"
"Look James, one needs to
know a girl before you can love
her ok, you don’t expect me to
just fall for a girl like that."
Patrick said.
"And what about you? James
ask Paul, what do you feel for her.?
"Guy I don’t know, for now I just
can’t take my mind off her".
"It seem like you have falling
for her" James say looking at Paul.
"Me? you can’t tell for sure", he
Protest.
"To me if you can’t take your mind
off someone it means you have
falling for her".
"That may not be true" Paul argued.
"Fine, since both of you are not
sure of your feelings for this girl,
can we just let it be? I need to go
out, the party has already stated."
"Which party"?
"Final year students are having
their party at the eco hotel, you
guys are not aware?
"Nope."
"Really, then you must be missing
a lot, come on let’s go."
Paul and James entered Paul’s
car while Patrick drive his own car.
They zoom off and when they
get to the hotel, to their surprise
Sharon is already there.
"Is that not the girl you came
with to the club?" Patrick pointed
at Paul.
"Who?"
"Look at her over there."
"What is Sharon doing here? I
thought she didn’t know anyone
around, how did she get to know
that the final year students are
having a party here?"
"Let’s go to her," Patrick said to
Paul.
"No, am not going, just let her be,
she came here without us, let’s
just mind our business" Paul said
not wanted Sharon to even see
him.
"Ok, let’s take that corner,
James Pointed to a very dark
corner.
"Wow.. that place is cool, at least
lots of people will not know we
are here. Paul said.