Chapter 19

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.