Ohh.. no what did he want from
me now? Christy murmured and
start to walk very fast to get away
from Paul.
"What is wrong with her? Paul
ask himself, do I have to go out
of my car all the time just to
chase after her? "Hey.. wait..
Christy please just wait for a minute
I want to talk to you and I can't
do that while you are always
running away from me."
"No.. stay away from me". she
yell still running.
Paul went after her driving with
speed but very careful not to hit
her. He double cross her and
she stop in front of the car.
"What is wrong with you?" Paul
yell at her, do you want to get hurt?
Why are you always running away
from me?.
What have I done to you? He ask
while holding her hand, and all he
wanted to do was hold her and
hug her, but he could not hug
her because he didn’t know if
she will push him away and then
the passers-by will laugh at him,
so he just held her hand.
"What if I say you didn’t do
anything to me will you let me go?"
Christy ask.
"No, am not letting you go until
you tell me my crime". Paul said.
"Nothing, is not about you Paul,
is not about you, is just me, she
said facing down trying to hold
her tears so Paul would not see it.
"What? Then if is not about me,
why do you keep avoiding me?, we
talked about going out and there
is this beautiful place I want to go
with you but you won’t let me, I
can’t sleep this days because of
you. The words came out without
Paul knowing.
Christy raise her head to look
at Paul.
"What! Are you crying, Paul took
out his handkerchief to wipe off
the tears.
"Why are you crying?"
"Is nothing Paul, am just been
emotional that’s all."
"No there is something you are
not telling me, and how will I know
if you don’t tell me?"
"Paul am running out of time, I
need to go and buy something for
my mom, she is waiting for me."
"Ohh.. ok, let’s go, I will take you
home myself."
"No..no..no.., don’t worry I will
walk home."
"No, I insist, am taking you home
myself."
"Please Paul, if you like me like
you said you will let me go, Please."
Paul let go of her hands, and
was just standing there as Christy
took off running to the market.
"What is wrong with her? Maybe
am pushing myself too hard on her,
I think I will let her be.
But why is she crying? No,
something is not right, but she
should at least tell me what is
wrong, maybe she didn’t like me as
much as I like her."
Paul enters his car and zoom off.
Christy got home but she
couldn’t do anything, all she could
do was cry and wish that her
parents where still alive, Paul loves
me, but we can’t be together
because of Bridget and her mom.
I will really love to go to that
beautiful place Paul is talking about,
but if I go with him Bridget will tell
her mom, who knows what they
will do to me?"
"Christy open the door, it's
Bridget."
"Go away, I don’t want to see you."
"Open the bloody door or I will
break it now."
Christy rush to open the door.
"What do you want?"
"Why are you always locking
yourself inside?" Bridget ask.
"Is none of your business just
stay away from me". Christy warn.
"Am not here for you, I want to
ask if you've seen Paul recently?"
"No, I’ve not" Christy answered.
"Ok, I want to see him, so how
do I go about it?"
"Are you asking me? Do I look
like his keeper? look just leave
me alone, I don’t know anything
about Paul, so stop asking me
about him."
"No, I won’t stop until he dates
me."
"Good, then go ahead and do
whatever you want but please leave
me out of it."
"Am not leaving you out of it,
you know why?"
"No, Why?"
"Because I think Paul likes you
so he will only come if you call him."
"So how am I going to call him,
since I don’t have a phone."
"You are going to use my phone
and call him, tell him you want to
see him, then when he comes I
will be the one to talk to him."
"Are you listening to yourself?
Christy ask.
How do you want me to call him
then you will be the one to talk
to him, is that not foolishness.?"
"You just do what I say, and
leave the rest for me, remember
you are not to talk or see him
again, he is mine, and you are
going to help me get him."
"What if I refuse?" Christy ask.
"Then you have yourself to blame",
Bridget said and walked out of
her room.
"What is all this? Why did I
bring Paul to this house? Now I have
brought trouble upon myself. But
at least Bridget and I now shares
the house chores since I started
doing what Bridget wants, I can
now sleep in my room for like
three hours without disturbance."
But what about Paul? He is the
one suffering for what he did not
know, now he would think I don’t
like him, how do I get out of this?
I guess there is no way out, just to
do what Bridget wants, so I can
at least have something to eat."
"Christy open the door is me
Bridget."
"Ohh.. no.. what do you want
again?"
"Just open up I have something
to show you."
Christy open the door.
"What is it."
"Take, this is my phone, anytime
you see him ask him for his phone
number."
"And why will i do that?"
"Because am asking you to do it.
If you don’t do it am withdrawing
my help, and am handing
you over to mom. You know how
that will look like right? Bridget said
smiling at her.
"Just give me the phone and leave,
she took it from her and bang the
door.
"Wait Christy let me show you
the way the phone operates."
"Go away, I know how to operate
it, she said knowing too well that
she has never operate a phone
before, this phone will be the first
phone she is going to operate.
"Don’t spoil my phone" do you
hear me.?
"I will return this phone back to
you if you say one more word"
Christy threaten and Bridget left.
Christy look at the phone for a
very long time, how do they operate
this thing? She is right, I might
end up spoiling it."
She try switching it on but is like
the phone Is locked. Let me just
keep it here, when I see Paul
next time I will just ask him of his
phone number and that will be it".
Before Christy could step one
foot the phone rang.
She rush to it and pick up the call.
"Hello Paul, how are you?"
She said.
"What? Paul, who is Paul? the
voice on the other side responded.
"Ohh.. sorry, I thought you are
Paul, how do I get to Paul? Christy
ask the voice.
"What are you talking about and
who is Paul?, I hope you are not
cheating on me? the voice ask.
"No..no..no.. am not, I only want
to take Paul’s number."
The guy pause and look at his
phone to see if is a wrong number,
but no is Bridget’s number.
"Hello, hello", Christy call but no
response, she cut the call.
"I thought is Paul that is calling,
how do they operate this thing?"
She look at the phone, turn it and
kept it back.
She wants to open the door but
the phone rang again. She took
the phone and look at it,
"This is not Paul, there is no need
picking it, she left the phone there
and went away.
"What the fu..k is Bridget talking
about? who is Paul and why is
she behaving strange, I hope that
girl is not messing with me? I will
so get mad at her if she try’s it.
Prince said angrily.
Sharon on the other hand was
so cross with Paul but she didn’t
know why, after all they were not
friends not to talk of the fact that
they just met for the first time,
then why is she so mad at him?
"I think I have behave in a way that
is not likely for a lady like me. I
need to see him and ask him to
forgive me for behaving that way.
But what will be my excuse for
leaving the house?
Maybe I will come up with some
kind of excuse she keep thinking
of a suitable excuse to give to her
parents for leaving the house.