Chapter 17 Expensive gift
"Why did it take you so long to come out?" Paul ask.
"Nothing is just house work."
"Are they paying you to work this hard?"
"No, is just house work, Bridget told me you are looking for me."
"Yes, look what I Bought for you", he handed Christy the things he bought for her.
"Wow, thank you so much."
"Do you like them?"
"I love them, thanks". Christy hug him and it was like they should remain like that for the rest of the day.
"Wait, I have a surprise for you". Paul brought out the phone.
"Wow… thank you so much" she wanted to say "l love you" but pause, since she didn’t know how it will sound.
"I don’t want you using Bridget’s phone anymore, let me store my number here, so you call me anytime"
"Ok, I will call you in the evening."
"That will be lovely"
They hug and kiss and then Paul let her go.
"What is that? Bring it here" the mother ordered.
But Bridget ask her to take it inside. "Mom..is pad, there’s nothing to see"
Christy hurry up to her room, brought everything out and was so happy.
Bridget came running to Christy’s room almost immediately.
"Christy what did Paul give to you?" She grab the bag and start bringing out everything, "wow.. you are so lucky"
"Yea, thanks" Christy said smiling.
"And he bought me a phone too, look" She showed Bridget the phone and she took it from her with force.
"What? He bought an iphone for you? What do you know about using iphone? And this is the type of phone I need, thank goodness.
You will use my Android phone while I use this iphone.
"once school resume, I will be the big girl in class, yeaaaa.. Christy don’t worry I will make him pay for what he did to you"
"But that’s my phone, Paul wouldn’t be happy if he found out am not using the phone he bought for me."
"Which do you prefer?, to let Mom know about the phone or for Paul not to be happy.?"
"I don’t prefer anyone" Christy said, with a sad face.
"Then you have to give me the phone."
"Fine, you can have it". Christy agreed.
Paul went home feeling so happy, now he can talk to Christy without passing through Bridget.
"Hey.. what's going on with you these days?" Patrick ask, "We no longer see you, is it because of those girls?"
"What girls?"
"Stop pretending not to know what am talking about."
"Yea, because I don't know what you are talking about."
"That Christy girl what are you doing with her? I said I need her."
"She is taking, Paul said smiling. "Just forget her, look for someone else".
"Guy you can't tell me what to do, am going after her, why am I even talking to you?"
"Whatever" Paul left them and went home.
"Why are you this angry?" James ask. Patrick after Paul left.
"Paul is getting on my nerves, you see that girl, am going to get her no matter what."
"So what are you planning to do?"
"Visit her, what else?"
"If you ask me, I will say leave her for Paul"
"No am not leaving her to Paul, that guy thinks he's the boss, is time we need to show him that we can get things done too."
"Hmmm, guy stop this thing, there are other girls out there, just pick anyone, let's end this thing between you guys."
"Forgot guy, you don't know how Paul makes me feel."
Christy took Bridget's phone which she exchange with her iphone, and called Paul in the evening.
"Hello"
"Hello, is me Christy, have you gone to bed?"
"No, am with you, how are you feeling.?"
"Am feeling better today."
"What are you doing right now?"
"Nothing am in my room."
"Do you sleep alone?" Paul ask.
"Yes"
"Hmmm, am really missing you right now and I want to say am really sorry for what happened the other day."
"Is ok, I forgive you, is not totally your fault.
So where are you? Christy ask Paul.
"Am in my room."
"Ok, I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead" Paul said.
"Ok, please who is that girl I saw you with at the meat stand the other day?"
"Her name is Sharon, she is just a family friend."
"Family friend?, But I thought I saw both of you holding hands."
"Oh about that?, Yes, is nothing so don't take it personal"
"Ok, so you don't have anything to do with her?"
"Nothing, I have nothing to do with her."
"Ok, if you say so, I believe you."
"Thanks for believing in me, I love you Christy".
But Christy was Afraid to say "l love you too." Instead she just hang up the phone.
"What? She hang up the phone? Does it mean she didn't believe that I love her? Is all Sharon's fault, she was the one holding my hand.
I shouldn't have followed her that day."
Christy went to bed that night fantasizing her wedding with Paul.
She couldn't sleep, the thoughts of what happened that day at the club keep replaying in her head, she loves every moment she has spent with Paul in that club room, she didn't want it to end.
But if only Paul was himself, it would have been a whole lot different.
She hate it that she has to lose her virginity that way, but there was nothing she could do about it, but she was happy that it was Paul who took it, she couldn't have given it to someone else.
Sharon couldn't bear the thoughts of losing Paul just like that, and to make things worst her mom is bringing down her neck asking her about how she was doing with Paul.
She came to understand that the reason why her mom took her to Paul's house was for her to get to know Paul and for them to get along.
But now she mess things up, how will she make amends?
"I know what to do, I will ask mom to take me there herself."
"Why? Why do you want me to take you there? have you gone there to show up your ugly character? I told you to stop those drugs, now you gone there to show how you are not well brought up, tell me what happened?".
"I drug Paul and he found out about it."
"What? You did not only take it, you have to drug someone else? Oh my goodness, what do I have to do with her?" The mother was so disappointed, but there was nothing she could do.
If not that she has to work all the time to make the kind of money they have today, she wouldn't have sent her only daughter abroad to be spoiled be drugs
"Don't worry I will correct everything you have done wrong ok, you and Paul will get along again."
"Thank you mom", she hugged her mom.
The next day Sharon's mom was at Paul's house making amends for Sharon's misbehavior without saying what she really did.
"Don't worry about a thing, I know my son, he will do what I ask him to do.
But where they having issues?" She finally ask.
"No, I don't think so but Sharon thinks that Paul may not like her the way she likes him."
"That is not true, you know why?"
"No"
"We went out shopping and he bought an expensive necklace for her and other stuffs too, I don't think they are having any issues."
"Wow.. really? He must be a gentle man, hmmm Sharon will love to hear this."
"Please I want this deal to click, there is so much more you stand to gain, just make sure your son comply."
"That is not a problem, just give them time, I don't want to rush him, I want it to come naturally to him."
"Yes, that is what am thinking also", Sharon's mom said.
She rush home to tell the good news to Sharon who was over the moon.
"I can't wait for his call, mom did he say he will call me?"
"That is what I don't know, but you can make your moves now."
"Ok mom, thanks, your are the best mom."
"Just be careful this time, I will not come to your aid next time" the mom warns.
" I promise, it will not happen again."
She started making plans on how to get in touch with Paul, but she didn't know how to go about it.
"Shitt.. how do I get to my Paul? Ok, let me just keep my pride aside and call him first."
"Hello Paul is me Sharon."
"What do you want?"
"Can't you just forgive someone already?"
"I have forgiven you but you need to stay away from me before you do something worse."
"No...no...no I will not do anything like that and I wouldn't tell your mom you are seeing someone else."
"What? How do you mean?"