Chapter 5 the exchange
Wait…wait… what is going on?
Where is Christy?
She is not around, are you
going or not? Should I go and tell
my mom you didn’t want to take
me out again?
No….no…no..
"Then start the car."
"Ok, Paul starts the car and
drove off.
Christy could only look from the
window, she saw Paul drive
Bridget away from her view.
"Hmmm, she really went with
him? Is ok, I will get a chance to
go out anytime I went maybe
in the future. Christy said feeling
sorry for herself."
"Why are we stopping in the
middle of no were? Bridget ask
Paul as he pull the car to a stop."
"I want to get one thing straight."
"Which is?" Bridget ask knowing
what he wants to ask.
"Where is Christy and why are you
the one with me right now?"
"I told you Christy is not around
but if you insist, I will tell you the
truth."
"Fine, what is the truth? Paul
ask so anxious to hear where
Christy has gone to when she
promise him that she will go
out with him tonight."
"Well she went out with
someone, what was that his
name again em... I don’t know
his name but they were dancing
together yesterday."
"What? Patrick? No.. no way,
she can’t possibly go out with
Patrick when she promise to go
out with me."
"Then he remembered Christy
calling Patrick the good guy who
has taken care of her when
everyone including him was
looking at her like a piece of shit."
“No way, where did they head to?.”
“Am I supposed to know that?
Please let’s go, I don’t want to go
back home, beside we may run
into them as we go."
"Paul looked at her, she may be
right, so where do we go? He
ask Bridget.
"Anywhere nice, just take me
anywhere nice."
Paul drove off but didn’t know
where to go because this wasn’t
the plan, he wanted to be with
Christy not Bridget, he has a lot
of things to talk with her, but all
that will not happen because
Christy may be somewhere with
another guy, and of all people,
Patrick. Danmit.
He didn’t know when he hit the
steering.
"Watch it? Bridget yell when Paul
nearly hit a car."
"What is wrong with you? Do
you want us to get into an accident?"
"Am sorry, I didn’t see the car
coming"
"Please drive carefully she warn"
"Yes," Paul said and kept driving
"And where are we going, we
have been driving for hours,
Bridget ask.
"I don’t know where to go, but
if you know anywhere then let’s
go there."
"Ok, I know of a place."
"Fine, we can go there."
"Ok, Bridget direct him to a
fancy restaurant and they went
inside.
"What do you want? Take
anything and I will pay," Paul
said with a straight face.
"Anything? Bridget ask.
"Yes, anything."
"Ok, she start ordering and
ordering.
Bridget don’t be a fool,
this guy has money, keep
ordering she said to herself."
"Are you done?" Paul ask.
"Yes, "
"Ok, he took out his card and
pay the bills, let’s go home."
"No, not yet, we just got here,
let’s go to the movies."
"I don’t do movies", Paul said.
"Then what do you do? She
ask not minding his cool behavior
towards her.
"I don’t feel like doing anything,
let’s just go home."
"No, am not going home".
"So what do you what? Paul ask her.
"I want to go to the movies."
"Ok, let’s go."
"Thank you", she hug him.
"Excuse me, Paul said shaking
her off, what are you doing.?"
"Am just hugging you."
"Do you want people to see us.?"
"Yes, why? What will happen if
people sees us?" Bridget ask.
"My mother, she won’t take it
kindly with either of us, do you
want her to get angry?"
"No, I don’t want that."
"You see, so keep a distance
will you?"
"Ok, I will," she said.
"So which movie do you want
to watch?"
"Anyone, just choose anyone
you want."
"Let’s watch romantic movie."
"No, I don’t like romance, is for
girls, am not a girl, I need war film".
"I don’t like war film," Bridget said.
"Then we are not going to watch
any movie" Paul stood his ground.
"Ok, I will watch war movie with
you, anything for you" Bridget said
trying to hug him again.
"Stop it, remember my mother."
"Ohh… sorry."
The movie was tough but Paul
could not enjoy it because he only
wants to do this with Christy. But
why will Patrick come to pick up
Christy? And why will she go
with him?.
"Ohh.. my God, they shot that man,"
Bridget shouted trying to bring
Paul back from where ever he has
gone to, because is obvious he
is not there with her.
Christy could not stop thinking
about the whole thing, why is
mother and Bridget trying so
hard to keep her away from
Paul? What has she ever done
to them? She thought of her
mother and dad, had it been that
they are still alive, she would
have gotten the privilege that
Bridget had, to go out anytime
and come in anytime she want.
When will she ever gain her
freedom? And as for Paul, he is
a no good, if not why will he agree
to go out with Bridget knowing
that he was supposed to go
out with her.?
The movie came to an end and
is time to go.
Let me take you back home Paul
told Bridget.
No, we still have a lot of time
left.
"Am not feeling well, I want to go
home." Paul said.
"Really, I hope is not serious.?"
"I think is going to get serious,
so I need to take you back home
so I can go home too before it
get serious."
"Ok, let’s go then."
Paul took Bridget home and
drove back, he want to find
Patrick, but Patrick wasn’t at
home.
I thought he was with you? The
mother said.
"No, I’ve not see him thought
out today."
"Wow.. maybe he is with James."
"Ok, let me go to James place."
"Ok drive carefully," Patrick’s
mother warn.
"I will be fine," he drove off.
"Where on earth could those two
be?, and as for Patrick God help
him if I find him with Christy."
James was about leaving the
house when Paul arrival.
"Heyy.. look who we got here."
"Hi James, have you seen Patrick,?"
he went straight to the point.
"Nope, but I think we can catch up
with him in the club to night."
"Wowww.. I almost forgot, get
inside lets go."
James got into the car and they
drove off.
Bridget got home with all the
things she bought.
"Wowww.. this guy is really rich."
The mother said.
"I told you mom, look what he
bought for me.
Hmmm, you finally got yourself
a man", hahaha they both laugh.
"Heyy… Christy come here" Bridget
call when she sees Christy
coming towards them.
"Look what Paul bought for me, he
took me to all the fancy places
in town and even took me to the
movies and we have a wonderful
time together, I think he likes me."
"Really?" their mom shouted, "who
wouldn’t like you? You are the
most beautiful girl in this whole neighborhood so who wouldn’t
want you?.
See all you need to do is hold
him tight ok, don’t let go of him"
her mother advice.
"Don’t worry mom, I would let any
other girl get close to him", she
said looking at Christy who
didn’t say anything.
"Are you not going to say
something or you don’t like the
fact that Paul likes your sister?"
The mother said.
"No mom, I like it, and he is very
generous too. He bought all this
things for you?".
"Yes,"
Hmmmm, Christy wondered that
she was the one who was
supposed to go out with Paul.
Paul and James finally gets to
the club but Partick was not
there too.
"What, so is true, he went out
with Christy."
"Guy what is going on? Why
are you so moody?" James ask.
"Nothing, I just didn’t want to come
to the club that is all."
"Really? Is unlike you Paul, is it
because Patrick is not here?".
"Where is he by the way" Paul
ask as if concerned.
"Forget that guy and let’s drink, he
will come whenever he feels like."
"Ok, get something then, he ordered"
They were still drinking when
Patrick walked in
"Heyy… see the very man," James
hailed. But Paul just kept quiet.
"How is you mann.. Patrick
greeted Paul but he just nod.
"What is wrong with him?"
Patrick ask.
"He is not feeling the club tonight"
James said.
"How is that babe" Patrick ask
and Paul jack back to the human
world immediately.
"I don’t know, haven’t you gotten
her yet?" He ask wanted to get
the reaction.
"No, I haven’t seen her since then,
what about you?" He ask Paul,.
"No, me too."
"So what’s up? I need her."
"Well am not her caretaker, you
can try your luck".
"Wait, did she say no to you, is
that why you are moody? Hahaha
Patrick and James both laughed
at Paul.