Chapter 35 I knew it
They sat down to eat, and the place was so quiet.
“Ok, what is going on?” Mrs. Brown ask. “Why are you guys so quiet?”
Paul raise his head, “What? Me? no, am fine.”
“And you Mr. Brown what’s it with you?”
“Nothing, am just fine.”
“I don’t like it when you guys are behaving odd.” She said looking at Paul.
“Well, I don’t know why you think am still wearing diapers.” Paul said looking at his dad.
“What! What are you talking about now?”, she wanted to yell but held her peace.
“I mean am turning 23 next year am no longer a kid”, Paul said.
“Really?, and you have to tell it to my face?, now you listen to me little man, am your mother and I decide when you stop wearing diapers. For goodness sakes you are my son and you can never out grown your mother.”.
“Yea, that is what I told him”, his father cuts in.
“Thank you Mr. Brown” she said still looking at Paul.
“You are welcome honey" his father said.
Paul was dumfounded, he thought for a second.
“Whom's side are you on?” He turn and ask his dad.
“Well, am always on the winning side”.
“Fine mom, I agree but you need to give me some credit here, am trying my best to be a good son.”
“Yes I know, but marrying Sharon will give me joy as your mother.”
“Mom, there you go again, Sharon, Sharon, Sharon, what has she given to you? Or don’t you want me to be happy?”
“No my dear, you will be very happy with Sharon, you just need to get to know her, that is all am asking dear do this for me”.
“I already know Sharon mom, and I don’t love her”.
“Son, I think your mother is right, you need more time with Sharon only then you will come to appreciate her”.
“Hmmm, how I wish they know”, Paul murmured.
“Mom you need to give me time to think, after all am still a little boy, when I become a man then we can talk about marrying Sharon, but for now I need to eat.” he start eating again
“Ok, I will invite her to come spend time with us.”
“What”? Paul almost throw up the food in his mouth.
“Dad… no way, am going to travel if that is the case”, he said looking at his dad.
“Am so sorry dear, my hands are tight”.
Paul lost his appetite and left the table.
“But honey do you need to do that”? Her husband ask disappointed.
“Yes dear, that is the only way they can get to know themselves very well”.
“But is obvious he didn’t like this girl, just stop forcing it on him.”
“Am not forcing it on him, he needs to be responsible to handle the company”.
“That girl will not make him more responsible than I know”.
“Well, I don’t know him that well, because all he does when he comes back home from school is to go around with his friends doing nothing, at least with a woman by his side he will stay home more and reason like a man; please honey don’t stop me from doing what I want to do”.
“Ok, you can have your way but don’t say I didn’t try to stop you”.
“Thank you, but no thanks”. She walk out on him.
“Really? You guys left me here alone?” Mr. Brown yell.
“Yea, you can have the table all to yourself” she yell back.
“Why? Why is all this happening right now? Paul keep asking himself, all I need is Christy, she makes me happy, she makes me want to do things, why can’t they just understand this?, and if I tell mom that am in love with another girl all hell will break loss. What do I do?, and dad is not helping at all, I thought he understand me but he choose his wife more than me, because he love her.
But wait? Yes… yes… that is the answer right there! Dad loves mom and he is willing to throw me aside and support mom, yes… am not going to give up on Christy just like that, am going to stand up for her too.
How is she now? Do I call her to make sure she is ok? No, I just call her few minutes ago let me wait till evening.
Christy could not sleep because Paul hasn’t call her and she didn’t want to call, maybe he is busy, she keeps looking at her phone. Then it rings.
“Hello Paul how are you?”
“Am fine and you?”
“Am not feeling fine”
“What happened are you sick”? Paul became worried.
“I miss you, I want to see you”, Christy said.
“Me too, but I guess there is nothing we can do”
“Yea, I guess so,” Christy said lowering her voice.
“But we can see over the weekend,” Paul assured her.
“Really? Yeaaa.. I will find a way to see you” Christy said happily but pause when she remembered what happened between Bridget and herself.
“Hello Christy are you ok, you are not saying anything”
"Yea am here, is just that I don’t know if I will be able to see you over the weekend”
“Why?”
"I kind of beat up Bridget over the drug issues and I don’t think she will accept to help me come out of the house”
"Really, hahaha" Paul laugh.
“Why are you laughing”? Christy ask surprised.
"You really beat her up?"
“Yes”
“That’s my girl, Infact I own you one hahaha, you’ve made my day", Paul was so happy because he has been wanting to deal with that Bridget but he didn’t know how to go about it.
“Are you for real? And am here regretting that I broke her leg.”
“What? You broke her leg? Now that is a little bit serious, I hope you are ok, did her mom beat you up?"
“No, she didn’t and am ok”
“Wow.. that is new?” Paul said surprise.
“Yea, I told her if she tells her mom about it, than an going to tell her about the drug”
“Wow, that was smart, hmmm don’t worry I know that she will come around this weekend, and I know how to make her do it.”
“Ok bye, I love you,” Christy whispers over the phone.
“I love you more” Paul hang up and place the phone on his chest, is as if they should not end the call, he wants to talk to her for the whole night but he has to let her go.
(SHARON)
“Hello… is anybody home?”
Paul went to answer the door.
“Sharon! What are you doing here with your… what’s that?”
“My bag, hello…and yes am here to stay over the weekend, didn’t your mother tell you that she ask my mom to allow me stay here for few days for only God knows why?"
Paul’s mouth hang open but no sound was coming out
“Hello…" Sharon waves at Paul, anyways, you can keep standing there looking like a statue, but can you please come and show me my room or I just take my things to your room instead.”
“No..no..no..no.. Paul rush her, you are staying in the guest room, this way” he took her to one if the guest room before looking for his mom.
“Mom.....here you are, why have you decide to torment me like this?” He ask.
“Can you state your words more clearly because I don’t understand what you mean.” She keeps Polishing her nails because she knew that Sharon just arrived and her little man is here to cry out.
Paul stood there angry not saying anything.
“Have you seen Sharon? She will be coming to spend the weekend with us, just be nice to her ok”, she got up to leave.
“Mommm… I don’t like this at all.”
“You better start getting use to it, because that is the girl I want for you, don’t let us continue this conversation, she is already here” she whispers so Sharon wouldn’t hear them.
"Shit… Christy was supposed to be here this weekend, what do I tell her? And I don’t even want to lie to her” Paul went to his room and lock the door.
“Heyyy… look who we got here, my beautiful angel, how is your mom?
“Mom is fine, she sent her greetings.”
“Yea, where are your bags?”
“In the guest room, Paul said I should go to the guest room.”
“Oh.. my dear don’t mind him, I will look for a good room for you ok.”
“Yes, ma”, she bow before her.
“Ohh.. my beautiful daughter,” Paul’s mom was so happy that Sharon is a very good girl who knows how to respect people.
“Let me get you something to eat”.
“No..no..no.. don’t worry mom, am not hungry, I just want to talk to Paul.”
“Ok, no problem you can go.”
“Ok,” she ran to Paul’s room.
“Open the door Paul..
“Go away, I don’t want to see you.”
“Really, let me go and tell your mom”.
“Wait,” he opens the door.
“Hmmm, you are really easy to deal with” Sharon said and push pass Paul into his room.