Chapter 6 A day after Christmas
"I don’t understand, what are
you guys laughing about?, I
haven’t even said anything to
this girl so why will she say no
to me?"
"Really, and you were running
after her the other day like that".
Patrick said.
"See I was just trying to make her
understand that I didn’t mean
to insult her about what I said
of her background."
"Yes,, what were you saying about
her background back then."
"Mann... Forget that, I don’t wish
to talk about that any more".
"Yea, least I forget, I saw you with
her on Christmas night sitting on
top of your car, holding hands.
What where you doing with her.?"
Patrick ask Paul.
"How is that your business?"
"Is my business because I like her."
"If you like her, then why disturb
me? go ahead am not in a position
to speak for her."
James, looked at Paul
"But why are you sounding like that?"
James ask Paul.
"Like how?"
"As if you have something to do
with this girl."
"Look, am leaving if you guys don’t
want me here", he got up to leave.
"No..no..no.. they both held him
down.
"Is ok, I will leave you alone but please
don’t interrupt me when am
talking to her."
Paul turn to look at Patrick.
"What is he talking about"? he
wanted to say something but
pause, because he hasn’t accept
the fact that what he was feeling
for Christy is love. He only knows
that whenever she looked at him
his heart start beating fast.
"Fine, I don’t have anything to do
with her, we are just friends".
"Just friends! Hahahaha James
and Patrick laughed at him.
"I don’t like what you guys are
doing, what did I say wrong that
is making you laugh at me?"
"Nothing dude, you are just funny,
how can you be just friends with
that pretty thing?". James ask, and
what about the other one, she
looks sharp who is she?" James
ask Paul but he refuse to answer.
"I think is the sister to Christy".
Patrick cuts in
"How did you know that?" James
ask.
"Because she came asking me if
I have seen her sister and Paul."
Paul turn, "what? When?"
"At the party yesterday, and I said
no, even though I saw the two
of them sitting like lovers, he
still can’t admit."
"Ok, am done here" Paul got up to
go, because he can’t take it
anymore.
He enters his car and drove off,
getting home he went straight to
his room.
"Paul dear what happen, why is
your face not bright.?"
"Nothing mom."
"No.. don’t tell me nothing, you are
my son, the only son and you
cannot me sad when am here,
tell me what you want and I will
make sure you have it."
Paul just smile at his mom, how
I wish you know what I want, you can’t
help me on this one, is not
something you can buy," he
said within himself.
"There you go", his mom said
seeing him smiling again.
"Just keep smiling ok, this is a period
where you don’t need to be sad,
do you want me to take you to
the most expensive place in town to shop?
Let’s go I want to spoil you a bit,
is been long I did so."
"No mom, thanks but I don’t feel
like going anywhere, am tired I
need to rest."
"Rest? Ok, if you insist when you
are ready to go let me know".
"Ok, mom, and thank you for been
my mom."
"What about me?" his father ask.
"And you too, thanks dad for been
my dad."
"You are welcome, if you are not
going to go with your mom to
this expensive trip then do come
with me to play tennis, I promise
is more fun that going to
expensive shopping."
"Are you challenging me?" Paul’s
mom turn to her husband.
"No, am not, am only telling him
the truth.
Come son let me let you in a
secret", he holds Paul’s hand.
"Women like expensive trips and
like spending money, but we men,
we like to play football, tennis,
swimming. If you go about
expensive trips it will make you
look like a woman. Do you want that."
"No.. Paul said making a face.
"That is my son".
"So what are you saying, that he
should not come with me?"
"No… that is not what am saying,
am simply asking him to choose
if to be a man or a woman."
Paul looked between his mother
and father. If he said he wants an
expensive trip his father will
mocked him, and if he said
Tennis, his mother will
be sad. So he has to make a
wise decision.
Mom and dad looking at Paul to
see what he will do.
"Well, mom, dad, I will get back
to the both of you later, a man
must make his own decision,
and I cannot make a decision in
a hurry, so give me time."
Hahahahah they both laugh at him.
You are now practically a man,
his father said, I like that, we
will be waiting.
Paul went to his room but
couldn’t sleep, he thought about
Christy and Patrick, does
it mean Christy was not with
Patrick all this time? But Bridget
said she went with Patrick, if
she wasn’t with Patrick then
were could she have be?"
He brought out his phone to call
her but ohh.. I don’t have her
number, does she even have a
phone? Paul keep wondering
and thinking about Christy.
Christy got busy cleaning the
house while Bridget got busy
making Christy angry.
"Do you want to know where we
went to and what we did?" Bridget
ask Christy trying to get a reaction.
Christy just smile, "whatever you
guys did and where ever you
went with him is not supposed
to be my business."
"Why? Are you jealous?"
"What? Me, jealous, no.."
"Then you have to listen to me if
you are not jealous."
"Ok, go ahead what happen?"
Christy stop her cleaning and
pay attention.
"He took me to a very special
place and bought a lot of things
for me, you need to see how he
was treating me like a princess".
"Hmm.. I think that is great."
"Really? You think so.? So can I
go out with him again?"
"Why,.. why are you asking me?,
he is already going out with you
and buying things for you and
treating you like a princess, why
do you need permission from me?"
"You know what? You are right,
he is now my man." She said
and jump up.
Christy just make a face and
continued with her cleaning.
"He even kissed me" she said as
she open the front door to go
outside.
"What? Kiss her!, did Paul really
kiss her? That guy is nothing to
write home about, he ask me to
be his friend, he even said he
likes me, and within a second
he is kissing Bridget, I don’t want to
see him ever again. And as for
Bridget, I will beat that girl black
and blue if she continue to
annoy me in this way."
"What are you doing now"? Her
stepmom ask
"Cleaning ma".
"Stop cleaning and go to the
market for me."
"Ok ma," Christy stopped cleaning
and hurried to the market.
Paul could no longer take it.
"I have to see Christy and know
how she is doing."
Christy felt like someone is
following her, she turned and
there was Paul waving at her.
"Wait, Christy wait."
She start walking fast away from Paul.
"What are you doing? come let
me drop you."
"No.. thanks I have legs."
"I know but I still want to drop
you off."
"Stay away from me". she said.
"Why? What is going on? I came
yesterday to pick you up but you
were not at home where did
you go to?"
"None of your business, just stay
away from me."
"I can’t Christy I want to talk
to you about something."
"I don’t want to hear, go and tell
it to Bridget."
"What? Bridget? I don’t have
anything to do with Bridget."
"But you bought all those things
for her."
"Yea, but I can explain, is not
what you are thinking".
"And how will you know what
am thinking?"
"Christy please just give me a
chance to explain things to you."
"I said I don’t want to hear."
She ran and disappear into the
corner of the market.
Paul waited but she is not coming
out. So he drove off.
He want home but is like he is
losing his mind. Why is Christy
doing this to him? He has never
liked a girl the way he did for
Christy, why is it so hard to get
to her?
"I will just stop seeing her and
her sister, that will give me back
my sanity."
"Why are you always worried
this days"? He heard his mother’s
voice behind him.
He turned and saw his mom
with a very beautiful girl coming
towards him.
"Who is she?"
"This is Mr. Williams daughter,
the one studying abroad, she just
came back to the country and
she decide to visit"
"Ohh.. that is lovely, what is your
name?"
"Sharon."
"Wow.. welcome Sharon."
"Thank you", she said with this
very sweet voice like the voice
of any angel.