Chapter 8 Make him date me

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.