Christy sat on the bed facing the

window, wondering what today

will be like, I know, I know, it

would be like every other

Christmas, no parents, no

relatives, no friends, no body

to share my charismas with",

she turn her gaze from the widow

back to her reading table, she

got up from the bed and walk to

the books at the table, and she pick

up the bible.

"Yes, yes, they said if I wise for

anything, it will come to

pass right?

No, thristy they didn't say you

should wish, but ask anything

and it will be giving to you."

"Ok", she held the bible and raise

it up, no, that is not how they

do it, open it and kneel down,

ok, she brought down her hands

and kneel before her bed, open

the bible and start to pray.

dear lord, please I don't want

to be lonely this charismas

ever again, please help me lord,

send someone who will be a

friend, male or female I don't

care, that will smile with me

and take away this loneliness

amen.

She keeps looking at the

ceiling to hear a voice but

nothing came.

Ohh.. I guess he heard me.

Christy said and walk out the

door to start her normal house

chores. To her it doesn't make

any difference if is Christmas

or not, because her stepmom

will not allow her out of the

house except for throwing

out the thrash and cleaning up

the house. She has never had a

Christmas present since her

parents both pass away.

It is unlikely for Paul to been seen outside on a charismas

morning driving around going

nowhere until he felt like

something hit his car, or No, ...

his car hit something.

"Do you want to spoil my car?"

Paul ask thristy when he got

out of the car to see what was

it that hit his car

"Are you blind? Can't you see

you are the one who hit me?

And beside how can a human

being hit a car?.

"Is possible seeing that you

didn't even look like a human

being'. Paul jokily said but Christy

did not take it lightly with him,

she drag him to their house

reporting the case to her stepmom.

And Paul obediently follow her

since he has nowhere to go today,

he just want to fool around with a

random girl.

"Who is this?" Christy's stepmom

shouted at her "I was going to throw out the

trash you sent me when he hit

me with his car

Christy's stepmom looked at

Paul up and down, 'he looks like

royalty' she murmured.

"Let go of his shirt, do you want

to stain him with your dirty

hands? She shouted at Christy

and then turn to Paul, 'lome in

my dear", she took Paul inside

the house.

"And you, have you throw away

the trash?"

"No ma', thristy said howing

her kneely a little, while Paul

look on

"Then what are you waiting for?,

go, you dirty girl.'

Christy walk away regretting

why she has to drag Paul to

the house.

"What a wonderful day for you

to have come in our house", she

said to Paul "Yea', Paul answered shaking

his head, and wondering what

might have happen to his car

by now and how this is not going

the way he think.

'Let me get you something

to eat.

"Ohh. No..no..no.. am fine, 1

don't want to eat is too early". He

wanted to get up to go, but she

push him down.

"No.. no.. sit, let me get you

tea, is charismas, and you can't

just come to my house and leave

just like that.

"Ok", Paul sat down again but

he was not feeling comfortable

with people he knows nothing

about

Just then a tall beautiful

girl walk in

"Heyy... Bridget look who we

got here', her mother said.

"Who is he'?

"What is your name my dear" ?

The mother ask for the first time.

My name is Paul" he said still

looking at Bridget.

"Hey.. Paul she gave him her

hand.

"Hey.. Bridget Paul shake her

but keep gazing at her face like

he has see an angel.

So what are you doing in

our house"? Bridget ask.

"Ohh.. oh...

"He is just passing and then

he decide to stop by', her mother

said helping Paul out.

"Oh.. yes, yes.. that is it, just

passing by.

"Ok, you are welcome to

our house."

"Thank you so much, I will take

my leave now".

"Ok, see you some other time

Bridget said

"Ok, bye." Paul said and hurriedly

left the house, rushing down to

where his car was parked.<div>"Ohh.. thank goodness my

car is still here', turning round he

saw Christy sitting by the corner

crying.

"What are you doing here crying?

Yur mother is waiting for you'.

Christy got up and wipe her

tears with her cloth.

"And what are you doing here?

She ask back.

"Well am going home, you too

should go home."

"And what if I don't what to

go home."

"Well, your mother will have

your head in a platter, because

the woman I saw back there is

not someone you want to mess

with." Paul said without knowing

anything about the woman.

Just leave me alone she

said and walk away.

"Is she walking away from me?'

Paul ask himself. "Yes, she is

actually walking away from me.<div>Heyy wait a minute he calf", but

Christy start walking very fast

to get away from Paul.

Paul got home and took a

shower, "Wowww...., what an

interesting morning ? he keep

smiling to himself

'The first girl is interesting, but

the second one is beautiful,

and their mother, it seem she

likes the second one more than

the first one, hmmm, I like to go

back there, but who will I say I

came there to see? Hmmm.

he just keep smiling to himself.

"What is wrong with your son ?"

ming. Elaina ask her husband.

"What do you think?" He reply.

"Only a man who is in love

will be smiling all to himself"

"How did you know?"

"I know because am his mother"

"Well then let him be, is a good

thing that we will have to see

our daughter in-law soon enough".

"Hmm, don't be in such a hurry

Mr. Brown'. She said.

Christy open the door to go inside

but her stepmom, was already standing there waiting for her.

'Come here you little prostitute,

where did you bring that

boy from"?

"I told you already, he hit me

with his car and I brought him

here to report to you, but am

sorry for bringing him here

am truly sorry".

"If not that this house is your

father's house, I would have

thrown you out of here you

idiotic girl.

Now, I don't want to see you

with that boy, you hear me?

"Yes, ma' she bow.

"Get out of my face, Bridget

said, 'that is all you know how

to do, bringing in men into this

house, letter they will say is enough".

"Hmm, don't be in such a hurry

Mr. Brown'. She said.

Christy open the door to go inside

but her stepmom, was already standing there waiting for her.

'Come here you little prostitute,

where did you bring that

boy from"?

"I told you already, he hit me

with his car and I brought him

here to report to you, but am

sorry for bringing him here

am truly sorry".

"If not that this house is your

father's house, I would have

thrown you out of here you

idiotic girl.

Now, I don't want to see you

with that boy, you hear me?

"Yes, ma' she bow.

"Get out of my face, Bridget

said, 'that is all you know how

to do, bringing in men into this

house, letter they will say is Bridget that is a prostitute."

Is pass twelve on charismas

eve and Paul was still thinking

what excuses to give for been in

Christy's house and who exactly

is he going there to see? He needs

to take someone out, his guys

are all going to be at the party

and up till now he didn't have a

girl to present to them, he needs

to go with someone.

Bridget heard a knock on the

door, and she called thristy to

come and open the door, even

though she was sitting close

to the door

"Christy... someone is at the

door"

"Ok, am coming', she rush to

open the door, is Paul again,

she quickly close the door.

"Who is that?' Bridget ask.

"No one, is Jehovah's Witness

Christy lied.

"Really, on thristmas day?<div>Bridget ask, please close the

door."

Yes Bridget Christy said. And

open the door again.

"What are you doing here?"

She whispers, go away, my mother

and Bridget will kill me if they find

out you are here again".

"But. She close the door

again before Paul could say

anything.

'Who is at the door"? Her step

mother's voice was heard.

"Is Jehonh witness'

Bridget said.

"And what is thristy doing

there with them? Close my door

and come here', she said walking

to the door

"Please go, my mother is coming,

Paul turn to leave but the mother

open the door

"Who are you?

Paul turn again to look at her.

"Heyy.. if you again"?<div>"Yes, ma'.

"Come in, she invited him in."

Paul hurriedly walk inside.

"You look more handsome than

before the mother said.

"Hahaha Paul laugh 'maybe

because I ate at home before

coming out".

"Really, that means you get

more handsome with food, hahaha

they both laugh except Bridget

and thristy.

"What is he doing here"? Bridget

ask with a straight face.

"Hey.., is that how to treat a

handsome visitor?' her mother

said bringing Bridget to sit close

to Paul.

Christy was just looking at them

without saying anything, and Paul

could not take his eyes off thristy

because it seem to him that

Christy is now more prettier that

Bridget. But he could not say

anything to her because it seem Christy has no voice in this house,

and if he will be allow to stay here

for more minute then he better

not talk to thristy, so he turn his

gaze back to Bridget.

"Don't you like to see me in

your house"?

"That is not what am saying, I

am only asking why you keep

coming to our house."

'Stop asking such questions,

her mother said trying to cut

Bridget off.