WHEN they got back to the cathedral, Caroline noticed that Shirley was greatly troubled and went to her.
"Shirley what is the matter?"
"Caro,you know that confession I made months ago about a male human?"
"Yes -"
"Well,I met him today"Shirley said.
Caroline sat down on Shirley's bed immediately, indicating she's all ears.
Shirley quickly sat beside her on the bed and continued; "I was rushing back to the new site of our cathedral when I nearly slipped into a muddy gutter but he saved me. He saved me Caroline. If not for him by the grace of God, I would have been disowned as a nun, and sister I would have also disgraced myself and lost my trust from sister Miya. Caroline, he saved me,I think I owe him something" Shirley opened out.
"-" Caroline didn't say much she just opened the door and left for lunch.
At night, Shirley couldn't sleep,she was greatly disturbed over Paschal,she kept on thinking of how to pay him back,she saw the expression on his face this afternoon and was terribly guilty for not leaving a thank you. The feelings of disgust started flooding in on her for not being in touch with him for more than three months.
Now, it was six months since he saved her and she still couldn't bring herself to forget that he saved her. And the next day,she decided to visit him to show her appreciation. She went shopping and bought a formal outfit. A silk top and a trouser which made her look like a banker. She got back to her room and browsed about him to know his location since he was a famous musician and luckily for her,she found it.
Tin tun! The bell rang as Shirley billed it. She waited few seconds and then the door opened. Paschal was more than surprised to see her. "Rachel!"
"Yeah,it's me"
"What are you doing here?"Paschal asked a little bit confused.
"Umm... I know I've been rude to you lately and... I'm sorry"
"Please, I can't -"
"We need to talk" she cut him shut.
Paschal looked at her for a second before he left the door wide open for her to come inside; "After six months of no see,we need to talk?"he said raising his brow.
"I know,I'm really sorry,I've been really busy this days. I even lost your card"
"-" Paschal didn't lift a hair
"Okay,I promise not to disappear like that again . I admit I'm the one wrong and I'm deeply sorry"
"So why did I see you in a hurry,last time we saw, putting on a sister apparel?"
"I- I- you know,I had this program I was invited to. And the dressing code was a sister apparel. The program is named single ladies for Christ and oh, for that box I forgot it at home and rushed to carry it. It's not really important"
"Okay,I believe you"
"You do?!"
"Yes or shouldn't I?"
"Um... Of course,you should"
"Okay,do you want a drink"
"Thanks"she said
"I'm not taking your thanks. You're gonna sit with me and watch a movie with me or I'm not gonna believe you came here to settle things" he said as they sat on his sofa. "You know this program is one of my best,in fact I'm one of her fans" he said after two minutes of watching the program.
"Wow... You must really like this woman"she said. She wasn't comfortable at all but, she really owed him one.
"Yes. In fact after Amy wine house,she's my next role model" he said and they giggled.
"Amy wine house" She repeated and after a short giggle continued; "I'm really sorry for what I did, seriously. It's really cruel right?"she asked feeling guilty.
"It's okay,I told you I've already forgiving you(he held her hands) as long as you've promised not to ever repeat it again"he tightened his grip on her hands.
Shirley felt strange all of a sudden. Watching him hold her hands. It felt like her head was re-setting. She gazed at his eyes. She didn't feel just right about herself. It was as if a new self entered into her. And as the feelings grew,she immediately withdrew her hands and stood up.
"How dare you!" She screamed.
"What happened?"Paschal felt confused.
"Don't you dare deny it you bastard!" She screamed much louder this time.
Paschal grew mad; "where are all this coming from? Are you mentally stable?" He was pretty overwhelmed.
She placed both hands on her head, scratching through her hair. "Oh,oh! Why didn't I know better? I was so foolish to think you were really a good person"
"Excuse you?"
"Don't you dare deny the fact that you held my hands deliberately to do something" she screamed yet again.
"Are you serious? You think I wanted to force myself on you?!" His eyes widened.
"Don't you dare shout at me. You good for nothing!" She yelled at him.
"So you took that for-- the fact that I held you casually-- and even if I did hold you romantically,what would you do?" He roared, he was really mad at her now.
"You..." She raised her hands to hit him but he was fast and new better and squeezzed her. "You're the one that came apologizing to me,why didn't you just run away?! Disappear?! Go back?!" He held her firmly asking.
"Let go of me Dave!"she screamed at the top of her voice.
"Dave?! Who's Dave?"