CHAPTER 7
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When Adrian got home he looked at his phone.
Should he call her or not ?
He grumbled. Maybe he should leave her alone for today.
But his hands moved faster than his brain and he sent her a text; think of happy things only. Goodnight.
Christy had managed to put Anna to bed when her phone beeped.
It was a message from Adrian.
She smiled as she read it and replied ; okay. Thank you once more . Goodnight.
She turned off her phone and slept off.
The following morning she woke up to clattering coming from the kitchen .
Anna wasn't in bed but the sound of water coming from the bathroom told her that she was preparing for school .
Christy went to the kitchen and saw grandpa.
"Grandpa, when did you return for the hospital?"
"Just now . I'm packing some food "
She looked at the bags " no. I'm going to the hospital today. You should rest"
" Don't you have work ?you shouldn't miss-"
" I'm not going to miss work. I'm just going to show up late today, I'm sure Dave won't mind "
The room door opened and Anna stepped out dressed in her uniform " I'm going to school now "
" Yes, take care " Grandpa called out after her but she left in a hurry.
" Did something happen ? " Grandpa asked Christy.
Christy shook her head " don't stress yourself. Come , let me put you to bed "
Grandpa Hector followed Christy to his room and laid on his bed "the minute she wakes up or moves a finger, call me okay?"
Christy smiled " no worry, grandpa. I will "
She quickly took a shower and rushed out of the house with her phone on her bedroom table turned off.
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Adrian grumbled again as he checked his text message.
No reply and unread. Should he call her or should he -
"Just call her already " Miguel, their butler said entering his room and startling him .
"W-what do you mean ?"
"You've been grumbling and looking at your phone since last night. Why ? Did she turn you down?"
Adrian scoffed "Turn down , my foot. Hey, do you know who I am ? I turn them down not the other way around"
Miguel smiled " so there IS a girl "
"Dang it" Adrian mutter. Miguel always had tricky way to get Adrian to confess something.
" Madam Vivian wants you downstairs for breakfast and don't worry , it will be our little secret " Miguel winked and walked away.
Adrian punched the air and looked at his phone one more time .
He really hoped she was alright.
He went downstairs and joined his Mom and Bridget for breakfast.
"Goodmorning, son " Vivian said smiling.
Adrian looked at his mother and hugged her.
She was sick too but he hopes she lives long with him.
Vivian felt touched " oh my , what is going on ?"
Adrian backed away " nothing. Just hugging everyone " he moved to Bridget and hugged her too .
But as he hugged Bridget , Bridget whispered " I guess you didn't call her "
Adrian stood frozen and looked up at Miguel who tried to stiffled a laughter.
He backed away from Bridget and looked into her smiling face and said through clenched teeth" not one word about this , please "
Bridget laughed and nodded her head.
Adrian took his seat and they all started eating.
"Right Bridget, Philippe said you had some good news"Vivian spoke up.
Bridget balled hee fist . She wasn't ready to tell them yet. Guess she has no choice now " it's nothing grand. It's just that Philippe and I are expecting "
Vivian dropped her spoon instantly and looked up.
She rushed over to Bridget and hugged her " that's wonderful"
Taken aback , Bridget released her fist and hugged her mother back .
She didn't know what she was expecting but this was far above her imagination.
Seeing the two women immersed in the moment, Adrian stealthy walked away , got in his car and drove off to the convenience store.
Christy felt her head falling and opened her eyes.
She can't believe she dozed off.
She looked around the ward for the clock and saw the time ; 2pm
She sighed. " I better call Dave and tell him I can't make it "
She felt around her pocket for her phone but It wasn't there " oh. Where is my phone?"
She then remembered rushing out and leaving her phone on her bedroom table" aish"
The door opened and a nurse walked in " are you the patient's guardian?"
" Yes"
She handed her a paper " that's the hospital bill "
Christy took it " thank you " .
She read the paper and sighed. The money was going to be another problem.
She walked out of the her grandma's ward and went to the receptionist to make a phone call to Dave.
Meanwhile at the store with Adrian looking as if he wanted to kill him , Dave was glad when his phone rang.
" Excuse me " he picked up the call " hello?".
"Dave , it's me . Christy"
Dave looked at Adrian as he said " Christy is that you ?"
Adrian jolted up and moved towards Dave to hear their conversation.
" Yes. I'm sorry I couldn't call you. I left my phone at home "
" It's okay . Where are you ?"
" The hospital. My grandma is sick. Sorry but I won't be able to come to work today "
" It's okay " Dave looked at Adrian who mouthed something to him to ask Christy " where's the hospital?"
" I'll text it to you using one of the nurse's phone . I have to go now "
" okay. Take care"
" You too "
The line went beep .
Dave looked at Adrian " you know there's really no difference between you and a stalker right now , right ? "
Adrian shrugged and smiled " has she sent it yet ?"
Dave checked his phone "yes" .
Adrian grabbed Dave's phone from his hand " I'll be back , thank you " and ran out .
" Hey ! Hey! You psycho ! Why did you have to take my phone!!!" Dave shouted after him but he was long gone.
Christy thanked the nurse at the receptionist as she dropped the phone and went back to her grandma's ward and stared down at the paper in her hand.
She blinked her eyes to prevent her tears from falling . She still had Dad's phone . Should she call his mistress for help ?
She shook her head " what are you thinking of Christy? Don't be shameless. That woman wrecked your family and you are thinking of turning to her for help "
She clenched her fist. A hand handed her a handkerchief .
She looked up and saw Adrian " hey, what are you doing here ?"
"Aren't you going to take it ?" He asked .
Christy took the handkerchief and wiped her tears.
Adrian sat down beside her " have you eaten ?"
" No "
"You should eat."
Christy looked at him " how did you know I was here ?"
" I was at the store when you called your manager. If you want me to stop showing up then always be with your phone "
Christy nodded her head " I'm glad I wasn't with my phone " she looked at him and smiled " I'm glad you are here "
Adrian looked away from her and smiled " what is this ?"
" Don't take it the wrong way. I'm glad there's a company here,that's what I meant "
Adrian's smile wiped off instantly "oh "
He handed her a bag " here. Eat "
Christy opened the bag and gasped"whoa. This is too much . How much were they ?"
" Not expensive"
Christy started eating " what exactly do you do ?"
" I told you , I'm jobless"
" Then how could you afford all these?"
Adrian shrugged " I stole them "
Christy choked on her food and Adrian laughed . " Hey, I'm kidding "
Christy drank some water" I feel refreshed. Thank you "
"Any improvement from your grandma yet ?"
" Not yet "
" She'll make it through. So don't -"
Adrian paused as he felt her head on his shoulder.
She'd fallen asleep.
He'd always wondered what drew her to him. Why he was willing to go this extra mile for her.
But now the fast beating of his heart seems to be supplying the answers.
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