Village Girl And The CEO

Chapter 6

Tina did not look up at the road as she walked until she heard a familiar voice call her name, "Tina." She raised her head and saw Patrick standing in front of her.

Bitter, angry, and resentful, Tina wanted to run past him, but Patrick quickly caught her by the arm and held her back to stop her from running away. The day had fully broken, and he did not mind the passersby staring at them.

"I'm sorry," Patrick apologized softly, pulling Tina into a hug. She sobbed against his chest, wanting to get away from him, hitting his chest to make him let go.

"No. Come with me, let me take you home to your village," Patrick said, enduring Tina's hits as she cried. Some onlookers wondered who the sweet romantic couple was at such an early hour.

Tina finally calmed down and pulled away from Patrick after realizing she was sobbing against his chest.

Patrick still held her hand closely as he walked with her to his car. He finally let go of her hand and helped her sit in the front passenger seat, saying, "I know your village junction, and I will take you there."

Tina didn't respond to Patrick, as she sobbed and watched Patrick shut the side door.

Patrick walked back to his driver's seat, got into the car, and knew he would be late for work, but he still wanted to make sure Tina got home safely.

Patrick started the car's engine and drove off to Tina's village junction while she continued sobbing in his car, not looking up at the road or giving him any directions.

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Meanwhile, Sharon and Prisca returned home to Patrick's house after their night of clubbing. The security man informed Sharon, "The boss is not home; he has left for work."

"Okay. How about the lady?" Sharon asked about Tina, and the guard replied, "She left earlier too, before the boss."

"Okay," Sharon said, not wanting to ask any further questions since she was too tired after staying up all night partying and later sleeping with a rich guy she met at the club.

Sharon walked towards the house door with Prisca, she unlocked it with a spare key, and went inside with her. As her two other friends had already gone back to their houses. Prisca asked Sharon, "What did the security man say about Tina?"

"I'm tired, Prisca. He said that Tina has already left," Sharon replied lazily, feeling sleepy. But Prisca pressed on, "With your brother?"

"No, Prisca. The guard said that Tina left before Patrick," Sharon answered, while Prisca sighed, "Okay. Better that way."

Prisca couldn't hide the fact that she was jealous of Patrick liking Tina over her. She had not even wanted to go out with Sharon the previous night, leaving Tina alone with Patrick. However, during the discussions about the new club, Prisca couldn't resist the urge to join them to possibly meet a new handsome man. She knew that Patrick never took her relationship with him seriously; instead, he kept asking about Tina.

"Tina, Tina," all the time. He even sent her gifts for Tina. He asked her to talk to Tina on his behalf and even bring her over to his place whenever she visited his house.

Even the last time, Patrick had given her twenty thousand naira in cash just so she could bring Tina along with her. She told him that "Tina didn't accept it because she didn't like associating with guys." She had encouraged Tina to consider dating Patrick, but Tina refused, saying she didn’t need a boyfriend. She wanted to keep herself and her pride for her husband and save it as a wedding gift for their wedding night.

Prisca remembered even telling Tina that it was a waste to keep her virginity because the so-called husband in the future wouldn’t be a virgin either. So what was so special about Tina keeping hers when she could have at least enjoyed herself at their young adult ages? But Tina remained adamant, stating that it was her decision and that her mother wouldn’t be happy if she found out she had a boyfriend.

Prisca sighed and decided to stop bothering Tina about Patrick again, but she continued accepting gifts from Patrick, claiming that she would help him talk to Tina on his behalf without telling Tina anything about Patrick again. She even remembered that when she told Tina to follow her to Sharon's house, she never brought up the topic of Patrick wanting her. This made Tina less worried about following her to Patrick's house, even though Tina didn’t know that they were going outside their village and to Patrick's house.

Prisca knew that Tina would have turned back home if she had known that Sharon's brother was Patrick and that they were actually going to Patrick's house. But they had already trekked farther away from home before she finally stopped a bike and dragged Tina to hop on with her.

Prisca was still worried about Tina. She felt slightly jealous knowing that Tina had slept over at Patrick's house the previous night, alone with him. She wondered what really happened between them. But she hoped that Patrick didn’t do anything foolish with Tina, as she knew he was a gentleman who had resisted her several advances towards him for them to become intimate.

Prisca sighed, already tired after making out the previous night with a rich guy she met at the club for just ten thousand naira. She thought about resting for a while in Sharon's room before going back home to her mother’s house, knowing that her mother wouldn’t even ask her about where she had been. Prisca walked into Sharon's bedroom to rest, laid down tiredly on Sharon's bed, and fell asleep.

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However, Sharon got into the house and first went to the restroom to ease herself and wash her face before checking if Patrick left any dishes. She stepped into the kitchen, opened the pot, and to her surprise, she saw that Patrick hadn’t even warmed up the leftover food from the previous night. Sharon wondered what had really happened, why Patrick didn’t warm up the food before leaving for work.

Sharon proceeded to heat the food first, so it wouldn’t spoil, while she made tea and bread for herself for breakfast. After finishing her meal, she went to check on Prisca and saw that she was already asleep on her bed, not bothering to shower or eat.

Sharon decided to let Prisca rest because she too was tired, but she became really curious about what happened between Patrick and Tina the previous night and why Patrick didn’t warm up the leftovers.

Sharon approached Patrick's room door, and to her surprise, she saw that it was slightly ajar. She was shocked, knowing that Patrick usually locked his room door. Wondering what was going on, she pushed the door open and walked inside, only to be stunned at the sight of a blood stain on the white bed sheets. She knew that Patrick liked using a white bedspread.

Sharon was aghast and immediately ran out of the room, rushing back to her bedroom to wake Prisca, unable to believe her eyes.

"Prisca! Prisca! Wake up!" Sharon screamed, shaking Prisca vigorously to rouse her, as Prisca was still snoring on the bed.

"Prisca!" Sharon yelled again, and finally, Prisca woke up, sitting up on the bed. She stretched and planned to sleep a little longer before going back home to meet her mother. She knew the type of mother she had; her mother wouldn’t complain once she told her that she was at a friend's place. Her mother wouldn’t even ask if her friend was male or female; she would simply reply, "Okay."

Prisca stared at Sharon, who wore a frown.

Prisca twisted her face in irritation and asked, "What’s going on, Sharon? Why did you wake me up, and why are you staring at me like that?"

Sharon shook her head in disbelief. She stood up from the bed, laughed out, and clapped her hands together, saying, "You wouldn’t believe it!"

"Believe what?" Prisca asked after clearing her eyes wide open. She knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep again in Sharon's room since Sharon had already disturbed her rest, and she had to prepare to go home.

"What’s it?" Prisca asked again, meeting Sharon's intense gaze. Sharon questioned, "Why didn’t you tell me that your friend was a p********e and didn’t have any self-control? You wouldn’t believe what I saw!"

Sharon shook her head, and Prisca asked, "What did you see?"

Confused, Prisca wanted Sharon to get straight to the point. Sharon said, "Some girls can pretend! Did you know that I went to my brother's room to check why Patrick left so early without even warming up the food he made last night before we left? Remember he was cooking?"

"Yes, I remember," Prisca answered.

"Come and see for yourself!" Sharon dragged Prisca by her right hand to get her out of bed and follow her to Patrick's room.