A CHANGE - CHAPTER 29
The duo (Elizabeth and pearl) started heading back home.
Even though, pearl was reluctant about following her, as if being charmed she couldn’t refuse nor could she complain she just kept following her.
They were just few inches when they came across Juliana. Juliana, is another girl in the neighborhood that hawks bread too.
“Pearl the trouble maker!” Juliana hailed.
Pearl stare at her dressing, she was dressing really good unlike the usual Juliana that will just put on anything she lay her hand on.
“Where are you going to that you are dressed like this?” Elizabeth asked beating pearl to what she wants to say.
“No where really,” she replied.
“Seems you are beginning to become rich, you are getting pompous,” pearl said to her.
“Pompous? Common pearl, you are still our boss when it comes to money making,” Juliana replied and pearl scoffed.
“Okay, I’m heading to the bank that I borrowed money from, the truth is I don’t have anything with me right now but I’m hoping one rich guy will toast me or I will beg them when I get there, I will do one of the two at least,” Juliana stated.
Elizabeth and pearl stare at each other before bursting into laughter.
“Are you serious? What type of mentality is that?” Elizabeth demanded.
“Robbery mentality,” pearl replied amidst laughter.
“But to be honest, if you think deep like this everytime, you ought to have become rich,” pearl stated sarcastically.
“Wh@??ver,” Juliana said and started leaving.
Pearl and Elizabeth also continue their journey whilst mocking Juliana.
Suddenly, pearl stopped on her track as if she remembered something. She turn towards Elizabeth who was staring at her confusedly.
“Go on Elizabeth,” pearl said and started leaving.
” Where are you going?” Elizabeth asked her but she didn’t wait to give her answer as she run heavily.
Pearl turned towards the direction she saw Juliana taking earlier and luckily for her, she met Juliana Talking to a guy.
“Juliana!” She yelled.
Juliana turned towards her slowly.
“What is it pearl?” She asked.
“You are…you …,” She breathed.
“Easy and explain things to me,” Juliana tried to calm her down.
“Okay, ” pearl said taking her time to breathe.
After a while, her breathing returned back to normal, she turned towards Juliana.
“You are going to the bank right?” She asked.
“Sure, any problem?” Juliana asked back.
“Then let me follow you,” pearl said.
“To where?” She asked dragging her back.
“To the bank of course. Listen, I need to save a soul and there is no money to do that. I’m ready to borrow loan from the bank,” pearl explained.
“A soul? Who?” Juliana asked back.
“Don’t worry, later please,” she replied.
FEW MOMENTS LATER
pearl was dripping of sweats as she came out of the bank.
Apart from the stress of queuing, the process she had to pass through just to borrow the money is like hell.
Pearl counted her money and after realizing it is complete she rushed to the hospital immediately.
Pearl got to the front of the doctor’s office. She started having a doubt mind about to spend the money alt use it to pay bill.
She stare at the envelope where the hospital bills.
“Should I?” She thought staring at the envelope in her hand.
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