Blemished Love - Season 1 - Episode 35

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Blemished Love - Season 1 - Episode 35

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Melisa paced around. She was nervous and had no idea what to do. ‘Of course it’s Dani, she couldn’t be lying about the pregnancy.’ She said loudly and heard a screech behind her.
‘Pregnancy?’ Julia came in from behind her.
‘Huh!’ She exclaimed. ‘Oh it’s just you.’ Melisa said with a throbbing heart. She had no problem telling Julia about Grissel’s pregnancy but she wasn’t sure who the father is yet.
‘Yes it’s your aunty but that doesn’t answer my question.’
‘Which question?’ She asked busily going through her medicine cabinet.
‘Are you pregnant and what are you busily looking for?’
‘Pregnancy test Kit.’ She looked back at Julia for a second and continued to search. ‘I know I kept one here.’
Julia’s eyes nearly popped out since she kept her eyes steadily on her.
‘I have one up in my cabinet, if you wan…….’ She was saying when Melisa stood up and grabbed her old bag full of some kits and rushed off before her aunty could finish her statement.
She paused when she came down after grabbing the kit from her Aunty’s room.
‘Thank you aunty,’ she smiled sheepishly. ‘By the way why do you need a test kit?’
Julia gave her a stare. ‘Why do you also need one?’ She shot back at her.
‘Never mind, see you later.’ She smacked her teasingly and picked up her car keys on the table in the hall.
Julia slumped on to the couch and wondered where she rushed off too. ‘Why won’t she do the test here if she is pregnant?’ Julia was speaking to herself when Gina joined her.
They both had a good laugh and analyzed Melisa’s earlier behavior.

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After what seemed like forever, Melisa was knocking on Stella’s door as if she owed her money.

Stella’s mom opened the gate and was leading her in when Stella met her at the door.
‘Lisa?’ She called and signaled her mom to give them privacy. Stella was cladded in her favorite pink short and white tank top.
As soon as Mrs. Medts left, Melisa pulled her aside. ‘Where’s she?’
‘Huh.’ Who?’
‘Don’t play dumb with me? I know you are in contact with Grissel.’
‘Grissel?’ Stella pretended to be naïve about the topic because Grissel asked her to.
‘Yes, you two are like five and six and I know she must have reached out to you.’
‘No, I haven’t heard from her. Trust me.’ Stella stared at her with a straight face.
‘Come on, cut to the chase Stella. She’s pregnant.’

‘Pregnant?’ She asked surprised because Grissel didn’t mention it when they spoke the last time and her phone has been off for a while now.
‘Yes, Dani called me earlier and I’m just worried Dane is giving her a tough time right now.’

Stella suddenly laughed with a relief. ‘Dani called and you believed her.’
‘Of course, there was no reason for her to lie and besides Dane snatched the phone from her before I could get further details.’
‘You are right? Shirley is smart.’
‘Great, can you call Grissel right now.’
‘Her number has been off for a few days now but let me try and see.’ She took out the phone from her shorts pocket and dialed her number.

‘Well?’ Melisa asked when she seemed to be unsuccessful.
‘Both lines are still off.’ Stella told her with concern.

‘Gosh, Grissel is just one hard woman to find.’ Melisa lamented.
‘Wait here.’ Stella said after a few minutes of silence rushed in hurriedly as if she remembered something.

She came back after five minutes and rushed towards the main gate after throwing a paper to Melisa earlier.
‘What’s this?’ She asked unfolding the paper.
‘A map to Seattle Groove.’ She looked back at Melisa who hadn’t made an attempt to move yet.’
‘Hold on. They are still in Seattle?’
‘Yes, she called me a week back to check on Tom.’
‘Why didn’t you say anything when you knew how worried I was?’ Melisa said with disappointment.
‘She asked me not to. Now, let’s go already.’ Stella said reminding her it’s a long drive from her end.
‘Sure, you are driving.’ Melisa gave her the keys to her car since she knew that place better than her.
They got in and Stella sped off.
‘It’s been a long time since I visited that cabin.’ Stella said about thirty minutes into their drive.
‘I remember Dane mentioned his dad had a cabin in Seattle.’ Melisa paused and glanced at Stella who was driving and at the same time stealing glances at her. ‘He wanted us to move in there when we se….’ She was saying further and sadness filled her throat.
Stella cleared her throat after two minutes of silence. ‘You know its okay to miss him.’
Melisa shyly fumbled with her hands. ‘I don’t only miss him, I want him Stella.’
‘It’s fine to want him too.’ Stella encouraged.
‘Isn’t that some stupid feeling?’
‘No, you are just a woman in love with a broken man who happens to be in a bad place.’
‘Broken you say? All I see is a man full of himself and wouldn’t listen to advice.’ Melisa added and smiled through her sadness.
‘Dane used to listen to me but I don’t understand why this time he wouldn’t.’
‘As you said, he’s in a bad place now and though I want him I can’t put Grissel through another trauma by letting him into my life knowing he would always remind her of the past.’

‘You know one way or the other, Grissel is always going to be in his life so it doesn’t matter if you decided to be with him.’
‘It matters to me, I can’t be with him knowing he hurt my brother.’
‘I understand but Tom would eventually learn to accept him once he’s happy with Grissel again.’
‘Happy with Grissel?’ Melisa asked with a hundred thoughts on her mind.
‘Of course with this pregnancy I’m sure she would want to come back home.’
‘How sure are you Tom is responsible for the pregnancy?’ Melisa asked with a confused stare.
‘Are you thinking what I’m thinking?’ Stella asked trying to focus on the road.
‘Though, I know she would be a fool to be pregnant for Dane a second time, I also know it’s very possible.’
‘No way, when she called the last time, trust me she missed Tom and wished she could come back.’
‘That’s a relief.’ She sighed. ‘I need a nephew badly so I could get busy and forget all about Dane.’
‘Well, I’m sure it’s a girl and I know you are just bluffing about not wanting Dane.’ Stella smiled.

‘No, I’m sure I don’t want him anymore. I already told him the last time he came to my house and I chased him out with a baseball bat.’
‘Oh wow.’ That must be funny.
‘Yeah it was, Julia and Gina teased me the whole night.’
Stella laughed, ‘but I’m glad you have that so much effect on him. The Dane I knew wouldn’t take that crap from anyone.’
‘You mean the heartless Dane.’
‘Yeah but he really loves you. I can tell.’
‘He loved Grissel too but see how hit turned out.’
‘Not as much as he loves you. I don’t know you but I know Dane and Grissel, what they shared was not close to what you both had briefly.’
‘There was a screech of tires in front of them and Stella forcefully stepped on the brake. They looked up on the road and was lucky, they didn’t bump into the car in front of them.
‘That was close. Now look on the road.’ Melisa muttered.
‘Sure, check the map for me once we get off the high road.’ Stella told her. Melisa nodded and they drove off again when a message came on Stella’s phone from Grissel.
They both looked at each other and smiled but when they tried calling her phone it was off again.
‘At least, with this message we are assured she’s fine.’ Melisa relaxed back on the seat and looked on the road with a worried grimace. Stella turned on the radio in then car while driving off the high way.
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