Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 21

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Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 21

Tobi gets home to find his mother waiting for him in the parlor, he could see her when he drove in and knew she must be there for two things one is, thinking he’s going to come back home drunk again and secondly the news of him firing those devils must have reached her and now she wants to hear more yet he has no answer for that particular topic, he gets out and says hello to the workers around and walks over to her

“Good evening mum….” she gets up to check if he smelt alcohol or not
“Relax…I’m not drunk”
“I can see that but what took you so long”
“To do what”

“To get back home” he checks his watch and it’s still coming to eight
“Let’s go in” he leads her inside
“You need a cellphone, I was stuck all day not knowing what to do because I couldn’t reach you yet that stubborn PA of yours couldn’t connect me three to your office, why don’t you get rid of such incompetent people”

“Jane is the best personal assistant I could work with mother and you know that, aside from the fact that she’s so disciplined, she’s the only person I have worked with longer” he sits down and she sits next to him
“Now tell me about those three guys you chose to fire without consulting me first”

“Not now mum”
“Then when, very time is just the same for you saying not now but I’m telling you, I don’t need stories I demand answers that’s still my company”
“With all due respect mother, that company is running because of my ideas and efforts but I’m not talking bout that now”
“Tell me why you fired your best friends”
“Because they were incompetence”
“I don’t believe you”
“Well that’s your problem”
“You disappoint me Tobias…. so so much, you surprise me every day with your attitudes… the woman you will marry in future will truly see no happiness” he gets up
“I know where this topic is headed to mum but listen carefully because I’m not going to repeat myself…. you should start getting used to the fact that there will not only be no girlfriend, but no wife too…. I’m not going to hurt my self to please others, if you want grandchildren be one for your friends grannies” he walks out on her leaving her to shallow this bitter pill…………

Several days have passed and it’s now a month ever since melanin’s life took a new twist, she has managed to live through everything but she still finds it a bit difficult to get comfortable with Ron like they had been in the past, she has finally gotten to know and realise that the only people in the minister’s family who truly accept her relationship with Ron are only the minister himself, Perry and Ron but the other two, mother and daughter are just acting along,she doesn’t share with Ron because she knows he will never believe her…..the relationship has been made public and their engagement party is scheduled to take place in three days time, the media people have gotten involved in all of this and it’s like her private life has been taken away from her and she’s so afraid they might learn about her ugly past….she tries to look cheerful and happy with all this arrangement yet in reality she’s not……………

Tobi one morning settles for breakfast with his mother in the parlor when the paper man delivers their daily news paper, he normally buys the papers for the business columns for the tips and to know who is doing what in the business arena…..he puts the paper down so ready to flip through the pages when the front headline caught his attention, he reads with the tea cup on his lips…..’RONALD POPE JUNIOR SET TOBE INTRODUCED BY HIS BESTIE FINA MELANIE’ he sees the big picture on the front cover and she’s starring at him with a forged smile, all of a sudden he drops the cup and the tea spill all over, Monica who was busy reading looks up to see what’s going on

“Are you OK” she asks and he nods saying it was only accident…… he gets up to go to his room and read the details there
“So you’re called Melanie and you’re dating that Ronald!…. what a small world” he reads through everything and realises indeed she’s a student of Royal institute, he wonders how he is going to ask for her forgiveness with all those powerful people around her, he’s thankful for one thing that’s the fact that she has the best man by her side to protect her……………