Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 25

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Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 25

Perry looks at a very up sent minded Melanie who is just looking at nothing in particular but the tears continue to flow…..she can tell that Mel’s mind is not there but travelling a thousand distance, Perry in her heart can already tell what this is but she’s afraid others will not understand this, she sits on the bed next to her yet Mel doesn’t even feel, she takes her hand in hers and Mel jerks up from her touch, just the sign Perry needed to be sure

” How are you feeling now” she asks as calmly and gently as possible with tenderness and love in her eyes and voice, Mel could see it’s a pure affection in Perry’s eyes and it’s the first time she’s seeing someone truly cares ever since all this happened, she bursts in tears and Perry gives her a shoulder to cry on, Mel cried and cried so loudly for a long time with no interruption until when she finally stops, Perry takes her hands again and looks her in the eyes

“Do you wish to talk about it” she asks
“I’m here listening”
“No one will believe me”
“How will you know if you don’t let it all out, would you love it more if they continue to judge you wrongly” she starts to cry again
“I’m here waiting no matter how long it takes, I’m not here to judge you but to understand you…I’m still so sure you and my brother can make beautiful family despite this minor problem”
“I’m so scared”
“Don’t be…just tell me, did someone force himself on you?”

“I….I….I was raped Perry, I was violated”
“Oh my God!….. how did this happen” she narrates everything that happened from the phone call she received from their mother to waking up in the morning shattered and broken, the story was so painful that Perry too started weeping, she remembers she was home with her mother that evening playing cards but before that, her mother came from upstairs where she could clearly tell she was on phone only that she didn’t hear what the phone call was about, she continues to look at Melanie with no words to say
“Did you tell anyone about this”
“No…not even my mother but I tried telling Ron when he paid me a visit the next day but he would not let me continue”

“Why, you should have reported this to the police so you could get help both medical and in finding whoever was responsible”
“I was scared no one would believe me……I had no money”
“You should have talked to me”
“I had no means of communication, they took my phone and bag, I was mentally unwell and I couldn’t leave the house for the next five days”
“If we take this issue ahead,will you be able to identify him any thing on him you remember?” she bursts in tears again
“I can’t, I don’t know him”
“It’s OK I believe you…. let me be the one to talk to Ron and do me one favour, don’t cry any more and don’t stress yourself, I’m going to lock you up here so no one can disturb you, let me now handle this myself and please no more tears, what you need now is not the tears but you need help” Perry kisses her on the forehead and tells her she loves her, she leaves the room with Mel feeling somehow relived her burden is been taken somehow, the heaviness in her heart is reducing……..


Perry comes down to find everyone quietly seated and anxiously waiting for her, Ron is the first to see her but her attention is on their mother, studying her so well and Mrs Pope can tell this pregnancy is somehow connected to what she had planned but she couldn’t care less after all everything is working out so well……Perry finally swifts her gaze towards her brother
“Can I have a word with you, dad and Mel’s mum alone”
“Impossible….. we’re all part of this and you shall have a word with all of us” her mother protests, she’s only protesting because she doesn’t want the phone call incidence to be brought up
“Well then….. not here though”
“Let’s use my study” their father adds and they all head there…….