Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 29

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Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 29

The last thing Melanie ever said to the stranger who was now driving to where she doesn’t know was agreeing to come with him just because she really didn’t
know what she wanted, she closes her eyes as the equally quiet man continues to drive, a million dolor questions continue to run in her head about why
Ron did what he did, she tries to understand but it’s not making any sense, she is not blaming him for the decision he made but she doesn’t think she deserved
his cruelty and insensitivity, she had asked him so many times if he was sure he wanted to go on with this and he continued to assure him he was and yet
today she got to know how he truly felt in the most painful way possible, she wonders if she’s ever going get out if this alive…. she continues to think
and even in her closed eye lids, tears continue to fall and run freely……….

Tobi is so heartbroken seeing Melanie wail in pain, he continues to steal glances at her pretty face without her noticing, he can see why Ronald fell in
love with the damsel, she’s truly beautiful and innocent, every tear that fell from her eyes got him thinking whether she’s remembering what he did to
her or what Ron did today, he can’t tell but whatever the reason he knows there is only one person to blame and he’s the person, ………at first he had
no idea where he was driving her to and wanted to drive her home but then he realizes home is not the best place to take her to, he’s sure people must
be home waiting with questions and that’s not going to be good for her so he knows just the right place to take her, he continues to drive for the next
twenty minutes until when they arrive, the gateman opens the gate so wide for the car and Tobi drives in, he packs the car in the compound and this was
when Mel finally opened her eyes, she can clearly see this is equally a rich man by just looking at the mansion…. right now her mind is not really into
all the luxury around, the man comes out of the car and opens the door for her, she reluctantly gets out and the gateman comes to welcome his boss, he’s
surprised to see a woman in her wedding dress by his side but it’s clear she’s been crying, one more look at her, he got to realise she was putting nothing
on her feet, he wonders if his boss stole someone’s bride because both of them look messy…. he doesn’t let it show in his face though

“Boss your welcome, i didn’t know you were coming”
“How are you Job”
“I’m very fine boss…..everything here is very fine” he excuses himself and returns to the gate but Tobi calls him, he goes to meet him

“No one should know I’m here, not even my mum”

“But what if she calls”
“Simple, tell her you haven’t seen me in a very long time understood” he nods and Tobi goes back to Melanie who is still looking suspicious

“Shall we” he leads the way to the house and she follows, Tobi opens the door that leads to the beautiful living room, every furniture and every other thing
in the house is covered to avoid dust since no one lives in there
“I’m so sorry, you will have to excuse me, I need to do some small arrangement and cleaning” he says and gets to work
“Does no one leave here” she couldn’t help asking but what really surprises her is the fact that this young man is the owner of this mansion
“No one stays here yet….but in the near future it might get occupied”
“How about your family, do they live far away from here”
“It’s a thirty minutes drive from here….that’s where they live and we have a family House”
“Why don’t you rent this place out”

“I would love to but look around, how much do you think one would pay every month in order to live in here…..I wouldn’t encourage anyone to accept renting
this, this is better left unoccupied”
“You talk like a business man” he smiles
“Maybe I am”
“Need some helping hand” she asks when she saw him fidgeting with the covers and dusting, she can tell he’s not really trained to do this and just trying”

“Can I help” she asks again
“Won’t it be a big bother to you then”
“Not at all…..” she walks over and joins him
“Let me do it alone and show you how it’s done….it’s clear you have never done this” he stands and watches her do all the dusting, he can tell this Melanie
truly has a strong spirit, anyone in her shoes would be wailing and so unconsolable by now yet here she is, acting like nothing happened, he realises she’s
still in her wedding gown but she has nothing to change, he remembers there is a boutique in the next street

“Can you continue with this, I will be back” Melanie doesn’t understand
“Please I need you to trust me and wait for me here, I won’t take long”
“Don’t worry, I don’t even know where I am neither do I wish to go back home” he collects the car keys and leaves………

Melanie looks around the breathtaking living room, she spots a picture of the man on the wall, she walks over to the picture and he’s name is written on
it……’ Tobias Akankwasa’ this name sounded familiar but she just can’t remember where she heard it from but she’s sure she has heard it before, she
puts back the picture and the events of the day comes back, she sits down and remembers her poor mother, how she must be doing at this time because she
ran away without final words to her
“I need to call her” she looks around but realises she doesn’t even have a phone, she doesn’t even know what she’s going to do but she needs to talk to
her mother……