Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 32

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Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 32

Tobi arrives home to find Melanie has uncovered everything in the living room and dusted all, he first drops the food stuff in the kitchen and them comes
only to find her cuddled up at the foot of the couch, she sees him
“You’re back” he nods and can tell she’s been crying
“You’ve done a wonderful job here”
“That’s not true Sir….. the room needed to be mopped and thoroughly cleaned”
“I will call the woman who normally does that to come do it first thing tomorrow morning” she smiles at him
“Can I ask for a favour from you”
“Sure…”

“Can you lend me your cellphone, I need to call my mother” he didn’t say no, he just gets out the phone and goes to hand it to her….. all of a sudden,
she feels his perfume and she freezes Tobi realises and steps away
“Is there anything wrong” she looks at him and then shakes her head negatively saying no, she takes the phone and dials her mother who has even gotten tired
of crying, she’s now seated at home with many gathered to comfort her, when she sees the unknown number she didn’t want to pick it but other people urge
her to

“Hello” she fearfully said
“Mother…. it’s me” she says amid tears
“Fina are you alright, are you safe baby… Tell me where you’re and I will come for you right away”

“No mother, I’m fine and nothing has happened to me but I can’t tell you where I am because I don’t even know where I am…. I’m safe but I can’t come home
just yet, take care and I love you” she ends the call her mother is relieved somehow……. she hands the phone back to him

“Thank you”
“Why didn’t you tell her where you’re”
“Because you still have not told me where I am, and besides I didn’t think that was necessary I just don’t want to see her now”

“It’s OK…..let me show you to your room so you can freshen up as I fix something for you to eat, you have been on empty stomach since morning” it hits
her, she doesn’t even have a thing to change after showering, the last thing she wants to put on or even see is this gown , she’s going to get rid if it

“Can I ask for another favour” he raises his eyebrows a bit

“I know you have already done enough for me but can I be the one to clean everywhere in this house and wash those curtains…. and….and you get me one
dress, I don’t care what the price it is, but I have nothing else to change….. I swear I’m going to clean when I’m less tired probably tomorrow ” he
smiles at her and hands her the bag in his hand

“Don’t worry…. you don’t need to clean for this”

“Thank you very much Sir” she tears up again but Tobi doesn’t want to see it, he leads her to the well furnished and beautifully painted room, it’s just
something Mel never dreamt of sleeping in…this man really is richer than she ever thought
“This is your room….and there is the bathroom, everything you need is in this bag, the bathing detergents and you shall find clean towels and bedsheets
here in this wardrobe let me leave you to get started” he leaves her to get settled in the room but leans on the door after shutting it
“Nothing I do or buy can come close to the damage I have caused you Melanie…. I Hope one day both you and God will be able to forgive me for all my sins
because I can’t forgive myself”…… inside Mel opens the bag to find all the things she needed now including underwears, she feels a little embarrassed
but she also can’t just ignore the strange feeling she had with this man……