Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 45

4 years ago

Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 45

The rest of the day passed quickly with Mel being showed around by Jane, introducing her to all the other employees, and explaining how the daily activities there run, everyone is happy to have her as one if them and welcome her but it’s only the receptionist who didn’t want to greet her or have anything to do with her, in her eyes she was already a stumbling block, every other employee leaves when it was already 5pm leaving behind only Mel, Jane and Tobi………. they are able to continue with the office till when it clocked six thirty pm, Mel has been doing nothing aside from keeping herself busy with the beautiful environment, but the employees had something to gossip, everyone is talking from ear to ear asking themselves if the child is Tobi’s and now that it’s only three of them, they drive Jane to her home and continue home…………. Tobi finally drives Mel back home and promises to call her and find out when she will be ready to start work, but he also asks her not to take too long in deciding he didn’t really go in to announce they are are back but Mel’s mother comes out to receive them……they had a little chat as Tobi hits the road to reach home

“How was your day….I have been worried about you” Ofelia asks
“Cool… Tobi offered me a job”
“Did you accept it”
“Yes I did….I’m starting when I feel like it” her mother looks a little worried and Mel notices this

“What’s wrong mother”
“Did you talk to Tobi…. did he tell you something”
“If it’s about the school issue mother you just forget, I’m not going back to school…. he will tell you what i said”
“But Fina….you can’t study for all these years and now claim you can not go back, think about how much we have spent and how are we going to survive”
“I just told you Tobi offered me a job and I accepted”
“I don’t think that’s the right thing to do, I was thinking you and Tobi shouldn’t see each other anymore”
“And why is that if I may want to know”
“Melanie, I don’t know if accepting that job was the right thing to do but let me tell you this, Tobi is so undoubtedly in love with you though you both don’t feel it or don’t realise it” Mel so shocked shakes her head unbelievable.

“Tobi is in love you Melanie, you don’t see it and he probably doesn’t see it but that’s what’s happening”
“Mother, you can’t allege something this huge…what’s wrong with you”
“I wish I was just alleging Fina, that man is in love with you and it’s obvious in each and everything he does, how he looks at you and pays attention to you”

“Don’t also forget that he was also the very person who saw me at my worse and weakest moment, he helped me and he continues to do so” she begins to walk away
“Yes but he fell in love in the process please I beg of you, listen to me”

“What you’re saying is rubbish” Mel enters her room but her Mum is still not done with her

“Listen…. has he ever talked about a woman in his life?….. has he ever introduced her to you, have you seen him having another free time he spends doing something else, if not being with you that’s when he’s not working” Mel is beginning to think her mother is right somwhow

“I don’t want whatever happened with Ronald to happen again, this time around you’re pregnant with another man’s baby and he’s only feeling pity for you, I can tell you men are not easily understood…..don’t lead him on, don’t give the wrong impression to him and it would be better if you keep a distance from him, let him have his life and live it I’m sure no mother would want her son to have anything to do with us again” Mel knows her mother is right
“I’m going to talk to him”

“About what……. that’s not the best thing you can do, the best would be keeping your distance from him and reject that job offer”
“I will think about it but I need a job”……..