Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 56

4 years ago

Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 56

“Start talking now….I need to know what this sneaky business is all about” Ofelia demands answers with hard straight face, Tobi knew she was going to ask him this question but he doesn’t know how to answer her without sounding disrespecting, so he still keeps quiet

“I’m waiting for your answer, how long you’re going to take in here all depends on your willingness to talk so start talking now
” So sorry Mum, we really had no plans of staying out this late, actually we didn’t go anywhere, she was just with me in the office, I had plans of bringing her home earlier but I had clients who held me up till late….for that I’m truly sorry and I can only promise this will never repeat itself”

“I thought your relationship with my daughter was a healthy one until when she started lying to me today”

“Excuse me”
“Yes, Melanie lied to me, she said she was going somewhere brief and would not waste time coming back but only for me to wait for her in vain, she had me worried….but why would she lie about going to see you if there isn’t something fishy going on between you two”

“Would you believe me if I tell you I had no idea Mel would come to my office”
“No I can’t believe you”
“But I’m telling you the truth, I won’t deny that we had plans of meeting in the morning but she also told me the same thing she told you, saying she had somewhere she needed to go to…. she even rejected my offer for a ride and that’s it, I never insisted, I let her be and how she ended up in my office is also something I had no idea about, I just found her there…. I was going to come see her here at this time probably”
“If that’s truly what happened, why didn’t you two call to inform me, why did you make me so worried all day”

“Let me take the blame for that because it’s true Mel told me her battery had run down but I had no idea she didn’t inform you about her coming until when she told me after sometime, maybe we should have called you with my phone but that never crossed our minds”
“Of course why would it not cross your mind if all you do is” she stops herself from what she wanted to say so she composes herself
“Tobi, I know you’re a good man and you have good Intention towards my daughter but I also want you to know that I’m very much aware of the fact that you’re in love with her” Tobi is frozen at one place just, wondering how Ofelia knew
“My daughter has gone through a lot and still continues to do so, so I would not encourage you to get your hopes high with her or even ask her to be your girlfriend because I will not permit it, what’s important right now is her health and the health of the baby she’s carrying”
“I understand Mum but….”

“No Tobi, there is nothing you can say that will convince me here, Melanie is my daughter and my work is to protect her, I should have started doing it a lot more earlier, I would have avoided so many mistakes but it’s not too late at all…….so like I said, you have done so much for her but you shouldn’t take advantage of that fact, she’s weak and still in no position to fall in love with anyone….as a pregnant woman, I don’t think she’s even interested in any form of intimate relationship, I don’t want you to take advantage of the fact that she’s so comfortable around you to think that she’s in love with you, go out, look for your class and leave my daughter alone……you have already done so much for her that’s why we all shall remain forever grateful, take back your job offer, give it to some one else, stop seeing my daughter and I shall forever give you the respect a gentleman that you’re deserves” Tobi takes all this pain in and wants to cry but yet he can’t cry in front of her, he understands Ofelia’s point and yet he doesn’t know why she would ask him not to see Melanie the love he just found and he’s just starting to enjoy

“It’s OK mum….I will keep this in mind…..good night” it’s the only thing he could say and he tries to walk out but suddenly Mel does something he didn’t even have the courage as a man to do, she kicks her blanket off and gets out of the net, for a few seconds he thought she was not really pregnant, she stands facing him and ignoring her mother at first

“It’s not alright Tobi….. it’s not, I can’t believe you’re just a stupid coward”
“Melanie…. were you not the one sleeping in the car”