Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 71

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Broken and bruised - Season 1 - Episode 71

“Do I really have to do anything?….. Mum has put me on the hotspot, she’s not going to like what I do”

“Hotspot???”
“Yep!….. either she or Mel”
“But what are you going to do, this is not something simple”
“She better not push me…..Mel and Mira as you like to call her are my people, my family, my all in all….everything and that’s why she’s not going back to that house”
“You can’t take her to your home, Mum will not like it”

“Are you forgetting that I have my own house, all I need is to convince Mel to accept moving in with her mother and aunty but I need your help in order to achieve that”

“What help”
“You will tell Mel, it’s not healthy for either she or the baby to live in that house or something, I’m not a medicine man but you’re, use your brain and do something”

“That would be lying”
“Lying….. but it’s for the good….. please I beg of you”

“Fine….. I will do it….. but I wanted to talk to you about something else Tobi”
“I’m listening… hope it’s nothing bad”
“Depends on what you’re going to tell me…..who was that lady”

“Which one”
“The one you brought Mel here with”
“Hahaha…… you’re talking now, she’s my PA her name is Jane”

“Oh she’s the popular Jane”
“Mac i didn’t know I have been praising her in your presence too hahaha you should have told me you liked her”
“Is she taken already”
“No…she’s single she’s Amazing, beautiful in and out, I must confess I once thought she and I could have something other than work relationship”
“Did she reject you or what”
“I can’t tell if she was going to reject me or not, but I never asked her out, I developed cold feet every time I wanted to, it felt like it would affect our working relationship but again the issue with Mel came up and that was the end of it”

“Hmmmm….I have heard you talk much about Jane but I didn’t know she was the one….you know, I don’t know her personally, I have just met her once that was yesterday but she had me go men!…. I mean she has every quality I ever wanted in a woman, the typical African type she was even barefoot when she came here…. a total mess…..I felt attracted but I was too occupied to concentrate” Tobi is lost for words
“What a weird feeling!!….. I can arrange for you two to meet, she’s going to be here in a while”

“No don’t, I don’t think I want to meet her just yet”

“Alright whatever you say Bro…. I need to get lunch for Mum and aunty, at least I had brought some things for Mel”
“Let’s go…..”
Jane is dropped In front of the hospital by a cab, she has even brought lunch for Mel’s mum and aunt, she had left the office at 10am after coming to the office at 5am….from the office she went straight home to prepare something for the hospital people, she’s just at the reception asking for the room number when Tobi appears with Mac behind, she sees him and heads towards them

“Jane”
“Yes Tobi….. how is she” Mac is just starring but Jane doesn’t take her eyes off Tobi
“Melanie is getting better, our daughter is fine too…I’m only heading out to get some lunch for Mum and aunty”
“No need to, I came at the right time…..I was able to fix them something” she raises the food flask
“Did you buy on your way here” he takes it from her
“I hate fast foods, it’s for men who are bachelors not for women…. I prepared this myself”
“At what time”
“Started work at 5am, closed at 10am and went home to fix this….that’s nothing special” Mac just can’t believe a woman like this still exists out there
“Alright but first….this is Mac, my brother my friend…. the Doc who worked on Mel”
“Hi….I’m Jane Onyiru….Tobi’s PA”
“Nice to meet you Jane”
“My pleasure” they shake hands and both can’t resist a smile……