Love me again - Season 1 - Episode 21

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Love me again - Season 1 - Episode 21

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“Goodbyes are not forever”

The next week, I was on my way to the airport,
Bebe and Jake escorted me I saw myself at Heathrow airport the exact time I needed to be there in London

My parents picked me up, everyone was in tears, but I was crying for another reason I left London for close to 5years now, am back but with nothing Well, I still have a life to get back to, I assured myself

We finally arrived home, and nothing has changed My entire family, nuclear, extended and friends were waiting to welcome me home

I had to really dodge the whereabouts of your husband question, but I knew I may not avoid forever

Soon enough everyone left, and I was alone in my room when mummy came in

Mum:How was your journey?


Me:fine thank you, to be honest it was so hectic and am glad am finally home
Can’t wait to get back to my life


Mum:Oh really, How are you here alone, How is your husband, why didn’t he come with you


Me: mum am tired, and too many questions at a time won’t help


Mum: okay my daughter, we will talk later, welcome back once again

Weeks passed and I keep avoiding the topic anytime we are having a family time

As if I was hoping Clyde would come back for me soon and this nightmare of ever telling my parents they were right from the beginning would give me some relief

A month of my return, no day passed by without wishing Clyde was here with me
Bebe never stopped calling, the rest call once a while I was on phone with Livie and he was asking if I found someone else and I replied one heart break and a divorce is enough, I wasn’t ready to go through it again Just then my mum entered, Barbara,
What did that man do to you exactly I can see it in your eyes, I can feel you went through something terrible And I just heard you are divorced, OMG!

Your father will kill this man


Me:Mum, stop yelling, yes am divorced, that’s what you and Dad wanted all along
It’s over now, that’s all to it. You can leave now Suddenly tears engulfed me as if my tear duct just got opened. I cried uncontrollably until my mum wrapped her arms around me in a quick and calm hug.

We stayed that way for quiet some minutes, until mummy spoke up


Mum: am sorry you had to go through this,
I can’t imagine how difficult that was
But if you are not ready to talk about it, I will wait until you are. Now get some sleep


Me:Okay mum, thank you.

But I can’t talk to Dad, His anger I can face but the embarrassment and that I told you so, I can’t take it
Please talk to him for me


Mum:That’s not a problem, we are just glad you are back home in one piece
I quickly la!d myself on the bed,
Which she covered me with a blanket like she always do when we were children I woke up somewhere late at night and saw my dad dozing off in the sofa beside my bed.

He might have pulled it from its initial state Obviously my mum didn’t waste time to tell him about the divorce

I quickly muttered Daddy and he woke up immediately asking if am okay
I told him I was fine, he shouted out for my mum who quickly rushed in with a serving tray, which I assumed is my dinner? I asked what was going on, and they were behaving so weird


Mum:You slept for close to 10hours, we were just so worried


Me: Mum, am fine, I was just so tired from the journey that’s all

Dad: Baby eat something please


Me: Okay, I will definitely eat but not in here, Besides you guys don’t have to treat me like I just buried someone close, common, it’s just a divorce

Am almost over it, you don’t have to pamper me

So I don’t feel embarrassed about my failed marriage, which I know you two are so overjoyed about


Dad:Barbara, stop it now, You think a parent will be happy to see the daughter go through this kind of thing

Yes we are glad you are back safely to your home,

And we were not in support of your marriage, but we never wished you harm
Can’t a father pamper his baby girl anymore? Or we should have thrown you out when you came rather than welcoming you with an open arms, Or you think we actually prayed for you to fail in your marriage Me: Dad am sorry, I guess this whole thing is yet to hit me so hard, And am just finding an easy way out trying to give the blame to you guys
He just stood up and left, mummy runned after him with the food tray
I think this is the reality, Clyde is gone, he is no more mine

Let me get out there, get some real work to occupy my time and mind

All my life I have never done anything for myself like a real job
I keep volunteering all over,
Daddy’s big idea of me becoming his successor of the company since my brothers are still young. I do go in to his work place sometimes to run things, I will wait for him to cool down so I ask for that opportunity to be given to me once more

I went downstairs and dad was not there, my brothers as usual were fighting over their video games then I went back to my dad’s door, I knocked severally before he asked to come in

Me:Daddy, I said am sorry now, with that weird Nigerian tone

I rushed to give him a tight hug, which he had no option to hug back


Dad:you get me worried when you rebel and talk to me that way I hope you are fine, I know your mum promised you she wouldn’t ask for details But I wish you could tell me, but then I won’t push you. If you don’t feel comfortable talking about it that’s fine


Me:Dad can you let this one pass please, I want to start afresh by going back to my duties at work


Dad:Really, thank you my dear.

Now I can rest for sometime We talked for a while until I decided I was going in for some coffee, since it’s late for heavy food.

The next day I was ready for work, my dad gave me a tour of the office, nothing has changed that much

My office space was still intact, I quickly got myself involved in work Day after day, I receive so much pampering from my parents, which is getting me worried
When they start like that, they have something up their sleeves