Broken and bruised Season 1

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Broken and bruised Season 1

Melanie is a very strong, young but ambitious eighteen year old girl who was raised by her single mother Ofelia….she’s a very happy girl and looks forward to a bright future with a small but very happy family…..her mother toiled to make sure she got education, it was in her second year in college when she met the love of her life, a very handsome and down to earth man in the names of Ronald who at this moment is her world, she has kept the relationship a secret from her mother because she’s sure Ofelia will not allow her to keep the relationship now that she’s still in school…… she was so able to hide the small phone Ron got for her from her mother…….

He was so able to hide his family status from her so well….she’ had no idea he was a rich kid until the day he took her home to be introduced to his family
She was so excited to meet his parents but at the same time nervous, they arrived at the home that looked more like a mini heaven, Ronald drove into the wide beautiful compound in his red jeep with Mel seated by his side, her breathing tightens at the sight of the house…..she had passed the street a few times in the past and could never have imagined she would ever enter in one of the gates, the people there are super Rich……

Ron packs the jeep and jumps out so excited as a security guard comes towards him and saluted him as a sign of respect…. Mel’s mouths open at the sight but before she could react, Ron comes to open the door for her and gave his hand to her to hold on to….trembling all over, she held onto him and checks her dressing one more time, she felt so poor in her grey skirt and yellow top but to top it all, she’s putting on a cheep slipper that she normally buys cheaply by the road side, she checks herself from up and down and felt like disappearing like chicken urine……Ron must have realised this because he held onto her hand so tightly, and looked into her eyes to make her relax but they are interrupted by the guard

“Excuse me Ron…. is she the new maid your mum talked about” this question made her feel even worse and it angered Ron who responded in a very harsh way
“No…she’s not….she’s my guest” he started walking towards the big house pulling her along, she can’t keep up with his speed and she’s running but the guard is not done with them yet
“She can’t go in please young master, she has no appointment and her name was never handed to us this morning” Ron tries so much to ignore him but this is not something one can easily ignore, he drops Mel’s hand and walks over to the guard
“What’s your problem huh….can’t you just get lost and let me face the music?”
“But you….”

“But I what?….. get lost…get moving if you still value your Job” the guard finally backs away and he turns to Mel smiling but at this point, Mel can’t tell if she wants to continue with the journey or not, he ignores her cold feet and holds onto her hand trying to pull her along but she’s standing rooted on the ground

“What’s wrong beautiful”
“I…I…I can’t do this”
“Do what?”

“I can’t go in…..you just told me you borrowed the jeep and now this is happening” he smiles at her
“Who are you Ronald?”

“I’m Ronald junior, the son of minister Ronald Pope”

“Pope???…. the minister of internal affairs??”

“Yes beautiful but don’t ask too many questions, I will explain everything later” she’s just starring at him like she’s seeing a stranger but he ignores her surprised face, he tries to pull her hand and her cheep phone starts to Ring, she pulls it out of her bag and it’s her mother

“Pick it…” he assures her and at this moment three guards are just starring at them from a far, she reluctantly picks the call
“Hello mum”
“Melanie… where are you”
“I’m with Soni…” she lies
“Soni….she’s here looking for you, she says she has not seen you since morning and you were not in class” she’s stuck now and fidgets with answer

“That’s true…. I haven’t seen her because I’m here looking for her” her mother is confused
“Mother….we shall talk when I get back OK” she ends the call as Ron laughs at her
“You don’t know how to lie, you should have told her you were with your boyfriend” he teases her and that earns him a very light but playful slap

“Shall we?” he gives her her elbow to slip her hand into and she did, as he takes her inside at the surprise of all the guards watching………..

Mr and Mrs Pope Ronald are seated at the dining with their two daughters, patience and Perry so ready for their evening tea…..Perry is the second born after Ron, she’s twenty five years old and a very sweet and gentle girl who is into Charity and has her own charity organization she runs with her brother Ron who happens to be the executive director……patience is the very opposite of her sister, a proud child who is a spoilt brat, since she’s the last born, her words are always the last and the final, her words carry wait and she’s the Apple of their mother’s eyes, she and her two elders don’t really get along do well……their Dad wonders where their brother is because it’s a very strict rule in the family to always eat together since it’s a busy family and they rarely get together except during meal times but today it’s strange because Ron is not home yet Perry says he left the office before her
“Where could he be” their Father wonders
“He’s a big boy and he must be taken up somewhere I’m sure he knows how important it is to get together during meal times” Perry comes to his rescue but patience thinks it’s an indiscipline and they get verbal with each other that their mother has to shut them both down, she thinks patience has a point but before she could say much, the said undisciplined child enters with a lady following behind, he’s full of smiles and Mel could not miss the surprise in their faces, she’s trembling when her eyes met with a woman in her late fourtees who looks more like a thirty year old, she could tell right away that she’s Ron’s mum because he looks just like her, she starts fumbling with her top and the next minute her middle finger was in her mouth, it’s what she does every time she’s afraid….. all this time Ron has not moved or said a word, no one in the room has also said a word, even the house maids have all come out of the kitchen to see the Free drama

“Mum….Dad I’m home”
“We can see that…”Patience says and Perry had to pinch her to keep quiet, Perry gets up to save the situation
” You’re welcome miss….have a sit” she offers her chair to the very afraid Mel who still continues to get the cold reception and very uncomfortable stare from everyone, Mrs Pope now speaks

“Son…. welcome home but please, this is not the servant’s quarter” Mel’s eyes bulge out

“I know my way around this house mum” he turns to his Dad and this time Mel who still refuses to sit down is standing besides perry who now supports her by holding her hand, she feels the warmth in the frightened guest and feels so mad that her brother took this step without informing her……

“Dad….. she’s called Melanie….she’s my girlfriend” patience drops her fork down in shock, their mother stands up and perry holds Mel’s hands more firmly…. their Dad looks at this frightened girl and manages a smile

“You’re welcome to my house Melanie” she nods, she wanted to say thanks but her Voice failed her

“Sit…” he offers her Perry’s chair again and Mel sits, he looks at his son
“Ronald…. tell them to bring one more plate and cup for our guest” this is still a shock and a dream….. his wife can’t believe her husband is so receptive towards this no body but she keeps quiet they settle all down and the rest of their eating is done in silence as no one speaks, patience kept on starring at this so called girlfriend of her brother and wonder why he would degrade them in this manner, she wonders where they met from in the first place…..soon they are done eating and Perry offers to show Mel around the House, by now she’s a little settled and relaxed, she follows Perry to her room as Ron wants to follow them but his Father stops him saying they have to talk….. he joins his Father in his studies and it’s only remaining patience and her mother in the dining having their own meeting too

“Mother…. are you going to just watch as my brother makes this huge mistake”
“Never….not now that he’s in the right age to get married”

“What are we going to do…”
“We can’t discuss these things here remember the walls have ears, but I will break them and destroy her”
“Don’t get so confident yet mother, you know your son so well…. when he wants something he gets it”

“That means you also don’t know me…..I’m going to pretend that I’m OK with this, I will be so nice to her and then something will happen, something not even your father will ignore… he and your brother and Father will be the ones to kick her poor ass out of this family…. Ron will never want to spend the rest of his life by her side when that happens” patience is loving this so they toast to it…..

Meanwhile in Pope’s study, he gets to find out more about this Melanie of a girl, he could see his son has truly fallen in love given how his eyes glitter every time he mentions her name

“I love her Dad… if it wasn’t for the fact that she was still in school, I would say I’m so ready to make her my wife right now” his father smiles

“I’m so happy to hear that…. I hope it isn’t for money that she accepted you”
“Not at all…in fact she had no idea who I was till some few minutes ago, she’s a gold and I’m so glad she’s mine” they talked about a lot of things and Ron is just so happy that his parents are very fine with his relationship and now he wants to take it to the next level….