Lillian busy in the living room is keeping a very broken hearted Rebecca entertained, telling her all those fake stories about Ron being Someone who takes his stress on every thing and Everyone, Becky is not easily fooled and can see she’s only covering up for her son….. all of a sudden patience walks towards them
“Mother we need to talk” Lillian didn’t like her tone
“Let it Wait”
“This is more pressing and and so urgent” she didn’t even wait for her mothers answer and walks out of the house
“Excuse me….I need to deal with this one” she follows her daughter and Becky can only open her mouth in bewilderment
“What’s wrong with all of you people in this house….. you’re are all mysterious and strange”………
” What’s wrong with you patience….. why were you insisting that we talk like this is a matter of life and death”
“Because it is…..” she grabs her mother’s hand and pulls her further deeper into the garden
“Hey hey…..some respect please, I’m your mother……what’s wrong with you”
“We are in deep trouble mother!….. double trouble”
“What have you done this time around, I swear I’m not helping you out this time”
“It’s not just about me mother…..” she looks around to see if someone is coming
“I hope we’re safe…..I don’t trust that bitch Rebecca…….. mother Remember Melanie”
“Which one?…… that good for nothing bitch….why should I bother”
“Thank you….I’m glad you remember her…..but do you also remember that she was rescued by a mysterious young man that day”
“Yes…..what are you driving at”
“I’m getting there……that man, that young man was non other than Tobias Akankwasa the CEO of Safi whatever… I Don’t even remember and he heads two other businesses, personal businesses”
“And so…..”
“So Ronald finally found out who raped Melanie and it’s none other than Tobias Akankwasa…. her own husband”
“Whaaaat?…… you mean that man….that man and Melanie……”
“Yes mother……” Lillian is excited all of a sudden
“Why looking happy when this is nothing to laugh about……. mother, have you forgotten this will all backfire on us?….. remember it was with your order she was raped”
“Sssshhhh…..no one should hear you say that……if my memories still serves me right, I asked some experts in the game to help me with that little assignment and not some responsible young billionaire” patience is stunned
“Look here daughter…… remember after our deal, those guys never got back to me…..they knew something went wrong, what if this Tobias guy kidnapped Melanie before the boys got there…..remember the place I asked her to wait for me is some dangerous one” patience is beginning to see reason
“Where did you hear this news from”
“From my brother and sister where else”
“What did Ronald say”
“He’s furious…. He’s planning on turning that guy over to the police and it’s like he’s planning to win Mel over”
“Good very good….. that’s my son and I wouldn’t expect less of him”
“You’re happy….mother”
“Very happy daughter….. look at it this way, Tobias Akankwasa raped Mel five years ago, he made her his wife not long after that….. we have no idea if he married her for love or he was trying to make up for damaging her…… in most cases like this one, Mel must be having properties under her name, properties that are worth millions or even billions….so what does that mean?…… there is a possibility Mel is still in love with my son and if we all use this to our advantage we can achieve something”
“Do you think Melanie is going to come back to Ron…. much less forgive him and all of us for what we did to her mother”
“Oh daughter!….. you have no idea what a power of love is like”
“What about Rebecca”
“Yuck!!…. she’s another parasite…. your brother can keep her around just to show off but the real deal here is Melanie…. I’m going to wait for a few days, I will pay her a visit….I can be of help to my son and he surely will like this effort I’m putting” she walks away
“Mother…..don’t also forget there is thin line between love and hate…..if I were you, I wouldn’t count my luck yet….five years of living as someone’s wife is not like a few months of dating” she takes another direction and walks away………….
“Come here princess….. you see, Daddy never lied to Mummy, Daddy also didn’t lie to Granny and Everyone of us”
“But he just said that he did Uncle Mac” Mac doesn’t know what to say to this clever little girl you can’t easily fool
“OK sweetheart Listen to Dad” Tobi scoops his daughter in his arms
“I admit I lied….. it’s just that you, people who stay together as Mummy and daddy always fight a little sometimes so that’s what happened”
“So it’s true then…. you beat up Mummy”
“No I didn’t….. I could never do that……I will come to your room later and tell you everything but for now….uncle Mac needs to put medicine on mummy do you understand….. go to Grandma and tell her Mummy is getting better”
“No Dad…. I want to be with my Mummy” Tobi knows this is another mini Melanie, whatever she wants she does it and she gets it but Mac takes over
“Look Mira sweetheart, children don’t stay in hospitals, don’t you Remember how I used to send you out to play whenever you visited my hospital” Mira remembers
“Now if you don’t want to get sick…..go over to Grandma and help me take my phone to aunty Jane” Mira accepts but it’s like she’s trusting Mac more than her father, Tobi takes her to the door and opens the door for her, he kisses the little girls and closes the door, walks back to Mac
“Why is she not waking up already Mac”
“Calm down……this was a major blow to her but like I said to you, she needs enough rest and she should be kept away from things that remind her of her awful past….she should be wide a free clear mind” Tobi climbs the bed and sits close to her, he takes her hands in his
“It’s all my fault my love….. please forgiveness is all I’m asking from you….. and I will never get tired of asking it from you”
“That’s enough Tobi… she’s not even hearing you” he comes and sits down near him
“Can you tell me how it all started”
“I don’t know if I used the right procedure but all I needed was to tell her the Truth before someone else did”
“But how do you feel now that you have told her every thing”
“Not everything….. in fact she asked the question about something I couldn’t even say, I only confirmed it and that is how far we went with the talk….. now I feel anxious, I feel, i feel impatient…. I don’t know what she’s going to want after here but I only hope she’s going to give me a chance to explain how it all happened”
“Tobi….if I were you, I wouldn’t count so much on that….there is a high possibility she will not want anything to do with you….. I have to be frank with you” this is like someone slicing Tobi’s heart with a sword
“Please Mac….. please brother…. you know how much i love my wife, she’s my life and you know that”
“You don’t have to explain to me Tobi….. if anyone hasn’t told you this yet, let me do so…..you and I almost never believed in love…. I was always telling myself that there is no love but when I saw how in love you were with Mel… I started having my own hopes high and that’s why Jane and I are stronger in love…..you’re my inspiration and I’m so sure this is not how far the Melanie and Tobi story goes….you still have a Long way to go” Tobi his Mac in his pouring tears
“Thanks you for making me feel I’m not really a horrible person”
“You’re not….you’re a very sweet soul and the perfect gentleman but for now being with Melanie is not something I encourage you to do”
“I don’t understand it…..”
“I’m taking Melanie out of this house before she regains her sense…. she’s going over to the hospital under very strict supervision……she has to be taken right now”
“Why…she’s safer here….this is her home and house”
“In know….. I have admitted you both here in your home here on several occasions……. and i only come here to check whether there is improvement or not but today it’s a different Case….. I don’t know how she’s going to react when she wakes up so she has to be next to me”
“Can’t you sacrifice and do this for me please”
“I wish I could but I can’t…. don’t forget you and Mel have been living under the same roof not just as someone ordinary people but as man and wife for five years, you have all gone beyond expressing love in exchange of words but there is physical intimacy involved in a deeper sense and you can imagine…. when she wakes up, all your touches and kisses and caresses and etc….all will seem like it all happened that horrible night…it’s going to be worse when she finds herself under this roof and you the person she has worked so hard to forget starring at her, she’s going to hate you and might do something stupid”
“What do you want Me to do…..I can’t stay back and live without seeing her, Mel is my life…..she’s the air that I breath, the person I live for”
“I know all that brother, I know she’s much more to you than you’re saying…… but You will have to help me, we need to get her to the car downstairs…. I need to get her out of here and that’s it….before opens her eyes…..keep your distance, don’t surface let’s give her time and let her heal….if she wishes to hear your story and decide to see you, I will call you personally but if she chooses not to….. you will have to respect it….you will need to stay away Tobi…. let’s not complicate this……..
To be continued…
