Dysfunctional - Episode 28

 

Bosco's POV

My gaze rested on Filda after Isabel left. Tasha started acting strange after they walked in. Something smelt fishy. "What just happened with Tasha?" I turned over to Filda who shrugged.
"Looks like you have lot visitors swooning in and out to visit you. Where's the baby?" Filda asked and i laughed, so did Sommy. 
"The baby is fine" I played along, "Boy or girl?" She added, "Twins"
"Wow, I'm pretty sure you're sore down there" she pointed below and I raised my hands up in surrender. There was no way I would have continued with that conversation. 
"I told you you weren't in a good state to drive but you drove anyway" she snapped and i rolled my eyes . I expected it.
"How are you?" She asked, "I'm a lot better" i answered and she smiled. 
"I was worried but not as worried as Dr. Sommy was." "Seriously?" Sommy asked and she giggled patting me on my back.
 "Get well soon. I better leave you two" she announced leaving the both of us alone in the room.
"How are you feeling?" 
"I'm fine. By tomorrow I'll be" suddenly she pressed my shoulder and i groaned in pain.
"Ouch, that hurts"
"Don't look at me," she raised her hands blamelessly

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. "You said you were fine" she said and i touched my shoulder.
 "You don't need to be strong in front of me" she paused sitting on the bed.
"I want you to speak to me as your therapist" "The last time I checked, you didn't want to be one"
"Now I want you to speak to me as one. How do you feel?"
"It hurts everywhere, my back and waist hurts"
 "I'm sorry" she apologized and I turned over to her. Her eyes were already teary. "It's my fault. This..."
"I won't say it's not your fault" i added and she tapped me playfully on my arm and I groaned. 
"I heard about the heart attack" she added and I bow my head. It's only a matter of time before the whole world finds out. 
I never wanted anyone knowing about it.

"You've always said I'm an old man close to my grave"
"No death jokes here, you're not even forty yet" "You've never cared about making extreme jokes"
"Now I do" she answered and I felt pathetic. "When would you be discharged?"
"The doctor said tomorrow, I'm only staying the night for a little examination and then I'll go for a week bed rest. Give me death anyday!"
"It's for your own good" "Not going to work in a week is like.... No way. I have meetings and appointments to meet up with"
 "How did the accident happen?"
"I was driving and thinking about what I said to you. I felt a pain in my chest. I blacked out afterwards till I woke up in the hospital" 
"I'm sorry" 
"I'm sorry too for calling you a test subject. You're more than a test subject and I disrespected you by belittling you. I like you Sommy".
"Should I remind you again that you have a girlfriend you love. You just kissed her in front of me"
"Technically she kissed me" i countered and she rolled her eyes. "What difference does it make?"
"Were you jealous?" I asked and she slapped me on the arm. 
"Ouch" i groaned again. "I might have to send you out of this room" I threatened shaking my head.
"I wasn't jealous" she answered but I knew she was obviously lying. 
"Whatever you say" I replied and she scoffed.
"I don't know how this thing between us is going to work out; the therapy with all these feelings. I really want to clear my conscience and help you out and then you can decide who you want; Isabel or me" she stood up pulling her bag closer. I knew she was leaving already.
 My heart broke, I didn't want her to leave. 
"Please don't leave" I begged, "I don't want you to"
"You need to rest" "Stay a while longer. Please"
"Okay" she answered  sitting on the bed.

Isabel's POV

 I walked outside the building where I saw Tasha leaning on my car. I didn't understand why she would act that way fully aware that Bosco knew nothing about her visit to the therapy clinic to the other day to threaten Dr. Sommy. 
Even though sometimes I wonder why she hasn't said anything about it to Bosco.
Why did you act that way?" I asked opening up the door, "Isabel It's just that i hate that bitch ehn!" She answered and we entered the car. I inserted the keys in the then I reversed backwards driving off.

"What if Bosco starts asking questions. In the name of God Tasha, stop putting me in difficult situations. Must you always embarrass me?"
"So now I'm the embarrassing one shea?" "You're always being careless about everything."
"I only came here to support a sister, I didn't come to receive insults" 
"We all know your support has strings. Every single help you render has strings attached, don't even deceive yourself. Or is it not because of your car at the mechanic shop that brought you here?" 
"Look oh, money is not my problem" "Don't deceive yourself Tasha. Money has always been your problem. That's why your relationships don't work out. That's why you go around pestering other people's husband. Is it not because of money?" I snapped then sighed knowing I've said too much.
"Isabel stop the car" she demanded but I kept on driving.
 "I said stop the damn car!" She yelled and I pulled up.
"I won't take insults from you, you're my little sister and all I've ever done is care for you" she paused almost in tears. 
"Yes I may be embarrassing and a sl*t most of the time but you're having s*x with someone that isn't your boyfriend. You're not a saint either so stop acting like you are"

"Get out of my car!" I shouted like a crazed individual and she hissed.
 "What car? Is this one car? It's not even Range Rover or Rolls Royce and you're calling it car"
"Get out!" I screamed and she walked out slamming the door. 
I sniffed then shut my eyes in tears. We haven't fought in a long time.
"Screw you Tasha, screw you!"

Sommy's POV

Rather than going back home, I went back to work. I had to go back to the drawing board. I went to the board with my marker in my hands. Slowly i began to recount every discussion I've had with him and every notes I've written down . Perhaps there was something I missed. 
I started to doubt my theory of Bosco being unable to fulfil his responsibility as a man because he hasn't found his siblings"
I thought of the twelve missing days  memories. I've heard of accident induced amnesia that eventually becomes self-induced.
My brain ached from thinking too much. I started placing factors together. I started to ask myself why now? Why he is experiencing semi- sensation down there now?
Since it doesn't work with Isabel. I had crazy thoughts to try to have s*x with him to test if he was totally okay. I brushed the thought off, Isabel was an obstacle to experimenting that. 
What could have happened to him that could have caused him an amnesia till now?
I got a call from Juliet by past ten. She warned me not to stop by at the estate that a robbery was going on somewhere close.
I decided that I would sleep over at my house. I was hungry as hell and I still haven't filled the gas.
I stood by the road side waving at keke drivers to stop but none did. 
Suddenly I saw a car pull up before me, I recognize that car so well. Susan wind down the glass scowling at me. 
"Hop in" she said and I stood still looking around for a keke. "Are you coming in or not. It's late and I have to go to the mall then back home"
 "I have a home too" 
"It's late. You can either spend the night over at my house or you can wait here. Your choice"
"What did your maid make for dinner cause I'm so hungry" I asked entering into the car.
"Fried rice" she answered and I rolled my eyes. "No swallow? Nothing like eba?"
 "I had cravings for fried rice so I requested she cooked it for me"
"Cravings? Susan are you pregnant?" I asked and she nodded. "Hopefully it would be a boy this time"
"Hopefully" she answered then drove off. 
"What are you doing out by this time?" 
"Grandma died today. About two hours ago" she answered. "Your dad's grandma?" 
"Who else?"
"Sorry"
"For what? We've been waiting for this day. She's 90 years old. She needed the rest" she answered and I chuckled. 
"Why are you being nice to me?"
"I'm not"
"You are being weirdly nice to me and I'm scared."
"Maybe because I pity you and I think you're one pathetic bunch. Look at how pathetically lonely you were. Geez!"
"That's the Susan I know" I added and she chuckled. "We used to tackle and spite ourselves with bitter words." She added. 
"We had our fun" she continued.
 "I know Amanda probably hates me for what I did to Bob"
"Hate is an understatement. That wasn't cool at all. I know you don't like him but pouring that soup on his face was"
"Bob is not trustworthy. He's a dickhead!" 
"He's your brother-in-law and Amanda loves him" "He's a big mistake" I replied looking out the window. 
"She's just yet to realize it"
"Where are you going to?"
"I told you already, to the mall. Pearl ran out of Pringles and Jerom forgot to buy it." "Where's Jerom?"
"Watching an highlight of a game he missed because of work and he's also babysitting"
"You left a man whose attention would be on t.v to take care of your kids?"
"The maid would help out. If I don't get Pearl's Pringles, I won't sleep tonight and I need my beauty sleep"

At the Mall's parking lot, I saw a car that looked like Bob's car. "Isn't that Bob's car?" I asked and Susan rolled her eyes. "It can be anyone's car, it's not as if he's the" she didn't complete her sentence when we saw him come out of the mall with a pregnant lady. 
"I know that lady from the hospital. She's a nurse"
"She is?"
"What is Bob doing with her?" She asked and I hissed. "I can't believe you just asked" 
"I don't want to believe this. It's too much of a coincidence" she answered.
 I saw her pick up her phone dialing a number. "What's up Amanda" she said then paused for her response. 
"Please I just want to know, how far, where your hubby?" She asked and she nodded. 
"Okay.. just wanted to know. Good night darling" she added then turned to me shaking her head.
 "He said he's on night duty" she answered and we watched them enter into the car.
"Maybe she's due and maybe he's just helping her out" 
"Or she's his mistress. Follow them" I demanded and she shook her head reminding me of Pearl and the damn Pringles.
 "The Pringles can wait till tomorrow but this is Amanda we're taking about. This is a chance to prove that I haven't been wrong all this while."
Susan started the car once more and we started trailing them.

We watched Bob drive into a house after the gate was open. 
"I can't believe I just saw this" Susan muttered, she was filled with regrets. 
"I'm in the mood to bust into them and take pictures" I said looking at Susan who just sat there like a zombie.
"This is going to crush Amanda. Why did I have to see this?"
 "Because for the first time in a very long time, the universe is finally working in my favor. "I shouldn't have picked you up"
"What if she's his cousin? We can't overrule that"
"Let's ask Jerome then, if he's cheating, the best friend has to know about it" I suggested and she gave it a thought.
Jerome opened the door. He had a navy blue pyjamas on. He was surprised to see me.
"What's going on here? I'm I stucked in some parallel universe?" He asked as I walked in. "Susan decided to play nice, she picked me up in her car and now I'll be spending the night. How are the kids?" I asked and he chuckled.
"They're fast asleep." He answered then looked at Susan's hand.
"Where's the Pringles?" 
"I couldn't get it. I was distracted"
"By what? Pearls will kill us this night oh" He answered and Susan moved close to him clasping her hands together.
 "I'm going to ask you this one question and I beg that you give me the truthful response"
"What?" He asked playfully chuckling. "Why do you sound so serious?" He added and i heard Susan sigh.
"Is Bob cheating?" She asked and he moved back bowing his head to the ground. 
We didn't need him to speak. There was it answer.
"And you just watched him do it?"
"What did you expect me to do? Was I suppose to report to Amanda. He's like my best friend"
"A best friend to a cheat is also a cheat. I'm pretty sure you as well cheat on me" "Are you serious right now?" He asked and I saw Pearl walk in with her doll in her right hand, scratching her eyes with the other.
"You're definitely cheating on me!" Susan yelled and I pulled her backwards. "Take it easy Susan, Pearl is here"
"Get out of my house" Susan whispered.

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. I saw Jerom scoff. "I refuse to leave. Don't be ridiculous Susan I've never"
 "Daddy my Pringles" she whined then sat on the stairs and Jerom moved over to where she was to comfort her.
"Susan you have to be reasonable" "You don't want to see my red eyes Sommy"
"I've been seeing your red eyes for more than eleven years, I don't mind adding another day to it. Jerome is not the kind to cheat"
"It's not exactly written on their forehead is it? How could he?" She cried out,  I hated the fact that I was stuck in their shitty couples fight.
"Have you ever had that girlfriend that sleeps around even when you try to caution her?"
 "Every girl has that friend"
"That's my point, that's exactly who Bob is... You guys just didn't realize it sooner. Just like I didn't realize what a cheat Joshua was"
"I'm sorry about that"
"It's okay... Just don't transfer your anger on your husband because of it. You guys have made it to the fifth year with a third child coming. Bob is not worth losing what you've both built for years. Besides there's no man on Earth that can take your sh*t like Jerome. If It were to be me, I would have poisoned you and stabbed you in your sleep with a knife just incase the poison doesn't work"
I confessed and she laughed amidst her tears.
 "Just let the whole thing die down and we'll talk better tomorrow"
"What would we do about Amanda?" She asked and I folded my hands then l gave a gentle shrug.
 "I have no idea" I answered knowing fully well that the news would break Amanda's heart.