Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9
SEASON FOR THE TAKING
ROSA
Itâs been over two weeks since she had told Debby the exact date Frannicky would be coming, which was two days ago. Thanks to Luke. Ever since then, Debby had hardly stayed at home, each time she was always with Vera. The last time she slept at home was about nine days ago. She could feel something was about to go down but what was her business. Her business was to keep writing
. She had wanted it to be real initially. Now, her lecturer had told her to involve a love twist. She had no idea how she would involve that without making the whole plot seem fictional. She had wanted real.
She adjusted her pillow and made herself more comfortable as she lay faced-up on her bed.
The beginning of the novel had been real to her. No one had known about that except her. Why would she involve something that was unreal into it. She couldnât possibly write about herself falling in love with Francis. Even though, the possibility was really faint, she felt excited about the thought.
She climbed down from the bed as she heard a noise at the front door. She frowned, that was almost impossible, no one would be shouting like that.
âDebby! You cheat. You whore! Come out so I could kill you right now!â
Rosa panicked
. That sounded almost like Veraâs voice. Were they in an argument? She stood up and rushed out of her room before the front door gets knocked down.
The banging on the door got louder and harder. She opened the door only to find a pissed off Vera. The make-up on her face was smudgy and she was sweating and shouting at the top of her voice.
âVera, she is not here, what happened?â Rosa asked as calmly as she could.
She wasnât surprised with the look Vera gave her.
âThat slut..that whore!. She took away all my life plan and took over the one time opportunity I had wanted for myself. She had all the men she could need, yet she took my one chance from me. Tell her she just started a war and I promise her, I will kill her.â
Rosa couldnât understand what she just heard right now before she could reply; Vera had already driven off in her G-Wagon.
Rosa sighed. This was even crazier than she had thought. Werenât they spending night and day together, what could have possible gone wrong? Vera was Debbyâs only friend, was it possible for her to have betrayed the one friend she had? There must be an explanation for that.
Just as she was about to close the door, another car drove in, parking at the front. It was Debbyâs Toyota. She sighed and watched as she got down from her car, all smiles in a new dress she hadnât seen on her before.
âDarling! Come over here and give your boss a hugâ Debby cooed and instead ran to her and pulled her into her arms.
âWhat is going on Debs?â She asked curiously.
Debby removed her sunshade and stared at her. âBaby, I am going to be rich, wealthy and famous, the entire world will bow at my feet!â She screamed, giggling.
âVera just left here.â Rosa stated and the excitement vanished from Debbyâs face.
âOh. She knows it was me. Well she was bound to know sooner or later, she was the one who told me the season is for the taking.â
Rosa couldnât understand. First Vera, now Debby.
âAre you both okay?â
Just as Debby was about to respond, her phone rang.
âWait a minute.â She said to her before putting the phone to her ear. âHi Ma.â
It was her mother. She watched as Debby looked surprised, then angry. She could hear her motherâs voice even though she couldnât pick the words. She knew she was angry.
âOkay, I will be there soon, Maâ Debby snapped at the phone before hanging up. Then wearing her sunshade, she walked back to her car, âWant to get to my mum. Will be back.â She opened the car door and drove away as Rosa watched.
âWhy is everyone acting all crazy?â Rosa thought. She had better shut the door quickly this time.
DEBBY
By the time she got to her motherâs place, it was already pouring, she had to run into the house so as not to get her hair wet.
On getting inside, her mother was not in sight but she could hear her voice, coming from her bedroom, it seemed she was talking to someone. Curiously, she dropped her bag and walked towards her room.
Her mother left her room door opened. So Debby could see her from the passageway as she recorded from the phone camera she held. She was in her bathrobe, talking to someone on the phone and opening her robe slowly in the middle with her left hand, while staring at the phone she held in her right hand with patted lips and dreamy eyes.
âTell me you want me. Do I excite you Lover boyâŠâ
Dear Lord! Wasnât her mother too old for this?
âMum what are you doing?â
The phone dropped on the floor as she her mother was clearly terrified with the way she had shouted. She quickly tied up her robe at the middle and stood up. Not even looking ashamed.
âWhat is your problem girl? Didnât I teach you simple courtesy! that you don’t just donât barge into someoneâs room like that?â She sounded a little bit angry.
âSorry, Madam, pardon me as I didnât know you were in something extremely important.â Debby replied with sarcasm.
âWhatever.â Her mother said, walking around her bed probably to pick up the phone that was lying face down, but stopped and faced her.
âBy the way, what did you do to Vera?â
Debby scoffed and walked to the couch that was by the side of the big bed.
âIt really pained her, I thought she would be proud of me. What did she tell you mother?â
âI remember just two words; backstabbing bitch and a whoreâ Her mother replied, folding her arms.
Debby laughed. âShe must have left âbrilliant and ready to learn outâ
âWould you just tell me what you did and quit wasting my time?â
âMother, I did nothing that was bad, I actually took to her advice. She told me the season is for the taking. We take what we want, no matter what it cost us?â
Her mother seemed lost as she sat on the bed, âWhat does that even mean?â
âMother, she had a plan to sleep with FrannickyâŠâShe hesitated to see her motherâs reaction, she got none and continued. ââŠIt was a one-time opportunity mother, I just had my own plans and I wonâ
âYou won what exactly? Lottoâ
âNo, I met Frannicky, I got to him before she could, I,â She hesitated and continued avoiding her motherâs gaze, âletâs just say I made sure he remembers me once he settles downâ
There was a momentary silence in the room.
âIf Iâm not stupid, you said you back-stabbed your friend and stole a man from her right?â:
âMum, he isnât just a man, this is Frannicky and do you even know what heâs worth?â
âYou betrayed your only friend because of your own selfish interest, Debby!!!â
âShe would have done the same thing?â Debby retorted.
She sighed tiredly.
âWas it just a fling?â
Debby almost laughed out. âNo Mother. I cannot use my future to have a fling. I am going to have that man for sure.â
Her mother stared at her. âFrannicky, that old man that everyone is talking about?â
âHe is not as old as that Mother. No one has really seen his pictures.â
âSo, what will happen to Frank?â
Debby had expected that. âFrank can be let off the hook Mother.â
âAre we doing this again?â
âMa, the mistake you made me do was going through that stupid plan with you. Let him go! I donât want him, right now; all I want is Frannicky to have my attentionâ
Her mother kept quiet. Surveying her. âWhy do you keep doing this?â
Obviously, her mother wasnât angry that she back-stabbed her friend.
âMother⊠âShe snapped. âI am not here to ask for your support or your advice. You called me here so please, skip all what you are about to start because, you made me waste my time with Frank all this while and Iâm not willing to do this again.â
âSo you want to marry an old man now, who is old enough to be your father?â Her mother shouted.
âYes Mother! Now that you even made me realize, I really need that man since my mother never gave me fatherly care!â
She felt her mother wince. That usually worked every time.
âWell, since you are desperate for a fatherly care, I hope he doesnât die on the night of your weddingâ
âNo mother, he wonât die until he has made me his wife and when he dies, I will have everything.â
Her mother laughed. âYou are really that stupid abi?â
âI know you meant clever mother.â
âNo daughter, if you are clever with a good brain, you wonât be talking like a desperate gold digging whore!â
Debby laughed. That really cracked her up. Did the kettle just called the pot black?
This is getting too hot right now. she really needed to leave this place.
âMother, all I can see right now is jealousy. If you were a good mother, you would be happy for me and you would support me. How dare you call me a whore. Did you see what you were doing before I came home? Selling yourself cheaply all in the name of having a man.
Read ” Dance With Me ” by the same author ( Tobi Loba )
. Do you see Iâm the true daughter of my mother?â
Her mother flinched. âI am only protecting you so that you wonât make the same mistake I made. Please, stay with the man that loves you so you wonât end up like me, lonely and miserable.â Her mother pleaded.
âI do not need your protection mother. Besides, the only difference between us is that I am clever enough to use what I have to get what I want and I donât mind stepping over anybody. Even my own mother!â
Her mother stared at her. âWhat are you saying?â
Debby stood up, she was beginning to despise her mother right now. She had known she would only try to hold her down, she knew what she needed to do.
Talking as she moved towards the door. âI am saying goodbye to you mother and you can give yourself those cheap pieces of advice.â She stood up and continued.âI wonder why your advice never worked for you. I wonât come here again and I promise you, the next time you will hear of me, I would have become the âFirst lady of Frank Nicholasâ
âThen go and never come back. I will be waiting for you one day when your tail will be hanging in between your legsâ
Debby scoffed, âKeep dreaming Mother. Donât bother to wait because this is the last time you will be seeing me hereâ
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