Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 3 - Episode 25

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Indigo (Shade of a golden heart) - Season 3 - Episode 25

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One, two, three minutes waved by before she realized Phillip was in the room. Indigo’s lips trembled as a crowd of memories flooded through her brain all at once.

The vicious eyes; the arrogant lips; the goatee; she remembered him, she remembered everything.

‘Dad?’ She moved away as she spotted the man that had tried to molest her.

Nkosi knew this wouldn’t be easy, so he quickly rushed forward and held her hands, ‘I know you don’t like him. I know you are afraid of him but you don’t have to be.’

She couldn’t hold back her tears as she remembered what she would have lost that night.

‘He…’ a river rushed down her cheeks without hesitation.

‘He tried to…’ she felt helpless as she remembered what had happened all over again.

Usman knew he had to apologize now or never. He was genuinely sorry for his perverted ways and had promised Phillip and the others that he would change for the better.

‘You tried to rape me! You dirty b-----d!’ She pushed her father away and rushed forward to attack him, but Phillip quickly stepped in and grabbed her fragile hands.

The pain Indigo had carried from that day was still raw and fresh, and he could feel it within him. But there was nothing he could do now. Usman had apologized to him, and he was here to apologize to Indigo as well.

‘Please darling, please…’ he held her gently as she wept in his arms. He felt sorry that she had to pass through something that horrible.

Usman quickly move to where they stood entwined in each other’s arms like serpents. He was so embarrassed by his actions.

He fell on his knees and begged for her forgiveness.

‘Please Indigo, I wronged you. I do not deny that I wronged you. I plead for forgiveness.’
The sight of Usman kneeling close to her irritated her a great deal, so she pulled away from Phillip and ran towards her father who was farther from the vermin that had almost ruined her life.

‘Get away from me, swine!’ She roared at him.

But Usman wasn’t deterred by her choice of words. As far as he was concerned, he deserved it, he deserved all of it.

‘Please…’ he crawled towards her.
‘Indi, please you have to forgive him. If you could forgive someone like me who abandoned you for many years, you can consider him.’ Nkosi pulled her close and whispered into her ears.

Indigo hated Usman so much as she remembered how hard he had tried to penetrate her virgin body.

‘Your case is different. He almost violated me. He is not to be trusted.’ She cried.
‘I am not asking you to trust him. I don’t even want you to be close to him. I just want you to forgive him.’ Nkosi replied.

Indigo wouldn’t listen to her father, no person could convince her to let go of the man that had almost ruined her life.

‘I want you out of my house! All of you!’ She yelled in a loud voice.

Phillip was confused, he had thought this would be easy. What would be the way out now? It seemed Usman’s involvement in this had ruined his chances of every reconciling with Indigo.

He just couldn’t leave without her. He had to do something. Phillip knew just one person that could give him the advice that he needed: his father, Mr. Hajjo.

‘What do I do?’ He shifted towards the man.

‘Get on your knees and beg. If she sees you in that position, her heart will be soft.’ Mr. Hajjo advised

Indigo rushed towards the door and pulled it open, ‘Get out! All of you!’ With her lips quivering like leaves attacked by a violent wind, she asked them to leave a second time.

Before she could bellow another command, Phillip dropped on his knees and faced her along with Usman. He had wanted to tell her that Usman was his biological father, but he had been advised not to tell her yet as that would make it more difficult for her to let go.

‘Please, just forgive him or you could even consider it.’ He begged.

He understood the pain of being betrayed. He was almost stabbed in the back by Usman and Moremi, but he had forgiven them both. They had just taught him more life lessons, and he had learned excellently well.

Her tears dried up the moment she found him on his knees.

‘No, please, stand up.’ She couldn’t stand him kneeling for her. He had done nothing wrong.

‘I am guilty too. I got drunk and made you uncomfortable around me. If you can forgive me, then you can forgive him.’ Phillip felt happy that he had gotten her attention, all he wanted was for her to release Usman.

Indigo scoffed, ‘Don’t manipulate me. You were not there when he attacked me. If he had succeeded, he wouldn’t be here.’ She had a good heart, but she wouldn’t let it be trampled upon by people like Usman.

Phillip sighed, completely exhausted and drained of the perfect way to get her to forgive Usman.

‘Indi, please, just give him a chance…’ Phillip pressed on and Chalya supported him, ‘If you really love my brother, you’d forgive Uncle Usman.’

Chalya’s words made her skin to tingle, she loved Phillip very much and she could see that he loved her too, but she would be a liar to tell him that she would forgive Usman so easily.

‘I don’t know if I can do that right now, I don’t know if I can forgive him here. What happened to me was traumatic and I am still trying to recover from the shock. If you really love me…you’d give me more time.’ She pinned her eyes on Phillip.

It was clear to everyone that she was fair enough with Usman. No form of miracle could change Indigo’s mind now that it was made up.

‘Please…’ Usman was still on his knees.
She drew in a deep breath, ‘You sent my father to kidnap me but I turned out to be the same person that you were looking for. I can’t just forget that easily, just give me time. I’ll need to work on myself.’ Indigo felt better now and she knew deep down that Usman was forgiven, but she still needed to get over the graphic memories.

From the look of things, he had a chance to gain her forgiveness, and that was more than he had expected. Usman knew deep down, that he had done terrible things, he had hurt her and she had the right to be angry.

‘If you’ll truly consider it, tell me to stand.’ He returned.

A smile played on her lips as she told both men on their knees to rise.
‘Stand up you two.’

The room was filled with applause by Chalya, Mr. Hajjo and Nkosi; because they all knew that Indigo was a girl with a golden heart.
‘Thank you.’ Phillip rose and walked straight to where she stood.

‘I love you.’ He pulled her into his arms, without consideration for the rest of the people in the room.

Indigo blushed and struggled to break free, feeling conscious of her father, and the rest. What were they going to think?

‘Feel free you two!’ Mr. Hajjo chuckled, remembering how he had walked in on Indigo and Phillip kissing back home.