"Tracy, what's going on?" June asked.Tracy was seated on the rooftop of her new house in Purple City, taking shade under a tent while she looked through the city. And intermittently gazed at her phone that was beside her."And why have you come to sit here all by yourself?" June asked."Well, I just felt like coming out here," she responded."But why? Besides, I had to rush down from the studio just to come here because I heard you didn't report to work yesterday and today. What's going on?" June asked and sat on a chair next to Tracy."Isn't it obvious? Can't you see the harm that your brother wants to cause me?" She queried."Are you talking about the news making the rounds about your supposed reunion? Come on Tracy. I thought you'd know better. Those headlines are just hearsay and you and I know that none of that is true," June said."Your role at Channel 24/7 Live is very paramount. So you should not let petty rumors like these weigh you down. You are in the media too and know ho
"What in God's name is the meaning of this?" Albert asked after he reentered the living room from the kitchen.Chris stood in front of the main entrance door gazing at Leonardo who was about to enter the living room."Can you explain to us what this is?" Albert said and lifted his phone to the face of Charles and then to the face of Chris."What! What's this supposed to mean?" Chris asked.Albert had chanced on the news of Tracy and Charles' rumoured reunion that had made the headlines."Charles, what is going on here?" Chris asked and pointed to the screen of Albert's phone that showed an image of Tracy and Charles in a close-up photo with the caption 'Purple Island Wonders: Charles Parker Reunites With His Ex-Wife'"Well, that story is mixed up. I haven't been in touch with the lady in question till I bumped into her recently when I was on vacation with my parents," Charles said."You were on a vacation? Wait, is that why you talk of getting back with Tracy?" Albert asked."What? Ge
"Good day, sir. You're welcome. How have you been?" Mrs Briggs asked Cyril who had come to the house.Out of excitement, she greeted the visitor first when it should have been the other way around."Good day. I've been well and I trust you are doing great as well," Cyril responded."So, what can I get you? There's wine, champagne, juice and there's even food. I made chicken stew with some rice and there's also some fries with chicken. What would you prefer?" Mrs Briggs asked in an excited tone."I do appreciate the gesture Mum, but I'm okay," Cyril responded politely."Oh, son, you can't come to your mother's house," she paused when she realized she was talking too much."I mean I'm like a mother to Tracy and being a friend of hers means I could consider you my son too. That said, I don't think it's right to come to your mother's house without taking anything," she rephrased her expression."I do agree with you, but in all honesty, I'm okay. I had some rice and chicken after work befo
For someone who was part of the media space and the big-time owner of a media outlet, being in the news for the wrong reasons could jeopardize your future.And that was the case of Tracy who was facing a serious backlash from the public.Her recent interaction with fans had gotten her into the bad books of lovers of her show and now she was paying dearly for her actions.She had slapped a fan at the mall and shouted at another for wanting to take pictures with her.And to make matters worse, her staff and workers at Channel 24/7 Live gave her a look when she reported to work."Why was everyone looking at me like that?" Tracy asked Louisa in her office."Isn't it obvious? The recent headlines apart from the one involving your ex have it that you slapped two fans who approached you for a photo and shouted at another," Louisa informed her."You know how this media industry works. Your competitors are waiting for your slightest mistake to strike. And considering your line of actions in re
Cyril had been to the office of Tracy to talk to her. He felt her actions had given their channel some bad press and expressed his displeasure at the turn of events."In all honesty, your behavior has caused damage to us to some extent," Cyril said."Some of the sponsors and partners of some of our shows have threatened to cancel their deal with us if we don't fix the mess," he revealed."Already, one of our main sponsors who sponsors your show has pulled out. They have cancelled their deal with us because of what happened between you and the fans," Cyril further announced."And all efforts to get them to stay proved futile so we had to let them go," he added."Well, I must admit that I have acted so wrong and unprofessionally in the past few days. I let my emotions get the better part of me and the consequences are already hitting us hard," Tracy said."It's rather unfortunate that we have already lost one of our sponsors because of what I did. But I will fix this," Tracy said."But
Social media had been set ablaze after Tracy's last show.From the look of things, her public outcry for mercy over her misconduct towards the fans had been received with welcoming hearts and minds.Perhaps she had a point when she told Cyril that she had a plan because that plan seemed to have worked."I can't believe she had to go through that ordeal at the hands of her wicked ex-husband," one person wrote in the comments section of the Ties That Bind Facebook page."Some men are so heartless and inhumane. You put a woman through hell and you still turn your back and cause her more trouble by faking to be her fan and asking for a picture?" Another also commented."There must be laws in this country to jail people like your ex-husband. I'm sorry you had to go through all that and still have the courage to host a show that tackles relationship issues. I remember seeing the viral video of you falling into the pool and it was disheartening," another person who had seen Tracy's viral vid
"I can't believe you agreed for us to come over here with Charles," Albert said to Chris.The two had accompanied their friend to his office. They were seated in the guest waiting area."What has come over you? For some time now you have been cold towards Charles. What is going on?" Chris asked."I do agree that he got it all wrong with how he handled his issue with Tracy, but listen, dude has apologized and registered his remorse," Chris said."And what do you have to say about his wish to have her back? He has messed up someone's daughter's life and he would still not let her be," Albert fumed."I am not a lady and neither am I Tracy to know what exactly she felt or going through right now, but the truth is I feel that lady's pain," Albert added as he was beginning to raise his voice."Listen up, your attitude is starting to get suspicious. The dude has apologized and all we can do is talk him out of his move to pursue Tracy once again. And not to act this offensive towards him as
A week passed and the ambience in Purple City was rather calm and sober.People went about their businesses as usual as a few luxurious cars drove on the principal streets of the city.Some school-going kids were seen in the mix, walking and running to the cars of their parents after school.Miss Brooks had been through hell the past weeks, but from the looks of things, her fans and the general public seemed to have forgiven her as the statistics for her show had skyrocketed."I don't know how you did it, but I dare say that you are a true genius. No wonder our competitors want to slander us by using your Ex-husband as a ploy to take us down," Cyril had said to Tracy a few days after she shared her story with the world on her show."From the statistics we have accumulated so far, the figures for your show have shot up in terms of watch rate. People seem to love your show even better now," he added.Back in the present, however, the host of Ties That Bind seemed to be feeling a little