MOTHER'S DAY: ME AND MUM

It's Mother's Day here in Nigeria today and I think over my relationship with my Mum. I'm my mother's first child and only daughter; after me came two sons. Mum has always been overprotective with me especially; it would appear touching but as a woman of 33 now, I find it exasperating and  rather annoying. But that's the thing; even when you leave your childhood behind, you  remain your Mum's child for the rest of your life. 

Mum and I have had our share of friction and  closeness over the years, mostly because we think differently and have different preferences. These days I try to be more assertive since I'm not a teenager anymore but it's not all that easy since I live in a society where sassing your elders is considered as something  just not done. Some daughters are their mother's best friends, some are like their sisters/mother and child. I love my Mum and I know she loves me as well but the only way I can define our relationship would be  enduring. 

Even though she's looked after me all through my childhood till now, there is still something missing between us; which is real communication where I can tell her just about anything. And there is the feeling of not being the sort of daughter that she wants because so far, I don't think I've really done anything to make her proud. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bitching about her, Lord no! She's carried a lot of burden on her shoulders over the years; mostly for us kids and we three hope that in time we'll be able to repay her for it. And we also hope that we'll achieve something huge and be a real credit to her.

Mothers don't always share our interests, personalities and opinions but real mothers be there for the children. And a mother's love is constant and forever. Which is the type of love my mum has for us three. 

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Frankie’s usually genial face was contorted with anger as he paced up and down the waiting room; very anxious about his sister  and vowing all sorts of revenge if Carly lost that baby. 

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Marcelo  immediately goes into hiding but kept taunting David over the phone about enjoying Humberto's money with Lorena and living happily ever after with her. 

During a business trip in Mexico City David's personal assistant Raul (egged on by Aide who was furious that David was still in love with Lorena) surprised him in his bedroom with a gun. David then realised that Lorena and Julia's warning was true but   hadn't  expected Raul  to be  a conspirator at all. 

A  very nervous Raul insisted he only wanted to kill him so that Aide would be free to marry him but David  said she was playing him for a patsy; she would go free and he would go to prison for murder! In despair, Raul fled the room.

Back in Acapulco, David confronts Aide about her plot to kill him and share his wealth with Marcelo, for Enrique and Irasema's murders and for breaking up his marriage to Lorena. The family tries to intervene as Aide denied his accusations but David angrily told them to back off, seizing Aide by the neck.

In Miami, Lorena was told by Power Girl about David's attempted murder  but declared if David came pleading she would send him away.

Ordering the guards to open the gates, David literally throws Aide out of the house with no luggage or money. Aide's mother is very angry at her daughter's true colours and disowns her.

Marcelo has another evil plan and this time it involved his mother Elena...

After confronting Aide for her lies and making him believe she loved him but in fact had been using him as a pawn and spy the whole time, Raul shoots her.
Aide is taken to the hospital and Raul is arrested. She promised to give the police her statement.

Lorena is informed about Aide but felt no sympathy for her. In jail, Raul begged his boss for his forgiveness. Julia answers the phone then passed it to Lorena, saying it was their father. But it was actually David who began to ask Lorena to forgive him. In anger, she hung up. (You accused a lady of cheating on you, you humiliated her now you want to reconcile with her over the phone??? Fool! )

One of the servants overheard Elena's conversation with Marcelo over the phone. After sending a guard to follow her, he called David to inform him. To Elena's dismay, Marcelo ordered her to be tied up!
Back at the mansion, the servant told David that the guard followed Elena to a house on the hills. David instructed him to call the police and direct them there.
David is dragged to Marcelo's presence. Marcelo, now totally demented, began a fist fight with David. While Marcelo was reeling from a punch, David untied Elena but then Marcelo grabbed him again. Overpowering him, Marcelo picked up a rock to bash David with. Elena begged him to put the rock down , pointing a gun at him. Marcelo does not heed her; daring her to shoot him, her own son. Putting down the gun, Elena rushed at him, trying to get the rock from him.
 'Let go of me!' he snarled, struggling with her and then... they both went over the balcony, falling several feet into the sea.  David screamed  in horror as Marcelo and poor Elena disappeared into the deep, dark water! 

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Lorena is  very sad about Mrs. Elena's death, vowing to pray for her before deciding to go back to Acapulco to have her baby there. Aide is  sentenced to serve time in prison.

Months later, Cinthia welcomes a very beautiful baby girl, naming her after her late step mother. Full of remorse, she urged David not to give up at getting Lorena back.
David visited Lorena at the hospital after their son is  born; with flowers and a very repentant heart. But Lorena is very cold, pointing out to him that if you truly loved someone, you never offended  them nor thought the worst  of them; she could not forgive him for hurting her so much.
Aide's mother and sister decided to go on a three month trip. Aide is very bitter they were leaving her to rot in jail.
David begged Lorena to think of their son. Lorena sneeringly reminded him that he had thought the baby was Marcelo's, before asking him to leave.

Oscar and Power Girl make their own plans- their house was being built  and Power Girl was now carrying their first child. They both hoped that  Lorena would find it in her heart to forgive David eventually.

On Lorena's  last day in Acapulco, Cinthia brings baby Elena to visit Lorena and meet her nephew. She asked for Lorena's forgiveness and begged her to give David the chance to make up for his great mistake. But Lorena was more than anxious to move on with her life, without David.

At the airport, David caught up with Lorena as she was about to board the plane, again begging and telling her that he loved her. 'Forgive me for being so stupid.' he pleaded.

But Lorena was resolute. Since they had met she'd been surrounded by lies and tricks but she had counted on his loyalty and he'd believed everyone except her. She loved him too but things couldn't be the same between them. Sadly, David watched her board the private plane and the door closed behind her.

Hours later, David is at home, staring at the setting sun, lonely and miserable. But then he hears footsteps behind him and there was Lorena; smiling at him, their baby in her arms. 'What are we going to do without you?' she asked. 'We couldn't go knowing that you need us as much as we need you.'

 HE'S  FORGIVEN!
Overjoyed, David walks up  to her. She hands the squirming  baby to him, smiling at him tenderly.
'I love you and I always will.' David said softly.
'I love you too.' Lorena replied, also softly. ' I want to stay in Acapulco with you forever.'

FIN (The End)

 TRIVIA: 

-Saul Lisazo, who played the main character David Montalvo  is not Mexican, but Argentinian and was 39 years old at the time this telenovela aired. 

-Patricia Manterola, who played Lorena Montalvo, sang the telenovela's theme song. 

 -The  mansion used as the Montalvo family home  was also used as the Stockdale family home  in the American remake of Tu O Nadie; ACAPULCO BAY

-Irasema, Enrique's mistress, was played by Sophia Vergara; who later on was a cast member in the American series 'Modern Family',  from 2009 to 2020, playing Jay Prichett's wife, Gloria. 

-Chantal Andere;  who played Aide- Lorena's rival for David's affections- featured in the 3rd  remake of Tu O Nadie- SORTILEGIO- in 2009, as the main character's half sister, Raquel.

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Marcelo falls ill in prison; not used to such harsh conditions. Humberto apologises to Lorena- realising that she merely followed her heart so he could not hold it against her, he had been too hasty and anxious to win her. Aide's sister informed their mother about finding Aide in bed with Marcelo, which Aide loudly denied.
Marcelo gets paroled and stays in the mansion, to David's anger. He begs David to let him stay for a few days as he is very ill. David angrily agreed, not knowing his wife Aide was hiding behind an armchair.
David is furious to see Humberto who came to see him to put things right between David  and Lorena by telling him Lorena is still in love with him. But David is too angry to listen and tells him to leave, vowing that he would get his comeuppance soon for putting the moves on Lorena. Elena advises Marcelo to repent his evil ways; he really hurt her so she'd had no choice but to get him arrested.
Humberto is killed when his car explodes! (Marcelo's handiwork of course) A shaken Raul rushes into David's office to inform him. Lorena hears the terrible news from Oscar.

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Aurelio, Lorena's father feels the explosion was an  accident but Lorena was sure it was murder and blames herself for Humberto's untimely death. As German knew too much and was now blackmailing him- Marcelo orders him to be killed too but he is rushed  to the hospital barely alive. When the police arrive, he gives his statement between gasps; about Marcelo's lie to Lorena and stealing David's identity and of Irasema and Enrique's murders...
Marcelo barged into Humberto's house- now Lorena's according to Humberto's  Will- to force himself on her but fortunately Power Girl arrives on time and he's thrown out. Oscar later called Power Girl to inform her that German was going to testify against Marcelo. Cinthia is devastated to hear from David about Enrique's death.
Disguised as a nurse, Aide sneaks into German's room and finishes him off.

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Devastated that David had married the woman who wrecked their marriage, Lorena decided to agree to Humberto's proposal- she will move to Miami and marry him.
Marcelo causes more trouble in the office, informing David that Elena had signed over her shares of the company to him, But when she is questioned by Oscar, Elena said she did no such thing- how had Marcelo gotten hold of them?
At the airport, Lorena said goodbye to her father Aurelio and Julia, flying to Miami with Humberto. Elena angrily questioned Marcelo about the shares- he had found a way of stealing them! Oscar contacted David on his honeymoon with Aide in Madrid about the matter. Power Girl informed Lorena  over the phone about what Marcelo did and that Elena was very ill because of it. Lorena dreads her upcoming wedding.

After giving Marcelo a sound thrashing, David ordered Marcelo to be thrown out of the building. Elena cannot believe her own son would do such a thing to her. David advised her to take legal action against him.
David was very bitter when he heard from Oscar  Lorena is marrying his EX- best friend Humberto, wondering why Humberto would accept Marcelo's unborn child. Oscar reminded him that the baby was his but David angrily refused to hear that. Marcelo is shocked when the police come to arrest him for fraud; Elena had reported him to the authorities. David was very pleased that his stepmother took a stand for once.
Power Girl told Lorena about it and she too was pleased Elena decided to punish her son.
On her wedding day, Lorena is distressed and unhappy; all she could see was David's face as she walked up the aisle towards Humberto. And at the last minute, she picked up her full white skirts and ran away- SHE  COULDN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT! Power Girl and Julia tried to make her change her mind, reminding her David married Aide but she refused- she still loved David! Julia informed her that Aide and Marcelo were sleeping with each other behind David's back and were probably plotting against him.
In Acapulco, Elena consoled a weeping David who thought Lorena's wedding was going on at that moment. From her hiding place, Aide watched him cry over Lorena.
Humberto was very bitter to see that Lorena still wouldn't let go her love for a man who'd accused her of cheating on him; feeling sure she would regret her decision.
David later got a visit from Lorena (Oscar had told him she did not marry Humberto after all). They almost kiss but pull away at the last minute. David didn't want to hear what Lorena had to say, coldly  telling her not to speak ill of his wife. Exasperated and very hurt, Lorena walked out of his office.