Troy. Love vs Money!

Usual story. Boy meets girl, girl pretends for a while. Boy presses on..they get into a relationship. Boy gets tired, girl begins the chasing...Blah...Blah...They get married.     This is every one's story but not Troy and Cynthia's. Troy and Cynthia are vice presidents in their respective companies. These companies operate in the same industry so they are very well placed and have equal economic abilities. Because their customers are the same, they find themselves trying to sell to the same people.           Since they're at opposite sides trying always to outsmart or outsell the other, a union of any kind would simply be unthinkable. Troy a 32 year old African-American whose father came to America in the 50's grew up in a closely knit family. Because he did not come from a rich background, planned to succeed in life. So he got where he was by merit, which means he would do what ever it takes to stay at the top and maybe eventually buy over his company.          27 year old Cynthia on the other hand was born with two silver spoons. Her grand father is a billionaire who owns the company she now works, her father is a federal judge with a large income. After graduation, her grandfather decided she was going to work with him, so she started work as vice president , a potential candidate for the top job in future. As  things unfold, she discovers she likes Troy. strange. They are corporate enemies! Unknown to her Troy also has been admiring her from a distance.            Eventually they get into a secret but serious relationship and decided they wanted to get married. Grandfather is furious,Troy's employers are mad. They're at a fix, each contemplating the consequences  of loosing their most important staff. But suddenly both companies realize how profitable this union would be to their respective companies. So they impose stern  conditions. First, Cynthia's grandfather would only accept this on the condition that Troy will come over to his company and accept a lesser position and salary. Troy's employers threatened by this development more than doubled his salary and insist that Cynthia must after the marriage come over to their company or Troy forfeits his job. Infact,they want him to marry her immediately.            Troy is now faced with two choices, one of economic independence and marital bliss.

STEPH!

       Steph is a very brilliant student of Theatre Arts department of The University of Benin. Some of the students would usually stage plays independently at other universities.        Steph and her group of friends in the department loved that, because they could raise money for themselves to pay bills. This they did at the end of every semester. In the second semester of her second year, Steph and her friends decided to go stage a play in the city of Jos, Nigeria.       She was the protagonist. The ovation? Loud! She was the center of attraction.  At the university restaurant later that evening, a tall, handsome stranger (obviously a student) pulled the extra seat beside Steph. She couldn't help but notice the crispness of his shirt, his neatly cut hair, and the way his pair of glasses elegantly sat on his nose.       Edmond. He loved Sandra's performance, stage confidence and everything in between. He was a law student in that university. Phone numbers changed hands, to the admiration and jealousy of other crew members.      For the following two weeks, long stretched phone calls were constant, he eventually came to Benin to meet Steph's mum and family. His "brilliance" dazzled them. Steph needed no more conviction that this was the man of her dreams. She wouldn't want to lose him, and as such would move over to visit him in Jos at the slightest invitation. This she did throughout the 1st semester of her third year; back and forth between Benin and Jos.       On one of such trips, Edmond appealed to her to stay longer and perhaps start school there, Since they were so much in love. As she wouldn't let her prince charming go, she decided to relocate to Jos and live with him in a rented apartment off campus.  No sooner had she moved in with him, that she realized he was violent. He would beat her with any and everything in sight. He's left permanent scars on her body, and wouldn't allow her to go see a doctor after being beaten up,for the fear of reprimand.        Readmission  into the University of Jos wasn't easy for Steph. Edmond decides she works as a cleaner in a dry leaning firm, while he goes to school, and whatever came in from her job fed them both.        A couple of years later, Edmond graduates and had to relocate to Lagos for his compulsory national youth service scheme. Steph followed. And of course this time, it was battering all night.        Steph is confused. she's lost her place in school. she's constantly physically and emotionally abused. she can't muster up enough courage to call her mum, as she had painted a picture of a perfect relationship to her.        Steph needs counsel.