Tuesday, January 6, 2015

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE FOURTEEN: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: CHAPTER FIVE: THIS IS THE END

He paced round the room like one driven with madness, mumbling words to himself, they stared at him confused wondering what he really wants
"Please Idris, let us go, we won't tell the police" Yedire tries to persuade him 
"Shut up! It is all your fault, I won't be here if it wasn't for you!" He barked at her 
"She is right, you have to let us be, the whole point of this is baseless..." 
Yinka tries to talk but he points the gun directly towards him
 "One more word from you, I will blow your brains out! This is not a threat!" 
He keeps pacing round, Amaka gets up quietly, she walks briskly and tries to sneak up on him, he turns immediately hitting the gun on her head, she falls to the ground, they both shout out as tiny drops of blood spill from her head staining the tiles
 "Don't try to be brave! Or I shoot!" 
He points the gun at both of them with unsteady hands, not sure if she is dead or alive. 


 Simi has her bags packed ready to leave for the hospital when Deji comes into the room
 "If you are ready, just let me know" he said to her 
"I don't think I can, I believe I can bear this for an extra month" 
He goes over to her and takes her hand 
"You know what the doctor said, it is risky, at least for your health" 
"Everything in my family is just hereditary, I wanted to do this on my own, but the genes are against me!" She said sounding frustrated
 "Don't say that, we make our own destiny, you will be fine"
Suddenly she feels a sharp pain in her stomach, she grips it with both hands and scream out in pain
 "My stomach, oh my God, I can't move, its too painful!" He starts to panic, praying silently as he helps her stand on her feet 
"Hold on baby, we will get you to the hospital soon, just hang in there"


 Mandy is on the phone with Tamuno on the other end
 "Yeah T, you must be proud, finally your way worked" 
She takes the newspaper on her bed, the headline reads 'New medical director and his assistant save the day' 
"Of course I am proud" she continues with call "don't worry, I will call you all when I am back we need to celebrate, okay, bye" she hangs up. 
She looks at the box of clothes on her bed, takes in a deep breathe, smiles then zips it, immediately there is a knock on the door "Well that's odd" she walks to the living room, goes to the door and opens it. 
Her phone slips from her hand, smashing to pieces as it hit the floor, she is in shock of the ghost standing in front of her apartment "Dad!" She barely mutters the word 
"Hello Andy, I'm sorry to barge in on your privacy this way after so many years, but I need your help. Adaeze is dead, I think I might be next"


 Idris keeps pacing round the room frustrated, Amaka is still lying in the pool of her own blood
 "At least let me take her to the hospital! Idris this is not you" Yedire cried helplessly 
"Shut up! Shut up!" He screamed like a mad man 
"In fact screw you, do your worst you psycho!"
 Yinka charged towards him, they both struggled with the gun, but Idris over powers him holding the gun to his head as he strangled him with his other hand, pressing him down on the floor 
"It was all you, the accident in the car was you, because we were arguing about you, after today, you cease to exist because I could shoot this bullet, but I prefer to see you battle for your life" 
Yinka struggled to breathe he was beginning to feel the life leaving him, gradually, his eyes dimmed then he heard a loud sound, Idris let's go of him and falls down lifeless, he looks up to see Yedire standing on her feet with her wheelchair on her hand, she drops it, then falls to the ground sobbing silently, he sits up and crawls over to where she is, taking her into his arms, hugging tightly 
"I killed him" she said to herself"I killed him"


 Ego is exiting her office building walking to her car, she finds Wale standing outside. She tries to avoid him but he rushed to her side
 "I am sorry Ego, I really am" he tries apologizing 
"Really, you insulted me at the police station"
 "Well we should thank God the menace is over, help me tell Beenie to drop the case, Oregun has been caught" he still pleads with her 
"Really that's what this is about? Please get out of my way" she tries to walk away but he blocks her again 
"See my point, since Oregun was caught in that warehouse, no one will be terrorized and defrauded everyone goes home happy, Beenie will have no choice but to drop it"
 She looks at him in surprise 
"How did you know it was a warehouse?" 
"It was in the news.." 
"No it wasn't, the police left out that detail, you know catching that man was too easy, it was almost like a set up, you will only know this if you were the one that set us up, that means we got the wrong guy, you've been the one all along, you are Oregun!"
 She tries to run but he grips her firmly 
"You got me, you don't always need to be smart, the smart ones pay the price, now you have left me with no choice" 
She kicks him hard and runs towards her car, he enters his immediately and starts it, reversing backward with speed, she keeps trying her car keys with trembling hands, its too late the keys fall from her hands, she leaves it, takes off her shoes and start to run, he chases her with the car at top speed, as she tries to make her way out of the road the car smashes right into her, tossing her in the air and finally a forceful fall on the ground followed by the sound of crushing bones, she lay on the ground as her blood starts to form a puddle then it gradually becomes a pool. He stops the car, shifts the gear and reversed back to where she lay. 


 Can you even imagine what might be next? Who survives? Who doesn't? How will this occurrences change the story of Lame Red. It is always about the unexpected because we tell life as it is in form of fiction. Season Two ends here, will there be a season three? Yes of course, you will know when, but for now......... To be continued.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE FOURTEEN: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: CHAPTER FOUR: LIGHTS, CAMERA.....ACTION!

The place is set for the press conference, the entire members of the press are waiting anxiously to hit jackpot on a mega headline.
 Dr Henry and Tamuno are standing at one corner, feeling nervous
"We have been through this, the entire staff gave their full support but its like a knot is tied to my throat" she fans herself frantically
"Its only a matter of time, it will soon be over"
 He mounts the podium, the place goes dead silent
"I am glad that you all honored my invitation, so I will go straight to the point, for a while now some illegal activities have occurred in this hospital, child trafficking is the worst form of modern slavery, children taken into homes that are not theirs, make believe families. The former medical director of this hospital was unfortunately someone who encouraged this activity"
The whole place goes wild,  the press starts asking questions at the same time
 "Please one question at a time" he points at a young woman
 "Why now? Don't you think you stand to loose a lot?"
 "We know the risks, but we are taking our chances" he points at a young man in another corner
"How is it possible that this went on for a long period, and you had no idea?"
"I wasn't the medical director, I didn't even work here then, I was called in just recently" he points at another woman
"But I believe you have been here for close to five months, so is this just coming to your notice? How sure are we that this hospital didn't take part fully, and now it is almost surfacing, you pick out one person to take the fall?"
 He becomes speechless, he tries to talk but he can't, Tamuno decides to answer the question
"Yes we have known for a long period, I guess that's what you want to hear, and we have handled the cases quietly, returning every stolen child to their real parents, if you doubt it we have testimonials. The question is why keep mute? That's an easy one, if probably you have a business and you find out your trusted financial manager is embezzling funds, will you out him? No you won't, you will settle it within, to avoid loosing clients, same goes to us, what do you think will happen when people found out without any action taken? We will pay with our lives, now is the time because all known cases have been handled so we are using this medium to spread the word, to say we are sorry for our incompetence, if you took part in this illegal transaction, come out before we find you, if you lost your baby without any proof of death, come forward we will fight this battle with you. Without further ado, any more questions?"
No one in the crowd shows interest, the just bend to take notes
"Well that does it"
She looks at Henry who winks at her and mutters a 'Thank you'.



 Ego is in an empty warehouse with two men, suddenly one man emerges from the shadows
"Well Well Well, I heard you finally wanted a buy in" he smirked at her
"So you are the high and mighty Oregun" she looked at him, he wasn't that high mighty and scary
 "Yes so I hear you work with Resplendent, how about we start there......"
They are interrupted by the gunshots outdide,  the police storm into the place, Ego looks at them in surprise, they place him under arrest and take him away, she rushes to Inspector Anthony
 "This wasn't the plan, how is it possible for you to just enter this place so easily?"
 "We checked the area, no one was even within twenty feet, guess it is our lucky day" he leaves, Ego is not convinced
"This can't be right, this was just too easy, how will we know if it is him when no one has seen him?"


 Amaka, Yedire and Yinka are in the parlor chatting
"Nnamdi should better hurry back with a lot of goodies from his village" he joked, they all laugh.
There is a knock on the door
"I will get it"
Amaka stands and goes to the door, she comes in later looking petrified, Idris is holding a gun to her head,
"Just what I wanted, all of you in one place, this is about to get exciting"

Friday, January 2, 2015

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE FOURTEEN: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: CHAPTER THREE: KNOWING

Mike comes into the office to meet Mandy pacing round the place
 "I know that look, what is going on? Did someone die?" He sits down
 "No! I have a confession to make" she sits and stares at him for a moment
"Okay, this just got awkward, are you trying to hit on me?" He said mockingly
"Ha! You wish, not you, more like a ghost of fling's past" she bends her head avoiding his stare
 "I don't get it, which particular fling?"
"I had a fling with a doctor, that worked in the rehab center, his name is Gerald Sam, he tried to get serious with me but I ran, like hell. That didn't stop him, he kept sending me emails, I never replied, now Benjamin is back and he asked me if I knew him, in fact I don't know, I am confused" she placed her hand on her head
"Why are you sounding guilty? I thought you said it was a fling?" Mike looks at her confused
 "Maybe it was more, he proposed and I said yes, well kinda after a few drinks"
"Mandy! Oh my God! You stood a guy up, why are you so afraid of commitment?
"Well you know what happened the last time, I always make the wrong choice when it comes to men" she stands up again and starts pacing
"Calm down, take a breather, what do you want to do?"
 "Guess we need to talk, at least I owe him an explanation" she sits and twirls round on the chair
"So you will call him on the phone or reply his emails?"
 "No, I am going on a trip"



Simi is in the Doctors office for her checkup, he is pressing her stomach with his palm
 "If you feel any pain just let me know" he said to her
"Okay"
He continues to the right side of her lower abdomen, she winced in pain
"That's odd, when have you been feeling this pain?"
"For a while, only when I touch that side or bend over, I thought it is normal" she sounded scared
 "Simi I told you to tell me if you feel any form of pain, we will have to check the babies position" she looks at him with her brows raised "I know you said you don't want to know the gender of your child, but we have to check to know if it is pressing towards an organ, okay".
He plugs in the ultrasound, applies the gel on her belly and placed the transducer, the image of her baby appears on the screen, he takes a good look at it
 "I was right, your baby is pressing on your liver"
Simi appears downcast and scared
 "So what does it mean?"
 "It means you have to go into labor earlier than we expected, we might operate"
She has a total mood swing and fixes her gaze on the floor
"I never wanted to carry out a caesarian, my mum had me through c.s thought mine will be different"
 "It doesn't matter, for your health and safety, also for the sake of your baby girl" she looks up at him with wide eyes "Yes Simi, you are having a girl"

Thursday, January 1, 2015

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE FOURTEEN: ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: CHAPTER TWO: TICKING BOMB

The persistent knocking on the door makes Mandy to rush out of the room to open the door, Beenie is standing outside her apartment.
 "Benjamin? What a surprise please do come in" she ushered him into the house, he sits down
"I was about leaving thought you weren't home"
"Sorry about that, I was busy with something, is there a problem?" she sounds curious
 "Not really, just wanted to thank you for referring me to that rehabilitation center in London, I would have come earlier but I had to take care of some things, it really helped me" he said
"Oh its nothing, I just gave a name don't see how what I did is so fantastic" she grins childishly
 "That will be all, I should be on my way now"
Beenie stands to leave, she sees him to the door
 "I almost forgot, do you know any Nigerian doctor by the name Gerald Sam? He said that you two got along pretty well, when I was asked about how I got to know about the program, I had to mention your name, he really wanted to know how you are doing or is he mistaken?" Beenie said
"He is not, some things are better left unsaid" she looks at him with a guilty face
"Well then, I better not pry, enjoy your evening"


 Ego enters the police station and marches straight into the Inspector's office, he is busy on the phone. She waits for a while till he hangs up
"Okay so how did it go?" He said to her
"You realize that I am literally digging up my own grave?" She sits on the chair "He is going to do a background check, what will happen if I don't come out clean?"
"That depends on you, hope you didn't take the major road when coming here?"
 "Who am I? Stupid! I took the back roads, that doesn't change a thing, you might have a mole in this place"
Her phone starts ringing interrupting them, she picks it up
"Hello...hmm...ok....when....alright..." She hangs up
"Who is it?" he becomes inquisitive
"He wants to meet, he will tell me the place later"
 "Great! Its game time"


 "What? What is he doing here!"
Yedire shuts the door of her room so no one hears the conversation between her and Amaka
"Her met me in school, then asked of you"
"What did you say to him?"
She becomes curious
 "I am not stupid, I sent him away" Yedire becomes restless
"That boy, I am tired of all this, he made me to be in this stupid wheelchair, what more does he want from me?"
"I have no idea, but we need to be careful, that boy is a snake, its just a matter of time before he finds out that you are in this place"