LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE FOUR: NEWSFLASH: CHAPTER ONE: HOLDING ON

"Simi you can't keep being like this, you have to put yourself together for the funeral, its been over a week, she wouldn't want it this way" Mandy said to her, they girls are over at her house with Deji and Yinka "I made your favorite cupcakes" Ego said "thanks a lot, I really appreciate all your efforts of trying to make me feel better, but I'm fine, I just need time to process all of this, okay" Simi said "you are not fine, just accept it, her funeral is in two days, its okay to brood but you knew she had to go at any moment" Tamuno said "I knew that, but I should have had more time to be with her, she was the only thing I had left, was that too much to ask, more time?" "I'm surprised you are saying this, that's her son over there, he should be the one tearing himself apart" Mandy said pointing at Yinka "But he is not, he just knew her for three days,why you making this unfair like we cared for her any less" Simi stands up immediately "I guess this is the time where I should say I want to be left alone! I buried my father, my mother, now my aunt well guess what? I'm used to burying people, hope you all like that answer" She goes into her room and shuts the door "You shouldn't have pushed her hard, she needs time its difficult" Deji said "Well, I lost my father too, its hard but she should just let it go" Mandy said "Okay enough! She was my mother, I'm being quiet doesn't mean I'm not angry i didn't get more time to spend with her, but God knows best, and I know wherever she is, she will want me to be happy" Yinka said "We are so sorry, we want the best for Simi, I guess it came out all wrong" Ego said "No worries, I have to go, will see you guys later" Yinka said "Bye" they all said to him as he leaves. .................................................................... Mary Ayodele is in the living room when someone knocks on the door, she opens up to see Yinka standing outside, she hugs him tightly "My boy, I'm so sorry, where have you been?" she said "I just needed sometime" Suddenly he burst into tears "she is gone mum, she is gone" she helps him to sit down "I'm really sorry I didn't give you the opportunity to know her long enough before this unfortunate event, you must hate me so much" Mary said "No I don't, you acted like a mother would, even though you are not my biological mother, you are still my mother" her said "I feel so much better hearing that from you, your Dad left and the rent is overdue, we can get kicked out any minute" she said "don't worry mum, Simi said I can stay over at my mother's apartment, until her will is read then she decides the next step, things will get better, I promise you, God

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE: REMEMBERING THE TIME PASSED: CHAPTER FIVE: NEVER TO FORGET

Ego is in her office when Ruki comes in "So the paper is over due and Yewande is asking if you will run the story" she said "what story?" "That of the minister and his wife" "I've told her I'm not, she should find someone else, I can't be the cause of the pain a family goes through" Ego said "Really? You have to tell her that yourself, whatever Yewande says, we do irrespective of who is getting hurt, well she is calling you, you can tell her exactly what you just told me now" she leaves. Ego stands and walks straight into Yewande's office, she is busy on the phone "I'm not doing it" she looks up at her "I will call you right back" she hangs up "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch you?" "I said I'm not going to write anything against that family" Ego said "You see my dear, I was just like you, gentle, good, had the best intentions naïve, it didn't get me any where, you need to be tough for this world because if anyone had the opportunity to do something that will get their name all over the internet, blogs, sites, they would grab the opportunity with both hands, besides this will teach men a lesson on how to keep their extra curriculum activities out and face their family, think about it". .................................................................... "So I have told you everything about my childhood and the funny pranks I've played on people, and you have also told me about your childhood, I'm really glad we are alike" Yinka said to Aunt Bisi, he is sitting beside her hospital bed "You have missed one important fact" "what is it?" Yinka said "the girl in your life, don't tell me as handsome as you are you don't have any, I will like to meet her" "I used to have, but I don't guess she couldn't stay with a broke ass nigga" "don't say that, you might be broke today, that doesn't mean you will be tomorrow, I want you to do me a favor" "anything for you mum" "I want you to continue with law school, you just have few months, why quit now, you can do both, with your law skills you can be in charge of a lot of things and I have few surprises up my sleeves" Aunt Bisi said "okay i will, only because of you, I'm thirsty let me get something from the hospital counter" "Okay" he leaves the ward, as he walks down to the counter he meets Tamuno on the way "Hey Yinka, how are you?" "I'm doing good Dr Tamuno, please can I ask a question?" "Sure anything" "its been three days with my mum, and she gets strong in my eyes, is their hope? Is it possible she could be in remission?" Yinka said "Look I know you want her to get better, but she has suffered this disease for the past five years of her life, even if she gets better, it still comes back, her whole blood work is covered with it and it eats deeper into her, she is a miracle still living, and I believe it is because she is holding on to something, we should all watch and pray because it could come at any minute" Tamuno said to Yinka who appears downcast "thanks a lot, I just wish to have more time with her" "keep praying, I have a lot to do now will come later to check on her" she leaves, Yinka goes over to the counter, as he tries to take a drink, the emergency alarm goes off, all the nurses and doctors rush in panic, he looks over to see them going into Aunt Bisi's ward "Code Red! Code Red! Patient going into cardiac arrest, proceed into ward 106" he drops the drink on the floor and runs immediately to the ward, the nurses refrain him from going in "I'm sorry sir, you have to stand back" "she is my mother, please let me see her" suddenly Simi and Deji rush in immediately "what's going on here, someone please talk to me" Simi said as she tries to call on Tamuno who is administering the CPR, suddenly it flat lines "Time of death, 7:45pm, call it in" Tamuno said almost sobbing, Simi falls to the ground, Deji drags her up into his arms, consoling her as she wails, Yinka rushes over to hold his mother as they cover her face, but Tamuno prevents him, trying to calm him down. .................................................................... It might look easy to you, life, it might be simple everyday waking up, breathing into the air and breathing out, going about our duties, staying healthy when there are millions of pathogens and viruses in the air, when some people struggle with life, when their are some in the hospital battling cancer. Always learn to give thanks, it is not easy having this gift of life and health, it is the best gift over all. Dedicated to the strong women who have battled breast cancer, those who won, and those who lost, may they rest in perfect peace, Amen. To b

PHILANDRA: AWAKENING: CHAPTER TWO: CLUE: PART IV

Now this is more than weird, you are Azura, the messenger? Why does it sound so strange to me if I am Philandra, I should remember, why don't I" Renee said "You have evolved in many lives, you die, you come back, but into a different home, it happens because you have unfinished business, each time you die, you loose a piece of yourself, but in all those lives your powers where never triggered until now" Ms Dawn said "So, what made me to have this unfinished business?" "In the Imperial, life was quite different from now, the Valiant ruled, you and your husband Gasturix were Valiants, with the eagle embed, the valiants have the gift of healing, self preservation, restoring the balance, and were good with spells, the Clairvoyants with the unicorn embed had the gift of premonition, they helped in fore sight and foresee what is good for the kingdom, they were second in command, the Messengers with the owl embed, carry all tasks and activities through far and wide, the warriors with the dragon embed, fought all our battles and wars, the Justified with the Phoenix embed, brought about justice, the Devious with the serpent embed were our scholars, but Martus the leader of the Devious decided that they will take charge, he spelled the Clairvoyant not to foresee his evil and tied you on a stake with accusations of practicing black magic, but Gasturix casted a dangerous spell which sent all the people of the Imperial deep into the sands of time, leaving the messengers to find what is left of us and restore the balance" Ms Dawn said "Wow, I wish I could remember, but I don't so I'm going to go, this was really awkward" Renee stands but feels shaky, she slumps back on her sit "I was hoping for that, so I spelled your drink with a memory spell, it will only work on Philandra, and it is working on you, you are going into a trance, and you will remember everything when you wake up, of what a great Putriach you were" Renee battles to keep her eyes open but she slips off, and falls deep down into memory lane.

PHILANDRA: AWAKENING: CHAPTER TWO: CLUE; PART III

Renee knocks on the door, Ms Dawn opens up "Hi Renee, you are here, please do come in" she steps into the house, surprised by the great luxury "wow you have a beautiful home" "thanks, its just some family stuff I've held on to for centuries, please sit" she sits down "Can I get you anything, tea maybe?" "Yes please". She goes into the kitchen and come out with a cup of tea "So, what troubled you so much that you had to search for solutions in an ancient book in the library?" Ms Dawn said "This might sound weird, but I have a tattoo of the left wing of an eagle on my back, but it was just that, till I woke up this morning to see the two feet" Renee said petrified "Its really you" Ms Dawn said "What?" "This might also sound weird but I took a job at Queensdale because of you, I wasn't really sure, you have her looks but not her valor, she was much more, so I decided to keep watch when the cycle starts" Ms Dawn said "I don't understand, what do you mean?" Renee said "what happened on your sixteenth birthday?" "Why are you asking me all this questions?" "Answer me first" "I went to grab a pizza with Meredith, a car had a crash, I got to the driver he was unconscious and barely breathing, but when I touched him he woke up, that was just three days ago" Renee said already scared and shaky of what she is or what is inside of her "You triggered your powers, the power of the valiant is bestowed upon them during birth, then spreads when they are sixteen, it gets triggered if they come across anything that needs to be healed, a dying man, a sick child, after which their alter animal starts to form like a tattoo, soon a second wing will appear, and when there is a full moon, you will produce wings which soon after, the tattoo will be complete, besides its not a tattoo, its called the embed" Ms Dawn said "This is crazy! All my life I've never been something good or great, now I have powers, an alter animal embedded on my back, which will become a wing at full moon! This is crazy, what else, I'm Philandra?" "I was coming to that, whether you object it or deny the mere existence of it, you are Philandra queen of the Imperial City, born of the Valiant blood line" Ms Dawn said, Renee laughs out loudly, but she doesn't "Oh my God! Are you serious? So if I'm Philandra, who the hell are you, I can tell you are no Ms Dawn" "I am Ms Dawn, in this life, but in the Imperial, I am Azura, the Messenger"

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE: REMEMBERING THE TIME PASSED: CHAPTER FOUR : THEY DONT STAY HIDDEN FOREVER

Over at the Ayodele's house, Yinka's father and mother are arguing "I swear to God, if that boy goes any inch near that woman, you will pay for it" Mr Ayodele said "are you done? I can see you are drunk again, have you no human sympathy? The poor woman is dying of cancer, Yinka has every right to know his mother for crying out loud" Mrs Ayodele said "even if she is dying of a heart failure, I don't care all I know is that my son is not hers! She should look for her son or I will call the police" "when will you stop being in denial? You married a barren woman! I'm barren! I didn't give you a biological child, we adopted or let me say bought a child and payed the poor young girl to keep it quiet, now where is all that money? Gone! So is your so called child! I pray for God's forgiveness I suggest you do the same" Mrs Ayodele said "How dare you woman! How dare you' he tries to raise his hands on her, Yinka enters immediately "Enough Dad! I said enough! Whatever I choose to do is my decision not yours, you never told me I was adopted, now I've found my mother, you can't even support me at least half way through, you are here with your drama, all my life it has always been do this! Do that! I want you to go to school, study law and be a great lawyer, tomorrow you could even be Chief of Justice, it was never about what I wanted, you never cared, but guess what? I am doing me now, she is my mother, I have every right to know her, the same way I have every right to quit law school" "What!" His mother and dad said together "oh yes, I'm quitting, I'm following my passion which is singing whether you like it or not, but you know what? I don't care" he storms out of the house leaving his parents standing there, just speechless. .................................................................... Simi is with Aunt Bisi in her ward, she is helping her eat "Simisola, I'm tired, please leave the food for another day" "Come on Aunt Bisi, you need to eat, just try' Simi said "My mouth is sore, the drugs are just too much I'm tired of everything, I feel nauseous all the time, my body aches" Aunt Bisi said sobbing "Aunti, please, ejo don't make me start crying, you are all I have left in this world" "don't talk like that, God is alive no matter what he is always on our side, he blessed you with Deji, you should be happy very soon a child will be on the way" Aunt Bisi said "Ah Ah, we haven't even talked about that yet" "what are you still waiting for?" Tamuno comes into the ward "Sorry to interrupt, but there is someone looking for you, Aunt Bisi". Suddenly Yinka comes into the ward, Aunt Bisi stares at him shocked and speechless, tears rolls down her eyes "My baby, I can't believe it, Simi you found my baby, I didn't know he was this tall, I only saw the picture, oh God this is the best day of my life" she spreads out her hands, Yinka rushes over and hugs her, Tamuno admires the reunion, Simi sobs silently "I'm so sorry mother, I should have known, but I'm here now, I know you will get better for me, I really need you to"

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE: REMEMBERING THE TIME PASSED: CHAPTER THREE: WANNA BET?

Mandy is in her office tidying up some stuff when Adaeze walks in "I sent for you, and I have waited for close to an hour but I didn't see you why?" "I'm glad you asked, all the time you just request, now you are asking, guess what I don't have an answer" Mandy said "You don't get it do you? With time you won't have a firm or a name, and that will be me behind it all" Adaeze said "Hmm, I've heard that a thousand times, but I'm still here, you have to keep trying" "I'm close to finding what you where doing in Mayfair, London, well I guess you told everyone you went to Miami for the lovely scenery to calm your nerves, still the lying, conniving bitch I knew, I can't believe I was your friend, that makes it much better knowing I'm still better than you are, don't worry about coming to my office, this settles it then". She leaves the office, Mandy just stares. .................................................................... "I can't believe she just set me up! Just for a hit hot topic, its not the same in Classic we don't have to conive to get something and make the magazine sell" Ego said. The girls are having lunch at their favorite restaurant "Well you knew what you were bargaining for when you signed up, unlike me I didn't want it, now Henry is trailing and keeping tabs on me" Tamuno said "Henry? The hot doctor with the accent? You like him?" Simi said "No I don't, my best guess he has something to hide" Mandy is just quiet listening to them "and what is your problem, did psycho bitch strike again?" Ego said to her "No I'm fine" Mandy said "I can't believe she was once your best friend, but you caused it" Tamuno said "I know, you don't have to remind me of what I did over 6 years ago, she should let go" Mandy said "Even before her you've been different, "It just seems like the past months when you were away, where ever you went to, you left half of you, and right now all that is left of you is this aura of ostentatious display, stinking all over the place" Simi said "I second Simi on that, if you keep up like this Adaeze is going to find out what you are hiding and use it against you, you have to beat her to her own game, find an ugly past of hers and use, or else it is bye bye to Lawson and Associates" Tamuno said "Thanks, I know I have a lot to tell, I just need time to get this over with, Simi how are you doing with Aunt Bisi and Yinka?" "Well gladly we have decided to surprise her tomorrow at the hospital, I really hope it works out the way it is in my head'.

PHILANDRA: AWAKENING: CHAPTER TWO: CLUE: PART II

Renee is standing in front of the mirror as she prepared for school "Okay wing tattoo, when I look at the mirror, disappear okay" she said, she takes in deep breaths then turns to the mirror, it is still there "Really? Oh God!" She picks up her bag and leaves. .................................................................... "You are avoiding me" Meredith said to her on their way to class "No I'm not" "Yes you are, after the library, and after the fact we found out that you might be P-O-S-S..." "Hey keep it down, okay I'm freaked, its growing" Renee said "What? How?" "It used to be half a feather now its the complete left wing, Mer I'm scared and confused, coupled with the nightmares" "what nightmares?" "I....I can't talk" Renee said "you have to, because right now I'm the only one that this you are not crazy and loosing it" Meredith said, the bell rings everyone starts going into the class "Later". .................................................................... Renee is back at the library looking at the book, she keeps reading on and on about the Imperial City but doesn't seem to understand what it has to do with her "Renee?" She looks up to see Ms Dawn staring at her, she closes the book immediately "Miss Dawn, hi" "What are you doing in this library, I thought the school has a library" "there is this research I'm trying to find, didn't see any of such books in the school library" Renee said "does Imperial City have anything to do with this research?" Ms Dawn said "I'm sorry you saw that, its nothing" she sits down "Maybe you could come over to my place, anytime, I could help you with whatever you are looking for" "your place? Totally that's great I will be honored" "Good I look forward to it".

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE: REMEMBERING THE TIME PASSED: CHAPTER TWO : UMPIRE

Ego is at a private event with her boss Yewande, top government officials, socialites and elites are all present "I can't believe you brought me to this place, this is awesome" Ego said "Well you haven't seen nothing yet" Yewande said "This is the annual global conference a bunch of people meet to talk about the green house effect and all other stuffs, that's why there is a green carpet, but the fact is I don't care about their conference, we are here to get the juicy details" "How?" "Resplendent is covering a big event, we shouldn't miss out on anything, over there is the prime minister to spain, ask him about his holiday in spain, don't forget to mention Ibiza" "Okay I will" Ego walks over to where he is standing with his wife "Good day sir, I'm from Resplendent, can I interview you?" "Sure young lady, as you can see I'm with my lovely wife" he said "Wow, you must love marriage, how was your trip with her in Ibiza, Spain, tell me all about it". His wife looked at him for a while with rage in her eyes, Ego stares confused like she made a wrong comment "You went to Spain? I thought you were in Washington for the Africa Summit? So you were with that slut of a university girl! I'm done! You will hear from my lawyer!" She storms out of the place, everyone turns to know what went wrong "honey please, it is not what you think" he follows her out of the place, Ego turns to see Yewande recording the event with her phone "Unbelievable" she goes over to where she is "How could you! You set me up, you knew saying Ibiza will flare her up, I can't believe it!" "Get over yourself, you are a writer that writes about the imperfections of love, i just scored you a bonus" Yewande said "I don't put faces to my writings" Ego said "You should, that way people will be more interested". .................................................................... Simi and Deji are at the Ayodele's house, Yinka and his mother are with them in the living room "I've always prayed that my boy will know his birth mother one day, I wanted to tell him but his father objected, one day he gave me a good beating because of it, he had a contract which he put all our life savings in, now he has lost I barely recognise the man I was married to, when Yinka told me about you, I was sad but at the same time happy he will know her before she dies,I'm really sorry for everything" Mrs Ayodele said "No, you shouldn't, I'm the one who is sorry for barging in on Yinka when he wasn't ready" Simi said "Simi, you don't have to apologise, we should when can I see my mother?" Yinka said "any time you want, I will take you to the hospital, thank you for this"

LAME RED: SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE: REMEMBERING THE TIME PASSED: CHAPTER ONE: BULL'S HORN

Tamuno enters the Directors office "You wanted to see me?" "Yes please, sit" Henry said "I want to have a talk with you" "Me? Why?" Tamuno said "you've been feeling indifferent about this job, nonchalant and kind of cocky" "Cocky? Really in what way if I may ask?" "Like you are the best, like a peacock in this case peahen all over the place" he said "I've always been confident in my job" "are you sure? Because the last I checked your license was suspended two months ago, drinking problem?" Tamuno stands up already infuriated "Look, you are doing a fine job as the medical director, everyone is commending you, instead of taking all the credit for the work you do and the work I also do, you called me here to do what? Dig up my past?" Tamuno said "I'm not digging up your past, I just want to know what gave you more confidence, I asked you weren't this way before your license was suspended, you came back reinforced, I just want to know why, if you are my assistant I have to know in case you lapse back" Henry said "You know what made me reinforced, there is so much cruelty in this world, the evil that men do, I'm prepared to deal with whatever nonsense I meet in this hospital, in case you are trying to ask if i rated on your predecessor as the board sent you to do so, ask me straight, don't go beating around the bush, that's not your style". .................................................................... Simi is sleeping on the bed when Deji comes into the room, stares at her for a moment and decides to wake her up "Wakey Wakey, sleepy head" he shoves "Ohmm! Leave me" she said playfully "you don't have to keep hiding from the world, you have to get up" "how can I get up when I blew my chances of Aunt Bisi getting to know her son" "Look, you did your best, now its time to break the news to her, Babe its 12pm, you have a life" "And you have a club" she said "which runs at night" he said "we really have to discuss that night ish, you are keeping extra late nights, hope those small small babes no dey craze you" she said "Hmm, I love it when you are jealous, but its just the traffic, if I can beat that, I won't keep extra late nights as you said" Simi's phone starts ringing "Hello......oh good afternoon, okay.....okay...I will be there, thanks" "who is that?" "That was Yinka's mother, foster mother, she wants me to come over to their house tomorrow" she said "Wow, that's great news" "I don't think so, I need you to go with me".

PHILANDRA: AWAKENING: CHAPTER TWO: CLUE; PART I

"You think the root of my problems lies in an ancient book in the library which you are not even sure if it exists?" Renee said to Meredith as they made their way into the public library "Trust me on this one, you remember Lana Lang?" "Who is Lana Lang? One of your caucasian aunts?" Renee said "No! Lana Lang, from Smallville she had same tattoo problem but hers was different and drawn below her back, that was when her witch ancestor possessed her because of a vendetta she wanted to fulfill" "Really? You are comparing my problems with smallville? I'm going home" "Wait! Its just a thought, all I'm saying, its worth a shot" "Exactly, I have an eagle feathered tattoo which burns when I'm upset at my back, if people knew, I will be locked in a lab, we need to figure this out, and not giving it a shot!" "Fine, this way". They walk towards a shelf packed with ancient books. .................................................................... Its over an hour in the library, the girls haven't found anything suddenly Meredith comes across something "Hey, Ren over here" Renee pushes her seat over to her side "Look, Imperial City, this book has a bunch of fairy tales I've been going over pages, some of them where bunch of unrealistic stories.." "Cut to the point Mer" "Sorry, look at the logo on the Imperial flag, it's a winged eagle, similar to the one on your back" "what does it say?" "Imperial city, land of the Putriachs" "What's a putriach?" "A putriach is a human who has the ability to possess the form of their alter animal" "I don't understand" "they are humans, but they can turn to an animal to carry out their duties, its like different careers" Meredith said "My mum used to tell me this story, its my favorite bedtime story" Renee said. Meredith flips the page, they both stare at a young beautiful girl on the next page "Wow, that's their queen Philandra, she looks exactly like you Ren" "That's not possible, its just like me in a costume" Renee said shocked "that's explains it, you have been possessed by queen Philandra to carry out her vendetta, it said here she was overthrown and tied on a stake by a rebel Putriach Martus, but her husband Gasturix casted a spell which sent them into the sands of time, making all that is left of the Imperial kingdom disappear into thin air, it was like the kingdom never existed" Meredith said "this is coincidental, that's it" Renee shuts the book "But we are just getting starting?" "No we are done, I'm going to embrace this thing on my back, it might be a prank by Alexis and the girls, and you to get me to believe this sob story, Imperial City is a myth, I'm done" Renee leaves the library. "Wait for me" Meredith calls after her as she tries to shove the book on the shelf before rushing out "