Previously on My Name is....
ROSE
What did she say?
AISHA
Everything will be okay, everything… will be okay
ROSE
Who was that?
AISHA
At that time, I didn’t know who that person was
EPISODE 9
INT. AISHA’S ROOM, MORNING.
Aisha sleeps in her bed while a black skinned woman that appears to be in her 40s tends to her. The door opens and a fair skinned woman in her late 20s comes in
AMIRA
Has the doctor been here?
NIMAH
No
AMIRA
She needs a doctor
NIMAH
But you know how the Khan feels about other men touching his women
AMIRA
Will she be okay?
NIMAH
I don’t know Amira, the best I can do for her is give her medicine for the pain. For her insanity, she needs a real doctor for that. If I passed through what she just did, I will kill myself
Amira looks so angry
AMIRA
This is just so wrong
NIMAH
This is our way
AMIRA
But that does not make it right, forcing yourself on a woman is wrong
NIMAH
There is nothing you can do about it
The door opens, Katrina and Mina comes in
AMIRA
Why are you here?
KATRINA
We are here for the new bride
MINA
It is time to cook
Nimah chuckles as Amira walks to Mina and Katrina with a hard face
AMIRA
Cook? This woman can barely walk and you want her to cook for you to eat
MINA
Why are you fighting us on this? It is the tradition and you know it. You did it and so did every other married woman in this village, what is so different about this woman that you won’t let her perform her duties
AMIRA
This woman can barely walk, that is the difference
KATRINA
Well there is nothing we can do about that. She has to cook, we will drag her out of here if we have to
AMIRA
I am not going to let do you that
MINA
Amira y…
AMIRA
I will speak to the Luna
KATRINA
This is the tradi….
AMIRA
I said I will talk to the Luna, she will make someone else cook for you to eat
KATRINA
The high mistress wants her t….
AMIRA
I don’t care about what that wrench says, get out
KATRINA
You need to let us do this, or there will be repercussion
AMIRA
Are you, this lowly servant threatening me, your princess
MINA
Of course not
AMIRA
Then get out
KATRINA
You a…
AMIRA
I said get out, are you deaf?
NIMAH
I will leave if I were you
KATRINA
Let us go
MINA
The high mistress won’t let this go
They leave
NIMAH
You are fighting a war that you can’t win
Amira leaves
INT. LUNA’S PALACE, EARLY MORNING
Luna sits on the chair looking through a book. The room is airy as sun rays enters the room, there is an artwork on the wall and drawings are also seen on the wall of the room. There are about four stool, two on the left and the other two on the right.
Two young women are standing behind the Luna. Luna swings her head gently to the soft Hausa music coming from the radio when Amirah comes in looking very angry
LUNA
Who has wronged you again?
AMIRA
Mother, you need to instruct someone else to cook the household food
LUNA
We just had a new bride, the new bride has to cook
AMIRA
The new bride can barely walk not to talk of cooking
LUNA
What happened to her?
AMIRA
You know what happened to her Mother, please don’t ask me an obvious question
Halima comes in angrily
HALIMA
There she is
Luna and Amira looks back to see her shouting at the top of her voice
HALIMA
How dare you stop my ladies from carrying out my instruction?
Luna looks angry
LUNA
Halima, are you blind? Can’t you see that you are in my presence? How dare you come into my palace and start shouting at the top of your voice
HALIMA
I am sorry Luna, I was so angry at what Amira did
LUNA
No matter what Amira did to you, you have no right coming into my palace and shouting at the top of your voice
HALIMA
I am sorry
LUNA
What is wrong?
HALIMA
Amira stopped my ladies from bringing out the new bride to cook for us
AMIRA
Mother, this lady is very sick, she can’t do anything
HALIMA
That is no man’s business, it is the tradition that every new bride cooks for her husband and his family the next day after her wedding
AMIRA
Mother s….
Luna cuts her short with her hand
LUNA
She is right Amira, that lady has to cook, it is the tradition
AMIRA
But I said th….
LUNA
I know what you said, but there is nothing I can do about it
AMIRA
Of course there is, you can ask one of your ladies to cook in her place
LUNA
Of course I can, but I am not going to do that
AMIRA
Is it okay if I cook in her place then?
LUNA
As you wish
Halima bows and she leaves. Amira face her mother angrily
AMIRA
How long are you going to let this happen?
LUNA
Let what happen?
AMIRA
How long are you going to let father kidnap innocent women and also force himself on them
LUNA
We are nothing but pencils at the hand of our men, we are their property and they are free to use us as they like
AMIRA
This is not right mother, raping a woman is not right. That woman could have died
LUNA
Thanks to Allah that she is not, this is our way and there is no stopping it
AMIRA
That does not make it right mother, Abass never forced himself on me from the day he married me and until the day he died. He respected me
Luna stands up and walk to Amira
LUNA
You were lucky to have a man who loved you with the whole of his heart, thank your star for that. Now go, I want to continue my reading
Luna walks back to her seat, Amira looks at her mother with rage and she starts to walk out
LUNA
And don’t ever let your father hear you say that, you may be his daughter but he is not that merciful. You know that
Amira walks away
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AMIRA
What is wrong with you?
AISHA
The next object am throwing goes to your head, so get out
AMIRA
I am only trying to help you
Aisha speaks in agony with tear flowing down her eyes
AISHA
I don’t need your help or your pity. Your people did this to me, your people. So stop trying to play nice because you are no different from them
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