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AISHA
So what will you have me do? You said it yourself, Omar is a very dangerous man. Would you want me just sit and watch her suffer?
EMILY
Yes
AISHA
Even though he might kill her
EMILY
Yes
AISHA
I canβt believe that just came out of your mouth
EXT. THE KHANβS COURTYARD- AFTERNOON
Aisha walks into the Khanβs courtyard looking nervous, she hears footstep racing behind her and she looks back to Emily running behind her. She smiles at Emily
AISHA
Thank you for coming
EMILY
I canβt let you face the biggest program of your life alone but I still think you are making a mistake
AISHA
Still, thank you for coming
Aisha get to the entrance of the Khanβs meeting room and she hesitates
EMILY
Why are you not going in?
AISHA
I donβt know what to say
EMILY
It is not too late, we can still fix this
AISHA
You are suppose to tell me that I can do this
EMILY
Too bad I canβt do that
Aisha sighs in frustration
AISHA
How about you see this as a means to get power?
EMILY
What?
AISHA
You want me to get power, donβt you?
EMILY
Yes I do
AISHA
How about you see this as a means of getting power?
EMILY
I donβt follow
AISHA
You said it yourself that I am cuddling that girl, how about I protect every other foreign girl that comes into this village starting with that girl in my room
EMILY
I still donβt get you
AISHA
See it like this, what if I protect every foreign girl that comes into this village and what I mean by protecting is preventing what happened to us from happening to them. That way they will see me as their god and respect me and also do whatever I ask them to do, isnβt that what having power is all about?
Emily looks confused at what she hearing
AISHA
Please tell me you will help me if I do that?
EMILY
I understand what you are trying to say but I donβt see how that is going to happen because this village is built on violence
AISHA
Well that is a bad foundation and it needs to be changed
Emily chuckles as she paces with frustration and faces Aisha head on
EMILY
And even if there is a chance of that happening, this is not the reason why I asked you to gain power. I want you to have power to protect yourself and your son and not to cause trouble
AISHA
Emily, I understandβ¦..
EMILY
No you donβt understand anything, this is not just about protecting yourself and your son, it is also about protecting me and those girls that work for you
Aisha looks surprise
EMILY
You donβt know what it is like to be an ordinary servant with no powerful masterβ¦. Men will use you for anything to satisfy their lust but that stopped for us when we started working for the First lady. If you keep pushing this and something bad happens to you, our lives will return to the way it used to be
Aisha talks solemnly
AISHA
I didnβt know that
EMILY
Of course you donβt know that because you were one of the lucky ones. Please reconsider this
Aisha looks confused as Emily looks at her with a pleading look. Abdul comes out of the Khanβs court and sees the tension between these two
ABDUL
Are you coming in or not?
Aisha breaks her gaze from Emily to look at Abdul, then she looks back at Emily
AISHA
I am sorry but I need to go
Aisha walks into The Khanβs meeting room where she sees the Khan on his throne with Halima sitting on a stool next to him. She sees a boiling Omar standing close to the Khan. She hears footsteps and looks back to see Abdul and Emily walk in. the Khan clears his voice and Aisha looks back at him
KHAN
I heard you kidnapped another manβs wife, is that true?
AIHA
I did not kidnap her, I only took her to protect her
KHAN
Protect her?
AISHA
Yes, I was only protecting her from her husbandβs wrath
KHAN
Facing a manβs wrath is the duty of every woman in this village, it is not a big deal, return the girl to her husband
Emily sighs in defeat as Halima smiles
AISHA
I canβt do that my Khan
KHAN
What?
Aisha walks closer to the Khan with determination and confidence
AISHA
If she faces his wrath this time around, I am afraid that she will die
The Khan gives her a warning look
KHAN
Aisha!
AISHA
He beat her blue black My Khan, he beat her till the extent that the girlβs face is beyond recognition. The doctor said that it was a miracle that she woke up again, I am afraid that if she goes back to him again and he beats her again, she might died
OMAR
Beating a woman who does not yield to our needs is our way of showing discipline
AISHA
If other men in this village beat their women the way you beat yours, how many women will be alive to yield to their needs
Omar shouts in a very loud voice
OMAR
She is my wife, and I get to do whatever I want with her
KHAN
He is right, the girl belongs to himβ¦I canβt give her to you
AISHA
I am not asking you to give her to me, all I ask is that you let her stay with me until she is strong enough to be beaten again
OMAR
My Khan!
The Khan looks at Omar
OMAR
I promise you that I wonβt beat her
The Khan turns back Aisha
KHAN
He said he wonβt beat her
AISHA
His promise means nothing my Khan
KHAN
Aishaaa!
AISHA
When I was came to this village, Omar laid his hands on me. Even though he knew that you have to choose from the foreign girls first, he still laid his hands on me. Men like him are govern by their anger, so my Khan you canβt trust the words of a man who lets his temper get in his way of service to you
At this junction, Omar is in rage and he calls Aishaβs in an angry loud voice before he lunges at her and tries to strangle her. The Khan looks so shocked at the turn of event
KHAN
Omar!
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