Why? 3 || Shackled to the Heart 14

EPISODE 14

Missing

INT. SISTER AGNES’S HOSPITAL- CONTINOUS

Imade opens the door of a hospital room and waltz in freely, she drops her bag on the cushion before she turns to Sister Elizabeth, the resident of the room who is currently receiving drip. The Nun who was resting in bed when Imade comes in quickly adjust her body so that she can see Imade well. She looks worried

SISTER ELIZABETH

Imade, are you okay?

IMADE

Please don’t tell me you are surprise to see me too

The door opens at that moment and a nurse comes in with a milkshake

NURSE

Hello, Ms King

IMADE

(With a smile) Hello

The nurse then turns to Sister Elizabeth and stretches the milkshake to her

NURSE

For the nausea

SISTER ELIZABETH

Please put it on the table

The nurse obliges

IMADE

Oh my God! You started the second phrase of chemo today, I can’t believe I forgot… how is she doing Nurse Funmi?

NURSE

We are treating the cancer as aggressive as we can, I will get back to work

The nurse leaves

IMADE

(Looking sorry) You must be feeling sick, I can’t believe I came to burden you with my issue

SISTER ELIZABETH

Believe me when I say I look forward to your visit, now tell me, what is wrong? Did you talk to him?

IMADE

Yes, I did

SISTER ELIZABETH

And what did he say?

IMADE

Like I predicted

Then she starts to paces

SISTER ELIZABETH

He said no

IMADE

It is not like I am surprised, I knew he was going to say no

Then she sits down tapping her toes nervously, looking lost in thought and Sister Elizabeth notices

SISTER ELIZABETH

What is wrong, Imade?

She stands up again and starts to pace without answering her question

SISTER ELIZABETH

Imade, stop pacing, you know I am not strong enough to stand up and stop you myself

Imade then stops, looking so disturbed

SISTER ELIZABETH

You came to me because you wanted to talk about it, so talk

IMADE

Wemimo is missing

SISTER ELIZABETH

What?

IMADE

I woke up this morning and he was just gone. I called his number and it was switched off, Wemimo’s phone is never off

SISTER ELIZABETH

That is not good, have you called the police?

IMADE

Apparently, on this day, he goes MIA

SISTER ELIZABETH

On this day? What do you mean by that?

IMADE

Today is Wemi’s anniversary, turns out my husband takes off every year on this day to God knows where

SISTER ELIZABETH

Turns out? You mean you didn’t know

IMADE

I found out today

SISTER ELIZABETH

He is your husband, how do you not know?

IMADE

I have be…

SISTER ELIZABETH

Please don’t tell me you still do that

IMADE

Do what?

SISTER ELIZABETH

Lock yourself up in a room, doing nothing but just crying. I thought you have changed, at least with the birth of your girls

IMADE

You think I want to?

SISTER ELIZABETH

You have two girls who needs you now

IMADE

I know that, but it is hard for me. Each time I get closer to this day, I can’t help but imagine what he would be like, things he would have achieved. Sister Elizabeth, Wemi would have been fourteen today. The class he would be now? Will he have a best friend? Will there be a girl he is crushing on? I can’t help those thoughts, Sister Elizabeth.

Imade sits down looking nostalgic

IMADE (CONT’D)

I can’t help but think what would today be like if he was still alive? Wemimo would have thrown a party that is for sure and I would have hugged and kissed all three of my kids instead of snapping at my girls this morning. It would have been a happy day for my family but it is not and each time I think of that, I descend down this whole of sadness that I can’t get out of and when I finally do, a week is gone, sometimes two weeks, last year was a month

SISTER ELIZABETH

You are here today, what is different about today?

IMADE

Like you said, I got two girls who crawls to places that they are not allowed

SISTER ELIZABETH

What?

IMADE

Jowaloju woke me up today and seeing her down there in with me made so angry because she could have hurt herself, maybe even hurt herself so bad that I might lose her like I lost her brother. That fear sort of distracted me and then I started looking for Wemimo and then I totally forgot

SISTER ELIZABETH

That is good

IMADE

Not good because I can’t find Wemimo

SISTER ELIZABETH

I am sure he will be back

IMADE

I will just call Ann, I am sure she know where he is

She dials Ann’s number and it was still switched off, then she calls Wemimo, switched off. She groans and throws her phone further away from her on the cushion

Next on Why?

ANN

Yes, he came back yesterday

APERRY

Another bad sex I guess

ANN

Are you going to help me or not

APERRY

Why not just give it your firm’s IT guy?

ANN

You know there are confidential information no other eyes should see on it

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY, 9PM WAT