Why? 3 || Shackled to the Heart 50

EPISODE 50

Goodbye

INT. ST AGNES’ HOSPITAL- MORNING

Imade paces up and down the sister’s room nervously looking so worried.

SISTER ELIZABETH

Imade, calm down

IMADE

The doctor should have been here by now

SISTER ELIZABETH

This is not about my medical report, you have been agitated before you came in here

Imade sits, constantly patting her feet with nervosity

SISTER ELIZABETH

Imade, what is wrong?

IMADE

There is nothing wrong

SISTER ELIZABETH

I know you, Imade, so don’t lie to me

Imade hesitates

SISTER ELIZABETH

You can tell me anything, Imade, you know that

IMADE

Micheal came to see me

SISTER ELIZABETH

(In utter surprise) What?

IMADE

In a restaurant, I was with the girls

SISTER ELIZABETH

(With worry) Imadeeee!

IMADE

And that was not even the worst thing

SISTER ELIZABETH

There is more?

IMADE

I had to threatened my girls into silence

SISTER ELIZABETH

(Perplexed) You did what?

IMADE

Trust me, I feel terrible about it but I had no choice

SISTER ELIZABETH

But you do

IMADE

Come on, Sister…

SISTER ELIZABETH

You can choose to come clean, this is getting bigger, Imade. First, you cheated on your husband, lied to him and still lying to him and now you are roping your kids into your lie. What kind of a mother are you?

IMADE

A shitty mother, I know and I also know that I am in a trouble, a big serious trouble… I really don’t know what to do

SISTER ELIZABETH

Come clean, Imade. That is what you should to do

IMADE

Why do you keep making me repeat myself, I can’t, not when he has someone to replace mw that

SISTER ELIZABETH

(Yell) Enough about that, Imade, enough. Deep down you know there is nothing between those two…

The door opens and the doctor come in. an elderly woman that appears to be in her 50s. Imade stands up as the Sister relaxes back into her bed

DOCTOR

We talked about this, Ms. King, you can’t keep coming to this place to stress her up

IMADE

I am sorry, Ma’am

SISTER ELIZABETH

Please tell that to her

IMADE

How is she, Doctor?

The doctor drags the stool to herself and sits on it

DOCTOR

I have the report and I am sorry to tell that there has been no improvement

IMADE

(Falters back) What?

She looks at the sister who sighs deeply

DOCTOR

I am sorry

IMADE

What is the next action? You are not giving up right?

DOCTOR

Sister Elizabeth qualifies for another trial but I didn’t want to say anything until I am sure that this trial didn’t work

IMADE

Then start the treatment

DOCTOR

You didn’t let me finish, this new treatment will be much aggressively which mean the side effects will be greater than she is experiencing currently

IMADE

How bad?

The doctor looks at the sister and then focuses her attention back to Imade

DOCTOR

Bad

IMADE

(Groans) God!

DOCTOR

I am sorry but that is what it is

SISTER ELIZABETH

Will it work? Will I be cured?

DOCTOR

There is no assurance

There was few seconds of silence and then they both talked at the same time

SISTER ELIZABETH

I am not doing it

IMADE

Please do it

Imade looks at the sister in total confusion

IMADE

What? No?

SISTER ELIZABETH

I am going to die, Imade

IMADE

Without the treatment, yes

SISTER ELIZABETH

She already said there is no assurance that it will work

IMADE

You are not going to know that until you try

SISTER ELIZABETH

I don’t know if I have the power to go through the treatment

IMADE

So what? You are just going to wait to die

DOCTOR

Not necessarily, she could take the time and get some fresh air outside the hospital. I am sure she is tired of the smell of drugs and disinfectant. Spend time with her loved ones and say her proper goodbye

IMADE

I am her loved one and I am telling her to take the treatment… (Faces the sister) please take the treatment, I am not ready to let you go. Do this for me, please

SISTER ELIZABETH

(Breathes in sharply) Okay

Imade jumps up with joy

IMADE

Thank you, thank you

She goes to peck the sister’s cheek

IMADE

Please start the treatment

DOCTOR

Alright but I will need you to sign some document

IMADE

Of course (faces the Sister) I will be back