Why? 3 || Shackled to the heart 57

PREVIOUSLY ON WHY?

Imade struggles with guilt after being with Micheal, who pressures her to leave her marriage and promises to protect her and her children. Despite admitting she loves him, Imade chooses her family, status, and marriage to Wemimo. Micheal reveals plans to destroy Wemimo and warns that any attempt to interfere will expose Imade, leaving her trapped between her secret love and the life she cannot afford to lose.

EPISODE 57

I remember now

INT. INSIDE A CAR- NIGHT

Imade drives herself back home under the silvery moon looking so sad and dejected as the earlier scene with Micheal flow through her mind

FLASHBACK

MICHEAL

WAK is a front to launder your husband’s dirty money under the guise of saving children. Pure Heart’s only mandate is save children, just children

BACK TO PRESENT

Imade releases a heavy sigh

FLASHBACK

IMADE

Do you have proof?

MICHEAL

(Bewildered) Are you serious?

IMADE

Front or not, WAK save people

MICHEAL

It won’t matter to EFCC when they find out what is really happening in WAK

BACK TO PRESENT

Imade shakes her vigorously like she is trying to shake the memory out of her head as tears rolls her eyes

FLASHBACK

IMADE

I know what you are trying to do but it does not matter. My feelings don’t matter because my children are the most important people to me and I have to protect them. I have to do right by them and doing right by them means staying married to their father. They are my priority

MICHEAL

They can be my priority too, I can protect them. Don’t you get it, those girls could have been my blood if I didn’t broke up with you back then

IMADE

But you did broke up with me and those girls are not your blood, they are Wemimo’s, they are his to protect

MICHEAL

I am going to put everything back in its place, I promise you, Imade

BACK TO PRESENT

At this point, she starts to whimpers

FLASHBACK

MICHEAL

Then I guess I just have to take him out

IMADE

(Scoffs) Micheal, whatever you are planning you need to stop, you will get hurt

MICHEAL

Not this time, I have an airtight case. It is going to be any day, you should savor the little time you will have as Imade King

IMADE

There is a little hiccup in your plan

MICHEAL

Which is?

IMADE

I am going to tell him

MICHEAL

There is no way you tell him that you won’t burn yourself

BACK TO PRESENT

Sobbing heavily and banging the stirring so hard

FLASHBACK

IMADE

Please, don’t do this, Micheal

MICHEAL

Go home, Imade. Fuck him as much as you want because everything will be back in its place soon…. You by my side and Wemimo in jail

BACK TO PRESENT

She parks by the roadside where she cries harder

INT.DUPE’S ATELIER- NIGHT

Imade drives past her own car with her bodyguards inside and enters into Dupe’s garage. She comes out and enters into Dupe’s atelier. Dupe meets her halfway again with a concerned look on her face as she gauges Imade’s mood

DUPE

Are you okay?

IMADE

(Hands her car key) Yes

DUPE

But you don’t look okay, it seems like you have been crying

IMADE

(Snaps) I said I am okay

Dupe flinches, Which Imade notices then she release a heavy breath as she tries to relax

IMADE

I am sorry

DUPE

I am just concerned

IMADE

I am okay… whatever it is, I can handle it. I promise

DUPE

Okay then

IMADE

Goodnight

DUPE

Goodnight, Ma’am

Imade walks out through the front door and her bodyguard comes out of the car to open the door for her. The driver ignites the car

IMADE

(Fastens her seatbelt) St’ Agnes hospital

BODYGUARD

Yes, Ma’am

The driver drives away

INT. ST AGNES HOSPITAL

Imade stands in front of Sister Elizabeth’s room absentmindedly. Then she summons courage to open the door, at the same moment she loses it

IMADE (VO)

What are you going to tell? (Mimics herself in her mind) Hello Sister Elizabeth, I slept with Micheal after you warned me to stay away from him and because of that, he thinks he has a chance and wants to destroy my family as a result. How cool is that

She sighs in frustration as she slides down the door to the floor

IMADE (VO)

You are so pathetic, Imade

She places her hands on her face

VOICE

Are you okay?

She looks up and sees one of Sister Elizabeth’s nurses. She stands up fast

IMADE

I am okay

NURSE

(Concerned) Are you sure?

IMADE