Wby? 3 || Shackled to the Heart 60

PREVIOUSLY ON WHY?

Imade’s suspicion and pride collide as she confronts her husband over secretive decisions, a locked phone, and hidden motives. Anger, mistrust, and a simmering sense of betrayal threaten their marriage, forcing her to guard her secrets while questioning everything she thought she knew about him.

EPISODE 60

Doctor Paloma

INT- ANN’S PENTHOUSE- NIGHT

Inside her son’s bedroom, Ann reads to her son. When she completes the story, she notices that he is asleep. She put down the book and watch him sleep as his chest goes up and own with his constant inhalation and exhalation.

CUT TO: Her conversation with Aperry

FLASHBACK

APERRY

How long are you going to do this, Ann?

ANN

Do what?

APERRY

Stay in your marriage, it is obvious that you are miserable, so, how long are you going to keep doing this?

ANN

What do you want be to do, divorce the man?

APERRY

Yes, divorce him, you are not happy with him

BACK TO PRESENT

Ann holds her head in her two hands confused and frustrated

CUT TO: HER CONVERSATION WITH APERRY

APERRY

A word of advice

ANN

I don’t want to hear it

APERRY

But you will, you need to decide on what you want before it gets too late

BACK TO PRESENT

She uses the blanket to cover her son properly, switches off the light and leaves the bedroom. She opens the door to her daughter’s room to find the little girl sleeping with her head on her reading tables with her book spread out in front of her. She goes in and carries Loveth to her bed. She watches her sleep too

VOICEOVER: HER CONVERSRATION WITH HER MOTHER

CAROL

But it is not too late for you, get out of this marriage and be with the man you love. That man won’t wait forever

ANN

My kids…

CAROL

Your kids will be fine, don’t make them an excuse. Follow your heart

She leaves the room and goes straight to her office. She sits in her revolving chair and types out PETITION FOR DIVORCE on the laptop

INT. KINGS MEDICAL CENTER - MORNING

Imade and Wemimo sits in the waiting room a hospital on rear end of the long seat. Wemimo look at Imade trying his possible best to get her attention and Imade is doing everything in her power to ignore him

WEMIMO

(Gives up) Are you seriously going to keep ignoring me?

She ignores him again

WEMIMO

We are about to see our children and you would choose to stay mad at me

IMADE

Give me your phone, Wemimo and all will be forgiven

WEMIMO

I am not doing that

IMADE

Then, I guess I am entitled to my silence

WEMIMO

Come on yo…

The doctor walks up to them

DOCTOR PALOMA

I am so sorry for keeping you waiting

IMADE

It is fine, the surrogate in there already

DOCTOR PALOMA

Good, come with me

The doctor walks hurriedly in front of them

WEMIMO

Her name is Dayo

IMADE

What?

WEMIMO

The surrogate, her name is Dayo. Call her that, not the surrogate

IMADE

(Rolls her eyes) Whatever

The couples enter the examination room with the doctor where Dayo, a pretty young lady in her twenties sits on the examination table waiting. Her face lightens up when she sees the couple

DAYO

Hello, Mr. and Mrs. King

IMADE

Hello, Dayo right?

DAYO

(Beaming happily) Yes ma’am, I am a huge fan of you and it is an honour to carry your babies

WEMIMO

Thank you for doing this

The young lady smiles

DOCTOR PALOMA

(Looks at the expecting parent) So, are we ready?

IMADE

Yes

Paloma holds a plastic bottle up

DOCTOR PALOMA

Dayo, this is going to be a little cold

She press the gelly like substance in it onto the Dayo’s belly and hold the monitor to her belly and gently uses it to spread the substance over her belly as the imagery of the young lady’s womb appears on the sonogram

DOCTOR PALOMA

This is baby one, here is the heartbeat

A strong heartbeat is heard

IMADE

(Smiles brightly) Wow!

DOCTOR PALOMA

He is about 10 weeks

WEMIMO

He?

DOCTOR PALOMA

(In surprise) I am sorry, I didn’t ask if you would want to know

WEMIMO

It is fine

IMADE

I was thinking of a sex revealing party but you ruined that for me, Doctor Paloma

WEMIMO

Really?

DOCTOR PALOMA

I am so sorry

IMADE

The secret is out, no point crying over spittled milk

WEMIMO

We can still have the party, baby shower

Imade smiles brightly at him

IMADE

I guess we are having a mini you

Wemimo holds her hand affectionately

WEMIMO

I guess so

She removes her hand from his grip

IMADE

Baby two please?

DOCTOR PALOMA

And we have baby two

IMADE

A boy or a girl?

DOCTOR PALOMA

You want to know?

IMADE

You already told us the sex of the first baby, there is no point keeping the sex of the second one a secret

DOCTOR PALOMA

It is a girl

Imade chuckles loudly, then she notice a confused look on the doctor’s face

IMADE

Is everything okay?

WEMIMO

What?

DOCTOR PALOMA

It seems there is a third

DAYO

(Exclaims) what?

IMADE

Triplet! We are expecting triplet?

WEMIMO

Doctor Paloma?

DOCTOR PALOMA

Yes, it seems, listen to her heartbeat

WEMIMO

Her?

DOCTOR PALOMA

Yes, she is a girl

There was a faint heartbeat

DAYO

Triplet?

WEMIMO

Don’t worry, you will be compensated

IMADE

How did you not see her in your sonogram?

DOCTOR PALOMA

She was hiding behind her sister, she is identical and probably because her heartbeat is…

WEMIMO

Weak

IMADE

(Frantic) What?

DOCTOR PALOMA

I don’t think it is anything serious

IMADE

What do you mean it is nothing? Her brother and sister’s heartbeat were really strong, I can barely hear hers

DOCTOR PALOMA

But it is not strange when it comes to triplet. It is absolutely normal for a child to be smaller to her sibling

IMADE

The fact that it is normal, does not mean I have to take it. Run some tests to make sure she is really okay

DOCTOR PALOMA

Ma’am, I assure you…

WEMIMO

Doctor Paloma, my wife and I lost our first son to a heart complication that was not serious issue too, please, we just want to be reassure that nothing is wrong

DOCTOR PALOMA

Alright then

IMADE

And I want the test done today (Looks at Dayo) I hope you have no other appointment for today

DAYO

I do but this is more important

DOCTOR PALOMA

I understand how you feel but we can’t carry out the test today

IMADE

What?

DOCTOR PALOMA

The specialist in pediatric cardiothoracic is not available at the moment

IMADE

Are there no other specialist ?

DOCTOR PALOMA

Of course, there are but I am sure you only want the best to attend to your baby and she is the best in the country

IMADE

How long do we have to wait?

DOCTOR PALOMA

I will inform her the moment I leave here and I will tell you when she will be available

WEMIMO

Okay then

DOCTOR PALOMA

Put your mind at rest, I am sure it is nothing serious

IMADE

I will be reassured when I have that test result

NEXT ON WHY

WEMIMO

She has a weak heart beat

IMADE

Exactly, weak heartbeat. If her heart is functioning properly, why will she have a weak heartbeat?

WEMIMO

It could be a symptom of an underlying disease, which we don’t know if that is what it is yet. Doctor Paloma assured us that this is normal with triplet

IMADE

One child with heart defect is a coincidence but for another child to have it is certainly not normal. Something is wrong Wemimo, I think I am distributing heart defects to my children

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEDNESDAY, 9.00PM WAT

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