br@den and Bella
Episode 9
Written by Johnny Patel
(Later on)
(Sir Lucas goes to meet Trevor)
Sir Lucas: So how much have we made so far?
Trevor: 4,700. But it won’t be enough. The girls have to do this one more time but I don’t think they’ll want to do this again.
Sir Lucas: They better agree to this.
(Sir Lucas goes to the girl’s room)
Sir Lucas: Girls, We’ve encountered a small problem.
Maureen: Like what?
Sir Lucas: See, The money we made wasn’t enough. We made just $4,700 and we’ll nee-d about $7,000 to keep us going. Unfortunately, You girls will have to do this one more time.
(The girls gro-an )
Sir Lucas: Why the gro-an ing? After all you girls are the ones going to use this money and not I and Trevor. So are you girls going to do it or not?!
Girls: (reluctantly) Fine.
Sir Lucas: Good! (To Bella) You won’t be doing this.
Courtney: (cuts in) And why won’t Bella be working with us? She’s a lady just like the rest of us, She has all the accessories just like the rest of us, And lastly, She’s going on this trip just like the rest of us….So why won’t she do it?
Sir Lucas: Because I don’t want her to do it.
Courtney: Is that really the reason? Or just so you can keep her as your S-x slave?
Sir Lucas: (warningly) Watch your ton-gue young lady….
Courtney: (interrupts him) Oh plea-se, What’s the worst you can do? The fact that you’re taking us to Mexico City doesn’t give you the right to tell me what to do. What you’re doing is p@rtiality not to mention shallow and stupid!
(Sir Lucas angrily strikes Courtney across the face)
Courtney: Ahh (holds her cheek)
Sir Lucas: You’ll get more of that if you don’t watch your ton-gue!
(When Sir Lucas leaves the room, Courtney stares at Bella with immense anger)
(Meteor Falls)
(Marshall’s residence)
Frank: Will, Are you alright? You’ve been getting sicker and paler each day.
Mr Marshall: I’m fine… (coughs)
Frank: Will? Are you okay?
Mr Marshall: (coughs ha-rder)
(At this point, Mr Marshall starts coughing raspy, hacking coughs. It’s persistent but painful. He hacked and rasped as if there was a dead rat clogged in his throat or che-st that he’s trying to cough out)
Frank: Will! What’s wrong with you?!
(Just then, Mr Marshall coll@pses on the floor)
Frank: (worried) Oh no, I nee-d to call an ambulance!
(Minutes later, An ambulance arrives and takes Mr Marshall to the hospital )
(Solange’s house)
br@den: Hey Mom.
Mrs Marshall: br@den, You’re late for work.
br@den: (chuckles) It’s alright mom. Today is my day off.
Mrs Marshall: (sighs) Ohhh..
br@den: I wanna go get something down the road, I’ll be right back
Mrs Marshall: Take care…
(Just then, Her phone rings)
Mrs Marshall: (picks it) Hello?
Frank: Veronica. Its me Frank.
Mrs Marshall: Oh, Hi Frank. Is there a problem?
Frank: It’s Will. He was coughing strangely this morning then he suddenly coll@psed. He just got taken to Life long hospital.
Mrs Marshall: Oh my God….I’m on my way. (She cuts the call) br@den, I nee-d to rush to the hospital now.
br@den: What’s wrong? Who was that?
Mrs Marshall: It was Frank, He said your father was rushed to the hospital…
br@den: And you want to go amd see him? I thought you’ve severed ties with him?
Mrs Marshall: Yea but that didn’t str!p me of my humanity. I still care about him. Come on, Let’s go.
br@den: (sighs) Fine.
(At Life long hospital)
Mrs Marshall: Doctor Lewis, How is my husband?
Dr Lewis: Madam, He was admitted and placed un-der observation while series of tests were carried out on him. (He takes out an x-ray of Mr Marshall’s che-st)
Mrs Marshall: (looks at the x-ray) What are those blackish things?
Dr Lewis: They are his lungs. The cigarettes he smoked over the years has affected his lungs greatly. I’m sorry to let you know that your husband might have developed lung cancer.
Mrs Marshall: (shocked) Lung cancer?
Dr Lewis: Precisely.
Mrs Marshall: Can I see him?
Dr Lewis: Yes you can.
(Mrs Marshall and br@den goes into Mr Marshall’s ward)
Mr Marshall: (weakly) Veronica…
Mrs Marshall: Do you see what you’ve caused yourself? When I warned you to st©p smoking, You thought I was being silly, Now look at where it has gotten you? Lung cancer!
Mr Marshall: (stares at the ceiling unable to say anything)
br@den: I’m really sorry Dad…
Mr Marshall: No I should be the one apologizing, I didn’t heed your warnings, I deserve everything that’s happening to me right now…(breathes weakly)
(Meanwhile)
(Sir Lucas, Trevor and the girls arrive at a large river)
Bella: (visibly scared) Uhh, Where are we?
Sir Lucas: One of the most dangerous rivers in the whole world – The Nahil River, And we’re going to have to cross it if we want to get to Mexico City.
Maureen: Dangerous as in how?
Sir Lucas: It’s filled with deadly anacondas, alligators, stringrays, piranhas….The only way we can make it is if we stay together. Got it?
(The girls nod their heads in fear)
Sir Lucas: Good.
(A fisherman brings them a boat)
Sir Lucas: Okay everyone, Go in.
(They all enter the boat one by one)
Trevor: Bro, How much did you rent the boat?
Sir Lucas: About $900
Trevor: Do we still have enough money?
Sir Lucas: Don’t worry yourself about that. Let’s go.
(They all enter the boat and Trevor drives off across the river)
Claire: (shivering) It’s….so….cold….
Bella: (wra-ps her arms around her) Is that better?
Claire: (shivers) A little bit…
(Just then, The boat accidentally hits a large rock and Rayna falls out of the boat into the river)
Bella: Rayna!
(The alligators immediately s-en-se her pres£nce in the water and attacks her)
Rayna: (screams) Help! Help! Aaaaahhhhh!!!
Bella: (horrified) Oh my God…
Sir Lucas: (To Trevor) Go, go, go….
Bella: We can’t just leave her!
Sir Lucas: What do you expect us to do? Dive in and save her from the hungry alligators? (To Trevor) Go!
Bella: (stays quiet and watches in despair)
(Bella and the girls watch in sadness and horror as Rayna is being torn ap@rt by the alligators)
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br@den and Bella
Episode 10
Written by Johnny Patel
(In the middle of the river)
(The girls mourn Rayna’s death)
Sir Lucas: Girls, I’m really sorry about the death of Rayna. Anyways, I brou-ght you all some food. (He takes out a sack filled with apples and hands it to them but they don’t collect it) Look, I get that you guys are devastated but you have to eat or else you’re gonna starve and if you’re gonna starve, Then you’re gonna die and if you’re gonna die, You won’t get to Mexico City.
(The girls reluctantly takes some apples)
Bella: (feeds Claire some apples) Eat…
Claire: (shivering) No….I’m….not….hungry….
Bella: Claire, You have to eat so you can gain some strength. plea-se
Claire: (shivering) Okay…
(Bella wra-ps her arms around Claire to keep her warm)
Trevor: (To Sir Lucas) Bro, I’m tired.
Sir Lucas: Go and rest. I’ll keep driving…
Trevor: (To the girls) You all should get some sleep. Atleast we would have reached the river bank by dawn.
Courtney: But we nee-d some blankets or something to cover ourselves. It’s actually cold out here.
Trevor: Unfortunately we don’t any. You’ll just have to make use of your hands to keep yourself warm.
Courtney: (angrily) Ugh!
Maureen: I regret coming on this journey.
Amy: So do I. And the worst p@rt is that it’s too late to turn back.
Courtney: All these better be worth it when I get to Mexico city!
(Next Morning)
(They arrive at the river bank)
Sir Lucas: Girls, we’re here. Wake up!
Amy: (excitedly) We made it across.
Sir Lucas: Yeah.
Maureen: (wakes up) Finally.
Bella: (excitedly) Thank God. (taps her) Claire, Wake up. (She looks at Claire’s grey b©dy) Uhh, Claire! Claire!
Sir Lucas: (looks at her) What is it?
Bella: I think there’s something wrong with Claire, She isn’t waking up.
Sir Lucas: (checks her pulse) She’s dead. She must’ve died during the night due to the excess cold.
Girls: (g@sps)
Sir Lucas: (To Trevor) We can’t keep her b©dy in here, Let’s throw her into the water.
(Sir Lucas and Trevor throws Claire’s dead b©dy into the river and the girls watches on hopelessly)
(Winterhaven)
(Solange house)
(Solange enters Mrs Marshall’s room and sees her packing her luggages)
Solange: Veronica, Where are you going?
Mrs Marshall: I’m going back to Meteor Falls.
Solange: Why? Is everything alright?
Mrs Marshall: Will got admitted into Life long hospital and he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. When he gets discharged, I’ll nee-d to be taking care of him.
Solange: Wow, You’re still kind to him even after everything he did to you. If it were me, I’d make sure he starves to death.
Mrs Marshall: Solange…
Solange: Yes, I mean it! Everything that’s happening is his fault. So he should bear his cross.
Mrs Marshall: Anyways, I’ll be leaving now.
Solange: What about br@den?
Mrs Marshall: He can’t go with me, Remember he works at the palace.
Solange: Oh right (hvgs her) Safe journey sis.
Mrs Marshall: Thanks.
(At Ched’s Bar)
Jax: (to the bartender) I’ll have two root beer.
Bartender: That’ll be $9.80
Jax: Take… (He pays him the money)
(While he drinks his beer, A friend of his, Damien, approaches him)
Damien: What’s up bro?
Jax: Damien!
(They embr@ce each other)
Jax: How you been?
Damein: I been good. I haven’t seen you around recently, You enjoyin’ you new princess girlfriend?
Jax: (sighs) She and I broke up over a slight disagreement.
Damien: Woah, Just a small disagreement?
Jax: Yea bro.
Damien: Well its a good thing you sle-pt with her alre-ady. You got nothin’ to lose!
(Damien stares at Jax for a moment as if he can re-ad his thoughts)
Jax: (sighs) I haven’t sle-pt with her yet.
Damien: Bro, So you ain’t sle-pt with that chick yet? Why?!
Jax: She keeps preachin’ to me “No S-x before marriage”, And that if I truly love her, I’ll wait.
Damien: Then what makes her you girlfriend if you ain’t sle-pt with her yet? Look bro, Girls these days ain’t trustworthy and a guy who pla-ys soft with them would end up being the loser.
(Jax ponders over what he says)
Damien: So I’mma advise you bro, You better sleep with that chick before another dude snatches her from you….
(Later that day)
(At King Anderson’s palace)
Servant: Princess Madeline, You have a visitor.
Princess Madeline: Who?
Servant: It’s Jax.
Princess Madeline: Let him in.
(Jax enters the room with a large bouquet of flowers)
Jax: Babe, I c@m£ here to apologize to you one more time. I’m really sorry.
Princess Madeline: Its alright. I forgive you.
(Jax hands her the flowers and hvgs her)
Jax: Don’t worry, I’mma make it up to you babe. I’m gon’ take you out to the movies.
Princess Madeline: (excitedly) I can’t wait.
(At the garage)
Princess Madeline: Hey br@den. Where’s Levi?
br@den: He drove your dad out. (stares at her and Jax in suprise) You’ve gotten back together with him?
Jax: Yea bro. You got a problem with that?!
br@den: Hmmm…Not at all
Princess Madeline: br@den, I nee-d you to drive us to the movies.
br@den: No problem.
(Jax and Princess Madeline enter the car and br@den drives off)
(At Life long hospital)
(Mr Marshall is discharged from the hospital)
Mrs Marshall: Thank you so much for everything Dr Lewis.
Dr Lewis: It’s my plea-sure ma’am. Besides I’m just doing my job.
(Marshall’s residence)
Mr Marshall: (weakly) Veronica, Even after everything I did to you, You’re still being nice to me….
Mrs Marshall: Sometimes it isn’t good to pay bad with bad. (She puts a pillow un-der his head) What do you want for supper?
Mr Marshall: Peach pie.
Mrs Marshall: No problem, I’ll go prepare it so that you can take your drugs after eating it, You’ll nee-d to rest now.
(She attempts to leave but Mr Marshall holds her back)
Mr Marshall: (weakly) Thank you.
Mrs Marshall: (whispers) You’re welcome…
To be CONTINUED