The Fault in our r0m@nç£
Episode 45
By Johnny Patel
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(King Jerod and the guard swims to Marianna’s burnt dead b©dy)
Guard: (he carries Marianna) My King, She’s dead… What do we do with her dead b©dy?
King Jerod: Feed it to the sharks.
(King Jerod takes his trident and swims off leaving the guard in utter shock at his decision)
(At Sir Griffin’s mansion)
(Stephen, Silvania & Lucas return home)
Richa-rd : Welcome home sir.
Stephen: Thank you Richa-rd .
Richa-rd : I don’t mean to be disrespectful but, Where did you all go to?
Stephen: You don’t nee-d to bother yourself about that, What matters is we’re back now.
Rosemary: Indeed sir. Anyways, I made tuna and spicy lamb ba-lls.
Stephen: It’s alright Rose. I’m not hungry.
Rosemary: Hmm, Okay sir.
(Later)
(In Stephen’s room)
(Stephen enters his room amd takes off his shi-t which is drained with sweat. He sees a shadow and turns to the door step)
Stephen: Silvania…
Silvania: I c@m£ here to say thank you, For rescuing me and saving my life.
Stephen: No, I should the one thanking you… You freed me from Anna’s evil spell.
Silvania: (smiling)
Stephen: By the way, What happened to her?
Silvania: Uhhh, She tried to drown me but she got attacked by a tiger shark but I was able to swim away to safety.
Stephen: She deserved it. (sighs) I should’ve thought about it twice before letting her stay with me, She only c@m£ here to exact her evil intentions, Nothing more.
Silvania: What matter is that she’s gone and we’re safe.
Stephen: Yes…
(Suddenly, Stephen hvgs Silvania)
Stephen: I don’t know what I would’ve done without you, Silvania. Thank you…
Silvania: You’re welcome… (She smiles in ecstasy as she puts her ear to his che-st, listening to his heartbeat)
(At the quarters)
(Silvania enters the room while smiling)
Silvania: (squealing loudly)
Lucas: (he covers his ears) Ahh, Do you wanna shatter my eardrums?
Silvania: Sorry. I’m just REALLY happy right now.
Lucas: Mmm… Did Stephen k!ssyou?
Silvania: Not quite. But he hvgged me and it was heartfelt (she sits on her be-d smiling)
Lucas: It’s obvious he’s alre-ady in love with you but he can’t say it, Maybe because he’s still engaged to Bethany that’s why.
Silvania: (blu-shing)
Lucas: You said it was your k!ssthat freed him from Marianna’s enchantment, Did he say anything about it?
Silvania: No he didn’t. But I’m still happy altogether.
Lucas: So what exactly happened to Marianna?
Silvania: Well, She wanted to take me back to the Mer Kingdom so I could be killed but I had to save myself. Her father, The King found us and was about to kill me with a lighting bolt but I was able to push her in the way and it struck her instead.
Lucas: Wow, Good thinking. Atleast now she’s out of the way… And so is Bethany. (He stands up and bows to her) Congratulations. Stephen is now yours. (chuckles)
Silvania: (blu-shing) Ohhh… (she gr-abs her pillow and clutches to it)
(Next Day)
(Hillwood Mental Sanatorium)
(In Dr Edith’s office)
Bethany: Good morning Dr Edith.
Dr Edith: Morning Bethany.
Bethany: (she sits on the be-d) I’m re-ady for another session.
Dr Edith: Okay, But before we start… I want you to know that you’ll be discharged in about a few days time, I ran a br@in scan on you and I found out your condition has improved tremendously in just a short while. You’re a true survivor, Miss Bethany.
Bethany: Thank you.
Dr Edith: You’ve made amazing progress these past few weeks and I must commend that. (She gets up from her chair and takes out the canister) Anyways, Let’s get to work.
(Bethany lies down and closes her eyes while Dr Edith pumps the canister)
Dr Edith: Think de-ep…
Bethany: Ok. (She ti-ght£ñs her eyes) I remember when I was rushed to the hospital after that car accident, My best friend Clara was the one who always visited me cause my Mom was far away, I was eventually discharged. Later on, I moved into Stephen’s house so we could get closer and…(she opens her eyes and sighs) It st©ps there. I think that’s all I can remember.
Dr Edith: Why don’t you go to your room and have a nap, Then we’ll continue afterwards.
Bethany: (getting off the be-d) Sounds alright.
(In the ocean – The Mer Kingdom)
(At the castle)
Guard: (swimming into the throne room) My King, There’s bad news…
King Jerod: Could there ever be good news? What is it this time?
Guard: My guards and I have looked all over the castle and Prince Erik is nowhere to be found and the prisoner, Alana has escaped as well. We suspect that Prince Erik might have freed her.
King Jerod: (depressingly) Whether he freed her or not, I don’t care… (sighs) Everyone I know is just betraying me. My own daughter went against me, stole my trident and left the surface and now my son has betrayed me and ran off with a commoner… What do I care?!!!
(King Jerod swims out of the throne room)
Guard: (worriedly) What is wrong with him…?
(Another guard swims into the throne room)
Guard 2: King Jerod looked so sad and depressed.
Guard: Uh-Huh
Guard 2: Is it true that Princess Marianna is dead?
Guard: Yes. He accidentally struck her with a lighting bolt in an attempt to kill Silvania.
Guard 2: She deserved it. They all deserve it, Except from Prince Erik. (sighs) I remember when King Henry was ruling us, We lived in peace and harmony and now that King Jerod is ruling us, We all live in fear…
(Meanwhile)
(At the Caves of Niveh)
Alana: (looking around) Where are we?
Prince Erik: The Caves of Niveh. No one, Not even my father who find us here.
Alana: Thank you for saving me. (sighs) But what about my grandma? The King might want to get revenge for my escape by imprisoning her in the dungeon.
Prince Erik: Don’t worry, I’ll go bring her when the time is right. We just have to be patient for a little while.
Alana: (sighs) Okay okay.
(Meanwhile)
(Hillwood Mental Sanatorium)
(Bethany keeps on turning restlessly while she sleeps)
Bethany: Uhhh… (She recalls when her car crashed into the streetlight) Huhh… (She gets another memory of Silvania and Lucas attacking her after the car accident, Next she recalls when she kidnapped Silvania in an attempt to sell her off)
(Bethany g@sps as she opens her eyes)
Bethany: (she sits up and starts ru-bbing her forehead) Ahh, My head. What’s going on… (She recalls when Silvania was telling her all about herself) Silvania. Silvania is a mermaid?
(Bethany immediately starts regaining all of her memories ra-pidly… She remembers her fight with Stephen & Silvania at Hillwood Central hospital, She then recalls when she tried to f0rç£ Silvania out of Sir Griffin’s mansion and she accidentally cuts Silvania’s amulet in the process & how Silvania’s legs transforms into a mermaid tail and her face changing)
Bethany: Yes, I’m sure… Silvania is a mermaid!
(Bethany remembers when she fainted after tou-ching Silvania’s tail, Next she remembers how Silvania caused her accident. She then gets a clearer image of Silvania & Lucas attacking her and pushing her to the stone which caused her to pas-s out… In a fit of rage, Bethany closes her eyes for a few seconds and then she opens them)
Bethany: (angered) I remember… Every single thing!
The Fault in our r0m@nç£
Episode 46
By Johnny Patel
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(Hillwood Mental Sanatorium)
(Bethany angrily paces around the room)
Bethany: (enraged) I remember every single thing now! Argh, I can’t believe that I’ve been here all these times and this is the perfect opportunity for that disgusting freak of nature to snatch Stephen from me. (She glances around the room) I nee-d to get out of here and sell that mermaid before anyone else does! That $12 million is mine!
(Back at Sir Griffin’s mansion)
(In Stephen’s room)
Stephen: (scrolling throu-gh his phone) They don’t post relevant news anymore… (He gets a call) Dad? (He picks the call) Hello
Sir Griffin: (over the phone) Good evening son.
Stephen: Hey Dad, How’re things going over there in Miami?
Sir Griffin: (sighs) Not so well.
Stephen: Haven’t you found Mom?
Sir Griffin: I have but I don’t think she’s re-ady to forgive me even after I continuously apologized. I just don’t wanna leave without her forgiving me because my conscience wouldn’t allow me to rest.
Stephen: Hmm, I might have an idea that could help you
Sir Griffin: I’m listening…
(In Miami, Florida)
(In Gabrielle’s mansion)
Gabrielle: (she stares at the wedding ph0to of her and Sir Griffin and tear drops down on the picture) Uh… (She cleans the tear off her cheeks) No Gabrielle, Do not cry!
(Someone rings the doorbell)
Gabrielle: (she looks to the door) But I’m not expecting any visitors, I wonder who that is…
(She goes to open the door and she sees a delivery man at her doorstep, carrying a large white box along with a larger bouquet of roses)
Gabrielle: (puzzled) Uhh, Can I help you?
Delivery man: Good evening Madam Gabrielle, You have a package…
Gabrielle: From who?
Delivery man: Sir Maximus Griffin. (He hands her the box & flowers then takes out a paper) plea-se sign here.
Gabrielle: (she reluctantly signs the paper) Ok.
Delivery man: Thank you.
(The delivery man leaves and Gabrielle closes the door)
Gabrielle: Why on earth did I even collect this! (She opens the box and sees perfectly wra-pped gifts along with a letter) A letter?
(Gabrielle opens the letter)
She re-ads it:
Dear Gabrielle,
I sincerely want to apologize for all of the pain and suffering I’ve caused you in the past. I’ve been a fool, An idiot to have abandoned you for someone who never cared about me, I was blinded, Gabrielle. plea-se I’m really sorry for everything wrong that I’ve done to you, What happened to me really opened my eyes and taught me a big lesson, I’ve never apologized to anyone before in my life but I’m doing so now because I truly mean it, I’m apologizing to you from the bo-ttomof my heart, I am very sorry…. plea-se forgive me
Yours sincerely,
Maximus Griffin.
(She closes the letter and sighs)
(Meanwhile)
(At Sir Griffin’s mansion)
Richa-rd : Good evening Mr Alex.
Alex: Evening Richa-rd . I’m here to see Stephen, Is he in?
Richa-rd : Yes sir, He’s at the balcony
Alex: Ok thanks. (He goes into the house)
(At the balcony)
Alex: Hey, Stephen!
Stephen: Oh, Hey bro.
(They share a fist bu-mp)
Stephen: What brings you by?
Alex: I just c@m£ to remind you that the launch p@rty is in two days time where we’ll be unveiling the new Silk Hair products.
Stephen: (he wi-dens his eyes and sits up from the chair) Oh $h!t! I forgot all about that… I’ve been really preoccu-pied, I haven’t even done anything concerning the preparations.
Alex: Don’t worry bud, I’ve got everything covered.
Stephen: (sighs in relief) Thank you so much bro.
Alex: Anytime.
Stephen: Where’s the venue? Have you looked for one?
Alex: I didn’t nee-d to, We’ll use your one of your Dad’s multi-purpose halls.
Stephen: Oh right, God! How could I forget all about these? So you planned all of the preparations with the Silk Hair company?
Alex: Yup.
Stephen: Thank you so much bro, You’re a life saver.
(In the ocean – The Mer Kingdom )
(The Caves of Niveh, Prince Erik returns with Alana’s Grandmother)
Alana’s Grandmother: (happily) Alana!
Alana: Oh grandma… (She hvgs her pas-sionately) I’ve missed you very much.
Alana’s Grandmother: Me too my child. Along the way, Prince Erik told me everything that’s been happening all these while, Is it true?
Alana: (sniffles) It’s true, grandma. We’re now fugitives.
Alana Grandmother: (devastated) My goodness…
Prince Erik: Don’t worry, I’ll make sure no harm comes to any of you… Alright?
(Alana and her grandma nod their heads)
(Meanwhile)
(At the castle)
(King Jerod relaxes on his throne while a mermaid servant mas-sages his tail and the other mermaid servant feeds him sea berries)
King Jerod: (chewing a sea berry) Mmm, Tastes ju-icy . (He puts another sea berry into his mouth but he spits it out immediately)
Mermaid servant 1: What’s wrong my King?
King Jerod: (holding a small seed) What is this I’m holding?
Mermaid servant 1: (nervously) A berry seed.
King Jerod: Correct. Now tell me why you decided to leave a seed in my berry?
(He furiously throws the seed at the mermaid servant and she winces slightly from the impact)
Mermaid servant 1: Forgive me my King, It wasn’t a decision, It was just a small mistake…
King Jerod: (he wi-dens his eyes angrily) Small? Do you realize what would have happened to me if I hadn’t s-en-sed the seed in time?
Mermaid servant 1: (nervously) You might’ve choked?
King Jerod: Not “might”! I WOULD have choked!
Mermaid servant 1: (fidgeting) I’m really sorry my King…
King Jerod: (ignoring her plea-s) I’m sure you un-derstand the severity of your crime.
Mermaid servant 1: (crying) My King… plea-se forgive me
King Jerod: Oh well, Since I’m in a good mood today, I will pardon you…
Mermaid servant 1: (she sighs in relief)
King Jerod: YOU ARE BANISHED! LEAVE THE MER KINGDOM IMMEDIATELY!
Mermaid servant 1: But…
King Jerod: If you are not out of here on the count of three, I will have you beheaded. One! Two!
(The mermaid servant hastily drops the clam bowl containing the sea berries, Then she bows as she swims away)
Kng Jerod: (to the second mermaid servant) What are you looking at? Keep on mas-saging my tail!
Mermaid servant 2: (fearfully) Yes my King.
(That night)
(At Sir Griffin’s mansion)
(At the quarters)
Lucas: (entering the room) Hey Silvy.
Silvania: Finished for today?
Lucas: Yeah, Although I wonder why we have to clean every single day. We could just clean about once or twice in a week… That’s okay
Silvania: Well, We’re not being paid $500 to clean just once or twice a week, We’re being paid to clean the house everyday.
Lucas: (he gro-an s as he sits on his be-d) Uhhhh…
Silvania: (chuckles) St©p gro-an ing, Lucas
(Someone knocks on the door)
Silvania: I’ll get that.
(Silvania goes to open the door and she sees Stephen holding two large shopping bags)
Silvania: (suprised) Wow. Sir Stephen, You’re here? At our quarters?
Stephen: (smiling) Yeah. (looking around) The place is really neat.
Lucas: Of course it is, We’re not animals. (chuckles)
Silvania: So, What brings you by? You ha-rd ly ever visit our quarters.
Stephen: Actually… (He takes out a pure white go-wn from one of the bag) I c@m£ to give you this.
Silvania: (staring at the dress) Wow, It’s beautiful. Thank you so much sir… What’s the occasion?
Stephen: We’re having the launch p@rty for Silk Hair products tomorrow, And I would really like you both to be there.
Silvania: (blu-shing) Don’t worry, We will.
Stephen: And Lucas… (He takes out a small sized tuxedo along with well ironed trou-sers) This one’s for you.
Lucas: Nahh, p@rties aren’t really my thing. I’d rather stay home.
Stephen: Are you sure?
Lucas: A hundred percent. (smiles)
Stephen: Well, You can still keep it. I bought it for you.
Lucas: Sure, Thanks.
(Stephen gives Silvania a small jewelry box and she opens it to see two silver earrings)
Stephen: I bought that for you as well.
Silvania: (g@sps) Wow. They’re as beautiful as pearls.
Stephen: And they’ll surely bring out your sparkly silver eyes and make you look prettier.
Silvania: You called me pretty… (She gr-unts like a pig) Oh my God, I’m so sorry.
Stephen: (chuckles) It’s alright… So, I’ll see you guys tomorrow. (He briefly hvgs Silvania) Goodnight.
Silvania: (blu-shing) Goodnight!
(Stephen leaves their quarters)
Lucas: Hmph, It’s still surprising that he actually c@m£ here. (He turns back to see Silvania smiling wi-dely) Uhh, Silvania are you okay?
Silvania: (smiling) Ohhhh…
(Due to excessive happiness, Silvania suddenly faints )
Lucas: Silvania?
To be Continued