(That evening)
Aunt Maria: Welcome back darling.
Uncle Roberto: Thanks but I'm still going back to work. I came back to get some documents to do some presentations to my boss.
Aunt Maria: Alright honey. Wish you luck.
(Uncle Roberto leaves the house, Few minutes later, Morena returns home)
Morena: Good evening aunty..
Aunt Maria: What's good about the evening? Why're you returning home by this time?
Morena: We had numerous clients today. So I had to attend to all of them before leaving work.
Aunt Maria: Do you know you're very stupid?! Who's going to pick up my kids?
Morena: Ohhh, I didn't know.
Aunt Maria: Drop your bags and go and pick them up. (hands her money and a grocery list) When you get back, Go to the supermarket and buy all the items on that list.
(Morena collects the money and the list and leaves the house)
Aunt Maria: Stupid Idiot!
(That night)
Aunt Maria: Welcome back darling. How was work today?
Uncle Roberto: Really stressful. I'm famished.
Aunt Maria: Don't worry, I already have your favorite meal prepared....
(Later that night)
(After dinner, Morena washes the plates and Juanita and Juan sneaks into the kitchen)
Juan: (quietly) Juanita, Why did you bring me to the kitchen?
Juanita: (quietly) I want to show you a very funny prank.
Juan: What prank?
Juanita: Watch this...
(Juanita throws her doll at her Morena. Out of fright, She drops the ceramic plate she was washing on the floor and it breaks into the pieces)
Morena: (shocked) What the... Juanita! Why did you do that?!
(Alerted by the noise, Uncle Roberto and Aunt Mara rush into the kitchen)
Aunt Maria: What happened in here?!
Juanita: Mom! Morena just broke one of the expensive ceramic plates you bought from overseas.
(Morena looks at Juanita in shock)
Juan: (angrily) Juanita!
Aunt Maria: (she looks on the floor and sees the broken pieces of the ceramic plate) Oh my God!!!
Morena: Aunt, it wasn't intentional. Juanita threw her doll at me and out of fright, The plate fell from my hands....
(Without listening to Morena's side of the story, Aunt Maria grabs a long wooden plank and attempts to walk to Morena but Uncle Roberto pulls her back)
Uncle Roberto: What're you about to do?!
Aunt Maria: I want to beat her! How dare this girl destroy my costly ceramic plate?
Uncle Roberto: You want to beat her? Maria, Is she a child?
Aunt Maria: But she broke my plate and she won't go scot free!
(Aunt Maria breaks free from Uncle Roberto's hold and walks to Morena)
Uncle Roberto: Maria don't touch her! Like she said, It wasn't intentional. Didn't you hear when she said Juanita threw her
doll at her?
Juan: Yes Daddy. It was Juanita who caused it.
(Juan picks up the doll and shows it to Uncle Roberto and Juanita looks at him in anger)
Uncle Roberto: Juanita, Is this true?
Juanita: Daddy....Umm...It was just a prank....
Uncle Roberto: What kind of silly prank is this? You know what? You're grounded for two days!
Juanita: But Daddy...
Uncle Roberto: There are no buts! Go to your room!
(Juanita sadly leaves the kitchen and goes to her room)
Aunt Maria: So what're we going to do about the broken plate? (looks at Morena) Besides, She was the one WHO broke it. She can't go unpunished!
Uncle Roberto: Maria, Please its too late to constitute a nuisance...
Aunt Maria: But darling, She broke my favorite plate.
Uncle Roberto: Don't worry, I'll get you a plate similar to that. Besides there are many other expensive ceramic plates similar to that one in this house.
Aunt Maria: (conceals her anger) Okay no problem...
(She drops the wooden plank and leaves the kitchen)
Uncle Roberto: (To Morena) Just pack up the plates.
Morena: Ok Sir.
(At Midnight)
(Aunt Maria barges into Morena's room)
Aunt Maria: What're you doing?
Morena: Umm...I was doing some research on my laptop.
(Aunt Maria drops a heap of dirty clothes on Morena's bed)
Aunt Maria: I want you to wash all the clothes sparkling clean and when you're done, I want you to iron all of them.
Morena: But Aunty, It's midnight. I can do it tomorrow morning since tomorrow's day off.
Aunt Maria: Are you telling me how to run things around my own house? You must be very STUPID!
Morena: I'm sorry ma.
Aunt Maria: Foolish girl. (checks the time) You better be done washing them before 1am.
(Aunt Maria attempts to leave the room)
Aunt Maria: Lest I forget, The washing machine is faulty so you'll wash them...With your hands.
(Aunt Maria leaves the room and slams the door behind her)
(Later on)
(In the ironing room)
Morena: (sighs) I'm sleepy already... At least I'm done with the clothes, I just need to iron them.
(Aunt Maria enters the room)
Aunt Maria: Take this... (Hands her another iron)
Morena: Don't worry Aunt, I'll use this one... (points at the iron on the ironing board)
(Aunt Maria replaces the iron on the ironing board with the one she brought)
Aunt Maria: Use that one!
(She leaves the room)
Morena: (angrily) Oh God, I'm tired!!! (she rolls on the floor)
(Aunt Maria enters the room and Morena immediately gets up)
Aunt Maria: What is happening? Why're you crying and rolling on the floor?
Morena: (cleans her tears) Nothing ma. I'll start ironing right away.
(Morena puts the cloth on the ironing board and when she presses the iron on the shirt, it gets burnt immediately)
Aunt Maria: What the heck? You burnt my husband's shirt!
Morena: No Aunty, it wasn't intentional. I don't know how this happened, Something must be wrong with the iron you gave me.
(Aunt Maria slaps Morena)
Aunt Maria: Shut up! Are you now trying to blame the iron? You purposely did this and you will pay!
Morena: I'm really sorry ma...
(Aunt Maria notices the necklace on Morena's neck)
Aunt Maria: And who gave you that necklace on your neck? It's your boyfriend isn't it? Give me that!
(Aunt Maria reaches for Morena's neck and attempts to cut the necklace but Morena holds her hand firmly)
Morena: Enough! You have abused, insulted, provoked and maltreated me and I've been keeping quiet but I will never ever allow you to touch my late mother's necklace!
(Aunt Maria frees her hand from Morena's grip and when she does, She staggers backwards and falls down)
Aunt Maria: (breathes heavily) You're now challenging me? Fine. Let's how bold you can be....
(Aunt Maria swiftly gets up from the floor and attacks Morena, Agitated, She immediately frees herself from Aunt Maria's grip)
Morena: STOP!
(Morena attempts to leave but Aunt Maria violently pulls her back by her hair and grabs the ravaging hot iron then presses it in her back)
Morena: (screams in agony) AHHHHHH!!!!!
Aunt Maria: You can scream as loud as you want, Everyone's asleep, No one will come to your rescue! (She says this as she rams the hot iron into Morena's back)
(Meanwhile)
(Juan goes to Uncle Roberto's room and wakes him up)
Juan: Dad. I can't sleep. I keep on hearing screams.
Uncle Roberto: It's probably some raccoons. Why don't you go back to bed?
Juan: But Dad, I can't sleep.
Uncle Roberto: Don't worry, I'll follow you to your room.
(On their way to Juan's room, Uncle Roberto and Juan hears loud screams)
Juan: Dad?
Uncle Roberto: I hear it too. This way...
(Meanwhile)
(Satisfied, Aunt Maria removes the iron from Morena's back and drops it on the ironing table)
Morena: (furiously) I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!!
(Morena attacks Aunt Maria and hits her severally, Aunt Maria attempts to retaliate but is overpowered quickly, They knock down the clothes, iron, ironing table, mirror amidst their fight. Morena eventually gets Aunt Maria to the floor, She straddles her, slaps her and pummels her severely. Few seconds later, Uncle Roberto and Juan enter the ironing room and sees Morena beating Aunt Maria)
Uncle Roberto: (shocked) Morena?