Episode fifty two
I Don't Think She Loves Me, Or Does She?
Lucy and Gina can be seen going to school together with Mr Potter driving them.
Lucy: Do you, um….Do you kinda, like sometimes..
Gina: Miss my mom? Yes I do, not sometimes, all the time. I do feel her around me, kinda but she will always remain in here (touches her chest).
Lucy: You are strong. You really are. For someone your age, you are strong.
Gina: (Smiles broadly) Thank you Sis.
And I can also give relationship advice, that's if you want
Lucy: No thank you.
Gina: Hmm, How about Kris?
Lucy: I don't wanna talk about that. When he is ready he will open up.
Gina: Hmm, alright.
(Goes through her phone) Becca and one Louis guy are in a relationship?
Lucy: Just for a month.
It was my plan. ( Mr potter pulls up at Royal middle school) I will tell you later.
Stay in class and listen to your teachers
Gina: (Comes down from the car) I should be the one telling you that.
Byeeeeee(runs off)
Lucy: Naughty girl! (Mr potter laughs)
In the class
A teacher is leaving the class as Lucy enters, she hasn't been this late before. The class stared questioningly but no one dared to ask. Lucy majestically walked to her seat and sat down. Kris and Becca stared intensely at her.
Lucy: What? Why staring?
Becca: You are asking why we are staring at you? When you are late?
What happened to your alarm?
Kris: And I thought I was the late comer.
Becca: Is this because I didn't come to call you to school, Lucy?
Kris: Or did you break your alarm clock?
Lucy: Chill guys, this is the first and only day, Promise
Becca: You know this is our final year and you don't joke with final year worst still final term classes
Kris: And you missed a class right now!
Lucy: Guys, please! Enough!
I only came late today because of Gina. She didn't wake on time and pleaded for me to come to school with her.
Kris: Hmm
Becca: She shouldn't cost you classes….
Lucy: This is the only time she will make me come late to school, I'm sure of it
Kris: Okay
Becca: I hope so
Kris: You can come to my house after school let me teach you what you just missed. Lucky you, I will be in Adam's house today.
Lucy: I don't want to, thanks. Becca will teach me
Becca: Oh girl, you are wrong, I won't. I am busy today, Brown is coming to my house to have lunch with us.
Lucy: Hmm, Brown this Brown that. Don't get into trouble with this Nigerian boy
Kris: Be careful
Becca: Common, it's nothing serious. We are just friends. Promise
Kris: Your choice
Lucy: If you say so.
(To Kris) See you at your house then. Two hours after close time cause I have something I'm working on with Gina.
Kris: Kk
What should I prepare for you?
Becca: Like you can cook
Kris: (Eyes Becca) What should I tell the cook to prepare for you?
Lucy: Rice cake.
Been craving for it.
Becca: Oh, I didn't tell you guys, Brown said he's gonna teach me how to make African salad.
I will make some and bring for you guys
Kris: Yummy!
Lucy: Alright
At the Adam's mansion
Lucy rings the bell and a maid opens the door.
Maid: Good evening, Miss
Lucy: Good evening.
Please can you tell Kris that I'm here?
Maid: Okay Miss. Please have your seat, you can clap and another maid will come to serve you what you want.
Lucy: Okay
Maid: I will take your leave. (Goes to call Kris)
Lucy: (Sits down on a big couch) Lucky me, the twins are not home, they are gone for their cooking class.
(Claps, a maid appears in a minute) get a cold orange juice for me
Maid: Yes Miss. (Bows and leaves)
Intercom: (Kris's voice) I'm in my room Luc, come up here. I have set the table ready for studying.
Lucy: (mimics him) I have set the table ready for studying. Using an intercom! (Takes her books and stands up, the maid she sent to bring her a drink comes with a tray of orange juice looking chilled and a glass cup). Please bring it upstairs. (They go up)
Lucy: (Gets to Kris's room and knocks)
Kris: Come in. (Lucy enters and the maid keeps the juice on the table and leaves)
Hey baby girl, what's up?
Lucy: Studying is what's up. (Gulps down her juice)
Kris: Thirsty girl.
Come sit (taps the bed), don't just stand there
Lucy: (sits down close to him) So?
Kris: So what?
Lucy: Teach me literature, that's why I'm here in the first place!
Kris: Won't you eat first?
Lucy: I will eat later
Kris: Alright. (Takes his phone and goes through it for minutes)
Lucy: Dude! I don't have all evening here! (Takes the phone from him and puts it on the table) Start teaching already!
Kris: (Chuckles) My fierce baby. (Goes to the table and brings a book with a textbook and a phone pad along) I see you brought your book. Why didn't you bring your school pad along?
Lucy: Forgot it. It was when Mr Potter dropped me here that I remembered
Kris: We will use mine then.
Now, the topic was Drama, a very interesting topic and that's why I offered to teach you (winks at her who rolls her eyes which makes him chuckle) Spending time with you is so valuable.
Now, Drama, what is drama?
Lucy: (Writes what he says)
Kris: (Reads from his pad) Drama is simply put as life acted on stage. It is acted by actresses and actors who are females and males respectively, although all are called actors. People who act on stage are called casts and people who work with them to make the drama an exact interpretation of life are called crews.
Let's check the textbook (Opens the textbook and reads through it)
The textbook is actually saying the same thing. Like why do we buy the textbook anyways!
Lucy: I guess the pad was made for students who don't like reading books but enjoy staring at screens.
Kris: Understandable
Lucy: Go on, I have scribbled them on my book
Kris: Yeah, that's where it ends on this unit.
Lucy: (Takes the pad and checks) That's not what I'm seeing here
Kris: I don't wanna read from here again, lemme explain everything here on this unit totally to your understanding
Lucy: Okay
Kris: (Switches off the pad and puts it on the table and remains standing) Drama to me, it's the imitation of life on stage for everyone to see, especially for people who are ignorant of the happenings of the world. It is the passing of information to the world.
For example, you see those K-movies that you watch (Lucy nods) the pathetic ones and the lovey whatever ones, these are stories about happenings of the world shown to you.
Lucy: Nice.
But what about those magical ones and horror ones
Kris: Those are imaginations of people. It's rumored most times that some movies are based on true stories, like they're real. But no one knows exactly
Lucy: So, some movies, Drama, are also acted based on imaginations to entertain us and show us other people's thoughts and ideologies
Kris: Exactly!
Now, the place where drama is performed is called a stage, even though it might be different rooms or places which are called settings. In a drama there are two main characters out of all characters and they are protagonist and antagonist (Lucy writes) Protagonist is the good guy while the antagonist is the bad guy that always fights the good guy and goes against him.
Lucy: Wow!
Kris: That's all. I'm done
Lucy: Thank you very much, I learned a lot!
You should be a teacher, it suits you (Kris laughs and sits close to her)
Kris: Let's act a short drama, just you and I. (Lucy looks at him confused) To see if you understand fully
Lucy: Alright
Kris: I will act a guy confessing his feelings to a girl and you will act the girl. (Lucy nods anxiously)
Lucy, I have something I always wanted to tell you
Lucy: Alright, I'm listening
Kris: I love you. I don't know the meaning of love but my heart craves for you, my heart beats for you. Your eyes charm me, your smile drives me crazy. I want to make you happy, I want you to be my priority. Every moment of my life, I want it to be spent with you. I want you. I need you. I love you.
Lucy: (Stunned) Um…um, I.. don't know what to say
Kris: (Goes close to her and holds her hands) Just say whatever comes to your mind
Lucy: (Surprised and tense) I…I..
Kris: (Notices her tension) And cut!
(Claps) That was wonderful! You know how to act. I should recommend you to my director, your beauty and brains, your acting skills and beauty is all he needs.
Lucy: (Stupefied) No thanks. I don't wanna be in the movie industry.
Kris: The movie industry has just lost a gem that they haven't even met!
Lucy: (Smiles forcefully)
Kris: What? Were you feeling the act?
Like you thought it was real?
Lucy: Nope. I know it wasn't, you can't fall for me and neither can I. We are best of Friends even family.
Besides love is so not my thing and I know it isn't yours too
Kris: What if it was real?
Lucy: It wouldn't be. It won't even be love if it was real, I would say infatuation.
(Stands up) I have to go. I have something to do at home
Kris: What about your food?
Lucy: Another time.
Goodbye (Leaves)
Kris: (punches the bed) I can't believe that I'm hurting her. Look how hurt she was!
Damn you Kris!
But I have to do it. Fuck!
(Stops punching the bed) She.. she doesn't even seem to love me, I mean,even after pouring out my heart, she didn't respond, she bluntly told me that it was impossible between us.
I don't think she loves me. Or does she?
Fadeout