Episode fifty nine
Family reunion
Becca is in the hospital, she's sitting besides her mother who is in the hospital bed, Lizzy enters with Freddie
Lizzy: Oh my God! How did this happen? When? (No answer, goes close to her mom and touches her face)
Mom? Mom? Wake up, It's me Lizzy, I'm here to disturb you as usual, wake up!
Becca: (Goes to meet her sister) She's in coma, Lizzy
Lizzy: (turns to her sister angrily) You!
You were with her in the house and you never knew what was happening with her?!
Such a daughter you are!
Becca: It's not my fault, I didn't….
Lizzy: You didn't know, of course you wouldn't know! You're always whining about attention without paying attention to others! (Becca begins to cry)
Freddie: (Goes to hug Becca) It's not her fault, Lizzy. And you know that
Lizzy: Where's the doctor in charge of Mom? (Walks out)
Freddie: It's okay, she isn't blaming you, she's just worried….
(Kris and Lucy enters)
Lucy: What is happening? Why crying?
Freddie: It's nothing
Lizzy shouted on her that's why
Lucy: Oh!
Kris: How is aunt?
Freddie: She's sleeping
Becca: Coma, you mean…
Freddie: Let's use the word sleeping, Becca.. (Lizzy enters with the male doctor in charge)
Lizzy: So tell us doctor, what actually is wrong with mom?
Doctor: After running some tests, it's discovered that she was poisoned, the type of poison that kills slowly…
Kris: How come she got poisoned?
Lizzy: This happened on your watch, Becca! (About to attack Becca)
Freddie: (Shields Becca by covering her with his embrace) You better find a way to control your anger Lizzy!
Lizzy: (Breaks down in tears and Kris hugs her)
Lucy: I just can't believe this, how come?
Doctor what's to be done?
Can't the poison not be removed?
Doctor: It can be removed and we are on it
Although, it's 50/50
Lucy: Do your best doctor. (Doctor nods and leaves)
Freddie: I hope the doctor gets a solution fast….
Becca: My brother, call my brother…
Kris: Your brother?
Becca: Brown
Lucy: Brown's your brother?
Lizzy: (rolls her eyes) She likes to call him that
Lucy: Give me your phone let me ring him (Becca passes the phone to her and she calls him, he picks up)
Hello, Brown…
Yes, it's Lucy…
Becca wants you…
At the hospital….
Her mother's hospital…
Alright, see you soon. (Hangs up)
He's coming
(Everywhere becomes silent)
Brown is in his apartment sweating profusely, his phone rings again and the caller is his mom
Brown: Mom..
Brown's mother: What have you done?
Brown: (sobs) I poisoned her! I poisoned her mom, and she's battling for her life in the hospital
Brown's mother: Who is that?
Brown: Tabitha…
Brown's mother: I knew something was going on since you have been avoiding my calls for the past days… I'm at the airport, come pick me up let's go to the hospital together
Brown: You are here?!
Brown's mother: Yes and come pick me up already, that's why I called in the first place!
Be fast! (Hangs up)
Brown: (Quickly takes his wallet and leaves)
At the hospital
An hour and thirty minutes later, Brown arrives the hospital with his Mom, they go into the ward of Tabitha after asking about it
Becca: Brown, you're here! (Runs to Brown who holds her in a hug)
Brown: I'm sorry, I came this late, I had to pick mom from the airport, she just arrived
(Everyone greets his mother)
Brown's mother: I came from Nigeria because I have been wanting to visit my son and also because I suspected that things weren't okay
Lucy: How's Nigeria?
Brown's mother: Nigeria is the way it is.
Brown has something to say to you all…
Go ahead son, it's better to confess
Brown: Becca, I'm sorry! I'm sorry Lizzy, I'm sorry everyone!
I…..I did something despicable…I thought I was revenging….
I came to NYC to avenge the family that I thought took everything from me..
I tried to take everything back and when I knew that someone needed to go down for me to get them….
I poisoned her….
Lizzy: What are you trying to say? Are you saying that you poisoned my mother?
Becca: He can't do that…
Brown: I'm the one that poisoned your mother… (bows his head in shame)
Kris: And when you think you know someone..
Lucy: Unbelievable!
(Kpa! A hot slap can be head, Becca slaps Brown)
Becca: If my mother doesn't survive this, I will never forgive you!! Never!
(Lizzy stands up from where she's sitting but Freddie holds her from going towards Brown)
Lizzy: Freddie leave me alone!
Freddie: Don't fight him, At Least not yet..
Lizzy: If anything happens to my mother, I will not mind going to jail for killing you, and I mean it!
(Mr and Mrs Green with Mr Adams enters, they were greeted and they exchanged pleasantries with Brown's mother)
(Doctor enters)
Doctor: (Goes to give the mother injection) This will help the poison die, she will wake anytime soon
Brown's mother: Glory to God!
Nurse: (Enters with a medical report) Doctor, I just checked, Mrs Tabitha had a fibroid and the poison made it worse.
The fibroid was small but the poison made it grow an inch, it will cause problems doctor, something needs to be done
Doctor: Let's take her to the operation theater, call for backup (Nurse leaves)
We will have to operate on her immediately, the fibroid needs to be removed as soon as possible in order not to cause more problems..
Brown's mother: I fear surgery, doctor. Is there nothing else we can do?
Doctor: I'm afraid not…
Mr Adams : Everything will be okay..
(Tabitha wakes up)
Tabitha: You are all here?
Lizzy and Becca: Mom! (Runs to hug her)
Tabitha: I'm fine, why are you all here?
And who's that? (Points to Brown's mother)
Brown's mother: I'm Brown's mother, I came to see you..
Tabitha: And why? Did I tell you that I was dying?
Becca: She accompanied her son for his confession, mom..
Lizzy: The bastard poisoned you!
Tabitha: What?!
Brown: I'm so sorry, sincerely sorry…I was stupid..
Mr Green: Why did you poison her?
Lucy: Said he wanted revenge for them taking what belongs to him..
Tabitha: What does he mean by what belongs to him?
Brown's mother: He thought you were purposely taking his father's properties and denying his access to them
Kris: What concerns them with your father?
Brown's mother: They have one father
Everyone except Brown: What?!
Brown's mother: Their father got married to me and I had Brown for him, it was when Brown was two years old that he confessed about having a family in New York, a wife and two beautiful daughters.
There was nothing to do about it since I was the second wife.
He made me promise not to reveal anything to his family and continued to send money and visit occasionally.
When he died in a plane crash, it was heartbreaking, but what was more heartbreaking was that he willed everything to his family in NYC, meaning that we didn't matter to him
Brown was mad about it and vowed to get revenge, even when I kept persuading him not to….and he eventually took revenge…
Brown: I regretted my doings, the very day I found out that You never knew about us, I thought you knew about us but neglected and took everything from us.
Tabitha: That is understandable…your actions are justifiable….
I couldn't believe that he did this to us! I could never in my wildest dreams think about him having another family…
Becca: So you were my brother all along..
No wonder I felt a close relationship with you
Lizzy: What about the surgery?
Tabitha: What surgery?
Lizzy: You have a fibroid mom and the poison made it worse!
Tabitha: It's an easy surgery. I will be fine and healthy after it
Doctor: Ready for the surgery?
Mrs Green: If it was neurosurgery, I would do it right away..
Tabitha: (smiles) I know dear….
Let's go for the surgery, doctor…