KOSOFE GENERAL HOSPITAL, LAGOS
doctor: we need to do the surgery quickly, her heart is failing.
Mr adesegun: how much is it?
doctor: we need a deposit of 2.5 million but you need to pay part of it to start the operation as soon as we can (leaves)
Mrs adesegun: (in tears) where will we get the money from?!
Mr adesegun: I have the children school fees and a little money.
Mrs adesegun: I have some money but it won't be enough.
Valentina: (looking down) daddy, don't pay my school fees, use it for temi's surgery
Mrs adesegun: but if we don't pay, you won't be allowed in school.
Valentina: I know but temi's life is more important.
Valentina: also use mine.
Valentina: no, you have a scholarship exam coming up so no!
Valentine: but..
Mr adesegun: (cuts in) listen to your sister
Valentina: I'll go meet my boss for help....
AFTER A WHILE
Doctor: we are about to start the surgery
Mr adesegun: but we haven't paid even half the deposit.
doctor: someone came with your daughter and all bills have been cleared (leaves)
Valentina : my boss paid.
Mrs adesegun: I told her what happened and how I was going to work to pay her back.
Mr adesegun: but it's going to take two years with extra shifts to pay her back, what about your study?
Valentina: temi is more important
AFTER A WHILE OF PACING AROUND, THE DOCTOR FINALLY WALKS UP TO THEM
Mrs adesegun: how is she?
doctor: I'm sorry!
Mr adesegun: what do you mean by sorry, we asked a question, we didn't fall down!!
doctor: we couldn't save her, we tried our best.0
IN SHOCK, VAL RUNS INTO THE OPERATING THEATER ANT THEY FOLLOW SUIT
Valentina: temi, did you hear what the doctor said? he's such a silly man, how could he say that?, temi get up.
Mrs adesegun: val...
Valentina: come on temi, get up, i'm getting mad now, why are you playing around, the whole family is in tears.
valentine: val (pulls her) 0val she's dead!
Valentina: (pushes him and yells) DON'T TELL ME THAT AGAIN, (now in tears) temi, you're causing me so much pain, you promised to always stay by me, temi get up now, stop playing games (grabs temi hand as she cries uncontrollably) I promise not to trouble you just get up and let's go home....please (she watches as the hand falls lifelessly) temi..
Mrs adesegun: (crying) she's gone dear (hugs her) she left us....
END OF FLASHBACK
Valentina: I couldn't process the information: it came hard on me, I knew everything changed because of a mistake I made, I ended up fainting when I finally realize she was gone for good, I killed her, if I hadn't made her jog so much (starts crying and laughing at the same time to cover up the pain) I killed her (falls to her knees and uses her palm to cover her face) I killed her
SOO JOONG WHO HAS BEEN BY THE DOOR LISTENING TO THE STORY BEGAN TO REMEMBER HIS PAINFUL PAST OF BULLYING THEN HE LEAVES TO HIS OFFICE IN ANGER
Valentina: (stands and wipes her tears) I have to go, Mr soo joong called before we began the story (leaves)
soo hoo: val...
SHE ENTERS HIS OFFICE TO SEE IT SCATTERED, THE GLASS VASE IS BROKEN SO IS HIS LAPTOP, THE CHAIRS ARE LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND HIS HAND WAS BLEEDING
Valentina: (in shock) what happened/?
SHE TAKES THE FIRST AID KIT TO TEND TO HIS WOUND
Valentina: your hand (holds his hand)
Soo joong: let me go .
HE PULLS HIS HAND BUT SHE GRABS IT GENTLY
Valentina: stop being stubborn.
SHE BEGAN TO TEND TO HIS WOUND WITH ALL FOCUS SO THAT HE WON'T NOTICE HER TEARY EYES, HE STARES AT HER
Soo joong: you're crying.
Valentina: (in a shaky voice) no I wasn't, something got into my eye, I have no reason to cry.
FEELING PITY FOR HER, HE PULLS HER INTO HIS ARMS
Soo joong: you'll feel better if you cry it all out.
SHE BEGINS TO CRY ON HIS CHEST AND HE PATS HER ON HER BACK...