The sound of an explosion from afar alerts them.
KENECHUKWU
No you will not.
CHUKWUEMEKA
You cannot stop me.
KENECHUKWU
I can stop you, I am your
elder
Sister. Did you just hear
that?
CHUKWUEMEKA
Yes.
KENECHUKWU
Are you not scared?
CHUKWUEMEKA
A little bit.. very afraid.
KENECHUKWU
Then why do you want to do
this?
CHUKWUEMEKA
This meat is nice.
KENECHUKWU
We can’t stay here tonight,
we have to keep moving.
CHUKWUEMEKA
Not until I get my 1911.
KENECHUKWU
Why?
CHUKWUEMEKA
Because Some animals cannot
be reasoned with,
And your first responds is
to save yourself.
He continues with his meat,
Kenechukwu just stares at him a little afraid of her brothers sudden courage.
NIGHT
The smoke from the fireplace
they have in the forest they call home still lingers in the air. Knenchukwu has
her arms wrapped around her little brother as they sleep, it is a cold night.
Chukwuemeka has his eyes
open to the empty night. He slowly removes his his sister’s hand from him and
rolls the log in place of himself.
CHUKWUEMEKA
I will be back soon.
He runs off, before he gets
far he slips and falls.
CHUKWUEMEKA
Stupid can.
Knenechukwu flinches a
little in her sleep.
KENCHUKWU
What is that?
She grabs the log tighter.
KENECHUKWU
(stills sleepy)
Why do you smell like dirt.
Shh
Just sleep.
Chukwuemeka picks himself up
slowly and sneaks away.
NIGHT, VILLAGE
There is a big camp fire in
the village, the soldiers are burning the villagers properties. It is like a
carnival there.
The soldiers have some women
singing and dancing for them, and some other people they have captured
JUWON
Can I have your attention everyone.
With a cup of palm-wine in
his hand. The singing stops, but the soldiers are still having there fun,
talking and shouting.
JUWON
(Leaves an air shot)
I said shut up.
He gets their attention.
JUWON
The battle is not won yet,
this is just one
Part of it.
They want a new safe heaven,
oh well,
We will give them hell, till
they realize
that we are one, and no one
can leave.
Well you can leave, but not with what
we both own.
SOILDERS
Yesss
MAN
You will not succeed with
this,
We have never been accepted,
and
now we want to leave,
you still don’t want us to
What do you want?
NIGHT, CHUKWUEMEKA’S HOUSE.
Chukwuemeka sneaks in
through the back door, he can here the noise from the other end, not too far
from the house.
He walks in his fathers
room, peeps under the bed and brings out a box.
He opens the box and pulls the gun from it and chunks it in his trouser.
He places the box back under
the bed. Just as he turns to leave, he bumps into a soldier.
SOLDIER
Hiding are you. What do you
have with you?
CHUKWUEMEKA
Nothing.
He grabs Chukwuemeka and
pulls out his gun.
SOLDIER
Where did you get this?
CHUKWUEMEKA
Let me go please.
Chukwuemeka tries to take
back the gun, but the soldier is too strong for him. The soldier carries him on
the shoulder as chukwuemeka struggles and screams to come down, but it is
useless.
NIGHT, VILLAGE.
Juwon, pulls his gun at the
man.
JUWON
I want to set you free.
Soldier bringing in
Chukwuemeka to the supposed death carnival.
CHUKWUEMEKA
Leave me alone!! let me go.
The soldier throws him in
the middle of the scene.
SOLDIER
I saw him snooping, and I
found this with him.
Hands Juwon the gun.
Juwon bends to talk to
Chukwuemeka, trying to recognize him.
JUWON
I know you.
CHUKWUEMEKA
No you don’t.
JUWON
I do, I never miss a shoot,
but
I missed you, I can’t forget that.
I guess this is for your
father.
CHUKWUEMEKA
Yes.
JUWON
Do you know how to use it?
CHUKWUEMEKA
Yes.
JUWON
Good
(Throws him the gun)
Pick it up.
Chukwuemeka picks up the gun
and points it to Juwon.
JUWON
Hate is blinding, you see
only what you
Want to hurt, you don’t see
what is behind you.
Chukwuemeka turns, he sees
three men pointing their guns at him.
JUWON
Make sure you do not miss
your shoot,
Because either ways you will
die.
Chukwuemeka is firm with his
aim on Juwon, Juwon comes closer.
JUWON
I will give you another
option.
(Points to the man)
Shoot him and you will live.
One of the soldiers shoots
the ground really close to Chukwuemeka. It scares him.
JUWON
The next one will be to your
head.
A soldier goes closer and
puts the gun on chukwuemeka’s head.
Juwon directs Chukwuemeka’s
gun to the man.
JUWON
I will count to three,
onee..
MAN
Shoot me my son, I will
rather die
Than live in this
catastrophe
JUWON
Two…
Chukwuemeka is confuse, his
hands are shaking.
Juwon turns
JUWON
Three.
Chukwuemeka turns his gun
really fast to Juwon and shoots.
Just immediately, another
gun shoot is heard.
Chukwuemeka falls on his
knees looking at Juwon on the ground fulfilled, with a tear in his eyes, as his
gun slips away from his hand.