LAUREN
Lauren sits across from Becky (Jon’s receptionist) at a 5 star restaurant. They have become very close since their first encounter at Unigrow bonded by the dislike of Janet. They learned since that day that they have a lot of common interest. They both are single and looking for love, they both are educated women, they both like the same foods and clothes, they both are southern women with old fashion values, and they both enjoy the finer things in life, and last but not least they both can’t stand Janet.
“I went on a date with this guy, and call me picky, but he wore white socks with black dress slacks and dress shoes. He was a nice guy once you get pass the excruciating scent of Brute cologne,” Lauren says followed by laugher.
“You have the craziest stories, girl. You know I don’t get along with a lot of women. They are intimidated by me because I’m single and of course beautiful (laughs) just kidding, but I’m glad we get along. Single girlfriends don’t ever last and when they see that you have confidence it’s all over,” Becky said.
“Girl I hear you. I don’t pay that no mind. They just showing how and who they are and you wouldn’t want that anyway. Can you imagine if you did find a good man how they would act? Girl you gon have to watch them and who wants to deal with that drama. I say ‘show me who you are so I could pick the weeds out the bed of flowers’ (laugher),” Lauren said.
“Oh hear comes our food. By the way Lauren it’s on me this time,” Becky says.
“Girl it’s okay. You got to pay off those student loans. Plus I asked you to come,” Lauren said.
“Alright if you insist,” Becky says.
The waiter sets the food on the table. The pair looks at the dishes and is very impressed.
Lauren feels her cell phone vibrating in her purse. She looks at it and sees that it’s a text from Tracy.
‘I’m at Jon’s just so you know I’m alright. My phone will be off. I need to take care of this business with him. I promise it won’t be any trouble’
Becky notices that Lauren has a disturbed look on her face. “Is everything okay?” Becky asked.
Lauren looks up at Becky and puts on a fake smile, “Yeah, yeah, everything is okay. It’s nothing.”
THUNDER, ROBERT @ THE OTHELLA SHOW
“Ok, just let me say what everybody is thinking…..,” Robert said but was cut off by Othella.
“I’m sorry Robert, hold that though. We have to go to a commercial break. When we come back the boys will make there signature snack. You don’t wanna miss this. Come back to us after these messages on the Othella Show,” Othella said and suddenly her make-up and hair dresser comes and prep her for the next segment.
“OH SO WE BIG TIME NOW? WHEN YOU GON SUPPORT YOUR SON NIGGA?”
(Producer say’s…back in 5,4,3,2,…back on the air.)
“What are you doing here? I got a protection order against you,” Thunder said trying to stay calm.
“Ha, Ha, Ha, hello dear. Is this part of your presentation?” Othella said trying to mask the situation.
“Go to commercial, go to commercial!” Othella says.
Security grabs a fiesty Sahralonda and escorts her back stage and calls the police, but she is putting up a fight and they find it hard to hold her.
Robert stands there in disbelief and embarrassment.
BANG!!!!!! BANG!!!!!
“Call an ambulance!” a producer yelled.
It was pandemonium and chaos in the Othella Show studio and the audience scattered towards the exits.
“Yes, there was a shooting and there is no pulse. Can you get someone hear quickly please!?” a producer told the emergency operator.
Thunder drops the .38 as he watches Sahralonda lay on the floor.
“THUNDER! Thunder?” Robert says concern that Thunder has developed stage fright. Robert waves his hands and snaps his fingers in front of Thunder’s face.
“Is he okay?” Othella asked.
Robert begins to shake Thunder, “Thunder, Thunder, wake up,” Robert says as he stands over Thunder. “We only have an hour before we have to board the plane to Chicago.”
“Huh? I didn’t mean to. I didn’t mean to,” Thunder said slowly waking up out of his nightmare.
“You didn’t mean to what? Sounds like you had an interesting dream,” Robert said.
“Oh, yeah, I was dreaming?” Thunder said not sure what is reality and maybe a fantasy to him.
“You wanna tell me about it?” Robert asked.
“Umm, no it’s okay. Just a crazy dream (he laughs),” Thunder said with relief entering his pounding heart.
“Alright, well start packing. I found this note for you, it was at the front door,” Robert hand Thunder the note.
Thunder opened the note that had a light jasmine scent. “It’s from Londa,” Thunder said surprisingly and wondered how she knew he was in New York.
“Londa? Sahralonda?” Robert asked.
“Yeah, we call her Londa. I don’t why her momma named her that ghetto name. Most people can’t even pronounce it,” Thunder said while opening the note.
Dearest Thunder,
You didn’t think that I would find you and know what your plans are. But I have a surprise for you when I see you. See we gon get married. You are gonna be with me so you need to stop playing yo little ass game. That order of protection don’t mean nothing to me because believe it or not, if I can’t have you nobody will. Smooches smooches.
Your Wife,
Sahralonda Jenkins
p.s.
Jenkins….got a nice (ring) to it don’t it? Love you.
________________________
Thunder starts to tear the note up until Robert grabs his hand and stops him.
“Hey don’t be stupid. Obvious that note doesn’t have anything good in it. You save that and show that to the police. Are you crazy,” Robert said and points his finger at his head gesturing Thunder to think before he reacts.
Robert’s cell phone rings.
“Hey honey. Yeah we are up. Just doing a little last minute packing,” Robert says and hears an unfamiliar voice in the background. “Do you have company?”
“Yes, it’s Thunder’s wife. She came by to apologize and we had been just talking about the kids. I know that…” Carla was cut off by Robert.
“What do you mean Thunder’s wife? They aren’t married. How long have she been their?” Robert said with anger in voice.
“Well honey change your tone. What’s got into you? I know what I told you about her, but she felt bad and apologize especially since I helped her with her head injury from Francesca,” Carla said in a higher pitch than her normal voice.
“Get her out of that house. She is no good. He has a protection order against her. (Silence on the other end) Hello, are you there?” Robert said.
Thunder comes out of the bathroom with an astonished look on his face, “Is everything ok?”
Robert looks at Thunder but don’t say anything. He don’t want to risk Thunder not attending The Othella Show by telling him his estranged ex is with Carla.
“Robert, it’s so nice to finally talk with you. I’m sorry for the trouble that I put you and your family through. Maybe when you get back we can talk about it over coffee, huh? Tell Thunder I will be seeing him soon,” Sahralonda said is such a pleasant tone.
“Get the hell out my house and put my wife back on the phone,” Robert said in a low but heated pitch.
“Who is that?” Thunder asked.
“I know it was just a misunderstanding. Thunder likes to be kept on his toes. That’s why he loves me. I will give the phone back to your wife, chow,” Sahralonda said with such grace and completely ignoring what Robert said.
“It’s her sister, Janet,” Robert lied to Thunder.
Thunder walks back into the bathroom. He doesn’t want to interfere with Robert’s family business, remembering when Robert told him ‘it’s not your affair and to stay out of it’.
“See honey, you are overreacting. Wait till you get to know her. After all that mess we went through, I understand why she reacted they way she did. You just need to watch Thunder (Carla said in a low tone, not wanting Sahralonda to hear) he is just a cheater. That’s why she was acting like that,” Carla said.
“Carla, you don’t know this lady….”
“You never even meet her. I thought we were a family of acceptance and non-judgment. That’s what we teach our children. I’m hanging up now. Have a safe flight. I love you. Good bye,” Carla said and hangs the phone up.
“AGHH!!” Robert yells.
From a distant in the apartment an echoing Thunder yells, “Dude, calm down. She knows how to handle Janet.” Thunder has no clue that Londa has Carla in the palm of her hands.
To Be Continue……
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Episode 18
STACY, JACKIE, THUNDER (PERCY), ROBERT
“Remember when I left the home to move in with Percy, well Thunder is Percy. When we got to his apartment he had a bunch of women there all over him. So I didn’t move in, but when I was on the street with Itt, the guy that you shot picked us up and he gave me drugs and I have be strung out every since and he has been taken care of us from a distant. But if Percy wasn’t such a dick head I would not be addicted to drugs, you see. It wasn’t my choice. He gave me drugs to control me because Itt is his son, but Itt don’t know,” Stacy told Jackie standing outside of the bakery.
Robert standing in the doorway listening to this story and he come out to where the girls are. “Did you say you have a child name Itt?”
Thunder is standing besides Robert with sadness in his eyes feeling sorry for Stacy.
“Get that dumb look off your face, Percy,” Stacy told Thunder.
“Yeah my 18 year old name is Itt, I don’t know where he is. He doesn’t want anything to do with me so he left,” Stacy said.
“I’m so sorry I didn’t know,” Jackie said and gave her sister a hug.
“Stacy, Itt is at my house in Minnesota
“He’s at your house? Well how did he end up there? Yes Charles told me about the accident and let me know that he was alright,” Stacy said.
“Well, did this Charles person know where he was at and if so why didn’t he tell you?” Robert asked.
“Look man I don’t know, I don’t even know why he left. What I do know is that man right there (she points at Thunder) ain’t shit,” Stacy said.
“Stacy that was a long time ago, he seems to be a nice guy. Just like you changed everyone changes,” Jackie said in Thunder defense.
“Look Stacy I’m not that guy anymore. A whole lot of shit has happened that I’m not proud of. I never told you that you can’t stay, you decided that. I’m sorry for the way your life has turned out but it’s not completely my fault. You can go on hating me for as long as you want, at this point it won’t change the pass,” Thunder said.
“I’m gonna call my wife and let her know that we have found you,” Robert said.
Robert walks back into the store and goes into the office and calls Carla.
“Hey honey?” Robert said.
“Hey Robert, I was just about to call you. It is crazy around here and I’m about to loose my mind. I got into a fight with Janet……”, (she told him about the events that took place)
“Honey I’m so sorry that you went through that...” Robert said.
“Robert, somebody is at the door. Hold on,” Carla said.
Carla walks to the door. “Yes, can I help you?”
“It’s me.”
Carla opens the door and there stand Janet with crocodile tears running down her pale face. “I’m so sorry. Can I come in? I don’t want to stay; Jon is wiring me some money for an airline ticket. It’s just that it’s gonna be a couple hours. I don’t wanna fight anymore. I think I need help,” Janet said.
“I have Robert on the phone. Come in,” Carla said.
Carla gets back on the phone with Robert and tells him it’s Janet.
“So Francesca, huh? She completely looks different then she did in high school,” Robert said.
“Yeah, she is beautiful. But she has an ugly attitude. Is there anyway that we can buy her out?” Carla said.
“I’m sorry honey, we can’t afford to buy her out just yet and from what I hear she isn’t gonna be happy being bought out. I don’t know what we can do. Maybe I can talk to her,” Robert said.
“When you talk to her I want to be there,” Carla said with insecurity in her voice.
“Honey you don’t have to worry,” Robert assured her.
“She just has such sensuality and you did used to date,” Carla said.
“I never dated her. Her brother Diablo was my best friend that is all. I knew she liked me but she was very strange. Don’t worry honey,” Robert said.
Thunder walks into the office and sits on the other side of Robert’s desk.
“That reminds me, Itt’s mother is here, the woman I hired to run the store, is Itt’s aunt and his mother Stacy is here. Everything he told us is true. I don’t think it would be a good idea for him to come here with her. She is really strung out on drugs,” Robert said.
“You can’t do that, that’s her son,” Thunder said eavesdropping on Robert’s conversation.
“Hold on honey,” Robert said and put his hand on the mouth piece of the phone so Carla wouldn’t hear, “this isn’t your affair, stay out of it, okay?”
Thunder gets up out of the chair and walks out of the office. He sees the sisters chatting and catching up. Stacy looks over at Thunder and rolls her eyes.
“Don’t be like that, Stacy. We really need to get you some help. This is a real mess. I want to help you and Itt. I can ask my husband if it’s alright that you stay with us for awhile,” Stacy said.
“THUNDER!” Robert yelled from his office.
Thunder walks from the lobby back into Robert’s office.
“Close and lock the door and have a seat. Let me know what’s going on,” Robert said.
“Okay, here’s my story. I was born in Detroit New York Minnesota
“Yeah, apparently she is putting my wife through shit too. Excuse my French. Her and my wife had a situation just like my son and your son. We need to figure this out. I need to know that there aren’t any surprises with us doing business together, especially if it’s gonna harm the success and our friendship. I know that people change and situations change, but sometimes things aren’t at rest and needs to be dealt with once and for all. We have a big day coming up with the taping at Othella and I don’t wanna be pulled up in any scandals. So do what you have to do. We only have two days before we have to be in Chicago
“I don’t know. The day she said she came over I must have had a few ladies over entertaining me and she must have gotten upset and the rest is history. I have not heard from her since she lived in the home as a young girl. All what she is accusing me of, I had no idea. I can’t fix that,” Thunder said.
“Yeah, true. But she has to leave. It’s bad for business. Tell Jackie that she has to continue her reunion after work,” Robert said.
JON
Jon sits in his study listening to Jodeci’s song on repeat ‘So You’re Having My Baby’ and watching his sharks in his 10 foot aquarium. He wonders if he had did that one thing different would he be in the position he’s in now, that one thing that possibly cost him a lot of regret. Tracy
his mind and he feels bad about the pain that he inflicted upon him because of his selfishness. The song starts over again. He walks over to the player and press eject. He feels that he is losing himself. Suddenly he hears Janet’s voice ‘Jon, Jon’ he puts his hands up to his ears to cover the noise that once haunted him in nightmares. The light from the hallway crept inside of the dark room making Jon aware that someone is
entering and there stand a member of Jon’s staff, “sir, Lady Janet awaits you outside of your window,” Reginald the butler informs Jon and points to the window that framed the white pale face. A vulnerable Jon walks to the window and lifts, “what are you doing out there in the rain? Reginald open the front door,” Jon said.
his mind and he feels bad about the pain that he inflicted upon him because of his selfishness. The song starts over again. He walks over to the player and press eject. He feels that he is losing himself. Suddenly he hears Janet’s voice ‘Jon, Jon’ he puts his hands up to his ears to cover the noise that once haunted him in nightmares. The light from the hallway crept inside of the dark room making Jon aware that someone is
entering and there stand a member of Jon’s staff, “sir, Lady Janet awaits you outside of your window,” Reginald the butler informs Jon and points to the window that framed the white pale face. A vulnerable Jon walks to the window and lifts, “what are you doing out there in the rain? Reginald open the front door,” Jon said.
Reginald opens the front door to a soaking wet Tracy
Jon enters the foyer and sees past his butler these two wet figures, one with anger and one with relief on their faces.
“Who’s letting that air in?”
A woman comes walking into the foyer with a robe on partially wet from a warm shower.
“BETH!!” Tracy and Janet said in unison.
(In case you forgot, Beth is the girl that sat next to Tracy
OTHELLA SHOW
“Good morning, welcome to the Othella Show. Oh boy, we have a treat for you today. One of my producers who shall remain nameless is always on the lookout for low-fat treats. They came across these goodies that will make you slap yo momma. I always wonder what can be so good that you would put yourself in that much trouble. ‘Slapping yo momma’ (laughter from Othella and the audience). Well, anyway it also will help you slim your waistline. By a show of hands, how many people can use a treat as such? Great! I know many American’s, including myself has and still is battling the bulge so I can use snacks like that. With obesity on the rise in this country for many years and the addiction to sugar and carbs we can all use the help. I have tried these
sweet treats myself and I can’t tell you how delicious it is, so we will just
let you try it for your self. So ‘WHAT’S THE SKINNY!” television host Othella said as a crew of extremely fit men and women parade the isles with trays of assorted treats from Robert and Thunder’s remarkable new idea.
sweet treats myself and I can’t tell you how delicious it is, so we will just
let you try it for your self. So ‘WHAT’S THE SKINNY!” television host Othella said as a crew of extremely fit men and women parade the isles with trays of assorted treats from Robert and Thunder’s remarkable new idea.
Robert and Thunder walk nervously onto the stage and stand behind the work station that was set up for them.
“Welcome Robert Dacosta and Percy “Thunder” Jenkins to the Othella Show. Hi fellows, how are you doing?” Othella said as she walked her 4 foot 6 inch 165lb frame towards them and shakes there hand.
“Good morning, I have to say it’s an honor to be here,” Robert said.
“Look at what we have here. Whole wheat flour, honey, flaxseed, you guys look like you know your stuff,” Othella said.
“I have been in the fitness (Othella feels Thunder’s bicep’s) business since I was a kid and always was looking for innovative ways to help our kids especially and adults eat what they love, but healthy,” Thunder said.
“I know that we have these, how do I say this? These snacks that are low fat in our local groceries. What makes ‘What’s the Skinny’ by the way
guys I love the name, what make’s these snacks different or better than those?” Othella ask while she looks at Robert and wonders how he can promote these snacks with him being as big as he is.
guys I love the name, what make’s these snacks different or better than those?” Othella ask while she looks at Robert and wonders how he can promote these snacks with him being as big as he is.
“Our food, not snacks, is fresh and not processed and we use real ingredients. You won’t find a long shelf life with our food, because it is fresher. We don’t use preservatives and additives,” Thunder said.
“Ok, just let me say what everybody is thinking…..,” Robert said but was cut off by Othella.
“I’m sorry Robert, hold that though. We have to go to a commercial break. When we come back the boys will make there signature snack. You don’t wanna miss this. Come back to us after these messages on the Othella Show,” Othella said and suddenly her make-up and hair dresser comes and prep her for the next segment.
“OH SO WE BIG TIME NOW? WHEN YOU GON SUPPORT YOUR SON, NIGGA?”
(Producer say’s…back in 5,4,3,2,…back on the air.)
“What are you doing here? I got a protection order against you,” Thunder said trying to stay calm.
“Ha, Ha, Ha, hello dear. Is this part of your presentation?” Othella said trying to mask the situation.
“Go to commercial, go to commercial!” Othella said.
Security grabs a fiesty Sahralonda and escorts her back stage and calls the police, but she is putting up a fight and they find it hard to hold her.
Robert stands there in disbelief and embarrassment.
BANG!!!!!! BANG!!!!!
“Call an ambulance!” a producer yelled.
It was pandemonium and chaos in the Othella Show studio and the audience scattered towards the exits.
“Yes, there was a shooting and there is no pulse. Can you get someone hear quickly please!?” a producer told the emergency operator.
Thunder drops the .38 as he watches Sahralonda lay on the floor.
To Be Continued…..
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Episode 17
next he has gotten lucky. He rubs the rope on an abrasive object until it is left with only a few threads, he breaks the remaining of the threads and frees himself. He creeps around the dark room feeling for a door or some type of exit and he has no luck. He remembers the boarded window and he starts to pry the wood back. With the board now released he is now faced with bars on the window bolted on the outside of the building. With only the light from the window for him to see he notices that the door had no handle. He puts his ear to the door to hear if anyone was outside guarding the door or if anyone was in this building at all. He hears nothing. He kicks the door, it doesn’t budge. He looks out the window and sees a figure walking. Being careful not to invite his new found enemies to his rescue he waits till the person is closer in view. It was a lady with a suitcase and appears to be in a roughed up state, her hair wrapped in a scarf and her clothes is lacking a press. He notices the face even with its bruises it is still familiar to him.
question Shy with concern and anger.