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EXT. JAM STREET-AFTERNOON
IT IS A SUNNY AFTERNOON AND A FEW KIDS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. THEY’RE OUTSIDE RUNNING AROUND PLAYING SOCCER, LAUGHING OUT LOUD AND DOING THE USUAL FUN STUFF.
RAHIM, 11 YEARS OLD, ENERGETIC, FOCUSED, HUMBLE.
RAHIM
WHERE IS EVERYONE? THE WHOLE STREET IS CLEAR.
FUAD, RAHIM’S YOUNGER BROTHER, LOYAL
FUAD
THEY’RE PROBABLY HIDING UNDER THEIR TABLES. WELL, GOOD FOR US. WE HAVE THE WHOLE STREET BLOCK TO OURSELVES
RAHIM
YOU KNOW, MOM WARNED US NOT TO STEP A FOOT OUTSIDE
FUAD
WE’LL GET BACK BEFORE SHE NOTICES
THE OTHER KIDS, RAHIM AND FUAD’S FRIENDS WERE STILL PLAYING THE GAME OF SOCCER
FRIEND 1. GOOD AT SOCCER, MAN OF A FEW WORDS.
FRIEND 1
YOU GUYS WANNA PLAY OR NOT?
THE BOYS TOGETHER REPLY, “WE’RE COMING.” THE BOYS RESUME THEIR GAME
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE BOY’S HOUSE. AFTERNOON
RAHIM AND FUAD’S MOM. CARING, ATHLETIC
MOM
OK, LET’S HAVE EVERYTHING READY. WE BETTER PREPARE THAN BE SORRY.
OLDER SISER. ENJOYS BEING IN CHARGE. TAKES CARE OF THE BOYS
SISTER
THEY JUST SAY THIS KINDS OF THINGS EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION. NOTHINGS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
MOM
YOU DON’T KNOW THAT
SISTER
OK, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BARRICADE THE DOOR WITH?
MOM
LET’S MOVE THE SOFA TO THE DOOR. OH, ALSO ADD THE TABLE JUST IN CASE THE CHAIR DOESN’T HOLD. DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE PADLOCK ON THE DOOR.
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EXT. JAM STREET. SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE BOYS ARE STILL PLAYING SOCCER. THEY HAVEN’T TAKEN A BREAK YET.
RAHIM
OK I’M TIRED. HEY GUYS, LET’S TAKE A BREAK. THERE.
THE BOYS ALL SQUEEZE IN ON A NEARBY BENCH WHICH WAS SMALL FOR ALL FOUR OF THEM.
FRIEND 2. ANNOYING. MAKES JOKES ALMOST EVERY TIME.
FRIEND 2
HEY RAHIM, ISN’T THAT THE GIRL YOU LIKE?
RAHIM
I DID NOT SAY THAT! I JUST SAID THAT SHE IS CUTE. THAT’S ALL.
RAHIM CONT’D
ANYWAY, DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
FRIEND 1
IF IT WAS, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY. THE NEWS IS JUST TRYING TO SCARE US.
FRIEND 2
THEY CANCELLED SCHOOL. THEY NEVER DO THAT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING.
FADE TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM
SISTER
MOM! RUN! THE NEWS IS ON
ANCHOR
AS WE SAID EARLIER, NO ONE SHOULD BE OUTSIDE TODAY. THE SAFEST WAY IS TO LOCK YOUR DOORS, TURN OF YOUR LIGHTS, AND CLOSE ALL WINDOWS.
SISTER
THIS GUY LOOKS SACRED
MOM
SHH BE QUIET
ANCHOR
KENYATTA’S SUPPORTERS ARE VERY FURIOUS AFTER FINDING OUT THAT HE LOST THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT. WE ARE GETTING REPORTS THAT VOTES WERE SABOTAGED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY. THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, MOI, ALLEGEDLY ORDERED MEN TO STEAL KENYATTA’S BALLOTS AND THROW THEM AWAY. AGAIN, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED, BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE STORY. STAY TUNED, YOU ARE WATCHING KTN NEWS.
MOM
WHERE ARE THE BOYS?
SISTER
I THINK THEY ARE IN THEIR ROOM.
MOM
GO CHECK OUT IF THEY ARE DOING OK.
CUT TO:
EXT. JAM STREET. THE BENCH
FUAD
SO, DO YOU GUYS THINK WE’RE GONNA HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW?
RAHIM
HOPE NOT. WE NEED A BREAK.
FRIEND 1
HEY GUYS……LOOK.
THE TERRIFIED BOY POINTS OUT TO ALMOST A BLOCK AWAY WHERE A MASSIVE DUST IS BLOWING.
RAHIM
WHAT THA……
FRIEND 2
IT’S THEM……RUN.
ALL THE BOYS DISPERSE. THEY SAW THE REBELS AND THEIR LARGE KNIVES MARCHING TOWARDS THEIR DIRECTION.
RAHIM
COME ONE FUAD. QUICKLY, HOLD MY HANDS. RUN. RUN.
RAHIM CONT’D
LET’S GET INSIDE
FUAD
IT’S CLOSED. THE GATE IS CLOSED.
THE BOY CRIES LIKE A BABY WHILE BANGING AT THE DOOR AS HARD AS HE CAN.
FUAD CONT’D
HELLO? HELLO? WHO’S THERE? PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR.
NO ONE HEARS THE BOY’S CRIES. THERE IS NO ANSWER BECAUSE OF COURSE, EVERYONE LOCKED THEMSELVES INSIDE THEIR HOMES EARLIER AND SOMEONE MUST HAVE CLOSED THE MAIN GATE A LITTLE AFTER THE BOYS GOT OUTSIDE.
RAHIM
NO ONE IS COMING. LET’S RUN. THIS WAY.
THE BOYS RAN THE OTHER WAY WHEN NO ONE WAS LETTING THEM IN. LUCKILY, THEY FOUND ANOTHER BUILDING THAT WAS STILL OPEN. THEY WERE RELIEVED, BUT IT WASN’T OVER YET. THE THREAT WAS STILL LIVE. THE REBELS WERE OUTSIDE BEATING AND EVEN SOMETIMES KILLING WHOEVER THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON. ANYWAY, THE BOYS CLIMBED UP A STAIRWAY AND THERE IT WAS- THE FIRST APARTMENT THAT HAD THE LIGHTS ON. THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOYS.
RAHIM CONT’D
LET’S KNOCK ON THIS DOOR.
RAHIM KNOCKS ON THE DOOR WHILE HIS LEGS ARE SHACKING. AFTER A FEW KNOCKS AND SCREAMS, A BIG LADY OPENS THE DOOR
FUAD
THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON OUTSIDE.
LADY
I KNOW.
RAHIM
PLEASE LET US INSIDE
LADY
WHY DON’T YOU HIDE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE?
THE BOYS ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS IN FEAR WHILE THEY BEG TO BE LET INSIDE WHERE IT WAS SAFER.
RAHIM
WE WERE LOCKED OUTSIDE WHILE WE WERE PLAYING.
LADY
OOH, SO YOU WERE HAVING FUN?
PLEASE, WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS. LET’S TALK INSIDE
LADY CONT’D
YOU BOYS AND YOUR GAMES…..
SHE QUICKLY SHUTS HER DOOR CLOSED. THE BOYS ARE TERRIFIED AND TOGETHER SCREAM, NO NO NO. THE TERROR IS CLOSING IN.
RAHIM
QUICKLY, LET’S HIDE UNDER THE STAIRS.
THE STAIRWAY TO THE APARTMENT WAS WEIRD. IT WAS SHAPED LIKE YOU USUAL STAIRS ON TOP, BUT THE BOTTOM, IT WAS EMPTY. COME TO THINK OF IT, HOW WAS IT HOLDING THAT GIANT LADY WHEN SHE MOVES UP AND DOWN. ANYWAY, THE BOYS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THEY HIDE UNDER. IT IS DARK AND COLD UNDER, BUT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULDN’T BE FOUND THERE.
FUAD
HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO STAY HERE?
RAHIM
AS LONG AS IT TAKES.
ALMOST AN HOUR PASSES AND THE BOYS ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CROWD HAS PASSED.
FADE TO:
INT, THE BOY’S ROOM
SISTER
……… I LOOKED EVERYWHERE MOM. I CAN’T FIND THEM.
MOM
OH NO, WHERE ARE MY BOYS?
MOM
LET’S GO OUTSIDE. WE’RE LOOKING FOR THEM.
SISTER
BUT MOM, IT’S DANGEROUS.
MOM
I CAN’T STAY HERE WHILE MY KIDS ARE OUTSIDE.
MOM CONT’D
HELP ME MOVE THIS STUFF.
THEY MOVE THE FURNITURE WHICH THE USED TO BARRICADE THEMSELVES INSIDE.
SISTER
WAIT…… LET’S GRAB SOMETHING IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
THEY RUSHED TO THE KITCHEN BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS NOW OPEN. THEY GRABBED WHATEVER THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON. MOM HAD A SPOON FOR WHATEVER REASONS. I GUESS SHE WASN’T THINKING. THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING TWO ON THE SAME DAY WAS TOO MUCH.
SISTER
OK, READY?
THEY TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND FINALLY GO OUTSIDE.
SISTER CONT’D
THERE IS NO ONE OUTSIDE.
THE STREET WAS CLEAR. LOOKS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE FOR NOW. PEOPLE FINALLY OPEN THEIR DOORS AND START COMING TOWARDS THE STREET TO WITNESS THE AFTERMATH. PROPERTIES ALONG THE ROAD WERE DESTROYED, MOST OF THEM ON FIRE. THERE WAS BLOOD.
MOM
DO YOU SEE ANY SIGN OF THEM?
SISTER
NO I DON’T…WAIT, OH LOOK!!
SHE POINTS AT THE BOYS WHO WERE WALKING OUT FROM THE NEIGHBORING BUILDING. THE BOYS ALSO NOTICE THE MOTHER AND SISTER AND START RUNNING TOWARD THEM AS FAST AS A HARE.
MOM
WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? COME HERE TO ME.
RAHIM
MOM, MOM, WE WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AND THEN, AND THEN, WE SAW MANY PEOPLE WITH KNIVES AND OTHER WEAPONS RUNNING IN OUR DIRECTION AND THEN WE KNOCKED ON THE GATE, MOMMY WE WANTED TO GET IN………
MOM
WHOA, WHOA, SLOW DOWN. YOU ARE NOW SAFE.
FUAD
MOMMY, RAHIM CRIED WHEN THE LADY DIDN’T LET US IN.
RAHIM
NO I DIDN’T.
EVERYONE LAUGHS EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF CRAZY WAS HAPPENING. THE BOYS LEARNT A LESSON. THEY NEVER SET A FOOT OUTSIDE TO PLAY SOCCER OR ANY OTHER FUN THINGS. I’M KIDDING. NOTHING COULD STOP THEM FROM HAVING FUN, NOT EVEN WHEN THERE IS A MASSACRE OUTSIDE, BUT SERIOUSLY, THEY LEARNT NOT TO PLAY OUTSIDE WHEN THERE IS DANGER. THE END.
EXT. JAM STREET-AFTERNOON
IT IS A SUNNY AFTERNOON AND A FEW KIDS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. THEY’RE OUTSIDE RUNNING AROUND PLAYING SOCCER, LAUGHING OUT LOUD AND DOING THE USUAL FUN STUFF.
RAHIM, 11 YEARS OLD, ENERGETIC, FOCUSED, HUMBLE.
RAHIM
WHERE IS EVERYONE? THE WHOLE STREET IS CLEAR.
FUAD, RAHIM’S YOUNGER BROTHER, LOYAL
FUAD
THEY’RE PROBABLY HIDING UNDER THEIR TABLES. WELL, GOOD FOR US. WE HAVE THE WHOLE STREET BLOCK TO OURSELVES
RAHIM
YOU KNOW, MOM WARNED US NOT TO STEP A FOOT OUTSIDE
FUAD
WE’LL GET BACK BEFORE SHE NOTICES
THE OTHER KIDS, RAHIM AND FUAD’S FRIENDS WERE STILL PLAYING THE GAME OF SOCCER
FRIEND 1. GOOD AT SOCCER, MAN OF A FEW WORDS.
FRIEND 1
YOU GUYS WANNA PLAY OR NOT?
THE BOYS TOGETHER REPLY, “WE’RE COMING.” THE BOYS RESUME THEIR GAME
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE BOY’S HOUSE. AFTERNOON
RAHIM AND FUAD’S MOM. CARING, ATHLETIC
MOM
OK, LET’S HAVE EVERYTHING READY. WE BETTER PREPARE THAN BE SORRY.
OLDER SISER. ENJOYS BEING IN CHARGE. TAKES CARE OF THE BOYS
SISTER
THEY JUST SAY THIS KINDS OF THINGS EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ELECTION. NOTHINGS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
MOM
YOU DON’T KNOW THAT
SISTER
OK, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BARRICADE THE DOOR WITH?
MOM
LET’S MOVE THE SOFA TO THE DOOR. OH, ALSO ADD THE TABLE JUST IN CASE THE CHAIR DOESN’T HOLD. DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE PADLOCK ON THE DOOR.
CUT TO:
EXT. JAM STREET. SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THE BOYS ARE STILL PLAYING SOCCER. THEY HAVEN’T TAKEN A BREAK YET.
RAHIM
OK I’M TIRED. HEY GUYS, LET’S TAKE A BREAK. THERE.
THE BOYS ALL SQUEEZE IN ON A NEARBY BENCH WHICH WAS SMALL FOR ALL FOUR OF THEM.
FRIEND 2. ANNOYING. MAKES JOKES ALMOST EVERY TIME.
FRIEND 2
HEY RAHIM, ISN’T THAT THE GIRL YOU LIKE?
RAHIM
I DID NOT SAY THAT! I JUST SAID THAT SHE IS CUTE. THAT’S ALL.
RAHIM CONT’D
ANYWAY, DO YOU GUYS THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
FRIEND 1
IF IT WAS, IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY. THE NEWS IS JUST TRYING TO SCARE US.
FRIEND 2
THEY CANCELLED SCHOOL. THEY NEVER DO THAT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING.
FADE TO:
INT. LIVING ROOM
SISTER
MOM! RUN! THE NEWS IS ON
ANCHOR
AS WE SAID EARLIER, NO ONE SHOULD BE OUTSIDE TODAY. THE SAFEST WAY IS TO LOCK YOUR DOORS, TURN OF YOUR LIGHTS, AND CLOSE ALL WINDOWS.
SISTER
THIS GUY LOOKS SACRED
MOM
SHH BE QUIET
ANCHOR
KENYATTA’S SUPPORTERS ARE VERY FURIOUS AFTER FINDING OUT THAT HE LOST THE ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT. WE ARE GETTING REPORTS THAT VOTES WERE SABOTAGED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY. THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, MOI, ALLEGEDLY ORDERED MEN TO STEAL KENYATTA’S BALLOTS AND THROW THEM AWAY. AGAIN, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED, BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE STORY. STAY TUNED, YOU ARE WATCHING KTN NEWS.
MOM
WHERE ARE THE BOYS?
SISTER
I THINK THEY ARE IN THEIR ROOM.
MOM
GO CHECK OUT IF THEY ARE DOING OK.
CUT TO:
EXT. JAM STREET. THE BENCH
FUAD
SO, DO YOU GUYS THINK WE’RE GONNA HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW?
RAHIM
HOPE NOT. WE NEED A BREAK.
FRIEND 1
HEY GUYS……LOOK.
THE TERRIFIED BOY POINTS OUT TO ALMOST A BLOCK AWAY WHERE A MASSIVE DUST IS BLOWING.
RAHIM
WHAT THA……
FRIEND 2
IT’S THEM……RUN.
ALL THE BOYS DISPERSE. THEY SAW THE REBELS AND THEIR LARGE KNIVES MARCHING TOWARDS THEIR DIRECTION.
RAHIM
COME ONE FUAD. QUICKLY, HOLD MY HANDS. RUN. RUN.
RAHIM CONT’D
LET’S GET INSIDE
FUAD
IT’S CLOSED. THE GATE IS CLOSED.
THE BOY CRIES LIKE A BABY WHILE BANGING AT THE DOOR AS HARD AS HE CAN.
FUAD CONT’D
HELLO? HELLO? WHO’S THERE? PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR.
NO ONE HEARS THE BOY’S CRIES. THERE IS NO ANSWER BECAUSE OF COURSE, EVERYONE LOCKED THEMSELVES INSIDE THEIR HOMES EARLIER AND SOMEONE MUST HAVE CLOSED THE MAIN GATE A LITTLE AFTER THE BOYS GOT OUTSIDE.
RAHIM
NO ONE IS COMING. LET’S RUN. THIS WAY.
THE BOYS RAN THE OTHER WAY WHEN NO ONE WAS LETTING THEM IN. LUCKILY, THEY FOUND ANOTHER BUILDING THAT WAS STILL OPEN. THEY WERE RELIEVED, BUT IT WASN’T OVER YET. THE THREAT WAS STILL LIVE. THE REBELS WERE OUTSIDE BEATING AND EVEN SOMETIMES KILLING WHOEVER THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON. ANYWAY, THE BOYS CLIMBED UP A STAIRWAY AND THERE IT WAS- THE FIRST APARTMENT THAT HAD THE LIGHTS ON. THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BOYS.
RAHIM CONT’D
LET’S KNOCK ON THIS DOOR.
RAHIM KNOCKS ON THE DOOR WHILE HIS LEGS ARE SHACKING. AFTER A FEW KNOCKS AND SCREAMS, A BIG LADY OPENS THE DOOR
FUAD
THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON OUTSIDE.
LADY
I KNOW.
RAHIM
PLEASE LET US INSIDE
LADY
WHY DON’T YOU HIDE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE?
THE BOYS ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS IN FEAR WHILE THEY BEG TO BE LET INSIDE WHERE IT WAS SAFER.
RAHIM
WE WERE LOCKED OUTSIDE WHILE WE WERE PLAYING.
LADY
OOH, SO YOU WERE HAVING FUN?
PLEASE, WE HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS. LET’S TALK INSIDE
LADY CONT’D
YOU BOYS AND YOUR GAMES…..
SHE QUICKLY SHUTS HER DOOR CLOSED. THE BOYS ARE TERRIFIED AND TOGETHER SCREAM, NO NO NO. THE TERROR IS CLOSING IN.
RAHIM
QUICKLY, LET’S HIDE UNDER THE STAIRS.
THE STAIRWAY TO THE APARTMENT WAS WEIRD. IT WAS SHAPED LIKE YOU USUAL STAIRS ON TOP, BUT THE BOTTOM, IT WAS EMPTY. COME TO THINK OF IT, HOW WAS IT HOLDING THAT GIANT LADY WHEN SHE MOVES UP AND DOWN. ANYWAY, THE BOYS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THEY HIDE UNDER. IT IS DARK AND COLD UNDER, BUT THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULDN’T BE FOUND THERE.
FUAD
HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO STAY HERE?
RAHIM
AS LONG AS IT TAKES.
ALMOST AN HOUR PASSES AND THE BOYS ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CROWD HAS PASSED.
FADE TO:
INT, THE BOY’S ROOM
SISTER
……… I LOOKED EVERYWHERE MOM. I CAN’T FIND THEM.
MOM
OH NO, WHERE ARE MY BOYS?
MOM
LET’S GO OUTSIDE. WE’RE LOOKING FOR THEM.
SISTER
BUT MOM, IT’S DANGEROUS.
MOM
I CAN’T STAY HERE WHILE MY KIDS ARE OUTSIDE.
MOM CONT’D
HELP ME MOVE THIS STUFF.
THEY MOVE THE FURNITURE WHICH THE USED TO BARRICADE THEMSELVES INSIDE.
SISTER
WAIT…… LET’S GRAB SOMETHING IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
THEY RUSHED TO THE KITCHEN BECAUSE THE DOOR WAS NOW OPEN. THEY GRABBED WHATEVER THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS ON. MOM HAD A SPOON FOR WHATEVER REASONS. I GUESS SHE WASN’T THINKING. THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING TWO ON THE SAME DAY WAS TOO MUCH.
SISTER
OK, READY?
THEY TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND FINALLY GO OUTSIDE.
SISTER CONT’D
THERE IS NO ONE OUTSIDE.
THE STREET WAS CLEAR. LOOKS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE FOR NOW. PEOPLE FINALLY OPEN THEIR DOORS AND START COMING TOWARDS THE STREET TO WITNESS THE AFTERMATH. PROPERTIES ALONG THE ROAD WERE DESTROYED, MOST OF THEM ON FIRE. THERE WAS BLOOD.
MOM
DO YOU SEE ANY SIGN OF THEM?
SISTER
NO I DON’T…WAIT, OH LOOK!!
SHE POINTS AT THE BOYS WHO WERE WALKING OUT FROM THE NEIGHBORING BUILDING. THE BOYS ALSO NOTICE THE MOTHER AND SISTER AND START RUNNING TOWARD THEM AS FAST AS A HARE.
MOM
WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? COME HERE TO ME.
RAHIM
MOM, MOM, WE WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AND THEN, AND THEN, WE SAW MANY PEOPLE WITH KNIVES AND OTHER WEAPONS RUNNING IN OUR DIRECTION AND THEN WE KNOCKED ON THE GATE, MOMMY WE WANTED TO GET IN………
MOM
WHOA, WHOA, SLOW DOWN. YOU ARE NOW SAFE.
FUAD
MOMMY, RAHIM CRIED WHEN THE LADY DIDN’T LET US IN.
RAHIM
NO I DIDN’T.
EVERYONE LAUGHS EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF CRAZY WAS HAPPENING. THE BOYS LEARNT A LESSON. THEY NEVER SET A FOOT OUTSIDE TO PLAY SOCCER OR ANY OTHER FUN THINGS. I’M KIDDING. NOTHING COULD STOP THEM FROM HAVING FUN, NOT EVEN WHEN THERE IS A MASSACRE OUTSIDE, BUT SERIOUSLY, THEY LEARNT NOT TO PLAY OUTSIDE WHEN THERE IS DANGER. THE END.