'Hook'

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1. EXT. GARDEN – DAY
Young couple in a higher institution setting taking photographs together. Other students loitering at the background.
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2. INT.LABORATORY –DAY
We see couple in a laboratory collecting the result of their genotype test with result showing that they are both A.S Genotype.
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3. INT.COURT ROOM -DAY
NIGERIA MUSIC is playing from a modern sound system (Sunny Neji’s it’s your wedding day). Ayo (29) dances towards the front of the court room with his wife, Tiwalade (25) wearing a pretty wedding gown and we see the court attendant about to join the couple.
COURT REGISTER
Praise the lord.
CROWD SHOUTS
Halleluyah……………………..
COURT REGISTER
Now is the time to take the wedding vows. First, do you Ayo Obaseki take this lady, Tiwalade James as your wife till deaths do you part?
AYO
(Smiling…)
Yes, I do.


COURT REGISTER
Do you Aarinola James take this man, Ayo Obaseki as your lawfully wedded husband, till death do you part?

TIWALADE
(Beams with a pretty smile)
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4. INT. A LIVING ROOM, OBASEKI; S RESIDENCE-AFTERNOON
A scene of PURE LOVE... Ayo holds his wife from behind and rubs his hands over her protruding tummy….
AYO
Baby boy, how are you doing? Don’t kick mummy too hard oh.
TIWALADE
(Laughs)
Who says it’s a boy… any way anyone is good for me.
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5. INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
Ayo is holding a new born baby, and he looks up smiling happily at his wife...
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6. INT. AYO’S OFFICE - DAY
Ayo seats across the table, glances up at the wall beside him, where a framed picture of a small boy in school uniform with glaring eyes stares back. The picture is titled at the bottom with the words "First day at school".
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7. EXT. HOME – DAY
We see an ambulance in front of the house while husband carries little boy in his arms and wife runs after him as they enter the awaiting ambulance while it zooms off quickly.
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8. INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR -DAY
AYO AND TIWALADE pace the hospital corridor while two nurses loiter in the background. Doctor comes out and the two of them rush their way towards him while he makes a hand for them to come with him.
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9. INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE-DAY
Sitting, Ayo and Tiwalade look at themselves, then back at the Doctor...
DOCTOR DEHINDE
Mr. and Mrs. Obaseki, am so sorry to inform you that your child is suffering from Sickle cell anemia crisis. He’s a sickle cell patient.
AYO
(Looks disturbed)
DOCTOR DEHINDE
Didn’t you two go for the genotype test before getting married?
COUPLE
(Couple stares at one another with a known look, wife in tears)
DOCTOR DEHINDE
Ok, let me explain. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited, lifelong disease. People who have the disease are born with it. They inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene—one from each parent. Sickle cell anemia is present at birth, but many infants don't show any signs until after 4 months of age. But this doesn’t mean he will die now. All he needs is proper and regular attention.
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10. INT. HOSPITAL BED –DAY
Quick shot of the little boy on the hospital bed, with his parents beside him. They look very sad.
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11. INT. OFFICE - NIGHT
Ayo in his office looking disturbed and deep in thoughts, we focus on his messy desk, loaded with paper work and stationary, a small framed picture of wife and Son at a corner. Suddenly, he takes a quick look at the wall clock. Time says 11:58pm. He stands up quickly, taking his car keys with some few documents and goes out of the room.
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12. INT.SITTING ROOM-DAY

Tiwalade heavily pregnant again and Ayo comes in, stands behind her with a blank expression and goes into the bedroom.
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13. INT. OBASEKI'S BEDROOM- NIGHT
Ayo and Tiwalade sleep on the same bed, facing opposite directions.

END OF MONTAGE...

BACK TO REALITY
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14. INT.COURT ROOM –DAY
TIWALADE
(Beams with an uncertain look and expression)

FADE IN CAPTION THAT SAYS....’KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO’

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MESSAGE
Sickle cell anemia affects millions of people worldwide. The disease has no widely available cure. However, there are treatments for the symptoms and complications of the disease. Bone marrow transplants may offer a cure in a small number of cases.
Over the past 30 years, doctors have learned a great deal about sickle cell anemia. They know its causes, how it affects the body, and how to treat many of its complications.
Sickle cell anemia varies from person to person. Some people who have the disease have chronic (long-term) pain or fatigue (tiredness). However, with proper care and treatment, many people who have the disease can have improved quality of life and reasonable health much of the time.
Due to improved treatment and care, people who have sickle cell anemia are now living into their forties or fifties, or longer.
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GETTING INTO……………….GO FOR A GENOTYPE TEST TODAY………BEFORE SAYING I DO.

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