The Cruse - Chapter 10

Screen 1:The Old Ladys House Asraf together with a rowdy crowd were marching towards the Old Ladys house. Azreen races to the Old Ladys house and witnesses the crowd holding torches trying to break down the Old Ladys house. Asraf : Hey, Old Lady! et lost! !o you want to fight with me" #ome! Let us $%. Azreen : &o! Asraf! &o, you cant do that! Old lady is 'ery (itiful. Asraf refuses to listen. He (ushes Azreen and she falls down. )inding a s(ade nearby, she stabs Asrafs foot causing Asraf to dro( the hoe. Azreen : Ouch!! Asraf : Ouch!! *hy you stab me"" #onse+uently, the torch in his hand rolls and sets the Old Ladys house ablaze. Asraf : Oh yeah! i'e burnt your house already. ,ou cant stay ali'e anymore! Hahaha Amidst the hea'y choking smoke Azreen ruhes in and calls for the Old Lady. %he finds her tra((ed under a (illar. Azreen Old Lady Azreen Old Lady Azreen Old Lady : Old Lady, where are you" Old Lady!! : Azreen. : Let us lea'e here. : o! o! Lea'e me alone, my legs already stuck under a (illar. : #annot! - cant left you alone! - will hel( you to remo'e the (illar. : et out now, Azreen! ,ou should not be stubborn now, your life is (recious. you still can. .ust learn to forgi'e and remember all that - taught you.

et out while

Azreen turned to look at Old lady. Her eyes were closed. Azreen shook her to wake her u(. Azreen : &o!! %uddenly, a hand from behind (ulls Azreen out of the furnace /ust as the structure colla(ses. Azreen realizes that it was her father. !umbfounded at the death of the Old lady an angry Azreen goes o'er to Asrafs house to demand an e0(lanation. Screen 2:Asrafs House At Asrafs house, Azreen turns onto him like a wild cat. %he beat him, scratched him and kicked him till she broke down in e0haustion. Asraf did not fight back. He welcomed the (ain and when she was done, he crum(led on the ste(s in defeat. Azreen Asraf Azreen Asraf : *hy" Asraf, why" ,ou know it was not her fault! %he couldnt ha'e done that to &ek! : -m so sorry, Azreen. : %orry"" -s that all you can say" : - lost my mind for a while. 1y grandmother was all - had. - didnt mean to burn down the Old Ladys house. - /ust wanted &ek come back. %he is my belo'ed grandma. Azreen : &eks dead, Asraf. ,ou couldnt get her back. And now you'e killed the Old lady in your

anger. Asraf Are you satisfied now" : -m sorry.

Asraf admits his mistakes and feels that Allah is against him for taking away from him the two (eo(le he lo'ed the most21adhuri and &ek. Asraf : *hy are all these ha((ening" 1adhuri and &ek ha'e left me alone. *hy" Are all these testing me" *hy" *hat for"

Azreen was sur(rised. Asraf confesses that he and 1adhuri were in lo'e and both of them were (lanning to elo(e to 3L where he would be able to (ursure a teaching course. Screen 3:The rubber plantat on At the rubber estate, Azreen meets the 'illage bomoh, Awang, who had more shocking news for her. Awang : #ik adik, 1adhuri was not your real sister. Azreen could hardly belie'e what she was hearing. Awang : 1adhuri was taken in by your (arents when she was /ust a baby. %he was ado(ted by your (arents. 4ut now, her real mother was returned. %hes the one (eo(le ha'e been seeing around the 'illage and assuming its 1adhuri ghost. #ik Adik, are you all right" ,ou look (ale. Azreens hand reached out to a tree for su((ort. *ords failed her. 5he bomoh continued. Awang : Ha/i hani ke(t her murder a secret, didnt he" He must ha'e found out 1adhuri and Asraf. could teach you some incantation to (rotect you from e'il. Azreen : &o, thank you. - must lea'e. %hocked by the bomoh re'elations, Azreen lea'es the (lace. 5hats all for our drama today. 5hank you for lending me your ears and your (recious time :6