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🎬 SISTER IN ME — Episode 1 **Scene 1: An Old House – Night The scene opens inside an old, modest house. A woman and her children are finishing up their night prayers. After saying "Amen," she gestures for her children to go to bed. (Son): Mummy, please tell us a story before we sleep. (Mother): No, I won’t. It is 9 o'clock already and you guys need to rest. Or don't you want to go to school tomorrow? (Daughter): Mummy, we will go to school, but could you please tell us a story? Please, Mum? (Son): Please, Mummy! (Mother):—sighs and smiles—* Okay. Story, story... (Children): Story! (Mother): Once upon a time, there was a village called Imuta... (The mother’s eyes drift as she gets lost in her own memories. The scene fades into a flashback.)* Scene 2: Imuta Village – Day** The flashback begins in Imuta village. A young girl named Amaka is walking down a path, balancing a bucket of water on her head and carrying a heavy basket of washed clothes in her hand. She approaches a house and calls out. **Amaka:** Mama! Mama! Sister Esther, please come out! (Esther):—rushing out of the house— Oh, thank you, my daughter! (Esther carefully helps Amaka lower the bucket of water from her head.) (Esther):* You have done so well, my daughter. May God reward you richly for me. (Amaka): Thank you, Mama. The clothes are already dry, so you can take them inside. (Esther): Thank you so much, my child. (Amaka): Alright, Mama. I will come back tomorrow. Please tell Oluma that I came by, okay? (Esther): I will do just that, my daughter. Please greet my brother for me when you get home. (Amaka): I will, Mama. (Amaka waves and walks away. Esther stands at the door, watching her leave with a warm smile. Just then, her daughter, Oluma, walks up to the house carrying market bags.) (Esther): Welcome back, my daughter. How was the market today? (Oluma): Mama, the market was good. Mama Elena told me to extend her greetings to you. (Oluma stops and notices the fresh water and clean laundry.) (Oluma): But Mama, it looks like you went to the stream today? How did you manage to fetch all this water and wash these clothes? (Esther): No, oh! It was your cousin, Amaka. She helped me fetch water from the stream and washed all these clothes at the same time. That girl is incredibly kind and hard-working, just like you. (Oluma):—smiling—* Ah, thank you, Mama. I really admire her too. She helps us a lot. (Esther): It's true. Sometimes I even start to wonder if she was sent by the gods just to be a helper to us. (They both share a warm laugh as the scene slowly fades to black.)*