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7 hrs agođ AMANDA THE PRETTY SERPENT â PART 1
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Written by Ambrose Asquare Anthony
Scene 2: The Child with the Snakeâs Shadow
Location: INT./EXT. VILLAGE COMPOUND â UMUEZE â DAY/NIGHT
Genre: Nigerian Horror
Tone: Suspenseful, spiritual, eerie
FADE IN:
EXT. UMUEZE VILLAGE â DAY
Seven years later.
The village of Umueze is peaceful on the surface: children run through dusty paths, palm trees sway gently, and chickens peck the earth. But the air holds tension â as if something unnatural lives nearby.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
They called her Amanda.
Beautiful like light, silent like death.
The serpent didnât die that night⊠it found a host.
INT. MAMA NKECHIâS COMPOUND â DAY
AMANDA (7) sits on a mat, weaving palm fronds. She hums a tune no one ever taught her. A small black snake slithers out from under the hut.
MAMA NKECHI
(shouting from inside)
Amanda! Amanda! What did I say about snakes in the house?!
AMANDA
(calmly, without looking up)
It only wanted to see me, Mama.
It wonât bite unless youâre afraid.
MAMA NKECHI (enters frame)
(startled)
What are you saying? Amanda!
She grabs a broom and strikes at the snake, but it disappears in a flash. Amanda simply smiles and continues weaving.
MAMA NKECHI (to herself)
This child⊠what have I done?
EXT. VILLAGE WELL â LATER THAT EVENING
Children gather around the communal well. One of them, OBI (9), taunts Amanda, who stands silently nearby with her water pot.
OBI
Sheâs not a real girl! She doesnât blink!
My mama said she was born in a shrine with blood and thunder!
OTHER CHILD
They say her eyes glow at night!
Amanda steps closer, eyes locked on Obi. Suddenly, Obiâs body stiffens. His pot crashes to the ground.
AMANDA (whispers)
Say sorry.
OBI
(voice trembling)
SorryâŠ
Amanda turns and walks away. The children scatter in fear.
INT. MAMA NKECHIâS HUT â NIGHT
Mama Nkechi kneels before an old wooden altar with a rosary in one hand and a cowrie shell in the other.
MAMA NKECHI (praying softly)
God of Abraham⊠if you are listening, forgive me.
I called a child from the shadows⊠and now the shadows want her back.
Suddenly, a wind blows out her lamp. In the flickering shadow, Amanda stands at the doorway.
AMANDA
Mama⊠were you talking to someone?
MAMA NKECHI
(startled)
Ah! Amanda, go and sleep! Now!
Amanda stares at the altar.
AMANDA
That one wonât answer you.
The one who answers⊠listens in the forest.
She turns and walks away slowly.
Mama Nkechi stares after her, tears forming.
FADE OUT.
END SCENE 2
Watch out for Scene 3.