THE LAW OF LOVE

SEASON 1: EPISODE 3

Previously........

Claire:I Claire Mendoza,will give you my heart and

forever be faithful to you.

David:I declare that i will love you till death does us

apart.

Marissa:See,you already got rich now just because

of a co-ordination.

Katharine:You know i don't like those kind of jokes

mom.

Claire:You killed my baby!You are a monster.

Roxannie:She is going insane and accusing you for

what you never did.

David:She is behaving the way you would if you had

a miscarriage of me too.

Claire:You killed my baby you monster.You killed my baby.

David:She is going for a business project in Singapore for two years.

Roxannie:And you allowed her to do so?Am not gonna allow that to happen.

David:No,mom,wait up,please.

Roxannie:Open this door!Open this door Claire!

Claire:Mom?What are......

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(Door opens)

Claire:Mom?What are........

Roxannie:(slaps Claire hardly on the left cheek)

(Staircase(6th floor)

David:(exhales and inhales hastily over exhaustion

This is so tiring.

Brylle:I don't understand why i have to run all this

way without a reason.

(They exit the staircase on the 8th floor)

Claire:(choking Roxannie against the wall)I am not

going to accept the way you treat me.Okay?

Roxannie:(knocks Claire's stomach with her knee)

You have the guts,ha?

Claire:(groans)Why do you always have to be

violent with me.

Roxannie:(exclaims)I will never allow you to take

Carmen away from me!

Claire:(confused)What are you talking about?

Roxannie:You are such a ruthless pretender.You

think i don't know you are planning to

take my granddaughter away from us?

Aren't you going to Singapore?

Claire:(chuckles)David told you all that?You must

be joking.

Roxannie:(pulls Claire's hair hardly)Do i look like a

jock to you?(knocks Claire on the wall)

Claire:Ouch!(blows air out painfully through the

mouth)

David:(rushes into the room)Mom!(pushes

Roxannie away from Claire)Why did you do

that.

Brylle:(holds on Roxannie)

Roxannie:(softly)That's why you are pushing me

away like that?

Carmen:(holding on Claire's hand)Mommy,are you

fighting with grandma Roxy?

Claire:(crouches and looks at Carmen)Of course

not baby.We are just having an adult

discussion.You see,even uncle Brylle is here.

Carmen:(yawns)And why is your nose bleeding?

Claire:Oh this?It's not blood.Mommy was just

playing with the tomato sauce when it

suddenly spilled in my nose.(licks the blood)

See,so sweet.

Carmen:(feeling sleepy)Can i lick it too?

Claire:Aaam,i'll give you some tomorrow.Okay?

Carmen:Okay.

Claire:Come.(directing Carmen to her room)It's time

to sleep.

Roxannie:(exhales and leaves furiously)

Brylle:(pats on David's shoulder)Are you good bro?

David:Am okay.You can now leave.Thank you.

Brylle:(leaves)

David:(exhales and closes the door)

(The next morning(6:46 am)(birds chirping) )

David:(putting on his jacket)Why do you have to

leave this early.

Claire:(covers her neck with a black scarf)My plane

takes off at eight past five minutes.

Carmen:(comes out of her room)Mommy,i already

have my shoes on.Daddy,do you know

where mommy is taking us out?

Claire:Come.(lifts Carmen and places her on the

bed)Can i tell you something and

don't get mad my teddy beaut?

Carmen:(nods curiously)Mhm.I won't get mad

mommy.

Claire:(sighs)Okay.Your mommy here is going to

Singapore for two years

Carmen:But why mommy? Have i mde you sad?

Claire:No baby girl.I have to go and look for money.

(soothing Carmen's cheeks)Hmm?

Carmen:Will you come back mommy?

Claire:I promise.

Carmen:Promise?

Claire:Promise.Now lets go.(puts on dark

spectacles)

(Davao)

Katharine:(takes a last puff of coffee and grabs her

handbag)Mother?I'm going now.

Marissa:Have you finished your breakfast?

Katharine:(observing herself on a mirror)Mhm.

Marissa:I better not find a speck of coffee on your

cup or a bread crumb on the plate Kathy.

(washing utensils in the kitchen)

Katharine:(combing her hair)Mom,do you always

have to doubt me on food?

Marissa:You know i can never trust you on

completing your food.

Katharine:(whispers)I don't have time for quarrels.

Marissa:Excuse me,i didn't get that cleary Kathy.

Katharine:It's nothing.Just singing.Bye.(leaves)

Marissa:Have a safe journey dear.

(Manilla Airport Terminals(7:52 am)

Voice on booth:Passengers boarding flight number

MA129S kindly proceed to your

respective arrangements.

Claire:(gets up)I have to leave now.

Carmen:(holds Claire's hand tightly)Mommy,are you

going to leave us forever?

Claire:(softly)No,of course not.You know mommy

can't do that.I will come back teddy beaut.

Hmm?(kisses Carmen on the forehead,gets

up and looks at David)

David:So you are leaving for two years?

Claire:I'm sorry but i have to.Kathy,please take care

of them.Okay?

Katharine:Yes ma'am.

Claire:I trust you Kathy.

(Plane takes off moments later)

Batangas(8:30 am)

(Symphony skin care and beauty spa)

Roxannie:(chewing gum gossiping while getting

soothed on her legs)That shameful

woman left behind her family because of

a stupid business project.

Jeska:(having a cup of coffee placed on a saucer)

Just because of a stupid business project?

And David accepted to it?So pathetic.

Sarah:(appears out of nowhere)You two gossipers

Don't you have work to do?

Roxannie:(gets up furiously)Excuse me?Did you

just call us gossipers?

Sarah:Exactly.'Cause all you ever do is gossip

about people's lives the whole day.Let me

ask you something.What did my daughter

ever do to you to be cruel at her always?

Roxannie:(chuckles in a very loud voice arrogantly)

You know what Sarah?All your pathetic

daughter ever brought to my family is

grief.She has now escaped her duties as

a mother and wife to Singapore just to

exhibit her stupid skills in skin care?One

thing that i always regret is to accept

Claire as a wife to my son.I wish i knew.

She would never ever been a Ladesma.

Sarah:(raises her voice furiously)I also regret very

much that you of all people had to be the

mother-in-law to my daughter.Now,leave my

spa and never come back here you morons.

Roxannie:(bluffs)Oh,come on.You are now asking

me to leave this cheap and good for

nothing spa of yours which your daughter

built it by the use of my son's money?

Jeska,let's leave.The services here are so

cheap.

Jeska:The coffee is also awful to taste.(putting on

her shoes)

Roxannie:(grabs her purse)My skin is also too itchy

I think there are bedbugs in this cheap

and good for nothing spa.

Sarah:Maybe you never took a shower today.

Employees:(laugh)

Roxannie:(imitates the employees' laughter)What's

so funny.Don't think we are done here.I'll

make your daughter suffer deeply.(leaves

Sarah:(exclaims)Whatever!Go to hell!

Jeska:You too!

(Manilla Airbus 129 S)

Claire:(rotating her ring on her finger looking

outside the plane flash backing)

2020 Manilla hospital

Claire:Doc,i feel very painful every time i lie down

Doctor:How old is your pregnancy?

Claire:Seven months old.

Doctor:We will have to take an ultrasound to see

if the baby is fine.

A few moments later

Claire:(lying on a bed having an ultrasound done

Doc,is the baby fine?Why is he not

moving.

Doctor:(saying to David)Sir,we need to get your

wife in the theatre for a surgical

procedure.

Claire:Doctor!tell me.Is my baby okay? Tell me

please.

David:Calm down Claire.She will tell you.Doc?

Doctor:(sighs)Am sorry but you have a

miscarriage.Your child is dead.

Claire:(cries as she gets out of the bed)No,no,no,

no,you're lying.

David:(shocked)Are you sure doc?

Claire:(sobbing)David please,tell her to say that

she is lying.

Doctor:I know that it is hard for you to accept

but that is the truth.You have a

miscarriage and you need a quick

surgical procedure or you can lose your

life.

Claire:(pushes the doctor to the wall and points

a pen to her neck)You tell me the truth

now doc,my baby is not going to die and

he is okay and breathing.I can feel him

playing doctor.(sobs loudly)

David:(grabs the pen from. Claire and throws it

away)Claire you need to calm down or

you will kill the baby.

Claire:(smiles painfully and hopefully)So the

baby is not dead.Isn't it.

David:(places his arms on Claire's cheeks)The

baby is fine but you have to accept the

surgery if you want to save him.

Claire:(continues to sob loudly)No i won't.You

only want to abort my baby.(scatters

everything on the floor angrily)I won't

allow anyone to do such a thing to my

baby!

David:Claire!Stop this nonsense! (at a distance)

Claire:(pulls the monitor and knocks it down

furiously)My baby is not dead David!

You've got to believe me and not those

monsters!David my baby is alive!(feels

dizzy and faints)

Air hostess:(snapping her fingers on Claire's face)

Miss?Miss?Are you okay?(pats on

Claire)

Claire:(responds shockingly)Oh,yes,yes,am okay.

Air hostess:Are you sure about that?What about

some water?

Claire:(shouts furiously)I just told you am fine!I

don't need anything!

(END OF EPISODE 3:NEXT ON EPISODE 4)

Jeska:Let me ask you something.Are you really mad that Claire is gone away from your son?

Roman:How may i help you?

Roxannie:I need you to prepare me a fake marriage certificate.

Cedric:Do you think your husband will stay for two years waiting for you?

Claire:Of course.Am sure that he won't dare cheat on me.

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