1653 season 3 phase 3

1653 …. Season 3 / phase 3
Writer : Akila Raza
Editor: Edu Ngamz Wangama
Acknowledgement: Mitul Shah (thankyou for brainstorm with me Jiju)
Critics
Batul Ladak
Zainab Ladak
Samiha Shabbir
Fatema Nathoo
Shayaan Navid
Shahveer

” The storms I survived wrecked me,
The Pain I swallowed infected me,
The misery I endured destroyed me…”

Stream verse credit : Palo Barker

Time was like sand , slowly slipping away, fear and anxiety found its way towards sameer… For how long was he going to pay the price for that one mistake…he wondered. He looked at Amy’s sleeping figure, all hopes seemed to be slowly moving towards its own demise… despite being a Spirit , Sameer felt like he was going to die again..tears gathered , he let it flow….did spirits ever cry? Maybe not but Sameer did…. His memories came alive along with his tears, he regretted having tampered with 1653 but what else could he do…. Years back when he was in his early adolescence, something happened that turned his miserable life into something amazing…
Sameer was 14 , his widowed father and him moved to a new town, nothing unusual, sameers father always got transferred every few months, Sameer hated being a nomad but he had no choice, this was one of those days when he was told to pack and within an hour he had to say bye to the town he had just started adjusting to. What a life to lead….he had even stopped wondering what lay ahead.
When they reached the new place,his heart sank into his boots….this time they were going to live near a slum area…great, as if shifting wasn’t enough, now poverty also was going to be there companion.
In his state of misery , Sameer shrunk into himself, but not for long, one day as he was strolling alone, his eyes fell on this 9year old girl….his heart skipped a beat, he had never felt anything like this before, his blood veins danced rumba salsa and chachacha …he was on cloud nine but his vocals decided to betray him, Everytime he thought of approaching this lovely Angel, his voice took of in a different direction, but he never gave up, he kept a distance but made sure never to loose sight of her…. Then one day, he had enough, he gathered courage and decided he was going to approach her…. Unfortunately fate had different plans, that evening when he decided to go confess his feeling, hell broke loose, the sight before him was just unbelievable, he was a few metres away from her house and he saw the neighbors had gathered , as came closer, he gagged, there was a dead body at the door step, there was a woman wailings and that girl …..that girl the sight of her was just not of this world……

Sameer let out a loud cry and sat down he was shaking, Flora came foward and comforted him, he hugged her …he found motherly comfort in her embrace… ” I never even got a chance to ask her name flora, she looked so devastated, then before I could gather courage to see her again, my father got transferred and we moved away….I couldn’t get her off my mind , years later when 1653 was in the making, that girl crossed my mind, and I thought maybe I could bring 1653 to life and see my pretty angel in her….I meant no harm flora…I was just searching for my first love” Sameer sobbed ….he broke down ….Nora was overwhelmed and left her upside down state and floated to where Sameer was, he looked so helpless and broken like a small child, Flora held him …” Cry it out my child ” she whispered…her eyes were filled with tears… Finally Sameer calmed down and smiled and Flora…Nora hugged him as well .. ‘ hey bro, chill, we won’t let you fail…. We will do this together…” She encouraged him, he looked at Flora who gave him a gentle smile…they stood up and approached Amy’s sleeping body…. ” Hold my hand Sameer, no matter what happens,Nora and I will help you get out of this shit together” Flora hugged Sameer and he had not felt so good In years….mother was not always the woman who gave birth….anyone who was able to shower their love on you was a mother….. It was time to enter Amy’s mind…Sameer no longer felt afraid because now he had his mother ….
” We go?” Nora asked …Sameer smiled ” ladies first” he replied…

1653 season 3 phase 2

1653
Season 3 / Phase 2
Writer: Akila Raza
Editor: Edward Wangamah

” Memories surface creating turmoil… churning feelings upside down…. Hang on there whispers the heart…..yet I watch my being fall apart..once again each part of me is scattered all over…each bit has a story to tell … The million pieces of an old fairy tale”

“Mama…” My voice was hoarse, I watched her fragile figure shivering with pain… I was barely Nine. She never liked me , although there was nothing that I didn’t do to please her but sometimes I wondered, whenever at any given time, if she had to make a choice …be it of sharing goodies which rarely came but when they did ..it was a treat, or shopping or even school trips…she always favoured Jacob… Yes it was always that short punk I called my brother until the night ….that night that destroyed everything… That night which was the beginning of a never ending storm …. ” What happened that night ?” Sameer interrupted my thoughts and I gasped for Air…. My thoughts my emotions were churning in a million directions. Flora and Nora were listening to me patiently even though I wasn’t talking , my thoughts were audible but what I spoke with my mouth shut had no speed breaker… I looked at Sameer…” I am all mixed up, I can’t think straight…all thoughts are hitting me at one go… I am afraid to walk back into the memory Lane, if only you knew the storms I had faced, the disappointments I went through..I still get nightmares… There are wounds that I fear to touch because they hurt so bad …I will go mad” I sighed, I was trying not to cry , I was shaking, why the hell did I even think it was a good idea re visiting the past that would only blow me out of proportion, it had taken me several years to gather myself… I stood up .” I am sorry I can’t do this, I can’t afford to throw myself into that pit again ” I said. Flora and Nora didn’t react… Sameer moved closer to me…this time I didn’t flinch , I was not afraid of ghosts as much as I was afraid to re visit the lanes I had so narrowly escaped .. to hell with 1653, fuck karma, what’s the worse that could happen….I sighed. ” The worse that could happen has a list that is endless Amy” Flora finally spoke, her voice was void of emotion… I raised my eye brows….she went on ” for instance Sameer will not be able to clear his shit, you will never heal and bla bla bla…..” She said. ” Big deal” I responded… Big Mistake….Flora came closer, I felt chills it was like cold ice cubes down my spine one moment and in the next it was fire dripping, my heart beat was in two different directions…I know it sounds absurd but as the wise say …the sting of the wasp is only known to him who has been stung.
” Take your time but Amy..we are not leaving until you have faced your demons headon and tamed them ….same applies with us all” flora sounded serious… Sameer shook his head … ” Take time? We have only 6 days …. There is no time Flora, how the hell are we going to clear this crap if we decide to move at this ungodly pace?” He sounded angry,
” well then you shouldn’t have fucked up at the first place” came a rude reply….Sameer and Flora turned…it was Nora, she was angry, she rarely got mad but when she did …it was purely savage. Nora floated closer and looked at me ,
..” Amy listen, you must fight ur fears and face those demons …if you don’t we will do the honours for you and trust me you won’t like it!!!” With that said , she floated to the far end of the room and hung on the ceiling upside down .. I sat on the floor with my knees hugged , I was trying to control my breathe….did these ungodly creatures think it was so easy ? ” It is if you gather enough courage to face it head on…” This time the voice was gentle …just like the one I heard in my dreams when fear haunted me….I looked up and saw Flora floating above my head..I sighed…” I need to sleep” I whispered, Sameer looked frustrated but flora smiled….” Sleep” she whispered …

1653 season 3 phase 1

1653….Season 3 /Phase 1
Writer : Akila Raza
Editor : Edward Wangamah
Critics:
Mitul Shah
Fatema Nathoo
Batul Ladak
Zainab Ladak
Samiha Shabbir
G Jeff Double
Sammy Kiragu
Presenter Barack

In the loving Memory of Cherry….a Woman of standards and principal…beauty and Brains . Rest in peace ….rest among the Angels….

” Each of us had memories we cherished, bitter sweet, filled with emotions like the waves of the sea….some had rough waves, some had cool breeze ..some had wind storms, some had sunshine .
There were tears that were yet to flow, but the Pandora box had to be opened,
It was time to let go”.

Amy Newton sat among the trio , her mind was churning, yesterday had been a rollercoaster from the start and the joint she had puffed made all her demons of memories surface… Sameer , Nora and Flora surrounded her like school kids ready to listen to what she had to tell after they had decided that each one will push their way back in to the past to the start line until the point where they were able to connect to 1653 then meet at the junction and move from there….there had to be a connection….. They were all spread out like naked wires of a circuit breaker and it was time to reconnect, Amy wanted to light another joint but decided to go for coffee instead….after the incident last night she felt her nerves on a tight rope …. Whatever she had smoked had been unusual, it wasn’t the normal weed that she and Bryan….ah Brian…bastard…but she loved him, her eyes filled up with tears and she brushed it off…. He walked away….just like that, like some rear hole wind pass, puff and that’s it… After 5 years of being together , through all the ups and downs, the struggles, the nights when their moans of lovemaking made the mountain wolves question their moonlight howls….one fine day he just decides to walk out….why ? Ha! He found a woman …who was I Amy wondered ….a trash bin?… She passed by the mirror as she headed towards the kitchen, she paused by the mirror to look at her reflection.
in just one day she looked like a rag doll, her curves her curls, her eyes her skin her morale ….was all gone…like some notes on chalk board wiped off.
Amy sighed, her heart was heavy with emotions that she needed to deal with….the Amy she saw in the mirror was not her….her vibrant self was desperately screaming for help, bloody hell she wouldn’t let it just die…
” Amy….. Stop staring at the mirror, it will crack… come-on we are waiting…” Nora shouted from the other room…it would have been easier for her float to where Amy was but she decided to keep distance…Amy had a story to tell …she needed time to sort her box and see what to reveal and what to hide..after all history had to be penned for the next generation to see…..

1653 season 1. Phase 8 & 9

Writer Akila Raza

Editor Edward Wangamah

1653 (phase 8)
” When the ego dies, the soul awakens….. Fear no longer conquers, consequences matter less,what truly matters is picking up the pieces of all that shattered beyond repair……….

Sameer felt trapped to the wall.
He seemed to be swinging between a trance as the last conversation before the destruction of 1653 replayed before him again.

” Sameer Walia?” A deep voice interrupted his senses pulling him abruptly out of the trance for which he was thankful.
” Yes that’s me Doctor” ..
he responded to the tall man standing next to him. The doctor looked at him ….
..” are you a relative to the patient?” The doctor asked, Sameer nodded ” he is a friend”… He replied.
The doctor asked Sameer to follow him to the cabin… The walk was brief but it seemed endless, Sameer felt a sinking in his heart, there was an eerie feeling about the place,.
The scent of medicine, nursing mothers with crying babies, smell of burnt flesh, wails of women in the labour room…. his ears were suddenly picking all sorts of sound… And finally he found himself seated opposite the doctor…the question he was asked , hit him in the gut and he stared at the doctor…..” Why did Jacob commit sucide?” The doc asked again…. Sameer turned pale, the memories finally found a loophole and flooded in torrents, hitting Sameer back to back mercilessly…. Before the doctor could prompt further, they were Interrupted by a call. The doctor spoke softly but from the look on his face it was clear….. The storm was brewing pretty fast. He put the call down and looked at Sameer, ” the police want your statement……

1653 (phase 9 )

LAST EPISODE…..

” You Dwell in the past , chased by my voice,
Chained by my thoughts,…
Then slumber abandons you
Leaving you to drown in the horror of your own guilt…..”

” The police want your statement”….. Those words set my ears on fire and suddenly I went super deaf… I simply looked at the doctor and managed half a nod, he walked out leaving me to decide my fate …. Perspiration danced on my forehead like a slithering shape shifting snake, I felt chills that seemed endless then once again My body went into a trance……I saw a flash back of that day which had stamped the never ending tragedy into our lives.

Flash back ……
It was late afternoon, I had just finished making coffee , I cleaned the kitchen, filled the thermos and grinned at my self, the Aroma of my secret ingredient spread in the room creating endless bliss….so inviting so sensual ….reminded me of 1653, I blushed , straightened my shirt and took off my apron…. I couldn’t wait to go and see 1653, she may be a robot but to me she was just something else ….. Sensual …illness free and no fear of ARV. I may be a pervert but again if the wildest dreams of us men were to be put on check ….. The world would surely perish……
I quickly walked out of the kitchen after applying my perfume….and excitedly walked towards the research room…. After watching Jacob for fifteen years …even I had learnt afew tips here and there and had tried something secretly….well now I would get to see the end result.
Happiness and I seem to have a bad relationship….. I was about to enter the research room but I stopped on my tracks…..Dan and his sister Penny were in there…. Penny sounded infuriated and Dan was trying to pacify her but in vain, I came closer to the door and the last words of penny sent me in a frenzy…she sounded like a witch ….or a ruthless crazy woman whose mind was adamant on destruction…..she wanted 1653 destroyed….. Without thinking twice I ran to look for Jacob …..the bastard..oops but yeah at that time he behaved like one…. When I found him he was in a state of self pleasure also thinking about 1653….I ignored my jealous feeling and told him what penny was planning to do. We rushed towards the lab but it seemed fate had its own storm brewing, …we reached there too late…. 1653 was not only dismantled but all the trace of reconnecting her was also gone….Dan and Penny were also gone…. Jacob was speechless he fell on his knees and screamed so loudly that everything around us shook….My mind went blank …the next thing I know is that there was blood splattered, everywhere…. ambulance siren heard and we were in the hospital….”
Jacob had slipped into a never ending coma, I was blank when the doctor asked me what happened….

” Mr Sameer”…..a female voice was trying to get to me but the distance seemed endlessly long….like that of the sun and the earth.

Sameer felt lighter and lighter, he heard voices from a distance…. Suddenly he found himself looking at a body…it belonged to him.

The doctor shook sameers body but there was no response….he and the police man looked at each other in surprise…. The nurse checked pulse and said ” sorry he is no more”.

Sameer was floating in the air ….
” Interested in being friends?” A voice behind him whispered…he jumped and looked back…two ghosts were staring at him with great interest…” Who are you? ” He asked…. They laughed….
We are what you once were , and now you get used to being us……

The End ……
Or it’s just the beginning……

1653 season 1 phase 7. Writer : Akila Raza

Inspired by : Struck by Guilt.

” Who knows what lies underneath the Belly of the Universe , ask them who survived the fire and rose from Ashes to accomplish an ungodly desire…once seen at the verge of demise but rose to Return….’

Sameer was pacing in the hospital corridor, hit by the waves of Anxiety, guilt gathered around his being like algae in a dirty pond of still water and his hopes were like dead fishes …Dead.

He knew he was responsible…. he was the reason for the storm that struck Jacobs life, he was the reason Penny went beserk and destroyed 1653 beyond repair… He was not only a murderer but a coward …..if only he had owned up …..it was him who had tampered with 1653 ….

Today if Jacob died …Sameer would never forgive himself….. He sat down against the wall and cried hard … Memories of the last conversation between Penny and Dan came flooding back like a tsunami that didn’t want to end….. Sameer went numb as that moment came to life once again with full force…….

The two ghosts stared at Jacob as he lay unconscious , machines beeping around him,
outside the weather was cloudy, there was a sense of fear in the Air…. ” Will he make it? The younger ghost asked ….” I hope so… After witnessing the destruction of 1653…Only a miracle can help ” the older ghost sighed …

The younger one wasn’t satisfied and prompt further….’ Is Penny Normal? I mean that level of jealousy over a Robot that she and Jacob created together…doesn’t make sense to me ..how could she destroy it, what was she thinking?” 15 years of hard work all gone in a jiffy … Humans are weird ain’t they? I wonder why ghosts are feared when humans are more dangerous” …..

The older ghost looked at her younger counterpart amused …” Ummh … ” Was all she said… Secretly she also wondered ….why did people fear ghosts?

1653 Season 1 ……phase 6…… Writer : Akila Raza. Editor : Edward Wangamah

Inspired by : crumbling Desires

Sameer pulls Jacob off the chair, as they are trying to rush towards the research Lab, fate decides to play its own Game…..

Nature slows down its pace, Sameer and Jacob try to push their way towards towards the building , but suddenly the distance seems to get endless……

Jacobs being is suddenly engulfed in a trance and he desperately stares at his friend who keeps pulling him forward but in vain….
Behind them the two ghosts are also trapped in the same wave length and they know better, so instead.of defying the gravity, they keep calm and wait for the moment to pass….

Sameer is seen struggling …..Jacob continuously hears a ringing sound in his ears, his heart is already sinking as he stares strangely at Sameer….. No doubt what lies ahead is unpredictable, friendship at risk, dreams at the verge of being destroyed beyond repair….. Everything spins at its own pace. Creating a chaos only the minds of each one can imagine in it’s own way..
Somewhere inside the building in the lab, Penny and Dan argue …. Penny’s obsession to create a massive destruction is at peak…

.Dan on the other hand had a dilemma….either to choose his ethics or his sister…the storm that lies ahead, Only fate knows the destruction it holds…

1653 Season 1 Phase 5

Fantasy 1653 ( phase 5)
Inspired by : Quantum Leap into the synopsis. Writer Akila Raza Editor: Edward Wangamah

FREEEEEEEEEEEZEEEEE!!!!!
a sound boomed so hard ….time stood still…. Eyes remained glued at what was being stared at that particular time…..what happened? I the writer decided to introduce the characters before moving forward……

First character ; Raza. A robotic figure who was brought to life after 15 years of hard work by a scientist who was a back bencher in class , back in college he was thin , short with dreadlocks that looked like worms sticking out of his skull..his only comforter was his equally nerd looking girlfriend…whom.he finally married….This Robot was named Raza for reasons known to the maker himself,at first the aim was to create something that defied every law in science…. Raza turned out to be as beautiful as anyone could fantasize in their wildest dreams…. She was fair, her voice was so gentle and her eyes were deep enough to drown in …. But when U as a creator develops a God syndrome, karma gets bitchy!!!!

Second character : High on God Syndrome…Jacob Newton ” back bencher in the them days he was,
no one imagined that this tiny looking man had a mind that ran in the opposite direction of anything that a normal mind could not even fanthom…from a background that didn’t make sense , from a place where even the line of poverty refused to cross, there in rose this shrub in to something different…Jacob had morals, he was decent but who knew his mind better than himself….. He was a mystery that even Sherlock Holmes would have found difficult to solve ….but…. but a lady with an equally crazy mind found her way into his heart….she supported him all thru his crazy ventures unaware that one day it will be the reason her evil side will come forth in full force.

Character 3 : Daniel Marino ….He looked ageless, handsome , he loved his sister Penny and would go out of his way to do anything….he had money and he liked Jacob, of course the Idea of creating Raza didn’t appeal to him but because of his sister …..he gave in….a mistake he would live to regret.

Character four : Penny Newton… In the entire team she was probably the only sensible scientist but when love takes over…..brains freeze. Penny was the sole person who showed interest in Jacob, from the very day she had first set her eyes on him…. It wasn’t love at first sight…it was curiousity…. She could catch vibes like no one else and the moment she sat her eyes on jacob she knew …she had found her man…..when he finally shared his idea with her and she agreed….they hit off ….little did they know that this very idea was going to unleash hell in the coming days.

Character Five : Sameer Walia , he wasn’t a scientist, but out of friendship and curiosity he found himself with Jacob …. During that hard period of 15 years when Jacob tried to defy the law of science and create something unusual, Sameer stood by his side with endless trays of coffee ….day in day out… True friendship ties that were way stronger than the scissors of storms to come.

Character 6 : the two ghosts …. They are a mystery am working on as I finish my ice cream…

1653 Season 1. Phase 4

Inspired by : Jacobs flash back
Writer Akila Raza
Editor : Edu wangamah

Two ghost figures peeped through the window into the research room, they were staring at the lifeless figure, the older ghost turned to look at its partner ..’ now what? , How will I enter her body if she is lying there like a murder victim’…she asked the younger ghost ,

” I wish I could have an answer for that” the younger one replied. The elder ghost felt angry , grabbed the younger one and they flew away……

Jacob was still lost in his own thoughts when Sameer came looking for him.

Sameer : there u r seated, I have been looking for you all over the place!

Jacob : I am drained , I feel like I have lost focus…. Nothing makes sense …Sameer have u ever encountered something that only existed in your fantasies?

Sameer: no I haven’t but what I am about to tell you will bring you down to earth in a jiffy……

Jacob : huh? U wish…. If only you knew what I experienced …..(his voice trails off )

Sameer : Jacob , apparently your wife unplugged Raza and as we talk , penny has asked Dan to dismantle the Robot …

Jacob : WHAAAT ???? WHY??? This is so sick!!!!

Sameer : well then do something before they destroy your hard work ….

Jacob : I wish I hadn’t married penny, that jealous bitch is good for nothing!!!

Sameer and Jacob Rush to the Research Lab

…..the two ghosts looked at each other….they decide to follow Jacob to the Research Lab and assist him…. After all He is their main target…

.to be continued……

1653. Season 1 phase 3

Inspired by : Dark night secrets…… writer Akila Raza. Editor : Edu wangamah

Jacob was seated at the far end on a chair in the garden…his heart was racing, his face was pale,
he had never encountered anything so bold in his life…. This woman was just something else… Harmless yet dangerous ….even in his imagination, she had the ability to bring out the animal in Jacob…

Her look was so intense that for the first time in his life, he was taken off guard . all his principles flew out of the window,.

Jacob was generally a very decent person with intact morals but the moment he sat his eyes on 1653 after they constructed her , his entire system went haywire….

While Jacob sat trying to sort his thoughts , on the other hand Raza was lying lifeless in a research room.

Jacobs wife Penny and her Brother Dan were planning to dismantle the Robot… Dan was reluctant because he was curious to know what exactly had transpired, penny was agitated and wanted Raza dismantled at any cost….

Jacob couldn’t gather himself after the wild encounter…there was a dilemma that needed attention yet each one involved was not brave to sort this shit the right way.

…to be continued

1653 ….season 1 phase 2.

‘Dan, do you have a minute?’ penny looked nervously at her brother. He looked up from his files and smiled..” sure sis, what”s up? He asked,..’

Penny looked at him nervously. please come with me to the Research Room, I unplugged Raza” …

.she looked embarrassed. Dan Raised his eyebrows in surprise , he looked at his sister very calmly and decided to take a seat first… ” Sit down Penny and tell me what happened?… ”

He pointed at the chair next to his and beckoned his sister to sit. Penny sat down and sighed…

There was a moment of uncomfortable silence ….. Dan looked at penny gently waiting for her to speak but she seemed frozen.

” It’s okay Penny, you can talk to me” he said calmly, he could sense fear in her vibes and he didn’t want to chase her away by being aggressive.

“Dan , someone had tampered with ..her motherboard and I …well she …I mean ..” her voice trailed off…..

Dan pulled his chair closer to hers…” Relax penny, it’s okay,.. we will fix this together but I need you to calmly tell me …. Did Raza try to harm you?”

Dan watched her reaction carefully …she looked at her brother and shook her head…

” Noo man , she told me she was infatuated!! She had started growing feelings like a normal woman for a man…’. penny was shaking and Dan smiled and sat back relieved… ” So you decided to unplug her, I hope her feelings were not for your Husband?… ‘ Dan asked and his sister turned pale… Dan smiled ” just kidding penny relax” he grinned but penny was at the verge of freaking out..

To be continued……

Writer Akila Raza

Editor : Edu wangamah