Franklyn

Written by Frederick Akinola , a TV production student at NTA tv College, Jos

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FRANKLYN is a first person narrative of a child witnessing his mother suffer domestic violence. Out of sheer love for his mother, he seeks vengeance against his father. This unravels subsequent plots in the story.

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  • Franklyn - Episode 1

  • Benny and I planned to kill our father. We were going to use a knife when he was asleep, snoring. We were going to press the knife deep into his gut then twist it, the way we'd...
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  • Franklyn - Episode 2

  • Father had begun snoring when I returned, the pillow in my hand. His chest heaved as he snored, his head resting on the back of the couch.   The television was still...
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  • Franklyn - Episode 3

  • I know you may sit there and wonder why a boy would want to kill his father. You may also stand or squat or lie as you wonder. However you wonder doesn't really matter. That yo...
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  • Franklyn - Episode 4

  • We crack our heads, thinking of the fastest and easiest way to kill him. We want it quick because we have little strength, Father can take down the both of us combined with just on...
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  • Franklyn - Episode 5

  • Father brought Mother back from the hospital, in his car, the two-door Mazda. We knew the sound of his engine. It was a lot louder than that of our other neighbors. We watched from...
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  • Franklyn - Episode 6

  • We had a family meet after Father was buried. This wasn't like the kind held before his burial which we– my brother and me– weren't allowed to sit in. We'd ...
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