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The Criminal & The Bodyguard [Red&Dembe|James&Hisham] #3: "You were right Dembe, I should have told her."

Raymond Reddington & Dembe Zuma | James Spader & Hisham Tawfiq
THE C R I M I N AL AND THE B O D y G U A R D | 3rd A P P R E C I A T I O N T H R E A D

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When Raymond Reddington surrendered himself to the FBI to work with them, he only wanted him as his bodyguard.
Dembe Zuma, a former freedom fighter from South Sudan.
Red found Dembe when he was fourteen years old after he lost his entire family.
Red took care of Dembe and they became like father and son. They would do anything for eachother.
Everywhere Red goes Dembe is one step behind him. To protect and help the man that saved his life.
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The first time we met them ღ

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Quotes Season 1 and 2 ღ

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You know, twenty nine years ago, in Sierra Leone, there was a farmer named Samwel Zuma,
who had the audacity to identify several low level Mombasa operatives to local authorities.
The cartel massacred the entire family.
All but the youngest son; he was sold to a local ring of flesh peddlers.
The majority of children in those circumstances don’t last longer than nine months.
He survived eight years. He was fourteen when I found him.
Too old, too tall, too angry and dangerous to be of any further value.
He was left to die, chained to a standpipe in a squalored brothel in Nairobi.
Branded, barely alive, so I took him. Made him well, saw to his education.
He graduated university with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature.
He speaks four languages fluently and can get by on half a dozen more.
He is splendid. His name is Dembe. Dembe Zuma.
Episode 2x06

"Raymond! Ours is a friendship forged once in this life and again in the next. Goodbye, my brother."
Episode 1x09

Dembe: "The doctor says you did well."
Red: "Elizabeth?"
Dembe: "She's fine."
Red: "You need to go to my flat."
Dembe: "I'm taking care of it."
Red: "You were right, Dembe. I should've told her."
Dembe: "I understand why you didn't."
Red: "No, you don't. The blessing of an honest man."
Episode 2x19

Red: "That's enough for today."
Dembe: "Just one more lap, Raymond. This is an important part of your therapy."
Red: "You should have let me die, Dembe. Nobody told me about this aimless walking."
Episode 2x20

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The reasons ღ

Because they would do anything for eachother.
Because Red saved Dembe's life.
Because Red trusts Dembe with his life.
Because Dembe is like a son to Red.
Because Dembe told Red to tell Liz the truth.
Because Demve took care of Red after he got shot.

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The fans ღ

1. L i N d $ @ y
2. SLAT92
3. keroppi
4. mccullers
5. Nekoshoujo
6. SensationalShay
7. xlennie
8. Miranda
9. ~MelBelle~
10. deejay0212
11. Lauren Helen Graham

Our wishlist ღ

- Red saving Dembe's life.
- Red seeking advice from Dembe when it comes to Lizzie.
- Red relying on Dembe's help while he is on the run.
- Them getting drunk togeher.
- Them going bowling together.
- Them celebrating Christmas or Thanksgiving together.

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Future titles ღ

"You should have let me die, Dembe. Nobody told me about this aimless walking."
"Goodbye, my brother."
"I understand why you didn't." "No, you don't. The blessing of an honest man."
"That is what a good man does. That is what seperates men like him from men like you and me."
~~"Ours is a friendship forged once in this life and again in the next."~~
~~"Raymond, don't. That was then. It serves no purpose to kill him now."~~
~~"You were right Dembe, I should have told her."~~

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Previous threads ღ

01 | 02 |

Dembe: "You need to tell her, Raymond."
Red: "Tell her what?"
Dembe: "About Tom. You should have told her some time ago."

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Miranda, thanks so much for the new thread :flowers:

But you don't kill me, right? When I tell you that I'm not a fan of all the quotes being spread throughout the whole OP :look: It feels kind of confusing to me... :gone: I get why you put the last one where you put it and I get it with the long one that Red gave about Dembe. But the others, it somehow feels strange to me.

You're welcome.

No I'm not gonna kill you. I was waiting for the day when you wouldn't like something I made. Just kidding. :lol:

Since there were so little quotes I thought I would do like this. I actually really like but everybody needs to like it so what would you like to see? Do you have an idea?

Okay, now I'm kind of relieved and I'm happy I'm allowed to come back here :lol: And just because I'm not a fan of it doesn't mean the others wouldn't like it. I know that you did it that way because of the lack of quotes we have so far... But it's somehow bothering me that (if we do it that way) they can't even be separated from all the other text in the OP, you know. I really don't know how we could separate them... Maybe by changing them into italic completely or by changing the color or something like that (which both sucks for sure because I somehow can't imagine it being a different color or being completely italic but something like that). I'm just not a creative person. :look:

You didn't think I would get mad would you? :look:

I could put them all together. I can change it now and see if you like that better? The quote about Dembe's background was already in there and I really want to keep that one that way if you are okay with that. :)

No, but I thought it might make you sad which I don't want, really :hug:

Oh yes, I'm totally okay with the one about Dembe's background. Go ahead, try it out. :) I would love to see what it looks like.

You could never make me sad Kris. :back_hug: I appreciate your honesty. Like a said a couple weeks ago you can't like everything I do. ;)

What do you think now? I changed it. :)

:yay: thank you for the new thread Miranda!!

I can't believe that we have reached their 3rd thread!! :woot: :yay:

Aww, okay :blush: I'm really relieved now and I love the way you arranged it now! :love: Thanks so much for changing it for me, it looks stunning the way it is now. :love:

Amy, it's really crazy, right? These two are simply amazing together. I love Red and Dembe so much. They are so different but Dembe is proof for how good a person Red is :love:

Well I am relieved now too that you like it! :yay:

You're welcome Amy. :) It is so awesome it's their 3rd thread already but they are so amazing. They give us lots to talk about.

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Originally Posted by Lauren Helen Graham (Post 81960074)

They are so different but Dembe is proof for how good a person Red is :love:

You are so right about this. If it weren't for Red god knows what would have happened to Dembe. Red saved his life in every way a person can be saved.

I love the way the OP looks now. But to be honest I don't remember what it looked like before for comparison :lol:

I think Dembe is a good influence on Red. I think he helps Red stay in touch with his human side.

I love it, really! :love:

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You are so right about this. If it weren't for Red god knows what would have happened to Dembe. Red saved his life in every way a person can be saved.

I think it's safe to say that he would be dead already :( He would have died back there if it weren't for Red and Red never wanted anything in return.

Amy, I'm not sure if you were online when Miranda set up the first version of it... It was just set up when Miranda opened this thread. :)

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Originally Posted by Lauren Helen Graham (Post 81974800)

I love it, really! :love:

I think it's safe to say that he would be dead already :( He would have died back there if it weren't for Red and Red never wanted anything in return.

Yes he would have died. :nod: Even if Red never wanted anything in return I think being there from Red and protecting him is a way for Dembe to thank him and return the favor.

I love that they are so close and that they love and respect each other the way that they do. I think they both would be willing to die for the other one.

Oh yes they would give up their lives in a heartbeat to save the other I am sure of that. :nod: