You have a boss?
EXT. BAR- NIGHT
(At a bar around 8pm in the night, Roti walks into the place and looks around until he sees Pamela the reporter drinking at a nearby table)
Roti: (he walks to her and sits on the chair opposite her. He smiles) I see you still come to this bar
Pam: (smiling) the great Rotimi Bello, I knew it was going to be matter of time before you come and see me. Words underground says that you are working for the president
Roti: you still keep tabs on me which makes me think that you are still into me
Pam: don’t flatter yourself Roti, my job is to know everything and speaking of everything, I heard your president made a deal with Gexon Pharmaceuticals for profits
Roti: (smile disappears) where did you hear that from?
Pam: so it is true (she stands)
Roti: where are you going?
Pam: to give a report, the people deserve to know the truth
Roti: yes, the truth, not speculation. All you have are just assumption
Pam: no, it is not and you know that. You been here and that expression on your face says it all
Roti: my expression is hardly the truth
Pam: I am sure if I dig into this, I will find the truth
Roti: where does telling the truth get you? Losing your job
Pam: I didn’t lose my job, I almost did but I didn’t and that was your fault
Roti: who did you think made sure that you didn’t lose it?
Pam: I don’t care about what you say, it is my job as a journalist to report the truth
Roti: stop been so stupid Pam and let make a deal
Pam: what kind of deal?
Roti: stop your unnecessary report and I will get you an exclusive interview with the president when this has settled down
Pam: you mean when you have erased every evidence of the truth
Roti: call it whatever you want to call it Pam, are you in?
Pam: in for what? You want me to sweep my stories under the carpet, I am not going to do that
Roti: when you go out here to say whatever version of your story that you think is the truth, and when another version that is made to be the truth come out, you will be a laughing stock
Pam: that is not going to happen, I have my PI digging
Roti: for your own sake, make this deal because if you don’t, the next person you will be having a meeting with is my boss and trust me, it is not going to be pretty
Pam: (surprise) you have a boss?
Roti: yes
Pam: I wonder what kind of person he is if you are like this
Roti: She is and you don’t want to meet her. If you go and tell what you think is the truth, she will bury you and she is not so kind to save your job. The ball is in your court, you should join the winning team for once (he stands up) when you make a decision, call me (he leaves)
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