Alex, this is Roti Bello
EXT. INSIDE ASO ROCK- NIGHT
(There is a party going on in a garden, the president is seen talking with some people with a glass of champagne in their hands. Rere and Roti are talking to some people and they were laugh as they talk. Some minute later, the president goes to the podium)
Nate: thank you all for coming here to celebrate with me on my victory. I want to use medium to say thank you to the people that made this victory possible and I will also say thank you to those that voted for me. Now that the first battle is over, now is the time for all of us to put our head together and find a way to win the second and final battle (he raises his glass of champagne up) to the party
Everybody: (in a very loud voice) to the party (everybody claps)
Roti: (leads Rere away from their audience) I think it is time
Rere: yes it is (she smiles. They walk towards Mark Malcolm) hello Mark
Mark: hello Rere, it is nice to see you again
Rere: We will like to discuss something with you
Mark: alright then (the three goes to the quieter part of the garden) I must say, this is a stunning victory for us
Rere: yes for us but you are not part of us
Mark: (still smiling) what are you saying? Of course it is us
Rere: no it is not (Mark’s smile fades as Roti places a file on the table)
Mark: what is this?
Rere: the contract you and the president signed, (Mark takes and open the document) there is going to be a change in that
Mark: no it is not possible, this is a legal binding contract. If the president goes against the content of this document, he can kiss his second tenure good bye
Roti: not according to the electoral constitution
Mark: what electoral constitution?
Rere: a vice presidency candidate must be hale and healthy, apparently your candidate has heart issues
Mark: (shock) what?
Roti: you didn’t know he has a pacemaker in his heart
Mark: no I didn’t
Rere: sucks for you, next time you want to use someone, a little background check won’t hurt
Mark: well it is not over, all I have to do is find another candidate
Roti: well that is not going to happen
Mark: why? I have a contract
Rere: (smiling) of course you do, but in that contract, you stated the name of your candidate and since your candidate is not fit to rule Nigeria, that contact is void. You should check it yourself
Mark: (he looks at the contract and raises his head with anger in his expression) you bitch, if you think that after all the money I spent, I am just goin..
Rere: oh if this is about your money, don’t worry. The party is going to pay you every fucking penny of the money you spent. You will receive an alert tomorrow
Mark: if you think I am going to let go without a fight, you are highly mistaken
Rere: oh I think you will let go without a fight because if you don’t, I am going to spread rumours about how you got your ass kicked by me and my partner (pointing to Roti) then your competitor will think you have lost your mojo and come for you all at once (Mark is really angry) truth be told, we wouldn’t have done this without your money, so I think you deserve to enjoy this evening. Have a drink or two and go back to your boring life, I hope I don’t have to see you anymore Mark Malcolm (she turns and starts to leave)
Mark: this is not over (Rere walks away majestically with a smile on her face with Roti)
Rere: (she walks toward the loud part of the party) that felt good
Roti: getting a man out of what might be the greater deal of his life make you feel good?
Rere: (stops and looks at Roti) oh come on, you should have seen him the day I met him, it was like the world was the ground and he was standing right over, so seeing him like that feels goods
Roti: (signs and continues walking) Rere, you are something else
Rere: (hold him forcefully and he stops) so did you do anything?
Roti: anything like what?
Rere: with the votes
Roti: no I didn’t, we won fair and square
Rere: (sighs with relief) I must say I really doubted myself that day
Roti: I was never going to do anything
Rere: why? You do everything I ask, why is this time different?
Roti: because I don’t know why the president has to win the election, I don’t know what your end game is
Rere: you don’t know what my end game is, of course my end game is for the president to win his election
Roti: yes, but there is a reason why he has to win. That is what I want to know
Rere: Roti, I have no secrets
Roti: you must take me as a fool right. The other day, you said you were an American citizen and then you said you were joking, turns out that you are actually one and not just any one, a rich American. I have been racking my brain as to why you will leave the place where you had the world at your feet to come to this place and serve the President
Rere: that was just……
Roti: (sees Alex) why is he here, Rere?
Rere: who? (Turns to the direction he is looking, Rere sees Alex, Alex smiles and waves to her)
Roti: you broke up with him, why is he smiling and waving to you? (Rere faces Roti back. Alex walk towards then) and why is he coming towards us (Roti looks at Rere)
Rere: (calmly) I was going to tell you
Roti: tell me what Rere?
Alex: (he reaches them) hey Rere (he hugs her, Roti looks on in surprise, Alex sees Roti) who is your friend?
Rere: Alex, this is Roti Bello, my partner, Roti, this is …
Roti: (cuts in with a harsh tone of voice) no need for the introduction, I know he is the President’s son
Alex: (smiling) and I know you
Roti: (sarcastically) oh you do, quite a surprise she told you about me
Alex: oh no, she did not, Pam told me
Roti: Pam?
Alex: yes, Pamela Okonkwo, the reporter told me about you
Roti: (with a surprise look) you know Pam?
Rere: (with a surprise look and questioning voice) you know Pam?
Roti: she is a close friend of mine and she hates you both a lot
Rere: (rolls her eyes) the feeling is mutual
Alex: but now that you are my fiancée, I hope you two get along
Roti: (shock) fiancée? (Rere looks uncomfortable)
Alex: (smiling) yes, we got engaged three days ago. She went down on her knees and proposed
Roti: (looking more shock) she did?
Alex: yes, it was sudden. I was not expecting it
Roti: I would never have expected it either (looks at Rere was a disgusting looks) I really don’t know you
Rere: Roti ..
Roti: I think I should leave you two love birds to discuss
Rere: Roti .. (Roti leaves in annoyance)
Alex: you didn’t tell him
Rere: no, I was going to (she sigh deeply)
Alex: he does not look too happy about it
Rere: why are you here? You don’t want your father to win the election so I won’t expect you to rejoice with him
Alex: I came to see you and to let my father know that he can’t separate us anymore
Rere: how thoughtful of you but (Sophie comes to meet her)
Sophie: Ms Shapiro, the president wants to see you
Alex: a moment destroyer, isn’t he?
Rere: there was no moment
Alex: there could have been, don’t go
Rere: I have to, he is my boss (pecks him on the cheek and faces Sophie) lead the way to where he is (she and Sophie leaves)
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