On the road from Lagos 22: The Betrayal

 



EXT. THE FOREST- AFTERNOON

Jamin and his sister sits under a big tree along with Rhema and Remilekun. Cece don’t not look happy all


CECE

I don’t think it is a good idea for us to stay here, if we move now, we can still catch up with driver


OBA-ABASS

And do what?


CECE

Walk with him to the main road and see if we can get a ride… this place is not safe


OBA-ABASS

Three things are going to happen if we do that


CECE

Which are?


OBA-ABASS

We slow the driver down, we don’t see a bus to carry all of us, thereby wasting our energy or we get robbed or kidnapped


CECE

And you don’t think that can happen here, look at where we are, we are surrounded by thick forest


OBA-ABASS

If I am to take my chance between going to the main road and waiting here for the driver, I will chose the latter


Oba-Abass walks towards the other under the big trees, Cece sighs deeply


CECE

Who exactly is the first person I saw this morning to bring me such bad luck?


She sees Femi looking around the Marco Polo and she walks towards him


CECE

You don’t give up, do you?


FEMI

No I don’t, giving up is for losers


FLASHBACK-FEMI-TWO YEARS AGO

INT. FEMI’S HOUSE IN LAGOS- AFTERNOON

Femi enters his bedroom, looking for his wife


FEMI

Babe.....Babe, where are you?


He got no response, he checks the bathroom and she was not there… He walks down the stairs to check her in the kitchen


FEMI (CONT’D)

Babe, where are you?


Then he sees her at the backyard through the kitchen window talking on the phone to someone, he moves closer walking silently trying to scare her. Rachel looks pissed as she is on the phone, then she shouts in a very loud voice


RACHEL

My husband cannot find out that I am the reason for his impotence


Femi stops on his path as the smile on his face disappears


RACHEL (CONT’D)

Obviously not enough, if you had acted like you cared, he won’t be looking for solution (pause) I am sorry, I know this is not your fault but this can destroy my marriage…. Please help me fix this


Femi looks very angry


FEMI

What is he fixing?


Rachel looks back and sees Femi. She looks so shocked as her phone drops from her hand and hits the floor


FEMI (CONT’D)

What are you fixing?


RACHEL

Femi


FEMI

So it was all you…. You are the one poisoning me with gandarusa


She chuckles uncomfortably

RACHEL

Femi what are you talking about?


Femi lunges at her and hold her neck in his hand, Rachel starts to shake


FEMI

If you don’t tell me the truth, I swear to God, I will kill you


Tears flows down her eyes 

RACHEL

I am so sorry Femi


Femi looks devastated with the news, he releases her neck and he walks back as he holds his head


FEMI

Why?


RACHEL

What?


He shouts with rage as tears flows down his face


FEMI

Why will you do this to me?


RACHEL

I was at the peak of my career and you wanted children. There was nothing I could say to make you change your mind. I didn’t want to lose you and am sure as hell wasn’t willing to lose my career


FEMI

So you decided to make me impotence?


RACHEL

No that was not supposed to happened? When my brother gave me the drug


FEMI

Your brother? Your brother was in on this too


Rachel nods

FEMI

You and your brother decided to ruin my life together, so it was a planned work


RACHEL

I am so sorry Femi


FEMI

When happened when your brother gave you the drug?


RACHEL

He told me there was no side effect and when we were ready… when I was ready to have a child, it was just not working anymore. My brother said it must be because you used for a long time


FEMI

How long was it?


RACHEL

Four years


Femi looks very shocked

FEMI

Four years? Four year Rachel?


RACHEL

I am very very sorry


FEMI

You are a very wicked woman


RACHEL

I am very very sorry


She tries to touch him but he slaps her hand away


FEMI

Don’t fucking touch me


RACHEL

I am very sorry Femi, I deeply regret my actions


FEMI

Now I see the reason why you don’t want me going to any other fertility clinic apart from your brother’s. How can you do this to the man you claim to love…. How could you?


He goes back inside

RACHEL

Femi, Femi, I am so sorry


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