INT. UNKNOWN PRISON-UNKNOWN PERIOD
Remilekun eye Cece as she tries to adjust her leg in pain, Femi looks at her with worry before his gaze settles on her necklace
FEMI
You know the more I see that necklace, the more I am convinced that it is mine
REMILEKUN
And I said it is not, yours must be another one
FEMI
No, there is only one copy of it, I made sure of it
REMILEKUN
Well my mom gave me this
FEMI
And I gave mine to a woman who wants to give it to her daughter as a birthday gift
Oba-Abass faces Remilekun
OBA-ABASS
Is this true? Is it a birthday gift from your mom?
Remilekun caress the necklace
REMILEKUN
Yes it is but it proves nothing
CECE
How does this woman in question looks like?
FEMI
Tall, dark and pretty. She has a beautiful smile and I think she is a lawyer
OBA-ABASS
Yeah, that sound like the Selma I know
REMILEKUN
Even if it was yours, it is mine now
FEMI
Am not saying it is not
REMILEKUN
Then why are you so bent on proving that you gave it to my mom
FEMI
Because I am curious about your mom and I was wondering if I could see her again
CECE
Did you not listening to anything we said in the bus?
FEMI
No, I had a lot in my mind
CECE
Is everybody on that fucking bus to meditate?
Femi looks confused
FEMI
What is it?
OBA-ABASS
Selma Johnson died two years
FEMI
What?
Femi looks at Remilekun with sadness
FEMI
I didn’t know, I am so sorry for your loss
REMILEKUN
I thought you said you knew her
FEMI
Not really… it just that I met Selma only twice and that was a period where I wanted to blow my head off
CECE
Because your wife cheated on you?
Femi looks at Cece with disgust
FEMI
You know you should listen to her, you need to stop assuming things
REMILEKUN
Why do you want to meet her now?
FEMI
I don’t know how she did it, I don’t know how she said it but what I do know is that, whatever she said to me that day, stop me from putting a gun to my head and encouraged me to find a way to fix my problem
Femi stands up and rubs his eyes in frustration
FEMI
I don’t know who I am anymore while finding a solution to my problem, I lost myself. I neglected my career, my marriage is a mess and my family is in a shamble (tears starts to form in his eyes) I can’t even recognized the man I have become, I was once a loving father and husband, I want to become that again and the moment I saw that necklace, I saw hope. I felt she might say what she said to me again and my life will be back to the way it was before
Cece burst into laughter
CECE
I can’t believe this, a grown ass man crying to see Selma Johnson
FEMI
You don’t understand and I don’t expect you to understand what it is like to lose yourself
CECE
Has it ever occurred to you that the advice she gave you was wrong
FEMI
Or maybe I just took the advice the wrong way
OBA-ABASS
Selma Johnson gives really good advice, he must have taken it the wrong way
Jamin speaks absentmindedly
JAMIN
Yeah she gives really good advice
The party look at Jamin with surprise
CECE
You knew her?
JAMIN
Did I say that out loud?
OBA-ABASS
Yeah you did, how did you know her?
Remilekun scoffs
REMILEKUN
It seems the whole world knows my mom
JAMIN
She helped me with my sist….
Remilekun cuts in angrily
REMILEKUN
Enough, have heard enough about my mom for today
She crawls away for the party, Cece tries to stop her
CECE
You need to stay still Remilekun or you will hurt yourself more
Remilekun slaps her hands away
REMILEKUN
Leave me alone, you are not my mother, stop acting like you are
Cece moves towards her but Oba-Abass stops her
OBA-ABASS
Leave her be
Remilekun crawls to the extreme corner of the prison when the door suddenly opens
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