Previously on Why?
KAZEEM
Oga Micheal is not around
IMADE
I will wait for him
KAZEEM
You can’t wait for him ohh because Oga Micheal left Nigeria
EPISODE 63
Slum slut!
CONTINUATION FORM LAST EPISODE
INT. OZO’S CAR-NIGHT
A loud honk of a car draws their attention to the front of Micheal’s house. Imade looks up and sees an exquisite jeep. She opens the car door, then runs past Wemimo like a bolt of lightning to the car
WEMIMO
Imade wait!
Imade starts to bang on the Jeep's window shouting at the top of
her voice
IMADE
I need to
speak to you, please come out and see me
Wemimo runs to meet her while Ann took her time walking. Imade keeps banging the car until
the car door open from the other side and Abigail walks hastily with her
handbag on her arm to meet Imade with an upset expression
ABIGAIL
Yes, why
are you here?
IMADE
Good
evening, Sister Abigail
The gateman opens the gate and the jeep goes inside the compound
ABIGAIL
Why are you
here? I thought Micheal caught ties with you
IMADE
Yes, he did
but I need to meet him
ABIGAIL
That won’t
be possible, he is no longer in Nigeria
IMADE
What should
I do, Sister Abigail, I am pregnant
Abigail looks shocked
ABIGAIL
What?
Imade touches her stomach
IMADE
I am
carrying your brother’s baby
ABIGAIL
Fuck!
Abigail paces up and down for few
minutes, then turns to Imade
ABIGAIL
How far
gone are you?
IMADE
Six weeks
Abigail
dips her hand into her bag and brings out her cheque book when a voice calls
out to her
VOICE
What is
going on here?
Abigail
looks up to the proceeding figure of a robust short fair woman in her late
sixties coming towards them
ABIGAIL
Mother!
Imade looks surprise to see Madam
Omoloja
MADAM
OMOLOJA
What is
happening here?
She looks at the three friends
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Who are
these people?
IMADE
My name is
Imade, I am…
Madam Omoloja cuts in sharply
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Ahhh, the
infamous Made, I thought Micheal got rid of you
IMADE
(scoffs)
Got rid of me?
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Why is she
here? Why are you writing her a cheque?
Abigail gives no response
MADAM
OMOLOJA
I believe I
am talking to you, Abigail
ABIGAIL
She is
pregnant
Madam Omoloja burst out into
laughter
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Of course
she is pregnant, when Micheal was saying you two were in love and that you were
so sweet and kind, I knew it was a lie. Maybe from his perspective, you were
sweet and kind but nobody from the slum will just leave an eligible bachelor
like Micheal go without a fight, so this was the plan
Imade looks hurt
IMADE
What?
WEMIMO
With all
due respect, you are so wrong, Ma’am
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Am I now?
WEMIMO
Getting knocked up by your stupid son was not my friend's plan at all, it was not something she wanted, at
least not now
Madam Omoloja moves closer to
Wemimo and looks at him more intensely
MADAM
OMOLOJA
I know you,
don’t I? I am trying to place the face…. You were the guy that accompanied Bada
King to the annual business conference held in Abuja last week, am I
right?
WEMIMO
Yes ma’am
MADAM
OMOLOJA
If I
remember correctly, Bada King introduced you to my husband as his last
spawn…correct?
WEMIMO
That is
right
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Why is a
King walking with this slum slut?
IMADE
What?
Ann chuckles
ANN
Slum slut?
Wow! Imade, you did this to yourself
WEMIMO
She is not
a slut, ma’am
MADAM
OMOLOJA
To me, she
is, what do you see in her?
Wemimo becomes defensive
WEMIMO
I bet the same thing your son saw in her, a smart lady, intelligent, talented,
hardworking, lovely, kind, beautiful, should I continue?
At this point, Wemimo becomes
pissed
WEMIMO
My friend
does not deserve to be called a slut. Your son is the culprit here, if you want
to blame anyone, you should blame him. He kept chasing after her for months,
even after I specifically told him to stay the hell away from her but he didn't
listen. My friend only accepted his advance because he gave her hope, a future
together with him. All my friend ever did was fall in love with your son which
unfortunately is the wrong man for her, so please, do not insult my friend’s
love for your son by calling her a slut
Madam Omoloja faces Imade
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Okay then,
young lady, what can I do for you?
IMADE
I just want
Micheal to take responsibility for my child, his child, our child and be a good
father
MADAM
OMOLOJA
My son is
also at fault here, he didn’t know his place, so of course he will take
responsibility for his child
Imade smiles as she looks at her
friends
IMADE
Thank you,
Ma’am
MADAM
OMOLOJA
But without
you in the picture
The smile
on the three friends’ faces fades as they look at Madam Omoloja
WEMIMO
What?
IMADE
What does
that even mean?
MADAM
OMOLOJA
It means
another woman will raise your child which in this case will be Micheal’s fiancée,
it means your child will have no connection with you whatsoever, it means your
child will never call you mother
IMADE
No
MADAM
OMOLOJA
No what, I
thought having a baby was not in your plan
IMADE
But it is
now, I want to raise my baby with Micheal
MADAM
OMOLOJA
That is never
going to happen
Imade goes on her knees, then holds unto Madam Omoloja 's hand with tears forcing in her eyes
IMADE
I am smart,
I am hardworking, I will also be a good wife to Micheal
Wemimo looks at Imade in bafflement
WEMIMO
Imade, what
are you doing?
IMADE
With a
little change, I am sure I will be the daughter in law you want. All I just
want is to be with Micheal
Madam Omoloja removes her hands from Imade's grasp and looks at her hand with disgust, like she was touched by filth
MADAM
OMOLOJA
I am sorry
but that is not going to happen
IMADE
I am not giving my child to another woman to
raise
MADAM
OMOLOJA
The alternative to that is to abort the baby
Wemimo and Imade opens their mouth in shock
WEMIMO
Abort the
baby?
ANN
That is a
good plan, why didn’t I think of that?
Wemimo looks at Ann
WEMIMO
Seriously?
ANN
Think of
it, it is a good plan
Looking at Madam Omoloja in bewilderment, Imade exclaims
IMADE
Are you
even a mother?
MADAM
OMOLOJA
As cruel as
it sounds, I am a mother and the job of a mother is to think of her child’s
future. Your marriage to my son will only bring jeopardy to his future and if I
was your mother, it will break my heart to see you with a baby as unmarried
woman and you, think like a mother yourself. You don’t have the resources to
cater for this child’s need, give the baby to us and he or she will receive the
best of care
IMADE
I am not
just going to give my child away like that
MADAM
OMOLOJA
You are not
giving the child away, you will be paid of course as a vessel who delivered
hopefully the heir of our company
Imade sighs heavily as she gently raises to her feet
IMADE
Money is
all that matters to you people, isn’t it?
Imade starts to walk away from the group
MADAM
OMOLOJA
Where is
she going? We are yet to reach an agreement
ANN
Imade, come
back here
Wemimo holds Ann’s hand tight
WEMIMO
Let go
ANN
What? An
agreement has not been reached
Wemimo turns to Madam Omoloja
WEMIMO
Thank you
for seeing us
Wemimo drags Ann away
Next on Why?
ANN
You only
have two choices, you let the Omolojas take the baby or you terminate. Letting
another woman raise your baby is cruel, even for me, so I suggest you get rid
of it
IMADE
Abortion is
a sin
ANN
And
fornicating is not… I know you are scared and I understand but think of your
future, think of school. You are not in the position to cater for a baby, think
of your poor mother. She struggled hard every day to provide for you and your
brother, now a baby, do you want to kill her?
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