Previously on Why?
TOLANI
Your family?
WEMIMO
Yes, my family. Our school will be resuming another session in about a month, I need to pay my school fees and Imade’s too. We will need money for books and other essential things. I need to put food on the table and we are expecting a baby. So sister please, help me. You are the only person I know will help me
EPISODE 10
My father is an asshole
CONTINUATION FROM LAST
EPISODE
INT. IMADE’S HOUSE- MORNING
Wemimo
pours what he fetched into a big water drum in the kitchen and on his way out,
Madam Babade come in
MAAMI
Wemimo, o
lalejo (Wemimo, you have a guest)
Wemimo looks surprise
WEMIMO
Alejo? (A
guest?) This early morning? Who?
MAAMI
O lo ohun
egbon eh (she said she is your elder
siblings)
He looks shocked
WEMIMO
Egbon mi? Okunrin abi obinrin? (My elder sibling? A man or lady?)
MADAM
BABADE
Obinrin (A woman)
WEMIMO
(Suddenly impatient) My sister?
Where is she?
MADAM
BABADE
Sitting
room
Wemimo runs out of the
kitchen to the living room where he see Tolani on her feet looking around
WEMIMO
Sister Tolani!
TOLANI
(With a blank expression)So this was
what you left us for? Such a shame
WEMIMO
Sister, why
are you here?
TOLANI
You won’t
even offer me a seat
WEMIMO
Please sit
Tolani sits as she sigh
tiredly rubbing her eyes
WEMIMO
You look
tired
TOLANI
That is
because I spent the whole night working for you
WEMIMO
Working for
me?
TOLANI
My
conscience has not been at peace since I left you yesterday, so I decided to
help you
WEMIMO
I don’t
want your money
TOLANI
Not the
money, I have decided to give you the commission to make the dresses
Wemimo’s face lit up
WEMIMO
Thank you
sister, I promise you that I will make your ladies’ dresses well
TOLANI
Not the
ladies
The smile drains from his
face
WEMIMO
Then who am
I making dresses for?
TOLANI
Children
WEMIMO
Children?
TOLANI
Yes
children, my wedding is in three months, do you really think I won’t have plan
for my ladies' dresses yet
WEMIMO
And you
don’t have plans for the children’s dresses?
TOLANI
Yes because
they were never in my plan from the start. Having children as part of my bridal
train will be stressful and my life is stressful as it is, so, I don’t want to
add to it but you asked me for help…. For the very first time in my life, you
asked for help and I have to help
WEMIMO
Thank you
TOLANI
Like I said
before I don’t want additional stress. So you are going to do everything
including getting the fabrics yourself and all I just want to see are the
readymade dresses, can you handle that?
WEMIMO
Yes
Tolani
brings out a cheque leaflet and a jotter from her purse. Then she hands them to
Wemimo
TOLANI
Make me 10
dresses and inside that jotter are the children’s measurement
Wemimo looks surprise as he
opens the jotter
WEMIMO
I told you
about this yesterday, how did you get children to even use and not to talk
about getting the children’s measurement so fast?
TOLANI
I told you
I worked all night
Wemimo looks remorseful
WEMIMO
Thank you
for trusting me
TOLANI
I don’t
trust you, Wemimo, you are less than a novice
WEMIMO
Then why
give me the clothes?
TOLANI
(In a
solemn voice) Because you are my brother
WEMIMO
Thank you
for the opportunity
TOLANI
You have 7
days, Wemimo
Wemimo looks shocked
WEMIMO
Seven days
to make the dresses?
TOLANI
Yes
WEMIMO
It is not enough, I still need to get the
fabrics, I need to go to work and fin…
TOLANI
You have
seven days, Wemimo and if you can’t deliver after seven days, I need to find
someone else who will make the dresses so that I won’t disappoint the mothers
who put their trust in me
WEMIMO
I will make
it work
TOLANI
Good, who
made the designs you shown me?
WEMIMO
Imade?
TOLANI
Who is
Imade?
WEMIMO
My..
ehh...My wife
TOLANI
Ahh, can
she design the children’s clothes?
WEMIMO
Yes
TOLANI
Has your
external supervisor visited you at work?
WEMIMO
Yes
TOLANI
Then don’t
go back to work, I will handle it with your supervisor at The Company
Wemimo’s face breaks out
into a bright smile
WEMIMO
Thank you
sister, that will really help
TOLANI
I will see
you in seven days
She stands
and proceeds to leave the room when Imade comes in with a bottle of coke and a
glass cup on it
IMADE
Are you
leaving already?
TOLANI
Ahhh, the
wife, Imade right?
IMADE
Yes ma’am
TOLANI
I was
coming to see you anyway
WEMIMO
What for?
Tolani
brings out another cheque envelope from her purse and gives it to Wemimo
TOLANI
For the
baby
Tolani leaves as Imade opens
her mouth in shock when she sees the amount of money on the cheque. Wemimo
collects the cheque from her to look at it and rolls his eyes in annoyance
WEMIMO
Are you
fucking kidding me?
Then he runs out and catches
his sister at the staircase
TOLANI
What is it?
Wemimo slaps the cheque back
in her hand
WEMIMO
I don’t
want your money
TOLANI
It is for the
baby
WEMIMO
That is the
same cheque you gave me yesterday, it is not for the baby
TOLANI
Wemimo, let
me help you
Wemimo brings out the other
cheque in his pocket
WEMIMO
This is
help… I am less than a novice like you said and yet you took a leap of faith in
me, this is more than enough help, thank you
Tolani
sighs and she walks down the staircase. Wemimo watch her leave as Imade walks
to his side
IMADE
What did
you do with the cheque?
WEMIMO
Returned it
IMADE
What? That
was a lot of money
Wemimo looks surprise as he
turns to Imade
WEMIMO
What is
this look on you? You saw Micheal’s money and you didn’t flinch
IMADE
That is a
pity money but this, your sister gave it to you. Why won’t you take it?
WEMIMO
Because it
is also a pity money too
IMADE
Why do you
hate your family this much?
WEMIMO
I don’t
hate my family
IMADE
Then why
are you not using your father’s name?
WEMIMO
Are you
using your father’s name?
IMADE
I am using
your father’s name now
WEMIMO
I am
talking about Babade, Babade is your mother’s name
IMADE
My father
is an asshole
WEMIMO
My father
is an asshole too
IMADE
Come on,
Wemimo
WEMIMO
When you
cheat on your wife with another woman, that makes you an asshole… now is not
the time for talking, we have our first job and we need to deliver in seven day
IMADE
Then you
won’t mind telling me about your family while designing
WEMIMO
You have
something for me
IMADE
Yes,
children needs something simple but elegant to wear
Wemimo looks at her in
confusion
WEMIMO
How do you
even know it is children we ar… were you eavesdropping?
IMADE
I might
have heard one or two words
WEMIMO
One or two
words?
IMADE
Okay,
everything
WEMIMO
That is not
a good thing to do
IMADE
You two
were so deep in your discussion, I didn’t want to interrupt
WEMIMO
So you
chose to eavesdrop?
IMADE
I thought
you said we don’t have time to waste
Imade walks away and enters
their room. Wemimo shakes his head as he enters the room with her.
ANN
And she is
willing to help?
WEMIMO
Yes, she
has a big heart
ANN
Or maybe
she is just too in love with you
WEMIMO
I know I am selfish but I really need her help
The reason for Wemimo's hatred for his father, is it justified? Let me know what you think about this in the comment section.
My Yoruba writing is a little rusty, I am not that good in it but I needed to write it. Kindly read the English translation if you have difficulty reading it
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