Previously on Why?
ANN
let go and see Shehu
WEMIMO
And also his boss
ANN
For what?
WEMIMO
The sewing machine
ANN
Oga Tailor is a greedy man, he will charge you
EPISODE 12
A thief and
a wicked man
EXT.
SOMEWHERE IN THE GHETTO OF IBADAN- MORNING
Ann and
Wemimo stands in front of a tailor’s shop waiting patiently. Then Ann spots
SHEHU, a tall black man in in thirties walk towards them. Shehu smiles on
seeing the duo
SHEHU
Ah, Ah Ah Ah,
Ah, Ah, Ani, Ani, Anike
He gets to the duo as he
calls out Anike forcefully
ANN
I told you
to stop calling me Anike, my name is Ann
SHEHU
Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah….
ANN
Okay, that
is enough, have been waiting for you since morning, where were you?
SHEHU
My…My…My…My…My
…
ANN
I shouldn’t
have asked that question
Wemimo chuckles
SHEHU
Gr…gra…
gra…gra… gra…grand…gra…grand…grandma
ANN
Okay, your
grandma
SHEHU
Hos…Hos…Hos…hos…hos…hos…
ANN
She is in
the hospital?
SHEHU
Ye…ye…ye….
ANN
We got
that, your grandma is in the hospital
WEMIMO
Will she be
okay?
SHEHU
(Nodding
his head vigorously) ye…ye…ye…ye…Yes, Yes
WEMIMO
We have a
job for you, Shehu, are you available?
SHEHU
Wha…wha…wha…wha…..
ANN
We need you
to sew some clothes for us
WEMIMO
How did you
get what he was going to say?
ANN
He has been
my tailor for more three years, of course I know him
WEMIMO
Okay, So
Shehu are you available?
SHEHU
Ye…ye…
ANN
Next time
you want to say yes, just nod, okay
Shehu nods
ANN
Okay, just
like that
WEMIMO
This is
going to be difficult
ANN
Nothing
comes easy in life, show him the design
Wemimo
brings out the sketch pad from his backpack and shows the design to Shehu
WEMIMO
Can you sew
this?
Shehu nods
ANN
We are
making ten dresses and we are going to pay you well
SHEHU
Is…is…is…is…is…is…is…it…it…it…o…o…o…o…o…o…only
me?
ANN
Yes, only
you
The smile leaves Shehu’s
face
SHEHU
My…my…my…my…my…my…..
Wemimo exclaims
WEMIMO
Oh, this is
going to be so hard
SHEHU
My…my…my…my…my…bo…bo…bo…
ANN
Your boss
SHEHU
He…he…he…he…he…he…is…is…is…no….no…no….not…go…go…
ANN
He won’t
let you do it
Shehu nods
WEMIMO
We will
talk to your boss, we were going to meet him anyway
ANN
Please lead
the way, Shehu
A short
chubby man that appears to be in his fifties comes into view and calls out Shehu
OGA TAILOR
Shehu, kilo
se nita (Shehu, what are you doing
outside?)
SHEHU
Mo…mo…
ANN
Oga Tailor,
e karo (Oga Tailor, good morning?)
OGA TAILOR
Anike, bawo
ni? (Anike, how are you?)
Ann looks annoyed
ANN
Moti ni ke
ma pemi ni…. Ko mata (I have said you
should not call me…. It does not matter)
OGA TAILOR
Shehu, ma
lo sinu ile (Shehu, go inside)
ANN
Shehu stay
(Faces Oga Tailor) oro Shehu lawa bayi so (We
came to talk to you about Shehu)
OGA TAILOR
Kilo sele
si Shehu ohh (What happened to Shehu?)
SHEHU
Wo…wo…wo… (They…they…they)
Ann taps Shehu in the hand
ANN
Shehu,
don’t worry, I will explain, just stay there
OGA TAILOR
So kaso wa
ni? (Did you bring cloth?)
ANN
Beeni,
sugbon mofe ki Shehu ran (Yes, but I want
Shehu to sew the clothes)
OGA TAILOR
Bii aso
melo laso (How many clothes are we
talking about?)
ANN
Redi media
aso omode mewa (10 readymade for children)
OGA TAILOR
Kosi
wahala, aran, shati sowo mi (there is no
problem, he will sew it. Just pay my money)
ANN
Eyin ko lafe
sowo fun, Shehu ni(We are not paying you
but Shehu)
Oga Tailor opens his mouth
in surprise
OGA TAILOR
Oshe ma
sowo fun Shehu, nigba to mowa nibi (Why
will you pay Shehu, when I am here)
ANN
Gbogbo
matiras ta malo, awa lama ra, a koma sowo iranso fun Shehu ni (All the materials we are using, we are going
to buy them ourselves. We are just going to pay Shehu for sewing)
OGA TAILOR
Mowa bere
pe, ose ma fun Shehu lowo. Omose mi ni Shehu, emi ni oga ehh (I am now asking you why will you pay Shehu
and not me. Shehu is my apprentice, I am his boss)
ANN
Mo gbo pe
Shehu ti gba aye (I heard Shehu asked for
the space for freedom)
OGA TAILOR
Ehh, sugbon
labe mi (Yes but under me)
ANN
Osi le sise
owo na (He can still work for his own
money)
OGA TAILOR
E ye ole
sele, aso redi meedi eyokan, gba ojokan, kama toso nipa redi meedi mewa. Shehu, ole gba ojokan ninu odun meje tofe fi
siimi (That can’t happen, one readymade
takes a whole day not to talk of 10 readymade. Shehu can’t take one day off out
of the seven years he will use to serve me)
Ann open her mouth in shock
ANN
Odun meje?
(Seven years?)
OGA TAILOR
Beeni, odun
meje, to bafe ki Shehu ba ranso, kosi wahala sugbon emi loma sanwo fun (Yes, seven years, if you want Shehu to sew
the clothes for you no problem but you will have to pay me and not Shehu)
ANN
Seven
years? Is this true, Shehu?
Shehu nods
ANN
And how
many years have you used?
SHEHU
Fo…Fo…Fo….
ANN
Just tell
me with your fingers
Shehu raises four fingers up
ANN
Four years?
OGA TAILOR
Osu merin (Four months)
ANN
(In a loud
shocking voice) Four months!
Ann looks more shocked,
Wemimo drags her to the side
WEMIMO
Ann, what
is happening?
ANN
Oga Tailor
is a thief and wicked man that is what is happening. He is trying to extort
Shehu because he has no one but his sick grandma
WEMIMO
So, he is
not going to release Shehu?
ANN
No
WEMIMO
I need him,
Ann, what can we do?
ANN
Pay for his
freedom…that is the only way we are getting him
WEMIMO
Is it
cheap?
ANN
Even if it
is, Oga Tailor won’t make it cheap
Wemimo sighs
WEMIMO
Should we
just pay Oga Tailor and have Shehu sew the clothes
ANN
If you do
that, Shehu won’t be the only one sewing the clothes. Oga Tailor will give it
to his other apprentices and I am not sure of their skills
WEMIMO
Ohh!
ANN
And even
though, you need to keep eyes on things, that won’t happen if you give the
clothes to Oga Tailor
WEMIMO
Then what
do we do?
Ann sighs deeply then she
walks to Shehu and Oga Tailor
OGA TAILOR
Se oh ti
pokan eh po? (Have you made your
decision?)
Ann ignores and talks to
Shehu
ANN
Shehu, how
about you work for us for seven days?
SHEHU
Bo…bo…bo…bo…
ANN
Listen to
me and let me land. Work for us for seven days and I promise to get you another
job in a big fashion house where you will work for two okay maybe three years
and you will be able do your freedom
Shehu sighs
OGA TAILOR
Kilo lo
sofun Anike? (What are you telling him,
Anike?)
Ann ignores him
ANN
I know it
is a big step, so take a day and think about it but remember that Oga Tailor
wants to keep you with him and he does not want you to move forward in life.
You have worked hard for it, don’t let him pull you down
Shehu looks
at his boss
ANN
(With a
pleading look) Will you please think about it for a day?
Shehu sighs deeply
ANN
Ika niyii,
Oga Tailor (You are a wicked man, Oga
Tailor)
OGA TAILOR
Ehh!
WEMIMO
Ann, calm
down
ANN
Ika ati ole
niyii (You are wicked and also a thief)
OGA TAILOR
Emi ni oba
soro beye (You are talking to me like
that)
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