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The moment you married Wemimo, this baby became his
IMADE
Of course
ANN
But you still call it Micheal’s baby, it is like you are expecting him to come back right
IMADE
Of course not, why will you say that?
ANN
As your friend, let me tell you this, you are very lucky to have Wemimo as your husband, why? Because that man will do everything in his power to make you happy. You are bonded to him for life, for your own sake, you should find happiness with him
EPISODE 6
Trust me
INT. IMADE’S ROOM- EARLY
AFTERNOON
Imade
slowly wakes up from her sleep and she sees Wemimo flipping through her designs
pad on her reading table. She sits up in surprise
IMADE
Wemimo!
Wemimo turns and see her
WEMIMO
Hey!
IMADE
Why are you
here?
WEMIMO
I wanted to
talk to you
IMADE
I mean why
are you here in my room?
WEMIMO
I wanted to
look at your designs and I didn’t want to take them away from this room without
your permission
Rubbing the sleep from her
face as Wemimo walks closer to her and sits on the small wooden stool next to
her bed
IMADE
Okay, so
what do you want to talk to me about?
WEMIMO
Our future
IMADE
Our future?
What about it?
WEMIMO
We got
married in a haste and we didn’t talk about what our lives will be, how we are
going to survive
IMADE
Maami told
me you gave her money for me and the baby. I really appreciate it but you don’t
have to do that. Giving your name to my baby is enough
WEMIMO
I won’t be
a father or husband just in the name, I want to provide for you and the baby, I
want to give you two a good life. You are just going to have to accept that
IMADE
I don’t
want to put our burden on you
Wemimo smiles
WEMIMO
I am
putting it on myself… but I need your help to do that
IMADE
(In
surprise) My help? What do you need?
WEMIMO
I need your
designs, I want to make money with them
IMADE
You want to
sell them?
WEMIMO
Not exactly
but if you look at it, I am selling it too but then it is not exactly sell…
IMADE
Okay, okay,
take them
Wemimo sighs deeply
WEMIMO
If what I
want to do goes well, I am going to need you to keep designing. There is
inspiration, there is no inspiration
IMADE
I got us
into this mess, it is the little I can do
WEMIMO
Of course,
whatever I make, you get the larger share
IMADE
There is no
need for that
WEMIMO
Yes, there
is…. I want to build something, Imade, I want to build something on your back,
I don’t know where it is going to lead too but I just need you to keep
designing and I will do the rest of the work
IMADE
Alright
WEMIMO
You be the
face that everyone will knows while I be the engine that work from the shadows
IMADE
Whatever
you need. Wemimo
WEMIMO
Thank you
He stands up
WEMIMO
I need to
go
He leaves taking the sketch
pad with him
INT. AN EATERY- LATE
AFTERNOON
Wemimo sits
patiently on a chair, tapping his toes and few seconds later, Tolani,
his sister walks into the eatery and sits before him
WEMIMO
Thank you
for coming
TOLANI
You didn’t
give me a choice, you sounded like you would die if I didn’t come
WEMIMO
How is the
wedding preparation?
TOLANI
Cut the
crap, Wemimo, you don’t care about me. So stop wasting my time and tell me why
I am here?
WEMIMO
You are the
only person who gives a damn about me, of course I care about you
TOLANI
Forgive me
if I can’t feel the love. You left us, Wemimo, I know mother might be difficult
to deal with but she loves you in her own way.
WEMIMO
Well, I
don’t feel the love
TOLANI
What about
father? Father will do anything for you, so will I and so will our brothers but
what did you repay us with? You left us for a girl, you replace us with a baby
that is not even yours
WEMIMO
I am sorr…
Tolani cuts in angrily
TOLANI
Why am I
here, Wemimo?
Wemimo just looks at her
looking remorseful
TOLANI
You left
us, you left us and yet I am here asking you what you want from me. So, Wemimo,
what do you want?
He brings
out Imade’s sketch pad and places it before Tolani on the table
TOLANI
What is
this?
WEMIMO
Please open
it
Tolani
obliges and looks through the different designs of dresses in the pad until she
get to the last page and then closes it
TOLANI
What is
this?
WEMIMO
Please
sister, I want you to give me the commission to make your ladies' clothes for
the wedding
TOLANI
What
ladies?
WEMIMO
Your ladies
in, is it purple or indigo. I believe it is one of them, please let me make
their clothes
TOLANI
Let me get
you right, you want to sew dresses for my bridal train from one of designs in
that pad
WEMIMO
Yes
TOLANI
Why will I
do that?
WEMIMO
I know I
have hurt yo…
TOLANI
Put our
family issues aside for a minute, what do you know about clothes?
WEMIMO
I can…
TOLANI
All you
have is a design, do you know the clothing material that is best suited for any
of these designs? Do you know where to get the materials? Do you even know how
to sew not to talk of having a sewing machine?
WEMIMO
Trust me, I
promise you that…
TOLANI
Why should
I trust you? Why should I give such an important task to a novice like you? I am
pretty sure you are even less than a novice
Wemimo sighs deeply as he
looks frustrated
WEMIMO
Sister,
please I need your help
Tolani scoffs
TOLANI
Do you now?
WEMIMO
I need to
provide for my family
Tolani laughs in mockery
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
Tolani relaxes
TOLANI
Look at my
brother, he finally became a man. I understand you but I can’t give you those
dresses
WEMIMO
Please,
sister, please
Tolani sees
desperation in Wemimo’s eyes and looks shaken. Then she brings out a cheque
book from her bag and start to scribble some things on it. She tears out a
leaflet and hands it to Wemimo
WEMIMO
What for?
TOLANI
Money
obviously, use that to take care of your family, that should be enough for the
rest of the year until you can figure things out and if you still can’t, you
can contact me, I will give you more. I am sorry but that is all I can do
Wemimo hands her back the
cheque
WEMIMO
I want you
to give me a job, I don’t want your money
TOLANI
I see your
beggar has a choice
Tolani
carefully folds the cheque back into her purse before she carries her bag and
start to leave but Wemimo quickly holds her hand
WEMIMO
Please
sister, I really need your help
TOLANI
Then take
the money
WEMIMO
I want to
take care of my family through my own hard work and not with your charity.
Please help me
TOLANI
If you
don’t want my help, there is nothing I can do
Wemimo looks heartbroken
WEMIMO
Thank you
for coming, I know I don’t deserve it
TOLANI
Stubborn
till the end… good luck then
Tolani walks out of the eatery
WEMIMO
I won’t be
that man
ANN
What man?
WEMIMO
A man who
makes excuses for his situation
ANN
I will
offer to help but y…
WEMIMO
I don’t
want your charity
ANN
Exactly what I am about to say, why am I your best friend if you won’t let me help you or are we only friends in good times?
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