Previously on Why?
ANN
How long are you going to keep sleeping on the cutting table in the shop?
WEMIMO
I don’t know
ANN
I hope you are not waiting for her to change her name because that is not happening
WEMIMO
I told to stay away from my marriage
ANN
I want to but your wife won’t let me. She has been whining about you not sleeping in room, she said you won’t talk to her and even when she greets you, you won’t answer
EPISODE 30
Investing
in yourself
CONTINUATION
FROM LAST EPISODE
EXT.
IMADE’S HOUSE- CONTINUOUS
Wemimo
quickly runs to the middle of the fight going on at Maami’s front yard and
shouts at the top of his voice
WEMIMO
STOPPP!
Aperry
looks at him, hold his hands up and immediately, his boys stops fighting.
Wemimo looks at Aperry angry
WEMIMO
What is the
meaning of this? Why are you constituting nuisance at my place of work?
With his
thick bass voice, Aperry responds with cigarette smoke coming out of his nose
and mouth
APERRY
I should be
asking you that question, why are you causing a commotion in my territory?
WEMIMO
Excuse me?
APERRY
Do you
think you can start your business without paying the necessary dues, o fe sowo
ile? (You don’t want to pay the necessary
due)
ANN
Is that why
you are causing a scene? Because of money?
WEMIMO
Ann, calm
down
APERRY
Actually
your boy here threw the first punch at one of my boys
He points to a young boy of about
18years and Wemimo looks at the boy
WEMIMO
Ibrahim, is
this true?
IBRAHIM
Yes but he
was going to cut our light from the pole and Aunty Bebii needed the light to
whip the clothes a client is coming to collect this evening
Wemimo sighs and turns to Aperry
APERRY
I respect
you and that is why I didn’t ask my guys to beat him up. If not because of you,
he will dead by now
WEMIMO
Three
thousand right?
APERRY
What?
WEMIMO
The due,
three thousand right?
APERRY
Yes, for a
year
Wemimo turns to his people
WEMIMO
Aunty
Bebii, please go and bring the money I gave you to hold
AUNTY BEBII
Okay
Aunty Bebii goes inside hurriedly
WEMIMO
Maami,
where is Imade?
MADAM
BABADE
Sleeping
WEMIMO
Good,
please all of you should go inside
The staff
and his family except for Ann who stays with him goes inside as Aunty Bebii
comes out hurriedly and hands a white envelope to Wemimo. Wemimo looks at the
money inside before giving it to Aperry
Aperry
collects it with a smile on his face as he proceeds to count it. After he finish counting it, he
looks at Wemimo with a really bright smile
APERRY
Are you
sure this is my money?
WEMIMO
Yes
APERRY
10,000
WEMIMO
Yes
Aunty Bebii and Ann opens their
mouth in shock
WEMIMO
Please
don’t disturb us again
Aperry and his boys burst into
laughter
APERRY
Disturb
you? Never. Wa gba yii bobo mi, Iyawo eh a nife, ori e a koke (You are respected, your wife will love you, you will prosper) Anything you need, just ask me. I, Aperry will protect you
and no maga go disturb you for this area. When you need any help, just go to Iya pupa’s bar
and you will find us. Boys, let go
He and his boys leaves
AUNTY BEBII
10,000 for
a thug?
WEMIMO
You can
never know when they will be useful, it is best to have them in your corner
AUNTY BEBII
Okay oh
She goes inside
ANN
Why will
you need the help of a thug?
WEMIMO
As long as
we are doing business in this place, we will always need their protection
ANN
So you
think 10,000 naira will make him faithful to you? He will just come back for
more
A car drives to the front of
Imade’s house
WEMIMO
Oh! I am
counting on that
Ann opens her month in shock as Wemimo sees his sister come out of the car
WEMIMO
Sister is around
He walks towards her with confusion
WEMIMO
Aren’t you
suppose to be in Switzerland by now?
TOLANI
Something
came up but I am leaving for Lagos after I leave here
Tolani
waves to Ann who waves back to her before going inside the house
WEMIMO
Okay, how
is your husband?
TOLANI
He is fine,
I came to give you this
Tolani gives him the small nylon
she is holding. Wemimo opens it and brings out invitations, Wemimo opens his
mouth in shock
WEMIMO
What is
this?
TOLANI
Invitations
to wedding, birthday parties, funeral parties etc.
WEMIMO
Why are you
giving them to me?
TOLANI
Because you
will be attending them for the next three months
WEMIMO
What?
TOLANI
You have a
problem with that
WEMIMO
With school
and the shop, I don’t have time to attend any party
TOLANI
Well, find
it. You have a window of opportunity here, Wemimo, the opportunity to imprint
your name in the heart, soul and mind of rich people in Nigeria and if you
don’t act fast, that window will close
WEMIMO
Alright
TOLANI
And of
course with your wife
WEMIMO
I know
TOLANI
On the
invitation is a phone number you can call to get the clothes
WEMIMO
I have to
buy clothes too?
TOLANI
You don’t
want them to see you as a pauper, do you?
WEMIMO
I have
clothes, I can wear the ones I have instead of buying new ones
TOLANI
Get the
clothes, Wemimo, it is called investing in yourself and if you can’t afford it,
I will send the money to your account
WEMIMO
You know I
won’t take it
TOLANI
I know but
you need to do it
WEMIMO
I will find
a way
TOLANI
Also, you
need to register your business
WEMIMO
Register?
TOLANI
You didn’t
think of that?
WEMIMO
I did, it
is just that with registration comes tax
TOLANI
And you
don’t want to pay tax
WEMIMO
Of course I
will, it i…
TOLANI
Register
your business, so that you can it to the next level
WEMIMO
I will
TOLANI
I saw some
thugs when I was coming, I hope this area is safe for you
WEMIMO
It is
TOLANI
Be careful,
Wemimo
WEMIMO
I will
TOLANI
Then I take
my leave, say to hello to your wife on my behalf
WEMIMO
I will,
enjoy your honeymoon
TOLANI
Bye
He watch his sister enter her car
and drive away
Next on Why?
ANN
How long
how are you going to keep fighting with her?
WEMIMO
I told you
not to meddle in my marriage
ANN
I am just
worried
WEMIMO
Stay out of
my marriage, it is none of your business
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