Previously on Why?
IMADE
Okay?
WEMIMO
On one condition
IMADE
Which is?
WEMIMO
Don’t meddle in my family’s business
EPISODE 33
Nightly, Nightly
EXT. IMADE’S HOUSE- NIGHT
Wemimo
walks into his larger shop which has more tailors and more machines arranged accordingly. Some
are working on men’s clothes while some sewing women’s dresses.
Wemimo
talks to a young boy who is checking out the suit he is sewing
WEMIMO
Koni, why
are you still here?
KONI
I want to
finish this clothes before I leave
WEMIMO
You have
two days free, starting from next month, things will be really hectic. You
should go home and rest
KONI
But….
WEMIMO
There is no
but, go home. That suit can wait
The young boy stands up from the machine
KONI
Okay, I
will go home
WEMIMO
Good, I
will see you in two days’ time
Wemimo
leaves and is about to climb the stairs when he sees light at the extreme end
of the floor. He walks to the room which looks like an office where he sees
Bintu’s head bent over a ledger
WEMIMO
Hey, why
are you still here?
She looks up and sees Wemimo, then
she continues her work
BINTU
Hey, I just
need to balance this account before stocking tomorrow
WEMIMO
I thought
you did that in the afternoon
BINTU
I had to
fill in for Mama Ruka, she left early
WEMIMO
Why?
BINTU
One of her
children had crises
WEMIMO
Again?
BINTU
Yes, again
WEMIMO
Which one?
BINTU
Sodiq
WEMIMO
How is he
now?
BINTU
Dupe and
Dunsin went to visit him, they said the pain has stopped but he is still
admitted
WEMIMO
I will
visit him tomorrow
Wemimo checks his wristwatch
WEMIMO
But it is
late already
BINTU
I am
sleeping over
WEMIMO
Sorry, I am
making you do the job of an accountant
BINTU
It is part
of the experience
Ann brings
out a bottle of medicine from her bag and swallows it with water. She looks up
and sees Wemimo looking at her intensely
BINTU
It is to
calm my nerve
WEMIMO
I know, it
is just that I don’t see you under pressure
BINTU
I am not
abusing any drug if that is what you are thinking
WEMIMO
(Nods
absentmindedly) Goodnight then
BINTU
Nightly
nightly
Wemimo
leaves and climb up the stairs.
INT.
IMADE’S ROOM- CONTINUOUS
Wemimo
opens the door to his room and sees Imade standing in the middle of the room with
her hand on her bigger belly
WEMIMO
Kicking
again?
IMADE
Worse than
before, this baby is literally sitting on my bladder
Wemimo touches her belly and talks
to the baby
WEMIMO
Your kicks
are really strong, Aunty Ann calls you little monster, please don’t make her
right. Your mom’s exam is forthcoming, how about we let her study?
Imade sniffles the air around
Wemimo and squeezes her face
IMADE
Is that
palm wine I smell on you?
Wemimo looks at Imade
WEMIMO
Yes
IMADE
Aperry
again?
WEMIMO
He is my
friend
IMADE
Your
friend?
WEMIMO
Imade,
please don’t ….
IMADE
I knew
something was up when you invited him to Akara Carnival
WEMIMO
Everybody
was invited to Akara Carnival
IMADE
And
Christmas eve, you spent the whole evening with him
WEMIMO
I remember
inviting you and you said no
IMADE
Well,
forgive me if I don’t want my baby in the midst of those thugs
Wemimo sighs and he talks to her
belly
WEMIMO
Your mom is
nagging again
IMADE
Excuse me?
WEMIMO
Sorry, that
came out wrong
IMADE
I am
worried about you
WEMIMO
What?
IMADE
The Wemimo
I knew last year won’t be drunk with palm wine
WEMIMO
I am not
drunk
IMADE
But you
still took alcohol
WEMIMO
Palm wine
is not alcohol
IMADE
The palm
wine you drank this night is no longer sweet but just alcohol
WEMIMO
Maybe you
are right but it was either that or Guilder
IMADE
What about
coke? There is coke, there is Pepsi, Fanta, there are other drinks you can take
that does not have alcohol. I am worried about you, Wemimo
WEMIMO
I am just
making new friends
IMADE
With thugs?
Wemimo becomes upset
WEMIMO
Yes with
thugs because they are the ones in power. As far as this area is concerned,
they are in power. I rather have them in my corner than as enemies
IMADE
Now I am
really worried
Wemimo raises his voice
WEMIMO
Stop saying
that, you are the last person to say that to me
IMADE
And what is
that suppose to mean?
Wemimo takes a deep breath and
relaxes
WEMIMO
It means
don’t be worried, I know what I am doing
IMADE
I said that
too, I said I knew what I was doing
WEMIMO
Well, I am
not you, I really know what I am doing… please can we not fight?
He turns to leave
IMADE
Did you
feel this way too?
He turns back to her
WEMIMO
What way?
IMADE
This
excruciating frustration I feel now, did you feel it when you and Ann asked me
to stay away from Micheal but didn’t listen, did you feel it too?
WEMIMO
(Ignores
her) I am going to go shower
Wemimo opens the door and leaves
WEMIMO
I thought I
told you to stay away from my family’s business
IMADE
And I did,
I swear I didn’t do this
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