Previously on Why?
IMADE
Okay?
WEMIMO
On one condition
IMADE
Which is?
WEMIMO
Don’t meddle in my family’s business
EPISODE 34
Dudu Couple
EXT. IMADE’S HOUSE-EARLY MORNING
Wemimo is
seen carrying a big keg of water, then he drops it when he gets to the front of
the house.
His tailors
troops in one by one all greeting him as they enter. One chubby short fair
woman walk to the front of the house and greets Wemimo
MAMA RUKA
Oga Wemimo,
good morning ohh
He looks surprise to see her
WEMIMO
Good
morning Mama Ruka, Why are you here? I gave you the week off
MAMA RUKA
The boy is
back home, he is feeling better now. Moreover, I can’t feed him and his
siblings by just sitting idle
WEMIMO
You are not
sitting idle, Mama Ruka, you are taking care of your sick son and I already
told you that you will still be paid for the one week
MAMA RUKA
You have
been very good to me and my family, Oga Wemimo. None of the bosses I have
worked with has been this good to me and that is why my conscience won’t let me
take one week off and still get paid when I can actually work
WEMIMO
Your child
needs yo…
MAMA RUKA
He is fine,
Wemimo, his elder brother, Lateef is with him. If anything happens, I will be
informed. Don’t worry about that
Wemimo
studies the older woman carefully and notices her red eyes with two really big
eye bags under it
WEMIMO
(With a
soft voice) Mama Ruka, are you okay?
At this question, Mama sighs
heavily as tears floods her eyes
MAMA RUKA
I am tried,
I am really tried
WEMIMO
(Softly)
Mama Ruka
MAMA RUKA
He promised
me, you know, when we were about to get married, Ebenezer promised to hold my
hands if we ever have a child with the disease. I had four children with the
disease, Oga Wemimo and he left me to take care of them on my own (Tears pour
down her eyes) He left me to bury two of my children. I was so scared Wemimo, I
thought I was going to lose Sodiq the way I lost the other two, I was so
scared. How long am I going to live like this, how long am I going to live in
constant fear of losing my children at any time? I can’t lose Sodiq, I can’t
lose Ruka, I can’t lose any of my children again
The woman sobs in abject sadness as
Wemimo brings her into his arms and pats her back to comfort her
WEMIMO
Mama Ruka!
The lord is your strength
Few minutes later, she removes her
body from Wemimo’s
MAMA RUKA
If anyone
had told me that I would have four children with sickle cell anaemia, I never
would have married Ebenezer. I thought the worst would be two children but
four, five children and four of them with disease. Is life cruel to me because
I was disobedient?
WEMIMO
There is no
use crying over spilled milk, Mama Ruka, it has happened, it has happened.
Thank God Sodiq did not die, so what you are going to do now is work harder to
give your children the best treatment. Forget your deadbeat husband, he has
done his worst to you, forget him and focus on your children, focus on their
wellbeing. That way if things go south, you know you tried your best, you know
gave it your all and our God is not a cruel God, he sees your suffering and he
will be merciful enough to keep your remaining children with you
The woman cleans her tears
MAMA RUKA
Thank you,
Oga Wemimo
He nods and
the woman goes into the house. Wemimo then sees two youngsters, a male and
female coming in hand in hand. The two sees Wemimo and they disengages. They
both greets Wemimo
DUNSIN
Good
morning, Oga Wemimo
DUPE
Oga Wemimo,
good am
WEMIMO
How many
times have I told you that it is good morning?
DUPE
Good
morning
Wemimo looks at the two intensely
as the two tries to escape
DUNSIN
And we will
be going
WEMIMO
Did I say
you should go?
The two stands still
WEMIMO
I see why
they call you the two Dudu couple, you two are dating abi?
DUPE
Nooo oh,
dating ke?
DUNSIN
How can I
date this rabbit?
DUPE
Did you
just call me rabbit?
Dunsin smiles sheepishly at her
which Wemimo points out
WEMIMO
See, your
body language says differently
DUPE
We are not
dating, he is my friend
DUNSIN
She is
friend
DUPE AND
DUNSIN
We are just
friends
Wemimo laughs
WEMIMO
Just be
careful, he is my friend, she is my friend, that is how it all starts. Go
inside
The duo goes inside while Wemimo
carries his keg upstairs
INT. IMADE’S HOUSE- EARLY MORNING
Still the
same morning, Wemimo drops the keg of water in the kitchen and on his way out,
Imade shows up in his face
IMADE
You have a
guest
WEMIMO
Who? My
sister?
She shook her head
WEMIMO
Then who?
Then he
hears loud voices talking in the living room, his eyesbrow widens and his eyes
farrows
WEMIMO
No
IMADE
I am sorry,
they just came
Wemimo
walks out of the kitchen to the living room where he sees his father and Queen
talking with Maami. He looks unhappy
WEMIMO
(Furious)
What are you doing here?
IMADE
They are your family, you can’t just turn your back on them
WEMIMO
I thought I told you to stay away from my family’s business
IMADE
Don’t yell at me, Wemimo
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