Previously on Why?
WEMIMO
No
ANN
I am so sorry, Wemimo
Wemimo!
WEMIMO
What is wrong with him? Why is he not talking?
DOCTOR EJIRO
We tried everything but I am sorry, he is died
EPISODE 130
Rebrand
him
INT.
IMADE’S HOUSE- EVENING
Wemimo enters his house and sees Ann pressing her
phone in the living room.
ANN
Hey!
WEMIMO
(With a blank expression) What are you doing here?
ANN
You know you can say hi
He
sits next to her
WEMIMO
Hi, how did you enter my house?
ANN
Maami let me in
WEMIMO
She is around?
He
stands up
ANN
No, she left for the hospital hours ago
WEMIMO
Oh!
He
sits back down
ANN
She said Iya Agba is not doing well
WEMIMO
Yes, why are you here?
ANN
Where have you been? Have been calling you since and
you didn’t pick up
WEMIMO
I went to see Queen
ANN
Is everything okay?
WEMIMO
Yes, she just transferred some shares to me
Ann
looks shocked
ANN
A stake in the Company?
WEMIMO
(Sighs lightly) Yes
ANN
(Chuckles loudly) About time, congratulation
WEMIMO
Thank you, why have you been calling me?
ANN
Yes! About that
She dips her hand into her bag and bring out an
elegant envelope
WEMIMO
What is this?
He
collects the envelope from her
ANN
Senator Anifowose asked me to give it to you. It is an
invitation to his inauguration, I heard there will be a big party. It is going
to be the talk of the town
WEMIMO
(With bafflement) And he sent you?
ANN
Apparently, he tried calling but you have not been
picking his calls, he was not exactly pleased but he understands that you are
mourning
WEMIMO
He sent you instead of Aperry
ANN
(In confusion) I don’t understand, why can’t I be
sent?
WEMIMO
Get over yourself, it is not always about you
He brings his phone out and presses some button before
he puts it to his ear
ANN
I just want to understand why you prefer he sent
Aperry and not me
WEMIMO
Because he spent more time with Aperry than he did
with you
ANN
That is actually true
WEMIMO
Exactly and yet, he sent you…, Good evening, sir
He
puts his phone on loudspeaker
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Good evening, Wemimo, how have you been?
WEMIMO
Have been good, sir and congratulation on your victory
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Thank you, I was expecting that a long ago but your
father made me realise that you lost a child, I am so sorry for your loss
WEMIMO
Thank you, sir
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
How are you and your wife coping?
WEMIMO
We have seen better days
BARRISTER
ANIFOWOSE
Will you be available for my inauguration, I sent you
an invitation?
WEMIMO
I just received it but I don’t think I will available
sir
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I understand but the party chairman will around, you
said you wanted to see him. The newly-elected governor of Oyo state will be
here too, this is not an event you should miss
WEMIMO
I know but right now, it is difficult for me
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I understand how you feel, when I lost my six-year-old
child in a car accident about seven years ago, I thought I was going to die but
the living has to keep living
WEMIMO
Let me get back to you on this, sir
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Okay then but I want you to know that I want you here
WEMIMO
This party you are talking about, if the governor will
be around, this makes it a high-profile party, right?
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Of course
WEMIMO
Have you chosen a security firm for your party?
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Yes, or do you have someone in mind?
WEMIMO
I was thinking of Aperry
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
(With distaste) Aperry, that thug?
Wemimo
looks pissed
WEMIMO
That thug delivered you a victory
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
And he got paid for it, I am not going put the lives
of governors and other cabinet members in Aperry’s hand
ANN
(Whispers) he is right, Wemimo
WEMIMO
The speaker of the house of assembly buried his
mother-in-law few months ago, did you know that?
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Yes, my wife attended the funeral
WEMIMO
Aperry was in charge of his security and I am very
sure your wife got home safety. He has handled more security gigs that the
clients all but thanked me for recommending him
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Those parties are different, no governor was present
WEMIMO
Salawa, the king of textile gave one of his daughters
out in marriage last week, two governors and a lot of senators were present and
Aperry handled the security too. Sir, I promise you, Aperry will do a good job
for you
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I don’t know about this, Wemimo, I have even given out
the security contract to someone else
WEMIMO
Aperry will do the job for half the price the other
person is charging you
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I don’t care about the money, all I care about is for
my party to go well, now if Aperry is charging half the price I am been
charged, how can I be sure that he is going to do a good job
WEMIMO
I told you the other day that Aperry will deliver the
votes of this constituency and did he or did he not?
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
He did
WEMIMO
Now trust me when I tell you he will do a good job
again
Barrister
Animashaun signed deeply at the other line
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
Tell him to come and see me tomorrow
Wemimo
sighs in relief
WEMIMO
Thank you, Senator
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I am trusting you, Wemimo not Aperry. If he messes up,
I won’t be happy with you
WEMIMO
He won’t mess up
BARRISTER ANIFOWOSE
I will take your word for it, you should come to that
party. It will do your company some good
WEMIMO
Thank you, Senator Anifowose
The senator drops the call and Wemimo flings his phone
to the table in annoyance
WEMIMO
(In a hard voice) Aperry mobilized people for this man’s election, how
can he call him a thug
ANN
Well, he is a thug
WEMIMO
(Looks at Ann in annoyance) Seriously?
ANN
I know you are trying to rebrand him but that is going
to take a little while before they start to see him in the light you want
Wemimo
sighed deeply as he rests his back on the couch
ANN
I don’t understand one thing though, if Aperry was at
the Salawa’s party, why do you need to lick the senator’s feet? He already has
all the connections he needs
WEMIMO
That is a lie
ANN
What is a lie?
WEMIMO
Aperry was not contracted for the Salawa’s party, I
didn’t even know that Bintu’s sister was getting married until after the party
Ann
looks surprised
ANN
So, you lied, what if he finds out, Wemimo?
WEMIMO
He won’t
ANN
Senator Anifowose won’t give Aperry the job unless he
has heard from someone he has worked for
WEMIMO
Then he will ask his wife, she was at the speaker’s
party and he was very happy with Aperry’s job to the extent that he recommended
him for two other parties
ANN
For your sake, I hope you are right
WEMIMO
Oh! I am
ANN
Why do you want to meet the party chairman? Are you
thinking of going into politics one day?
WEMIMO
I am not interested in that, I only got the NYSC
contract because of Queen. I need to start making my own connection, it will be
nice to have two or three politicians as friends
ANN
You mean two or three politicians in your pocket
WEMIMO
It is for the good of KINGS
Ann
stares at Wemimo for a few seconds which he notices
WEMIMO
What?
ANN
You are taking care of everyone, who is taking care of
you?
WEMIMO
I am fine
ANN
No, you are not. Aunty Bebii told me that you cry when
you think no one is around
WEMIMO
I seriously think Aunty Bebii needs to mind her own
business
ANN
She just worried about you, as I am. Look at you, have
you looked at yourself in the mirror lately? You don’t look good at all, are
you even sleeping? I can’t believe Imade will just left you alone in all this
WEMIMO
Leave her alone, she is grieving
ANN
So are you? She is not the only one whose heart bleeds
for him, yours do too, mine too. Each time I think about him, I…
She relaxes and tries to gain control over her
emotions
ANN
She is not the only one who misses him, we all do. As
your wife, she should not leave you to grief alone, you two should be grieving
together. It was suppose to be for better for worse if I remember
Tears
suddenly pours down Wemimo’s face and he quickly use his hands to cover his
eyes
WEMIMO
Please go, Ann
ANN
I am not saying you should not grief, Wemimo, but do
not stay too long in it. Making yourself sick will not bring him back to us,
you need to take better care of yourself. Eat well and sleep well
Ann
picks her handbag and leaves the house.
Next on Why?
CHAIRMAN
Wemimo!
WEMIMO
He is not my blood but why does it hurt so much?
CHAIRMAN
He does not have to be your blood for you to love him
WEMIMO
I want him back, Father. Please bring him back to me
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