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80. INT.NGOZI’S OFFICE.DAY.
KEN comes to see NGOZI in her OFFICE and the LATTER apparently, very BUSY going through some FILES on the DESK as she simultaneously minutes on them.
KEN
My pretty woman! Always busy at work, how’re you doing?
NGOZI
I’m all right and you, prince charming?
KEN
Oh! Flatter me some more, baby! It’s been a long time I heard that from a beautiful woman like you.
NGOZI
You’re never serious ken! By the way, what brings you here so early?
KEN
Did I do anything wrong by coming to see the only woman in the world that gladdens my heart? Anyway, how was your weekend?
NGOZI
Oh! Splendid, I had an awesome time in the presence of God in church both Saturday and Sunday.
KEN
Good heavens! You mean, you spent both your Saturday and Sunday attending church services?
NGOZI
Yes and what’s wrong with that?
KEN
Honestly, darling, I think you’re being too fanatical about religion.
NGOZI
Listen, ken, I’m totally sold out to God and I think you should do the same too because we’re in perilous times and you never can tell what will happen next.
KEN
Come on baby! You’re too young for this kind of crap, anyway for me, I don’t think I really need God now perhaps when I’m old I will have time for him; right now is the time for me to have pleasure and have it even abundantly.
NGOZI
Ken, everybody needs God; young and old, rich or poor. For in him we live, move and have our being, please try and be close to him.
KEN
But for me, in pleasure, I live, move and have my being, you follow?
NGOZI
My God deliver you from destruction.
Ken bursts in laughter.
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81.INT. RAY’S OFFICE. DAY
RAY punching rapidly on the KEYBOARD of his LAPTOP and seriously, consumed by the WORK, he’s doing. Lola walks in to see him.
LOLA
You called me sir?
RAY
Yes, Lola, come and take a look at this and make the adjustments.
She comes closer and he shows her some figures to work with on the audit report of a bank.
RAY
Pointing at some figures with his right forefinger a t the lower region of one of the report’s pages.
Look at this revenue here; it’s a total of N4billion Naira for the already ended quarter accruing to this bank, right?
LOLA
Absolutely correct sir.
RAY
Fine! Now, I want you to declare only the sum of N3billion as their income this quarter in the audit report we’re sending to the bank’s board of directors, do you understand what I mean?
LOLA
Sir, I don’t seem to understand.
RAY
All I’m asking you here to do as the chief accountant of this company is quite simple, declare N3billion as their profits in three months, that’s all. Is that clear now?
LOLA
Sir, what you’re asking me to do is fraud and it’s against God and humanity.
RAY
You’re entitled to foolishly baptize it with whatever you like but that’s how I have been doing it with the late chief accountant before you and that’s how it will continue or have you forgotten that I still call the shots here?
LOLA
Sir, I know you’re the boss here I’m sorry I’m a Christian, I can’t do such a thing, my conscience will forever hunt me if I did.
RAY
Come on! Lola, you’re gonna get your cut, you know?
LOLA
Sir, it’s not about the cut, it’s about doing the right thing before God and man.
RAY
If I knew earlier that you’re the so called ‘born again! I wouldn’t have promoted you from just an ordinary accountant to chief accountant; anyway, I’m giving you two hours to make up your mind.
LOLA
I’m sorry sir, I still can’t do it.
RAY
You what?
LOLA
Please sir, I can’t do it please, believe me.
RAY
I don’t have the patience to believe a fool like you, just give the human resources manager your resignation letter as you leave my office now.
LOLA
But sir….
RAY
Get out of my office, you idiot! I don’t suffer fools gladly.
…to be continued.
