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133. EXT. MR. KADIRI’S COMPOUND.DAY.
JEFF exchanges pleasantries with Adamu and the LAND LADY as he comes in.
JEFF
Adamu, how’re you now?
ADAMU
Oga Jeff, wa lahi ta la hi! That your friend no be human being, na animal, na bad one em be, na kill em wan kill me.
JEFF
But you’re getting better now?
ADAMU
Small, small oga Jeff. But my body still de pain me.
JEFF
Sorry, you’ll be all right soon, okay.
ADAMU
Okay, oga.
JEFF
Good evening ma!
MRS. KADIRI
Good evening, Jeff, how’re you?
JEFF
I’m fine, thank you, ma.
MRS. KADIRI
Good! You didn’t go to work today?
JEFF
No, I didn’t ma.
MRS. KADIRI
Hope all is well?
JEFF
Actually, ma; I lost my job with the park.
MRS. KADIRI
Oh! Sorry, I’m really sorry about that, don’t worry my son; God will give you a better one okay.
JEFF
I pray so, ma.
MRS. KADIRI
Definitely, he’ll do it; keep praying and believing him, he’s a good God, he never forsakes his own.
JEFF
Thank you ma.
MRS. KADIRI
You’re welcomed my son.
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134. INT. RAY’S OFFICE. DAY
RAY sitting on his SWIVEL CHAIR with DEOLA and caressing her as they discuss.
DEOLA
Frankly speaking, Ray, I’m not comfortable with this romance in the office.
RAY
Who’s the boss here?
DEOLA
What sort of question is that? You of course.
RAY
Then relax! I call the shots here, I’m in charge.
DEOLA
That’s what you said the other day and we’re nearly caught by the chairman.
RAY
And I smoothly covered it up, trust me, I’m in charge.
DEOLA
Anyway, I trust you; the lie you told that day was ingenious, God! sky rocketing my profile but come to think of it what if he eventually finds out that I only have a third class bachelor’s degree, never a chartered accountant?
RAY
Who’s gonna tell him, you?
DEOLA
No! Why would I? What I’m saying peradventure he goes through my file- you know I’m not qualified for this position?
RAY
Sure I know! But your succulent body qualifies you for it and as far as you continue giving me the pleasure I want, you don’t have to bother your pretty head about that.
DEOLA
Is that all?
RAY
Yea babe, that’s all I want.
DEOLA
Then you own this body as long as you desire but who’s going to cover up the tracks for me in my duties?
RAY
Come on sweetie pie! Don’t forget that I have two master’s degrees, an MBA in finance, an M.SC in accounting and besides all these; I’m also a qualified chartered accountant with over a decade experience in auditing and finance. Don’t worry; I’ll do the job for you.
DEOLA
Thanks a lot lover boy! Honestly, I wish I had an enviable resume like you.
RAY
Well, it’s quite unfortunate that very few young people these days really know what they actually studied in school. The quality of graduates our universities are churning out these days, obviously is nothing to write home about.
DEOLA
It’s not really our fault; we’re not property taught in school.
RAY
I doubt that.
135. INT. MR. KADIRI’S RES. NIGHT.
MR and MRS. KADIRI in their BED ROOM discussing as they’re about going to BED.
KADIRI
I’m so happy that at night like this one can actually go to bed in peace without the fear of being woken up in the dead of the night by the noise of one silly boy.
MRS. KADIRI
Truly, dear; I’m really glad that you insisted that the boy should leave.
KADIRI
I had to mount pressure on Jeff to send him away else I would have driven both of them out.
MRS. KADIRI
Eh! That reminds me, do you know that Jeff has lost his job in the park?
KADIRI
Serious! How did you know?
MRS. KADIRI
I saw him at home early hours of the evening and asked him why he didn’t go to work after exchanging pleasantries with him and he told me he lost his job.
KADIRI
Poor boy, I pity him.
MRS. KADIRI
Me too, I wonder how he’s been managing.
KADIRI
Anyway, I’ll see what I can do to help him, he’s a nice young man, he doesn’t deserve to be idle.
MRS. KADIRI
My dear, please do.
- KADIRI
I will. I will talk to some of my friends and see if they have vacancies.
MRS. KADIRI
That will be good.
KADIRI
So, having settled that, can we go to bed now?
MRS. KADIRI
Sure.
…to be continued.
