Amaka : Daughter of Mr and Mrs Benson.
Mr Benson: Amaka’s father
Mrs Benson: wife of Mr Benson and mother of Amaka
Alhaji Khalifa: A Rich and old widower with 3 kids
Bella: Alhaji Khalifa’s Personal Assistant
Jamiu: A staff at Alhaji Khalifa’s firm
Favour: A staff at Alhaji Khalifa’s Firm
Tife: A woman Alhaji met at the facility
Chike: Amaka’s Boyfriend
Ejiro: Amaka’s close friend
Flardkkov: Russian business partner of Alhaji Khalifa
Amaka’s Fate
(In the Benson’s residence; Amaka is seen in a debacle with her father. He yells at her as she walks)
MR BENSON: AH! Amaka ! Come back here— I am still talking to you
AMAKA: (adamantly halts) I have nothing to say again! My answer is No ! ….Ah Ann did I offend anybody in this house… it’s not by force!
MR BENSON: (in shock of his daughters response) wow! It is me you are talking to like this ? Offense ?! So me nkor ? Your mother and I committed an offense trying to secure a good marriage for you Ehhen ?
MRS BENSON: …Honey just take it easy, I…(is cut in by Mr Benson)
MR BENSON: And what? Allow her to ruin us !? Our only child, our daughter not married by 24 ? Never Again! This rubbish ends Now! You will marry Alhaji and that is final, don’t even dare me (Mr Benson walks angrily out of the house)
AMAKA: (with teary eyes) Mummy you did not even advice daddy that it’s not fair oo
MRS BENSON: My dear, no be big matter be dis naww, That man is rich! He will set you up for life!
AMAKA: Yesss! Exactly mum! That’s what is happening; clearly a set up! (Amaka gets up and leaves)
MRS BENSON: better no miss this opportunity o ! E be like say you won end up like me ? ….If you like Dey find love wey no go enter your belle…
CHAOS
(The Bensons are all home, Amaka is seen in her room on call with her friend)
AMAKA: (laughing) E tire me ooo babes !
EJIRO: Omo e never tire you reach, ….Can’t even be me sef… I for show better craziness
AMAKA: not all of us can be psychiatric patients like you naw…
EJIRO: (giggling) I mean, it’s not easy. They want to give all dis your fine body to one Alhaji ??? For whyy naww
AMAKA: isi gini ! Spec like muaaa ! Nne Odiro ! Omamme !
EJIRO: if dem hear you naw , pesin go think say you get mouth (Car horn blaring!!)
AMAKA: babes, let me ring you up later… there’s a car outside Abeg (Amaka gets off the phone and makes for the gate)
JAMIU: Or should I bring the things out now ?
ALHAJI : Toh! Bring them out mana, is it useful to the car ?
(Jamiu inaudibly mumbles)
Mr BENSON: Ahhh! In-law ! My very own in-law ! Any other one is…
ALHAJI: ba ban counterfeit wal ahi (both ALHAJI and Mr Benson burst into laughter)
MR BENSON: How is business
ALHAJI: Kai’ Alhamdulilah! Smoothly as usual…
(Amaka is irritated by the sights before her, she goes back in the house wishing the floor would just open)
MR BENSON: (Mr & Mrs Benson and Alhaji are now seated in the living room) Amiiii !!!
AMAKA: Yes papa! mtchewww! What do they want now… (Amaka enters)
ALHAJI: (in his northern accent) I have decided that as my in-laws you should be properly taken care, since we are after all family. I have secured another building for you and your wife since your daughter would be relocating!
MR BENSON:(laughing) ahh Alhaji you are very funny! Yes she is relocating hundred percent!
AMAKA: ehhhhhhnnn papa you don’t e(Mr Benson cut in)
Mr Benson: shut Up!! All this small children!
ALHAJI: it is alright my friend… I brought some little… JAMIU!!!! (He calls for his driver) bring those things
JAMIU: Baba! (Starts coming in with food stuffs )
Mrs BENSON: Ewo… Alajiii ! You shouldn’t have now … tis… this is too much o
ALHAJI: Kai! You never even see anything yet… this za tip of za ice cream
MR BENSON: haba! Is it ice cream the call it now ?
(All laugh)
(Alhaji Khalifa is out for a meeting with a partner that is available briefly)
JAMIU: Baba, should I stop here ?
ALHAJI: Toh, stay in the vehicle.
(ALHAJI comes out of the vehicle and enters the restaurant)
FLADKKOV: ….Over hhere Mr Khalifa…
(ALHAJI spots him and motions to his seat)
Welcome My friend!
ALHAJI: Good Morning! Hope you didn’t wait for long ?
FLADKKOV: Ah! Not worry at all… (in his Russian accent) You see my friend; almost very impossible this meeting. I have to return back I do not feel very fine in your country.
ALHAJI : aeiyyha! The weather this time around fa ! But this is not your first time
FLADKKOV: Indeed! But I cannot see reason to what is happening. Though I haven’t been to the hospital
ALHAJI: Why Not ?
FLADKKOV: Not to worry my friend. I go hospital in my place, not here. My flight is one hour now, must be on my way
ALHAJI: Toh! Keep me updated please! (Both men shake hands and depart)
(ALHAJI has been feverish for two days now. His staffs are on the to the hospital)
BELLA: Alhaji isn’t well o! … so Jamiu says sha… Me I never se am.
FAVOUR: (giggling) are his wife Aunty ? Ehen ? If the man is sick then fantastic! No work for us! A classic festive holiday. By the way, dem carry am go hospital ?
BELLA: No… I just told jamiu to do so, the stupid says he was calling Alhaji’s new wife first.
FAVOUR: he didn’t even say children ? So that’s why we are going to the hospital ? You sure they are already there ?
BELLA: Well, let’s see…
(Both ladies rush in the hospital building as soon as they arrive )
Reception Nurse: Hello
BELLA: Good-day, we are here to see one Alhaji Khalifa Hussaini. Is he here ?
NURSE: ( checks the computer) are you his relatives ?
FAVOUR: No… we are his staff… his employees
NURSE: Alright, please wait, have a sit.
FAVOUR: Bella? Abi make we request to go inside check am ?
BELLA: let’s just sit first, maybe he’s in some examination lab sha
FAVOUR: Touché! Oya naw
(Some Men soon walk up to favour and Bella)
MAN: Hello ladies; we would want you to come with quickly.
FAVOUR: what? Why!? Who are you people sef ?
BELLA: abi o
MAN2 : just come with us, you came for ALHAJI right ?
Both ladies: Yes ??
MAN2: Then let’s get going!
(they all go to down through the elevator to a different section of the hospital)
MAN1: Ladies, we would need to run some test on you. You might not be going soon.
MAN2: Let’s hope the results say NEGATIVE
BELLA: why would you want us to be tested Negative in the test !
MAN2: sorry ma’am, it’s a Covid-19 test
FAVOUR: What! For whatttt ??
MAN1: Mr Khalifa is now at the Confined Health Facility were his health would be supervised by the NCDC. We are only making sure you didn’t contact with him.
MAN2: it’s for your own good.
(Two Months later, Alhaji khalifa still at the facility is now improving in his health. He has met a very special person)
TIFE: (laughing out) Shehu Corona !
ALHAJI: habbbaaa ! (Shocked by her joke) Is this what I have become ?
TIFE: Yes oo! After all the monnneyyyy ?!!
ALHAJI: this girl!
TIFE: Oya it’s not like that… you know we are in this together ?
ALHAJI:(sighs) you know I have a bride. She hasn’t even reached out for once !
TIFE: Ah an! Do you want to share your corona with her ?
ALHAJI: don’t be silly ! Allah that marriage is over! I even gave money for the event planning and properties! Enough for that matter since I was busy, she didn’t even try to inform me of that either !
TIFE: it’s alright, you know she never wanted to marry you. Forget about her, you are with me now…
ALHAJI: I just found out… My business partner is dead … yes jamiu told me the other day he came, Ehhemm Mr Fladkkov, the one that gave me this corona mana. Very good for him.
TIFE: don’t be harsh to the dead Khalifa! Would you have met me if this didn’t happen
ALHAJI: ….fair point…
TIFE: you see… though it’s a funny perspective; let’s be great full in all things
ALHAJI: but without you I wonder how I would have stayed in this semi psychiatric center.
TIFE: My God! Don’t say that! (Smiling) Are you calling me semi crazy
ALHAJI: You know I would never !
TIFE: I thought as much
( Amaka realized she cannot escape fate, however she has decided to pretend and elope afterwards with here boyfriend Chike. she is seen in Chike’s apartment)
CHIKE: we are set! This is your passport
AMAKA: We should be alright, I have cashed some money… about 5million Naira out of the money that man gave me.
CHIKE: I still you should have stayed a little to gain more money from this man!
AMAKA: Thirty million isn’t enough for us ?
CHIKE: I mean, if you marry the man; we could get more than that na!
AMAKA: tufia ! Why don’t you marry him yourself ? Please! Abeg I am not doing
(The Next day, Amaka and Chike leave the country without telling anyone. Meanwhile in the benson house)
EJIRO: Mommy it has been a while o
MRS BENSON: My dear, since your friend isn’t here you can’t come visit abi
EJIRO: It’s not like that ma, Is she not here ?
MRS BENSON: No, I never hear from am for like 2 weeks now o
EJIRO: Her number are not going through, that’s why I said let me check here.
MRS BENSON: where could she be oh God! Hope she is Okay. I will tell her father… thank you ejiro
(Alhaji is Now healthy, he is out of the facility and driving home with Tife his new lover)
JAMIU: (facing the road) Welcome back baba!
ALHAJI: Nagode jamiu
TIFE: Wow! So what now??
ALHAJI: I’ll introduce you to my children and we get married immediately!
TIFE: How about the other family ?
ALHAJI: I don’t even know where to start with those people walahi !!
TIFE: you know it’s all happened for the best. Let it go
ALHAJI: After all I did for them, they still conspired to keep my money! Why !
TIFE : don’t blame them, blame their daughter that has left country!
ALHAJI: I don’t believe that story; I think they knew she was leaving the country.
TIFE: Relax Jor… (giggling) relax Sarikin Covid…
(Both laugh over her statement)
( Amaka feels accomplished abroad, she and Chike lodged in a hotel before they could sort themselves out, but she can’t find Chike nor his belongings)
AMAKA: where has he gone to so early? … (she checks her bags and sees that one is missing! Chike has taken all the money they had)
AMAKA: Bastaarddd ! (Yelling) why are men like this !
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