EPISODE 36 – THE BRIDEGLOOM
NINA: excuse me, sir! Hello! Excuse me! Excuse me, sir!!
MR AMBROSE: Yes?
NINA: erm, my name is Nina Donald; I am Tatiana’s new teacher. Nice to meet you?
MR AMBROSE: plea-sure.
NINA: erm, I have some concerns about her. Lately she has been behaving really badly, throwing away her lunch, kicking other kids and being generally a br@t
MR AMBROSE: hold it right there! Never you ever use such word on my daughter! Ever! If you do, You will have me to deal with and I promise it wouldn’t be a business dealing sort of thing.
Now to your complain, if my daughter has suddenly become disruptive in clas-s, it means there is something you? are not doing right! I want to believe you know your child psychology very well!
If you re-ad her previous reports, you would see she has never been a problem child. Find out why she is behaving that way lately. That is your duty as her teacher! Good day!
Remember, never call my child a br@t! Never! Ever!
NINA: I’m…I’m..So.. rry sir. I…I.. was thinking maybe we could have a meeting and review her learning plans and see if we can make any changes..tha..t..that might help… what do you think?
MR AMBROSE: good day, young lady! Mummy, get into the car.
You mess with my child, I kill You!??
TATIANA: daddy
MR AMBROSE: Yes, my love
TATIANA: auntie Judy going home tomorrow?
MR AMBROSE: she is going home tomorrow
TATIANA: Does she have a house?
MR AMBROSE: mummy, everyone has a house.
TATIANA: Why then do we pray for homeless people during morning devotion?
MR AMBROSE:okay! Some people have no house, but auntie Judy does.
TATIANA: but our house is bigger than hers and she does not have a garden!
MR AMBROSE: how did you know that??
TATIANA: I don’t know
MR AMBROSE: neither do I. I’ve not been to her house before.
TATIANA: daddy, let her stay in our house
MR AMBROSE: why?
TATIANA: because she does not have a mummy
MR AMBROSE: what happened to her mummy?
TATIANA: she went to heaven before mummy.
MR AMBROSE: she told you that?
TATIANA: Yes.
MR AMBROSE: I didn’t even know that! When did she tell you.
TATIANA: when she was giving me a shower when you went to grandma Nkechi’s house. I really really really want her to stay in our house so we can give her food
MR AMBROSE: hahahaha! She doesn’t nee-d our food? She makes her own money!
TATIANA: but she’s only a baby
MR AMBROSE: no she ain’t? She’s a grown woman! She is older than your mummy!
TATIANA: so why does she cry then?
MR AMBROSE: when mummy was going to heaven?
TATIANA: no! Yesterday!
MR AMBROSE: you saw her crying Yesterday?
TATIANA: she was re-ading one paper and crying and talking to that paper!
MR AMBROSE: hmmmm! Mummy, sometimes big people cry too. Let’s not worry about it. Would you like some ice cream?
TATIANA: yesssss!?
MR AMBROSE: what one?
TATIANA: chocolate ice cream!
MR AMBROSE: and what should we get Shasha, Kate and Judy?
TATIANA: and baby Joshua!
MR AMBROSE: Joshua can’t have ice creams yet. He only feeds on milk..
(Ambrose and her daughter got home with the ice creams they got the girls at home. From outside the house, he could hear the cry of baby Joshua. So he hurriedly entered the house and found Judith bathing him)
MR AMBROSE: phew! Was wondering why he was crying! Do you want me to do it?
JUDITH: no, it’s alright. Babies cry when they have their bath
MR AMBROSE: you are so good at it. Have you done this before?
JUDITH: I’m 20 years older than our last born so I did it a lot when he was born.
MR AMBROSE: that’s quite a gap. Well, my mum taught me how to do it when I took Joshua to her. But I’m not quite as good as you are. Well done!
How are you, Kate? Still wearing a long face?
KATE: I’m fine, sir
MR AMBROSE: Why is your hair like this?
KATE: I’ll fix it soon?
MR AMBROSE: how soon is soon?
KATE: over the weekend, sir.
TATIANA: nanny Kate, we bought you ice cream and aunty Judy and Shasha.???
KATE: good girl! Thank you, Taty!
MR AMBROSE: where is Shasha?
KATE: she is asleep upstairs.
MR AMBROSE: Judith, when you are done, can I have a word with you, upstairs plea-se. Thanks.?️?️
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DERIC: I can’t even begin to tell you how I feel right now. Thank you so much for this money! Thank you Xandra! Thank You!
XANDRA: no worries. Erm, I’ve just booked my ticket with KLM flying at 6.30am tomorrow too!
DERIC: that’s the same plane I’m flying with. Same time! You never told me you were travelling. We could have booked same time so we sit together
XANDRA: it wasn’t planned. I am running short of money so I nee-d to go back but I’ll still come back anyway.
DERIC: so how do we get to the airport?
XANDRA: my b©yfri£ndwill drop us
DERIC: your b©yfri£nd? Xandra! How come you never told me all these while that you have a b©yfri£nd???
XANDRA: well, I talk about my relationsh!pon nee-d to know basis. You haven’t asked. Have You?
DERIC: now, why am I jealous! I seriously am!
XANDRA: it’s okay to be jealous.
DERIC: it’s not! St©p it, Xandra!
XANDRA: but what does it matter! You have a wife!
DERIC: just st©p okay! I’m not even joking! Just st©p…
XANDRA: okay then!
DERIC: so how long have you been seeing him?
XANDRA: about a week or so..
DERIC: so you were talking to someone else while talking to me too!!!!!?
XANDRA: are you crazy or what! Talking to You? On what basis? So because I have a friend. A friend o! Nothing else, I shouldn’t get into a relationsh!p??
DERIC: Well, not while we are still friends!
XANDRA: you are the most selfish person I’ve ever seen in my entire life!
DERIC: you have sle-pt with him. Haven’t You?
XANDRA: personal!
DERIC: meaning?
XANDRA: you are asking me a personal question!
Well, you should actually be grateful because he was the one who gave me the money I gave you!
DERIC: he did??????? (reaches for the envelop in his pocket and drops the money on the table)
Damn it!!! I don’t nee-d his money! I am a man and I will make my own money!
XANDRA: how are you going to complete your booking since you’ve only paid the deposit?
DERIC: I ain’t travelling anymore until I make my own money and trust me, I will! I am outta here! (Walks away angrily)
XANDRA(throws her fist in the air?, grins and then smiles??)
??f o o l!!!
‘tEPISODE 37 -THE BRIDEGROOM
MR AMBROSE: Judy, first of all, I just want to say a very big thank you to you for all you did and still doing for this family.
Words alone can’t describe how grateful I and the kids are to you.
We pray that help and comfort will always be near to you when you nee-d them.
JUDITH: thank you and I must say you are a great father. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.
MR AMBROSE: I still don’t think I am doing enough.
JUDITH: You are. Not many men do the things I watch you do with and for your kids.
MR AMBROSE: thank you. Erm, I called you Here to break the silence. I’ve been trying to avoid discussing the issue of the letter left by my late wife.
I know you may have been expecting me to say something about it. And I thought it would be unfair to keep you in the dark about it.
Phewww! Judy, you are a very beautiful, kindhearted, intelligent and God fearing woman. You are the dream woman of every man; and I have no doubt that you will make a great mum and wife.
But I’m Sorry, I cannot do what Chioma asked me to do.
The reason is because I cannot love you. I cannot love another woman. I have no more love left in my heart to give. I gave it all to Chioma and when she died, my love died with her.
The only love I have left, is reserved exclusively for my 3 children.
I’ve tried so ha-rd to see if I could at least give it a try, but honestly, I don’t think I can.
JUDITH: hmmmm
MR AMBROSE: I’m sorry. I’m really Sorry, Judith
JUDITH: I…I don’t even know what to say. I feel like Chioma has asked me to do something impossible. Obviously, I can’t f0rç£ myself on you.
Like every other girl , I would like a man to come to me and ask for my hand in marriage. Spend a few months wooing me. But I found myself in this situation where I am having to do all that and even worse is the fact that a man is refusing my advances.
I know I haven’t expressly said it to You, but I would like to make Chioma happy wherever she is by marrying you like she wanted. And i like you too. But like I said, I can’t f0rç£ it on you.
MR AMBROSE: I’m really sorry…
JUDITH: it’s okay. Thank you for being honest with me instead of marrying me and treating me like a slave. I will be going back to Lagos tomorrow morning.
MR AMBROSE: plea-se do not leave and leave forever . You can always come and spend your weekends and annual leaves here. My door will always be open to you.
And if I find myself in Lagos for whatever reason, I’ll pop in and say hi
JUDITH: (struggling to hold back her tears)no problems. Thank you.
MR AMBROSE : many Thanks, Judy. Is it okay if I give you a hvg?
JUDITH: sure. (hvgs him?) let me go back to the kids
MR AMBROSE: alright..Erm, excuse me, Judith!
JUDITH: yes?
MR AMBROSE: do you think you can spend one more week with us?
JUDITH: (smiles) no…. I have to go back to work
MR AMBROSE: oh okay! Sorry I asked.
JUDITH: ??
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CHARLOTTE: Seriously, you sound drun!kbabe? Do you want me to ask my guy to pick you up instead of you driving?
NINA: am I not drinks. Oh Sorry! I am drun!k. No I am not drink. I will drive . Yea! This place is heaven man! Flavour dey scatter my head here mehnnnnm! We should be coming here everyday!
You never want give Deric the gift abi? Bastard like You!
CHARLOTTE: girl, you nee-d to go home! You are definitely drun!k! St©p shouting you are ma-king yourself more vulnerable. Evil people can try to take advantage of you once they notice you are drun!k!
NINA: shut up! I hope say your man good for be-d o! Because you don starve well well as Deric be bad news.
Enjoy before the HIV you give am go make am impotent.
CHARLOTTE: just get going plea-se and don’t forget to call me when you get home. I’m worried about your safety
NINA: be worried about all the evil wen you been dey do! If we die now, na hell fire be our potion so! O!
This night alone, I don have one night stand with two young handsome dudes!
CHARLOTTE: just go home, plea-se! St©p being stupid!
NINA: Yes madam!
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MURIEL: Xandra! Xandra!
XANDRA: sister!
MURIEL: the postman just delivered something that has your name on it.
XANDRA: really? I didn’t order anything?
(Xandra opened the package and inside it was a hvge pink teddy bear, a single red rose and a greeting card.
When she opened the card, she realised it was from Deric and he wrote the following in the card)
I am no better than a hunted house
Thoughts of you have continued to hunt
Me day in day out
Can I see you tomorrow?
Don’t say no, beautiful!
With undying love
From
Deric
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XANDRA: ? so where is the smartness? Hahahaha! Overgrown babies claiming to be Men!
I’ll teach you some good old lessons!