EPISODE 38 – THE BRIDEGROOM
POLICE OFFICER: good morning, madam; are
you Charlotte?
CHARLOTTE: Yes, I am. How may I help?
POLICE OFFICER: (Shows his ID card) my
name is officer Ikenna from Wuse police
station.
Could you plea-se come with us to the police
station for some questioning in relation to
the r@p£ and murder of one miss Nina Yinka.
CHARLOTTE: (shaking ferociously) wha..t did
you say? Death? Murder? r@p£? No no!
Officer! Officer! What are you talking about?
I spoke to her a few hours ago.
POLICE OFFICER: that’s the reason why we
nee-d to get some information from you. Her
call history suggests you were the last
person she spoke with. In fact what
happened to her happened to her a few
minutes after you dropped the phone.
So we nee-d you to tell us everything you
know about her death
CHARLOTTE: someb©dy wake me up!!!
Officer, I do not know anything about her
death. I..I.. I am only a friend.
POLICE OFFICER: we will discuss that when
we get to the station. plea-se get into the car.
CHARLOTTE: is Nina dead, Officer or is she in
the hospital? Nina can’t just die like that!
Who R@p£d her? Who killed her! Hie!!!!!!!????
Nina ooooo!!! Where are you!!!
Who will advise me when I nee-d one! Who
will be with me in my darkest moment!
Whoever killed you will know no peace!!!!
May your spirit hunt them until they go mad!
(Continues crying as they made their way to
the police station)
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DERIC: you look stunning tonight. I didn’t
know you were this beautiful
XANDRA: because you have never taken the
time to look.
DERIC: I guess so. My mum loves her new
house and keeps going to the corner shop
to look for egusi and all those Nigerian soup
ingredients
XANDRA: hahahaha! She can’t find those in
the supermarkets. You and I can go to
pe-ckam and get some for her . It’s quite a
journey though.
DERIC: I don’t mind at all. I’m craving okazi
soup myself. Anyway, when are you going to
relocate to London for good?
XANDRA: I’m a British citizen, so i can always
do so when I want.
DERIC: so how is your b©yfri£nd?
XANDRA: he’s alright. Told him I’m going to
see a friend
DERIC: and Deric is the friend, right?
XANDRA: of course. Who else
DERIC: Xandra, what if i tell you to st©p
seeing that guy?
XANDRA: reason?
DERIC: it makes me jealous Knowing you are
seeing another man
XANDRA: I don’t care how you feel, Deric. I’m
getting married soon.
DERIC: Xandra!!! You are really hurting me
with those words. Can’t we just remain the
way we are. I mean let’s make no changes
to how we’ve always been!
XANDRA: In other words, you remain happily
married, while I remain miserably single and
lonely, right?
DERIC: I’m just a confused man! I wish I met
you before I got married! Why do we always
meet the right people after we’ve been
hooked to the wrong person!….
Anyways, I have a friend who was pregnant
the last time I saw her. Been thinking a lot
about her lately. I Hope she had her baby
safely.
XANDRA: call her.
DERIC: no. My wife and her evil friend
wrecked her marriage when they falsely
accused her of slee-ping with me and her
husband s£nt her away. So she’s not really
happy with me and told me to st©p coming
and calling, because the last time I went to
see her, her husband c@m£ and went
bunkers when he saw me
She’s been on my mind a lot today.
XANDRA: why would your wife do such a
thing to a fellow woman?
DERIC: evil people do not nee-d a reason to
be evil. They just do it for the fun of it.
XANDRA: ermm, been meaning to ask you
this but it keeps escaping my memory. Do
you know anyone living with HIV?
DERIC: Ermmm, yes. Just before I left Nigeria,
my wife told me that her best friend, Nina
has HIV. She was R@p£d; that was how she
got it. Why do you ask?
XANDRA: I know Nina has HIV. Do you know
anyone else? Just looking for anyone willing
to p@rticipate in one of the biggest HIV
awareness campaign that we will be
holding soon
DERIC : ? how did you know Nina has HIV???
XANDRA: She is my patient.
DERIC: what else are you keeping from me?
I can’t believe you knew all these while and
you never told me. What if I had an affair
with her?
XANDRA: well, that’s a good reason why you
shouldn’t be having an affair. Even in your
marriage, you nee-d to run HIV test every
now and again.
Anyone can have it. And it’s not in my place
to tell you who does and who doesn’t
DERIC: are you saying that if you know that
Charlotte has HIV, you wouldn’t tell me?
(Phone rings)
That’s my wife ringing. Do you mind me
taking it?
XANDRA: not at all
DERIC: are you sure?
XANDRA: Positive!
DERIC:(???) hi wifey, you’re alright? Why have
you lost your voice ?
CHARLOTTE: no, Deric I’m not okay! Nina is
dead! You have to come home seriously. I’m
scared I can’t stay in this house alone. I was
at the police station all day being questioned
endlessly
DERIC: wait, wait wait! Nina dead??? How?
When? Where??? Did she st©p taking her
pills?
CHARLOTTE: no!! She never did! she is so
faithful in taking it even when mine runs
out, she gives me o!! She was R@p£d and
killed o!! Jesus have mercy on me o!
DERIC: repeat what you just said. When
yours what?
CHARLOTTE: no no no! It’s a sl!pof the
ton-gue! I swear!
XANDRA:???
DERIC: oh come off it! What sl!pof the
ton-gue???? Charlotte! Hello, Hello! Are you
there??? Charlotte???
She hung the phone on me! Hehehe what is
going on here. Xandra, did you hear that
XANDRA: ??
DERIC: Xandra, I asked a question and you
are smiling! You know Nina has HIV, what
do you know about Charlotte????
XANDRA: plea-se call her back and ask her
whatever you wish to know about her.
DERIC: Xandra, get serious now plea-se! Does
Charlotte have HIV? Do I have HIV? What’s
going on!
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MR AMBROSE (???) Hello, Judy how are you.
Alright?
JUDITH: hi. I’m good, sir. Thanks.
MR AMBROSE: erm, I found your bank card in
the be-droom you stayed while you were
with us. Have you been looking?
JUDITH: oh! S u g a r!!!!! What do I do now
and that’s the only bank account I have! I’ll
just come over to Abuja this evening and
take it
MR AMBROSE: you don’t nee-d to. I’ll bring it
for you tomorrow.
JUDITH: oh will you! How kind! Thank you so
much!
MR AMBROSE: would you like anything else
from Abuja?
JUDITH: ermmm! Maybe some fresh
tomatoes. I saw some really nice ones but I
wasn’t able to get them
MR AMBROSE: and what else?
JUDITH: that’s it, sir. Thanks.
MR AMBROSE: what dress size do you wear,
if you don’t mind me asking
JUDITH: size ten, sir.
MR AMBROSE: alright. See you tomorrow. Be
a good girl and look after yourself
JUDITH: I will. s£nd my love to Kate and the
girls.
MR AMBROSE: will do. Take care now. Bye!
JUDITH: (smiles) hehehe!?? Chioma, I know
you are behind the scene!?
EPISODE 39 – THE BRIDEGROOM
XANDRA: (????) sir, you are screaming off my ear buds! You either talk to me like a human being, or I terminate this phone call!
I never mentioned it to Deric!!!
MANAGER: Then how the hell did he know, because he contacted the office this morning, asking for his wife’s HIV status. Don’t tell me it was revealed to him in his dreams!
XANDRA: I am not disputing that! What I’m saying is that I did not tell him. Simple and short!
MANAGER: you are there in London with him! You know about his wife’s HIV status. You are probably in an adulterous relationsh!pwith him. Hey! Young lady! Don’t take me for a fool!
I am taking this matter to HR because I warned you before now!!!!
This is a conduct issue and must be reported immediately! And I’ll have the plea-sure of reporting It!
XANDRA: just an advice from a young woman with br@ins older than you are, sir! Ensure you get your facts right before reporting. Otherwise, when I am proved innocent, I shall sue you for every single thing you are worth!
MANAGER: alright then! See you soon, miss h0t p@n-ts!
XANDRA: the h0t p@n-ts you’ve always wanted to get into but can’t! Don’t think we all forget so soon. All these will come to light soon. I’ve got everything I nee-d to show that you have other motives for your actions!
MANAGER: cheap blackmail! You think you can threaten me??? You really think you can blackmail me into silence? I will show you that I was born and raised in Nigeria!
XANDRA: and I’ll show you what it feels like when a Nigerian and Jamaican blood come together to form a witty girl and then raised her in North London! Bye!
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INSPECTOR GENERAL: boys! St©p! St©p torturing him! Mr Anthony, are you willing to tell me the truth yet?
ANTHONY: yes????? yes, abeg oga help me
INSPECTOR GENERAL: how many of you were involved in the r@p£ and murder??
ANTHONY: oga na five
INSPECTOR GENERAL: good! Where are the rest? What are their names
ANTHONY: Dike, Olakunle, Has-san and Danger
INSPECTOR GENERAL: where can we locate them?
ANTHONY: Dike get shop for Wuse market near the place when them dey sell rice for…For the entrance. Him dey sell food items. Olakunle be mechanic him work shop dey for main road as you dey enter market and na him bring Danger and Has-san. I no know them, sir. I swear. plea-se sir i want drink water abeg.
INSPECTOR GENERAL: officer Mike, get him a bottle of water, plea-se. So why did you r@p£ and murder her?
ANTHONY: oga, e go be my wedding next Saturday. One week from now. I just entered the country from New Delhi come say make I take my guys clubbing. As we reach there dey dance and drink, na so she enter come ask us for drink.
My other guy give am drink she drink come dey dance with us. I no even look her side because I love my woman. Na so she begin dey dance for my front come dey put her hand inside my p@n-t. I try to avoid am but she still dey do am. She come ask me say if I want S-x for free. As I don drink high well well, na him I follow her go for corner go do am. My friends follow am go do am too.
So she say she wan go, but she no know say one of my guys dey outside they urinate when she call her friend dey tell am say she don give us HIV. We come follow am for back with our own car. When we get to Bush side, we st©p am ask am if she get HIV she say no say she dey lie. Na so we begin to search her car come find the HIV medicine inside her car. Na him we do am. Oga forgive me. Na beg I dey beg abeg?????
INSPECTOR GENERAL: Good info! When you young people are advised to have self control, you feel you are being caged or st©pped from enjoying your young age. I feel sorry for the young lady you are engaged to.
And can I ever stress this enough, how can you jump into be-d with a total stranger with no protec-tion at all. Well, see what you brou-ght upon yourself? Boys! Take him in!
ANTHONY: oga na beg I dey beg you plea-se help me. I no get mama and papa abeg!! Oga plea-se…
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(Mr Ambrose had morning devotion with his family, called their hairdresser to come over and have their hair done. Including Kate’s. When he made sure they had everything they’ll be nee-ding over the weekend, including enough milk for baby Joshua, he made his way to a Designers Outlet where he used to take Chioma for shopping)
STAFF: oh hello sir! Good morning!
MR AMBROSE: morning, my dear.
STAFF: really sorry about what happened to you. May her soul rest in peace.
MR AMBROSE: amen. Thank you, my dear
STAFF: How can we help you today?
MR AMBROSE: erm, I nee-d help indeed! You know she used to do these by herself. I only walk around with her. So, I am as clueless as it gets.
STAFF: Awwww! I un-derstand
MR AMBROSE: erm, I nee-d you to get me twelve different dresses, five t©ps, ermm, three perfumes, four pair of shoes, one good wrist watch, a jewellery set ermm, what else?
STAFF: un-derwear’s?
MR AMBROSE : no. Erm, two pairs of sun glas-ses and two pairs of skinny jean trou-sers. All in size ten and the footwear’s in size six. Thank you
STAFF: alright sir. Would you like to come around with me?
MR AMBROSE: no, I’ll sit at that coffee shop right there. I trust you to select something great, seeing you look fashionable yourself! I’m too old to be walking about
STAFF: hahaha! Alright sir. I’ll be quic-k.
MR AMBROSE: plea-se! Thank you.
( after about 30 minutes, the lady c@m£ back with a selection of the items from different designers and Mr Ambrose c@m£ over to the till)
STAFF: sir, everything has come up to eight hundred and fifty five thousand naira.
MR AMBROSE: ? here! (Hands her his debit card)
(On his way, he also st©pped by a flower shop and got Judith a bunch of beautiful red roses and some chocolates. When he got to the door, he pressed the door bell and waited by the door with the flowers in his hands. After two minutes Judy opened the door for him)
JUDITH: wow! See who we have here! plea-se come in sir
MR AMBROSE: (handing her the flower and chocolate) this is for you. And could you plea-se give me a hand to get some stuff out of the car, plea-se?
JUDITH: wow! This is so beautiful! Thank you! I’ll just drop the flowers inside and come to the car.
(They both brou-ght all the items into Judy’s living room and sat down)
MR AMBROSE: what a beautiful and spacious place you have! And Tatiana told me you have a small house!
JUDITH: hahahaha! Compared to yours, this is tiny!
MR AMBROSE: no, it isn’t! This is nice and modern!
JUDITH: thank you, sir. plea-se pardon the food smell. I’ve been cooking. Would you like a drink?
MR AMBROSE: not yet. Erm, Judy, I got you these items hoping you would like them.
You know it’s been long since I did something of this nature, so forgive any blun-ders
JUDITH: (sits down in the middle of the items) oh my God! Oh my God! All these! (Covers her face and Starts crying)
MR AMBROSE: st©p crying, Judy. You deserve more (hvgs her and holds her to his che-st)
JUDITH: (amidst tears) thank you, so much, sir! I wasn’t expecting these at all! Thank you!
MR AMBROSE: sorry, I couldn’t get your fresh tomatoes. I’ll owe you that.
JUDITH: hehehe! I don’t even remember it! plea-se come over to the dinning, I made some food
MR AMBROSE: now that looks like something that was made for 10 strong young men coming from America! I had wanted to take you somewhere nice for breakfast. Why did you bother!
JUDITH: when you visit me, your first meal must be cooked by me. The subsequent ones can be anywhere else I don’t mind.
MR AMBROSE: her rules! Hehehe. Can we go out for dinner then?
JUDITH: (shyly) we can?
Semight: (smiles, bites myl-ips and carries on minding my business)