SCENE. 21
Ext Int: School – day
Xteras: Princess, Oge, Jessica, Maxwell, Kate and master Assuming camera opens on Maxwell sitting with Jessica and Oge playing while other students are busy.
Jessica
Maxwell please allow me, what is the meaning of this, you are disturbing me.
Maxwell
(laughing) I won’t, you are my world, you are my Angel, my sweetheart, my everything in fact you are the reason why I am in this school (As it attracted laughter from other students)
Kate
Jessica you never told us that you are in love with Maxy
Jessica
Kate! please if you don’t know what to talk about, kindly move down to one of the JSS classes and teach them Bible. (Everybody started laughing)
Kate
But we are seeing everything
Oge
Kate! please less the noise, you are disturbing me
Kate
What did she say? Mrs. Professor, please don’t (cut to master Assuming as he walk in)
Assuming
(surprise)
Maxwell
Sorry sir we are just doing rehearsal so that’s (cuts in)
Assuming
shut up! How dare you sit with a woman like that inside the classroom? Busy old fools. Assuming external invigilators walked into this class and meet you in such nasty position, what do you think will be the result.
Maxwell
(With a guilty look) I am sorry sir. It won’t happen again.
Assuming
Hello! Jessica! I am talking and you are less concerned.
Jessica
No sir I am listening (cut in)
Assuming
Leave my class the two of you. This minute! I said leave! Saucy pedantic wretches. Look at them, dirty stinking idiots. (camera up).
SCENE. 22
Ext: Day Theresa’s House
Xteras: Ejike, Theresa and Gift.
The four of them are seen, seated discussing.
Ejike
So mama I want to start because I can’t keep staying at home.
Theresa
That is a very good idea. I support it.
Ejike
Alright, I will go and meet with the principal
Gift
Do you know the road to the school Ejike?
Theresa
I have directed him already. Just as I said if you get to the school. Since you insisted in going alone. Go to SS2 or SS3 class and ask of Maxwell. I hope you can still recognize him.
Ejike
Yes of course. Is that how people’s faces are forgotten? I will recognize him.
SCENE. 23
Ext. School Compound Day.
Xteras: Nora, Chinwe, Dorathy, Joshua and bright.
Camera opens on Chinwe. As she aggressively walks out from the classroom followed by Joshua. She walks straight to the back of the school building. Cut to Dorathy and Nora standing, talking as Chinwe barged in.
Nora
(blocking her) Chinwe! what is that? What are you trying to do?
Dorathy
Nora allow her. Stop blocking her. Let her touch me
Chinwe
Nora! excuse me. Please leave me. (she pushed Nora out and dived Dorathy as they started a serious fight. Nora and Joshua are trying to separate them before the senior student walked in and take two of them to SS2 class)
SCENE. 24
Int: School SS2 class- day
Xteras: Chinwe, Dorathy, bright, Maxwell, Vera, Faith, Oge, Jessica, Kate and Ejike.
The junior students are kneeling down before the SS2 two students who are throwing question at them before Ejike walked in to call Maxwell.
Oge
Maxwell! Maxwell!! Someone is calling you outside
Maxwell
Who is that (He walk out and was surprise to meet Ejike. He screamed loud as they greeted each other.)
Ejike
So I have already met with the principal so he said I will start on Monday.
Maxwell
That is very wonderful. I am so happy for seeing you, I must confess. So how far about your movement now.
Ejike
I will be going back home but I will have to meet with the tailor that is sewing uniform for me.
Maxwell
Oh! You have even made arrangement for that. I am so happy.
Ejike
Yes of course. There is no time. I don’t want to be staying at home doing nothing. Maxwell I have to be on my way. Lets see on Monday (he exist)
SCENE. 25
Ext: Classic Fashion- Day
xteras: Oluwa Tobi, Ejike and extras
Camera opens to accommodate him walking to the tailoring shop.
Oluwa Tobi
Good day my man. How far?
Ejike
Am fine, I came to know if you are done
Oluwa Tobi
No! not yet. But I never told you It would be done today. You know what? don’t stress yourself you will pick it on Sunday evening
Ejike
Please I don’t want disappointment. I must be in school on Monday morning with the uniform, in fact I am just coming from the school now.
Oluwa Tobi
Don’t worry, I am the one telling you. Sunday evening, when you get here, it will be ready and well ironed.
SCENE. 26
Ext: Road – Day
Xteras: Oge, Vera, Faith, Jessica and Kate,
The students are going home cut to Jessica, Kate and Oge as they stopped discussing
Kate
That reminds me, what about Adesuwa . She hasn’t been to school for so long now.
Jessica
My dear I can’t tell. The last time she came to school; she was very quiet unlike before.
Oge
Something must be wrong somewhere. Adesuwa that so much love her studies, cannot deliberately avoid school for this long.
Kate
Are you sure she hasn’t loaded?
Jessica
How? What do you mean by that? (they noticed vera and Faith are emerging and they diverted the discussion)
Vera
What are they gossiping about?
Oge
Who is a gossiper. Do I have time for nonsense
Faith
Kate you didn’t give me back my pen.
Kate
Oh! I forgot about it please. I think I still have it here with me. (she searched her bag and handed over the pen to her as they exit).
SCENE. 27
Ext: Uncompleted Building – Day
Xteras: Schnapps. Governor, Asa black, Python, Legend, Capon and Adesuwa.
It’s just a hot afternoon. The atmosphere is bright and we saw Adesuwa with Governor walking inside the undisputed dangerous uncompleted building to meet with the cultist.
Asa black
(screamed fiercely)
Who goes there. Waiting dey happen. Stop! Stop!.
Governor
(dropped a slangs)
Independence Awana governor himself. Chikwasis wukwasis on my sacramental domain that I still remaineth chief red face governor.
Asa black
I hear you. Come in! sacred son.
Governor
My lord. Supreme comuradium is a fellow by selena selena aguda wazobia protocol, opayaka one eye God.
Capon
Do hear by opendential the message so that entities all over the gala gala shall gyrate like Celina fan and never to stumble.
Governor
I hear you, To who made me governor I have seriously landed. (As all the members shouted).
All
Anyi kwere, governor landio papa yansu. We welcome you.
Capon
Young lady, what brought you to our caban?
Adesuwa
Sir please. Cut in
Legend (shouted)
In Awela Awela itiba. This is coviladi joly. Cover face young girl.
Adesuwa
Sorry sir (she covered her face) please I have a problem with my friends in my school. My two girl friends are just hurting me for no good reason.
Asa Black
We don’t want to hear the story. What do you want exactly.
Adesuwa
I want to hurt them back as well.
Capon
Do you want them killed.
Adesuwa
No! no!! sir I just want them to be rapped and be beaten up. Then they will video them and send the video to me.
Capon
Governor did she tell you this before coming here
Governor
Yes my lord, ecstasy comurandor yahuha.
Capon
Ok! Ladio yayakadi. Young lady what’s the name of those your friends and your school. Then do you have their pictures as well
Adesuwa
Sir the name of my school is Legend comprehensive school. Is along the road that leads to Enugu. Then their names are Vera and Faith. I have given Governor their pictures.
Capon
Hope he told you how much?
Adesuwa
Yes! He told me. And I have given him too
Capon
Ok! You can go now, but listen, don’t mistakenly come here in your life even with security. Any day you try such, consider yourself a dead person. Leave! (She left as they started singing and dancing)
SCENE.28
Ext day. School Compound
Xteras: Master, Assuming, Copper, Joseph, Sir Louis.
Copper pretty and the students with Adesuwa and Ejke.
The student are all in the Assemble ground while few ones run to join the assemble.
Master assuming
Good morning students.
Students
Good morning sir
Master assuming
I continue to wonder why most of you chose to be late comers. Assuming the principal (as a louder laughter comes up from the students for saying the words assuming. He stopped and called two persons out to come and kneel down for motivating the laughter).
Master assuming
So you students have turned me to an object of laughter right? Are you people mad or something. Well I will use two of you as an example so that others can learn. Assuming the principal is the one talking, would you people make jest of him? Well for your information, I will make a report to the principal concerning this nonsense. Anybody that says assuming or opens his/ her teeth regarding that word anytime am addressing or teaching you students. That person will be expelled from this school.
Students
Ohhhhhh!!!!!!! Sir pleases! (laughing)
Copper pretty
Shut up everyone. I don’t know what’s your problem are
Master assuming
Lastly! Lastly!! We want to nominate the new senior prefects (noise from the students) silence! Silence! Listen! Yes! we want to appoint the new functionaries. So everybody should get ready. Thank you!
Sir Louis
Listen! Listen! Dorathy, Sophia and Festus. See me immediately after the assemble. So (he sighted Lisa running to join the assemble with sweat on her body. Hey! You stop there. Why are you sweating and where are you running to.
Lisa
O! o! (Demonstrating that she is tired almost as the students fell down into laughter)
Sir Louis
oh! does she not talk? Well, you can join the Assemble. So coppers do you
have anything to tell the students? (Joseph says no while pretty takes over)
Copper Pretty
Please I want to issue this as a warning to everybody especially the Jss2 and Jss3 students. I don’t know the people that smokes in your classrooms, but please. I don’t want to point at anybody. But if what happened last week repeats itself next time, I will definitely report the person or people involved to the principal.
Ejike
Excuse me copper. But someone can smoke after the class or outside right? (surprise on everyone)
Master Assuming
Who is this senseless and crazy blockheaded holigan? Young man, what is your name?
Ejike
My name is Ejike Obasi but people call me Dantata. I just started school here today. Although I was schooling in Lagos.
Master Assuming
Okay. So I heard you said that people call you Dantata. Are you Hausa or Igbo (everyone started laughing).
Ejike
Sir that is what I answer in my formal school in Lagos. And I love the name.
Master Assuming
Well, this is not Lagos. You can go ahead and answer your Dantata or whatever you call yourself. Here is not ghetto or psychia so we don’t smoke in this school. We are not armed robbers, okay! Did you hear what I said?
Ejike
Yes sir!
Copper Pretty
So let’s match inside to our various classrooms (they matched inside)
SCENE. 29
Ext: Day School Compound
Xteras: Sir Louis, Festus, Dorathy,Sophia, Nora and Chinwe
The teacher is angry as the three students failed to bring the money he asked for. Although tension as Nora and Chinwe stopped to listen to the said voice of the angry teacher who is shouting at the back of the school building.
Dorathy
But sir, you know that we have always made it up to you but now that we said that we don’t have, you need to understand because (cut in)
Sir Louis
Shut up! keep that your dirty mouth shut. Are you crazy?
Dorathy
Sir I am not crazy and my mouth is not dirty please! I can’t steal.
Sir Louis
Oh! I can see you want to mess yourself up. I want to ask three of you one question especially you Dorathy. Are you people helping me or am I the one helping you? I am asking the three of you
Sophia
Sir we know you are the one helping us but that doesn’t mean you won’t understand that things are hard now. The last money I paid to you I had to borrow (the two students are listening from their hiding) in order for you to pass me. Because you insisted I would fail if I didn’t pay (Nora and Chinwe are shocked for the statement)
Sir Louis
You know what, I caused it, I mean I really made a big mistake. Look at three of you that don’t know anything but I gave you first, second and third positions even though Joshua and Becky are the best students. How much is that. That three of you paid. Is okay, I know what to do.
Dorathy
One thing I know is that someone can never give what he/ she never had. You don’t want to be patient. That is just it.
Sir Louis
If I hear that nonsense again, you wouldn’t like what I will do to you. Why did you agree to be paying to pass and take the best position in the first place while you know you can’t afford it? (Nora and Chinwe exhaled to the wall for what they just heard).
Sophia
Sir please I want to go back to the classroom, I left my bag open. I can’t kill myself in fact if you know what to do, you can go ahead and do it. (she left)
Sir Louis
Sophia! Sophia!! come back! Come back here!! Sophia!!! Oh! My! God! Oh! Dorathy you want to leave too? Come back here Dorathy! Dorathy!! okayyy! I am coming to your class to mess two you up. (he turned but couldn’t see Festus and he exclaimed).
Nora
So! This is what these people are doing. Oooooo!!!!
Chinwe
Nora I am speechless. Please I don’t want to talk.
Nora
Sir Louis! collecting money to pass students. Aforesaid! Dorathy that can’t even spell her name got the highest mark, I met her to help me solve ordinary equation, but this girl just told me that she is busy.
Chinwe
Funny!! Every time they are looking at their textbooks as serious students. But I never knew they are fake. Nora we need to expose them.
Nora
How do we do that? because this is so bad.
Chinwe
Don’t worry. I know what we will do (they exit).
SCENE. 30
Ext: School Compound -Day
Xteras: Adesuwa , Maxwell, Princess, Oge, Jessica, Kate, Bright, Faith, Vera, Chike, Junior, Ken, Sonia and Ejike
They SS2 two students are all present as they discuss the upcoming nomination of the school post.
Maxwell
You know, the senior prefect is taken already so what’s remaining now is the Deputy senior prefect. Because other positions doesn’t mean that anything.
Ken
But Maxwell if I may ask because you just said that the s.p position is taken already. Then who is the s.p please.
Maxwell
Mtcheew!! thought you have question to ask? Who else do you think, since you’re blind to see Dantata and I. (loud noise)
Oge
So Maxwell you think you can be given the senior prefect? You are funny!
Ejike
What are you saying. Listen, everything now is about money. If you doubt it, I will meet the principal privately and give him a list of how to nominate the posts.
Kate
I am sorry dear. What do you mean (cut in)
Ejike
Excuse me. Point of correction, I am not dear. Anytime you want to make a reference to me, just call me Dantata.
Kate
Oh! Sorry. I forgot. Dantata! What you just said is impossible. You can’t do it. How much do you think you can offer to the principal.
Maxwell
Sorry kate! You don’t know Dantata. Do you think it is what you people and I do here?
Ejike
Well, kate! Is your name right? Let me show you something. To tell you that I am capable of doing what I said. The five persons that will stand up and call me s.p should meet me first thing tomorrow morning. I will give them N5,000 each (as everybody turned to stare at him) Maxwell get a sheet of paper and write their names down. At the count of ten. Junior, Ekene, Oge, Jessica, Adesuwa.
Maxwell
I have written their names down. They’re complete now.
Ejike
Do you people need transfer or by cash
Jessica
Dantata! Right? please I am no longer a small girl that someone can be joking with. If you want to fulfill your promise, give us cash tomorrow morning.
Ejike
Enough! Is alright. Until tomorrow morning. Maxwell! Come and accompany me to the library. (They left as the camera faded)