SCENE. 4.
Ext: school compound. Day
Xteras: Festus, Sophia, Dorathy, Sir Louis
Camera opens on three of them standing and discussing with the teacher. (Jss2 students)
Sophia
Please sir, just consider me ok. I will bring the balance next week unfailingly
Louis
Listen I wouldn’t like to hear this kind of story next time. If you are not ready for this, you better quit. Did I make myself clear?
Sophia
Yes Sir! I am sorry sir, please.
Louis
So Dorathy! you said that yours is complete?
Dorathy
Yes sir! plus the money for the drinks you asked me for.
Louis
Nice one. Don’t worry you have really tried. Festus!
Festus
Complete sir, with drinks money too like I told you sir if (cut)
Louis
Don’t stress yourself. It is ok. Take care (they exit)
SCENE. 5.
Int- school compound –day
Xteras: Junior, Chike, and Lisa dumb girl
Camera opens on ss2 classroom as the two boys walked in and started opening students bags and desks with their skeleton keys, without knowing that Lisa the dumb girl sighted them through the window.
Chike
(chike is watching from the window while Junior is busy opening the bags and the dumb girl watches from her hiding too) Junior do fast, some people are almost done with their works
Junior
I am coming! (he continues the searching as the camera faded)
SCENE.6 Ext- School compound- Day
Xteras: students, Lisa, Nora, Chike and Junior
Camera opens on the student going home cut to Lisa and Nora standing, waiting for Junior and Chike
Nora
(demonstrating to Lisa, asking her who could those students be because Lisa had already told her what she saw) so who are they? everybody have almost gone and we are still standing here.
Lisa
(demonstrating to her, telling her that she is not blind, meanwhile let her exercise little more patient. Some minutes later, Chike and junior walked passed them)
Lisa
(pointing at them) that’s the two of them (Chike turned to look back but their eyes jammed)
Chike
Hey! come here two of you. Come here first!…. why pointing at us
Nora
Sorry! Nothing. You know she is dumb.
Junior
Are you sure there is no problem?
Nora
Yes senior, we are sorry!
Chike
Okay, but talk to her, let her not try that shit next time, now you can start going home (they exit.)
SCENE. 7
Location: EXT- Road- Day
Xteras: Adesuwa, Oge, Jessica and Princess
It is a hot afternoon, the atmosphere is bright. Cam opens to accommodate the three girls coming back from school. While Adesuwa is coming back from the other side of the road with her farming tools.
Oge
Jessica! it’s okay please. You can stop the story here. I am very hungry. I want to get home so that I can eat something and rest.
Jessica
Please Oge, the road is safe and free, you are free to go. You can never allow someone to rest. Every time food! what’s wrong with you?
Oge
But I told you I didn’t eat anything before coming to school this morning.
Jessica
And so? You will learn how to endure hunger, else you will die one day
Princess
Is okay! Jessy! let’s go please so that Oge can eat before someone collapses. Both of you should take care ok! (she takes the other lane)
SCENE. 8 – Ext. Road-Day
Xteras: Princess and Adesuwa
Camera opens to accommodate the two girls as they met each other
Princess
(shocked to meet Adesuwa) Jesus Christ! Adesuwa! what?
Adesuwa
What is that princess?
Princess
You haven’t told me you are a farmer. Besides you haven’t been to school for a couple of days
Adesuwa
You don’t need to be surprised. I am working so that I can pay Vera and Faith the N20,000 that I owe them
Princess
N20,000? For what? I am asking you Adesuwa. For what?
Adesuwa
Nothing, I borrowed money from them
Princess
Adesuwa! Listen to me. You are not saying the truth. It is better you stop lying to me because it takes nine lies to protect one. I hope you know that? So tell me. What business do you have with Vera and Faith? Because
even the insult they were giving you the other day shows that something is hidden.
Adesuwa
(tears roll her eyes) Princess, to be frank with you, they didn’t borrow me any money, They’re just hurting me because (flashback)
SCENE. 9
Ext. ROAD- day
Xteras: Adesuwa , Junior, and Chike
Camera opens to accommodate Adesuwa walking fast to meet the morning assemble as her folded school fees fell down from her pocket. (But it is shocking that two junior students ran over the money without seeing it but junior and Chike got there and sighted the money as they dragged each other trying to pick the money)
Junior
Chike! look at what you have caused. I sighted this money first but you didn’t allow me to pick it. Now you have stained my school uniform.
Chike
I am sorry, let me see the money. OMG! This is a big money, but who could have dropped the money?
Junior
I don’t know and I don’t want to know. What I know is that God has blessed me today already
Chike
So what do we do now?
Junior
I think we will have to go back home, beside my uniform is stained. I can’t wear this to school.
Chike
That’s a nice suggestion. But have to forgotten we have Exam today?
Junior
Don’t worry about the Exam, let’s go back home.
Chike
Okay fine! So how far about my own share
Junior
Let’s get home first!
Chike
But we don’t live in the same place. Is it not better you settle me once. J boy! Tell me, do you want to eat the money alone. Just tell me.
Junior
You know that there is one problem with you, you can’t calm down, let’s go before the owner of the money catches us. (They ran into the bush)