Scene 19

Scene 19

(This scene opens with Tomike and Dayo with their ear's on the kitchen door, listening to Anna's conversation from the kitchen).

Anna: Oh it was a nice time.

Gbemisola: Don't think I don't see the way you are trying to friend zone this guy with your words.

Anna: What? What are you saying?

Gbemisola: Exactly what you heard.

Anna: Gbems we are just friends who probably care about each other.

Gbemisola: Oh those two dreaded F and C words. Friends and care coming together in one sentence is why people die single at the age of 120 without ever being married.

Anna: (Laughs). God this girl, what are you saying.

Gbemisola: What I'm saying is that adding probability to that sentence with those two siblings will statistically and emotionally not good for you. (Anna laughs). See you guys should stop doing this dance and date already.

Anna: There is no dating. He hasn't asked me out.

Gbemisola: When he does better say yes oh. Don't do that modesty B.S, that's for kids.

Anna: Come is it by force?

Gbemisola: Yes na. Just look at him, he is nice and caring and good looking and to top it all he is rich, like billionaire rich. YOLO bae, opportunity comes but once, grab your copy now. In fact I don't know why you are waiting for him to ask you when you can equally ask him out too.

Anna: Ah, ah, for why na?

Gbemisola: For you like him and want to go out with him. Na crime for a woman to ask a guy out?

Anna: Will you ask a guy out?

Gbemisola: No na because among the two of us you are the brave one so it is expected of... required of you to make the bold moves.

Anna: (Laughs). You are not well, is because it's me that called you, that's why you want to waste my credit and be talking nonsense.

Gbemisola: See this babe, talking nonsense, when I'm giving you advice for free. Do you know how many people are looking for this advice and how much they are paying to get it?

Anna: Get away jor.

Gbemisola: You know you love me.

Anna: Deceive yourself.

Gbemisola: I love you too.

Anna: You are high. (Laughs). Girl bye, I got to go.

Gbemisola: Alright na, bye.

Anna: Yeah, later b.

(She ends the call and turns to leave the kitchen. Tomike and Dayo are being shown as they quickly go to sit in the living room as they hear her footsteps. They sit quietly and Anna goes to her room. As they are about to stand up again, they hear a door from upstairs open so they sit back. Seconds later Fredrick comes down stairs and they greet him and he greets them back as he heads to Anna's room. He knocks on her door and waits for her to answer. She answers "coming" then goes to open the door).

Fredrick: Hi.

Anna: Hey. Do you want me to get something for you or...?

Fredrick: No... I want you to go out on a date with me.

Anna: Sorry what?

Fredrick: I said I want you to go out on a date with me, like two of us, out, alone, romantic night, dinner.

Anna: Oh no I heard you the first time and I very much know what it entails, I just don't believe it.

Fredrick: What's there not to believe. You are a very attractive woman and I've grown to like you, now I want to date you.

Anna: (Smiles). Sweet, very sweet, but... we can't.

Fredrick: Sweetie there's no such thing as we can't when it comes to this. Why not? Why can't we?

Anna: Let's see, um for starters you are my boss and then you are older than me by like what, 12 years and we are not alike. You are calm and cool and I'm just plain crazy.

Fredrick: Okay, for starters, I could just fire you so I won't be your boss or you could quit. Secondly age ain't nothing but a number, be if you don't like it I can reduce my age or you can bring yours up for the course of our relationship. And lastly, opposites attract. I don't hear reasons only excuses.

Anna: (Smiles). You're crazy.

Fredrick: Now we are a match. (She chuckles and he pauses). So what is it, you're not into older guys or you're not into this older guy?

Anna: Both.

Fredrick: Liar. Big fat liar.

Anna: Okay yes for the first and no for the second.

Fredrick: There, another thing we have in common, we both like each other. Come on, just one date, that's all I'm asking for, one. One date to dazzle you. (Anna laughs). If it doesn't turn out well you can do as you please. The whole night is too much for me, just three hours, in fact two and it will do the trick. I'll work my magic, I'll blow you away.

Anna: (Smiles). Confidence huh.

Fredrick: Yeah well I'm feeling lucky. So what do you say, huh?

Anna: (Smiles and looks away from him. Looks back at him still smiling). Fine, just one date.

Fredrick: That's all I need.

Anna: You better bring your A game.

Fredrick: You bet I would. See you tomorrow night then.

Anna: Tomorrow night.

Fredrick: Good night.

Anna: Night.

(Anna smiles as she closes the door and Fredrick smiles as he leaves. As he enters the living room Tomike and Dayo give him a tight smile and he nods to them. As he is about heading up stairs, Kunle comes into the living room and stops him).

Kunle: Oga Fred evening oh, well done work sir.

Fredrick: Evening Kunle, what's up?

Kunle: This package been just arrive now now for you. (He hands the package to Fredrick).

Fredrick: Yeah, I was expecting this. Payment for some contract I'm to start, apparently he only transacts in cash.

Kunle: That one na yahoo boy oh.

Fredrick: (Laughs). Na he is legit. He's just old school and paranoid. He doesn't trust banks and doesn't want any transaction charges or any other bank charges on his money.

Kunle: (Laughs. He looks at Fredrick for a while then Fredrick looks back at him).

Fredrick: What?

Kunle: Nothing o. I just dey wonder if na the money dey make you smile like this, your face just dey shine.

Fredrick: (Smiles). Na. Of course I'm happy about the money, I just have a place to be tomorrow that's all. (Kunle nods his head). Alright, thanks Kunle.

Kunle: No wahala sir.

(Fredrick goes up stairs happily as Kunle stands and watches him for a while then shakes his head and leave. Tomike and Dayo are shown still sitting in the living room when Tomike sees that Kunle is gone and Fredrick too she then speaks).

Tomike: So now they are going on a date.

Dayo: I don't see a problem with that.

Tomike: Come on shut up, what do you know, I'm trying to secure your future if it's not already lost. (Hisses. Pauses). Anna, Anna, it's me and you in this house. (In Yoruba). (Don't worry, we will get her).

Scene closes.