ACT TWO: SCENE THREE
(School
campus)
There are students from various departments
walking to and fro with their pals, friends and course mates. Some sit under
the trees in the school campus. SOALA and her friend walk in with their
notebooks on her hands. As they are passing by, Johnson and his friend see them
from a long distance. Johnson immediately falls in love. He stands still
admiring and day dreaming. Johnson carries SOALA on his laps under the tree).
JOHNSON
I’m going to spend all the rest
of my life with you.
SOALA
You wouldn't stop loving me,
would you?
JOHNSON
How could I? I have the most
beautiful girl in my bosom.
SOALA
With years, this beauty will fade
away, so if you love me simply because of my beauty, then you must be making a
big fool of your self.
JOHNSON
Of course not, I really love you,
not only because of your beauty.
SOALA
So, tell me what else you do love
about me?
JOHNSON
Okay, listen my girl, beauty is
just one of the five “B's’ men want in women. There are other four ‘B's”
SOALA
Like…….
JOHNSON
behavior, breast, buttocks, and brilliancy.
SOALA
Gush!You are naughty!
JOHNSON
I agree with you that with age, your
beauty may not be the same, likewise your breast and buttocks, but your
behavior and brilliancy will forever be the same because that is what makes the
real you and I’m in love with the real you.
SOALA
You sound like a lecturer and a
lover boy.
JOHNSON
My girl, just give me a kiss (she
draws closer to kiss him, then Johnson hears Mike calling his name)
MIKE
Johnson!
JOHNSON
She kissed me
MIKE
So, you have been day dreaming. She
had left over thirty minutes ago and you claimed she kissed you.
JOHNSON
Mike, I will marry that girl.
MIKE
(Laughs).She won’t even agree to
be your friend, let alone marrying you. I can see you are still day dreaming.
JOHNSON
(Soliloquizing)
Beauty, breast, buttocks,
behavior and brilliancy………….. (Mike cuts in)
MIKE
Are you still going to the
library or you want to continue your day dreaming? {He walks away, while
Johnson follows him reluctantly.}
ACT THREE: SCENE ONE
Harry David in the company of his
friend, James Arthur is escorted by six hefty security personnel. They are all in
black outfits. They enter into a hotel. Moments later, they headed straight into
the reception, and were greeted by six waitresses looking excited. A bevy
beautiful girls in an equally flimsy outfits passes by. One of the waitresses
opens the door to lead them to their rooms, but Arthur’s attention had drifted
elsewhere, riveted on a pretty lady, with half a proportion of her boobs on
display. The girl walks towards him, gives his a firm look, a quick smile and
immediately walks away.
ARTHUR
Guards! (Two of his guards run
towards him) bring that girl to me!
(THIRTY
MINUTES LATER)
Arthur and the young girl lie on
the bed.They had just finished making love.A moment later, she stands to her
feet, covering her body with the bed spread.She looks beside the bed in order
to pick her panties; Arthur keeps staring at her.
LAURA
I don’t know that some rich men
are also rich in bed.
ARTHUR
You make me laugh.
LAURA
Seriously, I never knew you would ever be this
rich. I enjoyed every bit of you.
ARTHUR
I’m not done yet, babe. I’m still
very much agile. Besides, am not paying you for a day service.
LAURA
I’m expensive o, you have to pay me per minute
or PAYU, pay as you use.
ARTHUR
Name your price, a million, and
ten million, just name it.
LAURA
Okay, a million naira will do.
ARTHUR
Cheap, (he picks up his cheque
book)
Write your price on it and
consider it done.
LAURA
(Excited), she collected the cheque and writes the amount on it.
Did u mean a day services?
ARTHUR
Yes, just one day with me.
LAURA
I will serve you for one year
(She moves closer to him while
they continue love making)
ACT THREE: SCENE TWO
(SOALA’s Hostel Room)
In the room, she has posters of Shakira,
Queen of England and the country’s first lady hung on the wall. She is
gorgeously dressed hoping to leave for the campus. Her friend knocks at the
door.
SOALA
Please come in, the door is open.
JULIANAH
My friend, how are you today?
SOALA
As you can see, am doing fine.
JULIANAH
I see (she looks at the posters
on the wall) is this why you insisted on having your own separate hostel?
SOALA
Let me tell you something my
friend.
JULIANAH
I’m listening (she sits on the
mattress)
SOALA
I have a big dream. Those
pictures are there to remind me of my dream each day.
JULIANAH
So, what is the dream all about?
SOALA
I want to be as popular as
Shakira, noble as Queen Latifah and powerful as the queen of England and also
as influential as our first lady.
JULIANAH
Eh eh! Is that why you paste
these posters?
SOALA
I have promised my mother that I
will put smile on her face.
JULIANAH
So, how do you intend to do that?
SOALA
I have all it takes. Just look at
me, am I not beautiful?
JULIANAH
Whoever says you are not
beautiful must be blind or out of this world.
SOALA
And that is my weapon. Whoever
wants to marry me must be rich and popular, so that I can also become popular.
JULIANAH
My friend, you‘ll never change.
You want to be rich and popular at all cost. Do you think marriage and love are
the same?You may marry a rich man, a star or a guru, but he may not be able to
make you happy because only love can. How can you marry someone because he is
rich and not because he loves you? How?
SOALA
Julie, please leave love aside.
Tell me if I marry a pauper who claims to love me, what are we going to feed
on, papers? Or you expect me to turn to a Berger trying to push hard in order
to survive?
JULIANAH
I have advised you, don’t say I didn't o,
SOALA
Thank you miss adviser
JULIANAH
Are you ready to go with me to
the campus or not?
ACT THREE: SCENE THREES
Valentine’s Day
Every student walks about with flowers and gifts. Some men are seen
coming to pick their babes at the campus with the love of valentine on the air.
SOALA and her friend look charming. They put on red top and black panties. They
walk hand in hand. They went to the classroom; the classroom is scanty as only
few students are seated in the class. SOALA seats on the chair while her friend
sits beside her. She opens her bag to bring out her notebook. In the bag she
saw a greeting card inscribed “Happy Valentine from Anonymous”. She looks at
her friend still surprised.
JULIANANAH
What is it?
SOALA
This (she gave it to her)
JULIANANAH
Who gave you this?
SOALA
I don’t know
JULIANANAH
You mean you don’t know who gave
you this.
SOALA
Who? I don’t even know how it got
into my bag, let alone knowing who drop it there
JULIANAH
That is serious!
SOALA
Please we need to leave fast. Let’s
go the hostel.
JULIANAH
Okay (still surprise)
SOALA and her friend promptly leave the classroom for their hostel. On
getting to the hostel that was another surprise. At the doorstep were a rose
flower and a note on it. SOALA picked it up and reads out the note
“Love is like coughing you can’t
hide it. I can’t hide my love for you. I don’t know how to say this
Or best possible way to express myself.
All I can say is that
I
LOVE YOU… To SOALA from Anonymous
JULIANAH
Anonymous, again?
Mr. Anonymous is in love with
me?Can you imagine that? Very funny
JULIANAH
Let me see the flower (she
collects it from SOALA and smells it}
Gush! This is not an expensive
one. I can tell you that your Mr. Lover is not a rich man, but I think he
really love you.
SOALA
You pissed me up. How can I
possibly fall in love with a poor Mr.Anonymous?
God forbid!
JULIANAH
Please, please take your love
flower from me. {She laughs sarcastically}
SOALA
Abeg, Abeg, keep that thing you
called flower away from me (she opens the door and enters)
ACT THREE: SCENE FOUR
(Rainy Afternoon)
SOALA and her friend had just
left their hostel. They are trekking
down the road when the rain starts.there is no place to hide. They are drenched
and already shivering. There are lightning and thunder. Not quiet long, a salon
car coming along their way suddenly stopped inside by their side. The car is
driven by Charlie, accompanied by his friend.
CHARLIE
Hi (The girl couldn't respond as
they are very cold and without strength. Seeing this, Michael offered to help)
MICHAEL
Can we give you girls a lift?
SOALA
Y----e-----s
The two girls enter with the car
while Charlie drove them straight to his house not too far from the hostel. The
girls are given thick blanket to cover themselves with.
CHARLIE
Do you mind a cup of hot tea?
JULIANAH
We need fire, not tea”
(Thirty minutes later}
They are on the dinning table
eating. Charlie and Michael sit beside each other while SOALA and her friend sit
opposite staring at one another
CHARLIE
Girls, you didn't even bother to
tell us your name
SOALA
We are sorry
JULIANAH
Actually, we should have
introduced ourselves to you guys but my friend and I have been too enthusiastic
about you guys that we lost our common sense!
MICHAEL
It’s okay, I’m Michael and my friend‘s
name is Charlie
JULIENAH
I am Julienah but my friend call
me Julie and beside me is the campus queen…
SOALA
SOALA
CHARLIE
Nice meeting you
SOALA
You’re welcome
(There was a moment of silence as
they begin to stare at one another. Charlie stares at SOALA while Michael and Julienah
also stare at each other.
Michael stretches his hand
forward holding Julienah by her other hand and walks down to the bedroom
leaving Charlie and SOALA behind.
Charlie stands from his seat and sits beside SOALA.
He places his arm across her shoulder. SOALA resisted, Charlie and SOALA remain
speechless and motionless while Julie and Michael are inside the bed room making love.