PREDICTION (EPISODE 9)

MIKE: Sometimes, i ask myself why i do these things, sometimes, i ask myself why i do these crazy things, she doesnt love me anymore, so why am i trying to please her? why am i displeasing myself just to see her smile? Despite the fact she broke my heart, why am i still trying my best to make her happy. Makes me feel i'm STUPID.

NONSO: Thats because you're still in love with her bro. They say you only get to love once so i guess this is it, this is you in LOVE. But right now, i want you to consider your father's advice and trust him.

MIKE: If i should emerge as the father of her baby, her marriage plans would be history, she would be left with 2 options, making me her husband or just her baby's father.

NONSO: I doubt that. She'll definitely get married to you. Her father isnt the kind that would give her a choice. He would never let her give birth out of wedlock.

MIKE: Whats the point? She doesnt love me anymore so even if i get married to her tomorrow, she wont be happy with me. The fact i destroyed her life plans and forced her into marriage with me would only make things worse, it would only make her hate me the more.

NONSO: Does it matter? All that matters is that she'll be yours and yours forever. What she thinks or wants doesnt matter. Your happiness is all that matters.

MIKE: Then i guess you dont know what LOVE is.

NONSO: Lecture me please.

MIKE: Love is the art of being self-less. Love is all about focusing on the other person's happiness, not considering your own happiness or well-being. Love means to protect and cherish, to nuture and care for someone. If you love someone, its more like treating that person like you would treat yourself, thats why the bible said, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF...

NONSO: Wait Wait, before you divert into preaching the GOSPEL to me. What do you plan to do? Ignore your dad's advice just to make her happy or...

MIKE: Which would you go for? If it were you.

NONSO: Ill appear as the father of the baby.

MIKE: Then thats what ill do.

NONSO: Are you serious?

MIKE: Just watch and see.

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FUNMI: There she comes. Take your positions.

*Victory bid BYE to her friends as she walked down the lane where FUNMI and her friends had waited to lay an ambush on her*

VICTORY: *Shocked when they suddenly jumped out of the bush but gained back her balance when she saw Funmi* Whats this?

FUNMI: What does it look like? You think you can go about snatching people's boyfriends like you're some goddess. huh?

VICTORY: Boyfriends? Snatch? Please dont tell me i snatched all your boyfriends.

FUNMI: Not them, mine. You snatched my boyfriend and you think you can go scott free?

VICTORY: Then why are they here if i didnt snatch their boyfriends? Are you girls that Jobless to fight for anyone who gets dumped?

FUNMI: You think this is a Joke?

VICTORY: Joke? Funmi, look at yourself. Just look at how Pretty you are, tell them to compare us both and tell you who is more Beautiful. Do you think i snatched David from you? I have to be more beautiful than you to do that, but look at me and tell me i'm half as beautiful as you are.

FUNMI: *The sign of Anger was now gone and she was secretly blushing* Is that true? Look at us both and tell me who is more pretty.

GIRL #1: *Wispers to girl 2&3* Just tell her she's more beautiful than this girl, so we'll leave here in peace.

GIRL #3: You're more pretty. Dont even compare yourself to this girl, i dont think she is the reason David left you.

GIRL #2: Yes, maybe he just used her as a cover up because he knows what you're capable of, he knows you'll re-configure the face of anyone that dares you.

VICTORY: You heard them? I've never liked that guy, and i know he doesnt like me either so why should we be fighting over him when we should both join hands and unite as one against him.

FUNMI: True. True. So what do you suggest? He plans to take advantage of you forcefully.

VICTORY: Advantage? As in Rape me?

FUNMI: Not that, Worse than Rape because you wont be able to resist or fight back. Maybe drug you or something like that, i dont really know.

VICTORY: You're the Bad Girl here so i'm sure you have a few tricks up your sleeve, what do you have in mind?

FUNMI: In order to help you, you have to join our fraternity. We dont help girls who arent members of our cult.

VICTORY: Funmi, you're not doing this for me, you're doing this for you, to get your revenge on him, you're merely using me as Bait.

GIRL #2: *Wispers in Funmi's ear* She is right. All we need to do is plant her as a bait and David would foolishly follow.

FUNMI: You know what? Meet me here tomorrow after lectures. Then we can mobilize, by then, i would have created a plan.

VICTORY: Alright. *Its A Good Thing I Studied Pyschology*

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PASCAL: What sort of JOKE is this? Where is all this coming from? I've nevee slept with your daughter here, not even once.

MMA: Pascal, why the lies? Swear on your life that you've never had sex with me, Pascal, Swear in your life and ill let you go, i promise.

PA MMA: Hmm, my in-law, go ahead and swear on your life, if you can do that, ill believe you and let you go.

PASCAL: I cant swear, but ...

VICTORY: You cant swear? But what? Huh? Pascal, but what? I thought you are a good man even after i caught you sleeping with her, i turned a blind eye because i believed you're a responsible man, because you were going to marry my sister, but this? C'mon...

PASCAL: Victory shut up! shut up or i swear to God, ill reconfigure your face that even your parents wont recognize you.

PA MMA: In my house?

MMA: You cant swear that you havent slept with me but you can swear to reconfigure her face, right?

PASCAL: Papa, i'm sorry. I swear to you, i'm innocent, this girls are just after me, they are ganging up against me, i know nothing of this..

PA MMA: Then tell me the truth, have you or have you not had sexual intercourse with my eldest daughter? MMA.

PASCAL: Yes i have but just...

VICTORY: You see? Papa, you see? i told you he is a liar, i told you he is a wolf in sheeo clothing. You think you can...

PA MMA: Silence! Let me speak. My daughter is 2 months pregnant and its now obvious that you are the father of the baby.

PASCAL: 2 Months? MMA, you're 2 months pregnant? How? MMA? How? Tony was right, Tony was right, i should listened to him, MMA, tell them the truth, tell them who the father is.

MMA: You're the father. Pascal! You're thr father.

PASCAL: No, i'm not the father of that bastard in your womb and i can never be his father.

PA MMA: Are you trying to say that my daughter has been sleeping with different men? Are you trying to say my daughter is a whore who doesnt know who the father of her child is?

PASCAL: No sir. but... I am not the father of that baby. I attest to the fact that i slept with your daughter but i am not the one responsible for her pregnancy.

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AUSTIN: DAD, there is something i would like to tell you, and i want to know that i can trust you on this.

PA AUSTIN: Whats that?

AUSTIN: I slep...

PA AUSTIN: ...before you say anything. Bear it at the back of your mind that nothing you say or do now would change the plans i've made with Chief over your marriage with his Daughter, Oluchi.

AUSTIN: Noted. I slept with MMA and she is pregnant with a male child for me. She is due to give birth 7 months from now.

PA AUSTIN: Come again?

AUSTIN: MMA is carrying my baby.

PA AUSTIN: MMA, my church member, the daughter of that fair tall man that always seats at the front chair with his family?

AUSTIN: Very correct.

PA AUSTIN: How? When? Why didnt you tell me all these while i've been yelling and shouting at you?

AUSTIN: Because i want it kept a secret. Thats why i asked if i can trust you on this.

PA AUSTIN: I have a grandson and you expect me to keep it a secret? What if some other man claims to be the father of your child? How then would you go about it?

AUSTIN: I dont know, but i dont think its the right time to tell anyone now. When the time is right, then we can...

PA AUSTIN: Now is the right time, what other time is best to claim owership of that child than now? Or would you marry OLUCHI instead?

AUSTIN: This is the reason i...

PA AUSTIN: You know what? Ill give you 2 days to choose and decide in between taking OLUCHI in as a wife forever or claiming responsibililty over that child.

AUSTIN: How would...

PA AUSTIN: The decision is yours.
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