AMAKA (EPISODE 12)
DISCOVERY
AMAKA: There is no guy out there who is completely honest, and even if he does EXIST, finding him is like searching for an atom of SALT in a heap of FINE SAND. I've gathered my evidence and i've concluded that 99.0% of the guys out there have more than one girlfriend. Its difficult for them to STICK to one. If you keep breaking up with them because you found out they are double dating, then its either you dont get married at all or you get married at a very old age. The guy that LOVES you truly may be dating other girls but you would always be the first in his heart. You would always be the one he values the most above them all, the one who he places above every other person in his life despite the fact he isnt FAITHFUL to you.
( She gently closed her DIARY, and placed it in her secret safe, hidden from the grasp of others )
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UCHENNA: From all you've told me, i think IKENNA deserves a chance to prove his LOVE for you. I'm not saying he truly LOVES you, nor am i saying he is the right person for you, i'm only saying he might turn out to be the guy you've always wished for, but you can never know until you give him a chance to PROVE his proposed LOVE for you.
AMAKA: Uche, i dont know if thats a GOOD IDEA, cause everything i've heard about him are all NEGATIVE. EVERYONE knows him as a PLAYER, Heart Breaker, ...
UCHENNA: ( cuts in ) My dear, anyone can change. And you once said everyone deserves a second chance. Its not FAIR to JUDGE someone based on what the world says, sometimes, the world cam be WRONG, what they deem WRONG may be what you deem RIGHT.
AMAKA: What exactly are you trying to IMPLY? Just go straight to the point...
UCHENNA: Give IKENNA a chance in your life. He has the perfect family background to support your believe, he is HANDSOME, he may not be fully INDEPENDENT but he sure has a future, and he approached you first, despite the fact you humiliated him, he didnt retaliate ....
AMAKA: And what if he isnt FAITHFUL? What if he ends up CHEATING on me? What then happens if he just uses and dumps me? ...
UCHENNA: Amaka, no guy out there can SWEAR to date you and only you for the rest of his life, even the so called pastors, only GOD knows what is behind their CUP BOARDS. Most of them are just hiding behind their religion ...
AMAKA: Yea, most of them, just like Ikenna, je might be hiding behind his religion and family status...
UCHENNA: I'm not asking you to LOVE Ikenna, i'm only asking you to give him a chance to show how deep and far his love for you can go. No strings attached.
AMAKA: And PASCAL, why not him instead? Whats the difference between the both of them, friends and birds of the same feather ...
UCHENNA: Well, talking about difference. You know IKENNA would certainly wed you if things go wrong like mine did, while PASCAL, whose parents you dont know can just run away and leave you with a bastard. Ikenna, due to environment where he is raised, he cant do anything stupid sich as RAPING you, while PASCAL, you have no idea of his CAPABILITIES, and so on and so on ...
AMAKA: Hmmm, you actually made sense. Fine, i'm gonna give him a chance, and see if i can create the man i need out of him. But we are doing nothing because the relationship would certainly need to nothing since i'm not ready for marriage yet ...
UCHENNA: You've got to start understanding men now, so you wont look like a complete amateur or keep humiliating men who would come for your hand in marriage when you get OLDER ...
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AMAKA: What do you think about her suggestion? About me dating IKENNA or giving him a chance to show how much he LOVES me ...
CYNTHIA: What can i say? SHe has been through it all so i guess she certainly knows what best when it comes to relationships. Go ahead and give him a chance but dont TRUST him or give him your body so you dont have anything to lose if things go BAD.
AMAKA: Hmmm, so you're in support of her suggestion? Or do you have any objection? Is there anything you would like to tell me to discourage me? Like maybe tell me to remember my promise to myself and assist me overcome this pressure of accepting him...
CYNTHIA: Amaka, i have issues of my own. Right now, whether or not you should IKENNA isnt my problem. You're a wise girl, you know good from bad, you know right from wrong, so what effect would my advice have on your concluded decision...
AMAKA: ( Just stood still and stiff, staring at her )
CYNTHIA: ( Sighs ) Amaka, i'm sorry, OK? But right now, i'm not in the right mood to counsel or give you the right advice. I have a lot of things on my mind right now and i'm sorry for being RUDE and acting like i dont care. But right now, i have a lot on my hands. I trust you, OK? I believe you would make the right decision, i trust you would make the right choice without my assistance. I'M TRULY SORRY.
( Then she patted AMAKA on the shoulder and walked away, nodding her head in shame as she walked away. )
AMAKA: Something is off about her, there is definitely something wrong with her, (AMAKA said to herself). But why wont she just tell me? Why wont she just open up to me? Could it be that she feels i have enough things to worry about and she doeesnt want to add the problems i'm facing? ...
( Amaka is a lady that can read the feelings of people close to her just by monitoring their actions. She was sure something was wrong with CYNTHIA, she hasnt acted that way since she knew her. )
CYNTHIA: How in the world am i going to tell him that I'M PREGNANT? How am i going to tell my parents? ...
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CYNTHIA: UCHENNA, i'm really sorry. I'm truly really very sorry. I know what i did was very wrong, but can you please find a place in your heart to forgive me?...
UCHENNA: At least, you've admitted you're wrong. So why should i still hate you. Truth is, i never held any GRUDGE against you, if i'm you were the one that made the mistake i did, who knows, i might have done the same thing ...
CYNTHIA: Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot for understanding. So how are you and the baby? How is your husband?
UCHENNA: She's no longer a baby, she's now 6. And my husband should be FINE wherever he is. Now stop this your pretence and tell me the actual reason you came here, cause i know you of all people can never admit you are wrong, not to even say plead for forgiveness ...
CYNTHIA: You never change. So you still know me after all these years. Well, Uche, i came to collect your doctor's contact, mine is out of town and i really need to see a doctor urgently. You know i dont visit hospitals anyhow ...
UCHENNA: Your personal doctor is out of town, sjat about your family doctor? Why dont you just meet him? Besides, its even free of Charge, your family has insurance ...
CYNTHIA: I cant meet him, Its uhm, a personal issue. Meant to be kept confidential. He would certainly contact my parents if i should go see him.
UCHENNA: ( Shakes her head in PITY ) Cynthia, you're PREGNANT, right? How did it happen this time? He raped you? or ...
CYNTHIA: (sobbing) I thought i was on my birth pills. I never expected this to happen, not now i'm in my final year. And to make matters worse, he is younger than me.
UCHENNA: Now is not the time to start crying. How could you stoop so low to sleep with someone younger than you? Anyways, now is not the time to start laying BLAMES. The thing is, my doctor doesnt perform ABORTIONS. It looks like you would end up like me, just worse.
CYNTHIA: Please, cant you help me out? Isnt there someone you can direct me to? This baby would have grown above ABORTION CRITERIA by the time my doctor returns ...
UCHENNA: Do you think i never tried? Do you think i never made an attempt to abort mine when you adviced me to? What didnt i take? Abortion pills, Drug overdose, wrong prescriptions, amd the sorts, just to get rid of my baby then, but none of them worked. My doctor i went to for an ABORTION adviced me to keep the baby instead of ending its LIFE. He counselled me in the right way and made me see reason to bear the shame and raise my baby.
CYNTHIA: If you truly wanted to eradicate your baby then, you would have followed me to my doctor like i told you to ...
UCHENNA: He was charging 20,000 naira, where am i supposed to get that kind of money from? When the guy responsible could hardly feed himself ...
CYNTHIA: So what do you suggest i do? Are you advicing me to keep this BABY? What do you think my parents would do? ...
UCHENNA: Thats left for you to find out. Erase that fear and embrace what you got yourself into. With time, it would all be a thing of the PAST. Anyways, who is the guy responsible and whats his name?...
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NONSO: Well, to me o, IKENNA is a nice guy. He alaays gives us his change whenever we run errands for him, he's not HARSH or WICKED. He is GENTLE, Handsome, Intelligent, and Cool.
AMAKA: What if he were to be my boyfriend? What if i am to date him? Would you accept him as my boyfriend? Is he good enough to be my Boyfriend?...
NONSO: Sister, i dont know O. I dont want you to hold me responsible if you should get pregnant, because mum and dad would kill me if they find out i'm the one that encouraged you to date him...
AMAKA: What makes you think i would get PREGNANT? And i thought you just said he is Cool, so why do you think he would try to get me pregnant? ...
NONSO: I dont know. But after our discussion the last time, i found out that, i cant fully predict my actions, just like other guys out there, what they promise you from the start can change into something else once they are sure you've fallen in LOVE with them, with time, guys tend to change. We are like the WEATHER.
AMAKA: So what are you implying? ...
NONSO: If you wanna date him, you can go ahead and date him, your secret is safe with me. But i can only tell one thing, dont date him because of what he promised you, dont date him because of what he has now, dont date him because of what you can get from him, only date him because your SPIRIT directs you to ...
AMAKA: Hmm, NONSO, this one you're talking like this, i'm suspecting you O. Whats the matter?...
NONSO: Sister, nothing is wrong with me. Everything is FINE. ( Take a deep BREATH ) I just dont want you to be in the same situation that i am now.
AMAKA: What situation? NONSO, talk to me, whats fhe matter? Which situation are you tallong about? ...
NONSO: Sister, can i TRUST you? Can you keep a SECRET? ...
AMAKA: Of course i trust you. If i dont, i wont be telling you about my plan to build a relationship with IKENNA...
NONSO: Alright. Come closer. Bring your EAR. (He wispers something into her ear)
"SHE IS PREGNANT FOR ME" ....
AMAKA: JESUS! How? And WHO? Is it FUNMI?...
NONSO: I lied to you about you. Her name isnt FUNMI, and we've been dating for quite a while now. Its your friend, AUNTY CYNTHIA.
AMAKA: There is no guy out there who is completely honest, and even if he does EXIST, finding him is like searching for an atom of SALT in a heap of FINE SAND. I've gathered my evidence and i've concluded that 99.0% of the guys out there have more than one girlfriend. Its difficult for them to STICK to one. If you keep breaking up with them because you found out they are double dating, then its either you dont get married at all or you get married at a very old age. The guy that LOVES you truly may be dating other girls but you would always be the first in his heart. You would always be the one he values the most above them all, the one who he places above every other person in his life despite the fact he isnt FAITHFUL to you.
( She gently closed her DIARY, and placed it in her secret safe, hidden from the grasp of others )
==================================
UCHENNA: From all you've told me, i think IKENNA deserves a chance to prove his LOVE for you. I'm not saying he truly LOVES you, nor am i saying he is the right person for you, i'm only saying he might turn out to be the guy you've always wished for, but you can never know until you give him a chance to PROVE his proposed LOVE for you.
AMAKA: Uche, i dont know if thats a GOOD IDEA, cause everything i've heard about him are all NEGATIVE. EVERYONE knows him as a PLAYER, Heart Breaker, ...
UCHENNA: ( cuts in ) My dear, anyone can change. And you once said everyone deserves a second chance. Its not FAIR to JUDGE someone based on what the world says, sometimes, the world cam be WRONG, what they deem WRONG may be what you deem RIGHT.
AMAKA: What exactly are you trying to IMPLY? Just go straight to the point...
UCHENNA: Give IKENNA a chance in your life. He has the perfect family background to support your believe, he is HANDSOME, he may not be fully INDEPENDENT but he sure has a future, and he approached you first, despite the fact you humiliated him, he didnt retaliate ....
AMAKA: And what if he isnt FAITHFUL? What if he ends up CHEATING on me? What then happens if he just uses and dumps me? ...
UCHENNA: Amaka, no guy out there can SWEAR to date you and only you for the rest of his life, even the so called pastors, only GOD knows what is behind their CUP BOARDS. Most of them are just hiding behind their religion ...
AMAKA: Yea, most of them, just like Ikenna, je might be hiding behind his religion and family status...
UCHENNA: I'm not asking you to LOVE Ikenna, i'm only asking you to give him a chance to show how deep and far his love for you can go. No strings attached.
AMAKA: And PASCAL, why not him instead? Whats the difference between the both of them, friends and birds of the same feather ...
UCHENNA: Well, talking about difference. You know IKENNA would certainly wed you if things go wrong like mine did, while PASCAL, whose parents you dont know can just run away and leave you with a bastard. Ikenna, due to environment where he is raised, he cant do anything stupid sich as RAPING you, while PASCAL, you have no idea of his CAPABILITIES, and so on and so on ...
AMAKA: Hmmm, you actually made sense. Fine, i'm gonna give him a chance, and see if i can create the man i need out of him. But we are doing nothing because the relationship would certainly need to nothing since i'm not ready for marriage yet ...
UCHENNA: You've got to start understanding men now, so you wont look like a complete amateur or keep humiliating men who would come for your hand in marriage when you get OLDER ...
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AMAKA: What do you think about her suggestion? About me dating IKENNA or giving him a chance to show how much he LOVES me ...
CYNTHIA: What can i say? SHe has been through it all so i guess she certainly knows what best when it comes to relationships. Go ahead and give him a chance but dont TRUST him or give him your body so you dont have anything to lose if things go BAD.
AMAKA: Hmmm, so you're in support of her suggestion? Or do you have any objection? Is there anything you would like to tell me to discourage me? Like maybe tell me to remember my promise to myself and assist me overcome this pressure of accepting him...
CYNTHIA: Amaka, i have issues of my own. Right now, whether or not you should IKENNA isnt my problem. You're a wise girl, you know good from bad, you know right from wrong, so what effect would my advice have on your concluded decision...
AMAKA: ( Just stood still and stiff, staring at her )
CYNTHIA: ( Sighs ) Amaka, i'm sorry, OK? But right now, i'm not in the right mood to counsel or give you the right advice. I have a lot of things on my mind right now and i'm sorry for being RUDE and acting like i dont care. But right now, i have a lot on my hands. I trust you, OK? I believe you would make the right decision, i trust you would make the right choice without my assistance. I'M TRULY SORRY.
( Then she patted AMAKA on the shoulder and walked away, nodding her head in shame as she walked away. )
AMAKA: Something is off about her, there is definitely something wrong with her, (AMAKA said to herself). But why wont she just tell me? Why wont she just open up to me? Could it be that she feels i have enough things to worry about and she doeesnt want to add the problems i'm facing? ...
( Amaka is a lady that can read the feelings of people close to her just by monitoring their actions. She was sure something was wrong with CYNTHIA, she hasnt acted that way since she knew her. )
CYNTHIA: How in the world am i going to tell him that I'M PREGNANT? How am i going to tell my parents? ...
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CYNTHIA: UCHENNA, i'm really sorry. I'm truly really very sorry. I know what i did was very wrong, but can you please find a place in your heart to forgive me?...
UCHENNA: At least, you've admitted you're wrong. So why should i still hate you. Truth is, i never held any GRUDGE against you, if i'm you were the one that made the mistake i did, who knows, i might have done the same thing ...
CYNTHIA: Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot for understanding. So how are you and the baby? How is your husband?
UCHENNA: She's no longer a baby, she's now 6. And my husband should be FINE wherever he is. Now stop this your pretence and tell me the actual reason you came here, cause i know you of all people can never admit you are wrong, not to even say plead for forgiveness ...
CYNTHIA: You never change. So you still know me after all these years. Well, Uche, i came to collect your doctor's contact, mine is out of town and i really need to see a doctor urgently. You know i dont visit hospitals anyhow ...
UCHENNA: Your personal doctor is out of town, sjat about your family doctor? Why dont you just meet him? Besides, its even free of Charge, your family has insurance ...
CYNTHIA: I cant meet him, Its uhm, a personal issue. Meant to be kept confidential. He would certainly contact my parents if i should go see him.
UCHENNA: ( Shakes her head in PITY ) Cynthia, you're PREGNANT, right? How did it happen this time? He raped you? or ...
CYNTHIA: (sobbing) I thought i was on my birth pills. I never expected this to happen, not now i'm in my final year. And to make matters worse, he is younger than me.
UCHENNA: Now is not the time to start crying. How could you stoop so low to sleep with someone younger than you? Anyways, now is not the time to start laying BLAMES. The thing is, my doctor doesnt perform ABORTIONS. It looks like you would end up like me, just worse.
CYNTHIA: Please, cant you help me out? Isnt there someone you can direct me to? This baby would have grown above ABORTION CRITERIA by the time my doctor returns ...
UCHENNA: Do you think i never tried? Do you think i never made an attempt to abort mine when you adviced me to? What didnt i take? Abortion pills, Drug overdose, wrong prescriptions, amd the sorts, just to get rid of my baby then, but none of them worked. My doctor i went to for an ABORTION adviced me to keep the baby instead of ending its LIFE. He counselled me in the right way and made me see reason to bear the shame and raise my baby.
CYNTHIA: If you truly wanted to eradicate your baby then, you would have followed me to my doctor like i told you to ...
UCHENNA: He was charging 20,000 naira, where am i supposed to get that kind of money from? When the guy responsible could hardly feed himself ...
CYNTHIA: So what do you suggest i do? Are you advicing me to keep this BABY? What do you think my parents would do? ...
UCHENNA: Thats left for you to find out. Erase that fear and embrace what you got yourself into. With time, it would all be a thing of the PAST. Anyways, who is the guy responsible and whats his name?...
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NONSO: Well, to me o, IKENNA is a nice guy. He alaays gives us his change whenever we run errands for him, he's not HARSH or WICKED. He is GENTLE, Handsome, Intelligent, and Cool.
AMAKA: What if he were to be my boyfriend? What if i am to date him? Would you accept him as my boyfriend? Is he good enough to be my Boyfriend?...
NONSO: Sister, i dont know O. I dont want you to hold me responsible if you should get pregnant, because mum and dad would kill me if they find out i'm the one that encouraged you to date him...
AMAKA: What makes you think i would get PREGNANT? And i thought you just said he is Cool, so why do you think he would try to get me pregnant? ...
NONSO: I dont know. But after our discussion the last time, i found out that, i cant fully predict my actions, just like other guys out there, what they promise you from the start can change into something else once they are sure you've fallen in LOVE with them, with time, guys tend to change. We are like the WEATHER.
AMAKA: So what are you implying? ...
NONSO: If you wanna date him, you can go ahead and date him, your secret is safe with me. But i can only tell one thing, dont date him because of what he promised you, dont date him because of what he has now, dont date him because of what you can get from him, only date him because your SPIRIT directs you to ...
AMAKA: Hmm, NONSO, this one you're talking like this, i'm suspecting you O. Whats the matter?...
NONSO: Sister, nothing is wrong with me. Everything is FINE. ( Take a deep BREATH ) I just dont want you to be in the same situation that i am now.
AMAKA: What situation? NONSO, talk to me, whats fhe matter? Which situation are you tallong about? ...
NONSO: Sister, can i TRUST you? Can you keep a SECRET? ...
AMAKA: Of course i trust you. If i dont, i wont be telling you about my plan to build a relationship with IKENNA...
NONSO: Alright. Come closer. Bring your EAR. (He wispers something into her ear)
"SHE IS PREGNANT FOR ME" ....
AMAKA: JESUS! How? And WHO? Is it FUNMI?...
NONSO: I lied to you about you. Her name isnt FUNMI, and we've been dating for quite a while now. Its your friend, AUNTY CYNTHIA.
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