The bridegroom - Season 1 - Episode 45

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The bridegroom - Season 1 - Episode 45

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Epi 38

POLICE OFFICER: good morning, madam;
are you Charlotte?

CHARLOTTE: Yes, I am. How may I help?

POLICE OFFICER: (Shows his ID card) my
name is officer Ikenna from Wuse police
station.

Could you please come with us to the
police station for some questioning in
relation to the rape and murder of one
miss Nina Yinka.

CHARLOTTE: (shaking ferociously) wha..t
did you say? Death? Murder? Rape? No
no!

Officer! Officer! What are you talking
about? I spoke to her a few hours ago.

POLICE OFFICER: that’s the reason why we
need to get some information from you.
Her call history suggests you were the
last person she spoke with. In fact what
happened to her happened to her a few
minutes after you dropped the phone.
So we need you to tell us everything you
know about her death

CHARLOTTE: somebody wake me up!!!
Officer, I do not know anything about
her death. I..I.. I am only a friend.

POLICE OFFICER: we will discuss that
when we get to the station. Please get
into the car.

CHARLOTTE: is Nina dead, Officer or is she
in the hospital? Nina can’t just die like
that! Who raped her? Who killed her!
Hie!!!!!!!???? Nina ooooo!!! Where are
you!!!

Who will advise me when I need one!
Who will be with me in my darkest
moment!

Whoever killed you will know no
peace!!!! May your spirit hunt them until
they go mad!

(Continues crying as they made their way
to the police station)

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DERIC: you look stunning tonight. I didn’t
know you were this beautiful

XANDRA: because you have never taken
the time to look.

DERIC: I guess so. My mum loves her new
house and keeps going to the corner
shop to look for egusi and all those
Nigerian soup ingredients

XANDRA: hahahaha! She can’t find those
in the supermarkets. You and I can go to
Peckam and get some for her . It’s quite a
journey though.

DERIC: I don’t mind at all. I’m craving
okazi soup myself. Anyway, when are you
going to relocate to London for good?

XANDRA: I’m a British citizen, so i can
always do so when I want.

DERIC: so how is your boyfriend?

XANDRA: he’s alright. Told him I’m going
to see a friend

DERIC: and Deric is the friend, right?

XANDRA: of course. Who else

DERIC: Xandra, what if i tell you to stop
seeing that guy?

XANDRA: reason?

DERIC: it makes me jealous Knowing you
are seeing ano ther man

XANDRA: I don’t care how you feel, Deric.
I’m getting married soon.

DERIC: Xandra!!! You are really hurting
me with those words. Can’t we just
remain the way we are. I mean let’s make
no changes to how we’ve always been!

XANDRA: In other words, you remain
happily married, while I remain miserably
single and lonely, right?

DERIC: I’m just a confused man! I wish I
met you before I got married! Why do
we always meet the right people after
we’ve been hooked to the wrong
person!….

Anyways, I have a friend who was
pregnant the last time I saw her. Been
thinking a lot about her lately. I Hope she
had her baby safely.

XANDRA: call her.

DERIC: no. My wife and her evil friend
wrecked her marriage when they falsely
accused her of sleeping with me and her
husband sent her away. So she’s not
really happy with me and told me to stop
coming and calling, because the last time
I went to see her, her husband came and
went bunkers when he saw me
She’s been on my mind a lot today.

XANDRA: why would your wife do such a
thing to a fellow woman?

DERIC: evil people do not need a reason
to be evil. They just do it for the fun of it.

XANDRA: ermm, been meaning to ask you
this but it keeps escaping my memory.

Do you know anyone living with HIV?

DERIC: Ermmm, yes. Just before I left
Nigeria, my wife told me that her best
friend, Nina has HIV. She was raped; that
was how she got it. Why do you ask?

XANDRA: I know Nina has HIV. Do you
know anyone else? Just looking for
anyone willing to participate in one of
the biggest HIV awareness campaign
that we will be holding soon

DERIC : ? how did you know Nina has
HIV???

XANDRA: She is my patient.

DERIC: what else are you keeping from
me?

I can’t believe you knew all these while
and you never told me. What if I had an
affair with her?

XANDRA: well, that’s a good reason why
you shouldn’t be having an affair. Even in
your marriage, you need to run HIV test
every now and again.

Anyone can have it. And it’s not in my
place to tell you who does and who
doesn’t

DERIC: are you saying that if you know
that Charlotte has HIV, you wouldn’t tell
me? (Phone rings)

That’s my wife ringing. Do you mind me
taking it?

XANDRA: not at all

DERIC: are you sure?

XANDRA: Positive!

DERIC ???) hi wifey, you’re alright? Why
have you lost your voice ?

CHARLOTTE: no, Deric I’m not okay! Nina
is dead! You have to come home
seriously. I’m scared I can’t stay in this
house alone. I was at the police station
all day being questioned endlessly

DERIC: wait, wait wait! Nina dead???
How? When? Where??? Did she stop
taking her pills?

CHARLOTTE: no!! She never did! she is so
faithful in taking it even when mine runs
out, she gives me o!! She was raped and
killed o!! Jesus have mercy on me o!

DERIC: repeat what you just said. When
yours what?

CHARLOTTE: no no no! It’s a slip of the
tongue! I swear!

XANDRA:???

DERIC: oh come off it! What slip of the
tongue???? Charlotte! Hello, Hello! Are you
there??? Charlotte???

She hung the phone on me! Hehehe
what is going on here. Xandra, did you
hear that

XANDRA: ??

DERIC: Xandra, I asked a question and
you are smiling! You know Nina has HIV,
what do you know about Charlotte????

XANDRA: please call her back and ask her
whatever you wish to know about her.

DERIC: Xandra, get serious now please!
Does Charlotte have HIV? Do I have HIV?
What’s going on!

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MR AMBROSE (???) Hello, Judy how are
you. Alright?

JUDITH: hi. I’m good, sir. Thanks.

MR AMBROSE: erm, I found your bank
card in the bedroom you stayed while
you were with us. Have you been
looking?

JUDITH: oh! S u g a r!!!!! What do I do
now and that’s the only bank account I
have! I’ll just come over to Abuja this
evening and take it

MR AMBROSE: you don’t need to. I’ll bring
it for you tomorrow.

JUDITH: oh will you! How kind! Thank you
so much!

MR AMBROSE: would you like anything
else from Abuja?

JUDITH: ermmm! Maybe some fresh
tomatoes. I saw some really nice ones
but I wasn’t able to get them

MR AMBROSE: and what else?

JUDITH: that’s it, sir. Thanks.

MR AMBROSE: what dress size do you
wear, if you don’t mind me asking

JUDITH: size ten, sir.

MR AMBROSE: alright. See you tomorrow.
Be a good girl and look after yourself

JUDITH: I will. Send my love to Kate and
the girls.

MR AMBROSE: will do. Take care now. Bye!

JUDITH: (smiles) hehehe!?? Chioma, I
know you are behind the scene!?