Since the date has been set,
I think it’s best you both start counseling.
I think so too sir.
Tiwa?
Are you here?
Sorry, I was distracted.
Probably, she is day dreaming
about her wedding day you know.
Most likely sir.
Tiwa, Dad wants us to start counseling
sessions as soon as possible.
Can you let me know when works for you?
So it doesn’t affect your classes.
Sure.
You know women and their wedding day.
You can say that again.
Tare, I am tired of moving around.
I will be late for church.
Mummy come, come.
You know how you said you liked this shop and
you wanted it for business.
I paid for it.
You paid for which shop?
This shop. Take.
Open it mummy. Open it
For me?
I should open it?
It’s filled with goods.
For me?
Tarela God bless you.
God bless you my daughter.
God bless you.
God will favor you.
God will embarrass you with favor.
He will give you a great man.
Nuru baby, I’m getting tired of all these fights.
Baby this fight is getting silly.
I’m getting tired about this.
You don’t see me asking what you are doing over there.
That’s trust.
You need to trust me.
If you don’t trust me,
what’s the point of all this?
What is wrong with all these guys
Edesiri are you okay?
Yes I’m fine.
Between the goods coming in and construction
going on at the boutique,
I guess I’m stressed.
Babe you are so lucky.
You are finally opening up your boutique.
Congratulations.
You should pat yourself on the back.
If I was the one opening my wig shop,
I’ll be walking on air. Congratulations.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Nuru has been so supportive.
He gives me everything I want.
Everything.
That’s sweet.
Remind Nuru of the perfume he promised me.
Edesiri, I’ve been thinking of going back to school.
What is funny? Why are you laughing?
I’m saying I want to go back to school to complete my accounting degree
and you are laughing. What’s funny?
Tare, I know you are smart
but sometimes you talk like you are not smart.
Going back to school is just stupid.
I spent four years of my life getting a degree
and another one year on NYSC bullshit and torture.
How much does a 9 to 5 pay?
They were offering me N30,000 monthly,
talking about NYSC bullshit and probationary nonsense.
There are no jobs.
I make 5 times that offer in one night
Did you really think I wanted to be a stripper?
Stripping doesn’t just pay my bills.
It gives me what I want.
You have a family depending on you.
How much do you make in one night?
N20,000 to N50,000. N50,000 in one night,
but you already know this.
N50,000 is not a good night
but that’s your choice.
Listen, can you really afford to
lose money now?
We both know you are on your own.
Kelechi is completely useless financially.
I know the truth hurts. Don’t be offended.
I’m organizing a girls night out to celebrate my boutique opening.
Food, drinks.
You’ll come right?
Alright. Later.
Ah! Fuck. Edesiri you burned me.
Are you a witch?
Relax.
Tare, a delivery for you.
What? You can leave.
Okay.
Babe guess what?
What?
A brand new Iphone was delivered to your babe.
Which babe? Tarela?
Who else?
Guess who bought it for her?
That Wole guy?
Chief Femi.
Which chief? My Femi? My Chief Femi?
I saw his name on the note.
He fucking bought her an Iphone?
That girl is a snake.
Edesiri.
Edesiri, are you okay?
How are you feeling?
I’m fine.
Sorry.
I’m fine, I’m fine.
Are you sure? Because you scared us babe.
Look, I’m okay. See.
I’m okay. I just need to unwind.
Where is Halima?
I don’t know.
Look I’m fine. I just want to party.
I want to go to the club.
That’s a terrible idea. You need to rest.
I don’t need to rest. I’m okay.
I just want to unwind, have fun, party.
I’m good.
You will party another day.
Edesiri I’m taking you home, like it or not.
Do you understand. You are going home.
So stubborn.
Chief chief.
Chief, you are really a strong man.
Age has nothing on you.
Chief.
Hmmm.
I’m about to go.
Chief, chief.
Okay.
Chief, chief.
Chief, when are we seeing again?
Chief, chief.
Chief, see you soon.
Shut the door behind you.
Babe see at this point,
I don’t care what anyone at the club is saying.
All I want is to do a good job,
impress him and be in his good graces.
Do you get what I mean?
Let me call you back.
Joshua put her down, Put her down.
Fine girl.
Put her down. Put her down.
If you don’t put my sister down,
you won’t believe what I will do.
Calm down.
Can’t someone play with your sister again.
I don’t care who you play with in this compound,
but if I see you anywhere near my sister Joshua,
I will cut your hand.
Do you understand?
Rubbish.
Can you believe this girl.
Because you started this new job,
you won’t let anyone have peace.
What were you doing at the backyard?
Talk.
What were you doing at the backyard?
Uncle Joshua called me.
Called you for what?
He said I should come and see his broken window.
He said I was the one who broke the window
when I was playing ball outside.
But it wasn’t me.
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry for shouting at you. I’m sorry.
But next time,
if any boy or any man calls you to go with them anywhere alone,
don’t go if you are not with me or mummy.
Do you understand what I am saying?
But what if they try to beat me?
Then run.
Look for me or look for mummy.
I don’t care who they are.
I don’t care how close they are to the family.
Don’t go with anyone anywhere alone.
Do you understand?
Yes.
Promise?
I promise.
Smile. I’m sorry I yelled. Smile well.
Let me show you what I got today.
I got a phone.
Take hold it. It’s an Iphone.
So I’m going to give you the old one.
I love you baby.
Coming.
Who is it?
Hi.
Tiwa.
Yea, Hi.
Are you okay?
Yea.
Is Daddy okay?
Everybody is fine.
I was thinking about you so I thought I should just stop by.
Come on, you should have called.
What if I wasn’t home.
I knew you were going to be home.
Besides, isn’t it weird that we are about to get married
and I have never visited you alone?
I need you to please wait here while I quickly change.
Sure I’ll just go get some water.
No, no.
I need you to wait here while I change.
Why do you need to change? You look fine.
Besides, don’t I get a hug?
Okay.
Tiwa.
What is going on with you? Are you sure you are alright?
Look, I need you to wait here while I go change.
We’ll go get something for lunch.
Thank you Jesus.
Thank you Lord.
Thank you Father.
I’m safe and sound, Thank you Jesus.
Where are you coming from?
The deliverance vigil where you should have been
but you refused to take the night off.
You need to see the way God moved.
Wait.
Are you telling me Kome slept in this house alone?
Tarela, I don’t like that tone.
She slept at Mama Bisi’s place.
You left your eight year old daughter
in the house of a stranger for church.
Are you serious?
I don’t like the way you are talking to me.
The bible says honor your father and your mother.
What is wrong with you?
You are what is wrong with me.
You.
Every time you leave your kids in the houses of strangers
and predators just so you can go to church.
Do you have any idea what goes on when you are not home?
Tarela.
Mummy do you have any idea what is going on in Kome’s life?
No, you don’t.
Just like you have no idea that at 13 I was molested
by these same strangers you kept making me live with.
You make the same mistakes over and over again
and we are the ones who suffer the consequences.
I am fucked up mum.
I can’t stand the thought of strangers in my personal space.
And now you are making the same mistakes with Kome.
When will you learn?
Tarela, Tarela.
Church isn’t the only thing that is important
and I hope that one day you won’t wake up
and realize it is all that you have left.
Tarela.
Leave me.
What have I done?
Babe what’s going on?
It’s not like I am not enjoying the evening stroll
and time away from that house,
but what’s up?
You sounded really down on the phone.
What is the problem?
Tiwa you are not saying anything.
I’m getting married.
To who? Kobe? Please let it not be Kobe.
Wait, are you serious. You sound like it’s a funeral.
Who is it?
Do you know I actually thought I had more time?
I was working hard saving every penny for my back up plan.
I was going to tell my dad that I didn’t want to do gospel music.
But then nothing in my life ever goes as planned
Babe.
Do you know how hard it is being the pastor’s daughter
with everybody having an opinion
on who or what you should be?
I don’t want to be a Pastor’s wife.
You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.
You don’t get it.
My dad has been planning my life since I was born.
If I tell him about any career that is non gospel,
he might disown me,
and then what?
Babe listen to me,
You can’t marry a man you don’t love.
It’s going to be you married to this person,
not your dad, living with this person
everyday for the rest of your life.
That’s a horrible plan. Talk to your dad.
You don’t know him like I do.
My dad’s entire life is his ministry, so was my mum’s.
And he is all I have left.
Tare, he is going to disown me.
Anything, anything is better than being with
someone you can’t stand, that you don’t love babe.
You are probably not even sexually attracted to this guy.
What are you going to do?
Pray your way through terrible sex?
Do you know I actually kissed him once
and he almost scheduled me for deliverance.
Of course.
But then again, Remi isn’t a bad man,
it’s just, we are just so different.
There is nothing wrong with difference.
The entire point of this job was to save money for rent,
living expenses but everything is so expensive.
According to my budget I still need N500,000.
Have you thought of getting a shared apartment?
With who?
Just think about it.
Please lets change the topic.
How is Kelechi?
Oh God please any topic but that.
Always likes acting pensive.
What’s on your mind boy?
Hey!
My Girls.
How are you doing?
You guys need to sort your shit out
and you need to focus on your marriage.
I’m tired of all this tension.
Was the plan not to have fun alone?
What’s this?
You’ve chased her away? Dead guy.
Please we want cocktails.
There’s space here.
Why do you want to sit with your girls.
Come, it’s warm next to me.
Come on baby.
Hey hey.
What do you think you are doing?
Tarela, why are you so upset?
I thought we had a good time the last time.
I hate being ambushed.
If you wanted to see me, ask.
Don’t trick me.
I honestly did not know you were going to be here.
Kobe just called and asked me to meet him up here,
that’s it. I swear.
Are you still mad at me?
Come on over.
Is that how people apologize where you come from?
What the fuck am I apologizing for?
What did I do?
Kobe, look I don’t have the time to indulge self absorbed boys.
Then I guess it is a good thing that I am a man through and through isn’t it?
I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately,
I can’t seem to get you out of my mind.
You have a girlfriend.
A fiancee.
You have a fiancee, then think about her.
What do you want from me?
I want to get you out of my chest.
I can’t help you with that.
Yes you can.
Don’t you feel this pull between us?
Don’t you want to get me out of your head too?
I know where you are headed with this.
Sex won’t solve anything.
It will only increase whatever this is.
Yes it will.
Sex will help relieve this curiosity
and with that out of our chests,
we can both move on.
You make it sound so easy.
You don’t have to give me an answer now.
Just think about it, okay?
But for tonight, don’t go.
Let’s just dance.
Alright?
Okay.
So can I have your number now?
I’ll give you inside.
Alright.
And you look beautiful by the way.
Thank you.