DAZE - 12

SCENE 24

INT. MADAM GOLD RESTAURANT - LATER

Nuel is standing at the doorpost of the restaurant counting some naira notes. He puts some in his wallet, another in his pockets and holds on to some in his hands.

NUEL

Oya Madam Gold, na your money be this. Thanks.

MADAM GOLD

(Accepts it)

I don tell you make you no worry yaself before. But you tay o.

NUEL

Ehn na the queue. People plenty for there.

MADAM GOLD

Eya. This one wey your friend never come back now how you wan do am?

NUEL

Ah that na small thing. I go look for taxi enter.

MADAM GOLD

How you go look for taxi enter?

            NUEL

Ah, Madam Gold, na you dey talk like this? Before I get money come buy car, I bin dey enter bus, dey even waka. Na taxi come be anything? Them no born me with silver spoon like that my friend, Kunle. Me na area person.

MADAM GOLD

Okay now.

Nuel walks up to the shabbily dressed middle-aged man he had seen at the restaurant earlier. He is washing his hands at the basin to finally taste something scrimpy. Nuel whispers to him and drops some cash in his breast pocket. The man becomes so elated and thankful as Nuel walks out.

Others wonder what had transpired.

SCENE 25

EXT. ROAD - SAME TIME

The traffic is free flowing. The convoy of Nuel's car and a taxi Kunle hired speed through the road.

SCENE 26

INT. NUEL'S CAR - CONTINOUS

Kunle dials Belinda's number.

BELINDA

(Over Phone)

Hello.

KUNLE

Hello Belinda. Where are you now?

BELINDA

(Over Phone)

Around Oshodi.

KUNLE

Ok. Now, just keep driving like I told you. Just try and make sure you don't stop. Okay?

BELINDA

(Over Phone)

But I just did.

SCENE 27

EXT. ROAD - SAME TIME

Some cars are seen in a light traffic. Belinda is also in it. Funke's SUV comes into the traffic. She is a few cars behind Belinda.

SCENE 28

INT. NUEL'S CAR - SAME TIME

Kunle is shocked to hear Belinda stopped.

KUNLE

(Mutters)

Oh my God!

He pauses and Quietly listens to hear the trouble that might ensue at the other end.

SCENE 29

EXT. ROAD - SAME TIME

Funke alights from her SUV and quickly walks up to Belinda. As she almost gets to her the traffic flows again and Belinda drives off not realizing what almost happened.

OSHOKE

(Calling Out through the window)

Madam, madam, cars don they move o!

Funke walks back frustrated to her SUV. There is a lot of honking and bickering as she's delaying other vehicles behind. She eventually gets into her car.

FUNKE

(To Oshoke)

Follow her.