DAZE - 9

SCENE 14

BELINDA, 24, a UNILAG student is Kunle's mistress. She is driving just a little ahead of Funke.

Her cell phone rings. She takes it using her hands-free.

BELINDA

Hello darling. It's so good to hear your voice...

KUNLE

Where're you?

BELINDA

I'm fine darling. I've been waiting for your call...

KUNLE

Belinda, Belinda, Belinda, I didn't ask: How you are? I asked: Where are you?

BELINDA

Why? But am fine.

KUNLE

Where are you?

BELINDA

Well...am driving.

KUNLE

Where? In which area?

BELINDA

I don't know. I'm around Yaba. Heading towards Ikeja...

KUNLE

Where in Yaba?

BELINDA

Herbert Macaulay. I'm actually on my way back to your office...

Kunle's landline rings. He picks it.

KUNLE

Hello?

FUNKE

Kunle, why are all your cell phones busy?

KUNLE

Funke?

SCENE 15

INT. MADAM GOLD RESTAURANT - SAME TIME

Nuel checks his car but finds no cash. He returns inside the restaurant.

NUEL

Madam Gold, na where ATM dey for this area?

MADAM GOLD

Wetin happen?

NUEL

Ha, nothing. I wan use ATM withdraw. Money no dey my car too.

MADAM GOLD

Ha ha, why you dey worry yaself. You na today customer? Abeg dey go. Anytime you come again make you pay.

NUEL

Thank you, Madam Gold. But I been get some other things wey I wan use cash for apart from the food.

MADAM GOLD

Okay. If na so, ehn, you go drive reach the Four Square Church for back here.

NUEL

The Four Square Church far?

MADAM GOLD

No. Na like ten houses away from here.

NUEL

(Scoffs)

Just ten houses away na him I go they carry car? Make I take leg waka am. I go leave my car for here. Na inside the church the ATM dey?

MADAM GOLD

No. You go see am for one corner for outside.

NUEL

Okay, ma. Thank you. I dey come. Make you help me hold my car key for me.

Madam Gold collects it and he leaves.

SCENE 16

INT. BLACK HONDA SUV. BACK SEAT - SAME TIME

FUNKE

I've been calling and it's been placing me on call waiting! Where are you?

KUNLE

Driving.

FUNKE

Liar! You are driving around with a land phone?!Oh please!

KUNLE

See?! You're just displaying the height of your ignorance? This is why I kept telling you to go back to school and complete your education.

FUNKE

If you like, announce to all your staff there that it's ND I have. I don't care! Just answer the question, Kunle!

KUNLE

Obviously you didn't know calls could be forwarded even from landlines.

FUNKE

Hmhmm...you forwarded your call, abi? Okay. We'll soon find out. Where are you going now?

KUNLE

The office.

FUNKE

Your office? The truth will soon come out.

She drops the call.

KUNLE

What truth? Hello? Funke!

He drops the land phone too.

FUNKE

Just keep following that car wherever. Kunle has not seen anything. I have closed for the day!

SCENE 17

EXT. FOUR SQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH. ATM CORNER - SAME TIME

The queue in front of the ATM is a bit long. Most of the customers on queue are not speaking to each other.

Doris is also on the queue. She appears anxious.

It's her turn at the Machine. She slips her card in the machine, punches some buttons and after a while her card returns without a payout. She picks the card and steps aside. She dials her brother's phone number.

JOHN

(Over the phone)

Hello?

DORIS

Hello, John. The money has still not hit my account.