Adéolá Michael Adéjokún 
And
Isele Abiodun Lucky

                  

Genie in New York.

DANCING HALL.
The dancing hall is full to the brim, boy and girl having fun, dancing to the rhythm of the music coming out of the powerful speakers from the four corners of the hall. The D.J is working hard mixing the sounds, using the record on the two turn tables in his own special way .He is fully in control of the dancers emotion, taking them up and down with the latest jams in vogue. Before him is a well dressed beautiful lady in multicolored T-shirt and a hip trouser.
PAT
Hey D.J! Hi..
DEJI
(Raises up his head)
Oh Pat! That’s you.  How are you doing?
I’m fine, cool all the way.
DEJI
It’s nice seeing you again.
PAT
And you too.
Deji taps his partner, put off his headphone and gives it to him, he says something into his ears and handover.

[As they are walking out of the wall.]
Pat
Since Chinyere had told me everything about Nike, I’ve been looking for ways to see you and talk with you. Believe me, I never knew Nike could disappoint you like that after all you did over her traveling, to me, it sounds very odd and ungrateful for someone to just forget  about the hands that lifted  oneself up to success, in fact, she’s a disgraces to all women.
DEJI.
That is man for you, don’t ever trust or have the belief that someone cannot fail you. It’s human, people can do the worst you never expected and let you down anytime. Forget about Nike`s case, to me I believe there’s reason for everything, God knows her reason for doing that and it might be a chance to move forward in a better direction for me. Let’s talk about something rewarding. How is everything with you?

Pat
Well, not too bad, not too good.
DEJI
How do you mean?
(A long silence followed as they were walking toward some seats)
PAT
Deji!(she call and sit down on a seat).To be candid, it’s been very bad all the way.
DEJI
Take it easy, take it easy (He sits down too and they were facing each other) What is really bothering you?
PAT
I don’t know what to do with myself; life has been treating me badly all the way. I’ve been working so hard to improve in academics, still I failed four courses out of nine during the first semester, this one had ended too and I’m so sure of another four because I couldn’t write anything down during the exams, even for those ones I have faith in I dubbed other people’s work .I tried small businesses, I failed and I tried having a relationships maybe I’ll get a man that will give me a better focus, all I had were heartbreaks, I tried traveling out of the country but I was duped, I’ve wasted a  lot  of money, now tell me, What is good about this .life I’m living. It’s better to die to be wasting my time, chasing the shadow all my life.
(Her eyes lined with tears but they did not drop)
DEJI
Pat (He takes a brief pause) What is happening to you have happened to million of people in the past, meanwhile it is happening to you and million of people now, still, it’s going to happen to millions that are yet unborn. That’s to tell you that there’s nothing new under the sun. And let me tell you this. Don’t ever mention the word ‘death’ whenever I am with you again. How can you be thinking of death as the next solution to life threatening problem? Haven’t you heard of the popular adage that the downfall of a man is not the end of his life? If you fail in any endeavour, all you need to do is to tighten your belt and believe that there’s hope. Haven’t you heard about Lincoln before?
PAT
I’ve read his story before
DEJI
Then, why bothering yourself over failure?
PAT
I’m just saying this because I’m fed up
DEJI
You don’t have to be. 
(She nods)
DEJI
So what you feel you can do now or what does your mind tells you about what you can do next?

PAT
I want to travel out of the country.
DEJI
To where? Europe or America?
PAT
America, precisely New York in US
DEJI
Why?
PAT
I believe I’m going to make it there.
DEJI
Any move on ground?
PAT
No.
DEJI
Do you have money?
PAT
You know that from onset, money is not my problem; it’s just these wrong links I’ve been wasting money on that have been giving me problem all the way.
DEJI
Aright, can see me on Monday?
PAT
I `d like to, but I don’t know your office.
DEJI
No problem, I’ll see you after the party.

                                                   INSIDE DEJI’S STUDIO.				                     
[Pat walks into the sound studio,]
PAT
Good afternoon.
KENNY
Afternoon. Can I help you? 
PAT
Yeah, I’m asking of Deji
KENNY
If I guess right, you must be Patricia
PAT
Yes, you’re right
KENNY
He went out about 15 minutes ago and he says you should wait for him.  Can you please have your seat?
(He points at a leather   chair and she walks towards the seat.  She sits down and pick up an Ebony magazine on a small speaker beside the chair)
KENNY
Do you care for malt?
PAT
Thanks, I’m okay.
(A guy pulls the glass door forcefully from outside and walks in aggressively).
KENNY
Hey! What’s your problem?  How can you bang in like that?  Don’t you have courtesy?
THE GUY
Sorry I’ve forgotten courtesy at home where’s D.J? (He shouts)
KENNY
He’s not around
THE GUY
Look! Whether D.J is around or not around is none of my problem.  If he didn’t show up from where he’s hiding, I’m taking his records away until he’s ready to pay my money
KENNY
Please, I want to let you know something, if D.J is around, you can do whatever you like with his records but now that he’s not around, you can not, because I’m here to take care of everything in his absence, so if you want to wait for him you can take a seat.
THE GUY
I’m not here for seating, I’m here to take everything I can lay my hands on just tell him, anywhere I set my eyes on him, we’re going to drag ourselves to the police 
(He shout for some time and walks out.  A long silence follows)
KENNY
I’m very sorry for the interruption.  Please feel at home
She nods and continues flipping though the magazine in her hands.  Kenny turns on the electronics and slips in a cassette, turns the volume and the speakers respond.  15 minutes later, Deji walks in with his torn shirt in his left hand while his white underneath T. shirt was very dirty.
KEENY
Eh! What happened?
(Deji shakes his head, throws the shirt to an angle and sits carefully on a big speaker and tears course down his checks).
PAT
What happened?  Who did this to you?
(Deji looks up when he hears an unusual voice and see it’s pat).
KENNY
What is it?
(He looks up again and shakes his head gloomingly).
DEJI
Fisher and his guys beat me up
KENNY
How come? Where?
DEJI
Beside Iyalode’s restaurant
PAT
Who’s fisher?
KENNY
The guy that came here the other time

		                                    DEJI’S ROOM    			 
(They both sit on the mattress facing the TV. Deji puts butter on his sliced bread and looks at Pat)
DEJI
You said?
PAT
How much did you owe him?
DEJI
Twenty thousand Naira.
PAT
What did you use the money for?
DEJI
I borrowed it to add to Nike’s flight ticket when she was traveling with hope that she’ll send some money when she gets there.
PAT
(She feels sad)
Nike is heartless, very wicked woman! How could she be so heartless after all you’ve done for her.
DEJI
Human beings are like that, forget about Nike, that’s past tense let’s talk about what’s on ground.
PAT
Alright
DEJI
I went to the man yesterday and I told him about you, he said there’s no problem especially if you can make the pay ready before Friday so that everything would be taken the Embassy on Monday and by Wednesday you’ll know you stand.
PAT
Next Tuesday?  Are you sure it would be that fast?
DEJI
Yes, of course
PAT
Okey, I’ll bring the money tomorrow including the 20k you owe that guy.
DEJI
Are you serious about the 20k
PAT
Yes of course, I mean it.
(A happy smile cuts across Deji’s face and she can see the gleefulness in his eyes.)
DEJI
If you clan do so, I’m going to be the happiest man in the whole world and I’ll do everything within my capacity to make your dreams comes true
PAT
Don’t worry D.J, this is just the beginning
(She stands up and picks up her bag)
		
                                                  INSIDE  DEJI’S STUDIO			
                            (Pat and Deji sit on the long black seat in his studio)
PAT
Please, D.J., I beg you with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, don’t let me regret coming to you for help.
Please, help me to use this money judiciously because I withdrawn if from my personal account and it won’t speak well if I told daddy I’m broke so soon, you known I told you I want to do everything on my own without any of my family’s consent.  Please take care.
DEJI
No problem, God is in control, everything will be Albright
PAT 
(She gives him the two N500 bundles in her bag)
That’s 100, 000. Thousand, I’ve included the 20,000 Thousand I promised and this is my traveling passport.
DEJI
Thank so much Pat, I appreciate this a great deal
(He takes it from her)
PAT
I’m leaving
DEJI
Wait, let me quickly leave a note for Kenny, I’m also leaving for the man’s office right now.
PAT
Alright
(He rushes to one corner of the studio, tears a paper and start to write the letter)

THREE WEEKS LATER                                  
                                       
                                           	            PAT’S ROOM

[Pat sits on her bed, stretching her legs forward and leans her back on the wall. She wraps up a pillow in-between her arms, thinking of so many things. Lucky opens the door and walks in.]

LUCKY
Woman, I just can’t understand you these days. What is really wrong with you? Since last week you’ve been sitting alone in the room leaving everybody in the sitting room, you don’t play like you use to, you’ll just go out in the morning and come back with sad look all over your face. If you have any problem, you better take it easy unless, you’ll just kill yourself untimely. You better watch yourself before you wreck yourself! [He turns back and wants to open the door].
PAT
Lucky![She calls and he turns back then look at her. Their eyes meet as she nods down and beat her bed lightly for two times. Her simple signs seem to mean come and sit down. He sits beside her quietly].
PAT
Lucky (she calls)
LUCKY
Hmmh, I’m listening
PAT
I have a problem, a very big one, and I want to share it with you because I believe you’ll understand me
LUCKY
What is it?

PAT
I’m fed up with life and so many things, especially my academics, to be frank with you, I’m very sure the school will advise me to withdraw. I thought of all these and I made up my mind to try my luck again maybe this time, things will work out well, so I went to a guy that helped Nike to arrange for her traveling. We talked about it and he told me how he could be of help, so three days later, I gave him N80, 000 and my passport because he promised me everything would be okay within a week. Initially, I wanted to make the move on my own because I believe if I can keep it a secret within myself it might work this time. Now it’s three weeks, the guy kept telling me different stories every time we see each other. I’m afraid my money is going down the drain.

LUCKY
For goodness sake, how could you give someone you don’t know very well N80,000 for ordinary visa stuff. That money is too much, also I’m not ready to believe that it will soon be okay. To be frank with you, the guy has duped you, you’ve been done, believe me sincerely.

PAT
But, the guy is gentle, he’s cool and quiet. I mean, he’s a easy going person.
                             LUCKY
Look at you. Does that mean he can’t dupe?
PAT
But I never knew he could.
(There was a long silence)
LUCKY
Where does he live?
PAT
His house is around Anfani but he has a recording Sound Studio at Mobil.

LUCKY

Imagine, how can you be so gullible to the extent of giving your money to a D.J. when there are thousands of traveling agents around ?.
(He shakes his head disappointedly)
You disappointed me.
                                     PAT
He’s a nice gentle guy, I never knew he could do such.
                                    LUCKY
So, what do you want me to do for you ?
                                        PAT
I don’t know, I just don’t know what to do. I’m totally confused.
                                      LUCKY
Don’t worry, I know what to do.
               (He pause)
But, where did you say his office is?
                                        PAT
I don’t know how to describe the place but I think Seye knows the place very well, I met him there sometimes ago.
                   LUCKY
You mean Seye, my friend?
PAT
Yeah
LUCKY
Why can’t you take me there?
PAT
I don’t want him to see me because I ….
LUCKY
It’s all right. And … when are you leaving for Lagos?
PAT
Lagos?
LUCKY
For Sister Ngozi’s wedding
PAT
Okay, latest by Thursday
(LUCKY nods)

LUCKY
Well, it’s alright.

                          
                                                              FRIDAY
                                                  AT THE POLICE STATION                                                                                      

Deji sits beside Lucky and they are both sitting opposite to a police officer.
OFFICER
You’re Deji. Right?
DEJI
Yes Sir
OFFICER
What’s the relationship between you and Miss PAT OKAFOR?
DEJI
My friend
OFFICER
All right. According to her brother here, he said you took N80,000 from his sister to help her get London’s Visa. Is that true?
DEJI
Yes Sir
OFFICER
As I was told, you promised to get it for her within a week
DEJI
Yes Sir
OFFICER
But it’s now close to a month and you cannot account for how you’ve spent the money or give a tangible answer on how you use the money.
DEJI
Sir, it’s true I told her it won’t be up to a week but along the line another offer came up which will be of better advantage than the one I earlier told her of, so I told the man in charge to arrange the best one for her because I pity her condition and I don’t want anything less for her.

OFFICER
Did your sister tell you all these?
LUCKY
No Sir, it’s a lie. She said he couldn’t give her any tangible reason
DEJI
It’s a lie. That’s what I told her!
OFFICER
(He turns to LUCKY)
Where’s your sister now?
LUCKY
She ran away when our Daddy heard about it
OFFICER
So, you don’t know her where she is?
LUCKY
Yes Sir
OFFICER
What do you want us to do for you?
LUCKY
I want you to help me to collect the money from him. My sister is not traveling anymore. All we need is the money, after all he’s not a traveling agent.
OFFICE
Mr. Deji, what do you have to say?
DEJI
The money is not with me, I’ve paid the man for his service and he has promised to do it.
OFFICER
                                            But he hasn’t
DEJI
I know, I believe he will.
                                    OFFICER
               Before which date?
DEJI
Latest by Wednesday
OFFICER
What of if he’s not through before Wednesday?
DEJI
I’ll collect the money from him and give it to PAT.
OFFICER
What of if you can’t get the money from the man?
DEJI
I’ll pay her back through other means.
OFFICER
It’s all right. I’ll give you a paper now and you’ll write down a statement on all you’ve promised.
DEJI
                                                        Okay

OUTSIDE IN THE STREET
Deji walks towards a duplex. He gets there and knocks the door, few seconds later, the door opens up and he’s talking to somebody. The door opens in such a way that no one knows whether he’s talking to a man or a woman. Few minutes later the door closes and he walks way a disappointedly

    	                                                  PHONE BOOTH
A lady comes out of the booth and Deji walks in. Inserts his card into the machine and presses some numbers. He tries it for several times but it doesn’t work, he later comes out and walks out furiously.

         		                                 CYBER CAFE
He sits down before a Computer, typing a mail on the compose page and send it. As the computer confirms the mail has been sent, he feels satisfied that his message has been sent and walks out of the business centre.

                                                 3 WEEKS LATER
                                          
                                                INSIDE THE POLICE STATION.
(DEJI is guided side by side by the policemen who are just bringing him to the station after he has ran away for over a week)
OFFICER
You! You! You’ll see what I’ll do for you. Do you think you can run away from the hands of the law?  eeh?
DEJI
                            No Sir, I - I wanted to
(The officer’s right hand moves forward, slap him forcefully and he bow down)
OFFICER
                          Lock him up! Stupid!

                                                              INSIDE THE CELL.
(The cell is in complete darkness, they are just two inside the cell and they can not see each other)
                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                          DEJI
                                                  What’s your name?
                       YOMI
                                                                     I’m Yomi.
                        DEJI
                                                                      I’m Deji.
                        YOMI
            It’s nice meeting you.
           DEJI
                Nice meeting you too.
                 (There’s a long silence)
       DEJI
From what I’ve been hearing about the cell, I use to think it’s a place of punishment, where one meets criminals that’ll first welcome oneself with beatings and punches. I never knew it’s going to be like this, I learnt it’s usually overcrowded and a hell of place to be.
YOMI
All you’ve  said about the cell is true, that’s how it suppose to be, we just have to thank God that we are  lucky not to meet hardened criminals here today if not, it would  have been hell.
DEJI
We still need to pray so that they won’t bring in rogues in the middle of the night as today is Friday. You know, a lot of things can still happen at Friday jumps and parties all around the city.
YOMI
You’re right. Anything can happen.
(Another short silence)
DEJI
What brought you here?
YOMI
I was caught impersonating a friend in the examination hall. The Supervisor got me and I tried to run away, That was how the schools security ran after me, caught me and handed me over to the police.
  DEJI
That’s terrible
   YOMI
What of you?
   DEJI
I have a problem with a lady whom I took #80,000 from to acquire US visa
     YOMI
80,000 Naira? Hmmh! That’s big money (pause). What really happened to the money?
     DEJI
I gave it to the man who was going to acquire the visa for her and I couldn’t see him again, though, he wrote me through e-mail and explained everything but nobody is going to believe me, they all believe I’m a fraudster, meanwhile, I believe he’s working on all the passports he took down to Lagos.

YOMI
You should have told the lady what’s going on, you know women are very gullible; She will still have the same view with you.
DEJI
I told her everything and I believed she understood me. Really it’s not the lady that’s giving me problem now, It’s her brother. Man, he’s making life very hard for me.
YOMI
Where’s the Lady now?
DEJI
I’ve not set my eyes on her since this case got started over a month ago.
YOMI
That means, she knows about it, she’s just using her brother to frustrate you since she knows she can’t face you or be harsh with you.
DEJI
You might be right.
YOMI
But. (Pause) To be candid 80,000 Naira is too much. If I can lay my hands on such, my traveling abroad is 100% sure.
DEJI
How can you be so sure? I’ve assured myself like that sometimes ago and I was repatriated twice. So, nothing is 100% sure unless by divine intervention.
YOMI
You might have been deported twice but for this medium that I know, I tell you, I have 100% assurance even without having a traveling passport or paying for any flight ticket.
DEJI
How come? Do you want to turn invincible?
YOMI
Well, something close to invincible
DEJI
How possible?

YOMI
There’s a powerful man in my town that can reduce a whole human being to about 15cm and while the person is in that state, I believe anybody can put him or her inside his pocket and travel with the reduced body. After sometime the body will come back to normal when he or she gets up there.
DEJI
That sounds somehow impossible
YOMI
But it is. I’ve seen the man doing this before though it was during a festival in my hometown where spiritualists usually prove how powerful they are.
DEJI
How did it happen?
YOMI
He just beat a man on the chest and the man disappeared immediately, few seconds later, he reappeared but this time he’s as small as a pen, he can’t be more than 15cm, I’m very sure of that.
DEJI
That is marvelous. Very hard believe.
YOMI
It seems I’m hearing some noise from outside, may be they’ve brought new criminals.
DEJI
That’s their problem, I just know that, no matter how worst it is . We are leaving tomorrow.
YOMI
Tomorrow? Don’t you know today is Friday?
DEJI
Then, what does that seems to mean?
YOMI
They don’t bail people during weekends, this is where we’re going  to be till Monday.
DEJI
Are you sure?

YOMI
You’re asking me If I’m I sure? Don’t worry about the answer, Just wait and see.

MONDAY.
OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION.
(Coming out of the police station with Kenny on Monday morning, Deji looks very dirty in his rough shirt, his hair is very dirty and looks very ugly as he hasn’t taken a bath since Friday.)
                                                         DEJI
Man, that place is bad, mosquitoes just turned me to their daily bread, they’ve sucked out the best part of my blood. Man, it was hell,
                                                                      KENNY
God knows the reason for everything. Just thank God you’re now out of the cell.
                                                              DEJI
Well, I thank God (Pause). Did Pat check me at the studio at all?
KENNY
No.
DEJI
Any other person?
KENNY 
Most people don’t know you’re locked up, I just told them you traveled home to your parents.
DEJI
How was Paul’s party?
KENNY
Fine, I performed very well; even I’ve exhausted all the complementary cards when guys kept asking for it. In short, it was a good day.
DEJI
That’s fine.
(He nods as they are walking away from the station)

                                   INSIDE THE RECORDING STUDIO.
Kenny is recording a tape, he’s busy with the headphone tightly wrapped around his head as he stands in front of the two turn tables while Deji is reading a novel on the long black seat which is directly opposite the door.
KENNY
Can you believe Soundtech hasn’t returned those records?
DEJI
You mean those oldies he took away two weeks ago?
KENNY
Yeah
DEJI
That guy is terrible, I don’t know how he behaves like that, whereas, he cannot let his records stay outside his studio for 2 days.
KENNY
I’ll go and collect them when I finish this recording
DEJI
Don’t worry. (He put the novel on the chair and stands up.) Let me quickly go there.
{As he gets to the door, he meets a lady}
THE LADY
Good Afternoon.
DEJI
Good Afternoon.
THE LADY
Please I’m looking for Kenny
DEJI
Kenny ? He’s inside. ‘Hope no problem?
THE LADY
No, I just have a letter for him
DEJI
From who?
THE LADY
From my friend
DEJI
Pat eeh?
THE LADY
Yeah Pat, How did you know?
DEJI
I’ve seen you with her before at Dinoes.
THE LADY
Okay, It’s true. Are you Deji?
DEJI
Yes of course
THE LADY
 (She dips her hand into her bag and brings out a letter)
Pat says I should give you this letter.
DEJI
Thank you
(He takes it from her)
THE LADY
I’m leaving
DEJI
Why? Wait now, let me entertain you
THE LADY
Please, I’m in a hurry, may be next time
DEJI
Thanks. What’s your name?
THE LADY
Peju
DEJI
Nice meeting you again.
PEJU
It’s a pleasure.
{He returns to the studio after she’d left and sits on the long black seat again}
KENNY
Are you not going anymore?
DEJI
I’ll still go there. I just want to read this letter from Pat.
KENNY
PAT?
DEJI
Yeah. The lady I was talking to the other time brought it.
{He starts to read}
The content of the letter:
Hi Dee-Jay,
I came back from the hospital yesterday and my immediate sister told me everything that had happened in my absence. Believe me, I felt so sad when I heard it all.
What happened was that the last time we saw and you told me about the man’s new arrangement for me, I felt so sad and everybody could see it on my face when I got home. You know, my trust in you and I felt as if I’ve been duped, So, I told Lucky what’s on ground. Two days later, I left for Lagos for a wedding and I spent a week there but the most unfortunate happened on my way back to Ibadan on Friday. About four Friday’s ago. I was involved in an accident and was seriously injured, since then I’ve been hospitalized in Lagos and I just came yesterday.
Tonia told me everything and I’m not happy about it at all because it’s nobody  ‘s business how I live my life. If I fail or succeed, at least I learn if I’m still alive. I can’t imagine why you should be locked up when I did not complain.
I’LL be back to school on Sunday, though I’ll try to check you before then, If I couldn’t, kindly check me at my hostel room, I still retain the place. Meanwhile, I beg you, please forgive me.
I’ll be glad to see you soon. How’s Kenny?
‘Hope fine. Extend my sincere greetings to him.
PAT
{Deji takes a deep breath and his eyes meet Kenny’s a faint smile cut across his lips}
KENNY
Good news?
DEJI
Sort of. You can go through it when you finish, Let me quickly go to Soundtech: I’ll be right back.
{He walks out of the studio}

                                                        MONDAY EVENING
                                         OUTSIDE  PAT’S SCHOOL HOSTEL		           
(Deji and Pat are walking on the silent road besides the hostel talking about all that had happened.)
                                                            PAT
At least, you should have understood by now that it’s not my fault. If I were around I’ll never let such happen
DEJI
I’ve told you I’ve put that behind, I’ve understood it wasn’t your fault. Fine! Forget about the past, talk about any other thing.
PAT
Where did you know that lady that came to my room the other time?
DEJI
I met her at a party sometimes ago and I wooed her. That was how I got know her.
PAT
Then, how did she respond?
DEJI
She responded very well even she came to my house but later she began to wave me off. From only own point of view, I believe she needs someone better, may be a guy with a good job and at least a nice car.
PAT
You’re right. I’ve never seen her with an average income man before, she web of guys with flashy cars, that’s why I believe she can never go out with a guy that doesn’t have a car. She has class somehow.
DEJI
She created that class for herself. I know her very well; her parents are not that rich.

PAT
I know her too, but what I think is that he needs those men to make living.
DEJI
But that’s bad
PAT
I don’t really think so
DEJI
How do you mean?
PAT
Can’t you see she’s beautiful? She needs money to take care of herself and she’s using what she has to get what she wants
DEJI
That means you can do that
PAT
No! I can’t
DEJI
Why? But you supported her
Pat
Look, listen to me. I can’t do that because it doesn’t go with my lifestyle or let me say I don’t need money from any man to take care of myself.
DEJI
But, had it been you find yourself in that situation, you’ll definitely do.
PAT
Deji (She calls)
DEJI
Hmmm?
PAT
Have you experienced serious hunger before?
DEJI
Yes, times without number.
PAT
How does it  feel if you don’t eat for a day?
DEJI
Really, it’s not an easy thing, it makes one feel like hell.
PAT
What of if you have a caring woman beside you then, who’s ready to give you anything provided you can play the match with her?
{Deji can’t give any answer}
Apart from that, what of if a sugar mummy is ready to sponsor your trip abroad provided you can have it with her? Will you turn her down?
DEJI
No
PAT
Then, why blaming all these ladies for running after wealthy men, a lot of you guys do the same thing with rich women outside but in a dark corner because women don’t have that gut or courage to carry you around. Just leave them, everybody has his or her own life to live.
DEJI
But it doesn’t go well with some of them?
PAT
Even good endeavour doesn’t go well with everybody . Not all students in a class will pass, not all those that passed would be rich, and those that failed might be richer that those that passed. Many bad girls would get good husband, while many decent ones would not have a good husband.
Many men of God will not enter the kingdom of God while many sinners will. So, what are you talking
DEJI
{He shakes his head convincingly}
Pat, I like your philosophy, you’re a brain.
PAT
Are you teasing me or what?
DEJI
Honestly, I mean it. Girls rarely convince me on issue but you sound exceptionally good tonight. You proved me wrong.
PAT
For those few times I’ve listened to you, I know you’re extraordinary good too but I guess you just don’t feel like talking tonight.
DEJI
You might be right
PAT
Why don’t you want to talk? Is anything bothering you?
DEJI
Nothing is really bothering me than bringing back your passport without being able to get the visa on it or give you back your money.
PAT
What you don’t know is that I’ve put my mind off traveling. I’ve tried to believe that there’s no way there, so other good things will still come my way one day.
DEJI
So you believe that?
PAT
Yes I do. I strongly believe it.
DEJI
And this might be one of those good things
{He brings out her passport from his bag give it to her and she takes it from him.
A long silence follows as she’s going through the passport’s pages}
PAT
Ah! Ah! Visa!
{She shouts and hug him tight to her}
Dee-jay, Dee-jay, I can’t believe this, Is this really happening to me. No! I can’t believe this! How many months?
DEJI
Look at it very well; it’s more than months?
PAT
Are you sure?
DEJI
That’s 2 years multiple visas.
PAT
Oh my God. Thank you Jesus!
DEJI
Stop shouting, people are looking at you.
PAT
Alright, alright, It’s okay, it’s okay
DEJI
I would have given it to you in your room but I believe there’s no way you can hide it, your roommates will know, that was why I made up my mind to give it to you when you’re seeing me off.
PAT
Thanks you Dee Jay, thank you every much… And what of the flight ticket? How will I get that?
DEJI
It’s all about money, when you’re ready, just come and see me, we’ll do everything together.
PAT
Alright, I’II see you tomorrow, so we’ll discuss how to get one next tomorrow.
DEJI
No Qualms.

INSIDE A RESTAURANT.
(Deji and Pat sit inside a restaurant talking.)
PAT
Deejay, I’m very grateful for all you’ve done for me. I pray that God will continue to bless you in His infinite mercy. Thank you very much.
DEJI
Let’s thank God for everything. All thanks belong to Him. But?
PAT
But what?
DEJI
I’m afraid if you won’t act like Nike.
PAT
I promise I will never do that.
DEJI
I pray you’ll not…but could you believe this?
PAT
What?
DEJI
I think I’m in love with you.

                                                               DEJI’S  ROOM
(A candle in front of the mattress lights up the room as Pat lies flat on Deji’s back like spoons placed on each other front on back.)
DEJI
I still don’t like your stand on leaving the country without telling any member of your family. Believe me, it’s very unfair.
PAT
Please dear, try to understand me, I’ve told you several times that everyone of them have thought I can’t do it or make it. It’s not that I’m a sadist, what I want to do is just to surprise them. Simple.
DEJI
Alright, I’m not talking about it anymore, that’s between you and your family.
(silence)
PAT
Some things happen in life that one can’t just project can happen at times.
DEJI
Like what?
PAT
You know, as at two Saturdays. I never knew or ever thought of leaving Nigeria tomorrow and two, I never knew that I’ll be so close or be so much in love with anyone, not to talk of you and here I am today, sleeping on my sweet heart with no doubt in me that this affair is going to be my last step to marriage.
DEJI
That’s life and its unusual circumstances. You see, most times I do tell or advise ladies and guys that ‘Never say never! I can never go out with X or Y’. You don’t know your destiny, you don’t know what life have in stock for you.
PAT
Can you believe what you’ve just said now reminds me of something?

DEJI
What?
PAT
Do you know that I said so many bad things about you the first time I saw you with Nike. I told Chinyere I hate associating myself with all these popular D.J in town as most of them were rogues, they are heartbreakers and treat girls like filthy rags but you proved me wrong when I heard you helped Nike to make all those moves. I was surprised and I began to give you that respect.
DEJI
So, when she fucked up, how did you feel?
PAT
I pity you
DEJI
Can I ask you one silly question?
PAT
Ask me and be expecting silly answer.
DEJI
Did you feel for me the first time we met at that party, after we’ve finished talking outside, I mean emotionally.
PAT
No! I just like you, as in normal likeness. I started feeling for you after you gave me the passport and the way remaining moves without giving me any stress really knocked me off my feet.
DEJI
Took control of what and what?
PAT
I mean after withdrawing the money from the bank, you took care of everything like a man, you chose the taxi everywhere we went to, filled every necessary form on my behalf, paid the money, did the talkings whenever I need to talk. I mean you treated me like a queen all the way even when we had lunch around Dugbe and Dinner at Biggs
DEJI
Well, I never sensed that. I was just doing what I’m supposed to do.
PAT
And those things make you my man.
DEJI
And those stresses I put myself through forced ‘I care about you’ out of my mouth we left Biggs.
PAT
Apart from that, I believe it was my prayer that forced it out of your mouth.
                                      DEJI
Like how?
PAT
                   I told my God, I’ll cry if you don’t say ‘I love you’ that night.
DEJI
Aaah!
(He laughs loud and she quickly covers his mouth. In the process his hand pushes the candle away and it falls off. The room turns to total darkness. Few minutes later, moaning takes control.)

1 YEAR LATER.
DEJI’S SITTING ROOM
(Deji holds his handset close to his hear talking with Pat on the phone on a seat facing the television.)
PAT
`Love, please do something on time. I don’t know if you could understand how much I need you here. I’ve been having a lot of pressure from men here and there, I just don’t know how I can explain myself, I’m missing you and I want you to join me here by all means.
DEJI
By all means?
PAT
Yes, through any mean you can think of. Tell me how much it will cost, I’ll pay!
DEJI
Love, I’m trying. Believe me, I don’t know what to do again, I’m just fed up.
PAT
You don’t have to be. When the going gets tough the tough gets going. Do anything. I mean anything.
DEJI
Like what
PAT
I remember something just now.
DEJI
What?
PAT
Do you remember the guy you said you met in the cell when the police arrested you over my case?
DEJI
Yes, he do comes to my studio regularly. I saw him last week.
PAT
Why can’t you try what he told you about in the cell?
DEJI
You mean to transform myself into a ‘genie’?
PAT
Genie? What does that mean?
DEJI
I mean a small human being, like a small man in the bottle.
PAT
Love, if that’s what it takes, common go ahead. I want you here by all means, I’m fed up with living alone with pressures from men around me.
DEJI
I’ll think about it
PAT
Please, think about it and do it. I know it sounds odd and looks like one of the worst means but I’m begging you to do it. For the sake of our love.
DEJI
Okay, I’ll think about it. Call me tomorrow; I’ll see what I can do about it.

                                  2 MONTHS LATER.
                                             DEJI’S STUDIO
                            
(Deji puts down his bag on his arrival from Hometown, where his parents resides and flops on the long black leather seat in the studio.)
KENNY
Hey Boy. You’re welcome
DEJI
Thank you
KENNY
How’s your trip?
DEJI
Very unfair
KENNY
How do you mean?
DEJI
I mean what I said. (Kenny comes over from where he is arranging the records and sits down on the same seat with him) I saw my brother and I told him everything about the ‘runs’ but he turned me down, he kept talking about ‘God’s time is the best’ and all those rubbish.
KENNY
So, what do we do now?
DEJI
Man, there’s no going back, I’m making the move and I don’t give a damn what’s going to be the aftermath. The woman that’s taking me to New York will be going back in 2 weeks time and I can’t afford to miss that chance.
KENNY
Everybody has right to his own opinion, if you’ve made up your mind that there’s no going back then move on
DEJI
I think I’m going to see Yomi today so that we’ll arrange for how to go to the spiritualist.
KENNY
No Probes man.

                                         THE SPIRITUALIST’S PLACE.		     
(The room is adorned with red and white clothes, with mats and cowries carefully placed at different directions. It looks beautiful. The man dress in Yoruba’s native Aso-ofi dress, he is looking at some marks he had made on sand in a tray, then he nods and looks at the three of them (Yomi, Kenny and Deji). His eyes moves from left to right and reverses.)

SPIRITUALIST 
Are you sure you’re ready?
{He returns to Deji}
DEJI
Yes Baba.
SPIRITUALIST 
From what I have, I mean, from what I’m seeing, it is going to be well with you but when you get there you have to pray very well so that some other problems won’t arise, meanwhile I want to tell you one thing.
{He pauses}
DEJI
What is it Baba?
SPIRITUALIST 
You’re going to make it big before 9 months runs out, at worst a year. I can assure you that something marvelous is going to happen to you whether you travel out of the Country or not. On this note, I implore you to change your mind, stay at home and it shall be well with you. What do you have to say?
{They all nods, looks at themselves and put their heads together for a small discussion.}
DEJI
Baba, I can’t stay here any longer. I’ve packed from my studio and I’ve told people that I’m traveling. It will be a shame fro me to go back to tell people the same old story I always tell whenever I was deported.
SPIRITUALIST
In short, you still want to go.
DEJI
I want to go, especially, because of my fiancée. This is the only thing I can do to save our relationship.
SPIRITUALIST 
It’s okay, I’ve heard you. But, what of all those speakers and stereos you packed  outside
DEJI
I’m taking them along with me.
SPIRITUALIST 
What of your friend that you’re both doing the business together.
DEJI
He’s traveling too.
Spiritualist
It’s impossible! I’ve told you I cannot put two spiritual bodies under the bond at the same time, It should be one after the other. Don’t you know I’ll be doing some sacrifices to pacify your spirit for the 33 days you’re going to spend in that state.
DEJI
No Baba, I mean he’s traveling to another place on his own.
Spiritualist
Okay. It’s all right. So let’s go.

 		               THE SPIRITUALIST’S PLACE		        I
ANOTHER ROOM
(A big white cloth is spread on Deji and the instruments including the generator. The Spiritualist sprays some water on the cloth from the big calabash he carries in his hand as he’s murmuring some powerful incantation in the presence of Kenny and Yomi)
SPIRITUALIST 
He’s now in the spirit.
{He nods satisfactorily and looks at Yomi and Kenny}
It’s all right, I will now lock this door and we’ll come back tomorrow morning.

YOMI & KENNY
Okay Baba 

                            
                        	                              THE NEXT DAY
{The spiritualist open’s the door}
KENNY & YOMI
Aaah!
{They’re surprise to see the white cloth on the floor, it has reduced to almost the size of a shopping bag}
Spiritualist
Deji!
{His name sounds like a big stereophonic sound in his hears where he lays under the cloth}
DEJI
Baba! Baba!!
(Deji shouts as he (Baba) removes the cloth over him. He closes his eyes and opens twice, thinking he’s dreaming. He looks at his friends who are now looking like 35-storey building before his eyes)
DEJI
KENNY! YOMI! BABA!
{He calls but they can hardly hear him. He walks towards Kenny and sees that he’s a bit taller than his shoe}
DEJI
Oh my God, this is ……
{He cannot finish the sentence. Meanwhile, his friends are wondering, looking at him and the instruments on the floor}
KENNY
So, this is how he’s going to be for 33 days.
SPIRITUALIST 
Yes, my son.
{Yomi and Kenny looks at each other and nods, then shrug}

YOMI and KENNY
It’s Okay.

                     INSIDE DEJI’S HOUSE.
Deji walks out of the house through a small opening below the door that leads to the backyard. On stepping out he sees a hen with her chickens coming after her, fear gradually runs through him on sighting the hen because it is taller than him, so, he carefully moves backward and stand beside a plank of wood resting on the wall, watching the hen and chicken as they passes by.
	He walks further towards the grassy part of the backyard, stands in front of a ripe pepper plant, admiring the fine green leaves and new peppers on it.  Suddenly a big rat appears from a distance with a big cat chasing it all around the grassy portion, at last the cat gets hold of the rat, kills and starts to eat.  Deji watches with pure amazement and walks backward with fear.  Slowly, the cat’s head turns a bit to the left on sensing a moving object at a distance and finally turns back, it opens up his mouth with terror clearly etched on his face as its eyes meets Deji’s.  Immediately, Deji runs with all speed and the cat runs after him. A long chase then follows before Deji eventually runs into a small fowl’s cage (A locally made dome-shaped cage made with palm fronds) through a small space and draws the door-like shutter to the let to lock himself up in the cage.
	The cat goes angry and pushes the dome-shaped local cage with great force.  It falls and starts moving to and fro round its axis while Deji is rolling up and down, right to left and haphazardly inside the cage due to the cat’s aggressive pushing effects from outside.  Few moments later, the cat pulls the cage closer from its base and it stands upright, back to its normal position, then, the cat walks away and brings the dead rat to a convenient place around the cage in order to monitor Deji.
	Deji stands inside the cage watching the cat as it is eating the rat from the tiny holes in the cage.  His heart is beating hard in his chest, wondering how the cat is going to eat him up if it eventually succeeded in catching him.  When it finishes, it walks away into the bush and Deji feels a great sense of relief.
	Few moments later, after assuring himself that the cat has gone into the bush for long, he pulls the shutter aside and looks out, trying to have a clear and thorough look of the backyard before steeping out.  Unbelievably, the cat jumps, stretches forward with full elastic grace from the top of a big water tank below the roof’s edge, flying towards the cage’s opening with a terrifying speed, its claws fully stretched and mouth widely opened with its wicked teeth moving closer to Deji at an unimaginable speed.
DEJI
A- a- a- a- a- a- a- a- a- a- h!
	Deji screams and pulls back the shutter with fear but not properly closed.  The cat struggles very hard, forking its way into the cage while Deji is struggling too, trying to find his way out through a small hole at the base of the cage.  The cat holds Deji’s left leg with one of his claws, the pressure makes him scream and he stretches forward with all his strength to hold an iron support outside the cage for half of his body is out while half is inside cage.  With more effort, he gets hold of the iron support, pulls very hard and slips out from the cat’s grip.  The cat gets nasty and angry because he slips out of its grip at the instant it gains full access into the cage, speedily it turns round with a great force in order to face the door’s direction but its aggressiveness makes the cage trip out of control and the door closes up, trap it up inside the cage.
	Immediately he finds his way out, runs fearfully and rushes to the back of a hen whose chickens were coming after it, the hen turns back to attack him and he rushes back to the opposite direction.  Unfortunately, it coincides with the time a big eagle is about to carry one of the chickens, he can’t believe his eyes, his legs seems to be glued to the ground as the eagle is coming strong with its wings widely spread apart.  At the rate of the knot, it lifts him off the ground, high and high into the sky.  With the eagle’s claws clipping his waist firmly as it flies high, his legs begins to dangle in the air.
	Deji looks at the ground below and can see numerous roofs and tall buildings, he knows if he falls at that height, it will be hell, still he puts up the courage to pull out a ball point pen from the front of his shirt, he holds the pen tight in his hand like a dagger and begins to stab the eagle’s claws with great force.  It feels the pain and speeds up towards a big mango tree; comes down and places him on a big trunk/branch.  Immediately, its beak follows with a great speed to bite his tummy but he quickly changes his direction and falls down. Its beak hit the branch with great force.
	It is a long and great fall, his body begins to brush the tree branches and leaves as he’s falling down from the top of the tree.  At last, he jumps from one branch of the tree that’s about to fall off onto a folded piece of cloth.  In front of the folded piece of cloth is a Cobra (snake) guarding the cloth. 
	The cobra bends down, Deji’s heart is beating hard in his chest, he knows the end has come for him but surprisingly, it withdraws back for he’s not a threat to it (Cobra), its business is to guard the cloth.  Suddenly the eagle appears again, flying with a ferocious speed at ground level to carry him again, its eyes were on him, unaware of the cobra.
DEJI
A a a a a a a a a a a h! (He screams)
	The cobra attacks the eagle and they start to fight.  Deji runs away.  Few minutes later, he stops to rest beside a BMW car’s tyre, looks at the house in front of him, the place is too quiet, it seems nobody lives there.  Gradually, he moves away from the tyre and walks under the car as a short-cut to the other side.  He hears a strange foot steps running after him and turns back to see a puppy coming after him: Without wasting time, he runs out from under the car and the puppy chases, as fate would have it, he sees a small stick on the floor and picks it up, turns back and attach the puppy, he beats it several times with stick and it cries aloud.  Angrily, the mother runs out form the back of a water tank, sees him beating her puppy and runs after him.  It’s a long, terrible and deadly chase, at last she gets hold of Deji, pins him to the floor, bark ludly with her teeth closing in on him.
DEJI
A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a!
(He screams aloud with great horror and wakes up panting with his heart beating hard in his chest for a short moment before he brushes his face down with his palms.  Fully awake, he looks round and sees himself on a thick table napkin, a teacup, plastic water jug and transparent glass cup in a tray. At one edge of the table lies a few metres away from him).

DEJI
So, it was a dream.  Thank you Jesus.

                                      JFK AIRPORT, NEW YORK	                
(A woman presses some numbers on her mobile phone and put it by her ear as she’s coming out of the Airport.)
	                                       
                                                             INSIDE A SUPERMARKET		                   
(Pat’s cell phone rings and she pulls it out of her coat.}

PAT
Hello! (She waits for a moment). Who I’m
I speaking with ?

THE WOMAN
Mrs. Alonge
PAT
How come? When did you leave Nigeria? You didn’t tell me you’ll be back today?
MRS ALONGE
I just don’t want to tell you because I know you’ll be worried, I guess you might not be able to maintain your composure throughout the day .If I told you.
PAT
You’re got me right.
MRS ALONGE
Where are you now?
PAT
I’m in Mart in Brooklyn. I’ll be at home in few minutes time.
MRS ALONGE
    All right. I’ll be there with your husband ..

                                                           PAT
                                 Okay Madam. I’ll be expecting you! I’m already on my way.

                                                    INSIDE PAT’S APARTMENT
(The doorbell rings and she runs into the sitting room from the kitchen. Opens the door.)
PAT
You’re welcome Madam.
MRS ALONGE
Thank you my dear    
PAT   
Where is he?
MRS ALONGE
He’s inside this bag.
(She put the bag on the dinning table and carefully places it on the table. Deji crawls out and stands up on the table).
PAT
Aaah! Aaah! Is this my!
{She begins to cry}
MRS ALONGE
You don’t have to cry, It’s just a few days away, after all 5 days has gone out of the 33 days.
DEJI
Why crying? Don’t you know I did this because of you
{He speaks where he stands beside a jug}
PAT
Okay. You’re welcome my dear.
MRS ALONGE
Hmmm-Hmmm: You’re now talking.
PAT
What remains in the bag.
MRS ALONGE
His instruments, records and speakers
PAT
All right. He has told me about it.
MRS ALONGE
He said his partner is traveling to Gambia so all the records might be useless if he did not bring them along with him.
PAT
Deji
{She calls and smiles at him}

		                      ON THE DINING TABLE
(He instructs her to move closer and rest his head on the dining table so that she’ll be able to hear him very well.)
DEJI
Do you have a small radio?
PAT
Yes
DEJI
Help me to spread my instruments on the table. I’m looking for a microphone.
{She spreads it on the table and while she is looking for the mike, she’s inside unplugging her bed radio. Few minutes later all is set}
DEJI
Set it to 88.85 on F.M band.
{She tunes it carefully as he’s setting the mike across his lips while the headphone is also in place, tightly fit to his head}
DEJI
Can you hear me?
{The tape’s speaker magnifies his voice and she can hear him loud and clear from the speakers}
PAT 
No!
DEJI
 Pat, this is D.J Woogy-woogy from FM 88.85 slamming and jamming on a beautiful night like this in the heart of New York. Let me hear somebody say ‘Welcome to New York’
PAT
Waoh! Welcome to New York!
{She screams out of control}
Yeah! Yeah! D.J is here, my husband is here!
Welcome to Newwww-Yo-o-o-o-o-r-k!
DEJI
You’re not seen anything yet, by the time I put together my machines, I’II turn the whole house upside down.
PAT
I trust you for that.
DEJI
I’m hungry dear. Anything for me?
PAT
Rice and beans with fried plantain and meat
DEJI
That’s fine.
PAT
Let me quickly finish with  dinner. I’ll be right back.
DEJI
Give me the TV remote control
{She puts it on the table and walks away, into the kitchen. He looks at the remote before he begins to push it to face the TV’s direction. Then climbs up and walk towards the numbers. He press 9 with his right leg and the channel changes, he moves to 6 and does the same thing, then presses the volume and starts touching everything he’d like to touch and change with his legs.
Few minutes later, Pat comes in with a big plate of food in her hands and put it on the dining table. The heat around the food is so strong that Deji moves back, it looks like heat coming out from a mountain of rice.)
PAT
How are you going to eat now?
DEJI
I can’t eat more than a spoon, just cut a fraction of the plantain and put everything in a spoon.
PAT
Alright

		                            PAT’S BEDROOM
Pat lies on the bed and rests her head on the pillow with her face up. Deji stands on her hip line, walking close to her tummy, trying to balance himself. Suddenly she takes a deep breathe and her tummy moves rhythmically, immediately, he trips out of control and wants to fall but he quickly bends down and gets hold of the T- Shirt she’s wearing.
PAT
What happened?
DEJI
(Voice from the speaker)
The way you breathe made me lost my grip so I quickly hold your shirt to maintain balance.
PAT
Just take care. It’s not by force that you should climb over me now.
DEJI
What do you mean by it’s not by force. Woman, watch yourself, I don’t like that statement at all. Mind your speech.
PAT
I said it’s not by force. Was that too much?
{Deji jumps down onto the bed walks angrily on the other pillow}
PAT
I’m sorry, I’m sorry dear, I don’t mean it, I’m just…
{She quickly gets up, lifts him up from the other pillow and put him on her chest, rubbing her palm against his back carefully}
PAT
I’m sorry dear. I just don’t know what fell on me.
Please forgive me.
{Later, she put him in between her breast under the T-shirt she’s wearing}
PAT
How do you feel, honey?
DEJI
Waoh! I feel warm here, I love it this way but your heart is beating hard. Why?
PAT
Don’t you know you nearly break it when you went angry just now?
DEJI
Is that why it’s beating like this?
PAT
I think so.

		                             BATHROOM
{Deji stands between the bath’s taps with his towel tightly wrapped around his waist; looking down at the plug that stops the soapy water in the washbasin. Later, he takes him from the taps because he don’t want him to fall down and put him in big bowl inside the bath. He begins to bath, meanwhile, Pat is washing her clothes in another big bowl inside the bath.}
PAT
Would you like to bath in the washbasin?
DEJI
Let me try.
{She stands up properly and moves towards the washbasin, puts the plug back in place and opens the tap for the water to flow, then put him inside.}
DEJI
It’s okay, It’s okay
{She closes it back and return to the bath where she’s washing}

		                             BATHROOM
An hour after he had taken his bath. He puts on a nice white long sleeve shirt, blue jeans trousers and a moccasin that fits. Pat put him at the edge of the bath and closes the tap, as she’s ready to take her bath in the water-filled bath. She put off her towel and he can see her naked body.
DEJI
You’ve changed, dear. 
(The voice came out of the radio speaker she puts on by the window.)
PAT
Not really. It’s still the same old shape
DEJI
You can’t tell me that, this hip is broader than the one I use to hold when you are in Nigeria
PAT
Don’t be silly
DEJI
I’m serious about it. It’s broader and I think I love it this way, you’re now looking like a real woman, that dreamed woman that’ll give me my children not like all those tiny hips lady I see all around the town
PAT
Thanks for the comment (The phone rings in the sitting room)
Pat
A call?
DEJI
Yeah, a call.
{She quickly wraps her towel around her breast and runs to the sitting room. As she walks out, he leaves the edge of the bath and walks to the taps, he is taking a carefull look at them. He looks at the floor too and feel its slipperiness from his moccasin’s sole then he danced backslide to the back and nods, when he realized it’s the water from the washing soap behind the taps that makes the spot slippery soap behind the taps that makes the spot slippery. He remembers a dance step and spin round on the spot, to pull an effect as he’s about to grip the floor with his right leg, it slips out of control and before he could balance himself, he sees himself diving into the water uncontrollably.
He goes down and struggle to float again, within seconds, he realizes he’s going down again; As he’s half immersed in the water, he has the opportunity to touch the chain that hooks the plug the base of the taps. Suddenly he pulls it to himself and the plug losses from below. Instantly, the water starts to circulate round the sink and begin to move Deji round and round despite his struggle for survival. As he’s struggling in the bath, Pat comes in}
PAT
Ah Deejay!
{She cries loudly and hastily brings him out of the water, she throws her face towel roughly on the floor mat beside the bath and put him on the towel before she starts blowing air out from her mouth}
PAT
Oh my God! Is blowing the first step to be taken? Deji! You won’t kill me….
{As she’s getting herself composed, she begins to see he’s loosing his shirt buttons by himself}
PAT
Deji! Deji! Are you okay?
DEJI
I’m okay; I’m fine, thank you
{She can’t hear her at all though she knows his lips is moving}

                                                     DINING TABLE
(With his hands on his hips, he nods satisfactorily as he’s looking at the instruments he had just finished putting together.)
PAT
Hey D.J I don’t like where you’re setting those things. What of if I have a visitor?
DEJI
You’re right. Could you please help me to place them on a tray and take them to the bedroom?
PAT
Yeah, I’ll definitely do

		     ON THE BEDROOM’S READING TABLE                             
{Everything is set and he sees that it’s beautiful}
PAT
What are you going to do now?
DEJI
Turn on the generator
PAT
Then
DEJI
It’s going to be boom! Boom! and shake the room!
{After selecting his best records, he turns on the generator and all the engines gives the correct sound. He puts a powerful FM mike in front of each speaker)
DEJI
You better record these jams because it’s going to be the best of me.
PAT
Let me get a cassette first while you’re doing the testing.
{Deji turns the volume to the maximum and put the first record on the turn table. The speaker cries out. Let me, let, let, let me see you back… This is A.A.L.I.Y.A.H… Let me see you go forth…and he starts on a -fantastic note}
DEJI
Uuuh! This is New York! .
(Pat begins to dance.}

INSIDE A BIG SITTING ROOM

It's groovy on the rug, just like a megagroove concert. The floor is full of party people dancing all over the floor, on the sitting room's centre table were other set of people dancing to the blazing sound from the popular disc jockey in control. Deji stands by the flower vase at the centre of the table talking with a lady. A few distance from him are some other guys sitting on a pack of biscuit with drinks in their hands. In front of each seat in the room are ladders that people can climb up if they feel like dancing on the seat. At the other end of the centre table is a big mattress that people can jump unto if they want to go down through the ladder because of people climbing up to feel the excitement on the centre table. Under the centre table are another set of people pulling up the photo album’s before they can watch the next pictures on the next page. In the sitting room is a big 32 inch TV showing live performances from various angles of the room, on the seats, under and over table. The crowd is too much.

In the heat of the moment, a lady and a guy stands at a edge of the table with microphones in their hands miming ‘Hey DJ’ by Zhane while the dancing crowd were cheering them from below the table. After the miming, some other popular stars features to make the concert livelier. While fully immersed in the megagroove concert’s excitement, a domestic husky dog appears from the staircase coming down slowly, growling with a ferocious look in its eyes. A lady sees the dog and scream with terror before all necks turns to the direction, within few seconds, screaming and race of life overcomes the concert and everybody starts to run for their life, especially with the intensity of the dog’s barking. Luckily for them, a lady opens the door from outside and sees numerous 10cm tall crowd running towards the door, she screams and run away for she cannot describe or imagine what she’s seeing.

They troop out like crowd from a troubled stadium, jumping from one step to the other in front of the house until they spread out unto the lawn. Many people have been trampled upon, many have sustained various injuries, those jumping unto the mattress have wounded themselves badly while rushing, the dog has trampled upon some, push down everything on the table. It pulls out a guy from a tight corner inside one of the seats with its teeth, pin it with his sweat shirt and throws him unto the floor, it did the same for all the wounded people it sees on the seats, throwing them down angrily.

On the lawn are people running for their lives. The lady in the car reverses with great speed and the tyres runs over many people. One of the tyres runs before Deji, about to press him too. Suddenly, the tyres moves forward again at a terrifying speed facing Deji and some other people.

DEJI
A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-h

He wakes up from the scary dream and sees himself strapped in-between Pat’s bra, the two breast makes him feels like sleeping in a warm valley between two round hills.

DEJI
Oh my God! So, I’ve been dreaming.

           		                             BABA’S VILLAGE (NIGERIA)                         
{Yomi greets a woman who’s preparing gaari in front of Baba’s (Spiritualist) house}
YOMI
Good afternoon Mama
THE WOMAN
Good afternoon my son
YOMI
Please, Is Baba around?
THE WOMAN
Which Baba?
YOMI
Baba Ayedun
THE WOMAN
Ah! When last did you come here?
YOMI
Over a month ago
THE WOMAN
Baba Ayedun is dead. He died two weeks ago, even today is the 15th day.
YOMI
Can I see any of his children?
THE WOMAN
His children leaves in the city,
Nobody knows where they live, we only see them when they come home.
{Tears comes down his face}
THE WOMAN
Hope no problem?
YOMI
Don’t worry Mama. No problem Thank you.
{He turns back and walks away.}

		                      PAT’S SITTING ROOM
(He sits on his specially made mattress on the center table that’s facing the TV. The remote is in front of him in case he wants to change the channel. The door gives a sound from outside and Pat comes in.)
PAT
Hello dear
DEJI
You’re welcome. How’s work today?
PAT
Fine. Thank you
{She begins to empty her bag, putting the contents on the dining table one by one}
PAT
Someone called me from Nigeria today; he said he’s calling on behalf of Yomi.
   DEJI
Any message for me?
     PAT
He said you should check your mail for important message, may be he wants to talk about the spiritualist.
     DEJI
I’m sure that’s what he wants to discuss. Have you forgotten I have less than five days to return to your real man?
PAT
Man, I can’t express the joy I’m feeling all around me. Knowing you’ll be back in shape to play the role of my authentic husband
DEJI
So what I’m I now?
PAT
A mere man, as in, a fake one
DEJI
How do you mean?
PAT
Don’t tell me you don’t know what I mean, You, yourself knows you’ve not been able to perform your role since all these days.
DEJI
Roles like
PAT
Roles like, keeping me warm, giving me love, and banging me all night long
DEJI
Uuuuh! So that’s what you’ve been missing
PAT
Yes! I miss it so bad! And you too!
DEJI
Thank God, you confessed with your mouth..

                                                            PAT’S BEDROOM
{He stands by the keyboard while Pat is browsing}
DEJI
It seems I have a letter from Kenny, scroll up a bit.
{She scrolls up}
DEJI
Scroll down, it’s one of those useless junks. All right open Yomi’s letter.
PAT
Okay.
{The page disappears and the letter comes out. They both start reading}

Deejay,
The worst has happened. I went to Baba’s village to discuss the remaining rituals before you can come back to normal. Unfortunately, when I got there. I saw a woman making garri in front of the house, so I asked of Baba and she told me he died 2 weeks ago.
Right now, I’m already mad and I don’t know what to do. I just don’t… I’ll be leaving for Minna tomorrow, somebody told me a man in one of Minna’s village can still find a solution.
Man, I’m mad. Yes, MAD!
Yomi
DEJI
Aaaaaaaaaaaah! I’m dead alive!

                                                     TOPE’S SITTING ROOM
{Tope sits on the same seat with Pat, put her right arm on the seat’s headboard and face Pat who’s sitting in the same position but in the opposite direction}

TOPE
In fact, I don’t know what to say, I just don’t know. I felt so sad when you told me on the phone, I just can’t hide my feelings, so glaring that everyone at work knows I’ve just received a bad news, but how would I share that someone with at work? It’s impossible. Please Pat, just take heart; I believe everything will be okay.
(Pat nods)
TOPE
How’s Ralph, when did you see him last?
PAT
I’ve parted with him after I’ve arranged for Deji’s trip. You know, I hate such problems; I don’t want Deji to sense that I had a boyfriend before he came.
TOPE
But, now that we don’t know when he’ll be back to normal, how will you taking care of yourself? I mean your sexual needs.
PAT
I’m still at sea over that. I’ll think of having someone later.
TOPE
It’s better you do because if you had been in his position, Men don’t give a damn, that’s an avenue for him to have girlfriends.
PAT
I’ll see what I can do.
{They face the TV in an attempt to watch a musical clip. The doorbell rings and Tope rush to the door. She opens}
TOPE
Hey, Nicky babe, what’z up?
NIKE
Hmmm: I’m cool baby. How are you?
TOPE
Fine, thank you. Come in.
{Nike walks in while Tope is adjusting the curtain, Her eyes meets pat’s and they look at each other with pure hatred. As Tope joins them, she knows something is happening.}
TOPE
Hey girls. I can’t believe you can still be behaving like primary school girls at this age of yours. For me, I don’t see anything bad in it if the relationship between Nike and Deejay hits the brick wall for a reason I’m not ready to know and you (Pat) picks up another relationship with Deejay because you feel things will work out well for you and him. So what’s so special in that? Is there anything new under the sun? What of if you both have a child each for him? Then, you would have started chasing yourselves with guns all around New York. Right here in this city, we’ve seen a man that impregnated two sisters, as in two siblings, they admitted it’s their life and they did not kill one another, Many men have impregnated mother and daughter together before and they did not kill one another. Then what’s your stress? What’s this nonsense all about because you quit a relationship and your friend picked it up? Please, I don’t want enmity in my house, we are in New York to makes friends money and go back home with our rewards.
{She stops for a while}
TOPE
Nike (Her tone changes} Now I want you say hello to Pat. Will you do that right now?
NIKE
Who’s going to greet this boyfriend’s snatcher?
PAT
Who’s going to greet this traitor?
NIKE
You call me a traitor? Pat! You call…
PAT
There’s nothing to qualify you than that
TOPE
Eeh! Stop that before I send you out of my house!
{A long silence follows again}
TOPE
Pat, please I want you to say hello to Nike.
Can you kindly do that in a friendly manner right now?
PAT
Hello Nike! How are you?
TOPE
Talk now!
{She shouts}
NIKE
I’m fine, thank you
{She greets and takes her face away}
PAT
How’s New York?
NIKE
Not too bad, not too good. How is it with you?
PAT
It’s been so nice all the way.
{Tope is busy watching their reactions}
NIKE
Are you hearing from any of our friends?
Yeah; I don’t receive their mails regularly
NIKE
How’s Chinyere and others?
PAT
She’s fine, she is now living in Port Harcourt and happily married. Shade is now in 400 level Accountancy at the University of Ibadan. Folake is now in the London, Yetunde is in Austria, Ngozi called me from Dublin last month and many others like that, they are doing fine and usually ask of you.

NIKE
I’ll try to get in touch with them
TOPE
Why haven’t you been writing them since all these days?

NIKE
You know, I don’t have time and I don’t like writing, It’s always very boring.
TOPE
Nike, let me tell you something when it comes to feeding ourselves the fact, you know I don’t give a damn hitting the nail on the head. Now let me tell you, your problem is that you’re stingy, you know I always tell you this whenever you complain that friends in Nigeria always ask for money in their letters. I’ve told you, try to give the littler you can and explain if you don’t have at times. Now, you blocked all links from your friends, do you think, If you don’t help them they won’t move forward? Answer me.
Stop spending your money on changing of cars, trinkets and so on, the money you spend on maintenance is enough to help your brothers and sisters at home. For your information, your mummy wrote me yesterday and I explained that it’s not easy for you but deep inside me I know I’ve sinned against God for telling such lies because I know you have money, you are just …

TOPE 
That is to tell you that God have plans for everybody. Try to use your position to help people, stop spending money on all these luxurious things with the aim that you’re proving class. All these things will fade away but the help you give people will always have positive effects in their lives, 
NIKE
I’m trying.

INSIDE NIKE’S CAR
{Nike is driving while Pat sits beside her}
NIKE
How’s Deejay?

PAT
He’s fine
NIKE
Where is he now?
PAT
He’s still in Nigeria
{Nike shakes her head shamefully}
NIKE
When talking about men, I mean, men with burning zeal to help. Deejay is number one, to be candid, he tried for me and I wish I could pay him back by bringing him here but when I got here I joined the wrong click and my line of thinking took another direction, I just don’t know what’s wrong with me. Many things went wrong but I don’t see them as wrong.
PAT
That’s why one needs to pray very well, you might want to help but won’t be able to. The case is even worse if the person at the other end have his or her own spiritual problem.
NIKE
And I’m going to break it today.
PAT
Amen.
NIKE                                                                                                                            
Please, I want to send some money at a western union office up there. Will you accompany me?
PAT
Yes, I’ll do.

                                              WESTERN UNION OFFICE
{They both stand at the counter}
NIKE
Is #300 not okay?
PAT
It’s fine, you can even add more, after all it’s for your mum.

                                                         INSIDE THE CAR                                           
NIKE
Can you give me Deji’s phone number?
Pat
He don’t have one, I can only give you his e-mail address.
NIKE
Is it his one box account?
PAT
He’s not using that anymore. He’s now using hotmail
{Nike nods}

                                                         PAT’S BEDROOM
{Deji pushes the phone box till it touch the edge of the tape; then climbs upon the phone and start to press the numbers with his hands, at times, with his leg. He moves close to the digital face where the numbers are displayed and checks if the numbers he pressed are correct}
DEJI
Yeah, correct
{He nods and moves down to press dial button, few moments later it starts to ring at the other end.)

                                                         A DARK BEDROOM                                          
{Two people were making love on the bed, the lady is sitting on top of the guy moving up and down over him, He places his hands on her hips helping her to maintain balance.}
THE GUY
Uuuh! Aaaah! Welcome, move on baby…
Ummh! Mmmh! Mmmh!
{She’s shaking her head in ecstasy, with her hands on the bed. Her cell phone gives it’s usual sound as she’s about to climax}
THE GUY
You have a call
PAT
I know, I know
{After they’ve reached orgasm, the phone starts to ring all over again, then, she pulls it out from her overall coat. The number is with held}
PAT
Hello, who’s on the line?
{There’s no quick response from the other end}
THE GUY
Hmmm, honey, hmmm…
{He embraces her from behind, kissing her ear to the cheeks aggressively}
PAT
Eeh, stop it, I’m coming
{She protests with a bedroom voice}
DEJI
It’s me Pat.
PAT
Who are you?
DEJI
Deejay
PAT
Ah! Deejay?
DEJI
Yes, DJ, I just called to know where you are.
Are you still in the office?
PAT
No.
DEJI
Where are you now?
PAT
I’m on my way home; I’m in the bus.
DEJI
All right, I’ll be expecting you
PAT
All right.
{She cuts the line and rushes out of bed}
THE GUY
Eeh, what’s up?
PAT
I’m leaving; I’ll see you later
{She dresses up in a hurry}

INSIDE THE BUS
{She sits quietly, crying silently}

                                                          PAT’S BEDROOM
{She comes in into the bedroom and closes the door}
DEJI
You are welcome.
PAT
Thank you
DEJI
What happened? You’ve never been this late before
PAT
I went to check a friend who’s sick at the hospital. I was there when  I had your call
DEJI
What’s her name?
PAT
{She pause for awhile}
Pamela
DEJI
Is she okay. Now?
PAT
Yeah
{She puts down her bag and changes to normal house dress. As she wants to go out of the room, he calls her back}
DEJI
Pat!

PAT
Honey!
DEJI
What did you say your friend’s name is?
PAT
My friend, which one?
DEJI
The one at the hospital
PAT
{A brief pause}
Paula
DEJI
PAULA or PAMELA?
PAT
PA-PAMELA?
DEJI
(He smiles and shakes his head}
Come inside and sit down
{She comes in and sits on the bed looking at him from where he sits on a mattress on her table}
DEJI
Patricia, go and beg for God’s forgiveness for what you’re done today, I know it’s very unusual of you because I know the kind of woman you are from onset. I understand It’s not easy to stand by me under this condition. I know how you feel and I’ll forever appreciate all you’ve done for me. If you suddenly turned your back on me at this point in time, there’s nothing I can do, at worst I’ll kill myself and you’ll live your life, after all, I’m the architect of what’s happening to me. I want you to think of how we started the relationship and the happy future we promised ourselves, don’t let this jeopardize the love we have for each other, Let’s have faith and everything will be alright. That’s all, You’re free, you can go.
{She lifts up her face and begin to cry}
PAT
Forgive me, forgive me Deejay. It will never happen again…
{She moves closer to the table and begins to cry}

                                                         PAT’S BEDROOM
{Pat’s helping him to check his mail}
                                                                           PAT
You have letter from Nike
                                        DEJI
Yes, I can see it too. Open and let’s see
                                    {it Opens}
Love,
Please, just forgive me for all I’ve done.
I know I’ve hurt in you so many ways with my deeds. Please, forgive me, I just don’t know what I’ve been doing since all these days, I just can’t explain what went wrong with me, I was living my life only for myself, I don’t know why, it is so hard to remember anybody, I’ve been so selfish all the way. But now, things have changed, I’m taking a new look at my life and I want you to forgive me, please forget the past and let’s talk about how we can make the relationship work again.
To be honest with you, I’m doing fine, I’m living large and I’m badly in need of a man, not just a man but a real man like you.
Please, send me your phone number or where I can talk with you. I’ve gotten the money to pay for any means of coming up here. Please respond quickly
Till I hear from you. Bye for now
Your Love
Nicky
N.B: Don’t be surprised on how I got your e-mail
I’ll tell you later.
 DEJI
I’ve already known that before, you don’t need to tell me later
                                  PAT
Do you want to reply her?
                                  DEJI
What do you want me write?
Please click on that worldwide lottery above.
                                                                        PAT
Do you want to fill the form?
                                                                         DEJI
                                     Fill it
                                                                         PAT
Can you see you’re going to pay $20 to register for the lottery?
         DEJI
Just fill the form and do every necessary thing,
My mind says I’ll win something
                                    PAT
                                     Okay.
{when she finished browsing, she turns off the system}
            DEJI
What do you want to do now?
                                        PAT
Just take my bath and read at home
                                        DEJI
Why reading at home? Can’t we go out together?
                                        PAT
To where? That’s impossible
                                        DEJI
                           I have an idea and I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.
                                         PAT
                   What’s the idea all about?
                                          DEJI
Can’t you put me in front of your Dungarees pocket and take me all around? I just want to see New York.
PAT
That’s a great idea

                                                        NEW YORK CITY
(She takes him round New York City, All the way, She puts a headphone with FM receiver on his head so that he’ll be listening to him.)
                          
                      PAT’S ROOM
{She comes in and begins to unfold a letter she saw in the box outside. Meanwhile Deji is busy mixing with his records, he’s having a swell time.)

PAT
Did you give anybody my address?
{He lowers the volume of the sound}
                                DEJI
You said?
                                 PAT
Did you give anybody my address?
                                  DEJI
     No
                                  PAT
But, this letter is yours
                                 DEJI
Open it and let’s see
{Her eyes begins to grow wild, she’s reading something interesting and exciting}
                                  PAT
Deejay! I can’t believe this. This letter is from the Lottery Company; you’ve won 1 Million dollars .
                                  DEJI
        It’s a lie
{He seems not to believe}
                                   PAT
Can’t you see, can’t you see!!
{She puts it on the table for him to see and he walks on it and sees the 1 million dollars written boldly}
                                                               DEJI
This is New York! D.J is alive! I’m a winner? I AM A WINEEEER! Yeah! Yeah!
{He jumps up on the paper.)

             RECREATION PARK	.	
{Tope sits on a long seat at the park, looking at Nike from who’s having a chat with a white woman a few meters away from her. With a canned coke in her hand, the look in her eyes reflects that she’s thinking about something in her mind. Her mind is far away from the park}
NIKE
Tope, what’s your problem? Is anything bothering you?
{She asks as she’s standing in front of her after leaving the white woman.)

TOPE
Nothing, No problem.
{She nods before Nike sits beside her}
                                 NIKE
If you keep shut, everything in your system will keep shut. Do you know that Yoruba proverb?
{Tope looks to the right, smile at her and returns her face to the previous position}
If you don’t blow your trumpets, nobody will blow it for you. That’s all I have to say.
                                  TOPE
Truly, there’s a big problem on ground but we don’t want people to know.
                                   NIKE
       You and who?
                                   TOPE
                                     Pat
                                    NIKE
           What’s the problem?
                                     TOPE
Can you believe D.J has been in New York for over seven months now.
        NIKE
You see. Can you now see why I always tell you ladies that men are devil. If they are not how can Deejay be in New York for over 4 months now without any attempt to check Pat. Even, Pat’s house is supposed to be his first point of arrival.
          TOPE
          It’s not like that
                                  NIKE
    How is it then?
                                   TOPE
Let’s leave this place, I’ll tell you in the car.

INSIDE THE CAR 
{She had been narrating the whole story all the way. Nike is driving while Tope sits beside her}

                              NIKE
You mean D.J has been in that position for over four months now
                                TOPE
Yes of course
                                NIKE
What a hell on earth is this?
                                TOPE
Another problem on ground now is that he won a lottery and there’s no way he can claim it now.
                                 NIKE
US Visa lottery or what?
                                 TOPE
Worldwide Lottery
                                  NIKE
Worldwide lottery? How much?
                                  TOPE
I million dollars
                                   NIKE
I million dollars ? Aaah! That’s big money. And what is Pat doing about it.
                                   TOPE
He went to their office and told them he’s his fiancée but she right now in Nigeria
                                    NIKE
What was their response?
                                     TOPE
They said she couldn’t do anything on his behalf so; she should wait till he return.
                                     NIKE
I’ll see what I can do about it
                                     TOPE
Please, don’t let Pat know that I told you this
                                      NIKE
                All right.

                                                       PAT’S SITTING ROOM                                         
{Pat sits on her reading chair reading the bible while Deji sits under the reading lamp. She’s praying silently with a heavy heart.}
                                PAT
Oh God, help my husband; Lord, help me!
{She speaks out, close her eyes firmly and tears finds their way out. She bows her head and rest, it on the bible, Deji cannot help her, he is deeply touched with her crying and he starts to cry too}

                                          INSIDE A CLAIRVOYANT OFFICE
{The woman places various cards before Nike who’s sitting before her, she put 12 cards on the table one by one with their faces down. She takes a brief pause, looking into her eyes}
                        THE WOMAN
Choose one
                                 NIKE
From the cards?
                        THE WOMAN
Yes
{She looks at the card carefully, pick one, look at it and give it to the woman}
                       THE WOMAN
What’s your name?
                                Nike
                                                            THE WOMAN
Nationality?
                                NIKE
Nigerian
            {A brief silence follows}
                            THE WOMAN
With the card you picked, you are here to know if a man could be released from bondage
Am I wrong?
                                   NIKE
        No, you are right
                            THE WOMAN
What you can do is just continue to pray for him, his aura looks good and his future is very bright, that is why a lot of people are now running around because of him. You’re not the only one in the race, many people are working on him too. Just take it easy, you’ll be happy for him very soon. Mark my words, very soon.
                                     NIKE
                               Thank you Ma
                                THE WOMAN.
        You’re welcome my dear. Have a nice day.

                                            	PAT’S SITTING ROOM                                        
{Pat enters the room. She remains startled for a while, looking at her room, which is totally out of order, the TV’s screen is facing the opposite direction, the seats were scattered as if somebody is looking for a needle under them, the dining is so rough and untidy.
She closes the door and moves in quietly, her heart is beating hard in her chest as she’s taking each step. She enters bedroom too and sees before her the highest degree of disorderliness}
                                 PAT
Deejay! Honey! Deejay where are you? Deejay!
{She calls with emphasis, kneels down and bends down, looks under the bed carefully}
                                  PAT
                                 Deejay!!
{She cries out loudly and begins to cry heavily, banging her hands on the bed}

                                                        LANRE’S ROOM
(Lanre holds Tope’s flank and adjusts her position; Feeling comfortable with her head carefully placed on the pillow that forms an angle with the Sofa’s edge, She looks into his eyes and her eyes collapsed and his lips is coming down to glue with hers. He brings out his tongue and lick her nose lightly with few strokes, then moves down to her lips and they begin smoothing on a high romantic level. Along the line her phone rings. She did not pick it up as she’s enjoying herself, it finishes ringing, pause a while and start to ring again.)
                             TOPE
Excuse me.
(She picks it up)
                               TOPE
(Listening to the caller at the other end)
You said!
                         
                        Pat’s room
                                  PAT
I said when I came back from work, my house has been raided! Everything was in disorderliness and I can’t see D.J
                               TOPE
You can’t see D.J
                                 PAT
Yes!
                                TOPE
Where did you put him?
                                  PAT
I always leave him on my bedroom’s table whenever I’m going and now I can’t see him.
Please come over!
                  {She pulls him away from her anxiously; pulls down her skirt and adjust}
                                                                     LANRE
Hey what’s the problem? Where are you going?
                                                                        TOPE
I’m leaving; my friend is in serious problem
{She slips her feet in her sandals and about to rush out}
                                    LANRE
                                       Tope
(He calls and she looks back)
                                     LANRE
              Your Pant
              {He points at the pant on the rug}
                                        TOPE
                     Oh my God!
{She feels her hips downward with her hands and realizes she’s not wearing her pant}
                                LANRE
Wait for me, I’ll take you there
{He pulls up his zip and begins to button up his shirt)

                                                            INSIDE THE CAR
                                                                   LANRE
What’s happening to her? Can’t you talk?
                                  TOPE
I’ll tell you, just take it easy.
{She manage to reply as she’s wearing her pants on the seat while the car is in motion)

                                                         PAT’S APARTMENT
{She shows them everywhere she can}
                                     PAT
I’ve looked for him all around, I’m fed up
                                     TOPE
Have you searched under the bed and seats very well?
                                       PAT
I said I’ve checked everything. Can’t you hear me?
                                   LANRE
I can’t understand you ladies. What do you say you’re looking for
{Pat and Tope looks at each other, no one can give a simple response}
                                       TOPE
                                        Come
{Tope gets hold of his hand and lead him to the sitting room to explain to him}

 		                                  AN HOUR LATER
                                                          PAT’S BEDROOM 
{Two cops were in her room with her taking a careful look at every corner of the room}
                                                                         COP
You said, he’s always on this table, right?
                                     PAT
                                      Yes
                                      COP
And you said just one of your friend knew about it?
                                      PAT
                                       Yes
                                       COP
Do you trust your friend to the extent that she can’t tell anybody?
                                      PAT
                Yes, I trust her
                 COP
                  How long have you been friends?
              PAT
            She’s my childhood friend 
                COP
        For how many years now.
                    TOPE
 About 15 years now
                  COP 2
                     Hey! What’s this?
           {He cries aloud when he sees a white handkerchief soaked with blood under a big book. They both rush towards her direction before Tope and Lanre rushes in from the sitting room}
          PAT
       Aaaaaaaaah!
{She shouts and faints on the spot}

	                                            INSIDE THE HOSPITAL	                                         
{She sleeps on a bed in one of the wards while a nurse is attending to her.}
  NURSE
No problem. She’ll be okay
{The nurse assures Tope and Lanre who were standing beside her in a confused State}
TOPE
Can I stay with her till dawn?
NURSE
No problem, you can go home. I can assure you everything will be all right.
TOPE & LANRE
Thank you
NURSE
You’re welcome.

THE NEXT DAY
 (The news of the genie in New York has spread all around the world in all the media but the Authority protects Pat’s picture and announced that a sum of 100,000 dollars is awaiting anyone who knows anything or helps to find the genie.}

 			                        NIKE’S ROOM
{Deji sits on the table angrily, looking at Nike who’s plugging a tape to the junction box under the dining table. When she finishes, she have her seat and face Deji, who’s seriously angry with her}
NIKE
Deji, please listen to me. I don’t like how you’re frowning at me like this, I did not bring you here to ridicule or molest you. Believe me, I brought you here to get you out of bondage, I brought you here to talk to you, to discuss how to get you back to normal, You’re not here to be hurt. Just take it easy with me and let me explain.

DEJI
What do you want to say? I don’t want to hear anything from you, I’m not ready to listen to you! Leave me alone and take me back to where I belong.
NIKE
Could you please, let me talk?
DEJI
I don’t want to listen to you. Can’t you hear me? Please, leave me alone! Leave me alone! Let me go!
{She begins to cry profusely, blaming herself for bringing him to her house. Her cry begin to melt his icy heart and he seems to be blaming himself}
DEJI
Nike! (He pause) Nike!
{She lift her head up and look at him. Her eyes have changed.}
DEJI
I’m sorry. I just don’t know how to explain myself. I’m sorry, I listen to you
{A long silence follows while she’s trying to shop her crying}
NIKE
I felt so sad when Tope told me everything about you but she don’t want Pat to know that I know you’ve with him,. Since she had told me, I started making moves, running around me, I started making moves, running around all the places I think I can find help to put you back to normal. You know, Pat is gentle and she don’t know some corners in this up as my problem too because you mean a lot to me and I can’t let your life waste away when I think I can give a helping hand. Through, we are apart but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t give a helping hand if I could.
{She stops for a while when she sense he’s getting his attention}
NIKE
Due to this I went to an Indian man and he said he can bring you back to normal with some techniques he have about genie but first I must bring you here with me since Pat did not tell me anything & about you. That’s why I arranged with those boys to help me out by stealing you out of Pat’s
DEJI
That’s very interesting. I never knew. I never knew you have this kind of plan for me. Thank you.
NIKE
You’re welcome
DEJI
When will the man come here?
NIKE
Tomorrow, of course.
DEJI
All right. I want to sleep
NIKE
Won’t you watch the Queen’s visit to Nigeria
DEJI
That’s nice.
(They sits there for over 30 minutes watching the Queen having handshakes with a long queue of important personalities in Nigeria)
DEJI
What’s so special about the Queen’s handshake that makes people queue up like this.
NIKE
You don’t know anything. Having the Queen’s handshake is one of the best thing that happen to me. I will keep the picture for life, if possible I will not wash the hand nor shake anybody for at least 3 weeks.
DEJI
Because of the Queen’s handshake?
NIKE
You don’t know anything. Just keep on watching.

 			                   NIKE’S BEDROOM
{The Indian man lays a red rug on a special table, then brings out a round transparent bottle of about 30cm tall from a black sack. He puts it on the table carefully and light up eleven candles round it. While he’s doing this, Deji is inside Nike’s dungarees’ front pocket, looking at the man in white and red regalia}

THE INDIAN MAN
Put him down.
{The man commanded and she brings him out from his pocket. As he steps on the red rug, the sight of the lighted candles and the big bottle looks so beautiful before his eyes .
He is walking straight towards the bottle, pass in-between 6 well arranged candles till he gets to a point where he can feel the bottle with his hand. As he stands there, the man brings out a opaque rectangular box with space at the bottom and place it on the bottle. It covers Deji too and he begins to murmur some incantation for & about 60 seconds. He looks at Nike, There eyes meet and he places his hands on the box again, he makes few unusual sign and lift up the box}
NIKE
Aaah!
{Nike exclaims and the man smiles while Deji is wondering what’s happening to him as he’s looking round and round inside the bottle, almost twice his height.}
THE MAN
This is where he’s going to be for three days.
NIKE
How will he come out of the bottle?
THE MAN
This is where he’s going to be for three day’s
NIKE
How will he come out of the bottle?
THE MAN
He will come out just like a genie in the bottle, the air will come out magically and he’ll escape with the gas. Immediately he steps his toes on the floor he will spring up to his normal size.
NIKE
Sure?
{The man nods and begins to pack his things}
And make sure no one enters this room beside you
NIKE
Okay

THE SECOND DAY
 		                      ON THE STREET OF NEW YORK		                 
{As he sits in the bottle, a reflection of the Queen’s visit to Nigeria that he watched on the TV few days ago dawns on him as he’s gradually falling asleep. He sees himself in a head warmer, winter coat and boots with gloves in his hand, packing snow from the main road. He begin to sing}
The song
Yesterday was special
I felt so high high  high  high
When I slept off I had a dream
The dream sounds so special
One I never thought of (Imagine)
Having an handshake with Queen

She said ‘Hello’ I said ‘I’m fine’
‘How is England?, I said too cold
And you’re still working in the snow?

I don’t know what to say (what to say)
With her blue eyes staring at me
And then I told her Majesty
I raised some loans to come here&
I have to pay the bank back
That’s why I’m working hard like a wheel
(oh oh oh)

‘Eeh  Deejay, see me later’
Said the Queen as she smiled at me
(oh, oh, oh)
‘Oh Great Queen Have a nice day’ and
I bow as she walks down slowly.

Still I feel so special
Feel so warm and hearty
When I had a handshake with Queen

{As he’s singing the song, six white ladies in a kind of wedding gown are dancing round him with beautiful display and backing up the sweet song. Still in the dream, he walks his way back into the bottle and the ladies are dancing round it}

DEJI
…Feel so warm and hearty, when I had an handshake with Queen.
{He opens his eyes, gradually waking up from his deep sleep}

Oh my God! So, I’ve been dreaming all the while; Fuck!

NEWS ON NEW YORK TELEVISION STATIONS
(Most news on the television proves that most New Yorkers have been walking with their heads bow down all the time in anticipation of finding the genie to win 100,000 dollars)

 

		                                  NIKE’S ROOM
{Aggressive knocks and ringing of the bell forces Nike to rush out of her bedroom to the sitting room. She opens and Tope comes in with pure anger in her eyes without any greeting}
TOPE
What is this nonsense all about now? How could you this for goodness sake? In fact, you’ve let me regret putting my trust in you how could you steal Deejay away from PAT?
How could you and for what?
                                                                   NIKE
What do you mean? I can’t understand you.
Who told you I stole Deejay and what gave you that impression?
                                                                 TOPE
Nike! Please, don’t let me get annoyed beyond this level. I beg and I urge you. Please go in and bring D.J
                                                                   NIKE
Tope, You’re crossing your boundary, it’s better you mind speech and how you talk to me. What do you mean by all these accusation? Who told you I stole D.J! Who told you?
                                                                  TOPE
All right; there is no need shouting on each other or exchanging words. Just give me 10 minutes to search your house.
                                                                   NIKE
My house? For what?
                                                                   TOPE
For D.J of course
{She replied and moves straight into the kitchen, while Nike runs after her. She enters the Kitchen and begins to search.}
TOPE
I thought you’re a friend, I put my trust in you, I told you a secret and you fucked up.
You disappointed me! Believe me, You did!
                                                                  NIKE
So, you still believe I kept D.J here in my house
                                                                   TOPE
Yes, of course. Because you’re the only one I told the secret

NIKE
How do you mean? Pat might have told another person too
                                                                  TOPE
Pat doesn’t have friends. She can never tell anybody.
                                                                     NIKE
No man is an Island. Do you want to tell me she don’t have friends at work, church and club?
                                                                    NIKE
What do you mean? Get away, ‘ode buruku!’(Dunce).
TOPE
Se emi l’ode? (I’m I the dunce)?
                                                                    NIKE
I don’t know. Dunces know themselves.
                                                                      TOPE
Dunces know themselves. Was that not what you said?
                                                                      NIKE
Please, I don’t have time for all these nonsense, just search and go. And don’t ever come to my house again.
{Tope walks out if the Kitchen into the sitting room, She searches for awhile then moves towards the bedroom’ door}

 		              NIKE’S  SITTING ROOM
NIKE
Where are you going?
TOPE
Your bedroom
NIKE
What does my bedroom has to do with D.J? Do you think I can keep him in my room.?
                                                                   TOPE
I’ve searched the sitting room and the kitchen, why should the bedroom be an exception?

NIKE
You can’t just poke nose into my affair, I have my own privacy to protect. Please for God’s sake, take your leave and forget about my bedroom.
TOPE
What’s so special about your bedroom? Is it not the same bedroom we use to sleep in together?
NIKE
I don’t have time for silly questions. Please take your leave. I have other things to do.
                                                                   TOPE
To God who made me, If I did not search this room today. May He take back my life before I return home. I’m not a dunce like you said and I’m going to prove that to you today, not tomorrow, not in the next one hour.
{She declares and wants to force her way in; She starts to pull Nike away from the door and they begin to fight each other. She gives Tope a punch in the abdomen and Tope pulls her shirt towards herself, they both roll from the back of the long seat, onto the seat and falls on the rug. Slapping, punching, booting reigns between them as they are rolling from one point to the other on the rug. In the heat of the moment, Tope gains advantage over Nike and sit on her waist, punches begin to rain on her.)

 		                                   NIKE’S BEDROOM
{Deji is envelope in fear. He begins to panic with the belief that something terrible is happening in the sitting room, may be some people are coming to steal him again. Due to this, he begin to push the bottle aggressively till it falls on the table and begin to roll on  till it falls onto the floor. And the bottle breaks}

  			                       SITTING ROOM
{Tope lifts Nike up in front of the bedroom door moves towards the long seat and smash her on the rug forcefully}
NIKE
Aaah! (Painfully)

{Tope turns back and opens the bedroom’s door, immediately; she sets her eyes on D.J. He wants to run away but as he sees she’s Tope, he keeps calm and she lifts her up in between his thumb and one of his fingers. Nike is still groaning on floor when she come back into the sitting room, takes up her coat from the chair and wear, then she puts him in her pocket}
TOPE
Next time, you’ll never try that with me again. Fuck you!
{She opens the door, walks out and closes it forcefully}

 			        OUTSIDE A BIG SUPERMARKET		
{She comes out of the supermarket with a shopping bag and joins the bus with the waiting passengers. They enters and the bus speeds away.)                                             

ON THE STREET
{She’s taking her stroll down the silent street slowly with a shopping bag in her right hand while a bike with two white guys on it is coming from behind. As the bike moves close, she senses that it’s so close to her and she wants to look back. Suddenly the guy at the back takes the shopping bag away from her and they zoom off.}
                                                                  TOPE
Aaaaaahhhh!
{She screams on top of her voice; Helplessly, she breaks down and begins to cry}
TOPE
Aaah! Deejay!
{She laments and starts to cry again.}

			                NIKE’S SITTING ROOM
{She sits by her bedroom’s door, looking at the broken bottle with disappointment before tears creeps down her cheeks}
NIKE
Five thousand dollars?
{She soliloquizes silently and shakes her head where she sits on the floor in between the sitting room and the bedroom. She sits there for long thinking about so many things}

                                       	      NIKE’S DOOR                                        
{Tope press the doorbell and waits for a while. Nike opens and sees her with tears in her eyes}
NIKE
What happened to you? (Surprisingly)
TOPE
I’m, I’m, I’m finished
{She opens her door and she comes in}

		                                    NIKE’S ROOM
{She’s crying profusely and uneasy to stop}
NIKE
Sit down, Sit down, just.
{She pampers her to sit down and give her water}
Nike
What’s wrong with you? What happened?
Talk to me. Tope, talk to me now.
{She tries to stop crying}
TOPE
When-when- I - I left, I went to McDonalds to buy few things; so - so when I left there I put D.J in a pack inside the shopping bag for conveniences then I board a bus. When I alighted at the junction, I began to walk home, so when I was going, I noticed a bike was coming from behind so I looked back in order to put myself on the right path, suddenly one of the guys just snatched the bag on motion and they ran away.
Nike
You mean D.J has been stolen
TOPE
Yes, Yes.
{A long silence follows}
NIKE
Believe me, D.J has a big problem; I mean a big spiritual problem. Is he the only one in this world? He made moves from Nigeria and was repatriated twice, he tried this one, the spiritualist died before 33 days, I also went ahead. Can you believe I paid 5,000 dollars for all these ‘runs’ I arranged for him?
TOPE
5,000 dollars?
NIKE
Yes, 5,000. I paid the Indian Voodooist 5,000 and he has assured me that everything will be okay within 3 days and the third day ends tomorrow morning. Suddenly, you came, fought me, broke the bottle and took him away. Can’t you see he has a big spiritual problem?
TOPE
You should have told me this before now, why haven’t you?
NIKE
The man said I should not let anybody know about it, that’s why I arranged for the stealing and remained indoor for the rituals because he warned that if any other ear or eye hear or see him. It won’t work that’s why I did it that way.
TOPE
Oh my goodness
NIKE
It’s nobody’s fault, who knows may be he’s having the wages of his sins. It might even be the sins of his parents. Tope, it’s not your fault my friend.
TOPE
Nike, Please help me.
NIKE
For what
TOPE
Please, don’t let anybody knows about this besides you and I.
NIKE
Well (she shrug). It’s all right (she nods)

 			                      ON THE STREET
{The guy at the back shows the bag to his friend}
ZORFF
How do we share it now?
STEVE
I don’t need it, I’ll be out of town early in the morning as discussed.
ZORFF
So, when will you back?
STEVE
Maybe in three weeks time.
ZORFF
Safe journey
{He zooms off and he walks away, staggering. He must have got drunk}

			                              ZORFF
			
{He empties the bag one by one on a table in his kitchen without noticing anything. The pack in which Tope puts him in falls on the table and he looks at it for a moment then wave it off, he thinks he does not place it very well. He throws the bag to an angle, leaves the kitchen and go to bed} Few minutes later, D.J crawls out of the pack and begin to walk on the table. He’s very hungry}.
DEJI
Lord Jesus, how I’m I going to get out of this place? This is hell.
{He starts to think about so many things as he’s walking towards a big pack of cornflakes. He feels it and pushes it with a weak force}
DEJI
Hmmh,! It full
{He takes a slow reverse walk and runs at a tremendous speed, exerts his whole weight on the pack’s side and it fell with its side on the table. He moves opening corner of the pack, he kick it several times and it opens up gradually, the he bend down, takes out a knife from his jeans trouser and enter the cornflakes pack, meanwhile his legs are outside. He tears the nylon, draw it out to a convenient place and cornflakes start to come out. He eats satisfactorily and begins to feel thirsty. From close the sinks with the plug then climb up and open the tap. He lift up a plastic spoon and extends it to the tap base, it collects some water and takes it back, he then kneels down, bend his head downward and starts sucking up the water in the spoon.}
DEJI
Aaawwh! (He yawn) Mo ti yo ! (Yoruba language: It means ‘I’m satisfied’)
{He sits behinds the tap, [learning his back by the wall then pulls up his shirt a bit and starts to rub is tummy softly with his left palm. When the water is full, he stands up, takes off his dress, off the tap, go down into the water and begins to swim and bath. He spends close to an hour in the sink before he comes out. He dresses up and looks at the whole place, thinking of a convenient place to sleep}
DEJI
Oh! I have not empty the sink.
{He stands beside the tap and pulls up the chain that’s attached to the plug. The water starts to go down the sink slowly, it seems something has blocked its flow}

                                                        ZORFF’S BEDROOM
{The unusual sound in the Kitchen wakes Zorff up: He gets off the bed, quickly takes a knife on his table and keeps walking into the kitchen taking each step carefully. He is sensing an attack, a bad premonition ahead of him}
  
			                        KITCHEN
{The Kitchen door knob moves slowly, Deji looks at the door and runs away through the back of tap, his body brushes a bottle on the draining board and begins to shake as he quickly runs for cover behind the bread bin and the blender. He opens the door and the bottle falls, it breaks and the water spills, meanwhile, the water is still going down the sink.
His hands begins to shake with the knife in his hands, as he’s looking at the water in the sink, the cornflakes the broken bottle. He waits for a while and the bread bin moves}
ZORFF
Aaah! A Ghost, it’s a ghost! Help me!
{He leaves the door and runs away, completely out of the house}

                                            OUTSIDE STEVE’S APARTMENT                                         
{He knocks the door with great force consecutively}
ZORFF
Steve! Steve!! Open the door! Open!
{Steve rushes out of bed when he hears his voice}
STEVE
Zorff! Zorff!! Is that you?

ZORFF
It’s me open the door!
{Steve opens and he rushes in}

			             STEVE’S SITTING ROOM
What is it? What happened?
ZORFF
Man, the lady is a ghost
STEVE
Which lady?
ZORFF
The one I snatched her bag.
STEVE
How come?
ZORFF
When I got home, I arranged everything on my kitchen’s table and went to bed. So, while I was sleeping, my mind kept telling me that something was in the kitchen, suddenly I heard water going down the sink, I thought it’s impossible but when I got to the kitchen, I was surprised, I saw the cornflakes on the table but what amazed me most was the water in the sink, and the broken bottle on the floor, later the bread began to move and my head seems to be getting bigger. That was how I ran out of the house.
STEVE
Stupid coward, Is that why you left your house?
ZORFF
Why won’t I? You don’t know anything; I pray you won’t see what I saw.

		                         STEVE’S BEDROOM (NIGHT)        			                 
{They both sleep on the bed, Zorff is on the left while Steve sleeps by the right.? In order to wave off bad thoughts, Zorff put a headphone round his head listening to some music while Steve is gradually falling asleep. Zorff sleeps wh his face on the pillow, as he’s enjoying the music he’s tapping one of his left fingernails on the bed lightly at regular intervals. As he’s doing this, unusual feeling starts running through Steve as if a spirit is tapping at the door, he moves his bed cloth away and lift up his head, looks to the right and left. Unconsciously, Zorff stops the tapping, after a while Steve sleeps back again, as he’s sleeping the tapping resumes again. He push up his bed cloth hastily with fear, immediately his hand touch Zorff’s leg he lifts up his head and see fear in Steve’s eyes. Steve rushes and dodge under bed and Zorff follows suit, as they were struggling under the bed, the bed shakes a little, the Walkman falls on Zorff’s side and the bed clock falls on Steve’s side.}
ZORFF
It’s here again! It’s here!
{He rushes out from under the bed and Steve follows, With fear, they runs into the sitting room. Steve falls down at the door and Zorff falls on him too, some other things fall on them as well. At last they run out of the house and run away on Steve’s bike}
 
		                                 CLUB HOUSE   
{Zorff and Steve sit by a long table having drinks. On the table are strippers dancing on the table to the rhythm of the music.}
ZORFF
Had I known, I wouldn’t have tried that nonsense tonight
STEVE
Life is risk, every endeavor will definitely fall on one side fail or success, good or bad.
ZORFF
Man, this is bad. It’s a bad day
STEVE
It will soon be over.
ZORFF
Look at that lady, look, look.
STEVE
{STEVE takes a careful look}
It seems she wore this kind of the coat
ZORFF
She can never be
STEVE
Never, may be they just look alike. Stop looking at her.
ZORFF
But, what of if she comes to us?
STEVE
How can she come to us? Are we the only one here?
{The lady they’re looking at knows they are looking at her. She’s discussing them with her friend}
THE LADY
Let me approach them if they can pay my price
HER FRIEND
Go .Try.
{She writes something in a paper and move towards their direction}
She’s coming
STEVE
She’s not coming here, take your eyes away from her.
{As she moves closer to them, they both stand up and go to another table}
ZORFF
Is she the one?
STEVE
I don’t know. Aren’t you the one that saw her face?
{She goes back to her friend and tell her observation.}
THE LADY
It seems they have a problem, can you believe they ran away for me?
HHR FRIEND
May be they’re born again that want to have fan.
THE LADY
They might be imbecile
HER FRIEND
They can never be, it’s either they are born again Christians, studious students or genius.
You go back to them and flaunt your breast at them, you’ll see they’ll smile at you in return, then speak them into having fun.
THE LADY
It’s better they’re studious students, I’ll draw out their last penny, I swear.
{She leaves her friend and walks away through an unusual direction}

ZORFF
I like this one, can’t you see her thighs? Hmmh, lovely.
{He points at one of the stripers dancing on the table}
STEVE
Her backside is freaks me most, It’s driving me crazy, I feel like standing on the table with her.
ZORFF
Then, what will you do
STEVE
Bring out my thing and put my thing into the thing.
ZORFF
You wanna do the thing?
STEVE
Yeah, life is all about the thing
ZORFF
I pray the thing won’t kill you
STEVE
It doesn’t really matter, I came out of the thing, so If I die on the thing, I must have fuck the thing and probably enjoy the thing.
{Laughs}
ZORFF
Wait, wait, let me tell you something.
{He manages to say the sentence as he’s engulfed in laughing. Suddenly, the ladies appears at their back and places her hands on their respective shoulders. The fear returns instantly, then she opens her coat and flaunts her provocative breast which is delicately put in place by the thin bra.}
THE LADY
Hi guys. Why running away from me? Lets.
{She hasn’t finished the sentence when they look at each other}
ZORFF & STEVE
Run away? Aaaahhhh1
{The scream is so loud and frightening that one of the stripers jumps from the table and falls on those drinking on the other side. The scream and falling induce others and the whole club turns into pandemonium. Steve and Zorff were the first to run out of the club. As they run out to cross the road, a big trailer appears in front of them, it faces them and legs were glued at a point}

			                MAIN ROAD (NIGHT)

ZORFF & STEVE
Aaaaaah!
{Steve quickly pulls Zorff to himself, they fall down on the road with their face up and the trailer pass over them with their eyes firmly closed. The trailer pass away and Steve open his eyes.
STEVE
Zorff! Zorff! Open your eyes, we are still alive.
ZORFF
Aaaah! (He screams). We’re still alive?
{People are looking at them but they seems not to give a damn or they are completely unaware. Immediately, they stand up, they run to their bike, mount on it and speed away}
ZORFF
Move! Move!! Move!!!
{Zorff shouts as they pass by the static trailer. The person beside the driver is about to come down when he sees them passing by at a terrifying speed}

THE DRIVER
What’s wrong with them?
THE GUY BESIDE THE DRIVER
I don’t know. But I suspect they are thieves.
{The driver nods, starts the engine and they begin to move on slowly.}

 			                       ON MOTION
{Steve looks at the speedometer and nods. It has exceeded the normal limit. Suddenly, a car appears from a bend, hastily moving towards them}

ZORFF
Get off! Get off the road!
{Zorff shouts and starts to struggle with him. On the double the car negotiates the corner perfectly and speeds away meanwhile they’re out of control as Zorff bends Steve’s hand to the right and they drivers off the road into a sloppy grassy land}
ZORFF
Eeh! Stop! Stop!! Stoooooop!!!
STEVE
I can’t, this place is sloppy! I can see another road ahead!
ZORFF
Down the slope?
STEVE
Leave me alone! You this stupid coward!
{They cross the road and their bike hit a long flowerbed. The bike stops and summersault over the flowerbed. They faint for a while.}
STEVE.
Zorff! Zorff!! Zorff!!! Get up.
{He calls as he gains consciousness and try to lift up his head. He opens his eyes slowly.
Suddenly he screams again when he sees something ahead of him}

ZORFF
Aaaaaah!
{Steve looks back and sees they are in a cemetery}
STEVE
Aaaaaah!
{He screams too and they start to run again.}

                                               ZORFF’S HOUSE (MORNING)
{Deejay is wandering round the kitchen, from there, he passes under the curtain and walks into the sitting room. He stands beside the long leather seat looking at the glass center table in the middle of the room}

DEJI
What’s that?
{He startles when he heard a sound from a corner, in-between a table and a seat beside.
The entrance door. He remains static for a while and a moderately tall white cat comes out}
DEJI
Aaaaaaahh!
{He screams and run away behind the seat while the cat runs away in the opposite direction too. With fear, he runs from the back of the seat to the speaker (on the floor)
The cat is behind a chair too, carefully looking at him, it fears him too. He moves to the back of the speaker}
DEJI
Thank God.
{He feels so happy when he sees few grooves at the back of the speaker in which he can climb up the speaker with. He climbs up the speaker quickly. While he’s doing this, the cat has noticed that he fears a lot and it puts up the courage to face him. As he stands on the speaker, trying to maintain balance, the cat is running towards him at a terrifying speed.}

DEJI
Oooooh!
{He screams, fly with all his strength and grips the TV’s edge before the cat hit the speaker off the ground with great force. The cat jumps over the speaker on the floor and attempts to pull down his legs while he’s trying to climb up the TV.}
DEJI
Yeeeaaaah!
{He screams and the cat misses his legs. As he climbs up the TV, he runs with full force and jump into the aquarium when the cat makes the second attempt and finds itself a space on the TV.}
 
		                     INSIDE THE AQUARIUM 
{He swims to all directions while some fishes were running after him at first, he swims round a toy frogman and a red wheel pumping air, making bubbles inside the water. He struggles out of the aquarium, steps on the stool and jumps down, then moves towards the center table. Suddenly the cats appears again and begin to chase him around the transparent glass center table. He begins to feel tired, then runs to a seat, lie flat on the rug and goes under the chair, the cat also run after him. While he’s under the chair, he pulls out his knife and stabs it on his hind limb forcefully. The cat feels the pain deeply. It screams, runs away and comes back again with pure anger, struggling to find its way under the chair too. He stabs it again with force and it runs away completely. After some minutes, Deji comes out and runs into the kitchen. He closes the door with force so that the cat won’t come in. He climbs up unto the kitchen table and go to the window.}

DEJI
If I jumped down on his flowerbed. I’m going to wound myself
{He looks back and sees a thick napkin beside the blender. He goes for the napkin, pick up a dry foamy sponge too and drags them along with him to the window. He puts the foam on the napkin and wraps himself up. From the window, he jumps onto the well-trimmed green flowers. He rolls back and frees himself from the napkin, then jumps unto the green grass below the flower. From the back of the kitchen, he walks round the house to the front where there’s a small lawn.}

 		                                ON THE LAWN 
DEJI
Yeeeeeeeehh!
{He screams on top of his voice when he sees a green snake coming his direction.
He runs away and the snake begins to chase him. A deadly and adventurous chase. As he’s running on the lawn, he falls down and the snake clamps its mouth in his trainers. He fights so hard hitting its head with his right leg but the snake is so tough as his left leg is still moving into its mouth. In the heat of the moment, as he’s struggling to pull out his knife, a pick-up van drives into the compound speedily, coming towards him and the snake.
He screams again and throws his knife away, the tyres looks so big before his eyes, coming at a fast rate to walk over him}
DEJI
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!
{He screams the biggest and the loudest scream of his life and faints as the tyre walks over the snake, missing his leg by a very small inch. Zorff and Steve comes out of the pick-up van with one other guy and they go straight into the house.}

 			               SITTING ROOM 
{The cat meets them at the door and they see blood on its limbs}
Zorff
Oh, Ghost, ghost, ghost
{He says it aloud unconsciously}
STEVE
It’s not ghost, it’s a spirit.
{They all look around the sitting room, the speaker is out of place, the stool below the aquarium is wet and the blood on the cat’s limbs is giving them a lot of concern. It shows a spirit is truly in the house}
ZORFF
I’m no more living here. No more!
{He declared and walks straight into his bedroom pulling Dan’s hand along with him}

		                         BESIDE THE VAN                     
{Zorff brings out his bags from the house}
Dan
Zorff! Come over here
{Dan calls and he drops his bags beside the tyre. As he answers Dan, the sound enters Deji’s ear and he begin to regain consciousness}
DEJI
No I’m dead, I’m not alive. I’m I alive?
I can’t be, I must be dead. Oh Jesus, Save my soul, let my soul rest in perfect peace, bless my parents and those I left behind, bless my dear Pat.
{He removes his leg from the snake’s mouth with little stress and manages to stand up, then staggers towards the tyre. He touches the tyre and feels it}
DEJI
Can a dead man touch? No, it wasn’t like that in ‘Ghost,’ my hands supposed to enter the tyre. I’m still alive?
{He walks out from under the van and sees two bags and a blue rucksack before him beside the tyre}

DEJI
I must go with them
{He assures himself, brings out a blade in his pocket, tears down a side of the rack sack and enters through the space he creates for himself}

STEVE
Please, let’s go, I still have a lot to do
{Steve urges them while Zorff is looking the door. They enter the car before Zorff. Zorff lifts up his bags and put them at the back of the pick-up van where there are numerous fairly used clothes to be sold at Rag stores}

                      	            	AT THE BACK OF THE VAN		       
{As the van is on motion, Deji comes out of the rucksack and finds himself in the midst of numerous fairly used cloths. He keeps wandering, also looking at New 
York City as the van passes by the major streets.  After about 30 minutes, It stops in front of a big mall. Deji quickly finds his way and hide himself inside a house.
A man joins them as they are alighting from the van and they starts to bargain}

		                              INSIDE THE STORE
{Lumps of clothes were in the big store. Deji is highly suffocated inside the hose, he struggles very hard and later finds his way to the top, the scent of the perfume is too much for him as he’s wandering all over the clothes looking for a way out. In the process, his stomach begins to rumble, the urge to go to toilet arise. Later, he pulls down his jeans and his pant, then crouches down and starts to excrete on the clothes. He covers his mouth with handkerchief as the bad odors mixes with the perfume in the rags}

 		         AT THE BACK OF THE STORE’S DOOR       
{A black lady opens the door, as she’s about to enter the store, another lady stops her and they starts to talk. Deji quickly makes use of this opportunity to find his way out.
While he’s beside the doorframe, he takes a careful look at the lady’s shoe and looks up into her tights high above him, under the lady. She enters the store and the other lady faces another direction. It looks like an advantage to get out of the place. Deji runs after her.
The lady enters first and Deji walks in easily because the door doesn’t touch the ground.}

		                              LADIES BATHROOM
DEJI
Oh my goodness, this is Ladies, bathroom
{He sees different shapes and figures of naked women putting off their dresses those putting theirs on and those that are bathing under the shower. A lady under the shower clears water away from her face and looks down, a few meters from her. She sees something unusual and clears her face again with her left hand}
THE LADY
What’s this?
{Deji knows she has seen him. Swiftly, he disappears before her eyes. She takes a brief pause and shrug, thinking it might be an insect and continues her bathing}

 		                                THE SUPERMAKET 
{He finds his way into the supermarket’s section of the company where customers are passing by without having a glimpse of him, though, he’s making his moves shillfully, dodging, pausing, and walking when necessary. He dodges himself behind long array of truck toys at the base of the rack in the toy’s section. A woman is passing by pushing a trolley full of provisions, stationeries and goodies. Suddenly, a rectangular wafer biscuit falls down from the trolley, the woman has moves a few distance before she senses that something has dropped, as she looks back, something just pass by swiftly carrying the biscuit on its head and runs into another array of big toys.

THE WOMAN
{Remain startled for a while.}
THE MAN COMING FROM BEHIND
I saw it, it runs into the….
THE WOMAN
Yes, into that place
THE MAN
But, what was that?
THE WOMAN
Believe me, I’ve never seen such before, it beats my imagination.
{One of the workers sees them and come over from the other side of the rack. They explains what they saw to the lady}

 		                                INSIDE THE RACK 
{He forces its way through a little space behind the wood that demarcates the racks internally and moves to other side at the back of transistor radios}

		                                   THE LADY 
How does it look like?
THE WOMAN
I can’t just describe it, I’ve never seen such before.
THE MAN
It seems it has two legs
THE WOMAN
Something like that. And it carries the biscuit on its head.

{The lady bends down and starts bringing out the toys one by one. She empties the place and can’t find anything.}
THE LADY
Can you see now?
THE MAN & THE WOMAN
Yes (They nod)
THE WOMAN
But? I saw something
THE MAN
And me too. I saw it
{The lady starts to put the toys back in place and the man and the woman walks away.]

 		      11 MONTHS AFTER HE HAD LEFT NIGERIA 
                                                         
                                                            (NIGERIA)
{A boy of about 15 years of age sits in front of a very old man with white beards in a spiritualist’s room. In his hand is a small stick with massive black thread wounded round it}
THE OLD MAN
All right my son, I’m listening to you. What did you say you saw in your Late father’s room?
THE BOY
I saw this thing and I don’t know what it means but I’m sure it stands for something.
{He shows it to the old man and he nods, a nod that gives a sense of confirmation}
THE BOY
What is its name Baba?
THE OLD MAN
Well done my son,. I appreciate your boldness. That’s very good of you (He pauses). To answer your question. What you have in your hand is called bondage.
THE BOY
Bondage?

THE OLD MAN.
Yes bondage. In Yoruba land, it is used for so many things, both good and bad. To highlights the goods, they are used for long life, holding pregnancies to avoid miscarriages, binding secrets and so on but for the bad ones it might be used to tie someone’s success or, most times, pregnancy.
THE BOY
Ho do you mean? I mean how does it relate with long life.
THE OLD MAN.
Thank you my son. That’s a very good question. In the first instance, when a child is dying after being born several times, it can be used to tie the child’s life to stop him from going back. With this, his life could be extended to as much as 100 years and more but if this is not found, the person will find it hard to die until this is loosen.
 For the second one, when a woman is having miscarriages, it can be used to tie the pregnancy and would be loosen after nine month when the child is due for birth. For the third one, most government officials and other people in various works of life use it to bind their secrets so that nobody would ever think of checking their past deeds when they were in office. And for the bad side, it might be used to tie someone’s success especially if he or she is too proud. It is usually used to teach such people bitter lesson, also, it is used by bad people to tie other woman’s pregnancy, that’s why you see some women carrying their pregnancies for over a year, even five years plus in extreme case.
THE BOY
That terrible. Very unfair.
THE OLD MAN
That is life my son, there is nothing that has advantages without disadvantages but our prayer is that God should help our people to use their powers to create positive effects.
THE BOY
What do you think I should do to this?
THE OLD MAN
Let me ask from ‘Ifa’ first. He’s the one that will direct us whether to loose it or not.
THE BOY
Alright Baba
{He uses his rosary to do some display on the ‘Ifa’ board. He tries it three times, takes a brief pause and nods his head}
THE OLD MAN.
From what Ifa told me, it is suppose to have been loosen for a long time, so, we can go ahead.
THE BOY
Should I do that?
THE OLD MAN
Bring it first, let me put it in this calabash first to confirm some other things.
{He gives it to the old man and he put it in the calabash. He closes his eyes and seems to be seeing a vision in his mind’s eyes. He waits for a while and opens his eyes again}
THE BOY
What did you see Baba?
THE OLD MAN
Many things went to a journey together, a living and non-living things. (He pauses). I see that the non-living things will not come back to normal again, only the living springs up before my eyes.
THE BOY
Why?
THE OLD MAN
There are some things that are used to prepare it that is not revealed to me. If it means a lot I’ll be told.
{He brings it out from the calabash and give it to him}
THE OLD MAN
Loose it now
{The boy begin to loose the thread around the stick gradually}

	              UNDER THE RACK IN THE SUPERMARKET (LONDON)
{As he’s sleeping behind the truck toys, he begins to feel something like muscle grip, just like incredible hulk, his shirt begins to tear, he runs out from the rack to open space.
His jeans begin to tear too, he pulls it down, throw it away and starts to scream without anything on him. Gradually, his voice starts going up}
A WHITE LADY
Aaaaaaaah!
{She screams when she sees the naked black body rolling on the ground. Few people comes round to see the expanding naked body and runs away on hearing his scream, they all run out of the mart and management decides to close the door.
After reaching its normal size, he faints.}
 
		                            OUTSIDE THE MART
{A pool of crowed with journalists and photographers were outside. The policemen guides the body with white cloth on the stretcher as two members of the paramedics Are pulling it along. The stretcher is lifted up into the bus, the doctor’s centers the body and the Ambulance drives away}

 		                              NEW YORK CITY 
{All the newspapers in New York comes out with various headline on the genie. The TV and the radio plays their roles too granting people various interviews on the genie asking if he should be repatriated or given permanent stay.}

		                                  ON THE TV
{Worldwide Lottery spokesman declares on television that they’ll be visiting the genie at the hospital in order to sign his forms. He displays their new advert poster with the colorful caption:
‘IF A GENIE COULD WIN, WHY NOT YOU?’ 

 		                                    HOSPITAL        
{The hospital door opens up for D.J and Pat for the mammoth crowd to see for the first time. Flashes of camera turns the night to day as they walks from the hospital door till they enter their car and drives away.}

 		                                         AIRPORT
{Few days later, the plane takes off at JFK Airport. He returns to Nigeria with Pat.}

THE END.