Scene 17

Scene 17

(This scene opens with the staff in the kitchen as Anna and Ene are busy cooking. Kunle and Chuks are standing next to them, giving them what they ask for. Titi enters the kitchen).

Titi: God, it's not easy, see children everywhere. (They laugh). So everything is set out there, the crowd is not much but people are still coming. And how are things here?

Anna: We are doing great.

Chuks: Very, see as this place dey scent. Mama you and Anna go show us more love as na we wey dey help una run things.

Ene: (She and Anna laugh). Thank you Chuks and Kunle.

Titi: What about me, make una no forget me o.

Anna: (Laughs). We won't. Well done Titi.

Titi: Ehn, thank you. Cause me too I work well well. If you see the way I dey work dey welcome people ehn, dey stretch dey hang ballon, my body don dey shake sef.

Kunle: Oh please stop fretting of your little achievement, you shook ten people so what. Try standing here for hours trying to understand all the culinary terms they speak and trying to identify which of the spoons is a spatula and giving them the right spoon they need. You haven't worked yet girl. And here I was thinking that spoon was just spoon.

(They all stop and look at him. He sees that Anna stopped what she was doing as he was standing next to her which cause him to raise his head up and see them staring at him).

Kunle: What?

Chuks: Guy na you be this?

Kunle: Yeah, why y'all looking at me like that?

Titi: You just spoke good English.

Kunle: (Chuckles then smiles). Just because I speak pigin ain't mean I'm not refined. (They stay quiet and continue to look at him. Anna smiles then chuckles). Well don't mind me, y'all go back to cooking before this place starts smoking.

Anna: (Smiles). Okay.

(Chuckles and goes back to cooking so does Ene. Titi and Kunle still look at him dumbfounded as he continues to look at what Anna is doing. Jennifer and Isaac are being shown as they stand in front of Whitney's room waiting for her).

Jennifer: Whit what kind of wardrobe problems can you be having, you are ten.

Isaac: Like. You are taking longer than Jennifer on a normal day. In fact on everyday.

Whitney: Jennifer doesn't know zip about fashion. No offense.

Jennifer: What!

Isaac: She said no offense.

Jennifer: Whatever just come out already, and what you are wearing better be dazzling.

(Whitney comes out two seconds later, in a jean, a top and a jacket. Both Jennifer and Isaac look at her).

Jennifer: So it took you over forty minutes to put on a jean, top and jacket. (Shakes her head). Let's go.

Whitney: You can't blame me, I'm a child, I'm still learning.

Isaac: Women, you amaze me.

(They head down stairs. As they start coming down, everyone starts singing a happy birthday song for Whitney. When she gets to the middle of the living room, Fredrick is standing there with her cake in his hands with his parents him and her siblings behind her. Anna is standing with the staff at the back. She blows out the candle when they instruct her to and when she does, they all clap and they continue the party. The party goes on and Fredrick is shown looking around for someone, when he sites Anna talking with Femi, he goes to meet them. As he approaches them he hears them laughing).

Fredrick: Is this where all the fun is happening?

Anna: (Her and Femi look at him as he drew their attention). Not at all. Femi was just telling me about a new site you guys just got that he wants to get married in, when he has a girlfriend.

Fredrick: I hope you encouraged him to keep dreaming?

Femi: (Hits Fredrick on his shoulder playfully). Yeah she did. And I was told by Jennifer that she was the one who set this up, made the food, pastries and the cake, the cake was so tasty and wonderful. Everything is. And we were about getting to that when you arrived. Well I will go find me some more cake, Anna, it was a pleasure to finally meet you and it was nice chatting with you.

Anna: Same here, the pleasure is all mine. (They shake hands and Femi leaves). He's cool.

Fredrick: Yeah he is. This is a really great party, for a rush party planned in 24 hours.

Anna: Thank you. Your money didn't go to waste.

Fredrick: At all. Hope you are enjoying the party though, the kids aren't boring you.

Anna: Not at all. It's nice to have some more kids run around as long as they don't break anything.

Fredrick: Yes, that very fundamental number one rule. (They laugh). Hey would like to go out next Saturday. Nothing special, I just feel like going out on a weekend since it's been a while I have. I can even take you up on that restaurant offer you made.

Anna: Um sure, no problem, I'm down if you are.

Fredrick: Great. And I promise no sites with fan girls trace. (Anna laughs and Fredrick joins too as they talk in between laughs. As they are laughing, Whitney runs up to them with Carol and Solomon behind her also heading to Anna and Fredrick's direction).

Whitney: Daddy this party is awesome, thank you daddy.

Fredrick: You are princess. But you also have to thank Anna, she was the brain behind it all.

Whitney: Thank you Anna. (She hugs Anna).

Anna: You are welcome sweetie. (Whitney leaves them).

Carol: Anna the party is wonderful. Well planned and organised.

Solomon: And the dishes were breathe taking. Excellent wine choice.

Anna: Thank you.

Carol: Well we will be going to bed now. We leave first thing in the morning.

Fredrick: So soon? It's not that late and you guys just got here Friday night.

Solomon: Yeah well, I have a plan to catch and your mother has a seminar to go to in the teaching hospital in Abuja.

Fredrick: Oh, okay, good night then.

Solomon: Good night.

Carol: It was a pleasure meeting you Anna.

Anna: And you both ma. (Solomon shakes her and when she stretches her hand to Carol, she pulls her into a hug).

Carol: (After the hug they turn around and start to leave). And you, if you miss us so much and want to keep seeing our faces, you know where we live.

(Fredrick and Anna laugh and they continue chatting as Carol and Solomon head to their room).

Scene closes.