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VillageBoi: ^ ^ ^ ^

Lol, my brain no even dey in order right now to think of something

Ah ah ah Sir Villageboi. ...wat re u doing? Are you with Eunice now? #jst kidding#

^^^^ But Eunice no gree make he chop her kpomo naa. They both deceived each other. He lied to her about how the exam went well while she lied about coming to 'see' him later.

I kinda get what you're saying as per the conclusion but I won't change anything since you didn't suggest smth specific.

^^^^^^^

prof800: maybe becos, it was initially visualized as a feature before being converted to a short. maybe ni oo.

Hmm...I refuse to say you are right

VillageBoi: Lol, pretty funny. Chei, Eunice don suffer! I really like the 'title' of this short. Your 'descriptions' are getting better. Though the whole build up didn't seem to come to a 'satisfying' conclusion for me.

Ok bro. So, what do you suggest as regards the unsatisfactory conclusion?


Btw, was it Eunice that suffered or Kayode?

PIECES OF MIND

BY

SHOLAY



















INT. CLASSROOM- DAY

FADE IN

In a dilapidated classroom, 42 students of ages 14-16 in white uniforms are seated in their desks, waiting for their tall and lanky ‘General Paper’ teacher to place the exam paper on each person’s desk. Pencils, pens, erasers and sharpeners are on most desks. Mr. Waheed is standing in front of the classroom, with question papers in his hands and surveying the students’ sitting arrangement with his eagle eyes. He is wearing a long sleeve shirt that’s well tucked into stripped pant trousers.

MR WAHEED
(Clears throat; there is absolute silence) I do not want to see anybody talking. Failure to comply leads to the end of this paper. Direct every question to me; I mean…reasonable questions.

[Kayode adjusts his chair and yawns. The exam paper ‘lands’ on his desk with the empty back page facing upwards. Not long after, all the students have the exam papers on their desks.]

MR WAHEED
So, the duration of my paper is just 45 minutes. (Checks his leather wristwatch) It’s 8.30 a.m. Remember to write your names on the exam paper or you score zero. Start!

[All the students quickly turn over their exam sheets to answer the questions. Kayode turns over his question paper and sees ‘GENERAL PAPER’ written as the subject. He looks around and writes ‘EUNICE AGBABIAKA’ in front of the ‘NAME’.]

MR WAHEED
(Walks gently around) No murmuring.

[Kayode sighs and picks his pen. He stares at the number one question which reads: ‘Who is the first Executive President of Nigeria?’ He shakes his head gently and falls into deep thoughts.]

*FLASH BACK*

EXT. BUNGALOW- DAY

In front of an unpainted bungalow, a woman in her mid-40s is washing some clothes in a large bowl. She is wearing a shirt and a wrapper tied round her chest. A boy of 16 years of age walks out of the bungalow in shorts, though shirtless.

KAYODE
Maami, e ku ise. [Mummy, well done.]

MRS ADERETI
Ose jare. [Thank you jare]Se o ti j’ounje e tan? [Have you finished your food?]

KAYODE
(Nods)Hun. Ehn…Sina so fun mi wipe Shehu Shagari ni first executive president Nigeria sugbon mo ro wipe Nnamdi Azikwe ni. [Sina told me Shehu Shagari is the first executive president of Nigeria but I thought it was Nnamdi Azikwe.]

MRS ADERETI
(Eyes him) Azikwe ko, Yar’Adua ni. [Not only Azikwe, na Yar’Adua.]

KAYODE
Ehn-ehn-ehn, Yar’Adua ni. [Oh, so it’s Yar’Adua…]

MRS ADERETI
(Interrupts him) Sebi mo so fun e pe ki o ma ba omo Sina yen sere mo? [Didn’t I tell you not to play anymore with that boy called Sina?]

INT. CLASSROOM-DAY

[Kayode beams a thin smile and quickly writes ‘Yar’Adua’ as the answer to question 1.]

KAYODE
(Whispers to himself) Azikwe ko, Yar’Adua ni. [Not only Azikwe, na Yar’Adua.]

[He nods and moves to the second question which reads: ‘Who was the first man that walked on the moon?’ He falls into a deep thought.]

*FLASHBACK*

INT. CHURCH- DAY

People are seated on benches in glamorous regalia while a man in his early 50s is standing at the podium, wearing a ‘coat’. Kayode is seated amongst the congregation.

PASTOR EMEKA
(Drops the bible in his hand on the pulpit and moves around) You see, Jesus Christ did so many miracles, that even some were not mentioned in the Bible. But brethren, I want you to know that the greatest miracle Jesus Christ did was our salvation. Praise God…

CONGREGATION
Hallelujah!

PASTOR EMEKA
That was the greatest miracle. (Raises his voice) The lamb was slain for our sake. The second greatest miracle was that He walked on the…moon. Jesus walked…He wasn’t afraid of the storm; He held unto great faith…

CONGREGATION
Hallelujah…

PASTOR EMEKA
Glory to Jesus. He was the first man that walked on moon. So, what is impossible for the Lord to do?

SISTER RACHEL
You mean water sir?

PASTOR EMEKA
Whether moon oh or water, they are the same thing.

INT. CLASSROOM- DAY

[Kayode beams a thin smile and then stares at the question again; little anxiety is written on his face. He cancels the word ‘moon’ from the question and writes ‘water’ in its stead. He puts down ‘Jesus Christ’ as the answer to question 2 and sighs.]

MR WAHEED
(Stands in front of the class) You have thirty minutes more. (Pauses for a while)I know my questions can be very difficult, that’s why I chipped in the last question. It’s a bonus.

[Kayode quickly jumps other questions for the last one which reads: ‘One plus one’. He smiles, staring at Mr Waheed and falls into a deep thought]

*FLASHBACK*


INT. CHURCH- DAY

Pastor Emeka is standing at the podium in a long sleeve shirt and black trousers. The congregation is seated, listening attentively to the sermon. Most of the people seated are young boys and girls, including Kayode.

PASTOR EMEKA
(Cleans his sweaty face with a handkerchief) You see, the devil is all out for the youths because he is aware that they are the future of the church! He is out to destroy lives especially that of young people to truncate their destiny. Do you get me? The father of all liars wants to hinder your purpose. My dear brothers and sisters, you must not allow him. He must not be given a chance! [Kayode nods]

PASTOR EMEKA
And one particular area the devil has trapped youths of this day is sex and relationships. Sex before marriage is a sin. Until the man and woman become one, sex is not allowed. Marriage brings the man, which is an entity, and a woman, which is another entity, and they become one! One plus one becomes one! Anything outside that is not God’s will.

INT. CLASSROOM- DAY

[Kayode nods with a smile and quickly writes ‘One’ as the answer to the last question. He hears a whisper from the girl sitting beside him.]

FATIMA
(In a very low voice) Have I seen you in class before?

KAYODE
(Quickly covers his sheet) Mind your business. I don’t teach people during exams.

FATIMA
(Angrily but still at a taciturn voice) What’s wrong with this one?

[He glances through the exam paper and writes down some things and walks up to Mr Waheed who is standing at the doorpost.]

MR WAHEED
You are done?

[He nods and Mr Waheed collects his script.]

MR WAHEED
You’ve only spent 25 out of 45 minutes.


KAYODE
(Smiles) Some of us are that good sir. And I got the trick in your bonus question. Very tricky…but I got it.

MR WAHEED
(Lowers his voice)There is no trick, that’s why I called it a bonus. Isn’t one plus one two? [Kayode becomes a bit sad]

KAYODE
(Lowers his voice) Em...but sir, this isn’t a Maths exam. I was thinking maybe one in terms of…

MR WAHEED
(Still in a taciturn voice) The answer is simply one. Life is simple; we just decide to complicate it most times. (Looks through the exam sheet) Your answers are really…waoh. [Kayode smiles] And…your name is Eunice?

KAYODE
(Forces a smile)Em…well, my parents thought I was a girl when I was born not until I reached puberty.

[Mr Waheed looks bemused. Kayode quickly walks out of the classroom, pocketing his pen.]


EXT. MANGO TREE- DAY

A young girl of about 14 years of age is seated anxiously on a bench under a mango tree, wearing a white uniform. Kayode joins her.

EUNICE
Kayode dear, how far?

KAYODE
(Smiles broadly) It was very simple. I finished it in 25 minutes.

EUNICE
(Hugs him)Oh my God, thank you. Hope Mr Waheed didn’t notice you sha?

KAYODE
Which teacher knows all the students he or she teaches in a public school? The paper was very okay. (Looks into her eyes)That’s the advantage of having a senior as your boyfriend.

EUNICE
(Smiles) I know. Thank you very much. (Stands up)

KAYODE
Where are you going?

EUNICE
I want to go and play with Maria; her boyfriend also went to write an exam on her behalf.

KAYODE
(Pulls her gently to his lap) Come on; come with me. My parents have gone to work. You know…I have really ‘excavated’ energy from that exam I wrote…

EUNICE
(Smiles) You and this your big big English sha.

KAYODE
I mean…I got energy from the exam. (Tickles her) And I would like to dissipate such energy on you. (Pecks her cheek)

EUNICE
Hmm…okay, no problem. Go home and take your bath. I will join you soon.

KAYODE
(Smiles) Okay. Don’t keep me waiting.

[He quickly leaves while she smiles.]

EUNICE
(Countenance changes instantly; hisses loudly) Eh-eh-eh! Na God go tear you slap for dream, id.iot. He wan ‘distipate’ energy on me on top general paper. Olorun ma je! Make im dey wait till Jesus come.

[She walks briskly towards another direction.]


FADE OUT

I am forced to comment at dis stage. Melvin shudnt push his luck too far naa. So much about his cool and nice guy strategy but Africa can't let someone like him win! Maybe he is trying to pull a Karen.

He won't get evicted...that's the truth...but I don't believe he would win.

^^^^^ I have been checking this thread to see your response...classic speedyboi

StateOfMind: Sholay my larve *in dillish's voice*..why have you been hiding..

*trouble ooooo* Am now a 'reader'. Enjoying d updates here btw. And I thank those that prayed and fasted on behalf of sister Dillish against the demons of nomination; and God answered by rubbing off her name from housemates' memory during nominations this morning. God be with you all, brodas and sistas in da lord. Peace be unto you all

VillageBoi: Mr Sedulus, na your wife or girlfriend dey write the scripts? Or is it the little girl in the picture? Hopefully their writing is far, far better than yours or e go get k-leg!

LOLLLL!!!! Wicked response

speedyboi: I'm always skeptical about these kinda stories. If filmmakers can make it in a way to change mindset of nigerians and how to do things right! Etc.....me Likey but if it is another 'blame the government fest' like we've been getting all these while, they can forget it (its not gonna change anything rather, it will further increase under-development of the country). IMO.


Villageboi, i agree with you on the 'adventure' genre. Overall, i think they should just be creative as well! We can even invent genres to suit some totally different storylines (we don't have to follow follow hollywood). Afterall, we have juju, afropop, fuji etc, which are not obtainable in western music.

I disagree with the bolded. Making biopics or real-life events is not to provide solutions to the circumstances that happened then, but the joy is to replicate that era, and put the viewers into the mental state of that period, and make a new set of generation relive history, this time onscreen. If at the end, it provides solutions and points to this and that for government to do, fine; and if it eventually results to 'blaming the govt fests', well, no problem so far it is kept real in all truths and ppl that experienced such event at that time can testify to how close the movie is to the event. Bringing history onscreen helps ppl not to repeat past mistakes in the present which is detrimental to the future. That's my opinion.

'IRON LADY', 'LINCOLN', 'ARGO' are good examples.

VillageBoi: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

True, I'm sure we've commented on it. I go search for am later.

I didn't comment anyway. But you can still re-comment on this .

And I absolutely support your response of NO action. Seriously, we just need to be more creative. I would personally like Nigeria to do biopics, replicate real-life events (Aba women riot, boko haram stuff, a president's administration etc.).

VillageBoi. ..u re right. I have read this short script here before now. Ur assertion may be right. I think a thread about sci-fi movies made d poster post this script then but not with this username sha.

^^^^^^ *Yimu*

Seun: I'm a manly man. Manly men don't cry over movies!

Indeed.

Smh@ VillageBoi.

herziz07: True talk

Bros, I wonder how ppl see dis housemates oo. We all know BBA is not a morality show but is it bad for someone to admire such outstanding qualities from a lady who is not just beautiful outside but inside too? And then ppl lyk fork addict have dismissed shez a pretender and bla bla.

And I wonder how ppl cant respect the fact that everyone's opinion about entertainment varies.

@forkaddict. ..So much for the advice on surviving at the labour market. Smh. You need to remove the log in ur eyes before trying to remove the speck in mine. And you really tried for not replying my harsh words by trying to sound cool (those dat av followed hw u reply on this thread shud decipher the kind of person you are). I don't call ppl names in real lyf...but ppl lyk u need to be put in their place (even if it is online) to know not everybody sucks up to your interests, ideas and favourites.

And before ppl start clamoring that "I'm sounding immature again", am out! Thanks. And I know I won't bemissed.

StateOfMind: So dissing a housemate on entertainment basis is weak now cos dillish is involved. When some of us diss melvin cos we think he's not entertaining, evasive, not upping his game, its not weak. Come'on bro. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

Good morning. Go ahead dear and criticise Dillish very well on whatever count...na u sabi oo.

fork adict: I repeat. Stop ridiculing yourself by telling us dellish is entertaining. Everyone knows you are a sucker for her beauty. You trying to sell off her beauty as entertaining is just laughable. Are you clear now?

Stop sounding confidently fo.olish. everyone has his or her own personal idea of entertainment. And how do I ridicule myself by saying sumone is entertaining? Can you listen to yourself, daf.t boy? You try to appear too critical and dat doesn't do much than to xpose how low your IQ is. Learn to respect oda ppl's opinions or fork off! So much for being a fork addict...ode! And you think it's an achievement for reading all the posts here before BBA ends? Like who pays you for that? You are so shallow and it doesn't take me much to see that.

fork adict: We know you like dellish and we respect that. But what's this sheet you said about dellish being entertaining? Don't be ridiculous please

What's this one saying?

Any oda news from BB house before I sleep? But I can't imagine these two houses wud still be merged later...trouble ooo. Feza would lead herself to her downfall.

Is that Alvin and the chipmunks?

speedyboi: Hey guys, how do you guys grab ur screen and it comes out crystal clear? Mine is not coming out in the quality i want it to.

Lol...I get my screen shots from google... *runs to hide*

No lite for here Tuso. How is Dillish doing sha?

speedyboi: Little children! I like the film. Dunno how it got missing from my stash!

You are right. It's 'little children'. Aren't you glad you got it? That's why my screen shots aren't that complex

Speedyboi. ..I don't enjoy ur screen shots jare.

Btw, who can guess what movie is this? It's a gritty drama that tells the story of couples in the neighbourhood, desperate housewives and treats subjects like paedophilia and adultery.

Jezyfreezman: Wetin special 4 dere?...mtcheew...p0or pupil ar diein

Wat is dis one saying? And who told you they are not involved in charities, both known and unknown? Many ppl just come here and comment like ret.arded beings. With the little you have, how many ppl can testify to your charitable habit? Let's applaud dis men for what they've achieved instead of putting sand in their garri.


Btw, it is 'people', not 'pupil'.

StateOfMind: Point1- In the bba house, no1 is above dissing...And if stooping low and running of mouth is what you think people call entertainment, then I have no words to say.

Lol@ the more I watch her, the more I have hope for humanity.

When dillish talks about sexx, humping, joystickk size and a whole lot of x-rated gists with another man who isn't her boyfriend, its fun and cute..when bev does it she's classless and h--oorny .... Abegiii..

This thread keeps moving from page to page attracting views because of drama caused by the 'irresponsible' ones. That's bba for you.

I don't have anything against dillish, I have admired her beauty on so many occasions, commended her calmness and respected her maturity in my previous posts, but dillish is not an angel\goddess who should escape criticism..

Nobody is saying she should escape criticism ma but dissing her on a weak basis is what is implied to be wrong.
She is not an angel; she has her weaknesses...but her strengths far outweigh these weaknesses unlike other female housemates!!

Prof I hail oh.

kosky: Dillish is a special kind of woman. She's smart, responsible, watches her tongue. It's a pity some of you diss her because "she's not entertaining" simply cos she wouldn't stoop low and run her mouth like every other female in the house. That girl is just beautiful in and out and the more I watch her, the more hope I have for humanity. #Respect

Seriously, she is very well on point!

StateOfMind: Maria aint dead..she was part of the chase and can be discussed whenever the need arises.

Glad the chase is finally heating up. All the nonsense one big family don tire me already. Its time to see people for who they are. Bba can never be complete without gossips, conspiracy, beefs, backbiting, betrayal. With different country reps and personalities aiming for just one thing, it is very normal.

....The chase is on

Na wa for u oh....though I agree wiv dis ur post.