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Emmanuel: (Astonished, touches his lips)

Amina: (stands, annoyed) how can you .. oh! my God how can a girl do such indecent things in front of everyone Ah!

Lydie: Aunt I'd better leave (look at Flora) you don't deserve it I'm sure you won't last together

Flora: that's up to me and no one else

Lidya: (leaves)

Flora takes Emmanuel's hand and smiles at Amina,

Flora: don't worry, ma'am, I'm never going to let go of that hand again if it's so that he can flirt with other girls (smile)

Amina: (furious, leaves)

Flora lets go of Emmanuel's hand..

Emmanuel: (holds her hand) wait a minute what...what was that?

Flora: what!

Emmanuel: don't try to play the smartest you know what I'm talking about

Flora: (surprised look) oh well I came to help you.. In the end I think the money is really important and then don't act like we never kissed you

Emmanuel: no one kisses me, it's me who kisses

Flora: as if you were gifted

Emmanuel: your bland kiss there? Hahaha you want me to show you what it's like to kiss?

Flora: (turns red) uh.. (cough) I helped you you should be grateful instead of challenging me! I am leaving

Flora leaves the restaurant, She was walking in the street when Emmanuel stops in front of her

Emmanuel: I'm going to thank you by dropping you off, what do you say?

Flora: no need your money is enough,

Emmanuel: but...

Flora advances quickly

Emmanuel blocks her way by putting his arm against the wall and preventing Flora from advancing

Flora: (surprised) what are you doing? (Sighs) Yah what's playing...

Suddenly Emmanuel approaches her and looks her in the eyes.

Flora: (nervous) Em...

Emmanuel you are way too...

Emmanuel: (smiles at him)...

Flora: (looks at him)

Emmanuel: you seem to be calm it works all the time (takes her hand) let's go I'm going to thank you as it should be for saving me from this woman

Flora: but..

Emmanuel: let's go

Flora: you really are a child (pushes him away) okay but don't come near me anymore

Emmanuel: otherwise you risk loving me? I'm way too handsome, aren't I?

Flora: the notion of beauty depends on one person to another that you and I don't have the same notion and let's get to it!

Emmanuel: ok

At university, Audrey and Patricia were reading books in the library:

Audrey: ahh this chapter is really difficult how can we find all these equations Ah I can't take it anymore

Patricia: (focused)

Audrey: (scratches her head) do you understand that?

Patricia: hum... Well, the first question we already saw in the audience with Mr.

Audrey: and?

Patricia: (smiles) but I don't understand anything

Audrey: (hits him on the head) you're as stupid as me (Patricia laughs) not one to catch upthe other

The group of medical student friends arrive and sit two tables away from them:

Patricia: (remembers Abel) Oh Audrey

Audrey: Hmm? (Nibbling at his pen)

Patricia: the other time Abel helped me with the homework

Audrey: Huh?

Patricia: don't shout everyone will hear you

Audrey: (lowers her voice) how did he help you with your homework?

Patricia explains the situation to her and Audrey was surprised and happy at the same time:

Audrey: hahaha he really did that?

Patricia: yes so I was thinking why not go ask her?

Audrey: (nods her head) yes yes that's a good idea let's go

Patricia: but he was alone the other time and there are more than 6 of them, you think...

Audrey takes Patricia's hand and approaches them, All look at them

A friend of Abel: (move Abel do you know them?

Abel: (looks at them)

Justine: Oh you are those economics girls? What do you want?

Patricia: Oh Ab..

Audrey: but go ahead!

Patricia: uh in fact Abel we have a job to do with the math class and it's quite difficult so I was wondering if you could help me (smile) I would be happy

Justine: help you? Why would he help you?

Patricia: the other time he helped me and so I thought he will too

Justine: did you help him?

A friend: wow man I didn't know you were friends with economics students

Audrey: How bad is it to be an economics student? We are all students

Abel: I don't know you

Patricia: (surprised) Huh?

Abel: I don't know you! And then I'm not a teacher to help you Go see a teacher! (To his friends) let's carry on

Patricia: (hurt) sorry! (Goes away)

Audrey: no... Oh those assholes! (She follows her)

In a restaurant, Flora and Emmanuel were sitting

Emmanuel: you seem really tense what's going on?

Flora: order and shut up!

Emmanuel: okay.. It seems that you don't like to talk too much, but you see the thing is that I like to talk too much

Flora: Oh

Emmanuel: ok I'm quiet He calls a waiter and orders...

Emmanuel: They serve good food you will like it

Flora: I've been here before

Emmanuel: Really? Me who thought you were going to be surprised by the place?

Flora: (smile) unfortunately not She receives a call from Hortense,

Hortense: Flora, where are you? I would have liked you to come and help me with the loincloths for walking, I slipped and my foot hurts so I can't carry it

Flora: (rolls her eyes) I'm coming you really choose the right moment Emmanuel: what is it?

Flora: I just stay still so as not to make your foot worse, something that I doubt very much

Hortense: ok my heart Flora: (hangs up) sorry but I have to go

Emmanuel: what's going on you seem a little... Really a little worried

Flora: (smiles) it's not time to guess if I'm worried or not my mother had a little accident so I'm goinggo help him

Emmanuel: accident? (Surprised)

Flora: why do you look so shocked? She's my mom and I'm normal.. I'm just going to go

Emmanuel: I'll drop you off uh let's go

Flora: ok

They leave later they arrive at the market and find Hortense sitting on her place of sale

Flora: how did you do this to yourself?

Hortense: you are there.... Oh Emmanuel? How are you?

Emmanuel: (smile) I'm fine, uh can I see?

Hortense: my foot? It's nothing serious just a scratch

Emmanuel: a scratch doesn't hurt (bends down) hmm you didn't apply anything on it?

Hortense: why not? Do I have to do it ?

Emmanuel: sure

Emmanuel holds the foot of hortense who jumps,

Flora: what?

Hortense: it hurts hahaha uh… Son you don't have to do that I'll go see a doctor later

Flora: he's a doctor and he's going to do this for us for free, isn't it my little darling? Emmanuel smiles) you see? Just be still

Hortense: ok

Flora: (takes Hortense's hand tries to think of positive things while he looks at your hun foot?

Hortense: what can I think of? Emmanuel massages Hortense's foot and checks the condition of the bone,

Emmanuel: (stands up) nothing too serious but you should rest and Flora, you could massage her foot with a product that I will prescribe for you, it will be better by then a week

Hortense: Really? Nice to know a doctor

Emmanuel: (smiles) I'm going to drop you off be careful He helps her into the car then Flora gets in too....

At Villa Amina Comes Home:

Amina: Mical where is mother?

Mical: she was playing cards with her friends and Madame Bénédicte went shopping

Amina: (sighs) if someone is looking for me I'm in my room Ahh today

She arrives in her room and remembers Flora's behavior:

Amina: how can a girl be so shameless? So disgusting! And to think that's what my son wants to marry.. . I have to do something I can't afford Ah!

In the halls of the university Patricia was walking with her notebooks in her hands when she met Abel who didn't even seem to be interested in her:

Patricia: Wait!

Abel: (stops, turns) are you talking to me?

Patricia: (steps forward) why did you tell everyone you didn't know me? The other time you helped me a lot and I just wanted you to help us but you humiliated me in front of all your friends how can you.... If you didn't want to help us you were just going to tell us and now your friends must think that I probably wanted to get your attention and I'm not those kind of girls

Abel: you should breathe! (Smile) you talk too much it's cute

Patricia: (surprised) wh...wh...what?

Abel: (leaves)

Patricia: what did he just say?..cute? At... what is he playing? (scratches his head) ahI don't understand anything anymore usually it's the girls who are weird

Arrived in front of their house, Hortense and Flora get out of the car:

Hortense: Thank you very much, Flora, don't you say thank you?

Flora: why? Did I ask him to drop us off?

Hortense: Flora!

Flora: if you finish thanking him, come inside (take the loincloths) don't have an accident ok? (Goes away)

Emmanuel: (smile) if that's your way of saying thank you for nothing!

Hortense: don't blame her, she's really weird

Emmanuel: yes I know but I hope you can walk

Hortense: yes, of course, don't worry about me, get in well

Emmanuel: okay (leaves) Hortense: what a good boy

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