8

Later that day Audrey and Patricia were walking down the halls of college laughing when a girl named Justine bumps into Audrey:

Audrey: Hey be careful

Justine: (looks at her) it's up to you to be careful when you walk

Audrey: Should I be careful? But it is you who but hit

Justine: (touches Audrey's shoulder) uh it's ok

Audrey: we're going to be late for nothing let's go

Justine: (to her friends) they're business girls! I heard their tuition is worth our monthly canteen fee

- yes ha-ha ha

Justine: (looks at them) poor girls

Audrey: I'm going to kill her!

Patricia: (hold her hand back) no need to waste your time Audrey keep your cool come on

They enter the room, After Justine enters alongside Abel

Audrey: Yah do they know each other?

Patricia: surely, Otherwise why would they enter together Audrey: he does not even calculate it and she who insists on talking to him

Patricia: (shakes her head)

Flora had prepared to go to dinner only to organize Amina

Hortense: wow my dear you are so pretty in this dress, you are really beautiful without everything you put on it's incredible

Flora: (looks in the mirror) I know, I'm beautiful

Hortense: ha-ha ha uh do you have an appointment? Working or...

Flora: (looks at her mother) mom I... I'm going to dinner with my boyfriend's family

Hortense: Boyfriend? Dinner with family?

Flora: (sighs)

Hortense: is this whole story serious?

Flora: if it wasn't, do you think I was going to tell you? Maybe I'll marry him

Hortense: my darling, I'm happy that you… that you find a person with whom you dream of getting married, but don't you think that it's us who choose your future husband?

Flora: mum, we're not in your old days these days, girls choose their husbands themselves (arranges her earrings) and anyway, it's my life

Hortense: Flora!

Flora: mum stop now you're going to ruin my evening I'll introduce it to you soon I'm sure you'll like it don't worry

Hortense: if it's the man you love, what can I say anyway, you never listen to me (She leaves)

Flora: Ah, it's hard, I don't want to introduce him to you because he's not the man of my life, but what can I do? I really gotta get that money... (Looks around her) it's gonna be alright either way I'll be divorcing him in 3 months good I should go!

In the kondo house, the dishes were being prepared by the servants when Emmanuel comes down the stairs and sees Bénédicte arranging the table

Emmanuel: oh you're there! how do you find the table it is beautiful isn't it? Emmanuel: yes where is mom?

Bénédicte: I don't know, She must be in her room, I think....is it...?

Emmanuel: Flora

Bénédicte: yes, when will she come?

Emmanuel: I don't know for sure ina few minutes before I'm going to go talk to mom if she comes take care of her she's still my future wife

Bénédicte: ha-ha ha okay sir

BELIVE (come): what makes you laugh here?

Emmanuel: hello dad

BELIVE (sits down): How are you? son

Emmanuel: Uh! good daddy Where is Mom

BELIVE: in her room (to Bénédicte) I will be having tea while waiting for my daughter-in-law to arrive (amused smile)

Emmanuel: Oh! daddy you're unbelievable (touches his head) Emmanuel goes up to Amina's room who was getting ready:

Emmanuel: hi mom

Amina: (sighs) what do you want from me?

Emmanuel: oh la la my mother is pretty

Amina turns around and looks at him with an angry expression,

Emmanuel: (combs her hair) you have very beautiful hair mum

Amina: I know Emmanuel: I really hope you'll like her because she's a.... (Think: uh... She's weird, rude and really scary)

Amina: is it a?

Emmanuel: oh a good person I'm sure you'll like her seriously

Amina: I don't think I can like it

Emmanuel: (smiles, thinks: that's what I want)

Bénédicte: (comes) Emmanuel your beloved is here!

Emmanuel: Flora oh mom let's go

Amina: (sighs) go first I'm coming

Emmanuel okay Downstairs

Flora was sitting alone hearing the others when Mary arrives:

Mary: good evening

Flora: (looks at her) good evening madam

Marie: (sits) aaah my poor back it's hard to be old I don't wish that on you

Flora: (smiles) But it proves that you have a story to tell, it's beautiful

Mary: to be old? Oh ha-ha ha it's the first time I hear that from a beautiful young woman like you

Flora: Really? You are surrounded by ignoramuses it seems

Mary: (laughs)

Emmanuel: (comes) oh grandmother it looks like you really like my girlfriend hi darling

Flora: hello

Bénédicte: ah there is all the same grandmother did not speak like Westerners it's really embarrassing

Emmanuel: hahahaha

Marie: Emmanuel you found a pretty girlfriend not like your exes who were all ugly

Flora: I knew it tasted bad but not that bad

Marie: bad taste, but he found you

Flora: I flirted with him otherwise how could he notice a bomb Like me? She said arranging her hair

Emmanuel: (Think what a big head! I want to stick one on him) He takes her by the hand and shakes her hard,

Flora: are you crazy? You hurt me

Emmanuel: oh sorry my heart (makes a face at him)

Flora: (surprised) my God;

Amina: (arrives) you have already started eating without me (sits down)

Flora: good evening madam

Flora: (to a servant) serve us dishes

- Okay

Flora: how are you future mother-in-law?

Amina: (smiles) you're here for my son and not for me, take care of knowing if he's fine and not if I'm fine, what is she talking about?

BELIVE (annoyed): darlinge !

Amina: What! Leave me alone

Emmanuel: mom be nice

Amina: (looks at Emmanuel)

Mary: Oh let's eat! Honey what do you do for a living?

Flora: uh I was a receptionist in a catering company

Benedict: Really?

Flora: yes but I quit Mary: why? Flora: I'm getting married soon and I want to give all my time to Emmanuel

Amina: (laughs) My God! Don't tell me you're chasing my son for his money?

Flora: (smiles) it's always interesting to have a husband with a lot of money isn't it?

Marie: ha ha-ha how funny are you

Amina: and you think it's a joke?

Flora: (looks at her smiling) Emmanuel (Smile, Think: well done!)

TO BE CONTINUED