Corruption – Episode 33
Corruption – Episode 33
© Akoto Alexander
Olivia: Becky please take your time, I didn’t call you to raise a blazing fire in your house. I wouldn’t like to be tagged as a home breaker in the near future my friend.
Mrs Nortey: My dear what do you expect me to do? As his legally wedded wife, I should have been the very first person on earth to be previewed to this information even before the information travels through the main gates of this house. Imagine some of this curious and inquisitive journalist called to ask me of my view on this resignation move. Olivia can you imagine how silly I was going to look? I think his car drove in just now, let me call you back after I have dealt with him drastically.
Hon. Nii Nortey: (walks in) Good evening my pretty adorable wife Becky.
Mrs Nortey: Nii Nortey tell me what is good about this evening? Tell me so that I may know since now you don’t regard me as a human being not talk of been your wife. You and I slept on the same bed yesternight and you couldn’t find it prudent enough to tell me your wife, your plans and intentions to resign as a minister of state and you walk in to greet me good evening. Bad evening is what you should have used when you greeted.
Hon. Nii Nortey: Becky since when did you start to care about my work? My friend go and get me my food because I am starving and the least I need now is your nag this evening. I have had a long and terrible day so please let my house be peaceful as a home and not the market square.
Mrs Nortey: Oh so I am now a nag huh? You insult me by hiding things away from me and that was not enough for you, you are calling me a nag in addition and you expect me to run into the kitchen and serve you your meal right? Well the last time I checked you had two legs and two hands, the kitchen is a not a mile away and you don’t need a visa to enter there. If you are hungry you can go and fix yourself something, I can’t be serving someone who has no respect for me. Now the people who address me as minister’s wife will all stop and I might not be appointed as the patroness to the female group again.
Hon. Nii Nortey: Oh so that is all you care about huh, then pray hard because I am about to also step down from my parliamentary seat.
Mrs Nortey: (cuts in) Try that nonsense and I will poison you myself Nii Nortey, is that how you intend to embarass me in the society now? Hehehe who ever is advising you should find something sensible to tell you before it is too late for you or betterstill he should buy your preferred coffin for you. Nii Nortey if you try that nonsense with me erh, this planet will be too small to contain us.
Hon. Nii Nortey: I never knew I was married to a material woman until this evening, I am so ashamed of myself for marrying a materialistic woman.
Mrs Nortey: And I am also disappointed with myself for accepting to marry a coward and lowlife man like you.
Hon. Nii Nortey: I don’t have your time woman, let me go and wash down so I can sleep. I don’t have to waste my time and strength arguing with someone like you. (walks away)
Mrs Nortey: Come back Nii Nortey, we are not done talking, don’t try walking out on me Nii Nortey.
Maid: (rushes to meet Nii Nortey) Good day sir, please should I serve you your food now?
Mrs Nortey: And you, who invited you here? Try entering that kitchen and you will see the dark side of me. I will tear you into pieces and feed your wretched body to the vultures of your village.
Hon. Nii Nortey: Naa Amerley, I will notify you when I am ready to eat. Where are the kids?
Maid: Sir please I am helping them to do their homework at the parlour.
Hon. Nii Nortey: Very good, I will join you guys soon to inspect what you have done so far, you can go back to what you were doing.
Mrs Nortey: (releases a loud hiss) Mtchewwwwwwwwwwwwww, all this while I thought I was married to a man, not knowing he was a woman with the external features of a man. We shall see in this house from hence forth.
Back at Mansokrom:
Twum Boafo’s Compound:
Junior: (runs to meet his dad and friend) Uncle Kwame, you have not been checking up on me as you promised?
Kwame Adjei: Forgive me my super man, you know my car has developed another fault so I have to go and mount pressure on the mechanic so that he works on the car very fast. At night too I go on hunting and check up on my traps if they have caught any bush meat.
Junior: So when will you take me to the bush? The day my dad promised to go with me, that was when mummy fell sick and ever since then, he has been busy going to the hospital. The hunting expedition is a week from today.
Kwame Adjei: Twum you never told me junior was taking part in this year’s competition. All the same I will help groom you for this very competition but there are terms and conditions attached to my grooming assistance.
Junior: I am ready to do anything you tell me as far as the competition is involved.
Kwame Adjei: Good, do you know how to use the bow and arrow?
Junior: Oh that one is very easy for me uncle Kwame, my father has taught me how to use it so I am very good at it.
Kwame Adjei: That is good to hear then, now here is my condition I am going to give you. If you can do it, tonight with the permission of your dad, we will go on our first hunting expedition. Kwame Twum hope you are here with us?
Twum Boafo: Yes of course my brother, I am listening to your conversation closely and you have my full support.
Kwame Adjei: I like that statement, now junior let me ask you this very important question. If today it happens that one of your parent which is your father or mother, one is to leave you for good and will never return again, who would you choose?
Junior: I would choose my father a thousand times.
Kwame Adjei: Junior let me rephrase the question on a different way. Mmmm, if your mother all of a sudden decides to leave you and your dad for good and never return, will it bother you?
Junior: Uncle Kwame, you and my dad are playing some games which I have already seen. So far as I am with my mentor and role model my mother can go and never return to this house. When she leaves my father will be free and no one will be insulting him in this house.
Kwame Adjei: Twum my work is done, your brave son has made my work very simple over here. He has taken his decision and I am so happy. Now it’s time for a father and son session. Junior tonight we will go for our very first hunting expedition so get ready.
Twum Boafo: You guys can’t leave this house without me tonight, I am in for tonight’s hunting expedition.
Junior: (hugs his dad) Thank you daddy, you are the best dad in the world.
Kwame Adjei: Ah you see your Ghana man life, if your dad is the best dad in the world then what becomes of me?
Junior: You are the best uncle in the whole world.
Kwame Adjei: (laughs out loud) Well I think I like the sound of that, let me go and prepare for tonight but Kwame I will be waiting for you at Agya Nimo’s corner for the bottles I promised you. I am a happy man leaving this compound and junior I am proud of you. A loin indeed gives birth to a lion, you are as strong and courageous as you father. I will see you in the evening when we make our first trip into the bush.
At Karl Plant and Solar Energy Complex:
Receptionist: Hello ma’am, sorry we have closed for the day. You can please come tomorrow to transact your business you want to do with us.
Cindy: Sorry but I am not here to transact business with your company.
Receptionist: If you are not here on business purpose then why are you here? We are done with our charity projects for the year.
Cindy: Excuse me, do you think I just walk about entering places I have not been invited to? I have an appointment with your boss this evening.
Receptionist: Madam I don’t think so because on the appointment list for today, all the people showed up so I don’t think you are at the right place.
Cindy: Well if you care to know, my appointment with your boss is not official so you can put that book of life down.
Receptionist: Ma’am please state your mission here and let me see how I can assist you because we have closed for today and I want to sign out for the day.
Cindy: UPENDI
Receptionist: (looks at Cindy strangely) Use the elevator on your right, it leads to his office.
Cindy: (gives a bossy laughter) No need to bother yourself, I am aware of that so don’t worry yourself.
At the Johnson Residence:
Mrs Johnson: Marvin what is it that every tv station is broadcasting? Why did Hon. Nii Nortey resign so early like that or there is more to what the media house are saying?
Hon. Johnson: You women are always exaggerating, Nii stated his reasons clearly so why are you insinuating something else?
Mrs Johnson: I feel deep down within me that all is not well and that there is something more to what we are been told.
Hon. Johnson: (laughs as he moves away from his wife) You women are always unpredictable, I never knew my wife was now a prophetess who saw beyond the human realm. I have some files to go through so I will be in study.
Mrs Johnson: Okay dear, supper will be ready soon.
Hon. Johnson: That has been what I have been waiting to hear, I am starving like you have not fed me for the past 3months.
Mrs Johnson hears his husband phone ringing at the place he was sitting, she answers the phone.
Caller: Honourable there is fire on the mountain oooo, for the past 2months my menses has not showed up and when I run a test this morning the results meant that I am pregnant.
Mrs Johnson: Well done young lady, I am very much aware that you know honourable is a legally married man and to make things easier for you I am his lawfully wedded wife who has given him 2 adorable girls as his children.
Caller: Sorry madam (cuts the call)
Mrs Johnson: (talks to herself) Hahahahaha small girls are young, you think you girls can reap where you did not sow. I have copied your number and at the right time I will call you and trash things out with you.
Back at Karl’s Office:
Karl Simpson: Ah my dear your voice depicts your personality, you are looking smashing and charming, I wish I could swallow you into my stomach for once.
Cindy: Thanks for the compliment sir, with this sweet words coming from you I am a very much flattered.
Karl Simpson: Oh don’t be because that is the utmost truth, I will be done with what I am doing soon so that we step out for our dinner date. (telephone rings)
Caller: Sir please I am not seeing the files you sent to me, can you please resend it to me?
Karl Simpson: (starts screaming) You are very stupid to tell me what you just told me. If you were closer to me like I will slap that stupidity out of your foolish face for you, why do I even pay you fools in this company? Bring your stupid self to my office right this moment. (bangs the receiver on the the telephone)
Cindy: Please is everything alright sir?
Karl Simpson: (smiles before talking) Everything is alright my pretty lady, it is just some slight issues that my accountant wants to delay me with.
The accountant who is an elderly man knocks and enters the office. Karl rises from his seat and immediately lands the accountant with 2 strong and heavy slaps on his face.
How would you rate the approach Kwame Adjei used towards Junior between a scale of 1-10?
What do you think Mrs Johnson will do after receiving the phone call from another lady?
With what Cindy saw in the office will she continue her journey or she would jump out of the boat now that it has not sailed far?
To be continued
