Keeping Her

No way!

Such a small world.

Hey, hello!

I knew it was you!

Akune!

Oh, what a small world.

It's been so long time!

Sorry.

I think you got the wrong person.

What do you mean?

- Is it because of us? -Please.

I haven't got time for this.

Excuse me.

Ofcourse, this is Akune.

Akune,

You think I won't recognize you?

Even in 20 years, I will fish you up on the dark.

Nna, you know why I am calling you, right?

I'm fine, I already told you that.

When will you do what I asked you to do?

I can't discuss that with you today, okay? I'll call you tomorrow.

Chi... Chiemerie.

- Chiemerie...don’t - I will cal...

I thought I heard you talk on...

Yeah, I was on a phone call.

Oh.

With...mama.

Yes.

How is she?

You know how she is.

I'm still trying to get you to marry another wife.

Come on, babe.

I mean, how long is it gonna take before you listen to her and leave me?

Babe, come on.

Look here.

See.

You know I love you very much.

And there is no way on God's earth that I'm going to follow my mom's suggestion.

It is only you in this world for me.

You know that?

What I think.

There is no "but".

I love you.

I love you too.

Are you sure?

I love you too.

I think you need to show me you really love me.

Hello, Mama.

You this evil lady, where did you keep your phone?

Oh, I was...

What did you say? I don't want to hear it.

I just have one question for you.

What did I ever do to you, eh?

Do to me.

You did nothing, Mama.

Did my son commit an atrocity by marrying you, eh?

No, Mama.

Then why have you blatantly refused

to give me a grandchild?

Why?

Mama, it is God that gives children.

It is not my fault that I have to...

Shut up.

You have eaten all of the children in your stomach now.

Is that not it?, that's why you cannot give me a grandchild.

Are you not older than my daughter?

That she has given birth to twins?

Is that why I'm abroad doing Omugwo for her?

See, if you know you cannot give me a grandchild...

...please leave my son's house.

Leave him.

You are causing a lot of misfortune for him.

A witch.

Look at her, a barren woman.

Monkey.

Look at how disgusting and ugly you look.

You don’t want to give birth, you also don’t want to leave my son alone.

Babe.

What's happened?

What really happened, babe?

I'm tired.

What is it?

It's been five years.

Five whole years?

Babe, no, come on, not again.

It's easy for you to say.

You're not the one the world is blaming.

Look, I understand.

I understand.

But what, you've tried.

You've tried.

You've pushed and pushed.

We've had three IVFs and nothing has happened.

I mean, we've done everything we possibly could.

I mean, there's nothing else we can do with it.

So you want to get another wife.

I know you want to wait for your mom to come

so you can finalize this.

You want to go and get another wife.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, what are you saying?

I should have known that you are just a liar.

What are you saying?

You're saying I've given up

and there I am, trying to set up a baby's room?

Do you want me to believe?

Do you want me to believe that you will live

the rest of your life without having children?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, yes, yes.

Yes, I will.

If God has destiny that that is what it's going to be

or how it's going to be, then yes.

But I will never, ever take another wife.

Come on.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,

I raised my voice, actually, I'm sorry.

Come on, babe, you know me.

You know me, I love you.

I love you, okay?

And I will never, ever do anything to hurt you.

I know this.

You know marrying another wife?

Of course I won't marry another wife.

I won't.

I'm sorry, it's just that your mom called me earlier.

Mama?

And I let her get into my head.

Okay.

I'm sorry about Mama, okay?

But see, let me tell you something.

I do not believe...

I do not believe that you cannot have your own children.

Do you understand me?

I just believe that God must have a reason

for not blessing us yet, okay?

- It's okay. - I love you.

I love you too.

Cheer up.

-What’s tha... - Did you hear that?

What is that?

Did you see that?

It's a child.

Open the gate.

Wait.

Hey.

Hey, what happened?

What is your name?

Your parents?

Anything?

- Maybe she doesn't understand english. - Mayber she is deaf.

I don’t know.

My name?

I don't remember anything.

Please carry her.

What, carry her to where?

Let’s take her inside.

Inside?, what aree you saying, you don’t know...

- She is a child, we can’t leav... - And so what?

Please let’s take her inside.

Wha...

She is...sorry.

Okay.

All right. You can manage this for the night.

Okay.

Are you hungry? I made rice earlier.

No I am not hungry.

Okay.

- So... - Go change into that.

All right.

Yeah, you can stay here for the night.

Tomorrow we'll try finding out who your parents are,

then we'll take you to the station.

All right. Come lie down.

Are you okay?

All right. So have a good night. We'll see you in the morning.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Baby, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

I don't know what you're thinking, so how would I know?

It's about the girl.

Okay. Tomorrow morning, we'll take her to the police station...

...to reconcile her with her parents. Happy ending for everybody.

No, it's not a happy ending for everybody.

Didn't you see the scars on her body?

If she had a home, let's assume she had a home,

why would she be out at this time of the night?

Well, that's for the police to find out.

No, if that girl had a mother, I mean, what reasonable mom...

...that girl can't even be a day over 10.

Would allow her child be out at this time of the night.

Okay. So what exactly are you driving at?

Let's keep her.

What?

Yes.

Tell me that you didn't feel anything.

I feel it in my heart of hearts that that child is meant to be with us.