Segun Whenever I try to sleep, I see his face on the day that I left him. I left him there to die.

She takes him in her arms.

Tara It’s alright Dad. It’s going to be alright.

He smiles. Gathers himself.

Segun Your mother says you’re not coming with us. For the funeral.

Tara No.

Segun Because of the wedding?

Tara Not exactly. The wedding’s off. I think maybe Leah and I are over.

Segun Oh.

Beat.

I’m sorry to hear that.

Tara Are you?

Segun Yes, really. Do you still love her? Do you want her back?

Tara Yeah. But I think it’s too hard. I’ve not been who I should have been in our relationship, because of all of this.

Segun She’ll come around.

Tara I don’t think so.

Segun We’ll see.

Scene Seventeen

The North Star.

Babatunde It’s over, Yetunde.

Yetunde No.

Teju I’m sorry ma.

Adebisi The eyes of the gods are upon us.

Yetunde This doesn’t have to be how it ends.

Adebisi Once his stone is cast, we will be delivered into Orun-re-re in a matter of minutes.

Yetunde No!

Adebisi Stop it, Yetunde. You’re corrupting our vote.

Yetunde It’s people like you that did this to him.

Adebisi How dare you.

Babatunde We need to take him home. He’s been through enough.

Yetunde You’re the reason.

Babatunde He needs to rest.

Yetude Teju, you must not do this thing.

Babatunde Yetunde.

Yetunde Please.

Babatunde Let it go.

Teju I’m doing what’s best. I don’t want her to end up like me.

Yetunde She won’t.

Teju Perhaps if I hadn’t tried it, with Isaac. If we hadn’t been together. Then maybe I wouldn’t have got a taste for it.

Yetunde That’s not how it works Teju.

Teju How would you know?

Yetunde I . .

Teju I’m trying to take care of my niece.

Yetunde You don’t even know her fiancée!

Adebisi Look, we’re splitting donkey’s hairs. Save your breath. We’re going back to our rest.

Teju You wouldn’t understand.

Yetunde I wouldn’t?

Teju No, you wouldn’t.

Yetunde Teju, you need to change your vote.

Teju Why?

Yetunde Because . . . because (a beat)

She begins to stamp. Rhythmic and urgent, as she did in the beginning.

Teju What is she doing?

Babatunde Oh no.

Adebisi Here we go!

Yetunde Back when, way back

Way back, way back when

When I lived, I lived with –

Teju Is she alright?

Yetunde Before, before

They scatter our ways.

Teju What is she doing?

Adebisi We don’t know. But whatever it is, it’s not going to work, Yetunde!

Yetunde Before, before

They set foot in Nigeria.

Babatunde The gods will be coming for us soon. It’s a waste of your –

Yetunde Before, before the white man came.

In my time. My time.