Una, I greet oo.
[Interpretation:Greetings]
UYAI
Good morning Jennifer. How was your night?
MRS. TOYIN AFOLABI
Na who be una? (Clapping her hands sequencially) So, na so dem dey greet elders for your village abi?
[Interpretation: who are you referring to 'you people?' Is that how they say greetings in your village?]
JENNIFER
See me oo. Na wattin bad for wattin I talk na? if I no greet na, same you go say Jennifer no get manners. Shoo, abeg - abeg - abeg, make you no come use your reggae spoil my blues dis morning. Madam Uyai, better person. (hissing at Toyin) How body?
[Interpretation: can you imagine, what is bad in what I said? if I don’t say my greetings to you, is this same you that that will say Jennifer don’t have manners. Please and please don’t ruin my morning. Madam Uyai, a good woman. How are you?]
UYAI
Ah, we thank God o, Jennifer. Body dey inside cloth.
[Interpretation: We thank God. I am fine]
JENNIFER
Ok. We Thank God. Abeg dey well oo (looking at Mrs. Toyin with a bad eye) you sef madam Toyin stay well. I go see una wen I come
[Interpretation: Ok. We Thank God. Please stay well. And you too Mrs. Toyin, Stay well. I’ll see you when I return]
UYAI
Ok dear. Take care of yourself.
[Exit Jennifer]
(Returning her gaze to Toyin)
You could have replied her greetings at least. I don’t even know why you two don’t get along too well
MRS. TOYIN AFOLABI
Uyai, Jennifer did not say any greetings to me. And I don’t have any beef with her just that her way of life is what baffles me. Do you not see how she dresses anytime she goes out? Even what she’s wearing today, it’s Insane.
UYAI
Hmmm.
MRS. TOYIN AFOLABI
She goes around seducing all the young men and even the old. Forgetting that if every man brands her as a prostitute it will be hard for her to settle down.
Can you not remember the event that transpired between Jennifer and Nkechi, her first roommate? She ruined Nkechi’s life not only by snatching her intended husband but also planning with a guy to rape her, who would have succeeded by the way if Nkechi didn’t stab his left foot and ran out of the house that night. Her plan was to brand Nkecht a cheater so she can have Chris all to herself.
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̷T̷O̷R̷N̷ (𝓝𝓲𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓭 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵) ✔
Spiritual𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅; all you need to do is to not give up. Some might say if you run out of patience, try long suffering. Aren't they fruit of the spirit? This story tells about a girl named Uyai who was force to marry at...
✳ACT 4 ✳ scene 1✳
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