SAUCY MOTHER

ACT THREE, SCENE THREE

(Mama Boye walking steadily home and someone comes to inform her about the death of her son).

Neighbour: Mama Boye! Mama Boye! Ibi lewa?

Mama Boye: Am going home as you can see, what happened?

Neighbour: Epe ti eh man se, it has made thugs to come and kill your son Boye.
Mama Boye: Ehn! Mi o gbo eh dada, repeat what you said just now.

Neighbour: I said some people came to kill your son, Boye in front of your house. His body is still laid there now.

Mama Boye: Ehn! (Drops bag and run speedily home).

Neighbour: (shaking head in pity) A mother kills her son because she can’t stop what is known has a bad habit. Maybe she’s even cursed, who knows? Let me help her pick her bag ooh!

ACT THREE, SCENE FOUR.

(Has mama boye was running towards home, she was exclaiming “Boye”repeatedly. Mama boye in reaction was in shock as she sees her dead son on the floor).

Mama Boye: (she landed on the floor, grabbed her son’s body. Two guys onlookers stood there). Boye! Boye! Boye, don’t do this to me ooh! Boye! You know you are the one that stays with me. Iwo nikan ni Omo ti mon ri, Boye! Wooju mi! I promise I won’t abuse or curse again.

(Enters Neighbour)...

Neighbour: Mama Boye, Otito (goes down to help her get up but it was futile).

Mama Boye: Talo se e bayi?? Who did this to my son?

Neighbour: Some thugs came and shot him

Mama Boye: Ah! Boye! Ta lo se?

Neighbour:Eyin gangan ni awon janduku yen wa pa ooh! They said you place a curse on their sister and this curse has turned into a reality, so Mama boye, iku yin lomo yin gbaku ooh!

Mama Boye:Ahhh! Mo fi oro buruku lenu koba omo mi. Yeeh! Yeeeeeh!Yeeeeeeeeeeeh!

(Enters Shantel with her luggage)...

Shantel: Mama Boye, ki lo she le? What happened?

Mama Boye: Ah!Awon kan ni oooh! Thugs came and shot your brother

Shantel: Ah! Mama Boye, have you seen where the words of your mouth led us all? Ah! I said am coming back home, I didn’t know am coming to meet my dead brother. You will regret ooh! You will regret!

Mama Boye:Ah! (Still crying)

Shantel: And it will last till the end of your life. I am a HIV and AIDS patient.

Mama Boye: Yeeh! Aye mi tibaje.


THE END|ERE PARI