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The Bus stop

(A middle-aged woman stands at a make-shift griller roasting unripe plantain for sale. A lady and a man approach her) Plantain seller: Welcome o. Woman: Thank you ma. Hmm… Plantain seller: They are nice plantain that I have today. They were harvested just yesterday from the farm and brought straight here this morning. Man: Sorry […]

(A middle-aged woman stands at a make-shift griller roasting unripe plantain for sale. A lady and a man approach her)

Plantain seller: Welcome o.

Woman: Thank you ma. Hmm…

Plantain seller: They are nice plantain that I have today. They were harvested just yesterday from the farm and brought straight here this morning.

Man: Sorry ma…

Plantain seller: No no! I will sell at a reasonable price for you. Forget that they are just harvested plantain.

Woman: No what we mean is that…

Plantain seller: Okay point to the one you want and see if I won’t sell at a reasonable price for you.

Man: Actually…

Plantain seller: I will satisfy you. I don’t want you to go to the other side. From today you will be my customer and always come here.

Man: (With irritation) We are not buying plantain!

Plantain seller: (Sudden realization) What did you just say?

Man: I said we are not buying your plantain.

Plantain seller: Then what are you doing in front of me wasting my time for!

Woman: We missed our way. We just got down from a bus here and we need to ask direction to Agbowo.

Plantain seller: Chai! See me see trouble! Do I look like signboard to the two of you!

Man: We don’t mean to disturb you…

Plantain seller: What do you mean you don’t mean to disturb me! You have disturbed me already! You have wasted the time I should have used in thinking! You have come to ruin my business this afternoon!

(Man and Woman start to move away)

Plantain seller. (Shouting after them) Yeye people! Early afternoon imps! Destroyers of business! (She suddenly realizes that her plantain are burning) Yeee! See what you have done you bastards! Wait for me and let me teach you both some lessons! (She moves after them while the couple flee)