[BACK ON SCENE]
That was how I left the village and went to the city. On getting to the city, I discovered that uncle Ozuwa had relocated. I became confused.
[Recast]
[Now she was leaving the compound]
Oh! My God, what am I going to do? Go back to the village? No! [Nod her head] find a church or mosque to sleep. That is an idea. But let me go and find a place to eat. [She enters a restaurant and demanded for food] Madam, I beg tell your girl make she serve me food na! [Worried].
Madam: You nor see say I get so many customers?
Sandra: [got up] madam make I help you.
Madam: I beg my sister; if you go fit.
[BACK ON SCENE]
That was how I helped her and was accepted into her family as both daughter and a restaurant-girl.]. One day at home, as I was eating she called…
[Flash Back]
Madam: Sandra! S…a…n…d…r…a! [Shouted]
Sandra: Ma! Am coming [she enters the sittig-room]
Madam: Sit-down. Wetin I wan tell you be say, you dno serve me for one full year now. He good say make I know your family. Make I thank dem for the good work wey you do. Abi e nor good?
Sandra: Madam; that is nice of you. My mother will be very happy and my brothers too [smiling]
Madam: I think tomorrow Sunday will be better?
Sandra: Yes ma, they will be at home.
Madam: Okay; eee! I will give you N30,000 to prepare.
Sandra: [She knees down] Ah ! Madam thank you. Am so gratefull, God will bless you.
Madam: A men! You can go now.
Sandra: [She leaves with joy and thanksgiving] Thank God; ah! Am going to buy so many things. [Immediately, madam’Sandra: husband comes in]
Madam: Darling, I don tell am say na tomorrow oh!
Husband: You let am know why you wan visit e family?
Madam: I never tell am that one
Husband: You go discuss am with am oh make you nor go disgrace yourself for her village.
Madam: But I be say make I discuss am with e mama; then we go sign agreement
Husband: I know! But e good say make you first tell her first if she go agree before una go see her mama.
Madam: Okay, I go do that one, tomorrow morning before we go.
[BACK ON SCENE]
That was how we went to the village. My mother agreed.
[RECAST]
Mother: No problem! As far she agrees to go; I nor fit stop am. Only say this money E 40,000; e too much; how many years she go take work before she go fit pay am.
Madam: Mama; that money na small one for that side. One common hair wey she go maat na E200. You nor see say the money big?
Mother: I beg make e be say, na as you talk am, na so e be because I nor fit for trouble oh! I be poor widow’
Sandra: mama no problem. The day I left this house I knew that I must struggle to make sure that my father’s family don’t laugh at us.
[BACK ON SCENE]
We returned back to the city that same day. The next day was a free day for me to prepare for my journey. After buying the things I was to carry along for the journey. I went to visit my boyfriend who shouted at me.
Boyfriend: Do you know the risk you want to involve in?
Sandra: Don’t let that bother you. I will be fine. Many have made it and I cannot be different.
Boyfriend: many have not made it too. You should know and understand my fear.
Sandra: What fear?
Boyfriend: In the first place, they said you are going to board at Niamey in Niger. From there they will fly you to Egypt; from there to Spain.
Sandra: What is wrong about that?
Boyfriend: So many things are wrong. One, you are 15 in numbers; your document will be with your trolley. You will not be allowed to keep money with you so that you don’t run back when you discover they are lying.
Sandra: How did you know all these? Please don’t discourage me; am going
[Back to the scene]
That was how I left the village and went to the city. On getting to the city, I discovered that uncle Ozuwa had relocated. I became confused.
[Recast]
[Now she was leaving the compound]
Oh! My God, what am I going to do? Go back to the village? No! [Nod her head] find a church or mosque to sleep. That is an idea. But let me go and find a place to eat. [She enters a restaurant and demanded for food] Madam, I beg tell your girl make she serve me food na! [Worried].
Madam: You nor see say I get so many customers?
Sandra: [got up] madam make I help you.
Madam: I beg my sister; if you go fit.
[BACK ON SCENE]
That was how I helped her and was accepted into her family as both daughter and a restaurant-girl.]. One day at home, as I was eating she called…
[Flash Back]
Madam: Sandra! S…a…n…d…r…a! [Shouted]
Sandra: Ma! Am coming [she enters the sittig-room]
Madam: Sit-down. Wetin I wan tell you be say, you dno serve me for one full year now. He good say make I know your family. Make I thank dem for the good work wey you do. Abi e nor good?
Sandra: Madam; that is nice of you. My mother will be very happy and my brothers too [smiling]
Madam: I think tomorrow Sunday will be better?
Sandra: Yes ma, they will be at home.
Madam: Okay; eee! I will give you N30,000 to prepare.
Sandra: [She knees down] Ah ! Madam thank you. Am so gratefull, God will bless you.
Madam: A men! You can go now.
Sandra: [She leaves with joy and thanksgiving] Thank God; ah! Am going to buy so many things. [Immediately, madam’Sandra: husband comes in]
Madam: Darling, I don tell am say na tomorrow oh!
Husband: You let am know why you wan visit e family?
Madam: I never tell am that one
Husband: You go discuss am with am oh make you nor go disgrace yourself for her village.
Madam: But I be say make I discuss am with e mama; then we go sign agreement
Husband: I know! But e good say make you first tell her first if she go agree before una go see her mama.
Madam: Okay, I go do that one, tomorrow morning before we go.
[BACK ON SCENE]
That was how we went to the village. My mother agreed.
[RECAST]
Mother: No problem! As far she agrees to go; I nor fit stop am. Only say this money E 40,000; e too much; how many years she go take work before she go fit pay am.
Madam: Mama; that money na small one for that side. One common hair wey she go maat na E200. You nor see say the money big?
Mother: I beg make e be say, na as you talk am, na so e be because I nor fit for trouble oh! I be poor widow’
Sandra: mama no problem. The day I left this house I knew that I must struggle to make sure that my father’s family don’t laugh at us.
[BACK ON SCENE]
We returned back to the city that same day. The next day was a free day for me to prepare for my journey. After buying the things I was to carry along for the journey. I went to visit my boyfriend who shouted at me.
Boyfriend: Do you know the risk you want to involve in?
Sandra: Don’t let that bother you. I will be fine. Many have made it and I cannot be different.
Boyfriend: many have not made it too. You should know and understand my fear.
Sandra: What fear?
Boyfriend: In the first place, they said you are going to board at Niamey in Niger. From there they will fly you to Egypt; from there to Spain.
Sandra: What is wrong about that?
Boyfriend: So many things are wrong. One, you are 15 in numbers; your document will be with your trolley. You will not be allowed to keep money with you so that you don’t run back when you discover they are lying.
Sandra: How did you know all these? Please don’t discourage me; am going
[Back to the scene]
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