INTRODUCTION
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I end up asking a lot of questions and answers are not forth coming. I’m sure eventually I’ll get them. Everything happens for a reason, right?

My body holds much marks, each represent my pain. The road is thin, it borders are firm. I can barely make it through to the other side. Each step is treacherous and the scars tells my story. Love hurt so bad that my heart, my home my happiness is torn into pieces.

Picking each piece is more painful, for many are scattered in the wind and many are grounded to ashes. Picking each piece is impossible. The little piece I hold on to isn’t enough to make my heart, home and happiness whole again.

I can’t do this on my own. Fix me JESUS, fix me.

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ACT 3

Scene 1

February29th, 1996
A street in Lagos mainland

(Uyai’s apartment at green gate)
{Entered Uyai and Ubong}

{Ubong returns home a little tipsy, but feeling happy because of the bet he won}

UYAI

(Feeling a little tired after spending much time in the kitchen preparing her husband’s favorite) I wish I could sleep a little before my husband returns. (Sighing) God help me if I don’t hear him knocking and open immediately when he returns.

(Ubong whistling outside)

Oh, thank God he’s here already.
(She opens the door)

UBONG

Out of my way woman

UYAI

You are welcome my husband

UBONG

Hmm, welcome indeed. You are lucky I’m in a good mood. I’m hungry. Men udia mi sok

[Interpretation: bring my food to me]

UYAI

Ok, my husband. I made your favorite.

(She went to the kitchen and returns almost immediately with his food)

Ebe mi, I made pounded yam and afang soup with enough cow leg, pumu and stock fish just as you like it

[Interpretation: my husband]

UBONG

(Opening the food)
What rubbish, who told you I want to eat this nonsense? Is this the goat meat pepper soup I requested, eh?

UYAI

My husband, I’m sorry, just that you didn’t tell me you—

UBONG

Shut up, and you are still talking (throwing the food on the floor)

UYAI

(Kneeling besides her husband, holding his right leg) Ebe mi, mbok, I forgot. I forgot you told me you wanted Goat met pepper soup. Please I will prepare it for you tomorrow. Please don’t be angry.

[Interpretation: my husband please]

UBONG

Let go of me, ndisime awan. (pushing her hard, that she hit her tummy on the floor.)

[Interpretation: foolish woman]

UYAI

Ahhhhh!!! (Letting out a loud shout)

UBONG

(He stood over her, shocked. His eyes widened along with his mouth, just as it witnessed his wife on the floor in a pool of blood)

(Neighbors knocking)

I’m finished. (Rushing to open the door) neighbors please help me

MRS. TOYIN AFOLABI

(Looking behind Ubong to see who is lying on the floor) ahh, shabi I talk am. That shout way I hear different from the shout way I dey always hear (facing Tony) Irú oko òsì wo ni eléyi?  (Then gazing back at ubong) I talk am say one day you go kill this your wife. That day don come.

[Interpretation:I said it. That shout I heard is different from the kind I hear every other day. What kind of a useless husband is this? I said it that one day you will kill this wife of yours and that day is today]

UBONG

I know you blame me. Please, help me. Let me take her to the hospital (realizing what he has done, he breaks down in tears).

[Exit]

At this point,  if you were to be Uyai,  what would you have done?

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