THE GRIEVING HEART

CHARACTER Mr Wisdom: Principal for Role model College miss Elizabeth: Class teacher for JSS 3 Mrs Smith: Class teacher for SS 1 Segun:An ex convict Mama Ronke: a food vendor Receptionist Manager Phillips Ayomide Bori Eniola. -Students in JSS 3 Jemimah Samuel Roy Prison warden Mama segun -Segun's mother Prisoner 1 Prisoner 2 Prisoner 3 Prisoner 4 ACT 1 SCENE 1 (ln a classroom,miss Elizabeth the class teacher of JSS 3 and also a CRS Teacher is teaching in the class and one of the students is playing) Miss Elizabeth:(looks over to ayo) Hey you what are you doing in my class) Ayo:(surprised and stammered)no____nothing ma miss Elizabeth: Nothing!But I just saw you with a game counsel Ayo:(Stammered) I am sorry ma miss Elizabeth: you know what.hand over that to me.Right now (Ayo hands the game counsel to her and she collects it and drops it on her lesson note and continues the class) (The class continues and soon ended.Later the lunch break is rung) Ayo:(Sees Roy and Samuel his best friends) Roy:Wow.you were playing games and the teacher is in the class.you got some nerve bro Ayo:(annoyed)see leave me alone Samuel:What is it Ayo:I don't know Samuel:How will you say you don't know Ayo: Because I don't know Roy: (shouts)It's okay, it's okay, enough already and let's discuss another thing (clears his throat)I heard the school is planning an excursion Ayo:To where Samuel:A prison(laughs) Ayo:what a big surprise Roy:You guys should be serious,we could meet all kinds of people and know all kinds of things Samuel:(astonished)in a prison,no no no Ayo:I will just tell mum that I am sick so I can't come to school Roy: no no no you have to come Samuel and Roy:Why should we come Roy:Okay fine I will give you both #500 naira each if you come that day Samuel:The money is too Small Roy: It's not Ayo:Fine I will go but for the money Roy:I know you quite well.i don't know about you but am hungry , let's go to the school cafeteria Ayo:Okay let's go (Roy,ayo, Samuel leave to the school cafeteria) ( LIGHT FADES) (ACT 1 SCENE 2) (The next day, Miss Elizabeth is discussing with mrs Smith about the upcoming excursion) miss Elizabeth:Have you been told about the excursion Mrs Smith:Yes,but I haven't been told the place Miss Elizabeth:The excursion is to Agodi prison Mrs Smith:(surprised)www Miss Elizabeth:have you told your class about it Mrs Smith:no,the principal already told them Miss Elizabeth:(resumes what she is doing and the bell rings)I have to go now,i have a class Mrs Smith: okay Miss Elizabeth (she leaves for her class) (She enters JSS 3 and the class all greet and she tells them to sit down) Miss Elizabeth: Good afternoon students.you can all sit(Writes on the white board)Today we will just be going through all the notes we have written so far.so,today please I don't want any game counsel.okay Ayo:Yes ma Miss Elizabeth:We are good then.umm before I start.i hope you all have heard about the excursion coming up Students:Yes ma Miss Elizabeth:Okay I want you all to be there because there will be a lot of lessons to be learnt Students:Okay ma Miss Elizabeth:So today we will be starting from the call of the first four disciple (She explains and when the bell is rung,she leaves) (MEANWHILE) (Segun a ex convict is looking for a job and start soliloquizing) Segun:What have I done to deserve this.i have been searching for a job, still there's no Job for me.When I reach there,once they see my certificate they smile but the minute they see the word EX CONVICT they will just frown.me segun, wait!this crime I committed it wasn't even me who did it. But I wasted a whole 15 years of my life in prison with nothing to show for in the end (sighs deeply) (LIGHT FADES) ACT 1 SCENE 2 (Ayo is seen talking to the principal,Mr Wisdom) Mr Wisdom:Ayo Williams Ayo:Yes sir Mr Wisdom:I called you here regarding all I have seen in your academic result and trust me,I'm not satisfied with it at all.see ayo,I know that sometimes studying and sitting down is hard but you want to succeed,you want to become someone great in life without working towards it.you see nothing good comes easily so therefore you have to focus and be determined.All those people you see in the post of minister, politicians, president, Doctors,nurses, lawyer and so on.They worked for it, how more of you of young age.A William Shakespeare poem once said "you of young age why do you do like you are of old age"you are still young and your brain is still sharp so you should use that to your advantage and don't be lazy Ayo:I will change sir Mr Wisdom:Do I have your word,that your academic record for this term will be good and even better Ayo:Yes sir, you have my word Mr Wisdom: Good you can leave now Ayo: Okay sir(He leaves for his class) (He sat in the class and start brooding about what Mr Wisdom said and promised to himself that he will have a better academic result) LIGHT FADES ACT 1 SCENE 4 (Segun goes to a food vendor popularly known as mama Ronke to buy some food) Segun: Good afternoon ma'am Mama Ronke: Good afternoon my son.What do you want to buy Segun:Rice worth #200 Mama Ronke: okay (goes to take his food and comes back shortly with it)Take Segun:(hands her #200)Take ma Mama Ronke:(she collects it and leaves) (Segun starts eating and the manager from the last company he applied for came into the food joint) Mama Ronke: Good afternoon sir.what do you want to buy Manager Phillips: Good afternoon ma, just give me Rice worth #300, two meat and a bottle of coke Mama Ronke:Okay(She leaves to bring his food as segun watches) Manager Phillips:(taps on his phone 🤳 🤳 and shortly after Mama Ronke comes back with his food and he thanks her before handing her the money and he starts eating) Segun:(walks over to Mr Phillips) Good afternoon sir Manager Phillips:(looks over to segun) Good afternoon.How may I help you Segun:I am sorry to disturb you but um.my name is segun olabode.I am the person who applied for the post of sales manager in your company sir Manager Phillips:(scoffs)oh_____okay Segun:(Kneels) please sir, please I really need that job sir,I know my reports are not good as an ex convict but please sir help me.Even the offence that made me an ex convict,it wasn't me who did it.Please believe me sir.please Manager Phillips:(convinced a bit)so, sit could you tell me what landed you in prison Segun:(sits) About 10 years ago, I was 18years then, my friend a very close friend of mine got into a fight outside of school about who will be the winner of the competition Manager Phillips:(curious) What competition Segun:(sighs) It's was like a concert where you display your talent and the winner would be taken to headquarters in Lagos to participate in another interview with their CEO then taken abroad if deems it fit.So we all practiced then the day came,we all got ready to cut the long story short we did everything we were asked to do and we waited for the results.Then I and my friends went to where we were working part time and about two of the students from a senior class were present there.And they were discussing about the whole concert and how they overheard the principal mentioning my friends name as one of the winner so he got agitated and quickly rush to where they were but they got angry because interrupted and push them away from where they