By MarkAnthony Nze
95. EXT. KEN’S RES. DAY
The DUO OF EFFIONG and OBOT standing and talking in a CORNER of the MASSIVE COMPOUND as the LATTER tries going-out.
OBOT
Effiong! Effiong! Effiong!
EFFIONG
Why you de shout my name like that? I be your house boy?
(Why are you shouting my name like that, am I your house boy?)
OBOT
Why I no go shout your name? When person go de call you, you go hear and you no go wan answer.
(Why won’t I shout your name like that when you refuse to answer?)
EFFIONG
Now wey I answer you, wetin you want?
(I have answered you so what do you want?)
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OBOT
Abegi, open gate for me, make I commot jare, you fit do anything for me.
(Please open the gate for me; you can’t do anything else for me)
EFFIONG
I fit do for you pass that your yeye boy friend wey no know anything.
(I can do more for you than that your stupid boyfriend would do for you)
OBOT
Effiong! Effiong! Mind yourself, this morning, wetin bring my guy come into this matter now?
(Please mind yourself? This morning, and stop bringing my boy friend into this matter)
EFFIONG
Who you de call guy? That boy wey em head de like Mango fruit we don overripe come fall break na em you de call guy? Na bobos like us na we be guys, I don tell you say make you de friend me, no be that yeye thing.
(You call that ugly thing with a disfigured head your boyfriend? Come and be my girl, I’m the man here!)
OBOT
God forbid bad thing! I no fit friend ogogoro man like you.
(God forbid evil! I can’t go out with a drunk like you!)