THE FOURTH WALL

EVERY TUESDAYS 7PM

DEM SAY, DEM SAY

Akete and his wife are sleeping on their mat. He tries to touch her, she refuses. It happens for three more times before he complains

AKETE

Baby, wetin dey happen? You suppose don dey know when your husband body dey do am jigi-jigi pampam na.

WIFE

Akete, you never hear?

AKETE

Hear wetin?

WIFE

Dem say make every woman close leg for now.

AKETE

Who say? And why dem go say?

WIFE

Dem say make we women no gree till we get assurance.

AKETE

Eiiii… so na me and dem follow marry you?

SMASH CUT:

Akete is in the shower singing loudly…

AKETE

I am looking for the sister… I am looking for my love o…

WIFE

[Interrupts]

Akete, why you wake up early dey sing dey baff? Where you dey go?

AKETE

You never hear?

WIFE

Hear wetin?

AKETE

Dem say make all we men wey their wives close leg for. Dem say e get where dem dey open leg. Dem say make we come collect.

WIFE

 Ehhhh?

LIGHT OUT.

THE END

SANDRA T. ADEYEYE,

Author of Woman and Founder NiWco_street

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