SAMPLE SYNOPSIS
Scene One
At Mr. Cons home down in a forested village, 48 kilometres from Community Road and 18 kilometres from Valley Community, 3 kilometres to Champions Bridge where Rocky and Mary crossed the night when they were chased by Uncle Con hours after they were released from prison. Josephine is in a verbal exchange with the Husband Mr. Con, the subject is Rocky and Mary and the controversy is why did Con chase the two from home late in the night during a heavy storm? Con is however sure he did what was right, the two re villains, killers and wicked children as he asserts, deserved the action.
Scene Two
Josephine is restless, she is haunted by the husband’s action, everywhere in the village she is searching; searching for the whereabouts of the two innocent young ones of her in-law, but no intelligence can reveal their location, no hint to have her settled. She meets Lilly a village mate her inquiry of any news receives a similar feedback, Rocky and Mary not heard about, not even their footsteps seen anywhere. She proceeds with her vain search.
Scene Three
It is now a week, Rita has not eaten, her way of life is tears, prayer and singing sad songs. Mummy is challenged by this girls’ behaviour and thinks she can console Rita by promising her the best of everything she wants. Whatever she says can not convince Rita. Rita hits back on her, challenging and questioning whether she is really a mother, whether she has feelings, whether no one has ever offended her, whether Rocky and Mary are the first to do wrong. Brought down by this girl’s audacity, mummy breaks down in tears, but the girls’ words keeps flowing and piercing her heart like a poisonous arrow. The dilemma is to give up her preconceived hatred on Rocky and Mary and reconcile with Rita or uphold her hatred and continue with the headache posed by Rita.
Scene Four
Rita can not sit and feel the warmth of a gold coloured sofa set which still keeps their living room flashing the old times memory of this family house which is now cold, silent and peculiar especially for Rita. She visits captain of the former Rocky’s footballs club to ask for Rocky’s whereabouts. At last it is revealed to Rita that Rocky and Mary headed to the village. Rita’s curiosity is raised and at once she suggests they go together with Captain to the village where she believes Rocky and Mary who are naturally kind, humble and loving will today forgive and reconcile with her. Captain, can not say any no after reading Rita’s miserable face and understanding the urgency of the matter she is up for it. The only issue is transport which Rita says she will take care of. They part after scheduling the journey for tomorrow and the transport is a motorcycle that she will hire.
Scene Five
Today, talks about Rocky and Mary are not the subject matter in this compound but the usual family chat, the common man’s daily transaction of a husband-wife conversation and it is about the Veterinary Doctor who is supposed to come and treat the only bull at Mr. Cons home. Uncle Con as popularly known in the play and his dear wife Josephine is at their merry making moment of a village couple. From a distance, Mr. Con hears the sound of a motorcycle, they think the Veterinary Doctor is at last here but from a short distance as the sound draws nearer, the bike is carrying a girl and the type of the bike is not related to a sub-county or rather a village animal doctor. Josephine, as usual so hospitable an example of a typical African woman welcomes the visitors who turn out to be Rita and the friend captain. Rita greets Uncle Con who dodges a handshake claiming his hand is dirty. Whatever he is up to, Rita is not interested, she asks for Rocky and the sad news which hisses with a lot of discomfort in Rita’s ears is that the siblings are not here and no one knows where they are. Josephine is confused and Rita bursts out on Uncle who too retaliates with hard words. Rita’s emotion is too much and Captain suggests they withdraw from this scene. They take off and leave the uncle shouting with insults to the top of his voice as Josephine crosses with her over the embarrassment.
Scene Six
On their way back to town, some 2 kilometres to town, Rita faints and almost falls from the motorbike, Captain stops abruptly to save the situation after the girl abnormally leaning on his back and telling him to stop. Discovering that the girl is completely weak and can not sit on the motorcycle alone, captains seeks for the assistance of a passer-by who sits behind the bike to support Rita and they rush to the hospital.
Scene Seven
Captain in trouble, he rushes to report Rita’s condition to Mummy and is disappointment by the once dear but now bitter to Rita Mummy. Mummy believes Rita is a disobedient child and repels Captain with insults and swears that she will not appear wherever Rita is. She should die if she should and she as mummy will not be tempted to cry for such a child who does not obey her parents. Captain withdraws from this scene with the brain turning at the speed of the axle of a speedy bus.
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