Wolves in sheep skins
Clever has been the talk of the month in the village of Masunga because his father preached and used his son as an example of how a real son should be. Everyone knew that Clever was coming home on the 16th of December to meet Ludo( a tailoring student) a young lady her parents chose for him to marry. His father talked pompously of his son and how he is the best bank tailor at Bank of Baroda in Gaborone. A lot was expected from Clever and as expected on the 16th,he came home with a well-known Nigerian French speaking hip hop artists based in Gaborone.Clever ’s father wanted Tabuda to meet Ludo first before all the celebrations could start the next day. The meeting did not go as planned because it is the day Tabuda‘s father started drinking in ten years after having stopped when he was ordained A Roman Catholic Pastor. What could have happened to make Father Drink alcohol?
Act 1 Scene 1
Loud bar music is playing in the darkness. A sound of a beer bottles hitting on each other is heard.
A man putting the pastor’s collar is sitting on the couch holding a bottle of lion lager. He looks so distressed, holding his chin with the other hand. He looks up as if seeing God and shakes his head .he makes a cross sign before taking another long sip. One of his shoes is on the table and two empty beer bottles are under the table. The bible is also placed on the table beside the shoe. He walks around the scattered house in despair, then takes another long sip
PASTOR
(Clicking his tongue for a longer time)
Why me of all the people in the world? (Opens his arms whilst looking up).I said why me?
(Suddenly, there is a heavy knock on the door, the Pastors panics and heaves the bottles under the couch then hides the open beer behind the couch, a box unopened cigarettes falls from his pocket. While he is still placing the beer bottle, he gets frozen for a moment)
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