Skit -:- Could This Be Blessing

Scene 1. Hood. Ext. Day
Kwesi is sitting under a tree eating a snack. Alex walks into frame. [Dressed formally] and holding a brown envelope

KWESI
[Happy to see Alex]
Charley, you make gentle ooo. What dey happen? Why you from flagstaff house? Or you go UN conference?

ALEX
Charley I make wild ooo. I no dey inside the mood for jokes

KWESI
Charley make you chill. You dey take life too serious. Life be short ooo, so you for enjoy am

ALEX
Stupid talk. How I go fit enjoy life when I no get job or money? I know life is short that be why I for find job, then get money, so say I go fit enjoy am some before I go die

KWESI
[Laughs]
Oh so you dey search job. That be why you dress like this. My brother make you stop dey waste your time ooo

ALEX
What do you mean? Sake of you no go school, that be why you dey talk like that

KWESI
Hey, point of correction. I go school, but I no finish. So make you no talk say I no go school

ALEX
So you no get certificate abi?

KWESI
[Reluctantly]
Yes I no get but…

ALEX
Hey! Hey! No but.
certificate no go
degree, I do national service, so I’m qualified to work in any reputable company

KWESI
For Ghana here? Dey there then deceive yourself. If like job dey, why say as you go do your national service them no retain you, where them allow you make you come house. Right now job no dey ooo. If you no
Make I tell you, anyone he go school wey he get
talk the way you dey talk. Me I finish plus my
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take time you will be dressing this way and carrying this folder for the next five years, you no go get job

ALEX
Why you dey curse me

KWESI
Oh, how I go fit curse you. I dey tell you reality. Since you finish school wey I tell you say come join me make we do scrap business, you say no. like you join, by now you go dey make money

ALEX
Make me I finish degree then come do scrap business. Like I fool. My mummy sef go bore

KWESI
Mr. Degree, keep searching for job. I wish you all the best

ALEX
Charlie I dey “hong”, give me the bread some

KWESI
Na scrap money I take buy am. I no go give you

Scene 2. Market. Ext. Morning
Aunty Ama sitting behind her wares. Alex walk into shot dressed for job search

ALEX
Good morning Ma

AUNTY AMA
I hope you’re not hear to ask for lorry fare

ALEX
Oh Maa, keep your voice low

AUNTY AMA
I won’t keep my voice low. I’m tired of this fruitless trend of
a venture. You always come for lorry fare under the guise of
going to look for job, yet the job never comes. For how long can
I sustain this? I’m fed up. I didn’t send you to the university
for you to become a liability on me

ALEX
Maa please, it’s not my fault

AUNTY AMA
So it’s my fault

ALEX
No, it’s the fault of the system

AUNTY AMA
So go and tell the system that your mother says she’s fed up, so
he should get you a job

ALEX
Maa everything will be fine

AUNTY AMA
It better be
She gives him some coins. He counts them

ALEX
Only 5 cedis?

AUNTY AMA
That’s all I can afford. And this is the last time I’m doing you
this favour. Get yourself a job
He walks out of shot very disappointed. As Aunty Ama keeps
complaining

Scene 3. Company – Gate. Ext. Day
A security man is seen sitting at the entrance of a company.
Alex walks into shot. He approaches the security man

SECURITY
Hey! Stop right there, I am the security on duty today. I will
be at post for the next six hours. Who are you and what do you
want?

ALEX
Please my name is Samuel Osei Kumi. I’m here to see if there’re
any vacancies for employment

SECURITY
You want to work here?

ALEX Yes

SECURITY
Address me as Sir

SECURITY
So you want to work here?

ALEX Yes Sir

SECURITY
What are your qualifications?

ALEX
Sir, I’ve written it all in my CV

SECURITY
I don’t care what you’ve written in your CV I want you to tell
me

ALEX
Sorry Sir. Please I have a Bachelors of Science in
Administration

SECURITY
So you’re a bachelor? Over here we don’t take bachelors ooo. We
only take married people

ALEX
That’s not the meaning of what I said, it’s just a
qualification. It’s a university degree

SECURITY
Ah, but are you married?

ALEX No Sir

SECURITY
Hun, hun. So you’re a bachelor. Are you not a bachelor?
ALEX
Yes I am. Please Sir, allow me in so I can go and see the HR
SECURITY
I’m sorry you can’t enter, let alone see the HR
ALEX
Please Sir, let me in. I need a job badly
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SECURITY
You said you’ve been to university

ALEX
Yes please

SECURITY
So you can read and write

ALEX
Yes please

SECURITY
Then read the notice on the wall
Alex goes to read the notice. It is written “no vacancy”. He
gets furious with the security man and throws verbal jabs at
him. He walks away angry and disappointed

Scene 4. Alex’s Hse. Ext. Day
Juliet [Alex’s Girlfriend] is seen treating Alex’s nails. Aunty
Ama walks in. She is from the market

JULIET
You’re welcome Ma

AUNTY AMA
What’s going on here? Young lady what do you think you’re doing?

JULIET
[Confused]
Ma please it’s me Juliet

ALEX
Yes, Ma please that’s Juliet, my girlfriend. Don’t you know her
anymore?

AUNTY AMA
You two shut up and listen. Young woman what work do you do?

JULIET
Ma please as you know already, I’ve completed my HND and
currently waiting for my national service posting

AUNTY AMA
I see. Alex, what about you?

ALEX
Maa you’re embarrassing me

AUNTY AMA
You better answer my question

ALEX
Please I’m still searching for a job

AUNTY AMA
Which means both of you are unemployed. Now let me warn the two
of you. Stop this nonsense you call relationship, fiancé or
whatever and find yourselves jobs to do

ALEX But Ma

AUNTY AMA
Shut up! Young woman, until you’re fully and gainfully employed,
I don’t want to see you in this house again. Do you understand?

JULIET Yes Ma

AUNTY AMA
Stop calling Ma, I’m not your mother

JULIET
Ok Ma, eh sorry

AUNTY AMA
Nonsense, get out of my house
Alex tries following her

AUNTY AMA
Eh! Come back here! Sit down!
He sits down reluctantly

AUNTY AMA
Instead of you to fast and pray for God to open a way for you,
you’re rather serious relationship. I don’t want to see that
girl again

She enters the room. Alex gets up and run out of the house.
Aunty Ama comes out of the room immediately

AUNTY AMA
Alex! Alex! Alex!

Oh I see. Come back here and ask for food or money, we shall see
She goes back into the room

Scene 5. Hood. Ext. Day
Juliet is seen walking in the streets. Alex runs after her
calling

ALEX
Juliet! Juliet! Wait! Please wait!
She slows down reluctantly as he catches up with her

ALEX CONT’
I’m sorry about what just happened

JULIET
Sorry, and you think saying sorry will wipe away the humiliation
and embarrassment she caused? I’ve never been disgraced to
extent in my life, even my mother won’t talk to me in such a
manner

ALEX
I’m sorry, I don’t know why she even did that

JULIET
I don’t want to know, all I want to do now is to go home, just
leave me alone
She starts walking away as he follows hold her and pleading

JULIET
Sam, you creating a scene, I don’t like that. Stop this
embarrassment
As he persists, she pushes him to the ground and hurries away

Scene 6. Hood. Ext. Day
Alex is sitting under a shed and lamenting. Kwesi is pulling his
truck along. He stops as he gets to Alex. And walks up to him

KWESI
Charley, why you dey here dey talk, talk like that? You sure say
everything be ok?

ALEX
Everything no be ok ooo

KWESI
What be the issue?

ALEX
My mommy ooo

KWESI
What she do?

ALEX
Today I go roam search job, I no get, as I come house, Juliet
come visit me. So we dey there wey mommy come from market. As
she see Juliet she start dey shout dey insult am, dey threaten
am sey she no want see am for the house inside again. Charley
she sack the girl la

KWESI
Oh! How. But she know Juliet

ALEX
That be what dey shock me, abi my mommy then Juliet di3 them dey
like mother and daughter

KWESI
This be strange. But charley you know something, you for find
job. If like you dey job, your mommy no go fit talk to you like
that

ALEX
Abi the job I dey search but I no dey get

KWESI
I always dey tell you say, come make we work

ALEX
Me, graduate, make I come do scrap business. I no go fit

KWESI

Make I advise you. You be man, you for do something then make
money ooo. I know say you want work for big company. But in the
time you for do something

ALEX
You I go think of am

KWESI
So where Juliet dey?

ALEX
She bore ooo. She push me kraa wey she go house

KWESI
Make you no worry. You for go see am

Scene 7. Juliet’s Hse. Ext. Day
Alex walks into shot and knocks on Juliet’s door. She comes out
of the room

JULIET
What do you want here?

ALEX
I obviously came to see you

JULIET
What for?

ALEX
About yesterday, I want to say I’m sorry, let it all go

JULIET
Until yesterday I thought your mother was civilized. But now I
know she’s not

ALEX
That’s my mother you’re talking about, please be mindful of your
words

JULIET
She humiliated me, and that’s how I feel about her now. I don’t
even know why you’re apologizing on her behalf. She offered me,
so she should come and apologize, not you

ALEX Juliet

JULIET
Yea, no one drinks medicine for the sick. If you really want
this relationship go tell your mum to come and apologize. Excuse
me
She enters the room. Alex keeps calling. He finally leaves in
disappointed

Scene 8. Streets. Ext. Day
Juliet is seen standing by the street and waiting for a taxi.
Kwesi and Alex are seen pushing their truck. Juliet sees them
and starts laughing at them. Alex is embarrassed as Kwesi
comforts him

Scene 9. Alex’s House. Ext. Morning
Kwesi walks into shot and knocks on Alex’s door. Alex comes
out of the room

KWESI
You make ready?

ALEX
No, I no go fit do this job again. People dey laugh me too much

KWESI
Ah, Alex, you dey shock me ooo. The people them dey laugh you
them dey give you food make you chop? Or them dey give you
money? You for look sharp ooo. Make you forget what people dey
talk then make we go work

ALEX
I no go fit

KWESI
Eh, you shock me waa. Well I do my best as a friend. But I swear
make you no ask me money again, because I no go give you
Kwesi walks out of shot

Scene 10. Taxi. Int. Day

Alex is sitting in the back seat of a taxi. There’s a female
passenger sitting by him. The taxi pulls over at a bus stop as
the passenger alights. The taxi takes off

ALEX
Driver please I’ll alight at communication junction. I don’t
know there so let me know when we get there

DRIVER
Ok boss
Alex finds a brown envelope on the car floor. He picks it up and
examines the content. He finds out it contains a good amount of
US Dollars

ALEX [V.O]
Oh my God, is this the way you want to bless me? This is what I
ask for but not this way, should I leave it or take it?
The driver pulls over at a bus stop

DRIVER
This is your destination
Alex looks at the driver for a while

ALEX
Is this communication junction?

DRIVER Yes

ALEX
There’s a problem

DRIVER
Massa, don’t tell me you don’t have money

ALEX
It’s not about that. You see this envelope
Show him the envelope

DRIVER
What? Eeii sika nie

ALEX
Yeah I’m sure the lady who alighted left it. Let’s do the right
thing by taking it to a radio or tv station for announcement to
be made. Let’s not invite any curse on ourselves

DRIVER
My friend stop this nonsense and let’s share the money, do you
think opportunities come like that? God will never bless you
again if you let this opportunity go by

ALEX
I’m a Christian, I’ll never do that, this is not how God
blesses. I’ll take it to a radio station

DRIVER
Hey, this guy, excuse me, are you that foolish?

ALEX
You can say whatever you want to say. I’ll take it to the
appropriate place. Are we going together or you want me to
alight and go alone?

DRIVER
You think I’m a small boy. This is my taxi. We’re going nowhere,
let’s share the money here and now

ALEX
No! No! Please

DRIVER
Yes! Yes! This is my taxi, we’ll share the money
Alex alights angrily and picks another taxi
11. Radio Station. Ext. Day

Cut to
Alex alights in front of the radio station. As he’s entering the
premises he meets the lady coming out of the radio station. She
looks very disturbed

ALEX
Good afternoon my lady

LADY [sad]
Good afternoon

ALEX
I can see you’re very disturbed, do you mind telling me what the
problem is?

LADY
My problem is so huge I don’t think you can help me out

ALEX
Please tell me, I might be your angel

LADY [forces a smile]
My dad sent me to deposit 10,000 us dollars in his foreign
account. But unfortunately I lost it [sobs]. So I came to the
station to place an announcement

ALEX
So sorry. But don’t you recognize me?

LADY
No I don’t think so

ALEX
But I do, we boarded the same taxi

LADY Really?

ALEX
Yes, save your tears, I have your money here with me. It’s intact
She hands the envelope to her. She shouts and jumps at him with a hug

LADY
I must take you to my father. My father must hear this Type on Screen
Alex was given a good job in the lady’s father’s firm. Two years
later he got married to the lady. And they’re living happily